This past Christmas, Stampin' Up! had a promotion for a Christmas card kit with pre-cut, pre-scored supplies for matchbook Christmas cards. I thought they were really cute, and could easily be worked into Valentines cards! I also liked the idea of a matchbook style card with something in it. I got a really cute sewing kit in a matchbook, and another had a set of emery boards...very cute ideas. 
So how about if the Valentine matchbook card had Luv Notes??
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So this isn't the most original idea, you all know I don't have any of those! But this one has been running around in my head, and my 7 year old thought they were awesome, and I thought I would share my way of making it a Fast and Fabulous project, including recruiting your 7 year old to colour them since she chose a stamp that needed colouring. OK for one, not so fun for 20!
To start with you need:
- cardstock...I like 12x12, you get 8 cards per sheet!
- copy paper, 4 sheets makes 12 cards
- Guillotine cutter (a regular paper trimmer won't cut through the layers, but you can easily modify it to do it one at a time)
- stapler...a good one,it's going through 6 layers. My cute one with coloured staples didn't work so well
- stamps or whatever you want to decorate them (I chose Happy Heart Day for the sentiment, and Greetings Galore for the image
- punches...they make everything fast and fabulous!
If you work with 12x12 paper, you will need to cut it down to 12x11", since the copy paper is only 11" long. Then cut it in half so you have 2 sheets that are 6" x 11". Cut your 4 sheets of copy paper 11" x 2 1/2".
Score your card stock at 2 5/8" and at 5 1/2". Fold on the 5 1/2" score and place your copy paper (4 sheets @ 2 1/2" x 11") on top. Tuck them into the fold, and staple.
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I didn't specifically mark my staple measurements although in hind sight it does make it easier to cut, so here are my recommendations. Staple at approximately 1 1/4", 4", 6 3/4" & 9 1/2"
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Once you have your 4 staples in, then you want to cut at 2 3/4" four times. This is where your guillotine cutter comes in handy. Insert your card with the folded end at the top.
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You will then have your four cards to be folded and ready for decoration! I look forward to spending some time with dd! Just colouring with her will be fun...she has her own little station in my studio, so we often make cards together. I hope you have fun with this project!
Still, I wonder if this is such a good idea for my grade two-er. She is in trouble enough for talking too much in class, I hate to think how much trouble she could get into passing notes! Well, since I put my name in to volunteer at her Valentine's Day party, maybe I'll be able to pass on a few tips for passing notes in class discreetly! What are Mom's for?
Have yourself a wonderful Super bowl weekend! TV time for him = stamping time for me!!
