Hiya, I have a nostalgia post for your today. Do you remember a series of movies from the 1960s featuring a mischievous VW Beetle? Well using the Bug Box Card from Simply Crafty SVGs I've made a love bug of my own. I think it's a cute version for a Valentine's or Birthday card.
Materials Used:
White, Red, Blue & Black Medium weight Textured Cardstock
Black Gloss Cardstock
Silver Matt Metallic Cardstock
Silver Glitter Paper
Clear Acetate (optional)
Thick Printer Paper
Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive
Dimensional Adhesive Tape
Grey Ink Pad
Silhouette Cameo
Inkjet Printer
Files Used:
Simply Crafty SVGs Bug Box Card
Other Digital Files:
Shadow Scenery Dingbat by Lettering delights (OTF)
Watercolor Ombre Pattern by Amy Robison (Studio)
LW Quirky font by Lori Whitlock (OTF)
Background
I filled the background piece with a watercolour ombre pattern and one of the scenery dingbats. I set this up as a Print & Cut on think printer paper to make an easy custom background.
These pictures show I intensified the colour using the Image Effects Tools in the Silhouette software. (excuse these two photos having the piece upside down, I did notice before printing).
The Background was cropped and filled with black. The horizon line shown is the top/bottom edge where the pattern is tiled. This becomes visible when the design is scaled down and moved using the Panning function.
The pattern was moved until the edge just showed above the hills. Then the Print & Cut was set up to minimise paper by moving the bottom print mark up towards the top of the paper.
Stripes
I cut the car from the white cardstock, inking the edges with grey ink for added definition. The stripes of coloured paper were added during assembly. I cut long, narrow strips from the edge of the 12" square paper. One strip each of blue and red was sufficient for the whole car. The pieces were applied as each layer was assembled making them easy to align.
Race Number
This wouldn't have been a love bug without a race number, and this one was easily made by drawing two circles. The numbers, were written in LW Quirky font and removed from the smaller circle using 'Make Compound Path'. This could be substituted with the birthday age, for a birthday card, or with a red heart for Valentine's.
This is the file I used. Just click on the photo to visit the page in Simply Crafty SVGs online store.
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Janet, DT Member Simply Crafty SVGs
Blog: Crafting Quine
Instagram: @CraftingQuine
Simply Crafty SVG Files:
Bug Box Card
