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Hop Abroad Instagram Hop – January 2026

4 January 2026
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4 Jan

Hello lovely Crafty friends,

Can’t believe how fast time flies — it’s already the January 2026 is here!

For today’s project ,its for the Hop Abroad InstaHop I created an elegant yet heartfelt card using a combination of dry embossing and heat embossing to add depth and texture. I started with a Secret Sea base card, which instantly gave the design a rich and sophisticated look.

The main focus is the embossed layer made with the Love 3D Embossing Folder, adding beautiful dimension and softness to the background. To enhance this, I layered heart die-cut pieces from the Made with Love bundle-such a versatile set and perfect with Valentine’s Day just around the corner.

Pop over to my Instagram — @maheswarirajaguru — and check out the amazing projects created by the rest of the design team!


I chose a soft but striking colour palette of Old Olive, Balmy Blue, and Soft Clover, with a touch of Copper for subtle shine. The Secret Sea ties everything together, adding contrast while keeping the design balanced.

COLOUR PALETTE

Secret Sea
Old Olive
Balmy Blue
Cloud Cover

Today I’m sharing a card whe

Designer Series Paper

Procedure:

  • Die-cut the hearts from the Cloud Cover cardstock.
  • Emboss the layer 1 Hearts of Love 3D embossing folder.
  • Splatter the Copper embossing folder to the background of the card and added the copper embossing folder to the die-cut pieces.
  • Triple bow was made and attached it to the centre of the heart die-cut piece.
  • Die-cut few more hearts using Old Olive cardstock and attached behind the main heart shape dies.
  • The sentiments are stamped on Cloud Cover cardstock using Copper Embossing powder and heat set it!
  • Finish the inside of the card using Old Olive cardstock and with stamped images.

Finish the whole tag with a touch of Wink of Stella for that perfect hint of sparkle. ✨

Product List
Secret Sea A4 Cardstock [ 165296 ]
Secret Sea A4 Cardstock
[165296]
$25.00
Old Olive A4 Card Stock [ 106576 ]
Old Olive A4 Card Stock
[106576]
$25.00
Basic White A4 Cardstock [ 166781 ]
Basic White A4 Cardstock
[166781]
$25.00
Cloud Cover A4 Cardstock [ 165293 ]
Cloud Cover A4 Cardstock
[165293]
$25.00
Earthen Toned Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [ 165901 ]
Earthen Toned Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper
[165901]
$13.25
Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165285 ]
Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad
[165285]
$15.75
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [ 165678 ]
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165678]
$37.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [ 141897 ]
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush
[141897]
$17.50
Balmy Blue 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Sheer Ribbon [ 165767 ]
Balmy Blue 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Sheer Ribbon
[165767]
$15.00
Paper Trimmer [ 152392 ]
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$49.00
Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
$12.75
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [ 110755 ]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$10.50
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$244.00
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  1. Paige Rahman says

    12 January 2026 at 3:26 pm

    How did you do the copper splatter? I always love your cards so much. But, I don’t know how you got the splatter to emboss.

    Reply
    • Maheswari Rajaguru says

      15 January 2026 at 10:19 am

      Hi Paige, You can do splatter in couple of ways, one of the technique is I used dots stamp set from this Endless Love Stampset using Versamark Inkpad to the background then add the copper embossing powder on it, it gives beautiful splatter technique in copper. I hope you will give it a try. Happy Crafting!

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