Are you guys getting tired of me posting valentine cards yet? Yes? No? Well, I've got one more card to show you. I decided to make something a little less traditional, a space themed card. The inspiration came from my son's super ball which reminded me of the planet Jupiter. It's hard to see but the super ball is actually embedded in the paper. Scroll down below to see the how-to.Supplies:
Black Card Stock
X-acto Knife
Gel Pens - I used Elmer's metallic gel pens
Super balls
Cut out any size heart. Now you will need to cut a hole for the super ball. I made the hole slightly smaller than the circumference of the ball. I recommend cutting a hole out on a different piece of card stock. Once you get the right size, use that as a template to trace onto your heart. Cut out hole with x-acto knife.
Decorate your heart anyway you like with gel pens. This part of the craft is easy for children to do. 
Last, place the super ball into the hole you cut out. It holds well on its own so there's no need for tape.
15 comments:
This is such a cute idea! Thank you for sharing.
love, love this!!! So much fun. Those rubber balls really look like a planet.
Girl you are making it so hard for me to choose which one to do!! :) Thinking this one will be great for my 1st grader to do for his class. I especially love anything that doesn't involve candy.
That is soo cute! I also decided to use that theme this year! I bought miniature globe pencil sharpeners and had pencils personalized with "You're Out of the World". I'm tying them together with some baker's twine and DONE. They're kinda awesome. :)
That is so cool! A great valentine idea for a boy - especially one who might want to be an astronaut when he grows up - and I know the very boy.
Amy,
Your valentine cards sound really cute, I wish I could see a picture of them. Do you have a blog? When I click on your link, it only shows blogs you follow.
This is such a cute idea and so different to a lot of the standard Valentines crafts, love it!
THis is such a fab idea! Thanks for sharing...
This is waaaaaaaay cute!! I'd love for you to come link up at TGIF kid oriented linky party - http://livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/search/label/Linkey%20Parties - I know my readers would love it too!! Have a GREAT weekend,
Beth =-)
This idea is out of this world! Love it =)
nice opinion.. thanks for sharing...
Thanks so much for sharing this. We are making these this year as the schools here have decided not to let the kids brings treats to school anymore. :( This is a great alternative!
Thanks!!
My son is making these right now. Thanks for a great idea!!
Amazing! Thank you for sharing these, my boys will be thrilled to make these next year
Thank you for sharing this! My son is obsessed with all things space, so we did this for his valentine exchange. They turned out so cute and we had lots of fun making them. :)
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