May 14, 2025
10 Minute Cards: You’re the Best
Hey, crafty friends! Rachel here with a card that’s perfect for sharing a little gratitude. Whether you’re thanking someone for a kind favor, a thoughtful gift, or just for being awesome, this card fits the moment! With its more masculine color palette, this design is great for the guys in your life, but you can easily switch up the colors to match anyone’s style. It’s an easy, versatile card that’s sure to make someone smile!
Supplies needed for this project:
- Pear TE Premium Cardstock (yellow-green)
- Panel measuring 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.
- Piece measuring 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 or larger
- Blue Corn TE Premium Cardstock (dark blue)
- Top fold card base: 4 1/4 x 11 in. scored at 5 1/2 in.
- Piece measuring 3 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. or larger
- Foil It – Essential Patterns
- TE Fun Foil – Champagne
- Mega Messages – You’re the Best Die Set
- Bits & Pieces – Gold Drip Drops
- Glue
- Foil Machine like a Mini Minc
- Die Cut Machine

You’re the Best Instructions:
1. Foil the Patterned Panel
• Take the Foil It – Essential Patterns panel and a piece of Champagne foil to your Minc machine.
• Use a TE Microfiber cloth to gently wipe dust from the panel.
• Place the foil on top of the panel, color side up, and insert both into a Minc carrier sheet.
• Run it through the Minc machine, then peel away the foil to reveal the shine
For tips on how to foil, click here.
2. Assemble the Card Base
• Glue the foiled panel to the large Pear cardstock panel.
• Glue this layered piece centered onto the Blue Corn card base.
3. Cut the Sentiment & Foil It Panel
• Die cut the sentiment from Pear cardstock using the new Mega Messages – You’re the Best Die Set.
• Die cut the sentiment backer from Blue Corn cardstock.
• Trim the Foil It Panel to 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.
4. Assemble the Card
• Glue the Pear sentiment onto the Blue Corn sentiment backer.
• Glue the layered sentiment to the center of the card front, as shown in the sample.
• Place three Gold Drip Drops around the sentiment.
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