Cricut Christmas Cards ❄️ Beautiful Fold-Out Card Designs

Step 2) Upload the SVG files into Design Space

Open up Cricut Design Space and start a new project.

Click “Upload” and then “Upload Image”.

Make sure you choose the unzipped version of the folder, then choose either the snowflake or poinsettia design.

Make sure you upload the files which start svg- in the filename!!

This is how it should look after you have uploaded the file:

Click it in your “Recent Uploads” and then click “Add to Canvas”.

It should load in at 11.5 inches wide and 5.75 inches tall. If not, resize it to match those dimensions.

Step 3) Add a score line

If you have a scoring tool or scoring wheel for your Cricut machine, it’s a good idea to add a score line to the middle of the base card to make it easier to fold in the correct place.

If you don’t have a way to score with your Cricut, move on to Step 4.

The easiest way to do this is to hide all the top layers to just see the base card.

First (I know this sounds like the wrong way around – but bear with me!!), click the eye icon that appears next to the base card layer in the layers panel to hide it.

Ungroup all the layers.

Select all the visible layers and Group them.

This means you can now hide all the layers of the card in just one click by hiding the Group.

Then click the eye next to the base card again to make it visible again.

Go into “Shapes” and choose a score line.

Make it the same height as the card (5.75 inches).

Select the score line and the base card, then click “Align” and “Center” to put the score line exactly in the middle of the card.

Select the score line and the base card, then press “Attach” at the bottom of the layers panel.

Attach is what tells the Cricut that we want it to do the score line down the middle of the base card.

Move the base card down to the bottom of the layers panel. Turn the rest of the card layers back on and place them in the correct position.

Step 4) Cut the fold-out card from cardstock

When you’re happy with how the project is looking in Design Space, click “Make It” to begin the cut process.

I recommend cutting the grey layers on the snowflake card and the yellow layers on the poinsettia layer from either silver or gold metallic or holographic card.

To change the paper size, go into the dropdowns over on the left side of the screen and choose the paper size that you want to use. You need to change it for every single colour.

To save space on your cardstock, you can move things around by clicking and dragging. Make sure when you’re moving things about that nothing overlaps because otherwise, it won’t cut out properly.

TIP: New to cutting cardstock with a Cricut? Check out this in-depth tutorial which goes through every step of the process, including tips for getting the best quality cuts from your Cricut.

Click “Continue” and then choose your material type.

Follow the instructions on-screen to cut out all the different pieces of card.

Tip: When taking the card off the mat, turn the mat upside down and peel the mat away from the card. Use one hand to keep the card pressed flat against your work surface. This ensures the card stays flat when it comes of the mat.

Step 5) Stick the card together

Fold the base card in half along the score line.

Glue on the largest square of your silver/gold card.

Glue the smaller white square on top.

Glue the largest silver layer of the snowflake or the green leaves of the poinsettia to the middle of the card. If making the poinsettia, fold out the leaves before gluing.

Fold out the edges of the snowflake, then glue the piece to the card.

Use foam squares to attach the next holographic layer to the card.

Fold out the shapes on the next coloured layer and glue it to the holographic piece. I tend to just put glue in the very middle of the piece.

Keep repeating this, with using foam for the holographic layers and glue for the colour layers, until the card is finished.

Your finished card will have so much dimension!

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I hope that you enjoyed this tutorial on how to make fold-out Christmas cards with your Cricut.

If you are giving your card by hand, I recommend using a card box instead of an envelope as it will keep the fold-out sections in their correct positions, whereas an envelope will flatten them out.

If you are mailing a card then an envelope will keep it more secure. This will flatten the fold-out effect when you put the card in the envelope, but it should “pop out” again when it is taken out the envelope.

• How to make custom envelopes (and address them!)
• DIY presentation boxes for cards

Happy crafting,
Sarah x