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This is a place for me to share my love of crafts. Right now, I work mostly with paper and beads, but I have been venturing into fabric of late as well. Enjoy!

Monday, February 9, 2009

XOXO Heart

Supplies
Holidays & Wishes (#114948/$18.95)
Short Order Alphabet (#110562/42.95
Basic Black Classic Stampin Pad (#100082/$5.95)
Real Red Craft Stamp Pad (#111836/$7.50)
Pretty in Pink Stampin’ Write Marker (#100045/$3.25)
Riding Hood Red Card Stock (#111839/$7.95)
Whisper White Card Stock (#100730/$7.50)
Basic Black Card Stock (#1102851/$7.50)
On Board Essentials (#112085/$12.95)
¼” Black Grosgrain Ribbon (#109027/$4.95)
1 ¼ Square Punch (#104400/$15.96)
1 3/8 square punch (#103375/$15.95)
Word Window Punch (# 105090/$15.95)
Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder (# 109130/$4.75)
Heat Tool (#100005/$29.95)
Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (#113439/$99.99)
Stampin’ Up Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates

Directions
· Using a sponge dauber, paint the chipboard heart with the Real Red Craft ink. While it is still wet, sprinkle with the Clear Stampin’ Emboss powder and heat with the heat tool.
· While it is still hot, sprinkle with more clear powder and heat again. Repeat until desired appearance.
· Cut a 5 ½ x 8 ½ piece of Whisper White Card Stock, scoring at 4 ¼ and folding.
· Cut a 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 piece of Riding Hood Red Card Stock. Run it through the Big Shot with the Texturz Plate of your choice. Follow the directions on the multipurpose platform.
· On a scrap piece of Whisper White Card Stock, stamp 2 X’s and one O.
· Punch out with the 1 ¼ square punch. Also punch one blank white square.
· Using your 1 3/8 square punch, punch out 4 black squares.
· Mat the white squares with the black squares.
· Adhere to the Riding Hood Red textured piece in a square grid.
· Wrap a piece of Black 1/4” grosgrain ribbon around the card and tie a knot in the center of the card. /s
· Stamp Happy Valentine’s Day in Basic Black.
· Using the Word Window Punch, punch out Happy Valentine’s, leaving room the left to poke a hole for ribbon. Tie it to the black ribbon and stick down with ½ dimmensional.
· Adhere assembled Riding Hood Red piece to front of White Card.

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