This year we decided to have a homemade Valentines Day. I have to say it was one of our most favorite Valentines Day so far as a family. It made it feel more meaningful. We loved it so much, we have decided to always make our own cards to exchange with each other.
The first cards I made for the Young Women in my Ward (at church). I really was hoping to use my Cricut for them, but realized that all my cartridges are still in Utah. So I got to hand cut out pieces for 20 cards. I think it was worth the effort and well recieved by the girls.
Here are what the pieces looked like before the gluing.
Here is what a few of them looked liked when they were finished. This is where I got my inspiration:http://www.artsyfartsymama.com/2012/02/owl-valentines-printable.html
And lastly the homemade cards we exchanged as a family. Most of our ideas we got off Pinterest.
My husband's were very simple, with a very sweet poem he wrote for each member of our family. Unfortunately, I will not be sharing his poem, because it was meant for me only. Sorry.
I chose a very simple "I love you More than Naps" because my children kept saying that they knew which card I would make which or originally said "I like you and Naps". I changed it up for fun. This is the link for my inspiration: http://www.murraymitchell.com/2012/02/i-like-you-and-naps-card/
One of my Sons made Smarty Pants cards. The inspiration came from: http://themuddyprincess.blogspot.com/2011/06/smartie-pants.html
Another Son made the holster and gun card. Probably wouldn't be appropriate for public school. But he sure had fun making them for the family. This is where he got the idea: http://sherellechristensen.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/01/stick-em-up-valentines.html
My youngest son couldn't make his own cards, so we chose to make the "You are the raisin I am smiling" cards, because it just reminded us of him. Idea from: http://www.justmarriedwithcoupons.com/2013/01/printable-valentines-day-craft-youre-the-raisin.html
My oldest daught made the "(eye) (heart) you" cards. They fit her just right. The inspiration came from: http://www.parents.com/holiday/valentines-day/cards/heartfelt-valentines/
And finally my youngest daughter gave the "I love you beary much cards". I made these myself by copying a free coloring page from here: http://coloringpagesfun.blogspot.com/2012/01/care-bear-coloring-pages.html and adding the word to the bottom. She just really wanted to give gummy bears with her Valentines cards.
As you can see they don't necessarily look like the original, but they had personality that came with them. They also came with love and were much more cherished than any card from the store could ever be. We loved our homemade Valentines. Thanks to Pinterest for being the means to help us have a wonderful Valentines Day. I hope yours was just as special.
