Valentines Day Printable Coloring Pages and Card Crafts

Jan 13, 2012
Sara McGrath

Valentine Heart Card Crafts - aforestfrolic

Print out coloring pages, cards, envelopes, and clip art for easy Valentine's Day crafts.

Quick and easy handmade Valentine's Day cards and decorations can be printed, colored, and cut out in a matter of minutes. These cards are nearly as effortless as pre-made cards, yet have the appearance of handmade cards.

Valentine's Day Coloring Pages

Quick Printable Valentines

Supplies: Printer, crayons or other coloring tools, scissors, (optional glue and colored paper).

Print an image or card template from the Web.
Color the image with crayons, pencils, or markers.
Fold the paper into a card.
Or cut out the image and glue it to a folded piece of colored or recycled paper.

The one-stop, ready-to-go Valentine's Day card templates provided by Kaboose.com make Valentine's party preparations quick and easy for adults and fun for children. Each of eighteen images is available in small and larges sizes ready for print, fold, and color. In addition, three sheets of pre-colored mini-cards are available for print and cut. Large images double as Valentine's Day printable coloring pages for use as a fun activity or for party decorations.

Valentine's cards provided by Ivyjoy.com are ready to print in a few simple steps using a Greeting Card Maker. Select a cover image, text color and font, and greeting. Then preview and print. Ivyjoy also provides and envelope pattern.

To further simplify the process of making quick Valentines, print out any love-themed image and glue it to a folded or flat piece of colored paper. Address it, sign it, and deliver it.

Make Handmade Envelopes

Handmade envelopes can be made out of colored paper, newsprint, gift wrapping paper, or any recycled paper. They are quick and easy to make, add significantly to the crafty appearance of Valentine's cards, and provide an easy outlet for old magazines, newspapers, and other recycled papers.

Supplies: Pencil, scissors, glue, paper, envelope, (optional stickers).

Open any envelope as a template or use the envelope pattern provided by Ivyjoy.com.
Spread out the craft paper face down.
Place the open envelope template on top and trace around it.
Cut out the pattern.
Fold in the sides and bottom flaps. Glue the bottom flap to the sides.
Fold down the top flap. Use glue or a sticker to seal the Valentine's card inside.

Before sealing the envelopes, drop in a small candy, coin, sticker, or temporary tattoo, and these Valentines will be very popular.

For added decoration, pinking shears can be used to create interesting edges to the envelopes and to the cards. Other easy additions include glitter, stickers, stencils, or stamps.