Be sure to stop by and check out the updated version of these cards for 2013.
A friend of mine posted the cutest Valentine Day card on her blog last year, and I have been waiting for Valentine's Day to come around so that I could make them.
I decided to make them early, so that I could blog about it and give the rest of you plenty of time to make your own. =)
Supplies:
-Camera
-X-Acto Knife
-Lollipops
-Printer (or take it to a one-hour photo processing store)
Directions:
First take a photo of your child with their arm stretched out and their hand is clenched in a fist. This is the challenging part, especially if your child is younger (as you can see below).
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| We had to do retakes the next day because she was being so silly. |
Once you get the photo you want, upload it to your computer. I decided to add a Valentine's message to the card so I used Picasa (which is a free program you can download online).
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| Click the ABC text box |
Then type any message you want...choosing the size, color and font that looks best. Once you are done, go to "File" then "Save as", and name your photo. You can now print the photo off your printer. I uploaded mine to Costco.com and ordered their 4x6 prints, which are 13 cents a photo.
Once you have your pictures printed, take an X-Acto knife and carefully cut a line across the top and bottom of your child's fist. (note the dotted lines in photo below:)
Insert lollipop carefully into the photo....and wallah! You have a 3-D Valentine card.
This is so cool! Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteI am so doing this! I have twins though so would I need to do 2 lollipops for each classmate? Hmmm...I am a new follower visiting from I Can Teach My Child. Vicky from Mess For Less
ReplyDeleteThanks Leigh! @Vicky...if you could get your twins to clasp their hands together you might just be able to pull off using only one lollipop. =)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea....hard to get my daughter to even look directly at a camera, but there's plenty of time before Valentine's day! I'll give it a try!!
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Oh wow. Those are really neat. I'll see if my camera will take a picture that will turn out as nice as yours. Those are very cool.
ReplyDeleteI'm visiting you from Skip to My Lou. I'd love to invite you to link up with us for Fun Stuff Fridays. http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2012/01/fun-stuff-fridays-7.html
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the wonderful comments! =) And thanks for the invitation Lindsi...I visited your site! Love it. =)
ReplyDeleteOh wow! These look GREAT! Have pinned this on Pinterest!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a clever idea!
ReplyDeleteI am going to try that in future for mother's day cards as well!
Thanks for linking to Science Sparks Fun Sparks
Pinning to my Multiple mummy page!
so cute!!!a perfect idea!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm had mine hold an m&m in her hand and reach out to hand it to me..... WORKED ON THE FIRST SHOT!
ReplyDeleteAnother fantastic idea!!! I've been looking through this blog for 5 minutes now, and I have already found plenty of inspirations. Thanks so much!
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