Handmaking Valentine's Day cards is an old fashioned tradition. What could be better on Valentine's Day than giving your loved one a greeting you created? Handmaking the valentines your child gives away at school is also a great idea. Kids love creating and it keeps them busy :)
This year my daughters and I are making a few different valentines. They send valentines to their grandparents, give them away at school, and to friends in the neighborhood.
First up, grandparent valentines! Ours get mailed because they live far away so we chose a traditional A2 card with an envelope. My younger 2-yo daughter loves to use the Epic 6 die cutting machine. It's so easy even she can crank the dies through the machine. So a valentine with a die cut was an easy choice. She chose the paper and helped cut the shapes. After the front was made the girls drew pictures and put a greeting on the inside.
Next up, school valentines. My older 5-yo daughter likes die cutting as well but she also really enjoys stamping. She made die cut cupcakes and then stamped part of the greeting. She wrote in the rest of the greeting with a colored pen. She is old enough now that she also likes to adhere all the pieces together with a glue stick.
Finally, valentines for neighborhood friends. We had a little fun with this set. We wrapped candy bars with patterned paper and then decorated them with stickers, flowers, and ribbon. Wrapping boxes of converstation hearts is cute and easy but you could experiment by wraping Hershey bars or even gourmet chocolate! (BTW - candy bar wrapping is a super hot wedding/shower favor trend too!)
Here are just a few product ideas for your valentines:
Cupcake & Cherry Sizzix Die
Cupcake Sizzlit Die by Sizzix
Jolee's Box of Chocolates Stickers
Chocolate Swirl Die Cut Paper
Be Loved Collection by My Mind's Eye
Color Me... Loved by Luxe Designs
Make your Valentine's Day special this year by putting a little heart into your cards!
Melissa
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