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Tip: Decorating a chocolate bar makes a fun and simple gift. Try doing the same for other special treats.

You're So Special
By Jennifer McGuire

Circles are a lovely way to embellish any card or page.

Featured Product:
CL291 ClearDesign: Hello Circles


Hero Materials:
CH127 Pink Gemstones
CH136 Small Accent Pearl
CH137 Medium Accent Pearl
CH175 Spring Felt Flowers
PW110 Embossing Powder - White
CL267 ClearDesign: Card Messages
CL291 ClearDesign: Hello Circles
AF101 Memories Ink Pad - Black
MS204 Colorbox Chalk Queue - Pumpkin Patch
MS205 Colorbox Chalk Queue - Primary Elements
VC251 VersaMark Watermark Cube
PS530 Wisteria Notecards with Envelopes (10)

Additional Materials:
chocolate bar, ribbon (Creative Impressions), paper (Bazzill), punches (EK Success)

Instructions:

You're So Special Page

  1. On yellow cardstock, stamp scallop circle images from the Hello Circles set repeatedly with yellow ink. Round the corners and add to the patterned green background.
  2. Add a matted photo.
  3. Punch various circles from cardstock. Stamp images from the Hello Circles set with colored ink. On others, stamp with Versamark and heat emboss with White Embossing Powder.
  4. Layer punched and stamped shapes and add to the layout along with Felt Flowers and Pink Gemstones.
  5. Stamp the "You're So Special" message from the Card Messages set with black ink.

Many Thanks

  1. Cut green and yellow pieces and as shown and round the corners. Stamp images from the Hello Circles set with matching ink. Add to a Wisteria Notecard along with the scallop edge and ribbon.
  2. Punch circles from colored cardstock and stamp images with matching ink. Add to the card.
  3. Stamp the "many thanks" message from the Card Messages set on white cardstock and trim. Add to the card.
  4. Accent with Small and Medium Accent Pearls.

Hello Chocolate Bar

  1. Cut yellow paper sized to wrap around a chocolate bar. Lay flat and stamp with images from the Hello Circles set and yellow ink.
  2. Cut a green strip to fit on the yellow. Adhere. Score the pieces so they will cleanly wrap around the chocolate and adhere.
  3. Stamp purple circles on punched circles and adhere, tucked under the green.
  4. Stamp the "Hello" circle with orange on a yellow punched circle. Adhere to a pink scallop circle and then to the green.
  5. Add Pink Gemstones.

Variation:
Try stamping on circle chipboard pieces.


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