Sending Hugs Greeting Card

Use the plant pot for your sentiment when you make this heartfelt card. Change up the pots, by making a two-toned pot. I’ll show you how.

Splendid Thoughts Bundle
It takes just minutes to create a luxuriant paper plant arrangement using the hand-drawn botanical imagery in the Splendid Thought bundle. Stamp stems and foliage, cut them out quickly using the dies, and add them to your cards and scrapbook pages. It’s quick and easy! And save 10% when you buy the bundle.

Measurements

Full list of supplies needed, listed below. A die cutting machine is needed for this card.

Basic White Thick Cardstock: 5 Ā½ā€ h x 8 Ā½ā€ w scored and folded on the long-side at 4 Ā¼ā€

Splendid Day Designer Series paper (DSP):

  • 5 3/8ā€ h x 4 ā…›ā€ w
  • Scrap for pots

Basic White Cardstock: scraps for plants and Deckled Rectangle

Soft Succulent Cardstock: scraps for plant

Fresh Freesia Cardstock: scraps for plants

Let’s Create

  1. Affix all stamps to Acrylic Blocks.
  2. Fold the Card Base in half using a Bone Folder to sharpen the crease.
  3. Attach the large piece of DSP to the front with Stampinā€™ Seal.Ā 
  4. Run the Basic White Cardstock scrap through the Stampinā€™ Cut & Emboss machine using the Deckled Rectangles die and attach with Stampin Dimensionals.
  5. Using scrap DSP create three pots.Ā  Layer two of the pots shifting the one in the back up ā…› to Ā¼ā€ and attach to the front pot with a Mini Glue Dot.
  6. Wrap a piece of Crumb Cake Bakers Twine around the layered pot and tie a bow. Trim the ends if needed.
  7. On Basic White scrap stamp one plant outline in Soft Succulent and the other outline in Fresh Freesia, then die cut.
  8. Die cut two plants in Fresh Freesia cardstock and another in Soft Succulent cardstock. Make two plant arrangements and secure in place with Mini Glue Dots.Ā 
  9. Stamp the sentiment on one of the pots in Tuxedo Black ink, then attach the pots with Stampinā€™ Dimensionals.
  10. Stamp and decorate the inside.
  11. Decorate your envelope.
  12. Lovely! Cheer someone up with this pretty card.

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