Snowman mints treat

I made a bunch of these cuties to sell at the last craft fair I did. These are simple to make if you have the right punches.  You cover the peppermint patties with scalloped circles and then layer the snowman circles over the top. I didn't have small circle stamp and didn't want to glue on buttons for all of them so I used a new pencil with a fresh eraser top, using the eraser as a stamp. It's the perfect size! the nose is a point cut off from a punched star and the pink cheeks were created by adding on pink chalk with a q tip.  Then I put them in a skinny pretzel bag (found in the candy making  section at the local craft store) and tied the top with ribbon. The tag says "some of my best friends are flakes" and is from an old retired stamp set I had! 

I think he's just adorable!

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Angry Birthday!

Here is a fun punch art card I made for my brother for his birthday. He loves Angry Birds so I used a bunch of punches and made some for him!  Then I cut out a couple of shapes using the Framelits Labels dies to use as a frame for them. The background is the Fancy Fan embossing folder. These were easy to make but the little pieces are hard to glue together. I recommend using a liquid glue for something like this. 

stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

ink: Black

paper:  Basic Black, Whisper white, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin pie, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze

Big Shot: Framelits Labels Dies, Fancy Fancy Fan embossing Folder

other: Various punches

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Owlie Box!

Happy Halloween! Here is the first of one of the projects for my upcoming Halloween Class - Isn't he adorable? I just love owls, especially with the big eyes, so I knew I had to try to make an owl for my class. His body is the Fancy Favor Die box and the "feathers" are cut out from the Howlstooth and Scarringbone Designer Series Paper in the Holiday Mini catalog. To cut them I used the Adorning Accents Edgelit die. Then all you need is various circle and oval punches! He's a perfect gift once you add in some shredded paper and candy!

stamps: None!!

ink: None!

paper:  More Mustard, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Howlstooth and Scarringbone Designer Series Paper

Big Shot: Adorning Accents Edgelit, Fancy Favor Die

other: Various Circle punches, Oval punch, 5 petal flower punch

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Here's to Mickey!

Whoo hoo.. So 8 years after our magical Disney Wedding, we are finally planning on going back this fall! I'm so excited  with the planning I've been inspired to make some mickey-themed stuff so don't be surprised to see it popping up here and there on my blog in the next few months! I can't wait!

Here's a fun card made to look like the yummy mickey shaped ice cream treats that you can get in the parks. I copied this idea from a few similar cards I've seen online but changed mine up a bit. I used circle punches to make the mickey shape and then used circle scallop punches to create the "bite" . The stick is an actual popsicle stick. Then I made the rest of the card using the traditional mickey colors of red, white, black and yellow! Didn't it turn out adorable?

stamps: Friendly Phrases

ink: Black 

paper:  Whisper white, Basic Black, Real Red

Big Shot: Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

other: Circle punches, scallop circle punches, large oval punch, dimensionals, stitched daffodil delight grosgrain ribbon, popsicle stick

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Tubin' on the River Punch Art

I had so much fun making this fun punch art card. When we went up to our family cabin this summer it was super hot.. too hot to do much at all! The neighbors stopped by and said we should use their inner tubes and float out in the river off their dock to cool off-- and we did! Several times! We had such a good time I wanted to send them a thank you note with these cute little punch art characters on their inner tubes!

Here is a close-up:

And an even closer up of the girl :)

stamps: Fabulous phrases

paper: basic gray, pink pirouette, so saffron, chocolate chip, black baja breeze

punches: Word window, Large oval, scallop circle, Scallop border (sunglasses), square punch, corner rounder, various sizes of circle punches.  

big shot: Chevron embossing folder

other: Stitched grosgrain ribbon in daffodil delight, Scallop dots ribbon in Melon Mambo, white bakers twine, sponge for edges with grey and pink ink, dimensionals

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Wrench for the guys!

Here is a card for my upcoming class - Masculine cards!   Class participants will make two each of  4 different guy cards! I never have enough Guy-appropriate cards on hand so I'm hoping to make a few extras to have on hand for upcoming birthdays, etc...  If you have the same problem, join me for my class next week! RSVP to me by Friday, July 20th if you'd like to attend!  Class will be held at my place on July 26th from 6:30 - 8:30.

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Pac Man Punch Art

I'm on a roll with the punch art lately. Since my little brother likes video games I thought it would be fun to make him this pac man card for his birthday! I used the owl punch, turned upside down for the ghosts and the rest is just various circles! How cute is it? It was really pretty simple to make. I added on the Happy Birthday from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set --this is a really great word set to have since it has something for pretty much every occasion and they all fit perfect in the word window punch. 

Here is a close-up:

stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

ink: black

paper: basic black, daffodil delight, real red, tempting turquoise, whisper white

punches: Owl Builder punch, 1 3/8" Circle, Small circles, Word Window

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Happy Anniversary Punch Art

I made this card for my hubby for our anniversary.. I wanted to make something cute for him and since we like to fish I thought this would be perfect! I made the two fish using various punches and then added on the hook with a little piece of jewelry wire I had. The patterned paper is from the Summer Smooches Designer paper pack. And I finished it off with the Happy Anniversary from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set, punched out with the word window punch! Isn't it sweet? Here is a close-up:

stamps:Teeny Tiny Wishes

ink: Black

paper: Summer Smooches Designer paper, Pumpkin pie, daffodil delight, Baja Breeze, Pretty in Pink

punches: 1 3/4" Round, 5 petal flower, Small Heart, Heart from Owl punch (for lips), Circles from Owl punch (for eyes) Scallop border punch

other: jewelry wire

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Nurse Owls!

Last weekend we attended the graduation party of a cousin who had just finished her nursing school. A while back I had seen a sample where someone had used the owl punch the owl punch as a nurse and have wanted to try it ever since so this was the perfect occasion. I have to say, these owls turned out to be super adorable!!  They were so cute I could' t make just one… I made a bunch. One was for the Congrats card for our cousin. I used a the  "congratulations" sentiment from a retired set… I tend to hang onto most of my word sets when they retire… you never know when you will need a certain word or greeting! I also used some retired paper from my stash, paired with so saffron  and crumb cake card stock. The branch is cut out using the Little leaves sizzlit die.  

Then I decided they would work well for some "Get well" cards too… so I made one like this:

I also have been making a few clothespin magnets so I added some owls onto a few of those as well - what a perfect gift for anyone who is sick or works as a nurse!!

stamps: Various retired sentiments

ink: basic black

paper: so saffron, whisper white, crumb cake, various designer paper (retired)

Big Shot: little leaves sizzlit die, square lattice embossing folder, houndstooth embossing folder

other: Owl builder punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, dimensionals

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Father's Day Grillin'!

Happy Father's Day!

Here is the card made for Father's Day this year! I had seen this punch art grill a few places online and wanted to give it a shot... I love making art with punches! I thought it would be perfect for a nice father's day card. I added some grass behind it by simply cutting it with a scissor. Then I added some clouds too by sponging around a scallop circle shape! 

Here is a close up of the sky:

Hope everyone has a great day with their Dads!

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Hoppy Easter!

I've seen some cute bunny punch art cards around the stamping sites lately and I had to give it a try myself! To make this card I stamped a woodgrain background on the front of a crumb cake card stock.

Then I punched out a hole for the bunny to pop out of. The bunny is made from punching out shapes from white card stock and sponging the edges with soft suede ink. I used the ornament punch for the head, ovals for the ears, the modern label for the feet and circles for the cheeks and eyes. Then a small flower for the tail! How cute is he? Then when you open up the card look what's inside....

It's the bunny butt!! How cute is that? I put some blue inside the card too to make it look like sky. I love how these turned out!

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Easter Chics!

I have seen a few cards like this online and had to try it myself! This is super easy to make. You just need an oval punch and bird punch. I used the Stampin' Up! Bird punch to make the cute little chicks and sponged their edges to give them some extra dimension. I punched the ovals out of the Just add Cake paper pack. To make the cool hill behind them I used the framelits cutting die in the big shot. The clouds are from the Up, Up and Away stamp set and to finish it off i added the sentiment happy easter from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.

stamps: Up, Up and Away, Teeny Tiny Wishes

ink: Baja Breeze, Daffodil delight, black marker for eyes

paper: Just add Cake designer paper pack, wild wasabi, baja breeze, so saffron, peach parfait

other: framelits, white grosgrain, word window, modern label punch

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Strawberry Punch Art!

Here is one of the cards from the Fruit & Flowers stamp class! I thought it would be fun to use punches to create a large strawberry. The strawberry is made by punching out a large heart from calypso coral cardstock (also textured with the polka dots embossing folder). The leaves are from the 5-petal flower punch with some of the leaves cut out. The little stems are cut out using the big shot and the little leaves sizzlit die and the little white flowers are from the itty bitty shapes punch pack.

To make the card I cut out the top note shape with the big shot and white card stock. I stamped the strawberries from the Fruit & Flowers stamp set along the bottom of the card. The birthday sentiment is from the Birthday hostess stamp set Happiest Birthday Wishes. Then I added some of the cool ruffled ribbon and paper from the Berry Blossoms paper pack!


stamps: Fruit & Flowers, Happiest Birthday Wishes
ink: Calypso Coral, Lucky limeade
paper: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, whisper white, crumb cake
other: pool party ruffled ribbon, XL heart punch, 5-petal flower punch, Little Leaves Sizzlit die, Itty Bitty Shapes punch

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Smart Owl!

Here is a graduation card that I made for a recent graduation party. I have seen a lot of cards using the owl punch to make a graduation card so thought I'd give it a try! I punched out the owl using the owl punch and then gave him big wings by punching out scallop circles and cutting them to look like wings. The branch is the "little leaves" sizzlet die cut out with the Big Shot. I glued him together and cut out a squares from black to make the hat. Then I attached him to a white circle punched out with the 2 1/2" circle punch. For his little diploma I rolled a little piece of lightweight paper and tied it with a piece of 1/8" taffeta ribbon.

The background is embossing using the new Stripes embossing folder on concord crush card stock.

stamps: Retired sentiment
ink: black
paper:concord crush, whisper white, crumb cake, chocolate chip, pumpkin pie
other: 2 1/2" circle punch, scallop circle punch, Owl punch, little leaves sizzlit die, stripe embossing folder, poly stitched ribbon in concord crush

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