Welcome to the Joyful Stars Blog Hop for January!

Here is a very simple Valentines Card using the January Stamp of The Month.  You can purchase the Stamp of the Month for a discounted price of $5 with a qualifying order of  $50.

I created a card base sized 4 1/4  x 5 1/2 using our white daisy Card stock.  

The Ruby stripe is cut at 2 1/2 x 5 1/2.  The Black stripe is cut at 2 1/4 x 5 1/2.

I used a single strand of the Cranberry Baker's Twine and attached it to the back of the black card stock making sure there would be sufficient drape for the hearts.  I created 2 little bows (using the fork method).

I attached the black stripe to the Ruby strip and attached it to the front of the card.

I cut the hearts with the Artiste Cricut Cartridge from the Ruby card stock at 1/4 inch larger that specified on the stamp carrier sheet because I like the look better.  I stamped the hearts with black ink and attached them to the card with our 3-D dimensional tape.

My final steps were to stamp XO at the bottom of the card and attach the two bows with a little drop of liquid glass.

Stamp Set used:
January Stamp of the Month Cross-stitch Wishes  S1401

Inks used:
Ruby   Z2170
Black  Z2105

Card stock:
Ruby      X5927
Black     1386
White Daisy   1385


Cricut Cuts from Artiste (page 51, shift accent 2):
Large heart - 1 3/4  - slightly larger than recommended on stamp carrier sheet
Small heart -   1 1/4  - slightly larger than recommended on stamp carrier sheet

Cranberry Baker's Twine  Z1752
3-D Foam Tape   Z1151



Please hop on over to Betty's Blog next.


If you missed any of the hops they are all listed for your viewing pleasure:

Joyce Houck                      Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com

Crystal Davis                      craftingwithcrystal.blogspot.com

Nickie Hoffer                     nickiehoffer.blogspot.com

Krista Hershberger           Kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com 

Stephanie Huber                lavendersagedesigns.blogspot.com

Helen Gullett                       byheleng.wordpress.com

Cindy Leek                           savingmemorieswithcindy.com

Nancy Brown                     creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com

Lori Meadows                    CraftyMeadows.blogspot.com

Betty Locco                        scrapbookgirl2.blogspot.com

Jean Murphy                      StampandscrapJeanie.Blogspot.com