Hi Everyone! Jeri from
Bug 'n Me Creations here again today as Guest Designer. Today I have some adorable Valentine cards perfect for children or for children to give to classmates. These are pretty simple cards so if you have kids get them involved in making them. Even if they are very young (3 or so) they love to push the Cut button on the Cricut. I started Cricut crafting with my granddaughter Payton when she was three. We spent many an hour in the craftroom creating until my husband and I started living and traveling in our RV last July. Now I send her very simple images that she can put together and glitter to her hearts delight. My cards today are 3x3" square. From a 12x12" piece of cardstock you can get eight cards. I cut the piece in half and then turn it long ways and cut at 3" to get four 3x6" pieces. Then do the same with the other half and score each piece in half and fold. I decided to use animals on all my cards so the perfect cartridge for that is Create A Critter.
I cut scalloped squares mats from the Elegant Edges cartridge at 2.75". I used my computer to print cute little sayings on the front of each square to go along with my images. Some of my sayings came from the phrases on the cartridge, some I got from looking at Valentine cards at the store, and some I just made up.
After printing the sentiments I inked the edges and added some doodling on the scallops with red marker. Next I cut my images from Create A Critter at 1.75", assembled the layers and added them to the front of each card.
To finish the cards off I added some faux stitching and doodling to each animal and some faux stitching with a white gel pen to the red cardstock. Please visit my blog,
Bug 'n Me Creations to find a list I've made of animals and sentiments to go along with them. Tomorrow I will have some lollipop holders which make perfect classroom treats.
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237 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 1 – 200 of 237 Newer› Newest»Love the faux stitching and that whale card is simply adorable!
Very cute and perfect for the little kids (big kids, too)!!!
Carol
I love the stitched look with Create a Critter. Gotta give that a try. :)
These are great little cards! I wouldn't mind making some for my co-workers!
Great cards! thanks for the inspiration!!!
Margret
I love these cards they are adorable! The stitching and inking looks great too!
Linda
http://www.craftingwithnana.blogspot.com
Very adorable cards...love all your special details....you are so creative....thanks for all your neat ideas....thanks for accepting your invite and sharing all your great ideas....
These are adorable! I have to try these out :-) . Thanks so much for the inspiration. I really wasn't looking forward to purchasing valentine cards for my kids and now I'm excited to make them some.
How cute are these? They are irresistable!
Love the cards,the stitching looks very nice, they are a great idea.
CAC is my favorite cartridge! I love the printing of the sentiments before cutting idea. (don't have a lot of stamps, yet) thanks for the dimensions to make super cute cards for my son's class.
www.shalomcrafts.blogspot.com
Could these be any cuter? Just adorable. Love the doodlng. It really makes them.
Such cute little card any child would love to get one. TFS
later tater,
laney
These are just too, too cute! Great job :)
So excited to see what you can do with that cartridge.
Cute as can and you didn't leave off anything, stitching and inking and of course, the little animals. Love them! You are a good grannie, Jeri.
Mstgane
Ann
such cute cards! rlovew1976 at yahoo.com
these are so cute, great ideas for my grandchildren
sooo cute! I love the Owl!
These are great! So do-able for my students
Super cute Valentine's Day cards;0) You have a great blog too:0)
TFS:0)
Those cards are adorable! Thanks for sharing your ideas and talents with us.
scrapbooknut67114 at gmail dot com
So very cute! makes me wish I had more time to craft..
ladydevine73@hotmail.com
So cute!!!
These are so cute. TFS
gdobberteen at yahoo.com
These cards are so adorable! I love the scalloped square and the faux stitching adds a cute finishing touch!
Tracy
this is the most cute valentine card I have ever seen. I can't wait to get mine started. Thank you for sharing.
Rosa Perez hernan1748@aol.com
They are all adorable. Thanks for the idea! I hope i'll get to do 60 of those for my kidsand niece valentine's party... Tfs!
beary beary cute! Love the whale!
These are all just darling!
These are the best kid valentines I have seen TFS!!!!
These are absolutely adorable! Any child would love to receive them!
I just love these! They are so cute! I am new to crafting in this manner and am very excited to try out some of these cards!
Awww...these are just DARLING!!! LOVE them!
housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com
Awww! So very cute! Gone are the days for me when I needed valentines for school, but maybe I could adapt some of the techniques to make "older" cards. Thanks for sharing. I really like the stitching on the cards. :D
Such cute cards, I'd love to send those out. Create a Critter is one of my favorite cartridges.
These are so adorable! Love all the stitching!
jdkentinc at aol dot com
These Valentines are so cute! Thanks for the inspiration Jeri!
I can't wait to see what you have for us tomorrow.
These are super cute! I love that they are so simple! :D Thank you ladies, for always sharing such great inspiration!
These cards are so cute!!! I love the stitched look too.
Awww, these little valentines are adorable!!! They are perfect for children to share with their class!! Love, love them!!!
These are just so cute! Perfect idea for kids Valentines.
These cards are perfection! I wish I had CAC. With a little more effort, I'm sure I can pull it off from other carts. Thank you!
such a great idea!
I'm sure that you've already heard it...why call them cards for children! oh, we are all children at heart. i think i'll make some of these for my friends!
These cards are very cute. TFS
These are so sweet, Jeri! I LOVE the idea of using a little heart for the bunny's tail. How clever - and adorable!!
rosebud114 I LOVE the Valentine card ideas. Can't wait to send them to the grandkids.
These are excellent projects especially for the younger ones and perfect for Valentines Day giveaways.
Perfect timing. I wanted to make Valentine's for my grandkids today. Thanks for sharing your great idea. Time to dig out my Create a Critter cartridge.
Very cute! Thank you for sharing some wonderful Valentines Day cards!
Melissa
myscraphour.blogspot.com
I love these cards. Trying to figure out how you had the computer print your sentiments. Have to make some of these. jckirby@suddenlink.net
These are adorable! Funny thing is I was actually planning out kid's valentines in my head at 6 am this morning while I was walking on the track! LOL I think my Grandson would enjoy making some similar to these! Thanks for the inspiration!
Miranda :)
www.nanasscrapspot.com
My daughter is a busy first year teacher so I like to help her make goodies for her class throughout the year. They'll love these valentines and I'm really looking forward to seeing your design for sucker holders!
Mary from Lake Elsinore
This HoneyBee likes the Bee Valentine card and the others as whale (could not resist). I'm definitely scraplifting the idea. Thanks for sharing.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
http://CreatedbySunshineHoneyBee.blogspot.com
Love these cute little cards. Will have to do this with my girls. Thanks for sharing!
Those are berry berry cute!! I just got the Create a Critter cartridge for Christmas and didn't know what to do with it. Thank you Jerri for the inspiration!!
Those are adorable! I recently started crafting with my 5 year old and she's loving it. She loves to put the layers together on the cute images from Create A Critter.
These are adorable - love the "stitching"! Will need to make some for my grand kids. You always have such lovely card ideas...THANKS!
So cute! Create a critter is my favorite cart! Hands down it gets the most "oohhss and awhhhhsss" from every project! Can't wait to make these cards w/the niece whos my little crafter!
Cute cards and easy enough to make a lot of them for your kids classroom. Thanks for sharing
Nice card with a very different style . . . love the stitches!
adsmg@msn.com
These are adorable. Wish my white pens worked as well as yours.
The cards are just adorable! Perfect for my little granddaughter to create...Thanks so much for sharing.
Tanya
tanya.thompson53@gmail.com
I love your valentine cards - they are so sweet! Thanks for the chance to win the Pet Shop cartridge - I would love to be able to use it. Jeanette
These are neat Valentine cards for kids. I will have to get busy and make some for my grandkids. They will love them. Thanks!!
These are adorable! I like the faux stitching idea too. Thanks for sharing!
Super cute and easy cards! Thanks for the inspiration!
just wonderful. cannot wait to
do it with my grand baby
fergie
Hi Jeri,
Love these cards! They're just too cute. TFS.
Love the childrens valentines cards. The work displayed gave depth. Would enjoy the animal cartridge.
OK - call me a copy cat! what a wonderful set of cards for little kids. Pulling the cartridge right now!! thanks
Lori
These are too cute! The stitching on the edges is the perfect final touch.
Shellee
Darling cards!!!
These are too cute! Can't wait until my grandson turns 3 so I can introduce him to Mr Cricut and Mr Cuttlebug. He turned 2 in December and already I have lots of projects to make with him!!
these are sweet!
Love the sayings & the scalloped mats!
These are super cute and I love how simple they are! Thanks for sharing.
Kathy
mskathywmu4 at cox dot net
These are absolutely adorable!!!!
I love crafting with other people's kids! My favorite thing to do is cut out Create a Critters or Disney princesses and help them stick them together. Love these cards! lclass003atgmaildotcom
These turned out Great. I'm going to have to do these for sure. Smooches... Felicia
those are all too cute and great sentiments to go with them!
these cards are soooooo cute...I love that create a critter cart...I use it all the time.
Very cute.
these are adorable! What a great idea.
Adorable. I need to make some of these for my granddaughters.
All the animal cards are great. Any child would love receiving one on Valentine's Day.
barbsmith2536@yahoo.com
Adorable. Now if I can just figure out how you printed the sentiments, I will probably be making these for my son to hand out. Thanks so much for the great ideas!!
Christina
cnbrawley at yahoo dot com
This is soooo cool!
Oh these are so adorable! I'm totally going to get started on making these today for my son's class. PERFECT! Thanks for sharing.
Love it! So cute and a great idea for my son's elementary school valentines!
Super cute and simple enough that it doesn't intimidate me! Thanks for sharing all of the details :)
Very cute,simple cards!
This is just what I was looking for , they are simply adorable!!! Thank you for sharing, you really saved my brain from having to come up with something...They are awesome!
www.scrapbookingforbeginners-naomi.blogspot.com
OMGosh these cards are adorable! Create a Critter is probably my favorite Cricut cartridge and this is why! Awesome job Jeri!
LOVE these! I have 3 little grandchildren - these are perfect for them.
Very cute!
Cute!! will add to my card map file!!
I love these cute fun valentines! The added touch of stitching really makes them pop!
These are really cute cards ! The stiching adds such a special effect !
Anna
ann2236@juno.com
The sayings are adorable! I'll be using these for sure!
These valentine cards are adorable. Maybe my great niece and I can make them together for her to give to her classmates. Thanks for the inspiration.
cute cards. perfect for kids. tfs.
So cute. I am going to have to get that cartridge!!
Love the Valentine cards. They are perfect for kids of any age from 1 to 80. Everyone would love to get a cute card like those. My favorite is "Owl always love you" but the whale comes in a close second. TFS
These are perfect for my 9 Grandchildren! Can't wait to make them! Thanks for all your inspiration!
Misty
mistyolsen79@gmail.com
So sweet. Love the faux stitching.
I love simple, yet adorable projects like this one. Create a critter is one of the most adorable cartridges. A friend and I sat down one day and cut out all the little animals from it. They are my go to cut outs for a quick card. Thanks for the opportunity to win that totally cute Pet Shop cartridge! I love the more realistic animals in it... I'm sure the day I own it it will also become one of my favorites!
Sweet, sweet Valentines! The kiddos will LOVE them! TFS.
Kathryn
Thank you for the great idea. There aren't very many ideas for kid valentines.
Sure would love to win the Pet cart.
Thank you
Linda in Stanwood
These are sooo darn cute! I have the cart & I don't think I've even used it yet....Now is the time! Thanks for the inspiration!
Those are adorable! I'm glad you chose this cartridge because I'm sure I would never have thought to use it for valentines. Thanks for the inspiration!
These are really cute I love the owl specialy ♥
How sweet... unfortunately, my son has decided that @ 13, he's too old for 'such nonsense' -- I'm going to enjoy reminding him of that in a few years
Your finishing touches on the cards really make them so professional looking. Great work.
What a cute set of Valentines Cards.
Sweet cards. I would really like to learn more about your storage in the RV of your crafting supplies. This is exactly what my partner and I are talking about and I keep thinking about how I am going to have all my supplies with me.
These cards are so cute. I especially appreciate the animals/sentiments list on your blog.
I love the Valentines card and I will be doing something similar (don't have this cartridge) with my daughter for her kindergarten class! Thanks for the great ideas!
I LOVE the little owl one!
Cute idea!
Those are the cutest Valentine's Day cards. Love the bunny.
Such cute cards! I love Create A Critter. It is my go to cartridge when I can't think of anything. It worked really well for these Valentines!
Thanks for the inspiration,
Cindy :)
Call me old fashioned, I probably am!! but I don't usually like encouraging small children to run before they can walk. However, although I see Valentine's day as a teen and up celebration, I do think that these little cards are so sweet and pretty, that any small child would be delighted to get one.
love the idea of sending the cards to your granddaughter. these cards are so cute
upnurse at aol dot com
They are adorable! My granddaughters would LOVE them too!
really cute idea
Oh my goodness, these are soo cute.
These are so cute. Makes me wish I had elementary aged kids again. Thanks
These are the cutest darn cards, love them!
I love the childrem Valentine's card. Very nice stitching.
Lindab in WI
Adorable! This would be a great cartridge to work with the grandkids with!
Cute cards! I love all the animals and the faux stitching adds so much.
Cute as a bug! TFS!
Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com
Cute kid's valentines cards! My baby is now 21 so I don't have small kids anymore but may use the ideas for my scrapbooks. Thanks!
I absolutely love the Pet Shop cartridge. It looks so versatile. I love the scalloped edges.
Those cards are ADORABLE! I'm going to have to make these for my granddaughters! I love all the attention to detail.
these are so cute!!!!!!
TFS!!!!!!
Love these valentines day cards!
These are so adorable!!
I love these! Very cute!
How adorable. Love the cuteness of the cards.
Cute! Cute! Cute! Thanks for sharing these with us.
Jeeper what a gems, all of them, real nice size too<(^O^)>
Super cute card ideas!
Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com
I love making 3 x 3 cards! These are absolutely adorable! Hmmm I sure wished I had little ones around to help make Valentines my son "thinks" he's to old lol! Great job! Hugs, Leanne
These would be perfect for my daughter's class! Definitely love the faux stitching, will have to try that! Thanks for the great ideas!
Cute cards! A lot of work for just Valentines you can buy for under $3.00 a box and they are just going to toss in the trash, but I think the idea would make great Post It note holders for my grand children they can use over and over again. Thanks for sharing the idea.
circlebenterprises.com
Your little cards are soo cute! Great job!
These are adorable and my granddaughter is coming over this weekend so we may copy your ideas--thanks!
These cards are so adorable. Love the sayings and all the gel pen embellishments.
Kathleen jbaugh1481@aol.com
Very cute! Thanks for sharing
These Cards are so cute. Thanks for the idea and I will definately make some.
I love these! They are adorable. CAC is one of my favorites! The inking and doodling adds great dominion too!
Wonderful valentines, the animals and phrases a so cute.
my students will absolutely love these cards, and will have so much fun making them for their families. thank you so much for the ideas.
tracie
So cute. I have been searching for ideas for treat bag toppers for my grandson's V Day parties. Critters might be THE WAY TO GO.
those valentine cardes are simply too cute! Nice project to do with the grands! Thanks for sharing.
So adoreable!! I <3 it!!
Adorable cards!
Those cards are adorable. I am now inspired to use my create a critter cart :)
These are sooo cute. I can't wait to try them. Thank you for all of you wonderful ideas.
These cards are very adorable!! Love them.
I'm going to make them for my niece and nephew for Valentines day but I will put a pocket for a McDonald's gift cards. My resolution is to make cards with my new cricut and learn how to make cards because I've never done it before I've made 8 so far this month!
These are soooo cute. Love the stitching. Really adds to the cards. Thanks so much for sharing your talent.
super cute
These cards are so adorable! Great for my little grandson's daycare class! TFS!
These are so adorable, TFS
What adorable cards!!!! Just found this site and know I will be visiting it everyday!! Karen
THese cards are so cute. THanks for sharing.
These are so cute! I don't have this cartridge - may have to see if I can find it if it is still available! Thanks for sharing.
Love these adorable yet simple cards....they are just too adorable!
Creative Mine by Maria
garzon4fun(at)facebook(dot)com
What darling Valentine cards. I think I am going to steal a couple of them for my Grandsons. Thanks for sharing them.
How cute and adorable. Love them.
Very cute Valentines! TFS!
Ohh, just to cute. Can't wait to start on my valentine projects. I love Create a Critter cartridge.
LC
crafts.car@cox.net
These are so cute. Fun for my grands. :)
Oh my gosh. I love those little cards. Now I really do have to get that cart. Regina
These are perfect projects for a newbie like me! And I just bought the critter cartridge yesterday! I'm so excited :)
queeniequeeniecaroline@yahoo.com
How adorable!! I love this cart!! This is a great project to get children involved in valentine's making, TFS
Have a great day,
Liz
Omgaga that is a great idea. I have 4yr old and those would be great. I like the faux stitching to very cute. Thanks for all you do and share,God bless you and yours. 1205love@gmail.com
Love the cards and hope to make some for my Grandchildren. Thank you for the great ideas. tbird
They are cute! The stitches are a very nice idea!
The whale is my favorite!
OMG the link actually worked for me this time...persistence pays off! Such adorable cards! I may borrow this idea to make Valentine's for Kids with Cancer. Thanks so much for sharing!! msmith38652@gmail.com
http://michelescraftroom.blogspot.com/
I love the Valentines, they are so cute and the kids will love them! Very nicely done!
So cute! These would be perfect for my daughter-in-law's students. She's a first year teacher, so this would help her out!
Adorable little cards and so unique!
Thank you thank you thank you for all you ideas.
These are adorable and I will be lifting your idea - I have a bunch of tags to use up so will incorporate those somehow.
Wow! They are so cute. Thank you for sharing. Phyllis - fefelu
Oh my, I need to get this cartridge. What a wonderful job.... Love them! Thanks
Soooo cute tfs!!!
These are just so cute. The faux stitching just makes these cute critters!
So adorable! But it was your added details that really makes them wonderful! Great job!
these look great! Love the elephant with heart
These are too adorable!!! TFS!
Wanda
rayzn.kane020406@gmail.com
These are cute! I love letting my kids make projects with the Cricut. These are the great easy card ideas for kids to make.
Can't wait to make the Loki op holders for my daughters 2nd grade class
Nancy from Pa
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