{"id":5428,"date":"2023-02-17T10:55:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T17:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stampalosopher.com\/?p=5428"},"modified":"2023-02-17T10:55:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T17:55:26","slug":"cherished-friend-valentine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stampalosopher.com\/?p=5428","title":{"rendered":"Cherished Friend Valentine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our stamping group met together on the traditional second Tuesday of the month and it just happened to be Valentine&#8217;s Day this year!\u00a0 I pulled out my &#8216;hearts&#8217; collection and created a heart of hearts Valentine similar to a card made by Mary Herdt only monochromatic red and white with different embossing folders, a different background for the hearts and hearts instead of flowers for bling.\u00a0 I will note the products I used in the recipe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CherishedFriend1.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img 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Let me guess&#8230;. you forgot to take a picture of the inside before you wrote in them?!<\/p>\n<p>Yes, and handwriting is not my forte.<\/p>\n<h3>Recipe<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Base:\u00a0 Thick Basic White, 4 1\/4 X 11, scored at 5 1\/2\n<ul>\n<li>Stamp the lace look 1 1\/2 down from the top and 1 1\/2 up from the bottom with retired <strong>Delicate Details<\/strong> stamp (note: I used the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Stamparatus<\/strong><\/span> so I could stamp twice for a darker image)<\/li>\n<li>Stamp &#8216;Cherished Friend&#8217; with greeting from <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Lovely You<\/strong><\/span> stamp set<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Inside Layer:\u00a0 Basic White, 4 X 5 1\/4, stamped with Real Red using 2 stamps from the retired <strong>Valentine Love<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Sparkly Background:\u00a0 Red Glitter Paper, 2 1\/2 (minus a hair so 2\u00a0 7\/16) X 4 1\/4 (minus a hair so 4 3\/16)\n<ul>\n<li>It is a good idea to cut your background paper just slightly smaller than the top layer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Top Layer:\u00a0 Basic White, 2 1\/2 X 4 1\/4, die cut with <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Blooming Happiness Die<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>after rolling out the little cuts, push the little leaves up from the backside for more texture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Three Smallest Hearts:\u00a0 Basic White, 2 1\/4 X 2 1\/4, Cut and embossed using the retired <strong>Embosslits Fashionable Hearts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Large Hearts (X2):\u00a0 Basic White, 2 X 2, punch with the retired heart punch which measures 1 3\/4 across at the top\n<ul>\n<li>Emboss one with the Ornate Flower 3D embossing folder<\/li>\n<li>Emboss the other with the Dainty Diamonds 3D embossing folder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bling it up!\n<ul>\n<li>Two red <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Glossy Dots<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Two connected hearts die cut from the <strong>Many Hearts Die\u00a0<\/strong>(from the long die of hearts cut just the two connected hearts fussy cutting the two away from the other hearts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Salt017-e1676653647126.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5431\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampalosopher.com\/?attachment_id=5431\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Salt017-e1676653647126.png?fit=75%2C70&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"75,70\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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could be used!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for sharing a bit of your precious time today as Sal and I strive to bring a pinch of creativity to your crafting world!<\/p>\n<p>Sal,\u00a0 Send A bit of Love<\/p>\n<p>Karen<\/p>\n<p>The hostess code is C3XMWVCS; click on Sal to order; Current products are in orange<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stampinup.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5433\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampalosopher.com\/?attachment_id=5433\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Salt007.png?fit=876%2C1007&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"876,1007\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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