Sista inspired Valentines

These little gems are totally CASE'd from Sista Sera. She gets all the credit. She demoed this at Sista Lynnae's in January and I used it for my daughter's school valentines. To make these use the Scallop Envelope Die and cut out the shape twice to make one holder (one for front, one for back). The top scallop is folded down on the front so you can see the reverse of the DSP, the back scallop is scored and folded over the top for a cool layed effect. You do have to cut off a portion of the bottom before you fold on the score lines and assemble. The crease pad helps a bunch when making these - gets those score lines nice and creased without cutting through. I used 6x6 pieces of DSP to make these (those hostess sampler packs are perfect - great tip Sera!). After you have cut out the shape, use the scrap of the 6x6 to cut the belly band (about 3/4" wide) and punch tags, etc. Being as these are valentines that have to be "mailed" in class, we chose to add a greeting and to/from on the back so we know who they go to. This card is adhered to the belly band also so the whole piece slips off to get to the M&M's inside. Yum!! Here is the back - greeting is from a retired set, Animal Valentines. ~Heidi