Happy National Chocolate Day!

Now this is something worth celebrating! And it definitely deserves a hand stamped card!

Say it with a card

What makes this card so well suited to National Chocolate Day? Here are a few reasons:

It includes hand stamped images of yummy chocolate – kind of obvious, isn’t it?
It’s fast and easy to put together – always a requirement, especially when you only just discover that today is a card-worthy day!
It has some unexpected WOW elements – the sentiment is popped up and that ribbon… Could you find it in the catalog?!?!?

I’ll tell you a bit later in this post where I “found” the ribbon!

Don’t forget the inside

While the card front has a critically important message, don’t forget to stamp the inside of the card! After all, it’s even more fun that way!

What about that bow???

If I hadn’t pointed it out, would you have noticed? I mean, you would have noticed the bow. But did you realize that it’s NOT in the current catalog?

What???? As I demo, am I allowed to do that?

Okay, calm down. The ribbon is in the catalog. Sort of. It’s actually made from White 1/4″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon! I colored it with Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Ink! It’s all current product. Phew!

How did I do it?

Here’s my ribbon coloring technique...

I cut a length of ribbon. I started with 8 inches. Next, I laid the ribbon on my work surface, inked up a Sponge Dauber, and then applied the Sponge Dauber to one end of the ribbon. Keeping it under the Sponge Dauber, I slowly pulled the ribbon. When I ran out of ink, I repeated, from the spot where the ink became light. At the end, I then repeated the whole thing on the other side of the ribbon.

It’s a little messy, but not overly so. And I have ribbon that matches the other elements on my card. How cool is that?

Hmmm. Maybe I should record a quick video to demonstrate that!

To summarize

Are you often looking for an occasion to send a card? Thank goodness for the Nothing’s Better Than stamp set and National Chocolate Day! Better get working on your card today. 🙂

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