Make an Easy Farmhouse Side Edge Card for Any Occasion

Instructions

STEP 1: GET MY FREE SIDE EDGE CARDS DESIGNS

First, download my Farmhouse Side Edge Cards designs from my library – look for Design #701. Alternatively, you can use the Save This Project form near the top of this post and the design link will be emailed to you.In the SVG folder, you’ll find two designs: A rocking chair card and a dog card. Each design has a no-score version that uses dashed cut lines to create the foldable creases, and a score version that uses a scoring tool to create the creases.There is also a folder for Joy users that contains Cricut Joy-sized versions of each of the three designs, with dashed cut lines to create the foldable creases. Also, there is a DXF folder with cut files, and a PDF folder with versions you can print and cut by hand.In this tutorial, I will show you how to prepare and assemble the full-size no-score version with a Cricut Maker 3, and the Joy-size version using a Cricut Joy.If you want to make the score version of the designs, follow the steps from my score tool tutorial to adjust your file.

OPTION 1: FULL-SIZE SIDE EDGE CARD

STEP 2: PREPARE AND CUT YOUR FULL-SIZE SHAPED EDGE CARD DESIGN

1. Open Cricut Design Space and click “New Project.”
2. Click “Upload” and then “Upload Image.”
3. Click “Browse.”
4. Select the SVG file of your choice. I’ll use the Flower SVG with “noscore” in the name from the main SVG folder.TIP: If you’re not sure how to upload, go to jennifermaker.com/svgs to learn how to unzip and upload SVG files.
5. On the Prepare to Upload screen, it will say “Cut Image” with the design preview.
6. Click “Upload.”
7. Find the design in Recent Uploads and add it to the Canvas. This is what the Flower Shaped Edge Card design looks like on the Canvas.
8. Ungroup the design.
9. If you’d like to change the color of the pieces to match your cardstock, ungroup them and do that now.
10. Make sure the correct machine is selected in the top right.
11. Click “Make.”
12. If prompted, click “On Mat,” choose your mat size, and click “Confirm.”
13. On the Prepare screen, make sure the correct Material Size is selected for your materials.
14. Select the first mat again and click “Continue.”
15. On the Make screen, your mats will be in rainbow order. Set the Base Material for your mats. I used the following settings:“Medium Cardstock - 80 lb (216 gsm)” setting with “More” Pressure for the 65 lb cardstock pieces.
16. Check that your Premium Fine-Point Blade is clean and in the correct clamp.
17. Place your first mat’s cardstock pretty side up on a green StandardGrip machine mat.
18. Use a brayer to make sure it’s fully adhered.
19. Press the flashing “Load/Unload” button to load the prepared mat into your Cricut.
20. Press the flashing “Go” button to begin cutting.
21. When it has finished cutting, unload the mat, flip it over onto your work surface, and roll it back to release the material.TIP: Use a spatula to carefully remove any intricate parts and a weeding tool to pop out any small pieces. If you have trouble with any of your cuts, check out my Cricut Tips & Tricks for Cleaner Cuts.
22. Repeat steps 17-21 for each additional mat.
    

STEP 3: ASSEMBLE YOUR FULL-SIZE SIDE EDGE CARD

I’ll demonstrate with a full-size Flower card design, but these instructions are similar for the other two full-size designs. I’ll use the no-score version of the design, but if you want to make the score version, follow the steps from my score tool tutorial to adjust your file.

1. Gather your Farmhouse Card pieces. There is one large base card piece and one smaller liner piece.
2. Place the base on your work surface, pretty side down if you’re using one-sided cardstock, with the flower shapes on the left.
3. Fold the top side over at the crease.
4. Use a scraper tool to sharpen the crease.
5. Grab your liner piece and match up its edges with the edges of the base card’s right side. Check that all of the outlines match up. If they don’t, flip it over and try the other way.
6. Apply craft glue to the inside of the card base on the side with the cut outs. Be sure to apply glue all around the edges and in the center as well.
7. Push the liner squarely into the crease and carefully close the card to adhere the front to the liner.
8. Make sure the edges are flush along the top, bottom, and side and adjust the liner if needed before the glue dries.
9. If any excess glue seeps out from inside the flowers, use a paper towel to dab it away.
10. Open the card to make sure no excess glue seeped out onto the bottom layer.
11. This is what my finished Farmhouse Card looks like!

OPTION 2: JOY-SIZE SIDE EDGE CARD

STEP 2: PREPARE AND CUT YOUR JOY-SIZE SIDE EDGE CARD DESIGN

1. Open Cricut Design Space and click “New Project.”
2. Click “Upload” and then “Upload Image.”
3. Click “Browse.”
4. Select the SVG file of your choice from the “For Joy Users” folder. I’ll use the Tree SVG.TIP: If you’re not sure how to upload, go to jennifermaker.com/svgs to learn how to unzip and upload SVG files.
5. On the Prepare to Upload screen, it will say “Cut Image” with the design preview.
6. Click “Upload.”
7. Find the design in Recent Uploads and add it to the Canvas.
8. Ungroup the design.
9. If you’d like to change the color of the pieces to match your cardstock, ungroup them and do that now.
10. Make sure the correct machine is selected in the top right.
11. Click “Make.”
12. If prompted, click “On Mat,” choose your mat size, and click “Confirm.”
13. On the Prepare screen, make sure the correct Material Size is selected for your materials.
14. Select the first mat again and click “Continue.”
15. On the Make screen, your mats will be in rainbow order. Set the Base Material for your mats. I used the following settings:“Medium Cardstock - 80 lb (216 gsm)” setting with “More” Pressure for the 65 lb cardstock pieces.
16. Check that your Premium Fine-Point Blade is clean and in the correct clamp.
17. Place your first mat’s cardstock face up on a green StandardGrip machine mat.
18. Use a brayer to make sure it’s fully adhered.
19. When the light is flashing, load your mat.
20. Click the “Go” button to begin cutting.
21. When it has finished cutting, click “Unload” to unload the mat.
22. Flip the mat over onto your work surface, and roll it back to release the cardstock. TIP: Use a spatula to carefully remove any intricate parts and a weeding tool to pop out any small pieces. If you have trouble with any of your cuts, check out my Cricut Tips & Tricks for Cleaner Cuts.
23. Repeat steps 17-22 for each additional mat.

STEP 3: ASSEMBLE YOUR JOY-SIZE SHAPED EDGE CARD

I’ll demonstrate with a Joy-size card design, but these instructions are similar for the other Joy-size design.

1. Gather your Joy-size card pieces. The base pieces are the same color – one is a solid white piece, and one is a front piece with the full porch cutout. There are also four liner pieces in a variety of colors.
2. Place the base piece with the porch cutout on your work surface with the porch pointing to the left – or pretty side down if you’re using one-sided cardstock.
3. Apply craft glue to the back of the cutout base piece, but avoid the tab along the right side. Be sure to apply glue along the edges and between most of the cut outs.
4. Grab the first liner piece, and hold it over the glued base piece. Line up the edges and cutouts. NOTE: The cutout liner is slightly smaller than the base layer, so there will be a thin edge of the base layer showing around the liner when the layers are correctly aligned.
5. With the two layers aligned, press them together to adhere them.
6. Slide the liner to make any adjustments if needed before the glue dries.
7. Use a paper towel to dab away any glue that may have seeped out onto the back of the card, the work surface, or the front of the card.
8. Set the assembled layers face down on the work surface.
9. Apply craft glue to the back of the cutout liner piece, still avoiding the base layer’s tab along the right side. Be sure to apply glue along the edges and between most of the leaves.
10. Continue like this until all liner pieces are glued. Press them together to adhere them.
11. Slide the liner to make any adjustments if needed before the glue dries.
12. Use a paper towel to dab away any glue that may have seeped out onto the back of the card, the work surface, or the front of the card.
13. When the assembled layers are fully dry, fold the tab up along the crease line.
14. Use your scraper to get a sharp crease.
15. Apply glue to the outside of the tab.
16. Place the back base piece on your work surface, face down, with the long straight edge on the left.
17. Slide the straight side of the back base piece up against the crease on the front base piece.
18. Press the glued tab down onto the back base piece.TIP: To cover the tab, duplicate the solid liner piece in Cricut Design Space, cut it out, then glue it inside.
    

STEP 4: SHOW IT OFF

Here are what my finished shaped edge cards look like!

Prepare, cut, and assemble your own envelope, then mail or gift it to someone special!Be sure to make the right sized envelope for your card! The larger 5” x 7” card will best fit into a size A7 envelope, and the 4” x 6” Joy-sized card works best with a size A6 envelope.