Happy Valentines day!! If you are looking for a last minute card idea for your valentine, do I have a great bunch of ideas for you! I recently participated in a card swap through
Little Birdie Secrets and got some great cards. (They are currently doing a
card contest between their favorites from the card swap and I believe there is still time left to vote. Just remember *wink* that #4 is "always" a good number to vote for.)
This is my card:
And these are the cards I received:
To view all the cards in the swap-check out this
flickr group!
And, a quick last-minute gift idea for your Valentine:
I made this heart out of poster board using the elementary-school method of folding the paper in half and drawing half a heart then cutting through both layers. The trim around the heart is scraps of paper (about 3/4" by 4) folded in half. (For the loopy look, don't crease.) On the inside of each paper is a reason why I love my husband, things I'm grateful he does, and some of my favorite memories we share. I taped each loop shut, adhered them to the big heart with just a glue stick and then made little tape "pillows" to get the kisses and hugs to stay in place. For the center greeting and little hearts, I used my Cricut and a glitter pen. You could easily use stamps, stickers or your own handwriting. Fun, inexpensive, and easy!
And these are the cards I received:
To view all the cards in the swap-check out this flickr group!
And, a quick last-minute gift idea for your Valentine:
I made this heart out of poster board using the elementary-school method of folding the paper in half and drawing half a heart then cutting through both layers. The trim around the heart is scraps of paper (about 3/4" by 4) folded in half. (For the loopy look, don't crease.) On the inside of each paper is a reason why I love my husband, things I'm grateful he does, and some of my favorite memories we share. I taped each loop shut, adhered them to the big heart with just a glue stick and then made little tape "pillows" to get the kisses and hugs to stay in place. For the center greeting and little hearts, I used my Cricut and a glitter pen. You could easily use stamps, stickers or your own handwriting. Fun, inexpensive, and easy!
darn. I read this too late. My poor man gets nothing.
ReplyDeleteThe cards are so cute!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the heart you made for your sweetie! Totally creative!
I'll have to save that for next year.
That is such a cute idea! So simple, and yet, so meaningful! Reminds me of a project I did for some friends in high school. I called it a "Memory Jar". I bought some cute glass jars from Robert's and filled them scraps of different colors of paper that I wrote memories that applied only to me and those friends. Something they've cherished over the years and continue to randomly pull out and read whenever they need a good laugh! I'll have to remember this one for next year. Also would be good for birthdays and Mother's Day!
ReplyDeleteI got one of your cards (one of my favorites) and you got one of mine (three hearts with pink tissue paper). How fun! Thanks for doing the swap.
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