Valentine Card Making Idea

Valentine Card Making Idea

A Hearty 'Hi Sexy!'

This Valentine card making is really fun! If you want to send a playful little something to your Valentine, try making this fab Valentine card making idea...

The blue heart, the fun 'Hi Sexy!' motif, the flower, the lacy strip... all the elements are arranged strategically on the card, to result in a fun Valentine design. We think it'll be hard for your Valentine to wipe that smile off of their face when they receive it!

You see, every piece of decorated paper on this card is made from the printable Sweetie Pie Bumper-Sized eKit. So if you like this card and have a few basic card supplies, you can download the printable 'Sweetie Pie' Valentine card making kit and get started within minutes!

Here's how to make this Valentine card making idea...

Difficulty Level: An intermediate Valentine card making idea.

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

You Will Need:

• White card stock
• 5 sheets of white paper
• 1 sheet of white card stock for printing onto
• Sheets 1,8, 14, 15 and 24 from the '13-hi-sexy' folder in the Printable Sweetie Pie Bumper-Sized Card Making Kit here...
• 6mm white satin ribbon
• Nestabilities heart die. If you don't have a die cutting machine or dies, then just draw the heart shape out onto paper, and cut it out using scissors.
• Silver liquid pearls
• Stickles or glitter glue
• Blue oval rhinestone
• 3D foam tape, double-sided tape and craft glue
• Scissors, cutting mat, craft knife and ruler

1. Print it out! Open up the Printable Sweetie Pie Bumper-Sized eKit [the what?]. Print out sheets 1, 8, 14, 15 and 24 onto paper.
2. Cut it!
   
   
   1. Cut the white card stock to measure 28cm x 14 cm. Fold it in half to make a card blank.
   2. Cut the heart using the Nestabilitie die from sheet 14. (If you do not have a die cutting machine, draw the heart shape onto paper and cut it out using scissors.)
   3. Cut out the blue 'Hi Sexy' sentiment from sheet 1.
   4. Cut a strip from sheet 24 to fit across the bottom of the card as shown.
3. Punch it!
   
1. Punch a decorative border along both edges of the blue strip from sheet 24.
2. Punch a medium flower from sheet 15 and a smaller flower from sheet 8.
4. Stick it!
   
1. Stick the heart to the centre of the card blank using craft glue.
2. Stick the punched strip across the bottom of the card with craft glue.
3. Stick the 'Hi Sexy' sentiment at an angle to the heart using 3D foam tape.
5. Add ribbon! Attach the white ribbon across the center of the blue heart strip and attach a bow.
6. Stick it!
   
1. Stick the smaller flower on top of the larger one and add the blue rhinestone to the middle using craft glue.
2. Stick the flowers to the right hand side of the heart.
7. Decorate it!
   
1. Add small dots of liquid pearls to the edge of the heart.
2. Add stickles to the green heart and green letters on the sentiment.

And the Valentine card making idea comes to life!

It's fun. It's playful. And we think it'll put a BIG smile on your Valentine's face.