Valentine Card Block Printing

In this block printing workshop, you’ll create Valentine cards featuring birds that mate for life - a sweet, symbolic motif for the season.
We’ll cover the basics of block printing and explore chine-collé, a technique that layers delicate papers into the printed image, adding color, texture, and depth. You’ll learn how to ink, register, and print your blocks, then experiment with combining printed imagery and paper for a simple but striking result.
This workshop is designed for beginners and curious makers alike. All materials are provided, and you’ll leave with finished cards ready to send or keep.
Taught by Katelyn Sweigart. Katelyn is a serial hobbyist. From creative writing to building Gundam plastic model kits to 16th-century bookbinding to leatherwork, she is mostly self taught in all her pursuits. Katelyn started her business Book & Bottle Crafts because she was running out of room with all the books she was making. Raised in Arroyo Grande and graduating with a journalism degree from Cal Poly, she loves the local artisan community of the Central Coast.