Have your child make a HUGE splash this upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday by giving their classmates their awesome handmade Paper Doily Hippo Valentines with surprise candies!
A small handmade paper valentine card that will stand out from the crowd!
We are going to show YOU how easy it is to make a hippo valentine card within minutes, in the full tutorial below! #gluedtomycrafts
Hippo Valentine Craft Supplies:
* Paper Trimmer
* Small Pink Heart Doilies – one per hippo valentine card
* Colored Cardstock Paper {I used pink, white and purple}
* Tape Runner Adhesive/Glue Stick
* Basic Craft Scissors
* Large Glue Dots
* Large Wiggle Eyes – two per hippo valentine card
* Chocolate Heart Candies – two per hippo valentine card {I used Reeses}
Directions:
Now I normally do these card crafts in a different step-by-step order but since everyone’s hippo could potentially be a different size from mine, I suggest working a bit backwards on this craft! Don’t make your card shape until your paper doily hippo is done first.
* So on that note, first things first – use adhesive to adhere your pink paper heart doily to the center of a single sheet of cardstock. You will want your heart to be upside down to give the look of the face of the hippo.
* Next use a large glue dot to add TWO heart chocolates as the nostrils of the hippo.
* Next, take some cardstock and trim out two small ears from pink cardstock and adhere them to the card front.
* Finish off by adding on the googly eyes to the paper doily.
* Now the final step – take your paper trimmer and NOW trim down your card to create the valentine. The size of yours may depend on how big you made your hippo’s. I do not suggest these to go in an envelope but I think you knew that already 🙂 Add other embellishments you see fit when done trimming.
* Finally – it’s time to your creation gift away!
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