We are bringing it back to the basics today with one free card pattern used three ways!
When you have one card pattern, you can easily turn it into four by simply rotating it 90 degrees in either direction or turning it upside down! We’ve prepared a couple of examples to show you how big of a difference it can make to rotate your pattern.
Here is that same patterned shown above turned on its side, 90° counterclockwise:
And here is that original pattern turned on its other side, this time 90° clockwise:
We took this one pattern, which made it’s original debut with the Kaleidoscope cardmaking Workshops on the Go®, and created three new cards using our Gimme Some Sugar creative collection (see recipes below for a complete list of products).
Our timeless patterns, for both cardmaking and scrapbooking, are more versatile than meets the eye. They are all designed in such a way so you can rotate them to make several different cards and layouts from the one. With the right combination of patterns, papers, Complements, and sentiments, you are set to celebrate and document any occasion!
If you’re not sure how to mix and match these products, we’ve taken the guesswork out of the equation for you! For effortless coordination, simply choose one of our creative collections from our idea book and stick to just those products within the suite when making your cards. It really is that easy!
Download the card pattern below and get crafty!
For even more timeless cardmaking patterns, check out our newest how-to book, Make It from Your Heart™ volume 4! If you love the free patterns on the blog, you’re sure to be blown away by the beautiful, one-of-a-kind, patterns in this book.
Recipes
4¼” x 5½” Happy Mother’s Day Card (Horizontal)
C1714 My Acrylix® Mother’s Garden Stamp Set, X7228B Gimme Some Sugar Paper Packet, 1385 White Daisy Cardstock, X5972 Tangerine Cardstock, Z2844 Pixie Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z3024 White Shimmer Trim, Z3132 Watercolor Paints, Z3188 Paintbrush Set, Z3361 Whimsy Ribbon Pack, Z3400 Shimmer Brush—Bashful, Make Waves Sequins & Gems
4¼” x 5½” Feliz Día de la Madre Card (Vertical)
A1215 My Acrylix® Feliz Día de la Madre Stamp Set, X7228B Gimme Some Sugar Paper Packet, X5985 Smoothie Cardstock, Z891 VersaMark™ Ink Pad, Z2067 Ranger™ Silver Super Fine Embossing Powder, Z3024 White Shimmer Trim, Z3325 Blue Burlap Ribbon, Z3274 Clear Sparkles, Z555 Craft Heater
4¼” x 5½” Bonne Fête des Mères Card (Vertical)
A1216 My Acrylix® Bonne Fête des Mères Stamp Set, X7228B Gimme Some Sugar Paper Packet, 1385 White Daisy Cardstock, X5984 Pixie Cardstock, Z899 Black Memento™ Ink Pad, Z3132 Watercolor Paints, Z3188 Paintbrush Set, Z3274 Clear Sparkles, Z1263 Bitty Sparkles, Z3216 White Twine, Z3343 Rose Embossing Folder, Z3024 White Shimmer Trim, Embossing Machine
Log in with your Cricut ID and password, and then select the green New Project button in the top right corner.
To add this specific flower image from the Artistry collection to your canvas, click Images on the left. Then search for image #M40FD89 in the search box at the top. This will give you the exact flower you need for the project. Just select it and click Insert Images to add it to your canvas.
When an image like this one has multiple layers, you first need to ungroup the image before contouring. Ungroup the flower by selecting the image and then clicking UnGroup in the Layers panel on the right.
To create this page, you only need one of the flowers in this image. Now that you’ve ungrouped the image, delete the dark purple flower by clicking the red x at the top left corner of the image.
You will use solid and striped flowers on this page. This means you’ll need both the original flower and the one you are going to contour on your canvas. Duplicate the lined flower by selecting Duplicate in the Layers panel.
To contour, select one of the striped flowers and then click Contour in the bottom right corner of the Layers panel. A pop-up box will appear on your screen, just like the screenshot above. In this instance, you’ll select Hide All Contours in the bottom right corner of the pop-up box. This lets you hide all the contours without having to click on each one individually. If you only wanted to contour part of your image, you could select only the portions you wanted to hide. After hiding the contours, you now have a solid flower shape with no interior cuts.
Duplicate and resize flowers for your page as desired. To resize the flowers like we did, select the image and change the height under Size. We used flowers at heights of 1.5″, 1.75″, and 2.25″. Leave the size “locked” so that when you change the height, it will automatically resize the width, keeping the shape proportions the same.
Assigning colors to your flowers will make it much easier when it’s time to cut the project with your Cricut® machine. Design Space will group all images in the same color together for cutting. You can easily group shapes together under different colors using the Color Sync panel, like you see in the screenshot above.
This page also uses the Contour feature to make a solid banner for a small sentiment. Insert the small banner by clicking Images and searching for #M416E8C.
After the image is on your canvas, ungroup the banner, just like you did with the flower. Then select the banner and click Contour in the Layers panel. For this image, select only the individual cuts you want to hide, instead of selecting “Hide All Contours.” Click on the X and O portions of the banner and you’ll see them change color, indicating that they will no longer be cut out of the banner shape.
The banner images on our page are a height of 1.5″. Resize the banners just like you did with the flowers, leaving the size lock in place. Enter 1.5 for the height, and the width will automatically resize with the correct proportions. Then assign colors to each banner piece for cutting.
Add finishing touches by including some leaves from the 
