Intricate Floral Engagement or Wedding Anniversary Card: FREE SVG EPS DXF Cut Files

This is another card that looks quite difficult to make – but couldn’t be more simple! Your cutting file and machine do all the hard work!

As it’s quite intricate, though, if you want good results you’re going to need a really sharp blade and a really clean and sticky cutting mat! If you have both, though, you’re likely to get excellent results. I started out on cheap paper and even that looked good! I then moved onto more expensive pearlised card…and I used glitter card for the trim.

This card has optional trim, and is suitable for any occasion – though if you want to put a sentiment on the front (I’ll add some later!) then you will probably need to leave the trim off so you’ve got room.

You will need:

A4 (or letter size) sheet of cardstock

A5 (i.e. 5.83″ x 8.27″) contrasting glitter cardstock for backing (optional)

A4 sheet of glitter cardstock for trim (optional)

Our SVG File, which you can get for free by filling in the form below:

You’ll also obviously need a cutting machine with blade (we used a Cricut Maker with fine blade) and a stylus tool would come in handy. Aside from that – a sticky mat is crucial!

Preparing the file:

1. Open a New Project and click on ‘Import Images’.
2. Choose the file you’ve downloaded – in this case it’s ‘intricateweddingheartcard.ai’.
3. Select all of the pieces and then click on on ‘Ungroup’. 
4. If you want to make the version without the trim, or without the backing sheet, you can now delete those elements now. However, if you want to make the version of the card as I did, then click on the straight line version of the trim and right-click, choosing ‘Copy’ from the drop down. Then, right-click again and choose ‘Paste’ from the drop down. You’ll now have two lines of trim:
   Repeat the process two more times and you’ll now have four lines of trim.
5. Before you cut the card, you’ll need to tell your machine to Score (rather than Cut!) the central line, so you need to click on the item in the right hand margin and click the Scissors Item next to it. When the Layers Attribute appears, choose ‘Score’ (the stylus icon). It will now appear as a dotted line, as shown below.
6.  Click and drag to select everything in the piece and click on Attach (the paper clip icon at the bottom of the list on the right hand side).

You’re now ready to start cutting!

Cutting the Pieces

1. For this card, I used the Cardstock (Intricate Cuts) setting on my Cricut Maker. It really is fine in some parts! I used a rather thick luxury pearlised card, and though the intricate setting cuts twice, once it was finished I could see that it wasn’t quite cut, so instead of removing it from the machine, I pressed the ‘Cricut’ button again to give it a second go (four cuts in all!) It cut beautifully! As the machine cuts, you will see the following on the mat. As this is an intricate cut, watch the card carefully – and hold it into place if necessary (though mind your fingers!). It gets jerked around quite a lot!

9. Next, your machine will cut your trim and backing sheet, if you’ve chosen to do them. (Please note – the Cricut doesn’t always cut in the same order, so it might cut your trim first!)

10. Once cutting is complete, take the design off the mat but move very slowly and carefully – and use weeding tools. It’s almost like lace in parts!

Assembling the card:

1. If you went for the unadorned version of the card, assembly will take no time at all! Simply fold over the score line in the centre.

2. However, if you went for the slightly more elaborate version, you’ll have the following pieces. (Though I forgot to include the backing card piece in my photo! And – I’ve folded over the other card and held it in place with a clip for this shot!  Anyway: assembly isn’t much more difficult, to be honest!

3. Carefully apply glue to the back of the trim, and place it around the heart (move cautiously and slowly – it’ll fit perfectly, I promise!)

4. Follow the same process to apply bands one at a time to the top and bottom of the upper rectangle, and the top and bottom of the lower rectangle.

5. Once the glue is dry, carefully apply glue (not too much of it, as you don’t want it to end up on your backing card!) to the back of the design on the front of the card. Affix your backing card to it.

And…that’s it!

 

Want to have a go at making this yourself? Get your FREE SVG by filling out the form below. And don’t forget to share your results with us – and stay updated on future free files – at the CraftAGoGo Crucial Crafting Group on Facebook!