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To send those VALENTINE'S to your friends and family.  Get them in the mail today so that they arrive in the mailboxes on Monday ~ it will be such a lovely surprise.  I always think that Valentine's Day is perfectly planned for this particularly gloomy time of year ~ there are so many days with clouds and a gray landscape.  Valentine's Day is a perfect time to brighten up the lives of our friends with bright colors, handmade cards and notes of appreciation and love.  Click on this link, ESTHER HOWLAND,  to learn more about the history of sending Valentines.

MY VALENTINE TO YOU ~

Card stock:  Whisper White, Real Red and Glimmer Paper (#121790, Stampin' Up!'s Occasions Mini Catalog)

Embossing folder:  Framed Tulips Textured Impression Embossing Folder (#121809, OMC)

Letterpress Plate:  Lots of Love (#120983, OMC) letterpress plate

Accessories:  Small Heart Punch (#117193); Chantilly Lace Trim (#118480); Dimensionals (#104430); Big Shot Die Cutting Machine (#113439); Standard Premium Crease Pad (#113476)

1.  Cut Real Red card stock 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" and run through the Big Shot.  Your Big Shot 'sandwich' should be layered like this ~ Tab 1 Multipurpose Platform, Letterpress Plate, Card stock, Premium Crease Pad, Shims, 1 or 2 depending on your Big Shot tension.

2.  Score one sheet of Whisper White card stock at 4 1/4" and cut at 5 1/2" (you will have two cards).  Put one card into the Framed Tulips folder lining up the edges carefully.  Cut your Real Red card stock to fit into the center of the embossed card, approximately 3" X 4 1/4".  Cut to highlight your favorite part of the design.  Using Dimensionals, attach to Whisper White folded card.

3.  Cut 6" of Chantilly Lace and tie in the center and attach to the Real Red card stock with 1/2 Dimensional.  Punch heart out of Glimmer Paper and attach to lace with 1/2 Dimensional.  HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!