Bonanza Buddy Valentine
Instructions
- Fold a 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock in half. Crease with a bone folder to get a nice crease.
- Stamp the 'Happy Valentine's Day' sentiment on the inside of the card using Real Red ink. Do this now so that if you smear it, you can start over!
- Stamp the 3 small heart underneath the sentiment using Real Red ink.
- Attach a 5 1/4" X 4" piece of Smoky Slate cardstock to the card front.
- Attach a 5 1/8" X 3 13/16" piece of Whisper White cardstock to the card front.
- Cut a piece of 2 13/16" X 4 3/16" piece of Whisper White card stock.
- Stamp the 'Love You Lost' sentiment using Real Red ink on this panel. Tip: Since this is a photopolymer stamp set, use the Stampin' Pierce mat to get a crisper image. It gives just enough give to get a great image.Tip: Count to 5 before lifting your stamp off the paper to give the ink time to really sink into the cardstock fibers.
- Adhere it to a piece of 3" X 4 1/4" piece of Smoky Slate cardstock.
- Adhere the Smoky Slate cardstock to the card front.
- Cut out 3 hearts using the smallest Stitched Be Mine heart dies from the From My Heart DSP using your favorite die-cutting machine.
- Stamp the Koala using Smoky Slate ink on a piece of scrap Whisper White. Cut out the Koala using the Bonanza dies and your favorite die-cutting machine.
- Cut 3 4" pieces of Whisper White Baker's Twine. Tie a knot in one end. Glue the knotted end to the card front using glue dots. Position them about where the Koala's hand will go.
- Glue the other end of the strands where you want the hearts to be placed, trimming the twine if necessary. Use glue dots to hold them down.
- Attach the Koala to the card front using Dimensionals.
- Attach the hearts to the card front using Dimensionals.