Owl Long Time Ago...

in a Galaxy far away.  I made a Star Wars card with the Owl Builder Punch!

I am not even sure how to begin to tell you my supplies.  I will say that the Owl Builder Punch can make anything.  I also used various specialty paper (Gold Foil, Silver Glimmer, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer, and Vellum for Darth Vader's eyes).  I did do a lot of fussy cutting for things like the hair and the buttons for R2-D2.  I made the card even more special by using the Lucky Stars Textured embossing folder.  And its also an easel card:

This is by far the easiest of fancy folds and its a great way to be sure that people can display your creativity.  How awesome is Yoda?  He might be my favorite, and he was the first character I made.  He also inspired my Yoda-Speak birthday greeting made with the Labeler Alphabet stamp set, which you gotta have!  You can make your card say ANYTHING!

Thanks so much for stopping by seeing a very special card I made for my best friend's son's first birthday.  His gifts from us were all space themed and I had initially wanted to do a rocket in space punch art card, but my son insisted on some Star Wars wrapping paper.  That is what inspired me to use my creative "force" and make this Star Wars card.  For more projects for kids, head over to SSI.

A Punchy Peach

Today over at SSI we are featuring punch art.  Now I have yet to get my hands on the Fox punch, so I decided to get creative and use what I have to make something different.  Pretty much the definition of punch art.  Here is my card:

I used a lot of elements in this stamp set but I feel like I should give you my punch recipe first.  

For my peach, I trimmed the balloons up and sponged around them in Peekaboo Peach and Tangerine Tango and then layered the smaller one on top with a dimensional.  For the stem I just folded the two pronged piece it in half and sponged it in Pear Pizzazz.  This is one fruity card with the color names!  

For the rest of the card I finally used the Labeler Alphabet stamp set...LOVE this!  I can't wait to make custom sentiments for my closest friends!  The DSP is from the Fruit Stand paper.  I added some copper metallic thread between the DSP and the peach.  I needed something else under my sentiment, so I grabbed Touches of Texture for.  I finished my peach off with some linen thread and a hint of glitter with the wink of stella clear glitter pen.  

Thanks so much for looking.  For more punch art cards, head back to SSI.

A Little Angel

I love the Gift Bow Die because aside from bows, I can also make angels with it.  When Stampin' Up! came out with the Bow Builder Punch, I wondered if I could make a tiny angel.  Well you can, here is the card to prove it:

I used the Winter Wonderland Specialty DSP for the background and for the angel.  That paper is so beautiful and elegant.  I added the vellum for some wings and some gold glimmer paper for a halo.  I was going for a fancy card so the sentiment is embossed and I added some gold glitter ribbon.  I love how this turned out!  

Be sure to check out the other projects using the Bow Builder Punch over at SSI!  

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Minion Punch Art Card

I was hoping to get a chance to take my daughter to see the new Minion movie.  But with the hustle and bustle of the summer, that didn't happen.  Fortunately I went to a kids birthday party which had a Minion theme so I had a chance to create some Minion cards.  I made the flip card last week.  And today I have a little punch art card using the owl punch.  Here it is:

This was pretty easy to make.  I liked the idea of the Minion being carried away by a huge balloon.  It seems like something Kevin, Stuart, or Bob would do for sure!  You can find a complete supply list below.  Check out the punch art creations over at SSI!

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My Paper Pumpkin...another Punch Art Creation

I just love the accordion cards from the February Paper Pumpkin Kit.  After I made my super cool Avengers card, I decided I wanted to try one for My Little Pony.  My daughter is a HUGE My Little Pony fan.  My husband is actually taking her to a convention this summer (he is the BEST dad).  We know all the characters and the songs and the episodes.  So I thought since I did badges for each Avenger, I could do each of the Mane Six's Cutie Mark.  I just LOVE how this turned out!  

The only problem is that I can't get a good picture of the whole thing.  So here are close ups of each panel.  

I used the sentiment from Really Good Greetings along with the splotches from February Paper Pumpkin kit.  

Here is Apple Jack next to her panel.  (I know my daughter needs to brush their hair, right?)  The apples were easy to make, just two small ovals layered on each other and the stem was Cupcake Builder Punch.

Pinkie Pie's balloons were easy too with the small oval punch.

Rarity was tricky...I used the triangle punch to make the diamond shapes.  Then I made the facets with a Night of Navy marker and went over it with Dazzling Details.

Twilight Sparkle was tricky too.  I actually used the Blossom punch and trimmed it down, once in pink and a second time smaller in white.  Then I added the other 5 stars with the chalk marker.

Fluttershy's butterflies were easy with our butterfly punches.  

Rainbow Dash was another one that was tricky.  I used the Cupcake Builder punch for the clouds but I had to hand cut the rainbow.  

This was a lot of fun to make.  I am sure I will find a perfect My Little Pony fan to give it to!  Thanks for looking!  Did you look at all the other Paper Pumpkin Creations from the members of the Design Team over at SSI?  

Punch Art that Packs a Superhero Punch!

Today we are showcase some fabulous punch art.  A few weeks ago I made a masculine card inspired by Captain America and I mentioned attempting to make more Avenger cards.  Well that day has arrived, sort of.  Instead of making another individual hero focussed card, I tried my hand at making badges for the six main Avengers.  And to have the room for all six badges, I used one of the accordion cards from the February Paper Pumpkin.  Here is the card:

   

Here is a close up and a little explanation of each panel.

Captain America was the easiest to make because I had scraps left over from the card I had previously made.  All I needed was circles and a star (this one was from a framelit) in Real Red, Pacific Point and Whisper White.

Thor was also pretty easy, I used the large ticket from the Ticket Duo punch and the word window for Mjolnir (Thor's hammer). I added a little sponging in Smoky Slate as well.

This was my second try with Hawkeye.  Initially I tried to make a bow and arrow, but I decided a target would work better and be each.  I used Rich Razzleberry.  To make the concentric circles, you punch the smaller one first, then punch the larger one around it.  

Iron Man was the hardest and is my least favorite of the panels.  His shape is a little more unique so I was stumped for a bit.  I finally grabbed a die from the Chalk Talk framelits and made it smaller by running the die partially through, then repositioned the die to make it shorter.  I used a bit of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper for the eyes.   

Hulk was easy,I just had to make the a symbol for the gamma radiation responsible for Hulk's powers.  I just used circle punches and the triangle punch to make this one.

Black widow was also a little tricky.  I settled on a spider marked with a red hour glass mark, like the spider itself.  

Punch art is like an experiment with paper.  Sometimes things don't work but other times you end with great results.  You can make just about anything!  Thanks for looking!  Check out all the other Punch Art creations over at SSI.

Tag It Thursdays - Halloween Treat Tag

Here is a cute tag I wanted to share that I made last year using the Chevron Border punch.  

I thought it made a super cute spider!