Love & Light Hanukkah Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi popping in to share some Hanukkah cards featuring our Love & Light Stamps.

My first card showcasing the Love & Light Stamps utilizes the menorah candles, two olive branches, and the dove from the set. I started by die-cutting the largest 4-1/8" circle from the Stitched Circle Large Dies from white cardstock and then arranging 11 olive branches in a continuous circle using the edge of my die-cut circle as a guide. I then used the negative heart space around the die-cut menorah image as a template, applying a little adhesive to the back of each candle and slipping it into place. I could then easily lift and remove my template, leaving all the candles perfectly spaced. I created a scalloped card base using the Scalloped Square 1 Large Dies, which I topped with a blue gingham print from the Classic Gingham Paper pack, cut out using the Stitched Square Dies. Lastly, I heat-embossed the sentiment "Wishing You Love & Light" by mixing words from the Build-a-Greeting Holidays Stamps with the word "love" from the Love & Light Stamps onto a Brilliant Banner 1 Die.

For my second card using the Love & Light Stamps, I stamped and die-cut the Star of David banners, dove with olive branch, and the "Happy Hanukkah" greeting. For my background, I swiped a piece of white cardstock with the Salty Ocean Distress ink pad by applying the felt pad directly to my cardstock until it was fully covered and saturated.  I then heated it up with my heat gun until it was almost dry, leaving it slightly damp before embossing it with the Moroccan Circle Embossing Folder. I then pressed my Versamark Ink pad into the embossed surface until it was fully coated. Next, I sprinkled the piece with Chipped Sapphire Distress Embossing Glaze and heated it with my heat gun. I had experimented with skipping a step and tried applying the powder only to white cardstock. However, I achieved a richer cobalt blue color that resembles kitchen tiles by using it over the bright blue cardstock. I completed my card by stamping the sentiment with Versafine Clair Blue Belle Ink and framing the greeting with the Stitched Oval 2 Die cut from white cardstock. This card came together quickly and would be great for mass-producing with plenty of "wow" factor!

That wraps up my projects for today. Thanks so much for hanging out with me. I hope I've inspired you to spread a little happiness by sending out a card to someone you love. 💙

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Supplies Used: 

Love & Light Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Love & Light Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 1 Large Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Build-a-Greeting Holidays Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio
Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Moroccan Circles Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Oval 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink-Blue Belle Shop at: Sunny Studio