How to Make Christmas Cards with Your Cricut Machine – Christmas Card Templates

Steps for Making Cricut Christmas Cards

1. Prepare the Cardstock.

To create your own card inserts, follow the measurements below and use a straight cutter to trim any cardstock or glitter cardstock down to size.

• Cut a 5.5-inch wide x 8.5-inch high piece of cardstock.
• If you’re using an 8.5 x 11 sheet, then cut it in half and fold it once.
• The front single card insert piece should measure 4 inches x 5 1/4 inches.
• If you’re using a machine other than the Joy, full card SVGs are also included with the templates and work perfectly with the Maker or Explore models.

2. Download And Import the Designs Into Design Space.

• If you haven’t done so already, download the Christmas card templates and upload them to Cricut Design Space.
• Card template setup for Maker and Explore models: If you’re using the Maker or Explore models, import the SVG with the full card cutout. There’s also a line included for the center of the card, which you’ll want to select and change to a scoreline. Whenever you use a scoreline, you need to attach it to the base, in this case, our card. Select both the card and scoreline and click the Attach tool as shown in the image below.

3. Scale and Position Your Card Design.

• Ungroup and scale the designs to size. My card design is scaled at 5.2 inches high x 3.9 inches wide.
• Click the Make It button and select the dropdown option to the left, choosing the 4.25 x 5.5-inch card size.
• On this first cut screen, move the design to the very center of the mat preview. You will not need to do this step if you’re using the Maker or Explore SVG card templates.

4. Cut the Design.

• Click Continue when you’re ready to select your material. I’m using glitter cardstock so I’ll choose that material option.
• Place the folded card onto the card insert mat and load your machine. Let your Cricut cut out the design on the front of the card.

5. Insert the Rectangle.

• When the Cricut is finished, unload the card mat and insert the rectangle behind the design. Be gentle with it until it settles into the card.

6. Write Your Message Inside the Card.

• To write on the inside of your card, start by typing your personalized Christmas message with the Text tool in Design Space. Make sure to choose a Writing font so that you do not end up with bubble letters.
• Scale your writing to size to your preference; my text is 4 inches high.

• Flip your card backward gently and load it back onto the card mat.
• Replace the fine-point blade with a Cricut Joy pen and proceed to let the Joy pen write your message on the inside of the Christmas card.

• If you’re making the cards on a Maker or Explore model, I recommend cutting a rectangle using the insert included with the templates or the free shapes in Design Space, letting Cricut write on the rectangle, then pasting it into the card.

7. Finish the Card.

• When your machine is finished writing, unload the card mat and remove the card. Your easy Christmas card with your Cricut machine is complete. Each one of these took less than 20 minutes to make!