Paula Nelson-Hart, Utah

http://hartofthemountain.com

Tools:
Purple Cows #3020 Hot Laminator, #1060 Smart Trimmer
Walnut #23906 Creative Versa-Tool (optional)
Hallow #25653 Tempered Glass Mat (optional)
Paula’s Stash Eyelet Setter

Supplies: Instructions:
1. Using the Purple Cows #1060 Smart Trimmer, and for each square cut:
Purple Cows Hot Pockets
Background: Solid Cardstock 3x3” using the straight blade
Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro –Perma Tac Square: Printed Paper 2 ¾ x 2 ¾” using the pinking blade
Imaginicse Polar Expressions Papers, Rub-ons, Pull out: Solid Cardstock 2 ½ x 2 ¼” using the straight blade
2. Shade the edges of each piece using the Cat’s Eye Fluid Chalk inkpads.
Bazzill Basics Monochromatic Cardstock 3. Using Glue Glider, attach Printed Square centered on Background.
Clearsnap Colorbox Fluid Chalk Inks: Rose 4. Place this piece in a hot pocket (I do nine at a time.) and laminate.
Cut very close to the edges.
Paula’s Stash Eyelets, Die Cut Numbers 5. For pullouts, attach numbers to one side of each Pull Out and a motif
or rub-on to the other side.
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6. Place pullouts in hot pocket and laminate. Cut a scant 1/16” from
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edge.
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7. For the clear pocket, laminate an empty hot pocket, sending it
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extra sheet of paper underneath
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to prevent curling. Cut clear

laminate pocket 2 ½” x 2 ¾”
8. Place a tiny square of
PermaTac in each corner of the
clear pocket, then line up the
pocket over the printed square so
that it is even at the bottom of the
printed square.
9. Place Square with attached
pocket in another Hot Pocket and laminate again. Trim close the edges.
10.Using a very sharp pin or a sharp craft knife and carefully slice along the top of the clear pocket piece. I use a pin and score
along the edge first, then go back stick pin into the clear pocket along the scored line and slice it open.
11.Send each pocket through the laminator again, just to seal everything down.
12.Set an eyelet in the two upper corners of the square and in the upper center of the pullouts.
13.Cut 3” pieces of ribbon. Fold in half, and put the folded edge through the pullout eyelet, the lace the ribbon ends through
the folded part of the ribbon. Pull tight. (gently)
14.Place the numbered pullouts into each pocket on the square.
15.String squares on a ribbon or string and hang! Start your countdown.
(I like to go backwards, starting the high number so we can easily see the number of days left!)

Purple Cows, Inc

3210 North Canyon Road, Suite 307

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Paula Nelson-Hart, Utah
Provo, Utah 84604
http://hartofthemountain.com
877-386-8264