This personalized Valentine card is a good project to make for a VERY special person in your life. The card takes a lot of steps, but they are all very easy – it’s basically a lot of folding and cutting.
- Two pieces of colored paper, each a different color (construction paper works) plus a few scraps of paper
- A photograph
- Markers or crayons
- Scissors
- Glue and tape
Instructions
Fold each piece of paper in half.
To make the two hearts you will need, cut one of the pieces of paper in half along the fold.
Fold each of these pieces in half and cut along the fold.
Draw half a heart on each (around the fold).
Cut along the line you drew. This will make 2 hearts.
Fold one of the hearts in half.
Draw a small half-heart on the folded heart and cut along the lines. This forms the picture frame.
Cut the photo to fit inside the heart frame.
Assemble the picture frame by placing the center-less heart on the photo and gluing it down.
Glue the solid heart to the front of the card. Decorate the front of the card with markers or crayons, or with tiny cut-out hearts.
Cut two strips of paper (about 1 inch by 8 inches). Any color will do.
Position the strips perpendicular to each other. Staple them together where they overlap.
Fold one strip over the other, like an accordion or spring.
Continue folding, making a springy strip.
Tape the springy strip to the inside of the card.
Tape the heart photo in the frame to the springy strip.
Write a message on your card.
