What could be cuter than an adorable little butterfly for Valentine’s Day? This cute, but simple card paired up with a box of treats would be perfect for your special someone.
SVG Collections Used
Cheryl’s Cute Bugs SVG Kit
Everyday Cards SVG Kit
Tags Galore SVG Collection
Sweets For My Sweet SVG Kit
Valentine’s Day Captions (Click Here To Download)
Supplies Used
- Black card stock
- White shimmer card stock
- Pattern paper (American Crafts XOXO Collection)
- Pink gems
- Pink twill ribbon
- Black pearls
- Cuttlebug D’vine Swirls embossing folder
- Unity Stamps – All You Need is Love
- White Lace Trim
- Epiphany Oval Shape Tool
- Button
- Glitter heart
- Foam dots
- Pink ink
- Hot glue gun
Dimensions
Card
| Everyday Cards SVG Kit (Just Because Card) | ||
| card_base.svg | 5.5"w x 8.5"h | black card stock |
| frame_bottom.svg | 5.5"w x 4.130"h | black pattern paper |
| frame_top.svg | 5.5"w x 3.865"w | turquoise pattern paper |
| Extras Folder | ||
| interior.svg | 5.985"w x 3.615"h | white shimmer cardstock |
| Cheryl's Cue Bugs SVG Kit (Individual Elements - Butterfly 3) | ||
| b3_bottom.svg | 2.75"w x 1.780"h | white card stock |
| b3_mid1.svg | 2.75"w x .405"h | turquoise pattern paper |
| b3_mid2.svg | 2.75"w x .880"h | pink stripe pattern paper |
| b3_mid3.svg | 2.75"w x .440"h | turquoise pattern paper |
| b3_mid4.svg | 2.75"w x 1.745"h | black card stock |
| b3_top1.svg | 2.75"w x .710"h | turquoise pattern paper |
| b3_top2.svg | 2.75"w x 515"h | pink dot pattern paper |
| b3_top 3.svg | 2.75"w x .405"h | turquoise pattern paper |
| Tags Galore SVG Collection | ||
| tag12.svg | 1.25"w x 2.300"h | white cardstock |
Box
| Sweets For My Sweet SVG Kit (Truffle Box) | ||
| bottom.svg | 11.4"w x 11.4"h | black cardstock |
| frame.svg | 6.200"w x 5.635"h | pink stripe pattern paper |
| lid.svg | 11.4"w x 11.235"h | black pattern paper |
| lid_liner.svg | 7.200"w x 7.200"h | white cardstock |
| Valentine's Day Captions - U Make my <3 Flutter | ||
| bottom.svg | 3.320"w x 2.960"h | White shimmer card stock |
| middle.svg | 3.320"w x 2.900"h | red dot pattern paper |
| top.svg | 3.320"w x 2.600"w | turquoise pattern paper |
Instructions
Card
- Cut all layers for card. Emboss white shimmer layer to place behind frame.
- Adhere frame_top to frame bottom. Tie a bow with the pink ribbon around right edge of frame.
- Emboss white interior piece and glue down behind the frame. Adhere to card base.
- Cut and assemble butterfly. Only apply glue on the center of the black b3-mid4 layer. Gently lift up the wings.
- Adhere butterfly to front of card.
- Cut tag, stamp sentiment, adhere to front of card.
- Add gems in the four corners.
Box
- Cut and assemble box.
- Cut vellum piece 6.75” x 6.75 with your paper trimmer to put behind window.
- Cut and assemble caption
- Glue caption to lower left corner of the box top
- Add button, Epiphany shape and heart to upper right corner of box.
- Glue lace trim around the edge of the box.
Design Tips
Corri - SVGCuts Design Team Artist
- Embossing is an easy way to add texture and visual interest to your card.
- Lifting the wings of the butterfly off the page is an easy way to add dimension.
- Use your hot glue gun for adding trims and ribbon to your project.
This project was a breeze to put together. Mary’s fabulous pre-designed card bases make it easy to make beautiful card. Simply by changing the sentiment and color scheme, you could easily make this cute buggy card for any occasion.