Here it is...Valentine's Eve. If you are like me, you are still putting the finishing (or beginning) touches on that special someone's Valentine. What says "Love" better than a handmade card? Especially one that looks like this:
I am keeping things simple with this card...here's what you need:
Brown, red and cream colored paper or cardstock
Heart stamps or images...I used the Happy Hearts set from Stampin' Up!
Letter stamps or images...I used the Big Deal Alphabet from Stampin' Up!
If you are using stamps you will need a red inkpad, preferably one that matches your red paper.
A paper cutter and or scissors
2 paper punches...one that is a 1/8" circle and the other is a square...you don't necessarily need to have a square one, but it helps.
Adhesive of some sort
To get started, cut a piece of brown paper to be 4 1/4" tall by 5 1/2" wide.
Using your 1/8" circle punch, make a row of holes along the bottom of your card, about 1/4" up from the bottom. You can use a ruler to space them out exactly or estimate for a less perfect look. I wound up with 24 holes.
If you have a little 1/4" square punch, use it to punch out some red and cream colored squares. Then cut each one in half.
Make sure you have the same amount as you have little round holes, because you're going to glue a little piece of red or cream paper on the back side of your card so the colors will show through the holes.
Then stamp your letters and a small heart on cream cardstock using your red ink pad. If you're using a pigment ink pad (like I was) give yourself some time for the stamped images to dry before you cute them out. That way you will avoid smudging.
Then follow the instructions below...click on the image to enlarge it:
Arrange your squares in the center of your card to look like this (think the "Love" postage stamp that was around a few years back) and then place the small heart in the center of your letter "O". I used a dimensional to puff the heart out a little from the rest of the card. These are little sticky spongy doo-dads. You can get them in the scrapbook/card making section of your craft store. I got mine from Stampin' Up.
Cut an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of cream cardstock in half and then fold one of the halves in half to create the base of the card. Glue your card front on and....ta da! A Valentine for your sweetie!
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! I hope it's a good one!
I am keeping things simple with this card...here's what you need:
Brown, red and cream colored paper or cardstock
Heart stamps or images...I used the Happy Hearts set from Stampin' Up!
Letter stamps or images...I used the Big Deal Alphabet from Stampin' Up!
If you are using stamps you will need a red inkpad, preferably one that matches your red paper.
A paper cutter and or scissors
2 paper punches...one that is a 1/8" circle and the other is a square...you don't necessarily need to have a square one, but it helps.
Adhesive of some sort
To get started, cut a piece of brown paper to be 4 1/4" tall by 5 1/2" wide.
Using your 1/8" circle punch, make a row of holes along the bottom of your card, about 1/4" up from the bottom. You can use a ruler to space them out exactly or estimate for a less perfect look. I wound up with 24 holes.
If you have a little 1/4" square punch, use it to punch out some red and cream colored squares. Then cut each one in half.
Make sure you have the same amount as you have little round holes, because you're going to glue a little piece of red or cream paper on the back side of your card so the colors will show through the holes.
Then stamp your letters and a small heart on cream cardstock using your red ink pad. If you're using a pigment ink pad (like I was) give yourself some time for the stamped images to dry before you cute them out. That way you will avoid smudging.
Then follow the instructions below...click on the image to enlarge it:
Arrange your squares in the center of your card to look like this (think the "Love" postage stamp that was around a few years back) and then place the small heart in the center of your letter "O". I used a dimensional to puff the heart out a little from the rest of the card. These are little sticky spongy doo-dads. You can get them in the scrapbook/card making section of your craft store. I got mine from Stampin' Up.
Cut an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of cream cardstock in half and then fold one of the halves in half to create the base of the card. Glue your card front on and....ta da! A Valentine for your sweetie!
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! I hope it's a good one!
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