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Making Valentine Cards - Be Mine

By Denise Witmer, About.com

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Step #3: Print out the base card.

handmade valentine card make valentinesDenise D. Witmer
In your word processor:
  1. You need to set your page to landscape, which means the paper is held horizontally. For MS Word 2000: File -> Page Setup -> Paper Size ->Landscape.
  2. Format the page so it has two columns. For MS Word 2000: Format -> Columns -> Two.
  3. Set the bottom margin to 7". Just slide the margins on the left.
  4. In the first column, set the font to size: 200; color: dark purple.
  5. Type an 'i' in the Valentine font. This should give you the heart dingbat. Center it.
  6. Switch font to size 72, Adorable font, color still dark purple. Type: 'Be Mine'.
  7. Copy this column and paste it in the second column.
  8. Check the print page set up and make sure the text is in the bottom center in its column, if so, print out. If not, go back and fix, then print out.
When you have printed this out, cut the 8-1/2" by 11" sheet in half. This will be your two cards.
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