This was my year to make fancy valentines using construction paper, scissors, and a glue stick.
I like to make several folds in the paper and cut out lots of tiny shapes.
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| Step 1. Construction paper and sharp scissors. |
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| Step 2. Small shapes cut along the center fold. |
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| Step 3. A second fold and more cut-outs. |
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| Step 3. A third fold and a few more cut-outs. |
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| Here you can see the results of cutting along three distinct folds. |
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| Step 4. I wanted more empty space, so I made yet another fold . . . |
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| and cut out more shapes. |
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| Step 5. One final fold . . . |
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| a few more cut-outs . . . |
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| and here is the unfolded heart. |
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| Step 6. I glued it onto white paper. Be sure to use a high quality glue stick. |
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| Steps 7&8. I added a tiny red paper heart and cut the whole thing out. |
