How to Make a Valentine's Day Card at Home

If you love getting Valentine's Day cards, then go the next step and make your own Valentine's Day cards at home for your loved ones. Making anything homemade is always a special treat and something to remember for a long time. Read on to learn how to make a Valentine's Day card at home.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Card stock paper (pink and red)
• Valentine's Day stickers
• Sticky form squares
• Scissors (plain or scrapbook scissors)
• Computer
• Word processing software
• Time
• Love

1. 
   Getting started

   Turn on your computer. Open your word processing software. Click on the "Drawing Toolbar" either already open at the bottom or top of the blank page. If Drawing Toolbar is not open, click on "View," "Toolbar" and "Drawing." Now, you will click on the Big "A" on the "Drawing Toolbar."

2. 
   WordArt Gallery

   Once at this window, use the first outlined box. WordArt Gallery comes in handy if you have messy handwriting.

3. 
   Choose your colors.

   From here, you will now be able to use any color you want for the inside of the outlined wording for your card. Maybe, you want to use pink and red for Valentine's Day. Here is what you need to do in this photo. Double-click on the words now on your blank page. The "WordArt Gallery" toolbar will come up on the page. Now, click on the "Paint Can Icon" and it will say "Format WordArt." Here, you can fill in the wording for your card by using the colors available to you. All you do is click on the drop-down color button under "Fill" and/or "Line." If you use both "Fill" and "Line," your wording will have two contrast colors when you print the wording out for your card(s).

4. 
   Choose your font.

   Next, you fill in the wording with the color or colors of your choosing. Also, you can use any font you want to show what you are feeling about this person.

5. 
   Supplies

   Here are the products you can use for making your Valentine's Day Cards at home. These can be purchased at any local or big chain craft store.
   These should be in stock for the Valentine's Day season probably in January for your February use.

6. 
   Sticky foam

   With sticky foam, you can cut it into any length needed for the wording being used for your card.

7. 
   Cut sticky foam

   Once sticky foam is cut, it can also be cut into smaller pieces to be placed on each side of the wording for even proportions when being stuck to the card.

8. 
   Almost finished

   Next, you can place the wording on the card stock wherever you want it to appear. In this example, it is placed in the right, inside portion of this Valentine's Day Card.

9. 
   Stikcy hearts

   Now, you can add sticky red and or pink hearts to the card to make it extra special for your child or loved one. Here, sticky hearts are added to the inside of the card.

10. 
    Personalize the card to make it more special.

    To complete the card(s), you can add more stickers on the from with whatever color of stickers you want to express to your loved one. If you have wonderful handwriting, then on inside, write, "Love, X" on the other side or use your word processing software and do what is done on the inside of this card.

11. See, that was easy to make and only took an hour-and-a-half. Plus, a homemade card is always more personal than a store bought one, right?

Tips & Warnings

• Make your homemade card anyway you want it.
• Make it flashy or simple.
• Say what you want or not.
• A homemade card really makes your loved one feel that much more special.
• There really are no warning here except to not make your cards with children around because of the scissors being used.

[janinee]

on 2/13/2009 fun article, i love making home made cards! (:

[CCrock]

on 2/24/2008 What a crafty and fun idea! This is a great craft idea for any age!