DIY Valentines For Children Part 2

Need a last minute valentine idea? We've got you covered with part two of our DIY round up. You can catch part one here, as well as our news segment on Fox 11 showing off each project here. As always, stop into Creations Galore for more ideas, supplies, and help creating any of the children's valentines below.

1. Bookmarks 

Give a gift that promotes reading and learning with cute bookmarks. We added cute sentiments to strips of white cardstock, leaving space for a coordinating animal. 

The cat and frog were created with a Cricut cartridge. We added a little Distress Ink to the edges and used a white pen to add some doodles. Don't have an electronic cutter like the Cricut or Silhouette? Shop Creations Galore for die cuts and stickers, or have your children draw their favorite animal. 

2. Washi Tape Fun

Washi Tape is on our list of must have products. It's a great decoration but has practical uses too. It's similar to painter's tape, holding things in place as needed but doesn't leave a sticky residue behind. 

For this valentine idea, we printed a fun sentiment on white cardstock and adhered it to patterned paper. We picked up a 3 pack of cars at a local dollar store and used washi tape to hold the cars in place. The kids can easily and quickly peel off the tape to get to the car.

Recreate this look with dinosaurs (Your Dino-mite), army men (Glad your in my troop), or other toys.

3. Treat Bags

There are so many occasions to use the small, clear bags we sell at Creations Galore. We've turned them into party favors, thank you gifts, and more. This time, we tried valentines. 

We cut patterned paper, folded it in half, and attached it to the top of the bag with Scor-Tape. Simply write the recipient's name on the paper, and gift it with a smile. We took it one step further by adding the fun phrase and a star created with scrap paper and a punch from the Crop Room. 

Recreate this valentine with goldfish crackers (Glad you're in my school) or other treat. 

What valentine's are you sending this year? We'd love to see your ideas. Post a picture to our Facebook page by clicking here.

Layout Tuesday: Fall Leaves

Happy November, Paper Crafters. We're in the heart of fall here in Wisconsin, with the leaves full of gorgeous color! Therefore, we've got all things fall related on our mind. For today's Layout Tuesday, we're sharing an older layout... One of the very first pages Nicole ever created. 

How fun is this?! Nicole used the Cricut to cut out this tree and leaves from cardstock. She then layered the leaves in a fun fall pile at the base of the tree, with a few leaves "flying" around the page. Looking at the page four years after its creation, Nicole points out the missing title, date, and journaling. But she still loves that tree! 

And so do we! Hope you're all having a great fall! Have you created any outdoor scenes on your pages? We'd love to see! Leave us a link in the comment section below or post a picture to our Facebook page! 

Layout Tuesday -- Cricut Cuts and Glimmer Mist

Hello bloggers! It's a wonderful day here at Creations Galore. We're bringing you an entertaining page created by Nicole for this week's Layout Tuesday. How much fun do her friends look?!

Nicole started out with a piece of cardstock, originally the light blue color you see in the middle of the page. After spraying a few colors of Glimmer Mist onto a non-stick craft sheet, she dipped and dragged the edges of her cardstock in the Glimmer Mist. This creates the rough, distressed edges that you see in the layout, rather than the paint splatter effect created by spraying the Mist directly onto the paper. 

The circles and letters were created from white cardstock using the Cricut Expression. Nicole sprayed blue Glimmer Mist onto the circles and left the letters white to create a neutral resting place for the eyes and tie in the white of the two photos. You can create this same effect with a circle cutter and alphabet stickers. The journaling was added with a White Sakura Gelly Roll Pen and Black ZIG Writer.

Thanks for stopping by today. We hope you've been inspired to add a little shape and color to your next layout!