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homemade Scratch Art bookmark valentines: easy, cool, kid-happy

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Itโ€™s that time of year when hearts and love and pink and hugs and candy and kisses are in the air.

homemade bookmark valentines cover

So the kids and I have been busy making Valentines for their classmatesโ€”one of our favorite holiday traditions.

This year, with the help of Melissa & Dougโ€™s Scratch Art Bookmarks, our homemade Valentines stepped up a few notches on the cool meter. ย ย Actually, theyโ€™re so cool and Maddy, Owen, and Cora are so excited to share them with their buddies, that these homemade Scratch Art Bookmark Valentines may actually be off of the cool meter.

They were quick and easy to make which is a plus when youโ€™re working with a 9, 7, and 5 year old, but theyโ€™re still totally and completely cute.

Anyone can make them.ย  And all kids will love โ€˜em.

And there’s no glue involved. (Hey, that’s a plus for some families. . .)

Hereโ€™s the skinny. . .

Homemade Scratch Art Bookmark Valentines:

Scratch Art meets bookmarks meets Valentine’s Day. So fun.homemade bookmark valentines supplies

Our supplies are ready to go–hole punch, Valentine cards, and scissors!

Scratch Art Bookmarks are simply bookmarks that appear plain-Jane black and boring. But with the help of a teeny, little scratch stick, you can ‘scratch’ designs–letters, words, shapes, scenes, you name it–and the images appear in a fun ‘hidden’ rainbow pattern.

bookmark valentines stamp cora

It’s the same Scratch Art material that we used for Maddy’s Golden Birthday goodie bags back in December, but we used key chains, fashion dolls, and bracelets.

For our Bookmark Valentines, we used the Scratch Art Bookmark Party Pack which includes 12 bookmarks, 12 scratching sticks, and 12 ribbons for the bookmark.

homemade bookmark valentines stick

 

homemade bookmark valentines

 

What took the longest was creating the actual card part; though I knew we were going to rock it out with the Scratch Artยฎ Bookmarks, I wasnโ€™t sure how we were going to incorporate the bookmark and the card part.ย  But I played around with sizes, with folds, with where to put the stick and where the kids could sign the cards, and I think we nailed it.

I created the Bookmark Valentines 2013 sheet, and then I printed it out on brightly-colored cardstock, about 65lb.ย  There are four cards on each sheet, and the document has three pages of cards for a total of 12 cards each.

The Bookmark Valentines can be printed after throwing your email in the box below:

I have no idea how many total I printed, but definitely enough to cover Maddy, Owen, and Coraโ€™s classes.

After the cards were cut, the kids folded them in half.ย  It was easiest for them to figure out where to sign them once the cards were folded.

Maddy, Owen, and Cora each added a Valentineโ€™s-type stampโ€”hearts, โ€˜LOVEโ€™, flowers, and the likeโ€”and then they signed their names.

bookmark valentines owen stamp write

Next we added a fancy ribbon to the Scratch Art bookmark. The set comes with shiny red ribbons, but we mixed it up a bit and added some festive ribbons we had here at homeโ€”gold, white, pink, silver, and dotted.

While the kids were busy stamping and signing the cards and stringing their bookmarks, I was flexing my muscles with the hole-punch.

homemade bookmark valentines ribbon

I created the Valentine cards with two tiny โ€˜Xโ€™sโ€™ on the front of each card. These were for me so I knew where to punch the holes.ย  Once holes were punched, the kids threaded the stick through, and the we were finished!

Miraculously, once the scratch stick was through the holes, the card stayed shut and the bookmark was safe.ย  So. Totally. Cute!ย  And so. Totally. Functional. No tape, no glue. Schweet!

homemade bookmark valentines ribbon

 

homemade bookmark valentines finish

 

So over several days, we cut, stamped, signed, threaded, punched, and sorted Valentines.ย  And while we worked, we chatted, laughed, and worked together to โ€˜tweakโ€™ our process so that everyone was comfortable with what they were doing.

And we were all pretty positive that these Scratch Art Bookmark Valentines would be a huge hit for their classmates and teachers!ย  Such a fun way of celebrating our our kids’ love of reading with a Valentine treat that didnโ€™t involve sweets!

 

homemade bookmark valentines finished

 

homemade bookmark valentines finished

 

homemade bookmark valentines finished

 

So there you have it, another year of homemade Valentines made simply–but with a whole lot of love.

Happy Valentine-making, friends!

Want a few more fun Valentine’s Day ideas? Check out:ย 

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  1. Terri

    February 1, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    This is such a great idea! I love a good non-candy Valentine!

    Reply
    • amy

      February 2, 2013 at 8:52 am

      thanks so much, Terri!! Let me know how it goes if you make them!!

      Reply
  2. Brandy

    February 2, 2013 at 9:36 pm

    I love the sayings on the cards. Very creative!

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    • amy

      February 2, 2013 at 10:04 pm

      thank you SO much, Brandy!

      Reply
  3. aimee

    February 5, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    LOVE these!! What a fantastic idea. I’m pinning this right now for next year! For this year, we’ve already made melted crayon hearts (also inspired by you!).

    Reply
    • amy

      February 5, 2013 at 12:43 pm

      thank you thank you thank you, Aimee!!

      Reply
  4. schneid

    February 9, 2013 at 7:21 pm

    I am trying to print off the labels but it keeps needing me to sign in on FB or put email…..I really hesitate doing this to things I don’t know about. Why can I not just print it easily????? I may be creative with the kids on things, but literate at computer stuff sometimes I am not:-)

    Reply
    • amy

      February 9, 2013 at 11:02 pm

      gotchya! sending an email now. . .

      Reply
  5. Marie

    February 12, 2013 at 2:59 pm

    Thanks!! I love these and so did my son ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply
    • amy

      February 12, 2013 at 7:47 pm

      you are SO welcome! Thank YOU, Marie, for checking them out and taking the time to write!!

      Reply

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