Embrace the garden gnome craze this Valentine’s Day with today’s Paper Doily Gnome Valentines craft tutorial!

We are going to show you how easy it is to take basic paper supplies and make these bearded friends the star of the show!

Keep scrolling for ALL the details so you can recreate a set of handmade gnome cards, to give away to loved ones on the big day!

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And since you landed on today’s paper heart gnome cards post, I bet you are super excited to add some of these adorable paper friends to your Valentine’s Day craft plans – right?! After all – gnomes have taken a HUGE leap from the garden this past year and have become a very hot trend as of late!

So on that note, today we are going to forgo the traditional look of a paper heart doily on paper and turn them upside down to give our gnome a long, white beard! Who knew, right?!

From there, all you need is a basic triangle hat on top and a small heart sticker in the center, for his nose. EASY PEASY steps and supplies – especially if you need to make a HUGE stack all at once.

Anyways – I’ll let you get to it so you can make these for friends, family or even for in the classroom! You can find all the crafty details in the full tutorial below, as well as some cute Valentine’s Day kid friendly jokes to include inside the cards!

Happy crafting, my dear friends! Don’t forget to share pictures when you are done on our Facebook page to see what you come up with! I can’t wait to see how you give your paper doily gnomes their own personality! #gluedtomycrafts

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Paper Doily Gnome Valentine Card Supplies:

• Small, White Paper Heart Doilies {one per Valentine gnome card}
• Colored Cardstock {think shades of red, purple, pink}
• Valentine Print Scrapbook Paper
• Paper Craft Scissors/Paper Trimmer
• Tape Runner Adhesive
• Small Heart Stickers
• optional embellishments to give him a custom look!

Directions:

* First things first – whether using scissors or a paper trimmer, fold and trim down your cardstock into 5×5 inch square cards. You will want ONE card piece per paper doily gnome craft.
* Next use your tape runner to adhere your white, paper doily heart to the front/center of the cardstock card but you want the heart upside down. Repeat for each valentine you are making today. This is the gnome’s beard and head.
* Following that step, cut out a simple triangle shape from the scrapbook paper.
* Adhere the triangle piece to the tip of the paper heart doily to create his hat.
* To finish off your doily gnome valentine, simple add his heart shaped “nose” to the center of it all, to tie it together.
* Then add other embellishments you see fit – like bows, glitter, stamped sentiments etc!
* Don’t forget to write a message inside :-)
* Finally – it’s time to give your paper doily gnome valentines away!

Jokes To Write Inside Your Cards:

Q: What did one snake say to the other snake?
A: Give me a little hug and a hiss, honey.

Q: What did cavemen give their wives on Valentine’s Day?
A: Lots of ughs and kisses.

Q: What do squirrels give for Valentine’s Day?
A: Forget-me-nuts.

Q: What did the rabbit say to his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day?
A: Somebunny loves you.

Q: What do you get when you cross a dog with a valentine card?
A: A card that says “I love you drool-ly”

Create some unforgettable and handmade pieces this Valentine’s Day holiday with a little help from us!

Be sure to check out our paper heart doily bunny, unicorn and hippo card versions as well today! All these of them are just as easy as today’s paper doily gnome crafty idea! #gluedtomycrafts