Make your own Valentine card

A romantic card that turns into a fabulous pop-up lantern

Surprise your loved one with this unique, easy and fun-to-make card which pops up into a decorative lantern. All you need is a selection of edding 1340 brushpens which are superb for drawing hearts, writing loving phrases or for colouring stamps. For an interesting effect, use several colours to add depth to your stamp.

Categories: Valentine's day
Craft your own cards
Products: Fibre and felt pens
Materials: Paper, carton and cardboard
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

Divide and fold the coloured paper into four 8 cm panels and one 3 cm panel. These will be glued together to make the lantern shape.

Step 2

Before assembling, cut out small window shapes into the four panels and stick the translucent paper to the inside. You don’t want to see the glued edges once the card is folded.

Step 3

Next, use the decorative paper punch to create a beautiful border at the top of the card.

Step 4

Use the edding brushpens to decorate the paper lantern with hearts, loving phrases or a stamp design.
Hints and tips for the stamped heart: to colour the stamp, place the nib of the brush pen against the stamp as horizontal as possible. Press the stamp immediately onto the paper and, if you wish, enhance the stamped motif with the pen.