How to Use Your Digital Card Kit – Read Me First
🖨️✂️ Your step-by-step guide for printing, cutting, and crafting with JPG files
Welcome, crafter friend!
Whether you're a print-and-cut pro or brand new to digital crafting, this quick guide will help you get the most out of your digital card kit. With JPG files designed for home printing and cutting machine use, you're just a few steps away from beautiful handmade cards.
💌 What’s in the Kit & How to Use It
Your kit includes high-resolution JPG files that are ready for:
• Print-at-home crafting – just print, cut by hand, and create!
• Cutting machines – upload JPGs to your software, remove the white background and any copyright message, and use the Print Then Cut feature.
✏️ Tip: If you're using Cricut Design Space, I’ve got step-by-step tutorials linked below to walk you through it!
🖨️ Printer Tips
To get the best results when printing your kit:
• Use white cardstock (8.5 x 11 inch, 65–110 lb weight)
• Set your printer to high quality print settings
• Make sure you're printing at 100% scale (actual size)
• Try white matte sticker paper for ephemera or sentiments if you'd like to make stickers!
🔍 Need help with downloading, unzipping, or printing JPGs?
👉 How to Download, Extract, and Print JPG Files
✂️ Sizing & Cutting Tips
• Card Panels: Designed to print at 4.25 x 5.5 inches (A2 size), with four panels per letter-size page
→ If you're using a cutting machine, the image may auto-resize to fit print-then-cut limits
• JPG elements (ephemera, sentiments, envelope seals): Print and hand-cut, or upload and clean them for machine use
🔍 Need help removing backgrounds in Cricut Design Space?
👉 Quick Guide to Using JPG Files with Cricut Print Then Cut
🎨 Don’t Forget the Color Palette!
Each kit includes a color guide to help you match solid cardstock for layering, accents, or die-cutting. It’s a simple way to tie your whole project together beautifully.
🧺 What’s Inside the Kit
Here’s what you’ll typically find in your digital card kit:
✅ 12 Print-Only A2 Card Panels (4.25 x 5.5 in)
✅ 12 Decorative Accent Panels
• 6 – 4.0 x 5.2 in (scalloped edge)
• 6 – 3.125 x 4.375 in (scalloped edge)
✅ Ephemera – 23 Large & 19 Small pieces
✅ Die-Cuts – 126 total (3 coordinating colors × 2 sizes)
✅ Sentiment Strips – 2 sizes in 6 coordinating colors
✅ 6 Print-Only Envelopes with matching patterned liners
✅ 12 Envelope Seals – ephemera framed in color palette ovals
✅ Printable “Read Me” Instructions & Color Palette Guide
💌 Happy Crafting!
Thank you so much for crafting with me! I hope this guide helps you enjoy every step of your creative journey.
Let your creativity wander and enjoy the sweet simplicity of handmade joy! ✂️💌📬
With love,
Jamie from Coffee in My Kitchen 💖☕
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