1. Open a new project in XCS (XTool Cretive Space) by selecting File (the folder icon) → New from the Top Navigation menu.
2. Create a rectangle by clicking Insert→ rectangle from the left menu and drag it onto your screen
3. Set the dimensions of the rectangle to 7"w x5" tall.
4. With the rectangle selected, set the Corner radius(in) to 0.2. It is an input box located on the far right of the top menu.
5. Set the rectangle to Cut in the object settings on the right side using the following settings: 100/6/1 (Power/Speed/Pass)

1. Add a SVG image of your choosing by Selecting Image and choosing an image you like from your computer.  I have use a bicycle with flower baskets in the attached file but you can use any single image you feel is appropriate.
2. Decrease the size of the image by selecting it and setting the dimensions to 4.5"w x 3.25"h
3. Select your image and click on in the top menu.  Set the offset to .125 and click the OK button at the bottom of the popup dialog box.
4. Move the inner detailed image out of the center and put it off to the side.
5. Create a rectangle that is 0.68"w x 0.25"h
6. With the small rectangle selected hit Ctl-c to copy and then Ctl-v to paste (Cmd-c and Cmd-v on Mac) a second rectangle.
7. Create a rectangle that is 0.7"w x 0.25"h
8. Move each rectangle to the bottom of the outline you create in step 3 and overlap it with the outline by a tiny bit.  Select all 2 objects (the 2 small rectangles and the shape outline and click Combine → unite from the top menu.  You will now have your image with 2 tabs on the bottom of it.
9. Select your new outline image and set to Cut at 100/6/1 (Power/Speed/Pass) in the Object settings dialog on the far right of the screen.
10. Select the detailed image and the Outline cut shape and click Align → Horizontal align center and then Align → Vertical align center from the top menu.
11. Click outside the images to deselect them and then click on just the detailed image to select it.  Use the up arrow key on your keyboard to move the detail image up so that it is evenly spaced in the outline.
12. Keeping the detailed image selected set the object to Score and 40/30/1 (Power/Speed/Pass) in the Object settings dialog box on the far right of XCS.
13. Select the outline (the cut line) and the detailed image and drag them onto the 7"w x 5"h rectangular card you created in Step 1. Place them near the top of the card.
14. Create a rectangle that is 0.7"w x 0.125"h
15. With the small rectangle selected hit Ctl-c to copy and then Ctl-v to to paste (Cmd-c and Cmd-v on Mac) a second rectangle.
16. Move each rectangle to the bottom of the your image and place them dirctly below the tabs you created on your image in #8 above.  You will insert your cutout into these tabs to make t stand up.
17. Set both of the rectangles to Cut at 100/6/1 (Power/Speed/Pass) in the Object settings dialog on the far right of the screen.

1. Select text from the left menu and in the text dialog box on the right enter the following:

• Text: Happy Mother's Day
• Size: 24pt
• Typeface: Amita
• Style: Bold
• Spacing: 0
• Leading: -6
• Align: center

 2. Set the text to Engrave at 60/150/1 in the Object settings dialog box on the far right.

 3. With the text selected use the curve to path anchor in the right side of the selected text and push it up to curve the text just a little bit.

    4. Repeat #2 and #3 twice more, once for Love, and once for Your Name

1. Decorate the base with flowers or other images.  Because the bicycle basket as flowers I decided to use the same flowers as well as adding a flowr at either end of the salutation (Happy Mother's Day). 
2. Click on Shape → plants on the left menu and select the image from the rows and columns.  You will have to do this each time you wish to use a new image.  However, if you use an image multiple times you can copy and paste it by selecting it once it is on your workspace the first time.
3. Select ll of the images you just added and set them to Score and 40/30/1 (Power/Speed/Pass) in the Object settings dialog box on the far right of XCS.

1. Place a 7.5"w x 5.5"h piece 3mm basswood plywood in your XTool and align the crosshairs with the left top corner.
2. Click Process.
3. Click the framing button on the top right to make sure your wood is straight and covers the entire are of your card.
4. Click Start in the top right corner.

1. Once your card is completed remove all the pieces from the XTool.  turn it to the back side and put all the pieces back in the slots they were cut out of. Make sure the scoring is facing down.
2. take masking or painters tape nd cover the back side of your card.  Make sure that the tape is tightly pressed to the wood so that it holds all of the pieces in plage.
3. turn your card over (right way facing up) and press the pieces again to make sure they are stuck to the masking tape.
4. Feel free to color your image and the surrounding scored embellishments. I use fine-tipped acrylic paint pens but you can also use paint and a paint brush. Be creative and color as much or as little as you'ld like.
5. I leave the salutation (engraved) plain as I like the engraved look of the wood but you can color this as well or use a bit of apoxy with mica powder to give it color as well.
6. The file attached is a bicycle for mother's day but I have included pictures of one I made for a boating friend's birthday as well.  Feel free to modify for any occasion. I will be doing on for my nephew who is graduating high school this year and adding cut out round circles for money (rolled paper currency)