Interlocking heart card
Send a loved one a surprise hidden message with this interlocking heart card with custom-sized envelope.
Use patterned craft paper to decorate it or create your own unique style with background stamps and inked edges. You could even use your ScanNCut to foil a design onto the background paper before cutting it out – how special would that look?The only limitation is your imagination.
Size
- Card (closed): approximately 107 x 107mm
- Envelope (closed): approximately 114 x 114mm
Materials needed
Paper/card (per card)
- Two sheets of 12 x 12” cardstock: one for the card and one for the envelope. I recommend a smooth colour-core cardstock between 180gsm/65lb and 210gsm/80lb. Using thicker card may make the project difficult or impossible to assemble effectively.
Tip: for the thin belly-wrap strip, cut a 10mm wide strip from the end of one of your 12 x 12” sheets after you have cut the main shapes; you can wrap it around the card when it’s closed and glue the ends of the strip together and add an embellishment of your choice.
- Two sheets of 12 x 12” paper: one for the card and one for the envelope. You can use pre-printed patterned paper or, as I did, use large rubber stamps to add the detail after you have cut the shapes out. I recommend a midweight paper/card such as 160gsm/65lb card stock.
You will also need
- Bookbinding glue or low tack / quick grab glue
- For scoring the fold lines, I recommend a fine tipped stylus and a metal ruler
- Stamps and inks
- Assorted embellishments (optional)
- 15mm round self-adhesive hook and loop dot (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
- CanvasWorkspace for PC or Mac
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. This is the envelope base.Cut size: 262.845mm wide and 262.845mm 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 12 x 12” cardstock. This is the envelope base.Cut size is 246.599mm wide x 198.942mm 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” paper. These are the decorative panels for the envelope.Cut size is 219.6mm wide x 186.941mm 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” paper. These are the decorative panels for the card.Cut size is 280.47mm wide x 280.47mm high.
Step 6
Assemble as shown in the video.If you make this, remember to tag in Brother on Instagram and Facebook, and myself on Facebook (and give us all a follow too)!
