Here’s an easy-to-make Valentine’s Card inspired by the movie Love Actually. It’s one of those movies I can watch again and again and I particularly love the scene where Andrew Lincoln (who plays Mark) professes his love to Kira Knightly (who plays Juliet) via flash cards at her door. This Valentine’s card was inspired by that scene, and here’s what you’ll need to get started.

Supplies:

• Watercolor paper

• Tombow Dual Brush Pens (990, 535, 569, 847)

• Small craft knife and cutting mat

• Tombow MONO Graph Mechanical Pencil

• Tombow MONO Drawing Pen

• Template (if you don’t want to draw your own figure)

Step 1: Sketch Your Design

Sketch out your design in pencil, onto watercolor paper. If you’d like to trace my template you can download it here.

Step 2: Add Color

Using your Dual Brush Pens color in your design. Then use your medium Water Brush to blend each color to get a watercolor effect. I find it works best when you start with the lightest colors first. And clean your water brush in between each color on a paper towel.

Step 3: Cut Around the Fingers

Using a small craft knife and a cutting board CAREFULLY cut around the fingertips so you’ll be able to slide each side of the cue cards beneath them and it will be like your figure is holding them.

Step 4: Write Your Cue Cards

On your cue cards you could write your favorite movie quotes, a poem, or anything you want to tell your recipient. I recommend keeping it to three cards or less because any more than that will be too thick for the hands to hold in place.

Carefully insert your cards beneath the hands and you’re all done! Make sure to mention that the cards are removable in your message on the inside of the card so the recipient knows there is more to be found.

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