make this valentine & earn you wings

Need to get away from it all this February? Yep, you need some wings.

These little crafty winged heart cards are the perfect jumping off point (har har!). With a little cutting help from mom, kids could definitely make these cards as well.

Plus, these cards only require a few bits and bobs:

• Pretty colored paper – I’m partial to oddball combos like pink and orange, or baby blue and red.
• White Candy Cups (I found white liners at JoAnn’s, or maybe you’d like silver liners like these?)
• Scissors
• Glue stick or other sticky method.
• The ability to cut out a heart. Or, maybe grab some heart-shaped stickers like these from Knot and Bow!

You could also craft a big fat version with cupcake liners and larger hearts – we could even create double-sided winged hearts and hang them from the ceiling! Hmm, I may have to try that next….

The How-to:

1. Take one candy cup, flatten it, and fold it in half.
2. Cut around 2/3 of the inner round circle, then cut straight along an accordion fold to the edge.
3. Open up the cut candy cup, and cut along the original fold line to create 2 separate wings.
4. Cut out a heart and prep your final surface.
5. Glue wings to the back of the heart. The angle of the wings is important to make them look like wings.
6. Glue the heart with it’s new wings to the surface of your choice.

Then decorate with a little extra somethin-somethin to tie everything together. I like a contrasting color for added pop.

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! For more goodies – take a peek at the monster valentine card downloads, Poppy Paper Doll Downloads, or quick DIY Toddler Cards.