All You Need is Love

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Valentine's Day snuck up on me this year. Mostly because it is the same day as G's birthday, so I was busy planning that rather than getting prepared for the holiday. Brooke needed cards for all of her classmates and I just hate purchasing those ready-made ones at the stores. I just feel like they don't quite capture Brooke's personality accurately.  Afterall, she is just so full of spunk and love that I feel anything that represents her should be as unique as that little girl.

One afternoon when Brooke got home from school, I grabbed my camera and took a picture of her holding her fist toward the camera.  I used photoshop to add a Valentine greeting to the picture, then we hopped in the truck and headed to Kinkos.  We ended up printing 35 copies.  When we got home, we used a blade cutter and lollipops to make a personalized Valentine's Day card.  

I was very please with how it came out and Brooke absolutely LOVED them.  How couldn't you???

  
Once the cards were made, I was in the picture taking mood.  So, that weekend I put up a white bedsheet and took photos of the kids with a paper heart.  I then turned those photos into greeting cards and mailed them to our close friends and family for Valentine's Day.


Everyone loved the cards, and most of all, G and I got to frame and hang up an adorable picture of our kids. Oh, btw- both sets of grandparents received a framed version as well.  LOVED IT is an understatement.  

Both of these projects were almost effortless and cost under $50.  Most importantly, they were fun to make and are priceless keepsakes. Much better than those generic cards from the store, right?

Happy Valentine's Day!

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