Step One

Landscape orientation; divide the piece of card into five sections measuring 72mm – 40mm – 72mm – 40mm – 72mm.

Using your embossing tool make score lines vertically between the marking points (shown by red line).  Leave the card flat.

I prefer to make all my markings using a pricking tool.

Step Two

Cut round your heart images and position them on the card so the heart is centred on the 40mm strip.  How you place them, is up to you; I chose to stagger mine.

When you are satisfied with the positioning, using the pricking tool, make location marks where the edge of the heart touches the score lines.  Try to angle your pricking tool so that the pin-pricks will be located just under the edge of the heart.

Step Three

Remove the hearts and using a large embossing tool erase the score lines between the pin-pricks. These are the sections of the score lines which are underneath the hearts.  This ensures that any ridge made by the score line does not show through the heart when it is glued into position.

Stick the heart into position, lining it up to the pin-pricks.  Some people prefer double-sided tape, but I’ve been using Collall glue for a few months and I find it allows me to re-position my images easily.  It is of course a matter of personal choice.

When dry, using a craft knife cut round the portion of the heart which protrudes outside both score lines of the 40mm panel.  (I find I get a neater cut if I angle my craft knife).  To help the card pivot when finished, with the right side of the card uppermost, place your fingers on the heart (opposite side of the image to where it says “Be My Valentine), and lift the edge of the card gently.  The side of the heart should now pop through to the back of the card.

Step Four

Stick two more images to the back of the card.  The cut lines act as positioning guides.

I decorated the edges of the card by scoring two lines 2cms apart using my scoring board.  I trimmed between the score lines with a strip of backing paper and laid a narrow peel-off strip into the groove made by the score line.

If you have difficulty in laying a straight line with a peel-off, score a line with your embossing tool and lay the peel-off in the groove.  Run your embossing tool down the peel-off and it will lay flush in the groove.

Add your sentiment.  I picked up my peel-off sentiment using low tack tape and fixed it to a small piece of card, which I attached to a slightly larger piece of acetate edged with chain peel-offs.

Fold your score lines so the hearts pivot outwards at the front.