Blue with Kraft Hearts - Missing You

Hearts and circles. Two shades of blue, with kraft and a touch of white. A "missing you" card for Operation Write Home's Memorial Day Weekend Blog Hop. Around 130 bloggers participating - wow!

Added May 30, 2011: A few people commented that they might like to try this idea. So I posted a tutorial with more details, especially on how to line up the punched hearts and slots. For my tutorial, scroll down to the previous post (also dated May 28), or click here.

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Card details:

• The punches are a 1" circle, a 1/4" circle, a 1" heart, and a 1/4" double slot punch. Tip: punch the slots first, and then the hearts.
  
  
• The sentiment is computer-printed in blue ink with "Lucida Handwriting" font. The card stock is Papertrey Ink spring rain (light blue), Papertrey Ink kraft, and Paper Source lake (dark blue).
  
  
• My white "ribbon" is a narrow (3/16") strip of Neenah card stock. I tried using real ribbon, but the Neenah's stiffness made it easier to thread through the slots, adjust, and adhere. Tip: bend each heart a bit while threading it onto the "ribbon."
  
  
• I ran the threaded hearts through my 1-1/2" Xyron. Then I was still able to adjust them as I positioned them on the dark blue circles (which I had already attached to the light blue layer).

Like most of my cards, this one was created for Operation Write Home, "supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them." (056b)