St. Patrick's Day Pin Card

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There is a custom of wearing something green on St. Patrick's Day to avoid getting pinched by the leprechauns and fairies. I created this card with a removable decorative pin to keep oneself pinch-free. Because my family is mostly Irish, I thought that they would get a kick out of this card and pin combo.

This project uses many of the same stamps, colors, and materials as the burlap banner St. Patrick's Day card. The Zig Zag TIEF, to me, seems to have an interlocking design that reminds me of the way that Celtic Knots are also interlocking. The Garden Green is similar to a shamrock. The Whisper White reminds me of the Irish Filet crochet my aunt used to do.

After embossing the Whisper White cardstock, I punched two holes at the top with one of the Baker's Box handle dies to hold the pin in place. I didn't punch the Garden Green card base. I wanted to have some separation between the sharp pin point and the person opening the card just in case and because it looked tidier. If your pin back is longer or shorter, you can use a 1/4" handheld circle punch instead to get the proper spacing.

In addition, I raised the Whisper White cardstock with two dimensionals stacked on top of each other in all four corners and in the middle. This gave the pin enough height to lay flatter on top of the card.

On the inside the same Irish Blessing is printed - "May your troubles be less and your blessings be more and nothing but happiness come through your door."

The measurements for this card are:
Card Base: 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" in Garden Green (horizontal fold)
Outside Mat: 5-1/4" x 4" in Whisper White embossed with Zig Zag TIEF
Inside Mat: 5-1/4" x 4" in Whisper White
Burlap Ribbon: 2" x 1-1/4"
Shamrock Hearts: Scraps of Garden Green
Scalloped Circles: Scraps of Garden Green and Whisper White

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

The products used in this post are:

Paper ·         Item #102584 Garden Green cardstock ·         Item #100730 Whisper White cardstock	Ink ·         Item #126973 Garden Green Ink Pad ·         Item #126978 Soft Suede Ink Pad	Stamps ·         Item #127802 Teeny Tiny Wishes Clear-Mount ·         Item #128748 Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood-Mount
Punches ·         Item #119854 1-3/4” Scalloped Circle Punch ·         Item #118874 2-3/8” Scalloped Circle Punch ·         Item #133787 Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack	Embossing Folders/Dies ·         Item #133738 Zig Zag TIEF ·         Item #138279 Baker's Box Thinlit Dies	Embellishments ·         Item #119246 Rhinestone Basic Jewels ·         Item #132140 1-1/4” Burlap Ribbon
Adhesives ·         Item #104332 SNAIL Adhesive ·         Item #110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue ·       Item #104430 Stampin' Dimensionals	Tools ·         Item #126889 Trimmer ·         Item #126200 Stampin’ Scrub ·         Item #102394 Stampin’ Mist ·         Item #103579 Paper Snips ·         Item #141337 Sponges	Other ·         ·         Item #118489 Clear Block G  ·      ·         Pin Back Finding