This year I am making the valentines with the kids… I can’t say it is cuter then any store bought ones but it was fun to make together and it is homemade.
I had each kiddo write on a blank sheet of paper “Happy Valentines Day From --------” or what ever they wanted to add. Ella added the word “friends” on hers (so cute) and the boys drew a heart. After they each wrote their own valentines on their own sheets of paper I scanned the image and saved it as a jpeg. I opened elements 5 and started… Open a blank file to be the size of my colored sheets of paper (mine were 8.5 x 11). Opened the jpeg of their original written words. Simply dragging and resizing the words to fit on the page as I wanted, (over and over and over and over) I had a finished image. Flattened the jpeg and renamed it.
From here I printed this new image onto colored paper. Used a play doe cutter to trace onto the backsides of the colored paper and cut! Using a small hole punch cut 2 holes for the sucker to weave through…. I put the finished valentines on glass bowls around the house for Valentine decorations.
Show off : ) Your the best!!!!!!!!!!
Xo's Tracey
Posted by: Tracey Meyer | January 30, 2009 at 08:06 AM
Great idea, Pattye!
Posted by: Judy | January 30, 2009 at 07:48 PM
What a great idea!! So much better than the impersonal store bought ones.
Posted by: Kelly | February 03, 2009 at 11:48 AM
That sounds like a good idea for Sunday School activities too! I like it!
Posted by: Sarah | February 07, 2009 at 09:44 PM
Now this is adorable...good job MOM! :)
Posted by: christine | February 08, 2009 at 06:22 PM
We have tons of valentines to make for our homeschool group -- I may have to try this!!!
Posted by: Angie @ Many Little Blessings | February 10, 2009 at 08:36 PM