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Learn how to make a Butterfly Faux Leather Card Wallet with a Cricut

This project is Day 4 of The Spring Fling Crafting Event!

I’m Amy Romeu, and in this tutorial I’ll be showing you how to make a butterfly faux leather card wallet with a Cricut, a great spring accessory for carrying your cards, cash, coins, or other small items.

Follow along with this written tutorial including all the materials, SVG files, and tips you need.

Ready to get started with this beginner friendly Spring Cricut craft tutorial?

Let’s dive into the materials and steps!

Want to watch a video tutorial instead? Check it out below!

How to make a Butterfly Faux Leather Card Wallet with a Cricut Step by Step

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Materials you’ll need to make a Butterfly Faux Leather Card Wallet with a Cricut

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Compatible Machines✅: Cricut Maker, Cricut Maker 3, Cricut Maker 4, Cricut Explore Air 2, Cricut Explore 3, Cricut Explore 4, Cricut Joy Xtra
Not Compatible Machines❌: Cricut Joy
Blade Used: Standard Fine Point Blade
Cut Setting Used✂️: Faux Leather (Paper Thin) with “More” pressure

• Faux Leather
• I used Peach solid faux leather from this collection of solid faux leathers.
• Heat Transfer Vinyl
  • I used Siser Easyweed in the color Hibiscus.
• Other Project Supplies
  • Kam Snaps, Size 20, Extra Long – available on Amazon in limited colors here or on the Kam Snap website here
  • Kam Snap Pliers
  • Teflon Sheets
  • Blue Painters Tape
  • Small Curved Scissors
• Other Cricut Supplies
  • Purple Strong Grip Mat
  • Weeding Tool like a Pin Pen or like the one in the Cricut Basic Tool Set
  • Cricut EasyPress Mini
  • EasyPress Mat, 8×10 size

• The SVG template for this project is available in my shop here or inside the Spring Fling Crafting Event VIP Pass.

Step by Step Instructions

After both mats are mirrored, drag the shapes apart from the edges a bit.

Make a note of where you’ll need to place your faux leather on your mat so the wallet shape will cut completely.

Click the CONTINUE button.

When the material selection screen loads, click on the faux leather mat and then select the Faux Leather (Paper Thin) setting.

If you don’t have that setting bookmarked as a favorite like I do, you can click on Browse All Materials and search for it. (If you are using the Explore Air 2, you’ll need to turn your dial to Custom before you can find that setting in search.)

Then choose “More” from the dropdown Pressure menu.

Step 3 (optional): Press heat transfer vinyl to the back of your faux leather before cutting if you want to have a pop of color inside the basket or handle.

To press heat transfer vinyl onto the back of the faux leather, cut a piece of each material so that they are the same size. Place them back to back on a heat pressing pad.

Then cover with a Teflon sheet, butcher paper or parchment paper.

Set a large EasyPress to 265 degrees for 15 seconds. Press the heat transfer vinyl all over and let it cool for about a minute.

Then carefully peel the clear carrier sheet. Let the warm sheet cool flat under something like your heat pressing pad for a few minutes before you cut it.

Step 4: Cut your faux leather mat. To do that, place your faux leather pretty side down (heat transfer vinyl side up, if you did that step) on the area of the mat the wallet shape will cut from.

Place blue painter’s tape around all sides of the faux leather. Load the mat into the Cricut and begin the cut.

When the cut is complete, before unloading the mat, lift a small edge of the cut to ensure the cut went through. Repeat the cut if needed by pressing the cut button again.

Once the shapes are cut through, remove the shapes from the mat. Use a sharp weeding tool to poke through the holes in the wallet.

Use small curved scissors to trim any areas of the faux leather cut as needed.

Return to Design Space and cut the heat transfer vinyl mat using the manufacturer’s recommended cut setting for your brand and type of vinyl.

Remove the vinyl from the mat and weed away the excess.

Step 5: Now it’s time to press the heat transfer vinyl butterfly onto the front of the faux leather wallet.

Place your faux leather wallet shape on a heat pressing pad. Preheat an EasyPress Mini to the Low setting or a regular EasyPress to 265 degrees.

Place the butterfly shape on top of the wallet.

Then cover with a Teflon sheet, butcher paper, or parchment paper and press for about 10 seconds all over.

Slowly peel away the clear carrier sheet. If the vinyl lifts up, place the carrier sheet back down and press again.

Place the pressed wallet shape under your heat pressing pad for a minute so it can cool flat.

Step 6: It’s time to attach the Size 20 Extra Long Kam Snaps to the wallet. The Kam snaps need to be “Extra Long” because one snap needs to go through three layers of faux leather. See the Materials list above to find Extra Long Kam Snaps.

Refer to the Kam Snap directions guide included with your Kam Snap set. I’ve also included a copy in your download folder.

Look for the four elements you need and take them out of the Kam Snap box. Lay them on your work surface in the order shown on the guide: 1 Cap, 1 Stud, 1 Socket, 1 Cap.

The flap of the wallet will have a CAP on the outside and a STUD on the inside.

The base of the wallet will have AN EXTRA LONG CAP on the inside and a SOCKET on the outside.

Use Kam snap pliers to press down and secure the snap. Watch the video tutorial for this project to see this process in action.

Once the KamSnap on the flap is secure, fold the three wallet flaps in (the two sides first, then the bottom flap) and place an Extra Long KamSnap CAP up through all three holes from the inside.

Temporarily secure the flaps in place using blue painters tape.

Place a SOCKET on the front of the wallet. Use your fingers to hold the cap and socket in place while you hold the pliers in the other hand.

Use the KamSnap pliers again to securely close the bottom snap on the wallet. (Remember, only an Extra Long KamSnap will go through all three layers of faux leather.)

Check that your wallet closes correctly and then remove your temporary blue painter’s tape.

That’s it! Your Butterfly Faux Leather Card Wallet is complete!

What color will you make your butterfly faux leather card wallet? Let me know in the comments!

Answers to your questions about making a Butterfly Faux Leather Card Wallet with a Cricut

Q: Which Cricut machines will cut faux leather?
A: You can cut faux leather with any of the current Cricut machines because they all cut faux leather with the standard fine point blade included with each machine. For this project you can use the Cricut Maker, Cricut Maker 3, Cricut Explore 3, Cricut Explore Air 2, or the Cricut Joy Xtra. This project is too large for the Cricut Joy.

Q: What do I need to press heat transfer vinyl onto faux leather?
A: To press heat transfer vinyl onto faux leather you’ll need a traditional heat press, Cricut EasyPress, or Cricut EasyPress Mini. I used a Cricut EasyPress Mini for this project because it’s great with pressing small projects like earrings, keychains, and accessories.

Q: How do I get the SVG template for this project?
A: Get the SVG file from my SVG Shop here, or you can get it as part of 17 brand new Spring faux leather crafting projects in my Spring Fling Crafting Event VIP Pass.

Until next time… and happy creating!

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