Valentine Card Ideas

One of the key components of your Valentine cards is your choice of colours. Red is the colour of passion and love and is therefore perfect for such an occasion. That is why traditionally, Valentines Day cards have been red and white and feature symbols like red roses and red love hearts.

As Valentines Day has extended to include not just lovers, but close friends as well, pink has also begun to feature heavily in Valentines designs. Pink is the colour of affection, sweetness and understand and so is perfect for the expression of friendship.

Pink goes perfectly with red and white to create a beautiful Valentines card.

But, you are not limited to just these colour combinations. You may also like to consider:

Red and gold
Red, white and black
Pink, red and black
Pink and brown or
Red, cream and brown

But don’t feel that you have to use red or pink on your cards. Just because a colour is not deemed a “Valentines Day colour,” it does not mean you cannot feature it on your card.

For example, you may decide to make a card in your special someone’s favourite colours or the colours of his favourite sports team. While these colours are not normally associated with Valentines Day, you can easily make your card look romantic simply by including a love heart or two.

In the end, you can use whatever colours you like for your Valentines Day cards. If you can’t decide, think about what your recipient would like the most and go with that!

Learn how to cut and score an embossed Valentine’s Day card with expert tips on Valentine’s Day crafts in this free video.

Expert: Janet Casto
Contact: www.janetcasto.stampinup.net
Bio: Janet Casto owns Stampin’ Up! She offers classes, home parties and sells stamping and scrapbooking supplies.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Duration : 0:1:20

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Learn how to apply embossing powder for an embossed Valentine’s Day card with expert tips on Valentine’s Day crafts in this free video.

Expert: Janet Casto
Contact: www.janetcasto.stampinup.net
Bio: Janet Casto owns Stampin’ Up! She offers classes, home parties and sells stamping and scrapbooking supplies.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Duration : 0:1:56

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A quick demo of making four valentine cards all at once using Stampington & Company stamp. Enjoy & check out creations for purchase at stephzerbedesign.etsy.com

Duration : 0:2:28

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Learn how to make homemade Valentine’s gifts from a professional art teacher in this free video about tips for making Valentine’s Day cards.

Expert: Lanie Evans
Bio: Lanie Evans is a certified art instructor who’s been with the AISD for over six years. She is also a working artist who creates, shows and sells her own work.
Filmmaker: Paul Raila

Duration : 0:3:40

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Who needs Hallmark? Here are some tips on how to brainstorm for your own Valentine’s day cards with this free video clip.

Expert: Matt Cail
Contact: www.homepaintings.biz
Bio: Matt Cail is an artist who works in oil, water color and acrylic paints, among others.
Filmmaker: randy primm

Duration : 0:2:19

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This is a cool video I found that shows how to make homemade Valentine’s gifts, in this case, a pop-up card for Valentines Day. It is by Lanie Evans, a professional art teacher

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Here is a sweet Valentines Day verse I found. You may like to use it as the message inside your cards, or even on the front.

My heart to you is given:
Oh, do give yours to me;
We’ll lock them up together,
And throw away the key.
– Frederick Saunders

I hope you like it!

Making a Valentine card can be a lot of fun but it’s not always easy to find unique and inspiring ideas! That’s why today I am thrilled to share with you an absolutely beautiful Valentine card by Melissa Phillips. It’s just stunning!

If you’re thinking of making a Valentine card, you really need to see this:

To make this Valentine card, Melissa has used Fancy Pants Vintage Valentine paper, goodies from Maya Road and Prima, Glimmer Misted doilies, rub-ons and assorted trims and embellishments.

When making a Valentine card I always try to do something different. I love how Melissa has used a heart shape as her base card and then layered papers, embellishments and more hearts on top of it. The doilies and thread really give it a heart-warming feel too! And the buttons are so cute!

I really am in love with this card. But, it’s not the only one Melissa has made. If you are thinking of making a Valentine card and want to see more of her creations, please visit her blog, Lily Bean Paperie. Thanks so much for sharing Melissa!

This has to be one of my favourite Valentines Day quotes:

If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden.

– Attributed to Claudia Ghandi

It’s perfect to feature on the front of any of your Valentines Day cards or as a verse inside. You could also use it for Friendship cards, Anniversary cards and general ‘I’m Thinking Of You’ cards.