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					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy National Cocoa Day!!! Hope you have a fabulous and delicious hot cocoa <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> And today is the Day 5 of the <a href="http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2016/12/2017-winter-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/"><strong>Coffee Lovers Winter 2016 Blog Hop</strong></a>! We have 400+ link ups now! WOW! Lot&#8217;s of coffee/tea/cocoa themed projects for sure&#8230; And the link up and hop is still open until December 16th!</p>
<p>Celebrating this National Cocoa Day, I made this hot cocoa pocket gift:</p>
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<p>I made this pocket out of an envelope. I sealed the envelope on the back, then die cut the top with one of the Concord 9th &#8211; Bags &amp; Tags Dies.</p>
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<p>I stamped the plaid pattern on the front pocket using Concord &amp; 9th &#8211; Lots of Blots stamp set. Then I decorated the front pocket with the sentiment from the same stamp set and die cut it with the circle from the Bags &amp; Tags die set. The cup is from the Mittens &amp; Mugs stamp &amp; die sets from Concord &amp; 9th old but goodie sets.</p>
<p>Embellishments I used on this pocket are the gold sequin ribbon from Hobby Lobby and Christmas washi tapes that I got from Pick Your Plum a while ago.</p>
<p>I made couple of them to give to my best friends at church this Christmas. I hope you all are inspired today to create and share your Winter coffee/tea/cocoa themed project with <a href="http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2016/12/2017-winter-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/"><strong>Coffee Lovers Winter 2016 Blog Hop</strong></a>! Come hopping along with us, visit the participants and leave them some love, too. And&#8230;there are LOTS of giveaways!!!!</p>
<p><a title="2016 Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop" href="http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2016/12/2017-winter-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="aligncenter" src="https://i0.wp.com/c7.staticflickr.com/6/5753/31037343966_b937cfc053_z.jpg?resize=561%2C561&#038;ssl=1" alt="2016 Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop" width="561" height="561" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">When: December 9 – December 16</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Time: 6:00 am pacific time</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Theme: WINTER/HOLIDAY</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">December 13th &#8211; National Cocoa Day</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">December 15th &#8211; International Tea Day</p>
<p>This time we have 61 SUPER SPONSORS that giveaway amazing prizes! Not only that, there are also Flash Sponsors that giveaway prizes during the blog hop is open. <a href="http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2016/12/2017-winter-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/"><strong>Check out all the details HERE</strong></a> to know how you can play along and link up your project(s)!</p>
<p>So&#8230; let&#8217;s get crafting and link up!</p>
<p>THANK YOU so much for visiting me today and have a fantastic day!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://hjcchallenge.blogspot.ca/2016/12/challenge-86-part-two.html">Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge #86 &#8211; Anything But Card</a></p>
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