Kia ora Koutou
Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to play with soft pinks, classic reds, and elegant details. For today’s card, I combined pink, red, and white cardstock with delicate lacy die cuts, subtle gold accents, and pearl embellishments to create a romantic Valentine’s Day design that feels timeless and feminine.
Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creation.
Design Inspiration
This Valentine’s Day card is inspired by a romantic and traditional mix of soft pink, crisp white, and pops of red, finished with elegant gold accents. Layered hearts add dimension and sweetness, making this design perfect for celebrating love in a classic yet modern way.
Design Highlights
- Theme: Valentine’s Day
- Colours: Pink, red, white, and gold
- Style: Elegant, romantic, layered
- Techniques: Die cutting, layering, embellishing, dry embossing
- Embellishments: Pearls, gold accents, hearts and handmade flowers
How I Made the Card
- I began with a white card base, which keeps the overall design clean and allows the details to stand out.
- I addeed layers of red and white to bring in the traditional red Valentine’s Day colours
- A soft pink embossed panel was added on top, creating a textural background for the focal elements. For extra depth to the embossed panel I have brushed some deeper pink inks to highlight the embossing.
- To soften the embossed panel I die cut a vellum square to assist with highlighting the focal sentiment and embellishments.
- Using lacy dies, I die cut a decorative border from white cardstock and added a pink shadow to the border. And in keeping with the colours already used in the background I have added this border to a layered red and white panel before adhering them to the card front as shown.
- Again using a lacy heart die I die cut the heart from white cardstock and added it to a pink shadow layered with more vellum and positioned it to the centre of the lacy border panel.
- Small flowers were die cut from white cardstock, lightly coloured with pink inks before being shaped and assembled and adhered to the heart. Small green leaves were added around the flowers.
- To enhance the romantic feel, I incorporated gold accents, which bring warmth and a subtle shine to the design.
- The sentiment has been die cut three times – with pink card, red card and gold card and stacked together slightly offsetting each layer and added above the lacy panel and now is the focus of the card. The gold peeking out adds a touch of elegance to the card.
- In order to add to the Valentine’s Day theme I have also die cut a couple of extra hearts out of red and gold card and added them on the card as shown.
- The card was finished with pearl embellishments on the lacy panel, hearts and the centres of the flowers, adding softness and a touch of luxury without overpowering the layout. And for even more subtle shine I have added some Frosted Lace Stickles to the petals of the flowrs.
Design Tip
Lacy dies add a lot of detail to a card, so keeping the colour palette simple helps prevent the design from feeling too busy. Pearls and gold accents work beautifully together and instantly elevate Valentine’s Day projects.
Final Thoughts
I love how this Valentine’s Day card came together with its soft layers, delicate details, and classic colour combination. The mix of lacy die cuts, pearls, and gold accents makes it perfect for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, or any occasion that celebrates love.
Thank you so much for stopping by today — I hope this card inspires your Valentine’s Day crafting 💕
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And don’t forget to pin this project for later inspiration — you’ll definitely want to revisit it when you are in the mood for making Valentines Day cards!
✂️ Supplies I Used:
Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:
S4-1205 Merry Everything Words
Die of the Month December 2022 – Sweetheart Envelope and Notecarrd Set
Die of the Month January 2021 – Mini 3D Vignette Valentines Mailbox
S4-1151 Fluted Classics Squares
S4-999 – Infinity Link Border
E3D-046 Orange Peel Quilt 3D Embossing Folder
Other Products Used:
House of Cards White Cardstock 300 gsm
Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Pink Sand, Rainforest
Spellbinders Colorwheel Cardstock – Cranberry
Heartfelt Creations Luxe Gold Cardstock
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White – 110 Ib cardstock
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80 Ib cardstock
Lawn Fawn Vellum
Distress Oxide Inks – Kitsch Flamingo, Pickled Raspberry
Distress Ink – Rustic Wilderness
Stickles – Frosted Lace
Unity Pearls
Bearly Art Glue
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Happy Crafting
Patricia