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Clara and I had so much fun making these super-easy Valentine cards!! We used this
Melissa and Doug Rainbow Stamp Pad again with great results — the ink is washable and wipes off easily with a baby wipe, plus the colors are quite vibrant!
I cut up several pieces of white paper and helped Clara to put a thumb print using yellow ink at the top of each one. She loved this!! A quick wipe with the baby wipe, and she was all cleaned up — yay for low-mess crafts!!
Next, I added the details to turn her thumbprint into a bee, wrote “mine” underneath and her name. Quick, easy, and I love the personal touch of using her tiny thumbprint to make each bee!!
Have fun!!
February 3rd, 2011 on 1:23 pm
gosh, another cute idea!
I love your blog.
We are making the recycled hart Valentines for Hannah’s 1st grade class. I am so going to (try) to do a post on them.
February 9th, 2011 on 2:38 pm
Thank you so much, Shari! I can’t wait to see!!!
February 3rd, 2011 on 1:41 pm
That is the cutest idea!
February 3rd, 2011 on 1:45 pm
It’s amazing what can be done with a simple fingerprint. Very lovely cards!
February 9th, 2011 on 2:39 pm
It really is! I love using their tiny fingerprints for art projects like these — so much fun!
February 3rd, 2011 on 1:57 pm
Love them, they came out so cute!
February 3rd, 2011 on 2:27 pm
soooo sweet!!
February 3rd, 2011 on 2:46 pm
So very cute!
February 3rd, 2011 on 3:27 pm
We are kindred spirits!!! My daughter made fingerprint flowers for v-day.
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February 9th, 2011 on 2:39 pm
Aaaaahhh!!! I LOVE it!!!!!!
Thanks so much for sharing, Patrizzia!
February 3rd, 2011 on 3:41 pm
Dear Valerie,
When I was a little boy, a bumble bee landed on my hand. I was too little to know better and ended up getting stung.
Thankfully, these bees look much happier!
Love,
Mark
February 3rd, 2011 on 4:23 pm
And these bees can’t really sting you!
I saw a similar idea using bugs, but I can’t quite decide which one is cuter…….
February 9th, 2011 on 2:41 pm
Oooo.. .bugs would be super-cute too! I don’t think you could go wrong with either one!
February 3rd, 2011 on 4:39 pm
Adorable!
February 3rd, 2011 on 4:48 pm
These valentines reminded me of how my younger brother would step on the bumblebees (in his bare feet) that landed on the rotten apples that had fallen to the ground in our backyard…
AND he did it more than once.
Yup, I am from a family of geniuses…
At least Clara’s Valentines won’t sting anybody! :0)
February 9th, 2011 on 2:42 pm
LOL — no danger of stinging w/these bees! Thank goodness!!
February 3rd, 2011 on 5:05 pm
Super cute valentine!
February 3rd, 2011 on 6:22 pm
so cute! i need to get that stamp pad!
February 9th, 2011 on 2:43 pm
We’ve been very happy with it, and I think it’s still on sale at Amazon. Have fun!!
February 3rd, 2011 on 9:19 pm
So cute!!!
February 4th, 2011 on 12:06 am
cuuute!
February 10th, 2011 on 5:23 am
Those are the cutest bees ever! I featured this craft on my blog
February 10th, 2011 on 5:15 pm
Totally copied this idea and used the fingerprint hearts for cards too.
Thanks so much for all the great ideas.
February 13th, 2011 on 11:55 pm
I loved this idea! Thank you. Today, my kids and I did a similar project: we made little bees out of pipe cleaners and attached them to a lollipop. Thanks for another great idea.