Today’s project is not a recycled one, but will still help you avoid buying an impersonal, mass-produced Valentine’s Day card.
Simply print the template below on card stock and cut out the birds with a craft knife. You can leave it as is, or you could glue fabric or paper in the opening as I did in the photo below. Use spray adhesive to adhere your fabric or paper by carefully spraying the inside of the card and laying the fabric or paper down. For thin cotton fabrics, you can use an iron-on interfacing to give them some heft. Then cut a half-sheet of card stock and glue to the inside to cover the back of your fabric or paper. I think this template would also work well for an appliqué project. You might even see it as a machine embroidery design in my shop later this week!
Be sure to check out all of my recycled Valentine’s Day projects here. You can also find some nice projects at Maya Made. Add your Valentine’s projects to the Make it Monday Flickr pool.
Great idea! I’m all for avoiding the card shops and doing a bit of diy.
Aww, what a sweet design! I agree, a made-it-yourself card is such a nice idea! I’ll be linking.
So cute! I love the idea of making your cards instead of buying the same old tacky hallmark ones.
These are wonderful! Thank you for linking me in this post… I love this series you are doing on recycling! I’m fairly new here, and realized that I have a lot of catching up to do!! I also just discovered our mutual love for the good ol’ soup can!
I just wanted to let you know that you have been ‘Cuteabled’ today 🙂 http://cuteable.com/
awww! Lovely! Am definitely going to do this for hubby!
Such an adorable idea!
What a cute idea! Any card that incorporates fabric is a real winner!!
Ellen, I have never been crafty. But I printed this from your website and took it home to my very creative 4 year old. I cut one out for her and she seemed unimpressed with my idea. She did, however, take the cut outs of the birds and pasted them on a heart. She thought that was clever. It amazes me that every time I try to be artistic or have some idea for her how she never does it. She always seems to have a better idea. I guess that is why she is creative and I am not.
I really love this card! I like how simple and modern it looks. Thanks!
What a beautiful card! My husband and I make each other a card every year on Valentines’s Day. Thank you so much for the template-I love that I won’t have to agonize over how to make it, this year! 🙂