I wanted a simple but sweet Valentine to give out to my students. I searched Pinterest and did not find anything that had the degree of simplicity I wanted. That is when I decided to make my own. I used the paint program that comes with Windows 7 and I was pleasantly surprised with the versatility and ease of use of this program. I’ve had a thing for owls recently, so naturally I made my own owl graphic.
For the design, I was inspired by two owls. First I liked this guy from iStockphoto. You can definitely see the similarities. Second I was inspired by this owl on Disney’s Family Fun:
Of course, I liked the spin on the word always as “owl-ways”. I think the pencil idea is great too, but I had already bought some sour crybaby gumballs. I am planning to put the gumballs I already purchased over the eyeballs of the owl. Here is the owl I created:
I have it two to a page to make for easier copying and distribution. I will put my email on the back of each owl valentine so students can contact me in the future if they need to for any reason. I also intentionally kept it as a line drawing so students can color it in if they wish. Enjoy the freebie! Happy Valentine’s Day!