Paper Punches

I have discovered a new craft!! Not really new, but a new obsession for me. Paper flowers made mostly from paper punches. Here are a few that I've tried so far. Please look for some examples in the next few days, and hopefully some tutorials coming soon. Also, if shopping for punches, please purchase from my store. I am now selling the punch bunch punches. All profits will go towards treatments for my 6 year old who is sick and in need of treaments that insurance will not pay for. Thank You!! Here is the link to my store: http://www.littleangelsonlinestore.com/Store/categories.php?cat=88

My store was started as a store for baby memorial products, so you will see mostly those products on the website if you look around. It was too expensive to start a new craft site, so this is where the punches are. Please ask if you have any questions. Delivery will be about 7-10 days in the beginning while I build up my inventory, but I am offering slightly discounted pricing on all orders. Also, for orders of more than $75, you will get free shipping. Enter coupon code: PUNCHCRAZY at checkout for the free shipping.

Paper Flowers

I've just found a new craft!! What I call "Floral Punch Craft".....I have more punches on the way and hope to share much more with you in the very near future.

• Punches: McGill Petite Petals and Multi Flowers, mini sun punch ($1 bin at Michaels), Martha Stewart Oak Leaf
• Spellbinders
• Cuttlebug hearts embossing folder
• Happy Birthday stamp
• Bee charm (sorry, no source. I think it was from a sample bag from the HIA craft show -like 10 years ago, LOL.)
• The center of the flower was done with a paper quilling technique. It's called a "fringed flower"...I cut mine by hand, and did not spread it out much. I needed a tighter look for the center of the flower. Then I added a dot of garnet glitter glue to the center of some of them.

Birthdays

Lots of birthdays coming up this month. This is the first one.

• Whiff of Joy Stamps
• Copic Markers
• Martha Stewart border punch
• Spellbinders label, octagons

Christmas in February

Okay, I'm a little late in getting this up..... hope everyone had a great Christmas!!!

• Paper: Basic Gray (?), misc brown, red, white
• Prima flowers poinsettias
• Martha Stewart Branch punch
• red button
• Cuttlebug embossing folder
• Spellbinders circles and scalloped circles
• JustRite Stampers

Thank You

A quick Thank You card using spellbinders Decorative Frames and Labels 2. The background is stamped with a SP rose stamp in blue ink. The frame was sponged with the same ink. I finally figured out how to do it without the color bleeding and making a mess!! Now if I could only remember how I did it..... I think the trick was to use pigment ink and to do it slowly and carefully.  This card was pretty much cased from one of Becca's.

Precious Moments Puppies

Thinking of You card. A little different from the typical pastels that go with Precious Moments, but I was in the mood for watermelon colors. I used spellbindesr ovals and labels along with some flower brads and green ribbon.

Fall Season

"To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under Heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1

Card Details:

• Just Rite Stampers
• Rosebud Rubber Stamps (verse)
• Spellbinders octagon, ovals
• Paper: pumpkin embossed, green, brown
• real pinecones!
• Martha Stewart branch punch
• satin ribbon

Remembrance

A remembrance card for all those Mom's out there who have lost a little baby or child. We lost ours in 2005 to an early miscarriage. That is when I started my remembrance website.

Details for card:

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  Stamp: Taylored Expressions
• Paper: Periphery (Basic Grey), NRN Designs 22103 Heavenly, Misc papers
• Paper piercing: Ornare (borders ?)
• Punch: Fiskars border punch
• Tag: Sizzix
• Prima Flowers (Fall 2)
• Stickles on wings (Diamond?)

JustRiteStamper Card

For a Special Friend. Thanks for being there!!

Just Rite Stampers, Cuttlebug -leaf, Spellbinders circles, tag

Put On Your Armour

"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." Ephesians 6:11-13.
This has been my favorite Bible verse in the last few weeks.

Card Details:

Paper: Patterned: K & Co Blue Awning

Stamp: Whiff of Joy (cross on shield added with a sharpie marker. I wiped the ink off of the other pattern before I stamped it).

Colors: copic markers, silver and blue radiant pearls added for shimmer, distress ink for edges

Verse: Computer generated

Assessories: Spellbinders swirl (?), snake from misc. button collection

SIL Birthday Card

Okay, well, I missed her birthday. I did remember to call, but I didn't get this finished in time to get it in the mail before they left on their vacation. So, it will be VERY late in getting to her!!

This was made with a Rosebud Rubber Stamp, of course. The sentiment was generic. I used a cuttlebug embossing folder for the pink and white paper, and copic markers for the birdhouse.

Come to Me

This card describes how I've been feeling lately....really tired!! So, it was the perfect verse for me to use. I've really been wanting to use this watermelon color. It was a nice change for me. Maybe next time I'll try a little more of an orange color (I hate orange, so it won't be pure orange. Maybe a red/orange).

• Stamps: Verve
• Paper: Basic Grey Porcelain, Bazzill basics
• Ribbon: Offray Lady Chiffon -Watermelon, cream (on button) from The Rober Stanley Collection (Hobby Lobby)
• Ink: Spanish Olive Dew Drop Chalk Ink Versa Magic
• Assessories: EK Success butterfly punch, Hero Arts Gemstones, Prima flower, button, spellbinders, scallop scissors, Vintaj metal dragonfly, Martha Stewart branch punch

Easter baskets

These were lots of fun to make. I made 12 of them for Adam's preschool class. I'll try to post more pictures later. I still have the one that Adam brought home. I didn't get pictures of the rest. There were about 4 or 5 different styles. The template is from Claire and you can download it here. Mine were not quite as fancy, but I love the way they turned out. Blessed Easter to everyone. It's snowing here in Colorado, so we're going to try to head out to church.

Finally the Bookmarkers!

Okay...this is what I'd planned on doing when I first got my crafts back out. I was going to make bookmarkers and try to sell them......so I thought I had better finally get some going. I've been wanting to make something for awhile now with the praying girl stamp. The blue verse bookmark I totally cased from a card by Amy Sheffer. She has beautiful cards...be sure to check them out!!

Cheerful Thoughts

I made this card for Becca. I'm sending her a little goodie bag in appreciation for all of the hard work she does for us bloggers and admirers of her work!! Hopefully she won't check my blog before she gets the card.

1. The stamps are from Rosebud Rubber Stamps (not in my Etsy store yet.)
2. For the Roses, I embossed with gold, and I used watercolor paper with tombow markers and a watercolor blender brush
3. The brown paper is from SU, and I'm not sure where the striped paper came from (it's the backside of the pink printed paper).
4. I used dark chocolate "perfect match" ink from papertreyink.com for the words.

I won blog candy!!

I can't believe it!! I won some blog candy!! The folks over at Our Daily Bread had an Anniversary celebration and they were giving out blog candy, and I won one of the stamp sets over on Becca's blog. As soon as I get the set I'll make a card and post it.

I believe in the Old Rugged Cross

I'm having more fun playing with my Rosebud Rubber Stamps!! These are not on my Etsy store, and I'm not sure if these are still being made or not......you'll have to check out ibrakeforstamps.com and look under "Rosebud Rubber Stamps."

To make this card I used some crackle background paper from Paper Pizazz and Basic Grey Skate Shoppe. Spellbinders circles & scalloped circles and tags. A couple of buttons from dill-buttons (hobby lobby), and a couple of gold half-pearls. I chalked around the images with brown chalk. I'm going to try to get a better picture of this tomorrow when the light is better!!

Cross Names of Jesus Easter Card

I like how this card turned out. I used a kaleidascope stamp pad (riviera maybe?) and cut it out with a spellbinders die. The patterned papers are from Basic Grey Euphoria, except for the flower punched from a BG bittersweet remnant. A flower button, pink dot ribbon, and some pearls finish it off. The words "Christ is Risen" was embossed with white embossing powder. I also used a decorative scissors edge on the center strip and rubbed some white ink on the edges.

Easter Bookmark

I had something very different in mind for this, but my end result is usually very different from what I started out wanting, so that's no surprise. The colors are a little bold, but I still like it.

All stamps are from Rosebud Rubber Stamps. I used spellbinders long rectangle and scallop, and the little tag is also from spellbinders. The egg was gold embossed and watercolored.

Magnets?

I made these little cards with the intention of making them into magnets. I also wanted to add a little easel back so they could be displayed on a table top. I'll have to work on the size so that they fit on the self-adhesive magnets that I got. Some of the stamps I used can be purchased in my Etsy Store.