#DOswts442 Blog Hop Hearts & Hugs Sending A Big Hug Card

 Greetings! 

Here's today's sketch:

And here's my card:

This card features the Hearts & Hugs stamp and die bundle.

Techniques include coloring with Stampin' Blends and heat embossing.

Gather Your Supplies:

• Hearts & Hugs Bundle (Save 10% when you purchase stamp set & die with bundle item#)
• Stylish Shapes dies
• Early Espresso cardstock 
• card base 4-1/4 x 11 scored & folded at 5-1/2    OR    5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored & folded at 4-1/4
• Crumb Cake cardstock
• 3-3/4 x 3-3/4
• 2-3/4 x 1 for die cut hearts
• Bubble Bath cardstock
• 2-3/4 x 1 for die cut hearts
• Basic White
• 3-1/4 x 3-1/4
• Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
• Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
• Pretty In Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
• Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
• VersaMark Ink Pad
• Gold Embossing Powder
• Heat Tool
• Stampin' Dimensionals
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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Here's How It's Made:

Ink sentiments with VersaMark, stamp on bottom 1-1/4 of Early Espresso folded card front.  Sprinkle with Gold embossing powder, shake off excess, melt powder with heat tool to set.  

Die cut Basic White cardstock with largest Stylish Shapes circle die.  Ink hugging badgers with Memento Ink, stamp onto circle.  Color with Stampin' Blends as listed below:

• Main bodies and back of head - Dark Crumb Cake
• Top of head and lower face - Light Crumb Cake
• Cheeks and ears - Light Pretty In Pink
• Noses - Dark Smoky Slate

Adhere to Crumb Cake cardstock with Stampin' Dimensionals, adhere assembled piece to card front above sentiment.

Die cut small arch of hearts from Bubble Bath and Crumb Cake cardstock.  Scatter around card front, adhere with mini glue dots or multipurpose liquid glue.

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Product List

Hearts & Hugs Bundle (English) [163667]	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161718]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882]	Pretty In Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [163824]	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904]
Versamark Pad [102283]	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you're inspired to gather your supplies and get creative!  

Have a beautiful day!  😊  

Beverly J