Since I’m a big fan of any and all holidays, I of course love Valentine’s Day! Instead of focusing on just one special person, I’ve always thought of it more as a day of appreciation for all of the people I love. So even when I was boyfriend-less in junior high and high school, I still thought Valentine’s Day was fun and happy because of all of my friends and family. And, of course, because of all that candy!
I designed these simple and cute printable valentines that you can download, print, embellish, and give to your Valentines next week, whether that includes friends, family members, classmates, or a special someone.
hefty card stock
printer
paper cutter
embroidery floss
a good, strong needle
1. Click on a link below to download a file. I created six different colorways for you: Coral, Mustard, Grass, Aqua, Orchid (color of the year!), and Black. The files are PDFs.
2. After downloading the file, open it and print. I printed four copies per page, but you can make your valentines as big or as small as you like using the print menu. Print as many as you want on heavy card stock.
3. Use the paper cutter to cut valentines apart and trim as necessary.
4. Before I started stitching, I took my needle and poked through each grey dot on the heart outline, just to make the sewing go faster.
6. Start sewing! Begin on the back of the card to hide your knot. You can do stitches around the outside of the heart, random stitches back and forth across the heart, or stitches that criss-cross regularly from one side to the other. Or you can do any other design you can think of!
7. When you are finished stitching, and you’ve made sure your last stitch ends on the back side of the valentine, tie another double knot and cut off any excess floss. Try to tie the knot as close to the card as possible so that your stitches don’t get saggy and baggy on the front of the card.
Now you can put all of your valentines in envelopes and deliver them to your loved ones! Happy Valentine’s Day!
So cute!
Thank you! They’re really fun to make, too!
So cute! I am SOOOOO behind in my Valentine’s Day Crafts! Maybe I’ll just do a round-up instead…and these will def be on it! Love.
Thanks Kathy! I’m behind on mine as well. Life never seems to slow down, does it!
CUTE! I want to make one for myself and hang it on the wall.
Kelly, if you click on the link and download it, you can print it as big as 8.5×11! I think it would make a really cute wall hanging!
these are SO cute, Melissa! Love this little project! š xx
Thanks, Audrey!
Love these and they are so great! We found you over on Katherine’s Corner,,,
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That is precious! Love the idea…thanks for sharing with everyone on the blog hop today!! have a wonderful week!
Thank you, Pam!
What a fabulous idea! These cards are adorable! (I also love your nails, by the way.) xoxo
I loved those nails too, Laura! An edgy French manicure, ooh la la!
aww that’s so cute melissa! love it!
Thanks, Lyndsay! xoxo
I am not a fan of the black one but the other two YES!
Not for everyone, I know, but I couldn’t resist because it matched my nails! š
Oh WOW – I have GOT to Pin this…these are so attractive and look like fun to make!
Thank you, Yona! They are really fun to make!
I’m totally smitten by this!
Why thank you! It was an idea that I had brewing for a long time, and I love how they turned out!
I love these cards!!! Going to try this this weekend!
How sweet! And so generous of you to share your printable patterns. Stopping by from the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop at Katherine’s Corner. Please come on over and see some of my free craft tutorials at http://www.mamaslittletreasures.com Hope to connect with you again soon, Nina @ mamas*little*treasures
Thank you so much for stopping by and saying hi, Nina!
I feel computer challenged right now. . I’ve tried four times printing the coral one and it keeps printing huge, like only a line on one page. Any idea how I can adjust this?
Hi Alice! OK, first, make sure you are downloading the file, not just printing it directly from the google doc screen. For some reason, it prints weird if you do it that way. It happened to me too, so it’s not just you! Once you’ve downloaded the file, you should be able to adjust the size in the print menu. I printed 4 on a page and trimmed them, but you can do 1 or 2 or however many you like! Let me know if you’re still having problems!
Thank you so much, Melissa! I wasn’t downloading the file!!! will do this today! thank you!! š
Love these! I absolutely love paper stitching projects! This is so cute
Thanks, Gina! I love sewing with paper too!