Conversation Heart card
Today brings us to the last card in the Valentine's Day series. It's a cute and fun card that brings back memories of passing those bright and colourful (yet, oh so chalky!) hearts around the grade two classroom, everyone hyped up on too much sugar and the excitement of the holiday. We had so much fun decorating those brown paper bags, taping them to our desks and then running around delivering those little Disney or Looney Tunes themed paper Valentines. The day was so innocent then - it was all about arts and crafts, candy, and a day full of fun school games. And so, in an attempt to recapture that innocence, here is the Conversation Heart Valentine.
Supplies:
· Sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" red card stock
· Sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" white text paper
Equipment:
· Computer
· Printer
· Paper trimmer
· Bone folder
· Heart border paper punch
· Large heart paper punch (approximately 2" wide)
· Mini heart paper punch
· Glue stick
· Piece of wax paper
· Heavy book for pressing
Directions:
1. Create a new 8 1/2" x 11" document in a design layout program. Make a 4" x 6" text box and write in three conversation heart sayings (like "BE MINE" "SWEET HEART" and "KISS ME") using capital letters in a sans serif font (like Arial). Centre the text and space the sayings so that there is room to punch large hearts around them. Print the document.
2. Use the paper trimmer to cut the red card stock in half to make two pieces, measuring 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Set one piece aside for future projects. Trim the white text paper so that there is a large border around the three sayings. Trim the rest of the paper into a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" rectangle. Set the rest aside to use in step six.
3. Fold the remaining card stock piece with the bone folder into a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card.
4. Use the heart border paper punch to punch the right edge of the front panel of the card.
5. Glue the 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white text paper into the right inside panel of the card.
6. Use the large heart paper punch to punch out the conversation heart sayings (centre the text in the middle of each heart). Use the mini heart punch to punch out six mini hearts from the remaining white text paper.
7. Glue the three large hearts down the middle of the card with the glue stick. Take the mini hearts and glue them around the large hearts.
8. Place the wax paper over the folded card. Put the heavy book on top and press until the glue is dry.
I hope you all have liked the cards in this series! I had a lot of fun designing and making them. See you next Friday!
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