Make a cute Valentine’s day card from the heart – the heart card.
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Simple card that opens up to reveal a message. What’s not to love!
We have been busy sharing all kinds of arts and crafts ideas for Valentines day, and one of the more popular ones are certainly cards. A simple piece of paper can quickly become a wonderful gift from the heart.
This one is pretty straight forward to make, but we do know drawing a heart can sometimes be hard, so we have also prepared a printable template for you.
Ready? Let’s make a DIY heart card.
How to Make a Heart Card
- our template
- construction paper
- ribbon
- marker to write your message
- hole punch
- optional: coloring supplies if you’ll be coloring your card
Watch the Video Tutorial
Follow the Step by Step Instructions
Print out our template. You can either use it as a stencil or as a color in heart card template.
Cut out the template.
If you are using the heart card template as a stencil, trace the shape on construction paper.
Cut out the card shape.
Place the stencil on top of your cut out and punch holes through the holes marked on the template.
You can also do this without the template.
Fold the flaps.
Cut a smaller heart shape and glue it inside the card.
Write in your message.
Thread the ribbon through the holes.
Tie them up.
Alternatively you can also use yarn (even better for smaller hands as it’s easier to tie).
Get the Heart Card Template
Click here to get your DIY Valentines day template -> Heart Card
Happy Crafting!
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