This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cricut for Cricut. All opinions are 100% mine.
There are so many people who deserve a huge “thank you” these days. While we’ve been self isolating and staying home…our first responders, nurses, doctors and essential workers have been working around the clock to keep our city safe and healthy!
Every night at 7:00 pm our block comes together to cheer on all the healthcare workers. It’s truly electric to hear the clapping, banging of pots, yelling and hollering for two full minutes. We love it, but our cat Teddy does not! We’re partnering with Cricut to send a little joy (Teddy approved) to all the amazing people on the front lines in our neighborhood Astoria, Queens, NYC!
Something we love about living in Astoria is the small town feel and connections we’ve made over the years. We know the staff at the grocery store, the mail carriers and the delivery people. We want to say a big thank you to our city’s “smaller” heros for continuing to work to keep our city running!
It might not seem like much, but giving someone a card can make their day or even just make them smile. Cricut Joy makes it easier and quicker than ever to make cards!
Cricut Joy Insert Cards are designed for use with ready-to-make projects and require Cricut Joy Card Mat. It only takes minutes to create a handful of unique handmade cards! And who doesn’t love something handmade?
What we love about about the Insert Card sets is the wide variety of colors and materials! Each set comes with envelopes, inserts and pre folded cards! Oh, and it’s super affordable! When did buying a premade card get so expensive?!? Now we can make our own and get 12 for the price of one! Winner!
Keep scrolling to read the full tutorial!
Cricut Joy Card Mat is uniquely designed with a divider to protect the back of the folded Cricut Insert Card while cutting a design on the front.
Materials
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Cricut Joy Blade and Housing
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Cricut Joy Pens or Markers (optional)
How to
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On Cricut Design Space, choose one of the many Insert Card Designs and click Make It.
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Choose On Card Mat and press continue and choose Insert Card-Cardstock.
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Peel off the protective cover from the card mat.
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Open the folded card and slide one side under the plastic divider. Push the card in until the fold is against the plastic divider, lining the card up to the top left corner of the mat.
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Press down the front of the card onto the top of the adheasive mat making sure it’s all lined up
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Follow the prompts and insert the Cricut pen. (Just place the pen inside the doc, there is no need to push down).
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Load the mat into the machine and watch Cricut Joy do it’s magic!
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Switch to the blade when prompted.
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Once completely done, unload from Cricut Joy and carefully peel off the top of the card from the mat. Most if not all of the cut pieces will stay on the mat, but weed off any extra smaller pieces.
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Add your card insert.
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Tuck card insert into the corner notches of the cut card and you’re done!
All of these cards took less than 10 minutes to make!
You get a card, you get a card, you get a card!
As we all come together to make it through this uncertain time, please be sure to stay grateful and thank all those who are out there making a difference! We’re forever thankful!
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Hello Crafty LJ, Just discovered your site and looking forward to checking out all the awesome decorating, crafting, cooking, creative content. The Cricut card maker caught my eye because of the intricate detail that can be achieved in the cut designs.
We provide art tape to a lot of crafters and I’m always scanning for new and inventive crafting tools and techniques. Thanks for the post! Heck the Tape Cowboy at CrewTape.com