When I watched a tutorial on Becca Feeken’s blog, amazingpapergrace.com, I got all inspired to try this technique with a corner punch. Of course, I can’t follow directions very well, so I had Ken figure it out for me. If you don’t know, Ken is my soulmate and husband. He is also a lot more analytical than I.
Here are some ideas we came up with using a Martha Stewart corner punch and turning it at right angles as we punched along. The scrapbook page is 8″x8″ and uses the corners as well as a border. The envelope card is the simplest, and the butterfly card has a long lacy embellishment. If you’d like personal instruction on these, come to Ken’s class at the store next Monday. If you can’t make that, check out Becca’s blog. It just gives you something new to try. We love new ideas!
Back To School
Apple Stamps: Hero Arts
Sticker Title: Karen Foster
Background Cardstock: Core’dinations
Matted Cardstock: Paper Cut
White Lacy Punchouts: Stamp Express Cardstock
Corner Punch: Martha Stewart
This is the Easy One
Designer Paper: Bo Bunny
Envelope: Stamp Express Cream
Cardstock Insert: Stamp Express
White Lacy Punchouts: Stamp Express Cardstock
Corner Punch: Martha Stewart
Decorative Flowers: Prima
Flower Stamp: unknown
Word Stamp: Hero Arts
A Little More Complicated
Embossed Cardstock: Core’dinations
Embossing Folder: Provo Craft for Cuttlebug
Background cardstock: Stamp Express White
White Lacy Cardstock: Stamp Express White
Corner Punch: Martha Stewart
Butterfly Stamp: Hero Arts
For the Stamp Express birthday celebration on Saturday, June 26, I will be doing 4 demos of various techniques for cards. Below are two of the planned ideas. They were cased from Gina K on her Stamp TV site. The first is my version of cropped circles. Use layered die cuts from circle Nesties and after adhereing them to a layer, crop the edges. Of course you could try the same technique with ovals and other shapes. The second card has curly-Q hinges at the sides of an oval Nestie. The hinges are created with 4 swirly diecuts from Sizzix. I will also include two projects not pictured here. One is a paper lace flower using a Martha Stewart punch. The other is a distressed background made from an old book page. Come to the store Saturday and see these in person. If you are interested, but can’t make it, just e-mail me for further directions.
Cropped Circles
Flower stamp: Just Rite Stamps
Word stamp: Unknown
Prismacolor pencils: Sanford
Circle Die cuts: Nestabilities from Spellbinder
Cardstock: Paper Cut & Core’dinations
Sponged ink: Marvy Matchable inkpads
Curly-Q Hinges
Stamp: Just Rite Stamps
Oval Diecuts: Nesties from Spellbinder
Flourish Diecut: Sizzix
Swiss Dots Embossing Folder: Provo Craft
Cardstock: Paper Cut & Core’dinations
Markers: Copic
Special Copic Paper: Stamp Express
Of course you could score with a ruler and stylus or bonefolder. But once you try the Scor-pal you’ll never go back. What a wonderful tool. You can fancy fold cards, make bags and envelopes, boxes, and folders easily. And the Score-tape holds everything in place without letting go in an hour, day, or week. Here is a card we created for our free make-it/take-it table at the store last week. We scored diagonally on a piece of Core’dinations cardstock in two directions, Then we sanded for an unusual background.
You’re a “Tweet” Heart
Card: Lt Blue Cardstock from Paper Cut
Layers: Core’dinations Cardstock
Scalloped Ovals: Nestabilities dies by Spellbinders
Bird Stamp: All Night Media
Tweet Heart Stamp: Impression Obsession
Bird colored with Staedler watercolor pencils & Dove blender pen
Flower: Prima
