Learn How to Make a Mother’s Day Card With a Cricut With Step-By-Step Photos, a Video Tutorial, and a Free SVG Cut File
Handmade Mother's Day cards can be a beautiful and meaningful way to show your appreciation for your mother. Not only do they show your creativity, but they also demonstrate the thought and care that went into creating something unique and personalized just for her.
With Mother's Day just around the corner, I wanted to share this DIY project to help you make your very own custom card and envelope.
This post is sponsored JOANN. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I paired these card designs with my 3D Paper Potted Cacti designs and I'm obsessed with how the cards look with these paper cacti! 😍. The cards have cute butterfly and flower designs with a Mom cutout towards the bottom I think goes well with the succulents. I think it's such a cute bundle, don't you?
To make these cards, envelopes, and paper cacti, I stocked up on supplies from my local JOANN store.
Or save yourself a trip to the store and order all of the supplies online at JOANN.com. Don't forget to check the JOANN app and use your coupons!
I kept within the color pallet I chose for the cacti flowers and blossoms (light and dark pinks) and used 65lb cardstock, but 80lb is also a great option for the cards and envelopes with fine details because it doesn't tear as easily compared to lighter weight paper.
Tip: When cutting these detailed butterfly designs with your cutting machine, I recommend using the Intricate cut setting in Cricut Design Space.
This Mother’s Day card includes two card designs; one with slots for an insert card, and one without. Also, two envelopes; one that has tabs and one without tabs.
Table of Contents
Supply List
- Cricut Maker, Cricut Explore, or Other Cutting Machine
- StandardGrip Mat
- Cardstock 65lbs
- Fine-Point Blade
- Scraper Tool
- Scoring Wheel Tip & Housing or Scoring Stylus
- Craft Glue
- Weeder Tool
Download SVG Mother's Day Card Here
To start, download the SVG Mother’s Day Card cut file to your computer. Then, open up your cutting software- use this Design Space link. I’ll be using Cricut Design Space.
Upload Mother's Day Card
Once you’ve opened Cricut Design Space, Create New Project, and to the left of your canvas click Upload.
Select the SVG cut file and add the design to your canvas.
Before ungrouping the designs, select the design, click and drag the anchor point to make the whole project smaller. This way the cards and envelopes fit on a 12" x 12" piece of paper. I resized mine to 20" x 17".
Select the design and click Ungroup above the layers panel.
Next, we need to change some basic cut lines to score lines. To do this, go to your layers panel, and select the lines that run down in the centers of the cards and envelopes.
Locate the Operation panel above the canvas, click on the dropdown menu, and change it from Basic Cut to Score. Then, attach the score lines to their corresponding pieces by selecting a score line and its respective piece and clicking Attach below the layers panel or right-click and select Attach.
After attaching, let's duplicate the card blank twice. This card blank will eventually go behind the butterfly cutouts on both cards when we start assembling.
To copy and paste, all you have to do is select the card blank, and press Command + C (copy) and Command + V (paste). Or click on the Edit dropdown menu and click Copy and Paste.
Making A Card with Slots
Now, I'm going to walk you through how to unite the slotted butterfly design with a card cutout.
Click and drag the butterfly design over one of the card cutouts and align it to the right side of the card. Once it's aligned, select both the card and butterfly cutout, click on the Combine dropdown menu below the layers panel, and select Subtract.
What this does is it cuts the top layer out of the bottom layer leaving you with a card that now has the butterfly design cutout and slots for an insert card.
Afterward, feel free to change the colors of the designs. I wanted mine to match the color pallette of the 3D Paper Cacti I made to go with this card.
Then, once you're happy with how everything looks, click Make It.
On the project preview screen, connect to your machine, and select your material. I recommend choosing Cardstock (for intricate cuts) for all the fine details cuts on this card.
Cutting Out Mother's Day Card Pieces
It's time to cut all the card and envelope pieces. Place cardstock onto a StandardGrip Cricut mat, load it into your machine, press start, and let it do all the cutting for you!
Tip: I recommend using Washi Tape around the border of your cardstock to keep it in place.
Mother's Day Card Designs Consists of:
- 1 Sliced Envelope Design (5 Pieces)
- 1 Scored Envelope Design
- 1 Butterfly Card
- 1 Blank Card
- 1 Slotted Butterfly Cutout
- 1 Half Circle- This will go behind the envelope butterfly cutout
Once it's done cutting, unload the mat from your machine.
Now, let's assemble these cards and envelopes!
Assemble Card
To Assemble the cards, take the card with the butterfly design, and glue the card blank behind the card with the cutout.
To assemble the card with the slots, all you need is an insert card which you can grab from a JOANN store. Or you can make your own insert card and put it behind the front of the card and slide the corners through the slots.
Assemble Envelopes
Let's first assemble the sliced envelope. Grab the three half-circle pieces (one with cutouts, and two without), one rectangle, and two side pieces.
Take two half-circle pieces, and glue a blank one behind the one with cutouts.
Next, Glue the assembled half-circle piece and glue it to the top edge of the rectangle.
Glue the two side pieces to the sides of the rectangle- round edges at the top.
Glue the other half-circle piece to the bottom edge of the rectangle.
Then, fold the side pieces in and fold the half circle over the top. You're going to repeat this folding process to the other envelope that isn't sliced.
Finished Mother's Day Cards and envelopes
I love how this project turned out! I hope you enjoy making these adorable cards and envelopes. Don't forget to check out the 3D Paper Potted Cacti tutorial!
Don’t want to forget about this free template? Save this project for later! Click here to save this project on Pinterest.
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Looking for more SVG files and paper crafts? Click here!
Great craft to do with the kids
The card is very pretty! Ill' have to make one for my mother in law. My mom passed away 8 yrs ago.
Too cute!!
really cute
Beautiful! Thanks for this tutorial!
I can help my grandson make this for his mom.
prettier than any card Ive seen at a store
So pretty. And great tutorial.
Beautiful and delicate!
Unfortunately my mother passed away but it would be perfect for my granddaughters for their mom.
So pretty!!
Those are cool
So pretty!
Beautiful
I love this card. I would love to see it with a metallic underlay!
Very pretty!
What a great heartfelt gift!
Beautiful
Very fun project!
There’s nothing better than a hand made card. The colors are perfect! I love all the free files offered. It’s tempting me to purchase a Circut.
beautiful card idea
Will be trying this out! What a fun project
So pretty, but I think I would use purple paper
beautiful
simple but beautiful
Very cute. I will be needing two. Thanks.
Supper cute
Very cute!
I love the "mom" carved into the pattern!
Nothing beats receiving a homemade card!
very cool design
So pretty. Thank you for this tutorial.
The kids would really love this..
Making one for my daughter
So beautiful!
This is absolutely beautiful!
I’m so going to try this
My mom loves butterflies. This would be a great card to give her.
Great card
I like anything with butterflies.
These are very cute, from the card to the cactus.
This would be a lovely card to receive
so many wonderful goodies, where do I start
I love that with these simple instructions the possibilities are endless.
I really like the matching envelope. It really adds to the project.
What a beautiful card for Mother's Day!
Great tutorial!
This card set and paper cacti are so adorable. I cannot wait to make them!
Great tutorial! Love that you included an envelope and not just the card.
I so need a Cricut!!
Beautiful card
i love this card!
thanks for the tutorial
Simple and beautiful! I think I will make it using black cardstock and put vallum on the back of the butterflies.
Lovely
Love this! So elegant!
Very pretty card!
Really cute design
super cute
This is so unique!
I hope to get a machine one day to make beautiful diy’s like this. Thank you!
Love this! Handmade cards are so special
What Mom would not love these?
My son and I will be making for him to give to his nana for mother's day.
These are perfect!
How cute are these! I love homemade cards and these are so adorable! Great ideas
This is such a beautiful card! I just wish my mom were still here to make it for
Absolutely beautiful!
Nice, I was just thinking about handmade Mother's Day cards today. I like the coordinating envelope. Thanks!
Beautiful
So pretty!
Fun cards.
My Mom always loves homemade cards.
Such a sweet idea
Very pretty.
So pretty!
Love the cut out card! So pretty!
I live how detailed this is!
Wow...so beautiful!
Sweet craft
so pretty
Yay!
Beautiful
Beautiful design. My mom would of loved this❤️ Rip mama. Happy Mother's Day
Unique
Love this!
I don;t know who would like this
Georgeous card!
That is super cute!
Nice card for Mother's Day!
Wonderful
What a creative idea.
Thank you for sharing. What a lovely creation.
I can see the happy tears flowing now when your mother receives this handmade card. Mother's have every card you have made her from the time you were born!! So special.
I love that lacy look!
Love this kind of card!
Love this card
Very creative and beautiful. I wish I had of seen this before this weekend which is Mother’s Day weekend. But my mom’s birthday is in June so I maybe could try for next month.
Absolutely beautiful ❤️
Such a Stunningly Beautiful card! My Mom would LOVE this!
My mom would have loved this.
Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing.
Love it!!
I think my Mom still likes homemade gifts better than store bought ones.
Si pretty, thank you!
This card is my favorite thing in the project!
Lovely! HMD!
This is such a beautiful card and is absolutely perfect for Mother’s Day.
Why buy a card when you can make/design one yourself to give to your mother? And it comes from the heart, too, because it's a lot more personal. : )
I love intricate and detailed cards. This is a beautiful card! Thank you for the SVG!
Love the cutouts!
Those little cactius are ADORABLE!!
I will make one for my daughter who is a mother
Love the little cacti!
Such pretty and delicate looking card! Love it!
I like it!
Cute!
will be making one for my aunt
The little cacti are so cute.
Cute idea for Mothers day
Perfect for my mom.
Such a detailed card!
Love this!!
I can't wait to make this card! TY!
Cute card
Thank you for sharing
Beautiful card!
Very pretty card.
Great card, very pretty!
Simply beautiful.
What a beautiful blessing!
I'd have to dedicate a lot of time to get used to this system
Pretty!
Very sweet Mother's Day card!!!
Such a pretty card! Thanks for the tutorial!
Another fantastic design!
Making your own cards shows your really care.
Very Cute!
Delicate and feminine
Simple and beautiful! Love it!
beautifull
Lovely.
What a beautiful Mother’s Day card! I’m going to save this one. Thank you!
I wish I could do this for my Mom!
I tried to make my Mom's Mothers' Day Card without any special machines or tools. Needless to say it looks elementary. LOL
Pretty idea!