Easy Do it Yourself Valentine’s Day Cards

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If you want to personalize your Valentine’s Day cards this year, you can do it with a few easy craft items and a few spare minutes of your time. To get started with some easy do-it-yourself Valentine’s Day cards, here are the supplies you will need:

• Valentine scrapbooking paper
• Old Valentine’s day cards
• Heart-shaped rubber stamp with a red or black ink pad
• Heart-shaped hole punch
• Red or white cardstock paper
• Red or white foam paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Family pictures
• Glitter
• Red and white ribbon

Now that you have all the supplies laid out before you, let’s get started with your Valentine’s Day card. Here is a simple step-by-step guide of what to do:

Step # 1 – Get the decorations ready

Before you start gluing things to the card, you need to get all of the decorations ready that you need to glue to the card. Use the heart-shaped hole punch to create some heart decorations out of the foam and cardstock paper. Once you have cut them out, dip them in some Elmer’s glue and sprinkle them with some glitter. Give them a few minutes to try on wax paper so they don’t stick to your kitchen table and other surfaces. Tie the ribbons into small bows. Use white and red ribbon and tie them together in double ribbons. You will want at least one double ribbon because you will need to glue it to the top of the card.

Step # 2 – Word the card

To get started with the decoration of your Valentine, you need to choose the wording for the card. Would you like to say the simple ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ message or would you like to offer something extra like a poem or a love note? Use the Valentine’s scrapbooking paper to type your message on the computer and print it out. This will be used as the inside of your card. For the message on the outside, grab some of the old Valentine’s Day cards you have and cut out the heart shape on them along with the phrase ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’. This is a fun way to liven up a dull Valentine’s Day card. Once you have this ready, you are ready to start gluing things into their proper place on the card.

Step # 3 – The Layout

Use all of the decorations and add them to the card. Which items will go inside the card and which ones will look good on the outside of the card? Don’t forget to add your family photos to the card. Placing them on the center of the card so it is the first thing the recipient sees. Cut the picture into the shape of a heart and glue it right in the middle and then glue some foam hearts around it. Glue the lace bow to the top of the card. If you want to get creative with the lace, glue two strings of lace to the front and back of the card, then tie them together in a bow. On the inside of the card, include your poem or love note that has been printed out on the scrapbooking paper. Be sure to decorate the inside of the card with the cardstock hearts that are covered with glitter. You might also consider adding a few different cut-outs from your family pictures on this page.

Creating homemade Valentine’s Day cards is meaningful and fun. You get a chance to sort through all of your recent family pictures and share them with the people you love.

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