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.
Check
out the Valentine's Day Crafts
for gifts and party decorations to make, and the
tips section for a
Valentine mailbox idea, super quick and simple Valentines, and
colorful heart digital papers to download. For even more heart
digital papers
to download and print, see
Aunt Annie's Digital Papers for Valentine's Day.
The 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! 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! Or jump to the category index for a listing of all crafts.
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Kid Friendly This project features the art of paper-cutting to
create Valentine's Day cards. You can easily make unique and
striking Valentines using the included heart templates and colored
and/or decorative papers.
EASY
Description ↓
Card Tutorial
Add the look of basket weaving to your Valentine's Day card
creations by weaving together paper strips or by using one of Aunt
Annie's
Woven Strips digital downloads to achieve the woven-look.
The card ideas presented here can easily be adapted for other
holidays or occasions by changing the colors or using different
cutout shapes.
EASY
Kid Friendly This project features quick and easy Valentine
designs that are simple to make and perfect for classroom giving!
Select from printable Valentine's Day card patterns with either 6 or
9 Valentines to a sheet. You likely have everything on hand needed
to make these Valentines!
VERY EASY
Description ↓
Card Tutorial
These Valentine's Day cards feature heart appliqués made with
patterned papers that you can download and print. The paper
appliqués on these greeting cards are made to resemble fabric
appliqué seen on clothing and quilts. The project includes details
for making six Valentine's Day cards.
EASY
Description ↓
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
Description ↓
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
Description ↓
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
Description ↓
Make greeting cards for your sweetheart that feature pockets
that you can fill with little tokens of your love. The pockets are
also ideal for presents of money or gift cards. These cards are
quick and easy to make using solid color cardstock and patterned
papers that you can download and print.
AVERAGE
Description ↓
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
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
Description ↓
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
Description ↓
Card Tutorial
In this greeting card tutorial, make a card for Mother's Day or your
sweetheart that features a framed heart motif while learning how to use a
strip folding template. Once you learn this technique using the heart
template, additional motifs can be made using other templates.
AVERAGE
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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
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Card Tutorial In this greeting card tutorial, learn how to make a fancy edge on your
handmade greeting cards using scallops and a paper punch. For a
Valentine, use a heart punch to create a lacy bottom edge.
EASY
Description ↓
Card Tutorial
Special edge treatments are one of the things that can set your
homemade Valentine apart from a store-bought card. This greeting card tutorial
shows how to add a cutout edge detail to rubber stamped or heart cutout
Valentines.
EASY
Description ↓
Valentines aren't just for
sending to your sweetheart, you can send them to anyone you love.
See how easy it is to make a set of several unique Valentine's
Day cards to send to family and friends!
EASY
Description ↓
Card Tutorial
See how easy it is to create custom decorative papers for use in
your Valentine's Day card making. The beauty of sponging is the limitless range of
color possibilities—make whatever color paper you desire!
EASY
Description ↓
Card Tutorial Use this simple
card making idea to create two beautiful Valentine's Day cards from a single 6" by 6" sheet of
decorative paper. Just add a heart cutout and your Valentine
is done!
EASY
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Card Tutorial In this tutorial, you'll learn how to make cards using stencils and
acrylic paint. For a Valentine's Day, Aunt Annie shows how to make your own stencil using
a heart paper punch.
EASY
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