It's time for love - Valentine's Day is here and my girls are super excited! When I think of Valentine's Day I am reminded of school days when I handed out small trading cards to all of my classmates, enjoyed yummy heart shaped cookies, and rushed home to admire all of the trading cards my friends had given me. Valentine's Day is lots of fun and a great time to remind friends and family of how much you care for and love them. For the past two years , my girls have delighted themselves in making Valentine trading cards for their friends at school. I enjoy helping them pick out Valentine themed stamps, inks and stickers and then supervising them as they lovingly create cards for the big card trade. This year I decided to give them 100% cardmaking freedom. I gave them all of the supplies - heavy white cardstock (cut into 2.75 x 4.25) pieces perfect for trading, Disney Princess stamps, pink and red ink pads, and bright, glittery heart stickers. I laid it all out, had them put on art smocks and they went to town. They made 32 cards in all and while my oldest daughter practiced writing her name on the back of each card, my little one made a wonderful, mock cursive scribble signature on each of her 22 cards. They can't wait to take the cards to school. I'm sure their friends will all be very happy to take these cards home. They are of course the best kind of card - HANDMADE!
