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This year my husband and I decided to spend less for Valentine’s Day and make more handmade gifts. Easy for me, hard for him. Hee, hee. Anyway, I decided that instead of buying one of those cards with the built-in music that I always get sucked into buying on Valentine’s Day, that I would make him something a little more meaningful. In fact, I decided to make one for both of my boys–my son gets one, too.
Have you been checking out all of the amazing deals in the dollar buckets at Michaels? They have cute chipboard books for $1! So I bought two of those and some coordinating paper. I mod-podged paper on the front and back of each page and distressed my edges with distressing ink.
I thought of 10 reasons why I love my husband (and 10 reasons why I love my son). I pasted them onto the pages, and embellished a little. I still don’t go over the top with embellishing. Simple is better for me and my boys. I punched out a few hearts and pasted them on. Voila! I tied a few ribbon scraps onto the metal circle-clasp-thingey.
Here is a view of the back of my son’s little book. I think I will present these on Valentine’s Day morning. I gotta say. I love this more than the traditional card. (Do you think my husband will remember if I do the same thing next year? Probably not…)
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