Making A Valentine Card

Making A Valentine Card

For You On Valentines!

Making a Valentine card is a wonderful thing to do. But what if you're stuck for ideas? What if you don't quite know how to make a Valentine card?

This page is here to help you. Making a Valentine card can become an easy and joyful experience when you follow the steps on this page. There are lots of techniques involved - from embossing by scoring, to heat embossing and more. It's a true crafting adventure!

The result is a beautiful, traditional card with a modern, funky twist. It's perfect to give to your loved one on Valentine's Day.

And the great news is that the pretty hearts and Valentine motif on this card are from the printable Sweetie Pie Bumper-Sized eKit. So if you like this card, and if you have a few basic card supplies, you can download the printable 'Sweetie Pie' Valentine card making kit and get started within minutes!

Here are the instructions for making a Valentine card like this one...

Difficulty Level: An intermediate Valentine card idea.

To make this card you will need the printable Sweetie Pie Bumper-Sized eKit, which can be found here...

You Will Need:

• A pearlescent card blank (A6)
• Sheets #1 and #2 from the '11-4uonval' folder from the Printable Sweetie Pie Bumper-Sized Card Making Kit here...
• White card to print on
• Scissors
• Craft knife and cutting board
• Fancy edged scissors
• Glue and foam pads
• Red mirror card (also known as 'mirri card')
• Red ribbon
• Score board
• Glitter glue
• Clear ink pad
• Holographic embossing powder
• Heat tool (for heat embossing)
• A gem

1. Print it! Open up '11-4uonval' folder in the Printable Sweetie Pie Bumper-Sized eKit [the what?]. Print sheets #1 and #2 onto white card.
2. Cut It!
   
   
   1. Cut a sentiment from sheet 1 into an oval using your straight scissors.
   2. Using your fancy scissors cut a slightly larger oval in the red mirror card.
   3. Cut 1 red heart and 1 pink heart from sheet 2.
3. Score It!
   
   
   1. Using your score board emboss diagonal lines in each direction across the top half of your card blank.
   2. Next, emboss vertical lines down the lower half of your card.
4. Cut It! Cut a slit with your craft knife along the fold of your card, big enough to slide your ribbon through (this should be half way down your card).
5. Add Ribbon!
   
   
   1. Thread the end of your ribbon through the slot you have just cut and secure the end with sticky tape on the inside of your card blank.
   2. Bring remaining ribbon across the front of your card and secure this on the inside edge.
6. Glue It! Glue your sentiment onto the red mirror board. Allow to dry.
7. Add Sparkle!
   
   
   1. Add a small amount of glitter glue to each point where the diagonal lines cross.
   2. Add clear ink to the cut out hearts and heat emboss with the embossing powder and heat tool. Tip: You can add glitter glue to your hearts if you wish instead.
   3. Add the gem to the red heart.
8. Stick It!
   
   
   1. Place the sentiment in the centre of the top half of your card using foam pads.
   2. Arrange the red and pink heart on the lower half of your card and attach with foam pads.

Your card is finished! Making a Valentine card has never been so much fun!