My Guy Is Tuff Stuff Valentine - Tutorial

Supplies needed:

• Cutting File available here from 3dcuts.com.

• Card stock - I used the Recollections Collection from Michaels for all colors. All are 8.5” x11”

• The Brushed Silver I used is from Colorbok and it was in my stash. There are many options for silver card stock out there.

• Art Glitter Glue

• Small finish nail (1)

• hammer

• 1/4” Scor-Tape

Major Parts Sizes - as download.

• Gray card base - 6” w x 8” h

• Gray frame - 5.96” w x 3.9734” h

• Letters grouped as shown below - 8.1338” w x 10.01” h

• Envelope - 7.9808” w x 10.4758” h

• Heart - .4325” w x .3945”h

Steps for completing the My Guy Valentine Card:

Special Note: I update the instructions online. Check here for adjustments and additional information.

1. Download the cutting files for your cutting machine here from the 3dcuts.com store. https://3dcuts.com/heart-valentine-projects/my-guy-card . For those of you that are reading this as a pdf I recommend viewing it online at my tutorials page at this url. https://3dcuts.com/my-guy-valentine-card-tutorial . There all the links will be live.

2. Load the files into your cutting software following the steps for your cutting machine.

• For the Silhouette:

• SIL Files from uploaded SVG purchased from 3dcuts.com:

  • The SVG files may need to be turned into cutting files. Click here for detailed steps on how to use SVG files on your Silhouette. http://www.3dcuts.com/tutorial-upload-svg-silhouette

  • DXF files can be opened in the basic edition of Silhouette Design Studio but often require modifications. I recommend using the Designer Edition and using svg files. DXF files do not always maintain file sizes and you may need to adjust according to sizes noted above.

• For Cricut Explore: Here is a guide for importing into Cricut Design Space. http://www.3dcuts.com/tutorial-adding-3dcuts-files-to-cricut. Remember to ATTACH files before cutting in Cricut.

• For Brother ScanNCut: The svg files will need to be transferred to files for your particular machine. You can change SVG files to FCM files at http://www.canvasworkspace.com/ or Google "How to import SVG files into a ScanNCut" for links to tutorials. Some models of Brother Scan N Cut can directly import the SVG files. Some files are on 12” mat so you may need to select 12 x 24” mat for correct sizing.

3.  Cut the files.

• It is best to have good quality card stock and a good blade and clean, sticky mat. I use the Premium blade and the Nicapa mat.

• I used the double cut feature to cut the silver card stock.

4. Assembly

• The assembly steps are detailed in the video below. Here is the YouTube url https://youtu.be/iZ15Ei410ak . I lost connectivity in the middle of video taping so a portion of the video is missing. I supplemented with verbal steps in the video.

5. Share

I love to see your finished projects. Please send photos to me at marji@3dcuts.com or share your photos on facebook, facebook crafting groups, pinterest and instagram.

• https://www.facebook.com/3dcutsPaper

• https://www.instagram.com/3dcutspaper/

• #3dcutspaper

6. Give

Who are you making this for? Enjoy giving.

Other Valentine projects from 3dcuts.com: