bittersweet card kit
instruction sheet
Supplies needed to complete kit:
adhesive of choice
black journaling ink pen
white opaque journaling ink pen
various colors of dye-based inks
Heart You Card (1)
1 Fold the 10”x5” piece of pink and brown patterned cardstock on score line with open edge on
the bottom. The brown patterned side will be the front of your card. Referring to photo
#1, find and punch out all of the coordinating die-cut paper and chipboard pieces. Ink all
edges if desired.
2 Layer the pink die-cut square onto the center of the front of the card. Adhere striped/white
scalloped die-cut piece over pink square, 1/2” from the bottom edge of the pink square.
3 With a black ink pen, add dashed lines around the interior edge of the pink square. Also add
dashes across the top of the striped piece.
4 Place the large, flourish rub-on on the bottom, right corner of the pink square as shown.
Adhere large pink/dotted die-cut heart over the rub-on. Adhere brown chipboard letters over
heart to spell out “you.”
5 Add “hold my heart” rub-on sentiment inside.
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All My Love Card (2)
1 Fold the 7”x10” piece of pink cardstock on score line with open edge on right. Referring to
photo #2, find and punch out all of the coordinating die-cut paper and chipboard pieces. Ink
all edges if desired.
2 Adhere the white/pink patterned rectangle to the center of the paisley/polka dot die-cut
rectangle; adhere that assembly to the center of the front of the card. With a black ink pen,
draw dashed lines around the interior edge of the white/pink patterned rectangle, as well as
the outer edge of the card.
3 Referring to photo #2, adhere the pink polka dot chipboard heart to the top, center of the
white/pink patterned piece; then place the striped chipboard bracket directly below it.
4 Adhere the die-cut letters to spell out “love” as shown; apply “with all my” rub-on directly
above the “love” word.
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Mine Card (3)
1 Fold the 7”x9” piece of pink cardstock on score line with open edge on the bottom. Referring
to photo #3, find and punch out all of the coordinating die-cut paper and chipboard pieces.
Ink all edges if desired.
2 Adhere the paisley/striped 9” die-cut strip along the bottom, open edge of the card. With a
black ink pen, draw a dashed line through the center of the striped pattern as shown.
4 Build “heart circle element” by adhering the pink chipboard circle to the center of the brown
circle; Adhere the pink/white chipboard heart to the center of the pink chipboard circle. With a
black ink pen, trace along the interior edge of the heart.
3 Place the smaller flourish rub-ons to the left and right of where the circle/heart assembly
would sit. After setting the rub-ons adhere the circle/heart assembly. Adhere brown chipboard
letters to spell out “mine.” directly above the circle/heart assembly.
Lucky Me Card (4)
1 Fold the 10”x5” piece of dark brown cardstock on score line with open edge on the bottom.
Referring to photo #4, find and punch out all of the coordinating die-cut paper and chipboard
pieces. Ink all edges if desired.
2 Adhere the pink polka dot/paisley die-cut to front, center of card. Adhere horizontally striped
5” die-cut strip over the center where the polka dot print meets the paisley pattern.
3 Adhere the pink/brown die-cut square to the center of the dark pink die-cut square. Adhere
that assembly to the front of the card, towards the left edge as shown.
4 Apply the white “lucky me” rub-on to the brown chipboard square; adhere square to center of
square assembly on the front of the card.
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SWAK Card (5)
1 Fold the 7”x10” piece of pink/striped patterned cardstock on score line with open edge on
bottom. Referring to photo #5, find and punch out all of the coordinating die-cut paper and
chipboard pieces. Ink all edges if desired.
2 Adhere brown die-cut rectangle (with one curved corner) to the front of the card as shown.
With a white opaque journaling pen, draw dashed lines around the left and bottom interior
edge of brown die-cut piece.
3 Referring to photo #5, adhere small pink paisley square to the bottom, right corner of brown
die-cut piece. Adhere small dark pink rectangle approximately 1/2” above paisley square
and to the left as shown.
4 Adhere brown/white chipboard postage stamp over both die-cut pieces, at an angle as shown.
Adhere rub-on lips to postage stamp. Adhere very small white/pink die-cut heart to right edge
of chipboard stamp.
5 Adhere the white chipboard letters to spell out “SWAK” as shown.
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XOXO Card (6)
1 Fold the 7”x9” piece of dark brown cardstock on score line with open edge on the right.
Referring to photo #6, find and punch out all of the coordinating die-cut paper and chipboard
pieces. Ink all edges if desired.
2 Adhere the dark pink, tall rectangle die-cut piece to the front center of the card. With a white
opaque journaling pen, draw dashed lines on the interior edge of the dark pink piece.
3 Referring to photo #6, adhere brown patterned die-cut with bracket edge to the lower, left edge
of the card. Adhere four same-sized patterned die-cut rectangles to bracket piece as shown
(dark pink paisley, light pink hearts, light pink polka dots and cream/white/brown piece).
4 Adhere brown “XOXO” chipboard letters to the center of each small rectangle.
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Be Mine Card (7)
1 Fold the 8”x5” piece of pink/brown/tan patterned cardstock on score line with open edge on
the right. Referring to photo #7, find and punch out all of the coordinating die-cut paper and
chipboard pieces. Ink all edges if desired.
2 Adhere large postage stamp shaped die-cut to the front, center of card.
3 Referring to photo #7, adhere pink paisley die-cut rectangle to the bottom of the interior pattern, approximately 1/4” from the edge. Above that, adhere light brown heart die-cut pattern
as shown. Above that piece, adhere dark brown/pink patterned square. To the left of that
piece, adhere small, narrow pink heart/paisley rectangle.
4 With a black journaling pen, draw dashed lines on the interior edges of all four small die-cut
pieces, as well as around the exterior edge as shown.
5 Apply postage mark rub-on, adhere large pink/white chipboard heart to lower left corner as
shown. Adhere dark pink chipboard letters to dark brown die-cut square to spell “BE.” Below
the word “be,” apply white “mine” rub-on.
6 Add the three remainig chip dots to the righ of the heart.
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You Hold the Key to My Heart Card (8)
1 Fold the 8”x5” piece of dark brown cardstock on score line with open edge on bottom.
Referring to photo #8, find and punch out all of the coordinating die-cut paper and chipboard
pieces. Ink all edges if desired.
2 Referring to photo #8, adhere paisley die-cut piece with two rounded corners to the front,
center of the card. Adhere white scalloped die-cut to right side of paisley piece as shown.
3 Adhere dark pink paisley rectangle to center of the scalloped piece, followed by a smaller
brown die-cut piece that has a curved edge (curve facing down). With a black journaling pen,
draw dashed lines on the interior edges of the smaller brown die-cut piece.
4 Adhere three slim strips of light, medium and dark pink die-cuts as shown. Apply “You hold”
rub-on to first strip, “the key to” rub-on to second strip, and “my heart” rub-on to third strip.
5 Adhere chipboard key to center of the brown, curved-edge die-cut, placing the key at an angle.
Adhere small, striped chipboard heart to the right of the key as shown. Adhere the very small,
dark brown die-cut heart to the center of the striped heart.
Note: This kit comes with extra rub-on sentiments and designs for you to use as desired.