Print Then Cut: Thinking of You Card Tutorial

I am having so much fun using the Print Then Cut Feature with Cricut Explore and my Cricut Cartridges. I loved the cute Tree and Pilgrim Squirrel on the Create A Critter 2 cartridge so I made this cute Thanksgiving card. People are always asking me how I make my cards so I am sharing a little tutorial of how this goes together. Hope it helps you create too !

THINKING OF YOU CARD TUTORIAL: 

1. Use the Print Then Cut to ” Flatten” the Tree and Pilgrim Squirrel images from Create A Critter 2 cartridge. The tree is sized @ 5.25″ and the Squirrel is sized @ 2.25″.              You can see how to use Print Then Cut with Cricut Explore on my post HERE.

2. Next cut a piece of background pattern paper to 3.75″ X 5.50″. Cut a piece of green cardstock .75″ X 3.75″.  Use precision tip scissors to cut across the top of green cardstock to create grass.  I used CTMH Pathfinding Paper Pack for patterned paper and the cardstock.

3.  Adhere the green “grass” cardstock to the background pattern paper.

4.  Next, stamp some clouds using blue ink on blue cardstock.  Trim with precision tip scissors. I used CTMH Lifting Spirits stamp set C1570 and CTMH Glacier Ink on CTMH Glacier Cardstock.

5.  Adhere background piece in center of a A2 size card base. Then adhere the stamped clouds to the background. I used CTMH Colonial White Value Pack Cards.

6.  Adhere the Squirrel to the background paper so the Squirrel sits on top of the green “grass”

7.  Enhance the Tree Shape by using White Signo Pen to eyes, Wink of Stella Clear Pen to the leaves for added shine and Brown Slick Writer to create bark.  (I also used the Wink of Stella Pen on the yellow buckle part of the Squirrel’s hat and white pen to his eyes and CTMH green alcohol marker ink to top of the grass pieces for added depth).

8. Pens I used to enhance the Shapes include: (left to right): CTMH Green Alcohol Ink Pen,  White Signo Pen,  Brown Slick Writer Pen and Wink of Stella Clear Pen.

9.  Add foam tape pieces to the back of the Tree Shape.

10.  Add tree to front of the card laying it over the grass piece.  And Stamp “Thinking of You!” in CTMH Chocolate Ink to the grass piece to complete the card from the CTMH Lifting Spirits Stamp Set.

11.  No card is complete without a sentiment on the inside of the card. I use the PTC to create this saying from a phrase on the Create A Critter 2 Card.  I used the pens again to add more dimension to the images.

Hope you enjoy the card and the steps I used to make it.  Stay tuned…I have more Thanksgiving cards to show off soon.

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