a simple valentine
The tradition of exchanging Valentines at school is one of my favorite childhood memories. I loved distributing them in everyone's brown paper sacks and couldn't wait to see all of the ones I received.
I loved the idea of Porter making each individual Valentine (he doesn't have that many classmates in his pre-school class) but I've been fighting a nasty cold for a while, and I'm all about simplifying right now.
So this is what we did. He colored a heart. I took a picture. (His rule was I was only allowed to take ONE picture, so lucky for me I got it in one shot! Sheesh!). Then I spent about two minutes with the image in Photoshop (a simple conversion to black & white and added a little text). And that's it! Printed a bunch and they're ready to go.
So if you need a last-minute Valentine idea, there you go. And Happy Valentines Day on Thursday, everyone!
I loved the idea of Porter making each individual Valentine (he doesn't have that many classmates in his pre-school class) but I've been fighting a nasty cold for a while, and I'm all about simplifying right now.
So this is what we did. He colored a heart. I took a picture. (His rule was I was only allowed to take ONE picture, so lucky for me I got it in one shot! Sheesh!). Then I spent about two minutes with the image in Photoshop (a simple conversion to black & white and added a little text). And that's it! Printed a bunch and they're ready to go.
So if you need a last-minute Valentine idea, there you go. And Happy Valentines Day on Thursday, everyone!
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46 Comments:
What a great idea! My son had me do a similar thing so he could star in his own "baseball" card, but I never thought about using the idea for Valentines!
What a sweet picture..and I can't believe that you got that shot right off the bat!! :) How funny is it that they make their own rules..must be their way of controlling at least one thing in their lives right? Very sweet idea..and since I'm battling the sickies around here too...I may need to do this too. :)
Thanks for sharing. Mel :)
What a precious idea!!! Thanks for sharing!
Very cute. And scrappable! (hee)
I might steal the idea. Although, my son has been wanting to make his own. Heh. We'll see what we have time for. ;o)
Such a cute cute idea!!
I hope you're feeling better. This is very cute and a great idea! I love the black and white photo with the text in color! Good thing you got it in one shot!
Cute Valentine...I'll keep this in mind for next year. Definately! Question for you or ANYONE! I recently saw a layout you had done where you compared Porter's and Claire's births. The pictures were in black and white and is was so cute. I found the pics of my four kids, made them black and white and now I don't know where I saw the layout! Can anyone help me! Becky? Thanks so much!!
Great idea Becky! Your picture turned out great despite being limited to just one shot. (I love that you use the word "Sheesh!" It's one of my favorite words! LOL)
Those are ADORABLE!!! With a family wedding this weekend and 4 family birthdays this month we went the boring cheapy store bought route :( I'm filing this idea away for next year! Or perhaps end of the year with phone #s on the back for summer playdates??? hmmm the possibilities!
great idea! thanks for sharing & I hope you are feeling better soon.
Very cute.
I did something similar for my almost 3 year old. I downloaded deigo images from nickjr.com and made them in photoshop. Very easy and he loves them!
Hi Becky - Sorry to hear that you are sick...that stinks! The Valentine is precious! What a great idea! Thanks so much for sharing it with us! Happy Valentine's Day to you, too!
Such a cute card! I hope you get to feeling better soon. I'm so excited! This is my first post!! Happy Valentine's Day!
Such a CUTE idea!!!! Thanks! Feel better! :)
Hi!
I just did a similar idea this past weekend with the new Pampered Chef Cranberry heart dish. I wanted to do some Valentine pictures of my son so, i had him go outside and hold up the heart dish and I started shooting pictures of him. The pictures turned out adorable!
Thank you Becky for getting my creative juices flowing! I have always been inspired by you!
~Melissa Garlej
Genius!
so cute too!!
thanks for the idea.
I did the same thing for my kindergartener! I'll post them to my blog tomorrow, hope you feel better! He is such a cutie!
Hi Becky:
I hope you feel better. What a great idea, that you for the inspiration. Happy Valentine's Day to you too.
Marta :)
love, love, love this idea! great shot of porter!!
Thank you for the great idea, its Thursday alerady in Australia, so happy Valentine's day to you all from "Down Under"
Linda
LOVE this idea. Can you post this again in late January 2009 so we can remember to do it next year? I love this!!
Jody in Michigan
I need some photography classes!!! ha.ha. Great picture--looks so creative. But you're Becky Higgins--we wouldn't expect anything less! I started feeling "ill" last week and so I got a script for a
Z-pak. I waited to see if I was going to start feeling better without it. No way! Had to take it afterall. But much better now. A lot of our patients are coming in saying it's lasted for a month. I don't have time for that! Neither do you! Take care!
I was totally inspired and took advantage of our snow day to make one with my kids. Of course they wanted rainbow colored ones, so ours is not as classy as yours. If you, want you can see what you inspired on my blog at amylynnphotography.blogspot.com.
Thanks for the great tip and it was inexpensive too!
Hey to "Ohio Rassmussens" -- I think I know what "compare & contrast" layout you're talking about b/c by coincidence I was flipping through Becky's Family History Scrapbooking book just last night and noticed it myself! (Well, it's either a coincidence, or I've got WAY too much time on my hands this week.) If we're thinking of the same layout, it's on page 147.
love it! we did something simliar for both my school kiddos and then i couldn't help but make one for my 1 year old so he could have a photo too! great v-day layout in the making. thanks for sharing!
So cute Becky. Love that idea. How do you do that background blurry effect? Is that a camera technique?
I really love that.I'll keep this idea for next year. Happy Valentine's Day to you and to everyone here.
Grace C.
Oh, THANK YOU! This couldn't have come at a better time. I bought all the supplies to have my son make his Valentines and I don't even have the excuse of being sick. I just got busy! This was quick and easy and I took the pic late in the afternoon when the lighting was perfect. THANKS again for all of your great ideas!!!
Hi Becky,
I just received all 6 KOTM from our wonderful UPS man and they are AWESOME! Thank you so much for sharing your talents. Thanks to you I'm now excited to tackle my daughters' school years. Thanks again and keep the kits coming!
Michelle in Northern CA
I had to laugh about Porter only wanting the ONE shot taken. Very popular saying in my household. Why can't our family have a love of having their photos taken as much as we love taking them?? I always try to sneak a few extra when they are not looking, gives me a natural and relaxed look to.
Hope you feel better Becky, I have also been fighting a bad case of the flu here in Australia and it's averaging 35-39 degrees celsius YUK
Thank you Heather!! You saved the day...I found it and I am excited to do the layout! Thank you, thank you!!
I saw this idea in Feb CK, but couldn't convince either of my boys to go along with it. They wanted to do something boyish - enjoy them while they are young and still easy to convince to go along with mom's ideas. I think it is cool, but 1st and 3rd grade boys don't!! Yours turned out adorable! Nice job!
That's really a cute idea! Hope you get to feeling better soon. Happy Valentines Day!
Michelle
Becky,
Happy Valentine's Day!
I've been meaning to let you know that I've been making that recipe dish garlic chicken farfalle and am making it for company tonight for Valentine's Day and wanted to let you know that I sautee some spinach and add that to it and it really adds some punch to it. Try it out and let me know what you think.
Love your school kit also!
Suzy
Love it!!!!!
I just got my KOTM and I'm so excited!! It's great and looks so fun and easy to put together. But my absolute favorite thing are the memobrablia pockets - those are worth their weight in gold. I love just sticking his little papers and things in a pocket where they can be seen, but not feeling like I have to do a layout for stuff like that.
Can't wait to buy another!
My kind of valentine card! Cute & simple.
love it! I did a similar thing for Christmas.
I just received my school kit and LOVE it!!!
Happy Valentines day!!! I love your valentine picture card. What a great idea. I wanted you to know that I made the yummy red velvet cupcakes for neighbors and friends today. I love them. I should have only had one, but what the heck.Enjoy your day and wear red....
So simple yet so darling! Will have to remember this for next year.
Have heard that some rec'd the KOTM; anxiously awaiting mine!
Thanks for all your inspiration and sharing with us!
This is so cute! If you get a chance, please share any good books or websites that might be of help in learning Photo Shop. I own CS3 and have been fumbling around in it for a while but need some serious help. Thanks!
Such a cute idea!!
OMG! I was looking for the same compare/contrast layout for my son and daughter the other day and I thought I saw it in the new sketch book so I went through it over and over and couldn't find it. THANK YOU HEATHER!!!!! You are awesome!
I cant wait to get my hands on the school kit for each of my 4 kids. I have been day dreaming since laying my eyes on it. I dream of a nice organized place for all of the school memorabilia I have been saving over the last 10 years!!! Have a great day, Chrystal
That's an awesome idea! I'll have to remember that for my preschooler next year!!
very very cute! I did a similar thing...and posted it on my blog
You constantly inspire me!
That is an awesome idea! Thanks for sharing.
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