The Ultimate Giant Valentine’s Day Card

Hello! Are you thinking about making the biggest, most wonderful Valentine’s Day card ever for your loved one? Well, you’re in luck! In this tutorial, I’ll be showing you how to make a giant collage-style Valentine’s Day card that is sure to impress. With a few simple materials and a little bit of creativity, you’ll be able to create a one-of-a-kind card that shows just how much you care.

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To get started, you’ll need the following materials:

Cardstock paper in your preferred color
Scissors
Glue or double-sided tape
A heart-shaped trinket or charm
Lace or ribbon
Free downloadable printables (optional)

Now that you have everything you need, let’s get started!

Step 1: Cut out a large heart shape from your cardstock paper. This will be the base of your card.

Step 2: Glue or tape your trinket or charm to the center of the heart. You can also add any other small decorations or embellishments at this time, such as sequins, glitter, or buttons.

Step 3: Glue or tape a strip of lace or ribbon along the top and bottom edges of the heart. This will give your card a romantic, feminine touch.

Step 4: If you want to add some extra flair to your card, you can use the free downloadable printables to create additional decorations. Simply print out the printables on regular printer paper, cut them out, and glue or tape them onto your card.

Step 5: Write a message or special note on the inside of the card. You can use a pen, marker, or even a computer to type out your message.

Step 6: Give your finished card to your loved one and watch as their face lights up with joy!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial on how to make a giant collage-style Valentine’s Day card. With a little bit of creativity and some basic materials, you can create a truly special and memorable gift for your loved one. Happy crafting!

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If you like repeating cross stitch designs, borders you can use on other projects or as bookmarks, florals and Japanese-inspired designs, you’ll want to check out 200 Japanese Cross Stitch Designs by Saeko Endo. This collection of 200 cross stitch charts is low on instruction but big on inspiration for those who are comfortable taking a chart and running with it.

The book includes a brief introduction to the needed supplies and basics of stitching, but mostly is just photographs of finished designs and the charts that go with them. The charts vary widely in size and there can be anywhere from one to six charts printed on a single page.

Many of the designs are repeating patterns, but the chart shows a larger version so you can see how the repeats go together. Each chart has marked what portion is repeating and how many stitches and rows it includes. Other than that the charts are not numbered, but there are darker lines every five rows to help you count.

The patterns all range from one to three colors, and some include half cross stitches or back stitching, but most are full stitches.

The book is arranged into categories of motifs: geometric patterns, retro patterns, traditional Japanese patterns, floral and fauna and borders and pictorial motifs.

My favorites are the Japanese designs, many of which are recognizable from woodcuts, kimono designs and traditional shashiko embroidery. You’ll find cherry blossoms, suns, knots, and simple line designs that would be lots of fun to stitch.

There are a few pages devoted to different ways to modify charts such as changing colors, changing the way to design is repeated, flipping and rotating designs.

Other than that you’re on your own for how you actually want to use these designs. Of course they can just be stitched and framed but it might have been nice to see some of the projects stitched and staged in a way you might use them in everyday life (repeating motifs as coasters, or a bigger design turned into a pillow, for example).

Sometimes it helps to see designs used in different ways to get you thinking about how you might use them yourself. If you don’t need that creative push, this is a fine book full of patterns you’ll have fun playing with in different ways.

About the book: 112 pages, paperback, 200 patterns. Published 2025 by David & Charles. Suggested retail price $24.99.

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