Happy Valentines-Cards

Happy Valentines Cards Made With Lots Of Love

Make these Happy Valentines Cards and express your love for those you hold close to your heart. Surely a card made with your own hands is especially precious and will be treasured by the one you love.

Craft Supplies Needed:

12" x 12" scrapbooking paper (lilac color)

heart rubber stamp (Love Medley 2690H - Penny Black)

words rubber stamp (You Are Special - unknown)

white embossing powder

VersaMark Pad

Brilliance Pearlescent Purple Ink Pad

Heat Gun

bone folder

markers (blue, purple, pink, yellow, orange)

brush

Instructions:

1. Download Origami Valentine Card Template .

2. Print template on A4 size paper.

3. Refer to the template for measurement.

4. On your 12" x 12" scrapbooking paper, mark measurement with a light pencil mark.

scrapbooking paper folded card

Tips: Do not fold your paper until you have finished painting on it if you are using watercolors. Crease lines tend to absorb more water and your watercolor will seep through the paper to the other side.

5. Ink heart rubber stamp with VersaMark pad and stamp in and around areas marked on template. (NOTE: Line C is the bottom of your paper.Take note if you want your stamped images to be in one direction.)

6. Pour white embossing powder over stamped images.

embossing powder

7. Pour back excess powder.

8. Use a small brush to brush away stray powder.

9. Melt powder with heat gun.

origami valentine card

10. Scribble markers on plate.

11. Pick up color with a wet brush and paint within the stamped images. Paint different colors on differnt part of the images and load brush with clean water to blend them.)

12. Do the same for the area outside the stamped images. Use only pink and yellow markers.

13. Stamp "You are Special" in the centre with Brilliance Pearlescent Purple Ink Pad. Dry with heat gun.