{"id":348,"date":"2015-02-02T16:57:44","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T16:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snapfishdotcom.wordpress.com\/?p=348"},"modified":"2022-03-24T09:21:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T09:21:32","slug":"diy-lollipop-valentines-day-photo-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/diy-lollipop-valentines-day-photo-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Lollipop Valentine\u2019s Day Photo Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Roll up your sleeves\u2014it\u2019s time to DIY! Tish Reyes, our Site Producer and all-around creative superstar, joins us on the blog today to share an inventive spin on the classic classroom valentine.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year is my daughter’s first proper Valentine’s Day as a Kindergartener in elementary school. We wanted something cute, fun, and easy to share with her classmates. The winner was this fun photo of her that looks like she\u2019s holding a lollipop!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Take Photo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a photo of your child as she holds a closed fist towards the camera. Tell her to imagine she is holding up and showing you a lollipop. Take a shot from slightly above to get a good perspective. I used my DSLR, but your smartphone camera will work, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Try a different pose. Have her hold her hand closer to her body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A few things to keep in mind when you are taking the photo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Background<\/strong>
Make sure the background is not too busy; leave blank space so that you can add text. A primarily light or dark background will make the text pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Space<\/strong>
Include enough space around her in order to add the valentine greeting text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus<\/strong>
Be sure to focus on her face and not her fist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Add Text<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email the photo to yourself, and open it in a text-editing app. I used Over; it makes adding text and fun heart doodles easy. Tip: Watch the placement of embellishments. Don\u2019t place words or artwork too close to the edge of the photo to avoid printing mishaps.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 3. Order Prints<\/strong>
Upload your final image to Snapfish and order 4×6 prints<\/a>. Ensure that the cropping placements are correct, and edit as necessary. Tip: If you are short on time, use Snapfish\u2019s Pick Up In-Store option to have prints ready in an hour at a store near you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4: Assemble Cards<\/strong>
With a sharp X-Acto knife, slice a small line at the top and bottom of the fist. Slip in the lollipop and pass out to classmates!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Want more Valentine\u2019s Day inspiration? Check out these 5 Musts for Valentine’s Day Photo Gift Making<\/a>\u00a0or browse our Valentine\u2019s Day photo gift collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We love seeing what you come up with! Please tag us @SnapfishUS and #snapfish on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram <\/a>& Pinterest <\/a>. We love seeing what you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roll up your sleeves\u2014it\u2019s time to DIY! Tish Reyes, our Site Producer and all-around creative superstar, joins us on the blog today to share an inventive spin on the classic classroom valentine. This year is my daughter’s first proper Valentine’s Day as a Kindergartener in elementary school. We wanted something cute, fun, and easy to share […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":11154,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[1362,1374,1333,2232],"class_list":["post-348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-diy-us","tag-photo-cards-us","tag-prints-us-2","tag-valentines-day-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38174,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348\/revisions\/38174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}