I'm a Sucker for Pinterest

As you know, Pinterest is my guilty pleasure. It truly is like getting a new magazine in the mail every day. Not that kind of magazine, silly! Sheesh. Get your mind out of the gutter!

For me, it’s like Shape, Runner’s World, Better Homes and Gardens, Food Network Magazine and Family Fun all rolled into one happy space. But I didn’t realize how literal that was until I stumbled upon this awesome Valentine’s Day idea.

How adorable and creative are these Valentine’s Day cards? It sure beats the perforated, punch out Sponge Bob stupid pun cards my kids would beg me to buy.

And it’s no wonder because the blogger behind this idea, Design Mom, was featured in the February issue of Family Fun magazine.

So when you’re flipping through Family Fun and you wonder, “Who are all these amazing moms?” All those amazing, creative moms, dads, grandparents and teachers do indeed exist and can be found on Pinterest. So go follow them (and me too)!

And then you can try to replicate their ingeniousness like I did.

I started with a photo shoot…

…and a tiny bit of tweaking and editing in Picnik (which I will not be happy to lose on April 19) to add the text “Valentine, I’m a sucker for you.”

Then, a few small cuts for a heart-shaped lollipop and voila!

Our classmates’ cards are complete.

Thank you Family Fun Magazine Design Mom Pinterest!

About the author

Denise

From start to finish, Denise is Run DMT, a Tampa Bay homeschooling mom on the run trying to maintain an easy pace through it all between races and raising three beautiful, brilliant adultish kids (ages 23, 19, 14). In 2007, I discovered a passion for running and in February 2015, I completed my tenth marathon. I continue to train for a variety of races and even host annual 5K. In 2023, I became a certified group fitness instructor and teach P.E. in my homeschool co-op.

15 comments

andi says: 9 February, 2012 at 9:02 pm

oh my gosh, this is beyond ADORABLE and GENIUS!!!! i’m pinning it right now!

dalettre says: 9 February, 2012 at 9:21 pm

They turned out so great! LOVE, love, love.

Katie Lloyd says: 9 February, 2012 at 9:57 pm

Those are so awesome! …I had big plans to do this too, but um…I caved and bought 50% off Valentine packs with character pencils for $1.50. 😉

SarahinSC says: 9 February, 2012 at 9:59 pm

I LOVE these! What a super cute idea!

You should totally try Photoshop Elements 10’s free 30-day trial. It’s on Adobe.com. I use PSE 8 and have tried the Lightroom 3 free trial and love that too but it seems a lot more difficult to figure out.

Sarah:)