DIY Valentine Cards

I don't know about you, but I'm a sucker for receiving snail mail. And if it's a letter from a friend, it just about makes my week :) Since I can't bake for my girlfriends due to the distance between us, for Valentine's Day this year, I wanted to send out a cute, little {literally} something to all my girlfriends.  I cooked up a really fun and easy craft. Oh, and the kicker- I had everything needed for the project at my house already, except for the tags I used as cards. {$2.99 at Joann's}

Materials: Ribbon, lace, scissors, glue, decorative paper, brads and a brad hole puncher if you'd like :)

One: Use the colored ribbon to adorn the little greeting cards. Cut out hearts of decorative paper or even tissue paper! 

Two: Add small brads as decorative details.

Three: Make paper flowers by cutting out messy circles of tissue paper. Crunch the tissue paper and layer one on top of the other. Fasten it by sticking a brad through the middle of the flower.

 

Four: On some of the cards I used Puff Paint to write on the ribbon once it was glued down. 

 

Finished Product:

 

What I love about these are how simple and colorful they are. These could also be used as little gift tags for birthdays or holidays. So many options!
Just a small note letting someone know you love them could be the cherry-on-top of their week :)


**All photos taken and edited by Victoria Carlson Photography.  Be sure to check out her awesome photo blog. If you're looking for a photographer in the Seattle area...she's your girl**


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Do you send out Valentines?
Love,



PS. Welcome to my new sponsor Twenty Three Oh One! Katy designs modern, fresh, and fun designs for you to print on your own. She sells save the dates, birth announcements, greeting 
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Katy is so talented and all of her designs are truly adorable! Be sure to stop by her shop and then head over to her blog for more fun.

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