Elizabeth Craft Designs February Group Post - Valentine's Day Projects You Can Make Today

Happy Sunday!

For February's Group Post it's all about Valentine's Day Projects You Can Make Today. For this month's group post, I'm sharing my Hugs & Kisses Card. To create my card, I've used dies from Els van de Burgt Studio and Joset Designs. Grab a cup of your favourite Winter beverage and read below as I have a tutorial for you so that you can re-create my Hugs & Kisses Card at home. You'll also want to make sure to stop by the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog to check out the rest of the projects. 

To start, die cut a 4" Stitched Rectangle out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. From the Bear Hugs stamp set, apply Candied Apple Distress Ink to the Hugs & Kisses sentiment and stamp in the bottom right corner of the rectangle. Ink the edges of the rectangle using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Die cut a 3 1/4" Stitched Heart out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Candied Apple Distress Ink over the entire surface of the heart. From the Bear Hugs stamp set, you'll need the three hearts. Apply Fired Brick Distress Ink to the heart stamps and stamp randomly on the heart. Reapply ink to the hearts and stamp onto the heart until the heart is covered. Ink the edges of the heart using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

The next four steps, you'll need the Elephant die.

Die cut the hearts out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Worn Lipstick Distress Ink over the entire surface of all of the hearts.

Die cut the two small ears out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Spun Sugar Distress Ink over the entire surface of all of the small ears.

Die cut the two large ears, head, body and feet out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Hickory Smoke Distress Ink over the entire surface of all of the parts.

Die cut the tail out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Hickory Smoke Distress Ink over the entire surface of all of the tail.

Use Foam squares to adhere the stitched hearts to the middle of the stitched rectangle.

Adhere the elephant together. Colour in the eyes using a black gel pen.

Adhere the elephant to the middle of the stitched heart.

Use foam squares to adhere the hearts to the left side of elephant as desired.

To finish the card, cut a cardbase that measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", score at 4 1/4". Adhere the cardfront to the cardbase.

Here are a few closeup photos of the card.

Here is the finished Hugs & Kisses Card.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

Other Supplies Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Black Soot, Candied Apple, Worn Lipstick, Spun Sugar, Hickory Smoke & Fired Brick and Blending Tool with Foam

- Misc: Black Gel Pen

Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope that I have inspired you to recreate your own version of my Hugs & Kisses Card.

- Katelyn