‘member those candy hearts that say “Me Too” or “Love Ya”? They’re called conversation hearts. A few years ago, Rookie Moms reader, Veronica, suggested that we use our babies to make cards with this Valentine’s Day theme for our family members this year:
Pay homage to the throwback days when you made Valentine’s for every kid in the class! Have baby pose with a cut-out construction heart and matching attire. Once you have a keeper, use Photoshop or your favorite scrapbook program to add fun, quirky sayings to the “conversation” heart!
Be creative and come up with one for everybody on your recipient list! You can send it as an email attachment or have them printed as a 4×6 picture at your local photo center for an instant keepsake!
I just read that the new conversation hearts say “text me” and “tweet me”. Sigh.
I did something similar with my son last year. I made a shirt with that iron-on printer paper stuff that you can find at the office supply store with an idea that I saw in an expensive boutique. We sent out the pictures as Valentine’s day cards….we do that instead of Xmas cards. I wish I could attach a picture in the comment, but here’s the link to what we did:
http://www.shoppingfortwo.com/images/jack-valentine.jpg
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ohhhh…such cute ideas! I dressed up my twin girls in cute red &white outfits (complete with red hat!) when they were about 2 years old and sent pics to all my family and friends.
Here’s some great photo taking tips from award winning photographers Campbell Salgado Studio
http://www.campbellsalgado.com/blog/25116020/
That is a great idea!
Thank you so much for the idea!! I did it and it went over soooo well! and cheap too.
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