Mother’s Day is quickly approaching, and I made this adorable card to give to my Mother. I used the Joy to write and cut the words. I didn’t have the insert card color that I wanted, so I used my Explore to make my own card to use on the Joy card mat.

Supplies

Cricut Joy
Cricut Joy Card Mat
Joy pen
Card and Insert (either one already made or you can make your own)
Buttons
Glue
Design Space Project Link

Step 1: Create the Card in Design Space

I started by making my own card to use on the Joy Card Mat. In Design Space, I inserted a square and made it 8.5W by 5.5H. I inserted a scoring line and made it 5.5H and aligned it in the center of the card shape I just made. I attached these two together. I then inserted another square and made it 4W by 5.25H. This will be the insert part of the card.

I then created my design. I started with searching in images for insert card corner cuts. I picked a pretty plain one, but there are some pretty ones in there. I then inserted text for the Mothers, Buttons, and Together and picked a font I liked. Keep in mind, when picking a font, the middle of the letters will fall out and not be there. I like to hit contour and eliminate the middle cuts so that I know what it is going to look like when it is cut out. Then I inserted text for ‘are like’ and the ‘they hold everything” and selected a writing font. I positioned it all together how I liked it and attached it with the corner cuts.

Step 2: Cut Out the Card With Cricut Explore

I cut the two rectangles out on my Explore. I also used the scoring stylist to be able to fold the card in half better.

Step 3: Write and Cut the Design With Cricut Joy

I placed the card into the Joy card mat and had the Joy write and cut the design out of the card. It first did the writing, and then it prompted me to change the pen to the blade to cut.

Step 4: Card Mat Weeds for You

What I love about this card mat is that when you lift up the card, it does all the weeding for you. You just have to scrape off the negative stuff left behind.

Step 5: Place Insert Inside the Card

Here is the card and the insert. At this point, if you wanted to have the Joy write on the inside, I would do that now. I figured I would write a little something myself later.