Express your love with some “X’s” and “O’s” plus hearts on a card like this Playful Alphabet Valentine. It requires some die-cutting and a little stamping, but it’s a fun card to make and I’m sure to receive!
The card base is Real Red with a layer of Basic White Cardstock. I cut it a little smaller than normal (5″ x 3 3/4″) to allow more of the Real Red card base to show. I also cut a strip of Basic White (5″ x 1″) layered on a wider strip of Real Red (5″ x 1 1/4″) for the center (or so) of the card on which to layer the X’s and O’s.
I used the Playful Alphabet Dies to cut out the X’s and O’s and adhered them to the Basic White Strip with tiny dots of Multipurpose Liquid Glue. For an extra embellishment, I die-cut two strips of hearts in the Many Hearts Dies.
The little red hearts at the top and bottom of the card are from the Lots of Heart Stamp Set. Normally I might stamp the little hearts randomly on the area where I want them to show, but with the strips of die-cut hearts having open hearts, I didn’t want stamping interfering behind them. I probably should have positioned the center portion of the card better so the hearts at the bottom weren’t so crowded. But I doubt the recipient will be as critical as we are of our own work! We should remember that as we are making and stamping our cards!
That’s all there is to this card. On the inside, you might add a Basic White layer either stamped with a few hearts in the corner or along the top or bottom, or maybe add another X and O for fun! You could just stamp a greeting on the Real Red in black ink, too.
On the front of the card, if you wanted to embellish more, you could add the little Resin Hearts or rhinestones at the beginning and ending of the X’s and O’s. I might have done that, but I also thought maybe the card was busy enough and didn’t need anything extra.
Valentine’s Day is coming soon so take some time to make some valentines for your family or maybe some to mail! Receiving your card might be the only Valentine celebration they have this year! Use this Playful Alphabet Valentine to give you some ideas for making your own valentines today!