How to Make Homemade Notecards
Easily with Cricut
{Cricut Explore Air 2}
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I shared with you guys last week all about the Cricut Explore Air™ 2 machine. It’s just awesome. So, I couldn’t wait to get started crafting with it. I decided I needed a fairly easy project to start with. I was really eager to start using the Cricut pens. I had seen them in action at Haven Blog Convention, last Summer, but I really wanted to try it for myself. I ended up starting off making a beautiful coloring sheet using cream cardstock and a black pen.
I really enjoyed it and it was the easiest thing in the world. I literally put a sheet of cardstock on my Cricut Standard Grip page and placed it in the machine. The computer told me when to press Go and the Cricut printed out this beautiful pattern. I actually decided to use some colored pencils and some watercolors. Here is the final result:
After that, I decided to jump into making something else with the Cricut pens.
Ultimately, I decided on making notecards. Read on to find out how…
Once I set up my Cricut account, I found that they offer a complete library of project ideas. This collection is called “Make-It-Now”. I love these because there are hundreds of projects right at my finger tips. Cricut makes them so easy to use because they are organized by whatever holiday is coming up.
They have projects for Easter, St. Patrick’s Day, Valentines Day, Halloween, Christmas and even other more generic projects that can be done at anytime. They also include a category tab which allows us to choose the type of project we wish to work on such as coloring pages, notecards, planners and more.
I knew after making the coloring page that I wanted to see how the Cricut pens work again, so I found a project to get started on. I also wanted to make sure it was easy – because I’m still a Cricut newbie. Each project is listed with a level of difficulty, as well. I chose to make a beautiful note card and matching envelope which was extremely easy.
I started by choosing a piece of cardstock and laying it on the green Cricut mat that came with the machine. It has a sticky surface and fits directly in the Cricut Explore Air 2 Machine.
I then placed the mat in the machine and it scored and cut the cardstock into the exact size card I had selected.
Next, I picked a piece of paper. You could stick with the basic white colored paper, but I wanted to mix it up a little bit and chose a beautiful glistening lavender color. The computer screen notified me that I needed to remove my scoring tool and replace it with whatever colored Cricut pen I was using. I put the pen in and then loaded the mat fixed with the lavender paper. The Cricut cut the paper at the same time it is drew the feathers on the front.
Other than the on-off switch and the load button which is directly on the Cricut Explore Air 2 machine, everything else is done on your computer screen.
Lastly, I chose to make my envelope out of a fantastic silver paper. Once placed on the green mat, it scored and cut it into the perfect shape to fit the card. I just needed some sort of adhesive (I choose to use my children’s glue stick) to put it together.
I then decided to color in the feathers, although you could probably leave them blank. I thought it would be pretty to color them in with my colored pencils.
Voila! A homemade Cricut note card. The Cricut Explore Air 2 is so incredibly easy to use and makes projects effortless. I love this and a set of these would be perfect for thank you cards, get well cards, or as your brand new very chic stationary. This was so simple and fun to make!
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