Home Accents Thank You Card

I have so many wonderful friends and neighbors who have been so good to me during this pregnancy - it is time to thank them. I haven't ever made my own Thank You cards before, so I decided to give it a try.  I used the Home Accents cartridge for the images and Plantin Schoolbook Tall Ball font for the words. It is a pretty basic card, but I like plain and simple - not too complicated or overdone.  

MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THIS PROJECT: (Makes 4 cards per patterned sheet of paper)

Cricut machine (Speed - High; Pressure - Max; Blade - 4)

Cutting Mat

Spatula

Plantin Schoolbook font cartridge

Home Accents cartridge

scissors/paper cutter

glue/adhesive

1 sheet patterned paper - 12 x 12

1 sheet accent patterned paper - any size - for strips

1 8 x 8 square of solid colored paper per color (I used 4 colors)

STEP ONE: CUT, FOLD AND PREPARE YOUR CARD

1. Cut the 12 x 12 patterned paper into four equal squares, then fold each one in half

2. Cut strips of your accent piece of patterned paper and glue across the front

STEP TWO: CUT CRICUT DESIGNS AND LETTERS

1. Load first 8 x 8 color of paper

2. Using Home Accents cartridge, select the Border 6 image set to 1 1/2 inch (select 4 times)

3. Press Cut

4. Unload paper and remove paper and images from the cutting mat

Note: you will need 8 images cut from at least one of your colors for use on the front of the card

5. Repeat with second color

6. Load third color 

7. Press SHIFT and then the Border 6 design for the accent image

8. Cut 4 images, Unload paper and remove from mat

9. Load fourth color/font color

10. Change cartridge to Plantin Schoolbook (or your font of choice) Press Tall Ball option

11. Type in "thank you", set size to 1 1/4 inches.

12. Press Cut, then Unload and remove letters from the mat

STEP THREE: GLUE YOUR IMAGES AND LETTERS TO YOUR CARD

1. Layer three colors for the inside of the card, applying the Border 6 accent last

2. Apply image to the front


3. Glue "thank you" on to the strip




VOILA! Simple and so cute.