Valentine's Day Crafts

Make Cards for Valentine's Day

Aunt Annie brings you Valentine's Day card projects that will please both children and adults. There are cards that are quick and simple enough to make for giving to an entire class, cards that include pop-ups, and others that offer the experienced crafter flexibility for creative and personal touches. Look for the Kid Friendly tag when selecting cards for children to make, for the Friday Fun tag on projects designed for group or classroom fun, and the Card Tutorial tag for adult greeting card crafts!

Check out the Valentine's Day Crafts for gifts and party decorations to make, and the sidebar for a Valentine mailbox idea, super quick and simple Valentines, and colorful heart ePapers to download.

The card projects range in difficulty from VERY EASY to AVERAGE.

Browse this page for descriptions and illustrations of the Valentine's Day card projects, then select a card to make and have some crafting fun!

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  Serendipity Square Cards Card Tutorial - In this greeting card tutorial, learn how to use leftover scraps of paper and cardstock to make colorful serendipity squares that can then be combined in various ways to make beautiful cards. Once you learn how to make serendipity squares, you'll never need to throw away those small scraps of paper again!

  EASY

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  Pop Up Card Kid Friendly - Learn how to make a special Valentine's Day card with a pop-up inside. When the card is opened, a heart will spring out! This simple pop-up is easy enough for children to make and offers enough flexibility for the creativity of teen and adult crafters. These pop-ups can also be added to any handmade or commercial card.

  EASY

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  Pocket Cards Card Tutorial - In this tutorial, you'll learn how to make greeting cards with pockets that can be filled with little pieces of your creative art. They are also ideal for presents of money or gift cards. These pocket cards are very versatile; make several in a variety of colors to have on hand to decorate for any occasion.

  AVERAGE

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  Paper Appliqué Cards Card Tutorial - In this tutorial you'll learn how to make paper appliqué cards. Basically, these are cards made from cut paper arranged on the card to mimic the look of cloth appliqués. There's no end to what can be done with this technique.

  EASY

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  Repeat Cards Card Tutorial - Learn to make cards using repeats of small rubber stamps arranged in threes or fours and matted. Once you learn this design concept, it can be used for repeats of any small object—paper punches, cutouts from decorative paper, stencils, and more.

  EASY

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  Easy Valentine Cards Friday Fun Kid Friendly - Need to make lots of Valentines in a hurry but still want to show your creative flair? These easy-to-make Valentines are based on hearts that are cut freehand. After some simple prep work, this project is as easy as fold, cut and glue.

  VERY EASY

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  Valentine with Pop-Up Kid Friendly - Make a special Valentine's Day card with a pop-up inside. Have you ever made paper doll chains? Using that idea, you'll cut a chain of hearts and glue it inside the Valentine's Day card to make a pop-up that springs outs when the card is opened. What fun!

  EASY

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  Heart Shaped Cards Kid Friendly - Make simple and fun Valentine cards in the shape of a heart or with a heart-shaped top. Most of the cards have a circus theme, and one is especially designed for giving to your sweetheart.

  VERY EASY