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I have been really into stamping and card making lately. Stamping is such an addicting hobby! I used to be really into scrapbooking, but I’m impatient and it takes so long to finish a scrapbook that I ended up neglecting my projects. With stamping, I can easily finish a project in a hour and move on to a new idea.

Anyway, I wanted to share a card that I made for the Valentine’s day exchange. I found this idea on a stamping blog somewhere and it’s the easiest card ever.

Supplies:
8.5 x 5.5 inch pink cardstock
Two shades of green cardstock
Adhesive
Flower punch
Black ribbon
Black ink pad
A seed stamp (a black marker to draw seeds would work just as well)
Paper cutter

First, put your pink card stock on a table vertically and score it at 4.25 inches. Fold in half so that you have a 4.25 x 5.5 inch card.

Next, we will make the melon rind.

Using your paper cutter, cut one of the green cardstock sheets into a 0.5 x 4.25 inch strip. Cut the other shade of green cardstock into a 1.5 x 4.25 inch strip.

Use adhesive to stick the smaller green strip to the larger green strip.

Adhere the melon rind to the pink cardstock.

Use the seed stamp (or a black marker) to stamp melon seeds.

Punch a “bite” into the top right corner of the melon with your flower punch.

Decorate with the black ribbon and inside, stamp (or write) “You’re one in a melon!” If you’re making a thank you card, you could also use, “Thanks a melon!” or “A melon thanks!”

Have fun!