Better Homes and Gardens (Australia)

GREETING CARDS

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Gather your supplies

• Cricut Joy cu ing machine

• Cricut Joy Card Mat (4 x 6in)

• Cricut Starter Tool Kit (optional)

• Cricut Card Joy Insert Card Pack (12 pre-cut cards and inserts)

• General supplies, as needed

For you to note

• Card packs include set of 12 pre-folded cards, inserts and envelopes and are available in a wide range of colours and insert styles.

• Ensure you have set up your Cricut Joy app or Cricut Design Space app. If not, you need to do that to ensure the so ware can communicat­e with your machine.

Here’s how

STEP 1 Choose ‘Cards’

from drop-down menu on machine. You can search

‘Christmas’ for full design selection or search ‘Fold and Tuck Wreath Card’

and ‘Merry and Bright Card’, as here. Insert back flap of card into sleeve of Joy card mat. Align card with guidelines. Press front flap of card onto sticky part of card mat so it adheres. STEP 2 Select ‘Make It’.

You will get a pop-up message asking how you’ll be loading materials. Choose the ‘Card Mat’.

STEP 3 Load your mat into the machine. Press

‘Go’ when prompted to do so by Design Space and the machine will begin cu ing the design.

STEP 4 Gently peel back top flap of card, starting in the bo om right-hand corner. Cut-outs should remain stuck to mat which you can remove and discard. Gently pull out the back flap from mat.

STEP 5 Slide card insert behind card front, tucking corners into cut-out slots at each corner. Write your personalis­ed Christmas greeting, close the card and you’re finished!

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