Saturday, February 18, 2012

More Valentines Day fun

Every year I make homemade valentine with my kids for their class.  This year was no exception. 
Jorja's Loads of Love Valentines


My sweet Jorja is in 1st grade this year and wasn't so sure about my little red wagon idea, but once she saw them finished, she loved them.  The little red wagon is from the Just Because cards cartridge and cut at 2.25 inches real dial size.  The hearts are from George and Basic Shapes and cut at 1 inch.  The sentiment "Sending you Loads of Love From Jorja", was created in illustrator to fit inside my tag punch.  I kept the same template and just switched out the sentiment for my other daughter's Valentines.
The white part is a tiny paper sack I found at Hobby Lobby.  They are so cute and perfect for slipping a little treat in.

Jaida is in 6th grade and her teacher loves Owls, so she asked if we could do owl Valentines this year.
Jaida's Owl Valentines 
The owl is from the Straight from the Nest cartridge.  I used the hide contour feature and hid the design that was on the bellys and added a heart.  I used vinyl for the yellow nose because I didn't want to try and put adhesive on something so small.  The googly eyes finish these owls off perfectly.  The tags say "Whooo's your Valentine?  Owl be your Valentine. Jay"  I also used the small white paper sacks and then put a treat inside.
The kids really loved them.  Jaida loved giving them out.  For the teachers, I went a head and made them a nugget box, with the matching paper piece for the class.  They turned out vrey cute and the teachers loved them.  Jorja's teacher even went as far as writing her a thank you note about how much she loved it. 
Teacher's nugget boxes
I am so glad that my kids let me do this every year.  It is a great opportunity for us to work on a project together.  This year was no different. 

Thanks for stopping by.  I would love to know what you think.

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