EveryCutFileCard by project
| Project | Card | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Card bases and folded place cards | Medium, 80 lb, 216 gsm | Holds a crisp fold and stands up |
| Boxes and favor boxes | Medium, 80 lb, 216 gsm | Keeps its shape at the folds and glue tabs |
| Layers on a card, gift tags | Light, 65 lb, 176 gsm | Stacks without bulk |
| Paper flowers | Light, 65 lb, 176 gsm | Curls and bends without cracking |
| Cake toppers, bookmarks | Heavy, 100 lb, 270 gsm, or glitter card | Stays stiff on a stick or in a book |
Read the label
Compare grams per square meter (gsm). A pound figure means little without its paper kind: 65 lb cover is 176 gsm card, 65 lb text only 96 gsm paper. Cricut Value Cardstock is light, smooth and solid-core: the color goes all the way through, so cut edges do not show a white line.
A worked example
Our folded place card is 100 × 45 mm folded. Cut from 80 lb (216 gsm) card on a green StandardGrip mat, it stands as a tent on the table. A layered leaf on the front is better in 65 lb card, so the two layers stay thin together.
Cut it
- Pick the mat for the weight: LightGrip (blue) for light card, StandardGrip (green) for medium, StrongGrip (purple) for heavy or glitter card. Cricut Joy machines take LightGrip and StandardGrip only.
- Choose your exact material in Design Space or your machine’s software.
- Cut a test. If it did not cut through, or cut too deep, set the pressure to More or Less.
- Turn the mat over and peel the mat away from the card, so the card stays flat.
- Score fold lines instead of cutting them.
From the maker’s documentation: Cricut: cardstock instructions, Cricut Value Cardstock, Cricut: mats by machine.