If your anything like the rest of us, you're probably scrambling for last minute Valentine's Day ideas, and with just one week left, the pressure is building! Alas, you've come to the right place, so pull up a chair, grab yourself a cup of joe, and relax, we're here to rescue you! With the help of the CP Design Team, and the love-friendly Paper Heart collection, this week, Crate Paper is publishing Valentine's Day projects galore! That's right, this entire week is dedicated to the popular red & pink holiday, and to give ol' sweet cupid a head start in spreading the love, we're giving away a total of FIVE Paper Heart Collection Kits throughout the event, one each day. Catch the giveaway details at the very end of today's post. Also, get ready to pin..you're going to "heart" this week's creations!
And as an extra feature to coincide with the projects, each of our designers is sharing her favorite Valentine's Day childhood memory, along with a brief summary about her creation.
Crate Paper Designer :: Piradee Talvanna
Pockets and Sprinkles. Piradee's coupon cards are too cute for words. And, if you read her childhood memory, you'll learn more about them!
"For my project, I drew inspirations from the good old school days - where in my case, it's way way back to those middle school days. I remember one year where in addition to the roses that can be purchased for your special someone(s), the committee was also selling these valentine coupon booklets (with simple kid friendly tasks). And by the time that they were delivered to the class rooms, needless to say, we didn't get much done for the rest of the day. We were too busy using the coupons on each other and acting like crazy kids (the committee terminated the coupons for the following year - ooops)."
Crate Paper Designer :: Kaori Watanabe
Our kids need to be reminded of how much their loved every day, but Valentine's Day gives you a chance to really show how much you care about your lil' one. How about tucking a Valentine's Day card inside their lunch sack or backpack? Would be so much fun for them...
*Instead of a memory, Kaori's expressed a Japanese tradition that we think is very sweet.
"I made a Valentine's card for my son. The manners and customs of a Japanese Valentine's Day is slightly different from the US. In Japan, the tradition that prevails is for women to present chocolates to the men they love. It's become a Japenese custom and is very popular on Valentine's Day! How do you celebrate Valentine's Day in the US?"
Crate Paper Designer :: Erin Stewart
A couple of final projects from Erin Stewart, we thought it best to introduce them this week since they fall upon two subjects dear to our heart, "dad" serving overseas and love for the the little one. We hope you are well, Erin! Thinking about you, and your family on this Valentine's Day!
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And now for the giveaway details! Well, it's simple, really. After reading a couple of childhood memories from our designers, it's your turn to tell us your favorite Valentine's Day childhood memory! That said, we know that not everyone celebrates the holiday, so if you're without something on the subject, you can still participate in the giveaway. All we ask is that you tell us what remarkable project you'd craft from Paper Heart. Winners will be randomly chosen and announced next Monday! Good Luck and may cupid be on your side!
Really no memorable childhood valentine memories......my birthday is the 15th of Feb so I always felt kinda ripped off and would get a dual card/present.....lol. I vowed when I got older I would find a man that would splurge for BOTH and not just one :):)
I love this line and would LOVEEEEE to win!!! Thanks for the chance!! I heart Crate paper!!!
Posted by: tina phillips | February 06, 2012 at 04:53 AM
Valentine's Day has never been a big deal for me (I guess my husband got off easy on that one!), but I do fondly remember decorating shoe boxes in school to collect valentines from classmates.
Oh, and I LOVE this line. Been using it like crazy :)
Posted by: Angela H. | February 06, 2012 at 04:55 AM
My favorite Valentines Day was when I was about 10. My dad took me to a Father/Daughter Banquet. It was so much fun.
Posted by: Cindy deRosier | February 06, 2012 at 05:17 AM
My only daughter's B-day (she's the middle child with 2 older brothers and 2 younger brothers) is so close to Valentines, I would actually use Paper Heart to scrap pages of her and to make both Valentines and birthday cards for her. Would be nice to use to decorate gifts for her as well. She loves hearts and draws them on all of her pictures. :-D
Posted by: Doris Widder | February 06, 2012 at 05:34 AM
My favorite childhood Valentine's Day memory is finding a chocolate heart under my pillow in the morning of the big day with a little love note put there by my Mom :) She was definitely my favorite Valentine!
Posted by: Nicole Doiron | February 06, 2012 at 05:41 AM
The best part about Valentine's Day as a child was making the mailboxes for your classmates to fill with little cards. Of course mine is a crafty memory. Lol
Posted by: Amanda Counce | February 06, 2012 at 05:43 AM
My mother always cook something special for my sister and me. Lovely days>
Posted by: isabel | February 06, 2012 at 05:43 AM
Sweden wasn't been very big on Valentine's when I was i kid, but it has changed in the last few years. My fondest memory is not from my childhood, but from my first year livig on my own - and in a totally different city than my parents (which was way harder for my mom than for me!). I sent my mom a cute pair of earrings for Valentine's, and i sent them to her shop so she would get them right when the postman delivered them. My sentimental mom opened her present and started to cry, and in that moment a costumer walked in! The poor woman got a bit of a fright seeing my mom with tears down her face... My mom called me right after and jokingly told me off for making her scare her costumers! She loved the earrings and she still keeps the card on her noticeboard. :)
Posted by: Helen | February 06, 2012 at 05:49 AM
No Valentine memories here! I don't think we made much of this occassion when I was a kid. With my kids though, I make each of them a card and give them a sweet treat! I would love this line to create a mini book about my 3 daughters!
Posted by: Charlotte Brochu | February 06, 2012 at 05:54 AM
Not much of a Valentine's family so no tales to tell, but I have to say I love the collection with that little hit of aqua in it
Posted by: Fifi-T | February 06, 2012 at 05:56 AM
My favorite memory of V-day was sitting waiting patiently for the carnations to be passed out is school and to see who sent it and what color it was because every color meant something different. How embarrassing it was to get a red one (LOVE) from someone you you didn't like. Then receiving a white one (FRIEND) from the guy you wanted the red from:o)
Posted by: Mary-Ann M. | February 06, 2012 at 05:56 AM
As a young child it was so exciting to make the mailbox to house all of the valentine cards and goodies. The best part though was reading through all of the fun Valentines and eating the goodies!!
Posted by: susan Tutt | February 06, 2012 at 06:05 AM
I would like to make each of my friends a love note with a simple PAPER HEART card :D
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Posted by: Cheryl Leong | February 06, 2012 at 06:06 AM
For me it was in High School when they would sell roses as a fund raiser for prom. My boyfriend (now my husband) would buy me a couple of roses. It was always fun to see who got flowers.
Posted by: Melanie Blackburn | February 06, 2012 at 06:06 AM
My favorite Valentines memory from childhood was waking up in the morning to find the treats and chocolates my dad left on my dresser before he left for work...!
Posted by: Tracey H. | February 06, 2012 at 06:08 AM
My favorite Valentines memory was creating my Valentine "mailbox" in the 5th grade. I was so proud of the thing. Wish I had pictures of it because how I remember it looking is probably nothing what it really was. :)
Posted by: Tiffany M. | February 06, 2012 at 06:21 AM
As a kid, I always remember shuffling through the deck of valentine cards trying the find the perfect ones for my closests friends and trying not to give those "lovey" ones to the boys. HA!
Posted by: ShellyJ | February 06, 2012 at 06:24 AM
We didn't really do much for Valentine's Day....my parents were new to the country, and it's not something they really celebrated in Taiwan, so I'll share my college roommate's tradition. They had a Valentine's Day scavenger hunt complete with cheesy rhymes with some candy/treats at the end. She was very homesick her first year at college, so I set up a hunt all over campus for her, complete with cheesy rhymes. :)
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | February 06, 2012 at 06:28 AM
One of my favorite childhood memories from Valentine's is receiving a snoopy mug from a church friend! I loved the Peanuts characters! Thanks!
Posted by: Kelly Massman | February 06, 2012 at 06:29 AM
It's funny but my only Valentines Day memory - that I think of every Valentines day - is of when I was in 4th or 5th grade and I came home from school, with my paper envelope full of Valentines and poured them out on my floor and oogled my goodies. Then I watched Kids Incorporated :). Funny!
Posted by: Heather I. | February 06, 2012 at 06:48 AM