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Stamp It Group January Blog Hop – Valentine’s Day.

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I absolutely adored this card once it came it together, so much so I created it in other colorways, I am only going to show 2 here, the red version and the black version – the vote is unanimous in the Hatch house, our favorite is the red, however, I definitely had to give the black version honorable mention. These guys were really pretty easy to pull together and pretty covers the gamete in techniques . Dry embossing, a lot of gold heat embossing (I love to heat emboss!), die cutting, stamping of course….and finally using the alcohol blending markers to color ribbon to match.

The card base uses Whisper White Thick card stock cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ for a standard side folding card. The outside edge of the top flap has been die cut using the Stitched Be Mine die set from the Annual Catalog. The mat for the front of the card is created with a strip of Real Red that has been gold heat embossed around all the edges. Adhered on top is a strip of Whisper White that has been dry embossed with the 3D Parisian Flourish Embossing Folder from the 2020 January – June Mini Catalog. The front focal element is created with a piece of Real Red Card stock cut with the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. A piece of Basic Black card stock is cut with the scalloped Heart Punch from the Heart Punch Pack, the straight edge heart punch is also used to cut the gold heat embossed sentiment “Happy Valentine’s Day” from the Heartfelt Stamp set, that bundles with the Heart Punch pack. The two heart are glued together then attached with a glue dot to the Metallic edged ribbon that has been colored with the Dark Black Blendable Alcohol Marker. The combined grouping is attached to the Real Red mat using a glue dot and black dimensionals.

Inside the card is a Real Red panel that has been White heat embossed with a dotted heart outline image also from the Heartfelt stamp set. In essence creating my own Designer Series Paper. That panel is trimmed down to a narrow strip and also gold heat embossed around all edges. The inside sentiment “From my Heart to Yours” is stamped with Memento Black Ink on a piece of whisper white cut from a Stitched Shapes square die.

Thanks again for stopping by and spending a bit of your time with me. I hope you enjoyed learning about how this card came together. Hopefully you were even inspired just a bit. Below are pictured links to all the items used for this card, click the link of the item to be taken to my online store where you can learn more about each item. Don’t forget to comment in the comment section below for a chance to win the item pictured above. I will return soon with something new. Until then, stay safe, stay healthy and without doubt, keep on crafting, exploring and creating.

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2020 Sale-A-Bration Coordination items

Additional coordination items for a few stamp sets and bundles in the January – June Mini Catalog and the Sale-A-Bration catalog. I’m so excited for these, I love those ladybugs in the hostess stamp set The Little Ladybug Stamp Set – my daughters nursery and pre-teen room were done with ladybug themes. The racoon in the Special Someone Stamp set has also won my heart. I have both stamp sets and I am so excited to see the coordinating dies. There is a Designer Series Paper Pack that will work with several of the bundles from the Mini-Catalog and the flower punch from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. Gotta check these items out!! Click the image below to see a PDF of the new coordination products release. Get your ideas ready, they will be available while supplies last, if history repeats itself, they will go quickly.

Click image below to see a PDF that will further explains what coordinates.

Coordinating Products

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Comments

Donna Sicafuse
02/19/2020 at 11:21 PM

#stampitcontest cute card and thanks for sharing with all



admin
02/04/2020 at 1:59 PM

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Janice Kincaid
02/04/2020 at 12:53 PM

#stampitcontest Beautiful cards, thanks for sharing



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02/02/2020 at 1:06 PM

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Cyndi Brinkley
02/02/2020 at 1:01 PM

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Marilyn Edans
01/31/2020 at 8:09 AM

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01/30/2020 at 8:40 PM

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mjmarmo
01/30/2020 at 8:39 PM

#stampitcontest So pretty!



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01/28/2020 at 6:10 PM

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01/28/2020 at 6:10 PM

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admin
01/28/2020 at 6:10 PM

Thank you! I have a fondness for Black, White, red or blue mostly. I have found there are a few exceptions to the rule. Thanks for hopping by!



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01/28/2020 at 6:09 PM

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Donna Biagioni
01/28/2020 at 3:48 PM

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Sandy Berghuis
01/28/2020 at 10:08 AM

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Karen P
01/27/2020 at 8:11 PM

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LaRae Prentice
01/27/2020 at 6:10 PM

#stampitcontest My favorite color combination is black, white and any bright color. These cards are so very prettyl



Kathy S.
01/27/2020 at 3:27 PM

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Lovely cards!



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01/27/2020 at 12:08 PM

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01/27/2020 at 7:09 AM

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01/27/2020 at 7:08 AM

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01/26/2020 at 11:07 PM

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Phyllis S
01/26/2020 at 10:26 PM

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01/26/2020 at 8:53 PM

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Classy cards



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01/26/2020 at 8:37 PM

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admin
01/26/2020 at 8:37 PM

Thank you so much. 43 years is a very long time, that is fantastic. Feel free to CAS away and thanks for hopping by!



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Deborah Buonomo
01/26/2020 at 7:22 PM

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Pauline Vaughan
01/26/2020 at 6:40 PM

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Anita Falcone
01/26/2020 at 6:38 PM

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Karen Bongartz
01/26/2020 at 5:00 PM

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Kelly Jones
01/26/2020 at 4:14 PM

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Rose Thygesen
01/26/2020 at 3:10 PM

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Donna Sicafuse
01/26/2020 at 3:09 PM

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Barb Patsch
01/26/2020 at 1:33 PM

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01/26/2020 at 12:49 PM

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01/26/2020 at 12:26 PM

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01/26/2020 at 11:29 AM

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Cynthia D. Howard
01/26/2020 at 11:20 AM

#stampitcontest Shannon, I really like your card, it’s one that I could make for my wonderful, supportive husband of 43 years. Thank you for sharing your talents with all of us.



Sheila Lane
01/26/2020 at 11:16 AM

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01/26/2020 at 10:23 AM

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Carol Smith
01/26/2020 at 10:03 AM

I really like your color choices. Pretty card and nice fold technique. Tyfs. #stampitcontest



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01/26/2020 at 9:52 AM

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01/26/2020 at 9:51 AM

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Darcy Dutton
01/26/2020 at 9:45 AM

#stampitcontest Love the black, white, and red



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01/26/2020 at 9:38 AM

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