My daughter loves doing crafts, so when we agreed she’d make her Valentine’s Day cards for class, she was thrilled.
(I have to admit I did have an ulterior motive because I can never find the right cards. The cards in stores are either too gushy, too small or too expensive. And this way, we get to spend some quality Mommy-Dottie time as well!)
I love that we live in the Pinterest day and age, so inspiration is never lacking. While we both voted for the butterfly with a lollipop card, I couldn’t find an organic lollipop with the apt wrapper and shape.
So, we decided to improvise and came up with an adorable Valentine’s Day butterfly card that reflects two things my daughter loves…
butterflies and writing.
And guess what?…
We are able to make 24 handmade, love-filled, personalized Valentine’s Day cards for her class within a 5 US$ budget!
Here’s a quick 5 step pictorial tutorial:
And voila…
It couldn’t get easier than this!
Tell me…
If your child was to make these cards, what cut-out would you use?
(I’m sure my son would do puppies!)
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These are super cute! I might try to make them for my son’s friends!
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Great idea! So pretty and a quick DIY too.
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These are seriously beyond adorable! I love that they are handmade by mother and daughter!
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These are so cute and I love how easy you were able to do them for under $5. It can get easy to get caught up in the “hype” of the day and go overboard.
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Anything crafted and hand-made is very special and I love the creativity …beautiful card and am sure Bunny Girl (and Mommy) had a wonderful time making them xx
I’m making these for my daughter’s class but never thought to use the foam butterfies. I was going to cut them out of cards stock. Not any more!!
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Oh these are card stock butterflies Sara. They’re pre-cut and come 32 butterflies a pack for a dollar at the Dollar Tree. (I took the easy way out ;>)
These are so cute. I wish that I had known about this craft a few days ago. We were putting together some Valentines packages, and we could have made these. I’ll have to remember for next year.
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These are so cute. I wish that I had known about this craft a few days ago. We were putting together some Valentines packages, and we could have made these. I’ll have to remember for next year.
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I’m loving this project! Pinning this so I can do it with the boys!
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Oh my niece would want a dog and my nephew a…dragon
This looks amazing btw, nice idea!
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