Valentine's Day Crafting

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone out there!

Ava was only 11 days old last Valentine's, so making/sending cards was not on the top of my to-do list at the time. This year, however, I was determined to make some adorable cards to send to Ava's grandparents. 

So I busted out some construction paper and white paint to make a few handprint cards. Luckily, the weather was nice enough last weekend to allow us to use the paint outside. 

(Please excuse both of our outfits...they were just-in-case-the-paint-is-not-as-washable-as-it-claims-to-be clothes.)

First, we got down the (very messy) handprints...

Then I let them dry...

While Ava ran around collecting leaves...

Then, I cut around her adorable handprints in a heart shape using scalloped scissors...

And glued them onto more construction paper along with a "Happy Valentine's" greeting. 

 Considering this was my first attempt at crafting with Ava, I am pretty happy with how they turned out. 

And I think her grandparents were quite pleased as well :). On that note, I apologize to all of Ava's aunts, uncles, and great-grandparents...a one-year-old attention span means that we only had time to get three sets of handprints, and thus, only grandparents got cards this year.