Very Special Valentine

Hello stamping friends! Do you need a Valentine’s Day card for a very special valentine? This one is it! This card is a bit time consuming, but I think this card packs a lot of punch!

Here’s what you need to do to make your heart. You will need to cut eight strips 1/4” x 6” in four different colors. Choose any colors you like, but I used Lovely Lipstick, Calypso Coral, Melon Mambo and Flirty Flamingo.

Next you are going to weave all of these lovely pieces together! Take a deep breath and /put your patience cap on! It’s not that bad… You will need four strips of each color. See the below pic for how you should line up your strips. Using your grid paper for this part is also a big help. Line up four strips of each color adding scotch tape to the top so that they will stay put while you do your weaving.

Now it’s time to start weaving your remaining strips. See below pic.

This is the tedious part, but it’s soooo worth it! Keep going until you have all of your pieces woven in.

Now that you’re through the tricky and time consuming part, the rest is easy peasy. Next your going to cut your heart out with the Stitched Be Mine dies. But first, flip over your woven piece and cover the back with scotch tape. This will ensure your pieces stay together when cutting. Be sure to run your woven piece through the die cutting machine a few extra times since this woven taped piece is thicker than one piece of plain card stock. Once you’re finished cutting, you will have a beautiful heart like this one.