Here is the “Owl Always Love You” Valentine’s Day I card made using our Valentine’s Day Sample Dot-to-Dot on the inside. This card is fairly simple and use
s every day craft items to create. You can make your own using the artwork file on the right and free the puzzle.
Supplies I used:
- 1 sheet of patterned cardstock
- 1 red piece of string
- Clip art sheet with owl and sentiments
- 1 8½” x 11″ sheet of heavy white cardstock for base
- Greatest Dot-to-Dot Sample Newspaper Puzzle for Valentine’s Day
- 1 piece of scrap acetate, saved from a box of noodles
Tools I used:
- Watercolor Pencils
- Water brush
- Scissors
- Double-sided Tape
- Glue
- Paper Cutter
Paper dimensions:
- Cut 8½” x 11″ sheet of heavy white cardstock down to 6½” x 10″. Score cardstock in half to make card 5″ x 6½”.
- Cut pattern cardstock for front of card (top half) 5” x 6½”.
Print out the two pdf clip art files from above. Color in the images except the large heart. Cut out everything.
Additional tricks I use to get dimension.
- I use two or three water color pencils in different shades of the same color. I use the darkest color near the lines and the lightest in the middle of the image.
- I drag the waterbrush from the darkest color to the lightest color, keeping the brush damp, not soaked.
- I color past the images so when I cut them out they don’t have a white edge.
- I use Tim Holtz Distress inks on the edge of the cardstock and puzzle.
- I put Ranger Glossy Accents on the small heart after I colored it. It gives it a shine and adds dimension.
Here is a link if you would rather make last years Valentine’s Day Card, or combine the art work to make your own design.