You Are Loved [Printable]

I made a valentine gift for you, dear readers – a freebie printable greeting card!

Download You Are Loved Card (PDF)

It reads You Are Loved because, frankly, who doesn’t need a reminder that they are loved from time-to-time?

And you ARE so loved. And you are SO very loveable.

I want you to remember that.

To pass the love around, download and print out as many as you wish – be sure to add love notes to your special someones!

May you always feel loved and loveable.

 

P.S. I created my You Are Loved printable with a template from Amanda Oak’s awesome How to Make Your Own Printables Kit using the Jules Love font from DaFont.com.

 

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Hi, I'm Jo Crawford of Crafting the Sacred. I help creatives manifest the work they love with equal parts intuition and practical know-how.Read More About Jo »