Hello loves! What month has 28 days? All of them! Get it? Really though, I love that February has only 28 days because it’s almost always gloomy and snowy. Thankfully, Valentine’s Day is smack dab in the middle to look forward to!
I’ll admit, I’m a fan of Valentine’s Day. I do believe it’s a ‘Hallmark Holiday’ but I love sending love to those I care about.
I was excited when Paper Source contacted me to use their Mini Valentine Kit to make my Valentine’s Day cards this year.
Their mini kit was anything but mini! There were enough supplies to make 30 cards! The only thing you would need to complete the cards are a pair of scissors and a pen. I also used glue dots for the pieces I wanted to lay flat. I loved the dimension the foam mounting tape (in the kit) created. I’d never used them before and will be buying some for scrapbooking!
I liked the challenge of making each card a little different and using some of the products unexpectedly. The red circle stickers were meant as envelope sealers but I used them as polka dots.
The pens I used were Zig markers, Micron pens and Posca paint pens. Make sure to give all pens a min to dry so they don’t smear. I had the Micron smear on the envelope and Posca pen smeared on a card.
These cards definitely look hand made but having the pre-cut hearts and coordinating papers made it so easy to mix and match materials to make many unique designs.
My favorite part was writing love notes on these mini cards, stuffing them in these sweet translucent envelopes and sealing them up to send to my Valentines!
I filled little cellophane bags with Martha Stewart’s hot chocolate recipe to go with my Valentines. Sophie decided it would be best if she tested each bag before sending them out! What do you do to celebrate Valentine’s Day? I’m super excited to be able to help Sophie make Valentine’s for her friends in a few years.
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Those are really cute! My son doesn’t really like to do arts and crafts long enough to make enough valentines for his class, but I can see some kids going crazy for these!
Haha! I’ll bet not. He’s probably ready to run around after 2 minutes! Honestly, not many kids like crafts as much as me. 😉 I’ll probably end up doing all of Soph’s when she’s older!
Oh my goodness you are a card-making super star!! These are all so beautiful, I love Paper Source. I use to visit the Naperville Paper Source A LOT! Your pictures are beautiful as well.
I’m one lucky gal to have you as my pen pal. 🙂
XOXO
I’d never seen a actual store! I’m going to have to visit one next time we’re in Downer’s Grove!
You ARE a star! And your little niece or nephew who receives the Aunt Shelly card is very lucky.
Thanks Tamara 😉 Fiona makes Me a very lucky Aunt. 🙂
What a cute set of cards! Whatever makes it easy, am I right? Nice you can make 30 cards with this set. That’s how many kids will be a big kid’s class 😉
These are super cute! I also love the idea of the hot chocolate mix added to them as a gift!
Maybe one of these days I’ll get around to making homemade cards. For now, for the child’s class, store bought will have to do!
The store bought ones are the ones the other kids like the most anyways! Barbie was big in my day…this year I’ll bet it’s Frozen. 😉
These are so cute! I’ve been posting Valentine Crafts on my blog. Never given any thought to making your own cards. Much better than the store bought cards. They can make each card different!
Thank you Ashley! What’s your blog? I’d love to see your crafts!
Those cards looks super cute! I always prefer a handmade card than the store bought one, and since our daughter has a penchant for watching crafty videos on Youtube she was eager to help me when I started making my own cards and little notebooks!
Thank you Ana! Oh I’ll bet she was excited!! What a fun activity for you two to share together. 🙂