![]() ![]() Then, use the inks or watercolors of your choice to flourish or write calligraphy on the glued hearts. Now, glue hearts over your pencil draft lines. Phyllis used white paper to demonstrate this step so you could better see her pencil draft lines! Pop each heart half away from the panel, as shown on the right below. Then, use an X-Acto knife to cut along the top half of the medium heart and the top half of the small heart on the middle fold. Lightly trace each placement using a pencil. You should have four small hearts scattered in different places on your card, and one medium and one small heart on the middle fold. Use the heart templates on the cheat sheet to complete this step! Phyllis suggests using mostly pink and red cardstock for this step.ĭecide on the placement of the hearts that you cut out. Now, trace and cut (at least) two medium and four small hearts. Glue it into place and secure it firmly with a staple at the bottom. Now, tuck the inner card into the outer card, as shown. Use your bone folder to make a nice, crisp accordion fold. Then, fold it as per the dimensions on the Matchbook Valentine Cheat Sheet. This project features an inner card that accordions out for that “wow” factor! To make it, cut another piece of kraft cardstock to 5.5″ x 11″. This will give your card extra embellishment! 4. Feel free to wrap your pocket in ribbon or twine before you glue it down. Then, glue the pocket (with the hearts inside) to the front of the card. This should result in a pocket! Once the glue has had a chance to dry, put the hearts inside. Now, glue the solid kraft rectangle and the kraft rectangle with the half circle cut out of it together along the sides and bottom edges. White ink and metallic watercolors make these cardstock hearts sing! Now, use the Pointed Pen Vine Motifs from the cheat sheet to embellish your hearts and the kraft rectangles. ![]() The template for these hearts is also included on Phyllis’ cheat sheet. Then, cut out three versions of the medium-sized heart on various colors of cardstock. Cut out a slightly larger, complete rectangle of kraft cardstock as well (not pictured). Use the front pocket template from the Matchbook Valentine Cheat Sheet to cut out a front pocket from a kraft piece of cardstock. Your card should now resemble a matchbook! 3. Now, fold the cardstock over as pictured. ![]() You can use a bone folder to get nice, crisp folds! Gold watercolor (Phyllis loves The Creative Kinds metallic watercolors)įirst, cut a piece of cardstock to 6″ x 11″.Phyllis’s Matchbook Valentine’s Day Card “Cheat Sheet” (download it for free here).Assorted cardstock colors of your choice (Phyllis chose red and pink).Gather Your Valentine’s Day Card Supplies Today, she’ll show you how to make a matchbook-style Valentine’s Day card with the help of a couple of printable templates!ġ. Her imaginative flourishes, metallic accents, and abundant botanical illustrations had me mesmerized! You can imagine, then, how excited I was when she agreed to make a Valentine’s Day tutorial for TPK. Step 4: Fold it underneath the box and tape the one side in place.When I discovered Phyllis Macaluso’s Instagram page ( I couldn’t stop gawking. Step 3: Position it around your matchbox. Step 2: Cut out around the stencil of one of your match box wrappers. Step 1: Save the free template and print it out! You can choose from pink, black, purple, blue or orange! Or you can just print out a whole load of them and get colourful with your favors! Here’s how to do it…(seriously guys, it’s SO easy it practically doesn’t need a tutorial!) Matchbox favors are a super cheap and really cute way to give your guests a little something to leave your wedding with! These boxes literally cost me 17p each and you can get them even cheaper than that if you buy them in bulk on Ebay! Plus we’re throwing in the print out we designed for free so you can easily print it off and have a budget friendly and fun favor! Wedding DIY: Match Box Favors with a Free Download! ![]()
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