Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Yup -- it's only a month(ish) away!  So I decided to make one cute simple little St. Pat's Day card because next month we'll already be moving on to spring cards.  And we STILL haven't had much snow in Denver!  As one of the ladies in my class pointed out yesterday, it's gonna be a long, dry summer if we don't get some big snow dumps soon!

This card went together very quickly.  The most difficult part was placing the hearts to form a shamrock -- and evern that wasn't difficult!

Materials

I again raided my stash to find the pieces parts for this card.

* Old Olive card stock from Stampin' Up!: 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored and folded at 4-1/4" (card base); scraps for heart punches; about 3-1/2" x 2-1/2" for St. Pat's die cut (inside)

* White card stock: 5-1/4" x 4" (2 pieces -- one for front; one for inside); 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" for deckled edge circle die cut

* Certainly Celery card stock from Stampin' Up!: 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" for circle punch

* Specialty patterned paper**: 5" x 1-7/8" (2 pieces of contrasting colors)

* Old Olive marker from Stampin' Up! for shamrock stem

* 2-1/4" Circle punch

* Three Hearts punch from Stampin' Up! for shamrock leaves

* Happy St. Patrick's Day die from Karen Burniston

* Deckled Edge Circles nested dies from TEMU

* Thin Silver Trim (unknown source): about 7"-8"

** This is Specialty Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!, but I don't remember the name of it.

Brief Instructions

* Adhere 5-1/4" x 4" white card stock to card front.

* Line up two 5" x 1-7/8" pieces of patterned paper next to each other and adhere over white card stock.

* Adhere 2-1/4" Certainly Celery circle to white deckled edge circle.  Arrange hearts to look like shamrock leaves and adhere to circle.  Use marker to draw stem.  Make double loop bow (about 1-1/2" wide) and adhere at top of stem.  Use foam tape or hexagons to adhere assembled piece to card front.

* Adhere remaining 5-1/4" x 4" card stock inside of card.  Use liquid glue to adhere sentiment.

How easy was that?!

One of the people in my class yesterday wasn't particularly into St. Patrick's Day, so she arranged two of the hearts and stamped a small birthday greeting in the circle on the front.  She used the third heart to decorate the inside.  I love it when people in my classes find creative ways to use the pieces parts I give them in their kits.  Because, after all, once that card kit leaves my hand it's not mine anymore, and I want people to be happy with the cards they make!

Next up is my stamp camp at Westminster Elks on Saturday.  I will post info about that card soon after.