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February 10, 2011

DIY Valentine’s Day Love Coupons

Want to give your valentine a thoughtful, homemade gift? Or maybe you agreed that you wouldn’t spend anything this holiday? Here’s the perfect gift – love coupons! These little handmade giftcards give your valentine everything from a weekend away to a dinner and a movie. And the best part? They will love that you made it! Scroll down for step-by-step instructions.

Download the love coupons here!
Or Download the blank coupons so you can create your own love coupons.

1. You will need:  love coupons printed on cardstock, x-acto knife and straight edge (or scissors), gluestick or liquid glue, 8 A2 envelopes in any color, and about a yard of ribbon or string. Note: the coupons are a scalable PDF file, so if you don’t have A2 envelopes, adjust the size of the document in your print settings to accommodate the envelopes. If you print it at 100%, it will make 4 – 4.25″ x 5.5″ coupon cards. If you have any questions about this, just comment this post.

2. Once the coupons are printed, cut them out.

3. Glue the inside top flap of one envelope.

4. Place another envelope on top of the glued flap. Press firmly to adhere them together.

5. Repeat steps 3-4 until all the envelopes are glued together.

6. Once completed, you will have a chain on envelopes, similar to an accordion style book. Place the love coupons inside, fold like an accordion,  and tie with ribbon or string. For a cute finishing touch, add a little gift tag to the “package.” Happy Heart Day!

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35 Comments
  • Dear Evie
    February 11, 2011

    These are absolutely adorable – I love them! Thank you. :D

    Reply
    • Sarah
      Dear Evie
      February 23, 2011

      Thanks so much! I hope you enjoyed them!

      Reply
  • Imelda
    March 25, 2011

    Thanks!

    Reply
  • Julia
    April 13, 2011

    wow, that is adorable! i love the idea with the envelopes!

    Reply
  • Harper
    January 20, 2012

    Just shared this on my Valentine’s Day Link Share!
    http://thriftyharper.blogspot.com/2012/01/link-share-quick-and-easy-valentines.html

    Reply
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  • Jjanga
    January 30, 2012

    My sweetie pie will love this for Valentines, I can’t wait to make them!

    xoxo, Jjanga
    http://www.sayhelloandsmile.blogspot.com

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  • Susie
    February 8, 2012

    Absolutely adorable! Love, love, love the chain of envelopes

    Reply
  • kendell
    June 3, 2012

    Thank you for sharing this tutorial and freebie, it is really appreciated. Kindest regards

    Reply
  • Samantha
    August 28, 2012

    Where did you find the envelopes? I love this idea but I can’t find red envelopes anywhere! :)

    Reply
    • Sarah
      Samantha
      August 28, 2012

      @ Samantha, I got them from Paper Source! http://paper-source.com

      Reply
      • Elizabeth
        Sarah
        December 8, 2013

        I want to use these coupons as a Christmas gift for my hubby. It said there were some blank coupons that you could fill in yourself, but when I download the file, I can’t find them. What am I doing wrong?

        Reply
  • Kelsie
    December 9, 2012

    I love your idea! My boyfriend will love this! Thanks so much!:) x

    Reply
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  • Nuth
    August 10, 2013

    Es realmente muy creativo y muy hermoso !!! Me encanto <3

    Reply
  • joy
    January 30, 2014

    These are super cute. Thank you for taking the time to share your talent! I appreciate being able to give my hubby something free and sweet.

    Reply
  • Destiny
    January 31, 2014

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE these!! Too cute! (:

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  • Alexa
    August 21, 2014

    The best. I absolutely love them!
    Thank you so much :)

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  • Marina
    December 8, 2015

    Absolutely lovely . . . I will make for next year Valentine’s. Merci beaucoup!

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  • dorian
    February 8, 2016

    where can you buy the A2 envelopes

    Reply
    • Sarah
      dorian
      February 9, 2016

      You can find them on Amazon.

      Reply
  • Millicent Owen
    June 17, 2016

    What a cute idea!! Thank you very much..

    Reply
  • jess
    August 14, 2016

    hi, the coupons are a great idea, and i know to make the envelope line,you just stuck some already made envelopes together, but can you show us an easy way to make an envelope chain like that and show us how to make the envelopes.

    Reply
    • Nik
      jess
      May 30, 2020

      I know this is an old comment, but in case you’re still interested or someone else reading this is, here goes!

      There’s a huge number of ways to make envelopes, both completely from scratch with only drafting tools and scissors (or more likely, a craft blade), plus glue to put them together, as well as using an enormous variety of stencils, punches, and other specialised tools designed to speed up and standardise the process. And that’s just for regular envelopes like you could get at the shops, because there’s also quite a lot of ways you can make envelopes using origami techniques, ie only folding.

      I mean, it’s waaaay beyond the scope of one blog post, or probably even a whole blog. You could write a book, and it’d probably be a brick, too ;-)

      I’ve made a lot of envelopes over the years, in many different sizes and shapes and out of many different types and weights of paper, and I’ve used probably all of the main available methods I mentioned above (from drafting my own to very specialised tools for making many envelopes in one go).. My best recommendation overall would be stencils. They offer the best balance between cost upfront, speed & ease of use (even for beginners), and bulk (some tools to make envelopes can be bulky; that’s not ideal, especially if you’re not interested in making a lot of envelopes). These are also available from many smaller-scale artisanal shops, such as on Etsy, so if supporting small business is important to you, that’s an option you can have with a stencil.

      Good luck!

      Reply
  • Elieth
    August 20, 2016

    Thanks

    Reply
  • Patrice
    April 1, 2017

    Thank you for your instructions. I have wanted to make one of these since I saw one last October.

    Reply
  • Nik
    May 30, 2020

    Good one! Thanks for the lovely clear photos. I’ve seen this before (maybe on here!) years ago, when I was looking to make a DIY accordion folder, but this wasn’t the style I was looking for at the time. But I remembered this technique because it’s perfect for what I want now, which is speed above all, and here it is!

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