Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Handmade Valentine Cards and Toilet Paper Roll Valentine "Love Bugs"

I am leaving in seven days to visit my grandchildren for a week.  I will arrive at their house on Valentine's Day and I plan on taking lots of Valentine gifts and treats with me to give to my little "Love Bugs".

I always hand make my cards.  Usually I use stamps, but this year I printed an image I found on Pinterest.  



I printed out these adorable bears, cut them out, and colored them in.  You can find the bear template HERE.

The bears come with a paper heart template.  I used that, but underneath the heart I also added a Love's Chocolate Candy Heart.  It was the perfect size.  It fit right under the paper heart nice and snug.


Now the rest of the project I created on my own.  I didn't want to just hand the kiddos a paper bear, so I made a card to go with each bear.  I used a heart dry embossing folder to create an embossed background for the card.  Then I cut four hearts out:  2 hearts in white and 2 hearts in red.  I used a heart die to cut the hearts.  I cut one of each colored heart in half, glued the half heart to the whole heart to create a pocket.  The bears fit nicely inside the pocket and the grandkids can pull the paper bears out and play with them if they wish.


I then stamped a Valentine sentiment onto white card stock and cut out a banner using a die.  I adhered the sentiment banner to the card with a heart brad.


For my next project, I made each older grand baby a "Love bug" using toilet paper rolls.  I just love making things out of toilet paper rolls.  If you haven't already seen them, I've made Thanksgiving Figures, a Nativity Scene, and even a David and Goliath out of toilet paper rolls.



I totally cased these "Love Bugs" from Pinterest.  The one below you can find HERE



And this cute red Love Bug you can find HERE.


The Love Bugs were super fun and easy to make.  It would be a great craft to make with the kids too!  I'm sure when I'm visiting them we will make lots of Valentine Crafts together.

Have A Great Day!  Amy

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18 comments:

  1. What a cute and fabulous idea for the cards, Amy! Love that you added a piece of chocolate to each one too and how you tucked the bears inside the paper heart! Love it!!
    And also loving the cute toilet paper bugs. My kids made similar ones when they were in Kindergarten or elementary school at one of those school parties. They are adorable! Love how you added those eyes!!

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    1. Thank you Ellie! Yes, I was thinking of taking some of my toilet paper rolls down with me when I see the grandkids this winter and we could make a bunch of fun "love bugs" together.

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  2. The cards and love bugs are all cute. Isn't it fun being a grandmother? Thanks so much for linking up at A Themed Linkup 95 for All Things Love and Valentine’s Day. Pinned.

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    1. Thank you! Yes, you are not so busy in life as when you are a parent so you can have more time to just have fun with them.

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  3. Visiting again to say thanks so much for linking up at the Unlimited Link Party 69. Pinned.

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  4. Aw, these are both such cute ideas!

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  5. Now everyone wants to be your grandchild! ;-) Your little darlings are going to love these cute gifts. -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

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  6. What cute cards! I like the love bugs too, I agree they would be great crafts when you are spending time with your grandchildren :)


    Hope that you are having a nice week :) It's a big week here - first week of school for the kids after the summer holidays!

    Away From The Blue

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  7. So cute, Amy!

    Michelle
    https://mybijoulifeonline.com

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  8. So cute!! Your cards are the best. Love the way the little bears are hugging a sweet treat. The love bugs/butterflies are adorable, too. That would have been a fun craft to try with my 5 year old grand. I subbed in her classroom last week and we made valentine bees.
    Sharing the link to your blog as I am talking about Bible journaling. Your beautiful work is so inspiring.

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    1. Oh, that's so sweet of you! Thanks so much. Yes, it is a great craft to do with kids.

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  9. CONGRATS Amy! Your post is FEATURED at A Themed Linkup 96 for Handcrafted Jewelry from the previous linkup for All Things Love and Valentine’s Day.

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