Blooming Valentine

Hearts, flowers, candy... love. It’s Valentine’s Day again. The quintessential Hallmark holiday. No need to fluff their coffers. Make your own Valentine to show your sweetheart how much you really care. Just a few pieces of colored paper, some fancy scissors and a little time will mean more to the love of your life than a quickly picked, mass produced Kansas City creation. This idea transforms the symbolic heart into a flower and has no shortage of syrupy sweet jargon. It’s up to you to add the words of sincerity and feeling. Have fun, but most importantly, let your loved one know how much they are

loved and appreciated.

Supplies

Red, white, and shades of pink card stock

Heart punch

Scalloped scissors

Black, fine tip Sharpie marker

Small jewel (used for Scrapbooks)

Glue stick

Double sided tape

Craft glue

Metal ruler

X-acto knife

Self-healing mat

Pencil

With ruler, pencil and X-acto knife, measure and trim red card stock to 8.5" x 5.5" on self-healing mat and fold in half so the finished size is 4.25" x 5.5". Punch four hearts from the shades of pink card stock and fold in half, set aside. Measure and trim white card stock with scalloped scissors to the finished size of 3.75" x 5" and adhere to front of folded red card stock with double sided tape. Using stick, glue the right half of each heart to the white, scalloped paper in the flower petal formation. Allow space for the center jewel. Place a small dollop of craft glue in the center of the flower and press on the jewel. After the jewel dries slightly for a couple of minutes, write message with black, Sharpie marker. I wrote, “Thinking of you...” opening inside to: “... makes my heart BLOOM!” Center a heart punch in the inside of the card to create interest and dimension. Finish with a personalize message of love.