Valentine
In This Section Learn How To Make
Easy Valentines Day Cards
With How To Videos and Written Tutorials You can Find the Inspiration to Create Your Own Special Card For Your Love this Valentines Day…
Video 1 – Easy Valentine Card
Valentine’s Day Crafts – 9 Steps to Making a Valentine’s Day Card
I would like to introduce you to the great art form of card making for your Valentine’s Day craft ideas. Look professional and surprise your special someone with a quality looking card. Lets get started, all we need is a computer, a printer, some craft paper like card and thin paper for your verse and a red envelope for your card. The card I’m going to show you how to make is a 3D style card.
The 3D style card is the same picture taken about six times then the picture is made smaller and smaller and smaller so the picture is still in that same size and gives you the 3D effect.
Step 1: Decide what size card you are making A4,A5,Dl? cut your card to size.
Step 2: Print your front or inside verse from computer by using a word document with the wording in the correct position and save it.(this can then be changed to personal details when required.)
Step 3: After printing onto card decide what theme the card is, (depending upon the person card is for) i.e. wedding-birthday/female/male/child.
Step 4: Collect the embellishments you want to put onto the card 
and without attaching them, first place them in different positions to decide the best place.
Step 5: If making a 3D decoupage card cut out all of the parts and attach pads to the back of each piece.
Step 6: Attach and peel offs to borders of card and any backing sheets for the decoupage /embellishments.
Step 7: When all of this is done start with the main and largest decoupage piece and attach to the card add each piece decreasing in size to the picture then put on any ribbons/beads/studs required.
Step 8: Print out verse on either white-coloured or printed paper positioning the verse on the correct side of the paper so that it is in the correct position when opened. Fold sheet paper and slide into card to check size.
Step 9: Use about 4 inch of double sided tape and attach to the inside back of the front section against the fold peel off tape, place paper inside along the tape and close card so that when opened the black sheet opens with the front of the card.
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Video 2 – Valentine Card Made From Scraps
Video 3 – Valentines Card
Video 4 – Pop Out Valentines Card
Easy Valentines Card
Fun With Foamies Valentine’s Day Cards
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Rachel_Paxton]Rachel PaxtonFoamies have become very popular during the past couple of years. You can find them in all shapes and sizes and for almost every holiday. They are great for children’s craft projects, but anyone can use them to make easy, creative greeting cards. I found a big tub of Valentine’s Day foamies at Walmart for just a couple of dollars, so I decided to try my hand at making homemade Valentine’s Day cards with them.
This Valentine’s Day project is a great activity to do with your kids. Children as young as toddlers can stick the foamies on the cards after you have done the initial cutting and gluing.
Preschoolers can even help with that part. While I was getting the cards ready to put together, I gave my toddlers some blank paper and a handful of heart-shaped foamies, and they had a great time sticking them all over their pieces of paper.
I came up with four different designs for my Valentine’s Day cards. The materials listed below will make one of each of the four cards.
Materials:
- Four pieces of red card stock
- One piece of white card stock
- Valentine’s Day foamies
- Paper cutter, scissors
- Glue stick
- Decorative scissors
First use the paper cutter to cut the red card stock into the desired sizes for your cards. I usually determine the sizes of my cards by the envelopes I have to put them in. I have a stack of envelopes of all different sizes, so each card can end up being a different size.
Card #1:
Turn the first card to open horizontally. I cut out four small squares of white card stock to glue in the center of the card to form one large square, with just a little space in between squares. I then placed a large red foamie heart in the center of each white square.
Card #2:
This card will also open horizontally. For this one I cut out eight small white squares and glued them in two rows of four squares across the face of the card. In the center of each square I placed a small heart foamie, alternating pink and red hearts. I trimmed the bottom edge of the front of the card with decorative scissors.
Card #3:
Turn this card to open vertically. I cut a large square out of white card stock and trimmed around all the edges of the square with decorative scissors. I glued the white square in the center of the card and placed a large red foamie heart in the center of the square.
Card #4:
This card will also open vertically. First I cut a piece of white card stock into the shape of a rectangle, to be slightly smaller than the face of the card. I next trimmed around the edges of the rectangle with decorative scissors. I then cut two red pieces of cardstock into the shapes of squares and glued them one above the other inside the white rectangle. Next I cut out two white squares to fit inside the red squares. Lastly, I placed a medium-sized red foamie in the center of each white square.
That’s it! These Valentine’s Day cards are fun for anyone to make. You can make them in less than half an hour and people will think you slaved over them for hours!
Photos of finished Valentine’s Day cards: rel=nofollow http://www.crafty-moms.com/valentines-day-card-foamies.shtml Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom of four. For scrapbooking, card making, gift-giving ideas, and more family memory-making activities, visit [http://www.crafty-moms.com]http://www.crafty-moms.com. Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Fun-With-Foamies-Valentines-Day-Cards&id=977404] Fun With Foamies Valentine’s Day CardsWhat About The Verse or Poem For Your Card?
Video 5 – Fancy Fold Valentines Card
Video 6 – Brainstorming Tips
Romantic Valentine Day Poems
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, it’s time to consider Romantic Valentine Day Poems among all the other aspects of this most romantic day in the year. In this article, we will cover ideas for poems – where to write them, how to write them, and where to get the inspiration.
Getting a Valentine’s card with a lovely poem from someone you love is always a pleasure. But writing one for your special someone can give you equal, if not more pleasure. We are here to get you going on this adventure of creating the verses that mirror your heart & soul.
Before you start your journey into the fourth dimension, where creativity weaves rhymes, make your choice of a poem’s style and theme.
STYLE:
rhyming or not
short or long
haiku
Sufi poem
sonnet
THEME:
romantic
passion
grateful
promising
praiseful
soul mate
silly
humorous
friendly…
A POEM:
There’s a special place in my heart
where I can feel you near.
No matter how far, darling, you are
in my thoughts you appear.
The way we love each other
makes it hard to be apart
so when I can’t hold you in my arms,
I hold you in my heart.
If you prefer to write your own romantic Valentine Day poems instead of using ready-made ones here is some help
HOW:
Write down all the random thoughts you want to express
Type up 10-15 things you love about your partner
For finding rhymes to your words refer to: rhymezone.com
For finding the right words to match your feelings refer to: thesaurus.reference.com
WHERE:
on a card or e-card
design a bookmark with a romantic Valentine poem – designed in photo editor and printed on photo paper
on a T-shirt with a romantic Valentine poem printed first on textile foil and then printed on the T-shirt by ironing. Or make it online.
message/poem in a bottle
steam up the bathroom and write a poem on the mirror for your sweetheart to read when she/he uses the bathroom next
in a cookie you baked
framed as a painting
carve it somewhere special
Wishing you great joy in exploring and composing romantic Valentine Day poems!
Written by Natalija Domin, a member of multimedia artists team ‘Talidari’ with over 20 years of personal experience with arts, wellness and love. Get the comprehensive ideas for romantic Valentine Day poems – with a wide selection of ready-made love poems and resources – visit [http://www.talidari.net/romantic-valentine-day-poems.html]http://www.talidari.net/romantic-valentine-day-poems.html. Once there, you will also get the gifts, such as e-book with 101 romantic ideas, top-production videos, arty pictures, romantic quotes, ideas for Valentine gifts & things to do, and much more. Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Romantic-Valentine-Day-Poems&id=1871179] Romantic Valentine Day PoemsVideo 7 – A Valentines Paper Rose
What Are The Origins of the Valentines Card?
The Valentine’s Day Card’s Incredible History
They are more than just glossy and decorative pieces of paper — they are a window to the very soul of those that have been bruised by playful Cupid’s arrows! Within their depths lie a myriad quivering emotions and trembling hopes. Yes, we are talking about the quintessential Valentine’s Day card without which this celebration of love and romance just is not complete.
Next to Christmas, Valentine’s Day is the biggest revenue grosser for manufacturers when it comes to cards. Take a hold of this. Each year, love-struck Britons spend around 503m UK pounds (835m US dollars) on cards, flowers, chocolates and other gifts for Valentine’s Day. World statistics reveal that no less than a billion cards are sent every year on Valentine’s Day, placing it just behind Christmas as the second most significant card-giving occasion. That’s a lot of love in the air!
But, do you know just how the custom of giving Valentine’s cards came into being?
As with the festival itself, even this tradition is shrouded in mystique. According to one belief, the tradition began with Saint Valentine, the patron saint himself, when he was imprisoned by the Roman Emperor Claudius in the 3rd century A.D. Saint Valentine used to pass notes to the jailor’s daughter and one of them was signed as ‘Your Valentine’. Yet another story suggests that children used to pass notes to Saint Valentine when he was imprisoned and continued to do so even after his execution.
In the 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer introduced the notion of love and romance in what had been till then a rather sombre Christian feast day. Once the floodgates had been opened, there was no stopping! By the 18th century, exchanging gifts and hand-made romantic cards to mark Valentine’s Day had become very popular in England. Traditional symbols of lace, hearts, doves, red roses and Cupids started appearing on the cards being exchanged between young lovers.
In 1797, a British publisher came out with a journal titled, “The Young Man’s Valentine Writer”, filled with hundreds of ready-made sentimental verses for all those who wanted that ‘perfect’ verse to capture the heart and attention of their beloved!
Till, the late 19th century, cards were being made mostly in England.
The first American Valentine’s Day Cards
Love is infectious! The custom of giving cards on Valentine’s Day soon spread to America as well. In the 1850s, young Esther A. Howland, an American lady of Worcester, Massachusetts, hit upon the idea of mass-producing traditional Valentine’s Day cards. Along with her brother and three friends, she started shipping beautiful hand-made Valentine’s Day cards all across the country.
These readymade satin or lace-embellished cards, with romantic messages printed on them, were a huge and instant success. People flocked to buy them — they were creative and attractively designed, and did a better job than they ever could! Buying a card for the one you loved was now the most natural (and mandatory) thing to do on Valentine’s Day.
Earliest Valentine’s Day Card
Probably because Saint Valentine himself had signed his note to the jailor’s daughter as ‘Your valentine’, the love tokens being exchanged by people also came to be simply known as ‘valentines’.
The earliest Valentine’s Day card was sent by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1415 A.D. after the Battle of Agincourt. Obviously missing her dreadfully, he penned several poems, rhymed love letters or ‘valentines’ to his wife in France. One of these was sent on 14th February.
This card is preserved in the British Museum, and stands a silent testimony to just how deep and strong the roots this tradition had taken. Even aristocracy could not escape its charms!
Today, it is hard to imagine a Valentine’s Day celebration without the mandatory card. Even if one is cash-strapped for a gift, one always somehow manages a card to convey the right sentiments!
Daya is an experienced journalist and creative writer working in the UK gift industry. She is currently researching the history, traditions and facts of Valentine’s Day — the world over! At http://www.4-valentines-gifts.co.uk/ are published more of her fantastic Valentine’s Day facts, figures and findings. She writes advice about choosing gifts for women and about gift etiquette in general at [http://gifts.pressies4princesses.co.uk/]http://gifts.pressies4princesses.co.uk/. Here you can find gift guides on all manner of modern gift-giving dilemmas. Each gift guide is packed with useful tips, helpful advice and inspirational suggestions. Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?The-Valentines-Day-Cards-Incredible-History&id=3213465] The Valentine’s Day Card’s Incredible History
