A fun tradition. We started doing this at the request of my oldest son who wanted homemade cards to take to school on Valentines day. This cute little pop-up card is made using scrap book paper, some thick paper, ribbon, and glue. Because it is made up of scraps it lends well to adaptations.
First start with a 2.5 inch by 5 inch piece of card stock, or other thick paper, even a thin bit of cardboard will work. Fold it in half.
On the folded edge make two 1 inch cuts.
Open the paper and fold in the middle section in to create a "stand".
And then close again to crease the folds.
Add a scrap of paper to the outside to hide the hole from the stand.
Add the word Valentine with a black pen. Use all caps and add dots to all of ends. Mark out your word with pencil first.
Cut a heart. About 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch.
Glue the heart to the stand. Make sure the point of the heart is above the bottom crease for the stand.
Add ribbon, or twine etc. by loosely tying it around both the heart and the stand.
Add a personal message above and below the heart
such as:
Happy Valentines Day (above),
and With love from... (below).
Punch a small hole in the bottom of the card and add ribbon to tie it shut.
My boys chose more masculine colors for their cards and they did not perfectly cut out or glue on anything, but that is part of the charm of these little cards. And the time spent making them also makes joyful memories. :)
