The Greater Loveland-Johnstown Area Chamber of Commerce Seeks Official Valentine Card and Cachet 
Designs and Verse for 2027 Valentine Program
It is time for local artists and authors to begin embracing the love and joy of the 2027 valentine 
season in Loveland, the ‘Sweetheart City.’ The Loveland Chamber of Commerce, the driving force for 
business for Loveland, and home of Loveland’s Valentine Re-mailing Program, is now accepting design 
and verse entries for the 2027 Official Loveland Valentine card and cachet. The submission deadline 
for the card, cachet and cancellation contests is 5 p.m., Friday Oct. 23, 2026.

Winning card and verse entries will be used to create the official 2027 Loveland Valentine, which 
is sold throughout northern Colorado. Winning cachet designs and verse entries will be compiled and 
stamped on all outgoing valentines produced through the 81st Annual Valentine Re-mailing Program, 
which kicks off in February 2027. Winners of the card and cachet contests are awarded cash prizes 
and become part of Loveland’s history.

Valentine Card Contest Details
The Loveland Chamber of Commerce’s Valentine program presents a unique opportunity for local 
Loveland artists and writers to demonstrate their vision of the Sweetheart City and Valentine’s Day 
in Loveland. While the card is designed to represent the community, attention should be paid to how 
well the valentine card will sell within the region and beyond.
Card Verse Requirements
The verse will appear inside the card that is sold by local merchants. Each person may submit more 
than one verse, but each verse must be submitted separately. Please specify on EACH submission that 
the verse is for the card.

The verse criterion is as follows:
•  One four-line verse OR two four-line verses, eight lines maximum
•  ‘City of Loveland’ or ‘Sweetheart City’ must be referenced in a line of the verse
•  Content: romantic, sentimental or humorous
•  Only typed or neatly printed entries will be accepted
Card Design Requirements
•  Finished size when folded 4⅝”x6¼”
•  No color restrictions other than it must be printed on a four-color press
•  May be cut out, embossed, bordered, etc.
•  Only original art will be accepted, copyrights on images used will be checked prior
•  Design theme must be carried out throughout the card
•  May be single-folded or multi-folded
•  Can submit rough draft, but camera-ready art will be required for printing at the cost of the 
entrant
•  We accept all types of art including digital and graphic design if the quality of the final card 
can be maintained when printed through a digital press

The Loveland Valentine card is sold in retail outlets throughout northern Colorado and will be 
available in January 2027 following its reveal at the annual Valentine press conference.



Valentine Cachet Contest Details
The Loveland Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Loveland Post Office and many volunteers, 
process more than 120,000 valentine cards that arrive in Loveland each year to receive the special 
Sweetheart City cachet. Volunteers lovingly handstamp the cachet on each Valentine and re-mail them 
to their final destinations that include more than 100 countries around the globe and all 50 
states.

The cachet verse appears inside the cachet design. The completed cachet is reproduced on a self-ink 
stamp and used to handstamp the envelope of each valentine card re-mailed from Loveland. It is also 
printed on the envelope of the 2027 official Loveland Valentine card.
Cachet Verse Requirements
•  Maximum of four lines
•  ‘City of Loveland’ or ‘Sweetheart City’ must be mentioned or referenced in a line of the 
verse
•  Verses must be typed or clearly printed
•  Each design must be submitted separately, and include your name, phone number, complete address 
and email address
•  Verses that do not meet all the criteria will not be considered
Cachet Design Requirements
•  Design dimensions must be 3” x 1 ¼ “
•  Cachet design, (rough draft is acceptable)
•  Camera-ready art will be required for printing
•  Only original, non-copyright art will be accepted
•  The year must be included somewhere in the design
•  Loveland, CO must also appear somewhere in the design
•  We accept all types of art including digital and graphic design if the quality of the final card 
can be maintained when printed through a digital press
For both the cachet and the card, each person can submit multiple entries if each separate entry 
includes the submitter’s name, phone number, complete address and email address. Entries that do 
not meet all the criteria for the specific contest will not be eligible to win.

Entry Submission
There is no official entry form required. To submit entries, drop off or mail them to 5400 Stone 
Creek Circle, Loveland, CO 80538 between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm, Monday - Friday or email them to 
info@loveland.org. Questions can be directed to us at 970-667-6311.

Loveland Post Office’s Cancellation Contest Details
The Loveland Post Office is also giving the public an opportunity to design the cancellation for 
all the valentines which travel through Loveland. The design must include the following statement 
in its entirety:
Valentine Station Loveland, CO 80537
February 14, 2027
The design can be no more than 3” wide by 1” tall. Questions specific to the cancellation can be 
directed to Cindy Kinney at 970-663-3010 for more information.

For more information contact the chamber at 970-667-6311 or visit 
https://loveland.org/programs/valentine-re-mailing-program/