You will need
1 piece of lino
2 lino-cutting tools
Ink roller
Tube of ink, any colour
Pencil, 2B or softer
Permanent marker pen
Piece of glass/perspex or a tile
Wooden spoon
Blank card
Step 1
Draw around the piece of lino on a piece of plain paper, to create the template for your design.
Step 2
Draw your design into the box with the pencil, then cut the box out. To copy Nick's design, download one of his five templates here. And here. And here. And here. And here.
Step 3
Place the paper, design down, on top of the lino. Holding it securely in place, scribble firmly over the top with a pencil to transfer the image on to the lino.
Step 4
Without moving the paper, carefully lift a corner to check your design has transferred on to the lino. If you need to, go over any missing areas again. Your design will now be back-to-front on the lino - this is as it should be!
Step 5
Using a permanent marker pen, colour in the parts of the design that you want to print. Make any lines and text nice and thick to make them easier to cut around.
Step 6
You are going to cut out any area that isn't black. Use the smallest V-shaped gouge to carve round the edges of the design, the larger gouges do the larger areas. Always cut away from your fingers. Working on a non-slip surface will make it easier to keep the lino in place.
Step 7
Squeeze a small line of ink onto a piece of glass or perspex. Dip your roller once in the ink, then spread it evenly on to the surface, to get the right amount on to the roller. The ink should have the texture of fine sandpaper and shouldn't be too gloopy.
Step 8
Slowly but firmly, roll the ink across your lino design, trying not to get ink on any of the grey areas. If you do, carefully wipe it off with a dry cloth. Repeat once or twice until the whole design in covered in a thin layer of ink.
Step 9
With the block ink side up, place your card on top, with the block under the left half of the card. Holding firmly in place, rub over the card with the back of a wooden spoon, working in circles to cover the whole printing area. Be careful not to knock the card out of position.
Step 10
Very carefully, peel the card off the lino. Leave somewhere safe to dry, ideally for two to three days.
Ta da! You have made your own linocut card.
Over to you: we want to see your anti-Valentine's cards
Hopefully Nick Morley's brilliant anti-Valentine's cards have inspired you to make your own – and if so, we want to see them.
Indulge your inner cynic with a distinctly unromantic salutation and share photos of your best efforts. Roses are red, violets are blue, if you don't show us your cards, we'll never love you.
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