Valentine Card Idea

Valentine Card Idea

Peachy Fresh!

This Valentine card idea has a beautiful, fresh feel about it.

The peachy-pink tones bring a zest of life to the card design. And we think that its subtly balanced elements make this Valentine card idea a truly gorgeous little piece of craft work. One that anyone would love to receive!

And the great news is that every piece of decorated paper on this card is 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 this Valentine card idea...

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 white square card blank
• Sheets 1 and 3 from folder '11-4uonval', and sheet 12 from folder '25-u-r-gorge', all from the Printable Sweetie Pie Bumper-Sized Card Making Kit here...
• Cutting mat, crafting knife, ruler, scissors
• Double-sided tape
• Double-sided 3D tape
• Craft Glue
• Paper piercer
• Flower Punch
• Pink ink pad
• 1 pink flower
• 4 white buttons
• 1 white brad
• 1 metal filigree
• Pink organza ribbon
• Stickles (glitter glue) in pink

1. Print it out! Open up the Printable Sweetie Pie Bumper-Sized eKit [the what?].
   
   
   
   1. Open up the '11-4uonval' folder and print out sheets 1 and 3.
   2. Open up the '25-u-r-gorge' folder and print out sheet 12.
2. Cut it!
   
   
   1. Cut a piece from sheet 12 of the '25u-r-gorge' folder slightly smaller than your card blank.
   2. Cut out the 'For you on Valentines' sentiment from sheet 1 of the '4uonval' folder
3. Stick It!
   
   
   1. Stick the pink paper from sheet 12 to the card using double sided-tape.
   2. Stick the sentiment on top of the pink paper in the center at an angle using double-sided 3D tape, this will raise the sentiment slightly.
4. Punch It! Punch two flowers from the '4uonval' sheet 3.
5. Ink It! Ink round the edges of the flowers with the pink ink pad.
6. Stick It! Stick one punched flower on top of the other using a touch of craft glue making sure the flowers are rotated so you can see the petals of the flower below too.
7. Attach It!
   
   
   1. Place the pink flower on top of the punched flowers. Using a paper piercer punch a small hole in the center, place the filigree on top and push the white brad through the center of the filigree.
   2. Attach the flower to the bottom right hand side of the card.
   3. Attach two buttons to the upper right hand side of the card and two buttons to the bottom left hand side of the card.
8. Glitter It!
   1. Add the pink stickles or glitter glue to the swirls and little hearts on the sentiment.
   2. Add some stickles or glitter glue to the flowers.
9. Add Ribbon! Make a bow with the organza ribbon and attach it to the top left corner of the sentiment.

And voila! The fresh, peachy Valentine card idea is complete!