Valentines Day Cards - Unique and Specialized just for You

The creating and exchanging of
Valentines Day Cards dates as far back as the 16th century. While there are many myths surrounding Valentine’s Day, the celebration on February 14th honoring a Christian martyr named Valentine, was established by Pope Gelasius I in 500 AD. Eventually, during the High Middle Ages when the tradition of courtly love flourished, Valentine’s Day become associated with romantic love. The verse or variations of the verse that has become a cliché on Valentine’s Day cards “The rose is red, the violet's blue, The honey's sweet, and so are you” is found in the collection of English nursery rhymes published in 1784. By the beginning of the 1800’s printers were producing a limited number of cards with verses and sketches, called “mechanical valentines” to differentiate them from hand made cards. Paper Valentines made with real lace and ribbons became so popular in England in the early 19th century that they were assembled in factories. Paper lace, a staple of hand made cards, was introduced in the mid 19th century.

With the introduction of mass-produced greeting cards, making Valentines Day cards by hand with special papers, ribbons, lace, and other ornamentations has became less popular. Mass-produced greeting cards became big business in the 20th century with Valentine’s Day becoming one of those holidays that sold thousands of cards.

Today, if you want to send a more personalized valentine, yet are not arts-and–crafts oriented, it still possible to individualize your Valentines Day cards. Search for online stores that allow you to add a personal photo and text to the card’s design. TinyPrints.com is one such Internet site. They offer delightful designs for families, couples, and singles alike, including cute mini Valentines greeting cards for children. Their kids’ mini Valentines Day cards are smaller than their regular Valentines Day card offerings, making the mini-cards easier to hand out at school, dance class, sports practice, etc, as well as to their neighborhood friends. Full of charm and style, TinyPrints adorable Valentine's Day cards for kids give your little ones the chance to create their own cards in a fun new way, whether they choose novel, sweet, silly, or sentimental designs. From cuddly cartoons to cool drawings and more, TinyPrints offers great designs for every kind of kid.

TinyPrint recommends shopping for the kids’ mini-cards in one of two ways. Either select their "View All" page view to see all of their adorable Valentines Day cards for the little ones, or use the sorting tools on the left side of their page to choose your child’s favorite colors, select an acceptable price range, see a certain number of photos, and more. Either way, TinyPrints makes sure you will find plenty of cute Valentines cards for your kids to choose from. Have fun!

Customizing a valentine with your photo or a family group photo along with a special greeting, text, or verse provides an extra-special way to send your love for this time-honored holiday. The TinyPrints website allows you to perfectly capture your style and personality with their easy-to-use personalization tools as you create your individualized cards. You may be using mouse and computer, rather than scissors, paint, glue, lace, and ribbons, but the final result is the same. A great Valentines card that says, I Love You.

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