Valentine's Day Cards -Easy Ideas

Here are some simple and effective ideas for Valentine's Day Cards 

Here are a few easy Valentine's Day Card Ideas 

-or check out metallic card designs Craft with Jack: Handmade Cards -Metallic Designs

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-Cut out a heart template by folding a piece of card in half and cutting half a heart shape (so it's symmetrical)
-Remove the heart shape and use the outside of the template.
-Place over the front of  a piece of folded light-coloured card
-Using a red/pink/purple pen or crayon, scribble over the template
-Draw a frame around the card front in the same colour and add message

 

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-Fold piece of card in half

-Make a heart template by folding more card in half and drawing/cutting half a heart shape

-Place on the front of the card so the heart design is quite near the bottom of the card

-Draw and cut out, using a vertical cut from the bottom or the card (you could pierce and cut but this method is easier)

-Glue decorative paper/material behind the front of the card to display heart-shaped design

-Add extra detail and message

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-Cut a heart shape from card

-Use white circular stickers to decorate. You could use colour/number dictation for this in the classroom ('Colour line 1 pink, Colour line 2 red...' etc)

-Stick on to folded card -You could stick wrapping paper/foil on first

 

 

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-Fold card in half
-Cut out a heart shape from different-coloured card. Make this bigger than the front of the folded card
-Decorate with shiny ribbon/tape
-Stick on and add message

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-Use a long, rectangular piece of card and a heart shape as a template

-Measure the half way point on the rectangular piece of card in pencil 

Don't draw in pen or fold it as it will crease the heart design

-Draw a heart shape in the middle of the halfway line 

-Cut along one side of the halfway line and along the top of the heart design, not cutting the other side of the halfway line

-Fold rectangular card in half, leaving the heart shape unfolded

-Tape the cut along the fold, together again

-Decorate and add message

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-For a less-romantic card, use a heart or circular shape to make a monster design
(Idea inspired by  http://www.makeandtakes.com/)
-Add a circular white sticker for the eye
-Decorate, add arms/legs and add message

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Or try making a pop-up Valentine's Card

 http://craftwithjack.blogspot.com.es/2012/09/pop-up-card.html