Personalized Kids Valentines. A fun project for the mom and the kids!

I can't believe we are starting a new week and that Valentines Day is tommorrow! At least I can breathe a sigh of relief as my children's valentines are now done. Wahoo!

I did have fun making them though. The reason I decided to make my own instead of purchase from the store, is the fun interaction I had with my kids as we created them.

I took a turn with each child alone. They sat next to me on the computer and told me just what they wanted. These are their very own creations!

This was really a pretty simple project because of the simplicity of Heritage Collector Storybook. Each one only took about 10-20 minutes to create. Then printed right from home on card stock.

Used a hole punch for a place to poke a sucker through and.... presto! Project done! Didn't even cost that much maybe
 .15 cents or less for each one.

My kids favorite part was placing the suckers in the holes on the paper. Mommy wasn't allowed to do that! That's the kids job. I'm smililing of course as I say that.  :)

Here you go! Project Valentine complete!

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Friday Freebie! Reason's why I love you book.

Another busy week is coming to a close. Since my schedule wasn't too busy I was able to finish some of my projects I've been promising to share with you.

First, I have a really fun FREE graphics kit I would like to share with you from Designs by Krista! What a fun kit to help you create those perfect Valentines!

Download from Krista's blog here.

See more talent from Krista here.

I wish I could take full credit for this idea. Though it was altered with my taste and format, I got the original idea from, you guessed it, Pinterest!

I wanted to give my husband something very special this year for Valentine's day. Something that he wouldn't just look at once give me a hug and stick it in the bottom of his drawer.
 This is a 4x4 photo book with a metal ring holding it all together. 15 reason's why I love you.

The first thing I did was find 15 pictures. This was a very easy step because I import all of my photos into Heritage Collector directly off my camera card.

Once I had my pictures in order, than I was able to make my list of why I love you's to match with the picture.

I then was able to purchase a very inexpensive graphics kit from Designs by Krista. "Cheeky". Only cost $1.00.

Once the newly purchased graphics kit was imported into Heritage Collector, I was now ready to start creating my pages.

I made these in a 4x4 size.

When the pages were created I put them on a 12 x 12 page in a new Storybook ( 4 to a 12 x12 page)  exported to Costo, printed on photo paper with a Matte finish.

I cut out the pages glued them to a very thin piece of card board then put a Modge Podge finish over the top for some nice texture.

Your probably looking at this picture thinking what happened here? I wanted to show you this so when you make this and you sweep a coat of Modge Podge over the top, yes this look is normal. As you could see in the top photo it drys clear.

I turned them over put a finish on the back, punched a hole in the corner with a regular hole punch, put the pages in order, the project is complete.

Now you have a fun project to give someone in your family! This was really easy because I had everything I needed imported in to Heritage Collector. Then Storybook gave me the tools to create this cute book.

I was inspired to make this next  page because I am so busy. Sometimes I feel like because I am so busy, I can't get anything done.

8x10 sheet printed right from home.

As many of you who know me know I have four very young children. Two of which are one year old twin boys.

At the beginning of each day before my children wake up I feel out this chart and place it in a three ring binder. Or you could also put this under a glass frame and write on it with a dry erase marker.

As the day goes on I can see that I can get things done and I do have extra time. I just needed to write my schedule down to help me achieve what I need to get done.

I made this in Heritage Collector Storybook. Only took me about 20 or so minutes to make.

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Grandparent Family History Valentine.

Well, It's the beginning of a fresh new week. So far, I have been able to work on some projects that have been haunting me for the past few weeks.

About a month ago I had a family member ask me if I could create a Valentine grandparents could giveaway. I thought about it for a moment. I thought to myself, that would be a wonderful idea.

Being the simple scrapper that I am I decided that when I made this valentine I really wanted the precious photo that I used to be the main focus of the card.

I purchased a very inexpensive kit of graphics just released from Designs by Krista. "All My Heart". It was only $1.00 and works wonderfully with Heritage Collector Storybook.

You can purchase the kit of graphics here.

This 4x6 photo Family History Valentine card was so easy and FUN to make! I had this complete in about 20 minutes. Because I used such a precious photo, this card will not be thrown away after Valentine's Day. This will most likely be filed away and cherished for many years to come.

This card will be available to purchase as a part of our Heritage Collector Storybook card templates collection. Just keep an eye on our website for it's release!

Thanks for taking some time out of your day to visit my blog and read this! I hope you feel excited about creating your precious valentine cards!

Fun Valentine Idea!

I wish I could totally take credit for this fun project but I can't.

I was browsing through Pinterest the other day and found something similar to what I made. I just made a few of my own personal touches.

This is really quite an easy and inexpensive project to make. I first designed an 8 x 10 page in Heritage Collector Storybook. I used a background from Designs by Krista and an Alphabet set from Just So Scrappy.

 I created the page just the way I wanted it then had it printed on photo paper. This page printed only cost me about $1.50!

I found a very inexpensive plain black frame from Walmart. Framed the picture. Picked up some dry erase markers and a pretty iron black easel, and now I have the perfect gift to give my husband this Valentines Day!

I will display this in my Master Bathroom on the counter so my hubby will see these fun messages before he goes to work in the morning! The glass makes it super easy to write directly on with your dry erase markers. Wipes off really easy too!

Thats for stopping by today!

I will post my mini Valentine book next week. Keep an eye out!