Today is Valentine’s Day and you might be needing a card for, of all people, your husband! I’ve made other valentines, but now at the last minute, it’s time for a valentine for a husband! This one could certainly be for other people as well, but this one is going to my husband!

I’ve seen some valentines using black and white or red and black checks and really like the look, so that’s where I started with this card. I love the Buffalo Check Stamp so I used that with Memento Black Ink on Real Red Cardstock. I also used my Stamparatus because this is actually a large background stamp and sometimes difficult to get it to stamp thoroughly. I was glad I did because I didn’t get full coverage the first time! The Stamparatus saves you in cases when this happens so you can just stamp again in the exact stamp spot!

I added a very narrow margin of Whisper White under the Buffalo Check layer just to help it stand out a little from the Real Red card base since I knew I’d be using Whisper White on the front of the card.

After playing around with some different hearts, labels and designs, I settled on these die-cut hearts from the Stitched Be Mine Dies. The greeting is from the Heartfelt Stamp Set in the Occasions Catalog.

And when I went to stamp something on the inside of the card, this idea “popped” into my head! I don’t know why! It could probably be fancier or better or whatever, but my husband is only going to look at it once and put the card down on his table so it really doesn’t have to be fantastic!

I already had a stamped and punched “Happy Valentine’s Day” heart from the Heartfelt Stamp Set, so I just glued that on top of the accordion-folded strip of Whisper White.

I didn’t measure or do anything, just pulled out a strip of Whisper White scrap I saw laying on the table! Hopefully after being trapped in an envelope all day, it will pop up when my husband opens his card!

Now get off your computer and go make a Valentine for your husband…or boyfriend…or whomever! Here’s another Valentine made with the Be Mine Dies I used on this card if you’d like some more ideas!