Are you preparing for Valentine’s day and want to create a custom card for your special other? I’ve made a simple tutorial on making Valentine’s day card in Lunacy, free graphic software. You don’t need to be a designer to do that since you can use the built-in library of photos and illustrations. Check out and try!

So, let’s get started. Here’s the card we want to make.

How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial

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And here’s how to make it.

1. Open Lunacy.
How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial

2. Choose the Artboard you want; we’ve picked Social Media “Pinterest 2:3”.
How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial

3. Select the Rectangle Tool and make a cover.
How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial

4. Open the color picker and choose a gradient fill.
How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial

5. Change the color of the gradient.
How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial

6. Use the Text tool to add a text block.
How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial

7. Type in the text.
How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial

8. Change the font, size, and color of the text in the right tab.
How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial

9. Open the Illustrations library. Find an illustration you like. For example, type in “Valentine” query.
How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial

10. Select an illustration and ajust it’s size.
How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial

11. Tweak the size, position, and color of the elements until you are happy with the result.
How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial

12. Select all objects by pressing Ctrl (Cmd) + A on your keyboard. Then click the plus button next to Make Exportable in the right tab.
How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial

13. Choose the right format from the drop-down menu. In this case, we will keep PNG.
How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial

14. Click the Export Selected button to save your Valentine card.

How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial How To Create A Valentine Card In Lunacy: Simple Tutorial

Download project for Lunacy

Share your feelings and affections with the dear ones and have a happy Valentine’s day!

You can also check these guidelines to make more cool images with Lunacy:

I have to say that Lunacy is much more than a free gift card maker. It’s also a powerful design software with AI-based tools inside. And it’s packed with everything you need to create mock-ups, designs and marketing materials. There, now you know it!

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For more Valentine’s day resources, check free animated icons and love clipart and icons.

About the author: Julia G, a wonderful creature responsible for QA and SMM at Lunacy team.

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