Shaped apron card
Tailoring this card to the gardening enthusiasts in your life is easy!
If the one you love doesn’t have a green thumb, don’t worry! I’ve included additional cutting files to cover artists, bakers, cooks, DIY-ers and even BBQ-ers.Just download the right cutting files to your ScanNCut and tailor the card to suit whoever you’re sending it to.
You could even create your own cutting files to further personalise the card. You could use the built-in patterns on your ScanNCut, CanvasWorkspace, or even the pattern library in Artspira.
Materials needed
Paper/card
- Three sheets of 12 x 12” cardstock. I recommend a colour-core cardstock between 180gsm/65lb and 210gsm /80lb. Using thicker card may make the project difficult or impossible to assemble effectively
- One sheet of 12 x 12” patterned paper. I recommend a midweight paper/card such as 160gsm/65lb cardstock
- For the accessories: one piece of white cardstock approximately 125 x 125mm
- Bookbinding glue or low tack quick grab glue
- Fine tipped stylus and a metal ruler
- Pens or pencils for colouring in the accessories
- Assorted embellishments (optional)
Equipment needed
ScanNCut - hardware
- Brother ScanNCut – any CM Model
- Standard mat [CAMATSTD12]
- Standard blade [CABLDP1] and blade holder [CAHLP1]
OR
- Brother ScanNCut – any SDX model
- Standard mat [CADXMATSTD12]
- Standard auto-blade [CADXBLD1] and holder [CADXHLD1]
ScanNCut - software
The card measures approximately: 150mm tall by 75mm wide.
The box measures approximately: 185mm tall by 110mm wide by 20mm deep.
How to
Step 1
Download the CanvasWorkspace project file. Open it in CanvasWorkspace (the desktop version). Open the layers tab on the right.
Step 2
Hide and lock all layers except the one titled 1. Transfer this to your machine using the File>Export/Transfer FCM File menu option. Cut once from 12 x 12” cardstock.
Cut size: 163.4mm wide and 196.9mm high.
Step 3
Hide and lock all layers except the one titled 2. Transfer this to your machine using the File>Export/Transfer FCM File menu option. Cut once from patterned 12 x 12” cardstock.Cut size: 254.7mm wide and 282.2mm high.
Step 4
Hide and lock all layers except the one titled 3. Transfer this to your machine using the File>Export/Transfer FCM File menu option. Cut once from 12 x 12” cardstock.
Cut size: 244.6mm wide and 168.2mm high.
Step 5
Hide and lock all layers except the one titled 4. Transfer this to your machine using the File>Export/Transfer FCM File menu option. Cut once from 12 x 12” cardstock.
Cut size: 260.9mm wide and 185.9mm high.
Step 6
Choose one accessory set you wish to use:
Craft supplies
Hide and lock all layers except the one titled 5.
Cut size: 92mm wide and 99.5mm high.
Barbecue fork and spatula
Hide and lock all layers except the one titled 6.
Cut size: 43mm wide and 97.5mm high.
Baking spoons
Hide and lock all layers except the one titled 7.
Cut size: 33.6mm wide and 92.3mm high.
DIY tools
Hide and lock all layers except the one titled 8.
Cut size: 65.7mm wide and 89.6mm high.
Garden fork and trowel
Hide and lock all layers except the one titled 9.
Cut size: 57.2mm wide and 75.6mm high.
Tip: You don’t have to use the accessories supplied with this project. Please feel free to use whatever you like and make it truly your own
Step 7
Assemble as shown in the video.
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