Easy Valentine Ideas (and free templates!)

by Brooke on February 9, 2009

I thought I’d repost some of the fun little Valentine goodies I made last year, in case you’re looking for some cute ideas for your lovies. :) I even have some free downloads for you. Many of you have already downloaded it, but for some of you it’s new. I am still waiting for some of that creativity to hit me for THIS year!! Oh well. I was 7 months pregnant with Haylie and nesting like crazy at this time last year, ha ha.

Fun Valentine’s Day Ideas
I made these EASY photo tiles!

{I used “Schnookums” from http://www.ggdigitaldesigns.com/.}

Here’s what you need–it’s really simple and makes a cute gift or decoration for your home.

**whatever size of tile you want (the ones I made were 4.5 x 4.5 inches, only like 13 cent cheapos from Home Depot)

**whatever photo or design you want (I made little mini digital layouts sized to fit a little smaller than the tile–I forgot to do exact measurements but it worked out just fine! Just go with the flow.)

**A bottle of Mod Podge (I used Matte finish but you could do glossy if it floats your boat.)

**brush

Here’s how to be all crafty with Mod Podge:

I printed my photos out and trimmed them. I printed on photo paper from Costco because the photo won’t smear when I put the Mod Podge on it. Then I “painted” a thin layer of Mod Podge on the tile, placed my photo where I wanted it to go, and let it dry for about 5 minutes (until it wasn’t sticky). Then I did another layer of Mod Podge over the top of the photo and let it dry completely. I truly love how they turned out. :)

Pillow Boxes

Another really easy one, I used a project already done at http://www.ggdigitaldesigns.com/. They have lots of darling premade Valentine things. Just printed them, cut out the template, and folded and taped together. Voila. You can fill these with little love treats.


Oh! And I also made these Treat Bag Toppers.

And last, but not least, I made Candy Bar Wrappers!!

Another really simple gift idea for this holiday of love. I made these for Brandon and Annie’s school and primary teachers. Again, I used various papers and embellishments from http://www.ggdigitaldesigns.com/ . They are my product endorsement for the day. :) Printed them out, trimmed and used double-sided sticky tape to wrap around Hershey bars.

And I have a treat for you. I made the template to download and use!! I’m sharing the love.

Click here to download: http://www.4shared.com/file/37498495/ef46548a/Candy_Bar_Wrapper_Template.html

So, I also made a template to use on smaller candy bars, specifically the delicious Kit Kat bar. So here’s what it looked like when I was done using the template:

I saved the whole thing as a jpeg, printed it as a 5×7 at Costco and trimmed the extra off (the template is a bit smaller than a 5×7 print). Then wrapped it around the Kit Kats. And here is how they turned out:

{I used the “Amore” kit from the free holiday sampler from www.shabbyprincess.com and stitched felt alpha by Dani Mogstad at www.sweetshoppedesigns.com }

So maybe you were thinking, “Hey, I want to make those too!” Well it’s your lucky day, because I have made another template to give to you!

Here’s the linky:

http://www.4shared.com/file/37440427/df980033/Small_Candy_Bar_Wrapper_Template.html

Thanks for those who leave comments and thank-yous when they download, it’s just so nice. :)

And lastly but not leastly. Last year we had a fun little Valentine’s Day dinner with the kids, a little scavenger hunt for surprises, and we had lots of fun playing BINGO with these little Valentine-themed bingo cards I made. I was REALLY nesting, if you can’t tell. :)

{I made this with the “Schnookums” digital kit at www.ggdigitaldesigns.com }

Again, printed at Costco as a 5×7 and then I laminated each card. I made 4, one for each of us.

We used little candies to cover the numbers. We’ll be bringing these out again this year, it was lots of fun. And here’s the bingo template!!! Hooray!!!!

If you need help with the digital aspect of the projects, check out the tips and tutorials at Digital Scrapbook Memories:
http://www.digitalscrapbookmemories.com/digitalScrapbookTips.asp

Again, thank you for your comments and thank-yous when you download, it really is nice.

Speaking of LOVE, my little brother Tyler got engaged to Lisa last Friday! We love her and are so excited for her to join our family. We’re ecstatic!


Have a lovely day!

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Jamie Hamblin February 9, 2009 at 11:00 am

You are so cute! I would love to just sit and pick your brain!

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Landen and family February 9, 2009 at 11:03 am

Thanks for the freebies, I can’t wait to use them!

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kto1s February 9, 2009 at 1:09 pm

Brooke–You’re a doll, as usual!

And Tyler’s cute little fiance teaches at Ashlyn’s school! How fun is that?!?

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Janele February 9, 2009 at 3:37 pm

Hi Brooke,
I am a columnist writing for Latter Day Women Magazine -have you heard of it? I am in charge of the Interior Design/Decorating articles, and I would love to feature your photo tiles for an article I am working on. Let me know what you think! Fresastratton@netscape.com
*hugs*
Janele

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Steph H February 9, 2009 at 4:06 pm

Man, I love the stuff you design– you’ve really got quite the gift. And Tyler’s engaged?? Hooray!!! I’m so happy for him!

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emily mcd February 9, 2009 at 6:06 pm

Everything you touch becomes cute cute cute! Thanks for the hints and tips! You are so generous and thoughtful Brookie. And CONGRATS to Tylore! 😉 What a beautiful couple!

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Katie February 9, 2009 at 7:27 pm

YAY for TYLER!!! Tell him Congrats for me!

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Heather Ridge February 9, 2009 at 8:48 pm

I am so excited for Tyler. I heard he was dating someone seriously, she is darling. Thanks for the freebies too.

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susan February 10, 2009 at 12:28 am

You are so nice to share! Thanks for doing all the work so people think I am creative!

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Preds Girl February 10, 2009 at 12:28 am

HOLY COW Woman!! You are crazy talented and how in the world do you have time to act on your talent? Sheesh! Thanks for sharing those goodies!

And, YAY for Tyler! Her ring is so pretty and dainty.

And…SO COOL that one of the comments here was to feature you in a magazine! WOW!! My cousin is famous!

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Kirsten February 11, 2009 at 2:43 pm

YEA fOR COUSIN BROOKE….HI (in the judy grimes voice)!!! You are awesome like always.

Yea for Tyler. We’re so happy he’s found a cute girl to join the family of crazy cousins. Yea we get to play with Lisa too now!

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Leslie February 12, 2009 at 9:11 am

Cute stuff, and give Ty a HUGE congrats from me! :) That’s so awesome, she looks like a very cute girl!!

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Gina February 12, 2009 at 1:28 pm

It only took me a year. I downloaded the wrapper last year. I made a candy bar wrapper this year. Thanks again.

Give Tyler the hugest ever hug and big wet kiss from me. I am so excited for him. I mean really. Who could have ever guessed someone would love him so early in his life? Yeah!

Love ya! (wink)

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christy:) February 14, 2009 at 8:57 am

Thanks so much!!!! These are so cute!

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shauna snow February 19, 2009 at 11:00 pm

Thanks so much for these fun downloads. You are just amazing at all of this. You do such a cute job, how do you do it all, and with 3 kids? Your such a cute mom!! Congrats on Tyler’s engagement!! That’s awesome!

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Natalie February 24, 2009 at 11:27 pm

I’m sorry I totally found you Brooke and I hope I don’t creep you out by looking at your blog. :) You have beautiful kids. But then again that is no surprise considering who their parents are!
I am excited that we will share the same family. I sure do love your family and I am so excited that Lisa gets to join it. I just love those two.

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TidyMom January 15, 2010 at 10:30 am

I remembered seeing this post last year and I found it again today when I was collecting ideas for a Valentine linky love post…..hope it's ok, I've linked to your post and idea! My post will be up later today!

~TidyMom

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little bird January 15, 2010 at 10:15 pm

i recently started a blog for Nursing Home Activity Directors. I share ideas and information I find on the web. I think your valentine bingo cards are adorable! I shared them on my blog and linked back to you here is the link and thank you. I am now following your blog as well.

http://deefna.blogspot.com/2010/01/valentines-bingo-cards.html#links

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Paola January 26, 2010 at 1:22 am

These Valentine ideas are all great. Thanks for sharing your templates.

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Vicki January 2, 2011 at 10:25 am

Love the bingo card template!! Thanks!!

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