Valentines Card

Materials Required
  • ​Love Card Insert - see the tutorial 
  • Paper trimmer
  • Craft knife
  • Card base - A5 scored and folded in half - see the scoring tutorial
  • Craft paper - I used a dark denim print paper
  • Alpha Dies - I used Sizzix Thinlits 664223 & 664224
  • Sizzix Big Shot
  • Sandpaper or ink pad
  • Double sided sticky tape
  • Sticker Maker or craft glue
  • Tweezers
  • Heart die OR Fiskars Shape cutter with hearts template  OR Heart Punch
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Instructions

1. Cut out 7 small hearts using die cut / Fiskars shape cutter / Heart Punches / by hand.
I used my Fiskars shape cutter - the hearts are 2.2cm wide.
2. Sand or ink the edges of the hearts 
3. Cut out your chosen words
4. Cut a piece of craft paper to 14cm x 9.8cm. Use double sided sticky tape to adhere it to the front of the base card.
5. Position your hearts and words onto the card. When you are happy with the arrangement, take a photo so that you can repeat the placement when you stick them down. 
6. Sand or ink the edges of the letters and hearts.
Sanding the Letters
7. Using a sticker maker or craft glue, adhere the hearts and letters down in the arrangement you organised earlier. Use the picture on the phone to help position them.
8. Trim the sides of the card if necessary. My design had the hearts overhanging the sides of the card, so I needed to trim those level with the card edges.
Buy materials Online
Sizzix Thinlits Letters & Words - I love letters as you can spell any word(s) you wish, bt there are some cool word collections available as well.
Xyron Sticker Makers - I have two of these - a small one and a larger one. I use them all the time. They are especially convenient as you don't have to wait while your glue dries, and there is no leakage of glue out from around the piece you are adhering down. If you can afford it, buy bigger as you will be able to use it for so many more pieces.
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Core'dinations Sandable Cardstock - I love the effect that is created by sanding this card. The core of the card is a different colour to the outer layers. The outer layer can be selectively sanded off revealing the inner colour.