How to Make Cards on Cricut Joy: An Easy Guide for Beginners

Hey friends! Are you here to learn how to make cards on Cricut Joy? This blog is going to be very helpful, and I will teach you to create your greeting cards. Be it a birthday card or any other invitation card, you can make it all with the simple steps that I am going to show you in this blog.

 


 

Recently, I made beautiful and cute cards for my mom. You won’t believe I created it at the last minute when I had nothing to buy from the shop. Since I was already late, I was looking for something special. Therefore, the idea of making this custom card came to my mind. But my mom says sharing is caring, so here I will share step-by-step instructions on how to make cards with Cricut. Let’s start!

 

Step 1: Choose a Card Design

Before teaching you how to make cards on Cricut Joy, I want you to find the best design that you can create. However, selecting a suitable card design is the foremost thing. Below, I have explained in detail how to find the card design from the Cricut app:

 

  1. First, launch the Design Space and go to the Canvas.
  2. On the left-hand toolbar, click on the Projects tab.
  3. On the top, you will see a drop-down menu adjacent to the search box.
  4. Choose Cards from the drop-down menu and select a design that you like.
  5. Click on the design that you like and know the materials you will need to create the card.
  6. Once you have found the design of your choice, then you have to hit the Make It button given in the lower right corner.
  7. After a window appears, select the On Card Mat and then click on the Cutaway Card + Backer option as the material.


 

Step 2: Preparing the Card Mat

In case you don’t know what a cutaway card is, it is nothing but a pre-made card with an adhesive present inside the front. In other words, you don’t have to use stencil images. Let’s follow the steps below to see the procedure for preparing a cutaway card and cutting card mat:

 

  1. Here, you have to remove the paper liner from the inside of your card.
  2. Then, place the backer sheet onto the adhesive with the colored side facing down towards the adhesive.


  1. Be sure to apply pressure firmly so that it sticks really well.
  2. After that, you will need to take a card mat and then peel off the plastic liner from the top of the mat.
  3. Then, place the card onto the adhesive mat.

 

Finally, we are ready to move to the next section, where we will actually learn how to make cards on Cricut Joy. Let’s proceed!

 

Step 3: Cutting Your Design

Now, we are going to cut the design on Cricut Joy that we created on Design Space. First of all, you have to connect it via Bluetooth. Once you have set up the machine then, you can press the Go button to insert the cutting mat into your Cricut machine.

 

In case your design requires you to use a pen, then you need to add the pen to your machine. Post this, you will be asked to insert the blade to cut the rest of your design.

 


 

The Joy machine will cut your cardstock only from the front side, except for the backing paper. This is really cool! Then, it will take a couple of minutes to finish the cutting. However, the time also depends on the complexity of your design.

 


 

Step 4: Take Off the Card From Your Cricut Mat

Cutting is done; now let’s move to the next process, where we will unload the mat and weed the design. Be sure to remove the mat gently and utilize the weeding tool in order to peel off the extra materials. For intricate or small designs, weeding tools are a must to avoid the risk of tearing your design.

 


 

But after removing the design from the mat, you should also use the scraper tool to remove the residue from the mat, as it will increase the life of your card mat.

 

Step 5: Assemble Your Greeting Card

At last, we will assemble the various pieces of cards together to make a complete card. To assemble, I will simply slide each corner of the insert paper into the cutout, as shown in the image below.

 


Despite this, the cards’ different colors look good when assembled together.

Here’s the final project!

 


Looks beautiful, No? Trust this is the best card for offering to your mother on her special occasions, such as birthdays or Anniversaries.

 

Now I have explained how to make cards on Cricut Joy; you have two choices. Create your own design or upload the ready-made design from the Cricut software to transform your project to the next level.

 

FAQs

 

Question 1: Is it possible to make cards using Cricut Joy?

Answer: Creating professional-looking cars has never been so easy, thanks to Cricut Joty, which has made my work so easy. These kinds of cards are easy to make, and yes, it is true that you can create the cards using basic supplies. All you need is the cardstock material with your Cricut Joy. Along with this, you have to use the supported Cricut software that will work suitably on your computer or mobile. The best part of this software is that it supports different devices like Mac and Windows, etc.

 

Question 2: Should I prefer Cricut Joy for creating cards?

Answer: Absolutely, yes! In fact, I would say this is one of the best tools that can create the cards that you want to make. It provides professional results that will stand out without any problem. Also, Cricut has designed this tool in such a way that it can withstand all types of materials. Although the list of materials it can cut is lesser than the other cutting machines, it is still worth it. Besides, it can cut anything within one minute so you don’t need to worry about the speed as well. 

 

Question 3: What types of insert cards can I use for my Cricut?

Answer: Cricut inserts are very well designed for use with two Cricut Joy series such as Cricut Joy and Cricut Joy Xtra. This card helps in the making process of Cricut cards, which is not possible with any other Cricut machine. Besides, Cricut card mats are engineered by top engineers who know how it is going to work, so they support and protect the back of the folder card while you are cutting the design from the front.

 

Final Thoughts

The blog explains how to make cards on Cricut Joy in 5 simple steps. In the first step, I am talking about how easily you can find the design from Design Space. In the next step, you will need to prep your card mat so that you can start cutting your design on Cricut Joy. After that, cutting will be done on the machine, and then your design will be ready!


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