HANDY VALENTINES

Hand gestures convey so much in a conversation—I can’t talk without my hands; I’ve tried! Like so many parents, when my kiddos were little, I’d stretch my arms out wide and tell them I’d loved them “thiiiiiiiis much” (which they understood to mean “to infinity and beyond”, LOL!). Prior to that, it was the Mister who taught me the ASL sign (card on the right); his brother is deaf. So my kids grew up seeing both pretty much every day of their lives.

LEFT CARD TIPS:

After using a Copic marker to “paint” the nails, I added a Sakura Clear Glaze to the tips, for a glossy shine (camera didn’t pick that up well, tho.)
The hands are popped up just at the palms with thin 3D foam squares for a little dimension.

RIGHT CARD TIPS:

When both sides of a die cut are going to be visible, you might want to place a layer or two of scratch paper beneath your card stock; my cutting pads were heavily etched and if I don’t protect the back side of the card stock with scratch paper, the etch marks will often transfer to the back die cut paper when running it through the machine. No likey.
I elongated the “arm” by placing it high enough onto the card stock that I could use a craft knife to quickly cut the arms any length I wanted (the bottom of these dies, at the wrist, were purposely designed this way to allow for lengthening the arm).
Curl the finger tips as desired (the barrel of a pen or pencil is handy for this) and use glue to secure in place.

Fun and easy, right?! My favorite!

Tomorrow I’ll have a new Hello, Monday video using these same stamps and dies—I think you’ll like it (turned out adorable, if I do say so m’self!) so be sure to check that out on the Ellen Hutson blog HERE.

Catch ya’ later!

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