DIY Comic Book Valentine

With Valentine's Day just a few days away, I'm sharing these DIY Valentines I made for my little boy's class.

I love using pictures to personalize gifts, and just to make it a little bit different, I decided to turn his photo into a comic book image. Sounds complicated? That's what I thought at first, until I found this video tutorial on You Tube. All I needed was my photo editing software (Adobe Photoshop Elements 9) and a printer. Trying to learn new tricks to edit photos can be a little intimidating at first, but it's really fun once you get the hang of it. :)

They are actually mini envelopes with M&M's Fun Size Milk Chocolate Candies inside.

I used these heart stickers I found in my stash to close them. Pretty cute, right? ;)

I made the starburst background with the help of this tutorial. And the paper is from Shery K Designs and I downloaded it from this site.

I liked my little boy's comic book image so much that I decided to use it for his teachers' gifts.

As you can see, I used the comic book image as a candy wrapper for Kit Kat chocolate bars. I love how they turned out! :)

The fonts I used are Badaboom from Dafont.com and Red State Blue State from Blambot.com.

I'm totally hooked on making these comic book images I think I might use this idea for gifts. Hmmmm... Maybe for Father's Day or Grandparents Day? Or maybe even a party favor? What do you think?

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Oreo Valentine Treats

The minute I saw these Oreo cookie treats at Taste of Home, I knew that I just had to try making them. They were meant for Christmas but I thought they would be great for Valentine's Day too!

There's no baking involved, and you can whip them up in a matter of minutes. Perfect for a last minute treat!

And... who can resist an Oreo cookie? Definitely not me! ;)

All I did was melt chocolate flavored Almond Bark according to the instructions on the wrapper, spooned it onto the Oreo cookie and put some sprinkles.

Super easy, right?

Now comes the hard part... 

Trying... hard... not... to... eat... them... all...

And... they're gone.

Oh well, I guess I just have to make some more. LOL :)

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I linked this post to these wonderful parties:
All Things Thursday Blog Hop : Posed Perfection  |  Bewitch Me & Titi Link Party : TitiCrafty by Camila  |  Freedom Fridays With All My Bloggy Friends : Love Bakes Good Cakes  |  Friday Flash Blog Link Party : The Jenny Evolution  |  Friday Link Party : The Pin Junkie  |  Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop : Carrie This Home  |  Give Me The Goods Link Party : Rain on a Tin Roof  |  Inspiration Monday : I Should Be Mopping The Floor  |  Inspire Me Monday : Create With Joy  |  Ladies Only Blog Share : Mommifried  |  Link Party Tuesday : A to Zebra Celebrations  |  My Favorite Things Saturday : A Time for Seasons  |  Share Your Stuff Tuesdays : Table for Seven  |  Thriving on Thursdays : Domesblissity  |  Wake Up Wednesday Linky Party : A Peek Into My Paradise  |  Whimsy Wednesdays : The NY Melrose Family  |  Wonderful Wednesday : Ducks 'n a Row