Posts Tagged ‘Owl Punch’
Perky Penguin Punch Art Greetings
Sometimes it’s a clean and simple card that pops out at me the most. I’m completely in love with this little penguin Christmas Card! I designed this card with the Owl Builder Punch (see it online) and the Petite Pairs stamp set (see it online) for my Christmas Card Stamp A Stack Class tomorrow. So you could make the card yourself at home, or if you’re in Central Illinois, you can join me and make 4 of these little guys with me (plus 12 other cards)!
The penguin is completely done with the Owl Builder Punch. Did you see my Reindeer Punch Art with the Owl Punch? It’s only one punch, but there are so many uses.
The little patch of ice underneath the penguin was punched from the Silver Glimmer Paper (see it online) with the Small Oval Punch (see it online). I’m pretty much addicted to the Silver Glimmer Paper (check out some of my other projects). This paper comes with two 12×12″ sheets in a package, and a little bit (like here!) goes a LONG way.
Fun thing about the Petite Pairs stamp set, too. Each greeting comes in two parts, so the 2nd part is perfect for adding inside a card. With the clean and simple lines on the front of the card, I went with ‘clean and simple’ on the inside, too.
Do you love punches as much as I do? Be sure to check out some other Punch Ideas on my blog!
Happy Stamping!
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Subscribe to the comments for this postSt. Patrick’s Day Treats: Petal Cone Die (with chocolate!)
It’s the “chocolate” part that got your attention, isn’t it? Yes, you can admit it to me. I’d be in the same boat. Well, I would have been, except that I’m loving the Petal Cone Die so much that it would have been enough to make me check out this blog post!
Did you see my Petal Cone Project Video Tutorial from earlier this month? Or the Petal Cone Pouch project? Today I have another Petal Cone project for you–a sweet St. Patrick’s Day treat.
The Petal Cone (see it online) here is embossed with the Perfect Polka Dot folder (see it online), then folded in half and secured with Sticky Strip.
The scallop half-circle and the banner piece are from the Petal Cone die. And the “Happy St. Patrick’s Day” is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set (see it online). Talk about a great stamp set–Teeny Tiny Wishes has greetings for LOTS of occasions and I find myself using it all the time.
You probably recognize the Owl from Punch Bunch (see some of my other samples). And the shamrock is one of my favorite punch creations! Here’s what you’ll need:
- one branch from the 2-Step Bird Punch (see it online)
- 4 hearts from the Small Heart Punch (see it online)
And the Shamrock Directions:
- Trim the two end leaves from the leafy branch piece
- Attach one heart to the remaining leaves to serve as the ‘base’ for the hearts
- Add the 3 remaining hearts to create the shamrock petals
- (and yes, I know that a Shamrock should have 4 leaves…feel free to add a 4th!)
This is a project from one of my home workshops recently. If you’d like to have your own party and get together to stamp with your friends, drop me an email! I’d love to get together and share this project with you in person.
Happy Stamping!
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Punch A Bunch of Owls: They go with everything!
Really, these darling owls are everywhere right now. You can hardly walk into a store and not find owls printed on everything in sight. The Punch Bunch stamp set (one of the free Sale-A-Bration choices when you order $50 right now) fits in perfectly! (see it online)
Create your own owl look at home, like this very simple, clean card:
This sweet card uses the 2-3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (see it online) to create a ‘background’ for the owl. He’s sitting on a leaf from the Build A Blossom stamp set (featured in Stamps in the Mail Club this month!), punched out with the coordinating Blossoms Punch (see it online).
And if you’re wondering how I cut that owl out so perfectly… you can check my ‘How To Use Scissors‘ Video Tutorial, but here I cheated and used the matching 2-Step Owl Punch (see it online). Except I don’t think it’s cheating, do you? It’s using your tools wisely!
Oh, and little greeting at the bottom right? Both the heart and the ‘thanks’ are part of the So Happy for You stamp set (also a Sale-A-Bration free selection–see it online). Click here to learn more about Sale-A-Bration!
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Is that Rudolph, Disguised as an Owl?
Yes, the 2-Step Owl Punch is a fabulous tool (check it out) and I’ve really enjoyed adding owls to some of my recent projects, but did you know that the owl body makes a great reindeer face, too?
There is no end to the number of creative uses you can find for this punch shape. Fortunately though, here’s a Christmas idea that you can copy easily.
Here are the other pieces that you’ll need, all from Stampin’ Up!:
- 2-Step Bird Punch (for the antlers–check it out)
- Big Shot Circles #2 Die (for the chipboard circle you can’t see and the Designer Series Paper circle that you can see)
- 2-3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch
- Jewelry Tag Punch
- Small Heart Punch
- Chipboard Long Board (to make the magnet base stronger)
- White Gel Pen (for eye highlights)
Finally, I used my favorite Tombow Multiadhesive (see it in the catalog) to glue the ceramic magnet to the back of the chipboard circle and to add the layers on the Owl Punch.
Looking for other holiday gift ideas? Check out some of the recent Gift Idea projects on my blog!
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Stamping 101 Video Tutorial: Scallop Circle Tricks
Did you see the Two Step Owl Punch project I posted a few weeks ago?
There was a fun trick that I included, using the Homemade single stamp in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog. When I ordered that stamp, I wasn’t sure how I was going to use it, since the center of the stamp says “Homemade & to die for” and I just don’t bake all that often.
But I refused to set it aside, so I came up with a fun trick for getting more out of that sweet single stamp. I’ll warn you now, you’re going to need to add Homemade to your Wish List, and the new Extra Large Scallop Circle to go along with it!
**TIP** To use the Homemade stamp as a border stamp, try Rocking & Rolling the stamp on your ink pad, rather than normal inking. Check to be sure you ink the entire scallop and dot ring, plus a small amount of the center image, but don’t ink as far as the “homemade & to die for” sentiment.
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Stamps: Homemade (116978), Itty Bitty Bits (117056 wood mount or 120060 clear mount), Printed Petals (116679 wood mount or 120444 clear mount)
Ink : Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait
Paper : Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper (117167), Chocolate Chip, Peach Parfait, Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Poppy Parade
Accessories : Two Step Owl Punch (118074), 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (118874), On Board Books Briefcase (118766), Poppy Parade Poly-Twill Ribbon (119263), Very Vanilla 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon (119960), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309), Jewels Basic Rhinestones (119246)
Who’s Hooting Now? Two Step Owl Punch
Whether you like the whole bird motif or not, I think you’ll find it hard to resist this fabulous new Stampin’ Up! punch!! Check out the new Two Step Owl Punch — it’s basically 6 punches for the price of one, which is not only a great deal, but also easy to store and super-convenient to use.
I think this is going to take a Video Tutorial to truly show the cool-factor, but for now you’ll have to settle for some pictures and tips. (check my past Video Tutorials)
First of all, you need to see the actual punch to get an idea of how this works.
See how the little pieces of the Owl all fit together? To use the punch you can either punch all the pieces in every color paper/card stock, or you can punch just the pieces you need.
For example, on the little Poppy Parade heart (see the sticky Jewels Basic Rhinestone?!), I stuck a little corner of Poppy Parade card stock into my punch and punched just the little heart piece.
Another favorite part of this On Board Briefcase mini album project is the 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Extra Large punched from Peach Parfait card stock.
Were you wondering how I got that cool stamped design on the scallop punch piece? Here’s my trick:
**TIP** To use the Homemade stamp as a border stamp, try Rocking & Rolling the stamp on your ink pad, rather than normal inking. Check to be sure you ink the entire scallop and dot ring, plus a small amount of the center image, but don’t ink as far as the “homemade & to die for” sentiment.
This album is one of my July Stamp Club with Meg projects–we still have one session left in July–it’s Wednesday, July 12th. Let me know if you’re in central Illinois and you’d like to join us! You can see some other fun chipboard projects here, including another On Board Briefcase album here.
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Stamps: Homemade (116978), Itty Bitty Bits (117056 wood mount or 120060 clear mount), Printed Petals (116679 wood mount or 120444 clear mount)
Ink: Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait
Paper: Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper (117167), Chocolate Chip, Peach Parfait, Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Poppy Parade
Accessories: Two Step Owl Punch (118074), 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (118874), On Board Books Briefcase (118766), Poppy Parade Poly-Twill Ribbon (119263), Very Vanilla 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon (119960), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309), Jewels Basic Rhinestones (119246)
