Unique Homemade Valentine Card Design Ideas
DIY Valentine s Card Ideas…Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. The New Year is over, the spring is still far behind, and most us are in need for beauty and romance. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner so, why not fill your day and your loved one another with delightful greeting cards full of valentine’s day wishes, quotes to make an unforgettable holiday?
Saint Valentine’s Day is a traditional holiday that happens to be on 14th February every year. Typically, lovers celebrate it by exchanging a giving to each other it may be in the form of a flower bouquet or chocolate, the options are endless. Surprise your partner with a typical gift… a personal gift and have the added value that you have done it with your own hands.
Valentine’s Day should be a special day because it is an action of love, belongs to the individual person him/her-self, does not have any clear requirements regarding the celebration itself. It is rich in bright symbols and romantic attributes, it presents the imagination and enables us to realize extraordinary ideas. In addition to establishing and creating an atmosphere of tenderness and sensuality. This day is also beautiful because it falls in the dreary month of February to find beauty in few more days filled with magical emotions in this cold and gloomy month.
Valentine day this year’s day of love might look a little different, but it is always accompanied with several day in February although it is a small one-day celebration, it is preceded by several days of preparation. The time spent choosing the best valentine’s day gifts, treats and décor and planning small surprises will give you a good mood and set you in a romantic mood so that certain memories stay.
DIY Valentine s Cards are one of the best and much more value than something purchased, since they are made with love suitable all year round. The best valentine gift for a loved one can be one that is made by hand.
How to make Valentine’s Day cards
Symbolism of the holiday
Everyone knows that Valentine’s Day traditional main symbols that are used today include the traditional Valentine’s card – a small card with a romantic verse and an ardent declaration of eternal love. Most often, valentines are made in the heart-shaped outline. Other symbols of the holiday are also popular: doves, and flowers (especially red), arrows, scarlet lip prints, angels and cupid, rose petals. Unique homemade Valentine card design ideas and the very shape of the gift are a great way to show your loved ones how much you care for them and can already say a lot about your feelings.
Materials to make the cards
Currently, DIY valentines cards are made from all kinds of materials, from cardboard, colored paper, washi tape, stamps, metal foil, an old unnecessary postcard, a piece of bright and colorful fabric, wood, stone, knit from threads, etc. Homemade valentines cards are considered to be homemade valentines gifts because they are made with passion. Every great innovator had a desire to create something new which depend only on your imagination to make an amazing handmade valentine gifts in the form of a valentine s day card, which will certainly be able to melt the heart of almost every person and you will be able to touch this.
Colored Paper cards: Paper Crafts would be useful in any occasion and valentine day card is no exception. To create a Paper Valenitne’s is one of the most common materials and inspirable to DIY valentine crafts although it is not too resistant. Using the combination of stamped papers with other techniques such as die or reliefs you will achieve an amazing effect.
Cardboard: this material is also widely used in DIY valentine crafts, you can upcycled some of your cardboard waste into a Valentine’s card. it is somewhat more resistant than flat sheets of paper do, and you can obtain more striking results. Make a nice photo frame from a thick cardboard that could be a nice postcard. Thick cardboard painted in read and in the shape of hearts will work too. The cardboard structure is much better to create several successful card design ideas that need more resistant materials. All you have to do is to customize it with other types of paper such as cellophane among others.
Washi Tape Valentine Cards: Washi tapes are great for DIY Valentine’s Day crafts. They come to the rescue any handmade card ideas only minutes to finish. They give your Valentine Cards prominence shape and design. Washi Tape are use either to finish decorating your card or to make a card from top to bottom. It will look fantastic if you choose red heart motifs (the red tones of passion).
With stamps: with iconic stamped hearts you can decorate your Valentine’s Day card. Stamps can be made from a cork, potato, Eva rubber by yourself or buy scrapbook stamps with Valentine’s motifs. In addition, this technique can be combined with few embellishments or design element such as drawings, photographs, die-cuts, stickers, ribbons, red roses …to improve the performance.
DIY fabric Valentine’s Day Card; This is a skip from the ordinary greeting card made of paper or cardboard. It is totally made of fabric. DIY fabric Valentine’s Day Card encourages fine motor skills. Although it is a fabric Valentine’s Day Card it can be dropped in the mail just like a regular letter.
Wooden Valentine’s Day Card; Wooden cards are made from natural wood. wooden cards can be customized as valentines day card for your love ones and engraved with special wishes or messages.
Paper embroider valentine card; Knit from threads… Put your thoughts on your loved ones. Make an embroidery card with paper embroidery. This is a fun handmade Valentine’s Day card to do, both kids and adults can make. Sewing and threading activity using yarn or threads in the world of paper embroider instead of cloth, encourages fine motor skills.
Valentine’s Card Recycled Card; Reuse Valentine’s Day Card from old unnecessary postcard is not re-giving, it’s recycling. Cut and paste … combine tow or more cards together to create a new one. Or just add some paint or buttons to the original old Valentine’s Day Card. there are a whole bunch of ways to get creative for that special someone!
Valentine’s Day is yet another excuse for card making enthusiasts to get crafting, design ideas that you use or improve upon. Most of these unique homemade Valentine card design ideas are easy to make, beginners will love these ones. Traditionally we used to do Valentine cards exchange by the old school way… and because Valentine’s Day is full of expectations why not send it out via ‘snail mail’ as a change and as a great way to feel a sense of the day.
I think it’s a fabulous idea, especially since these days we don’t even get invitations in the mail anymore, much less a Valentine’s Day card– show your unique appreciation and love; what a great way to embrace a tradition! Discover how to make Valentine’s cards with these crafts.
We have selected for you some easy-to-implement ideas for Valentine’s Day, as well as useful selection of DIY Valentine Card Design Ideas and different styles that you will love…ideas for making heart-shaped valentines from fabric, wool, papier-mâché and even beads.
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