More punches...

Hi everyone, today I'm going to share with you some more measurements for using your Martha Stewart Corner Punches as circles... These have proved very popular, and although not difficult to work out (once you know how!), I have done all the hard work for you... So get ready to add a few more measurements to your list..
The first punch I used was one of the new ones, Lace Scroll..
You will need a 4 3/4" Circle. I cut mine from my Cricut, but any way you can cut the circle will be sufficient.Divide the circle into 8 equal sections. Because I have been making so many of these I produced myself a template to make it easier and quicker for me, which we have been taking orders for in the shop... Who knew these would be so popular.. I didn't realise that I would have to go into manufacturing is such a big way!!Colour the non dissected side of the circle with some chalks,Emboss through the Cuttlebug or Big Shot machines with a 5" x 7" Embossing Folder. I used Goochie Script on this project. I suggest the 5" x 7" Folders as your circle is 4 3/4" wide and the standard sized Cuttlebug Folders are too narrow to fit the whole of the circle on it.Then reapply some more chalk to highlight your embossing.Turn your circle over and aline your corner punch with one of the pre drawn lines, make sure the line passes into the "V" of the punch and is straight and evenand then punch through the card.Repeat this on the next line..And then all the way around the circle until the image pops out..Off set it slightly from it's original position and glue it to the frame.Next take 2 squares of White card stock measuring 5" x 5". This must be a precise measurement if you are to achieve an around the page measurement using a combination of the co ordinating Corner & Border punches.Chalk these pieces of card stock to complement your circular image.Once done, firstly punch your corners,Then line up the edger punch to connect all 4 corners to achieve the around the page effect..Apply these pieces of card stock to your base cardand mount the circular image on top.I punched out a Pop up Water Lily flower and coloured it with some chalks. Added a few gems and placed it onto the middle of my project.
And there you have it, something a little bit different to do with your corner punches..
Here are a couple more that I have been playing with...
The new Butterfly Corner and Border co ordinating punches. The process is the same i.e chalking, embossing etc and the corner also suits a 4 3/4" circle.This one was using The Eyelet Lace set..And finally for today, the Cupcake and Party Co ordinationg Corner and Punch..
I hope you like them and they give you a few ideas to take your punches to the next level..
Thanks for checking us out, see you soon..
Andy...

Corners & Circles

Hi Everyone, For those of you who were able to attend our Punch demonstration last weekend, I promised to share with you the measurements I used to create the circles from the Martha Stewart Corner Punches... These proved such a big hit at the demonstration!So here comes number one, using the Eyelet Lace Corner (M42-60013), which is part of the Eyelet Lace Around the Page Set. In future posts I will share the dimensions used with all the other corner punches, including the new ones which are on their way very soon.So, for the Eyelet Lace (M42-60013) you will need a 4 3/4" circle.Divide it into 8 equal sections. Again, for those of you who came to the demonstration, you will have noticed I used my special template, which makes my life so much easier and once I have the time to produce them I will let you know, who knew they would be so popular!?
OK, Spring is not quite here just yet! But the days seem to be getting a little bit longer, and I'm sure I did see a little bit of sunshine the other day, so let's hope Spring isn't too far away now.With that in mind I wanted to go for a springtime theme, and therefore coloured my White Circle with Yellow Chalk.And then passed the circle through the Cuttlebug using the Nat Cuttlebug Embossing Folder.And then went over the embossed image again, this time using Green chalk to highlight the embossing.Then taking the Eyelet Lace Corner Punch, I lined the centre of the Punch up with one of the lines I had previously drawn on the back of the circleand punched.Then continued this process, lining the punch up on the next line etc, etc, until I had gone all the way round.I then glued the cut out image back onto the original circle.Punch out a Flower from the Martha Stewart Water Lily Punch.And chalk with the same colours used for the background, but this time a little more intensely to give a stronger colour.. If it all looks the same then it can get a little bit lost...Add a few bits of bling by way of some complementary coloured gem stones and apply the Water Lily to the centre of the circle using a foam pad.I took 2 co ordinating pieces of paper cut at 5" x 5"and used the Eyelet Lace Punch to cut corners into one piece and matted it onto the other.I then used the corner punch to cut into all 4 corners of the base card.The outer corners are quite straight forward. Open the wings of the corner punch, place the card stock in at a right angle and cut.To punch into the inner corners of the card stock. Only open one wing and use the mark located on the side of the punch as a guide and line this mark up with the fold in the spine of the card and punch.Repeat this process for the other corner, this time closing the wing you have just used and opening the other.
And there you have it!!
This is a great idea to get the most out of your punches, and as I said I will continue to update with the dimensions for all of the corner punches, so keep the measurements to hand and check back soon for some more updates.
Thanks for checking us out..
See you soon.
Pinnacles...

Monochromatic

Hi Blogland.. I wanted to share with you today some Monochromatic cards we have been playing with in our lessons this week.
Most people would class Monochromatic as Black & White... But like most this in life things are not Just Black & White...
Monochromatic means: A shade, tone or tint of one colour (hue). So in fact, a combination of Greens, Blues/Purples, Reds/Pinks etc would be categorised as Monochromatic...
One of the "IN" products at the moment are Promarker pens from Letraset. Did you know that you can use them on your Stamps???
With this in mind, here is what we have come up with to use them in a Monochromatic way.

Taking a White piece of card stock. I coloured it with Blue Chalk, applying it in a light circular motion with a sponge applicator.
On this occasion I have used Pastel Blue Promarker, to follow the Blue Monochromatic theme. Apply your pen to the stamping surface. I used the chisel tip to get a faster coverage. I did notice that when first applied the ink from the pen shrinks back from the edges of the stamp I.E the stamp resists the ink initially. I stamped off onto a scrap piece of card and the re applied my pen and it held onto the stamp perfectly. I suspect the solvent in the ink and the surface of the stamp need to get to know each other first!!!, or the initial application creates a surface for the ink to adhere too...

I then randomly stamped all over my now Blue card stock with my image. Try not to be too uniformed in the pattern.. The ink also dries pretty much instantly as it is solvent based.
Once you are happy with your pattern, score and fold your card.

I then coloured and stamped my front image onto some chalked card stock. I applied the chalk in the same way as before, but this time applying more colour to the top as to create a skyline effect. I added some Stickes just to give the image a little bit of bling!!
Here are a few other colour combinations.

In Green

In Silver & Grey

Not forgetting the Black & White..

You can also add more than one colour of Promarkers to your stamps to achieve a mixed effect, they blend very well...

I know a lot of you have Lot's & Lot's of Promarkers, so why not try some different with them today.. Just to point out, as Promarkers are solvent based and not water based you will need a solvent ink cleaner, such as StazOn to remove ink left on your stamp...
Thanks for checking us out.. Have a great day.
Pinnacles...