Hostess Halloween Punch Art

This week for Creative-Sketches.com we have a Holiday Card Challenge.  I know we are almost down to the wire, but it isn't Halloween yet, and I have been wanting to get this adorable Hostess set inky!

This card was created with my Owl Punch, the Large Blossom Punch, the Pennant Punch, and 2.5" Circle punch.  The Owl punch is pretty clear for use.  I stamped, colored,and paper pierced this adorable trick-or-treating owl.  I wanted to use my punches to create a Halloween scene, but follow our fun sketches this week.  I took some liberties, but kept some elements  like the large top curve became my moon.  The ribbon at the top of the sketch dropped down and became my fence. To give my little scene some depth and dimension, I sponged edges, and created wood lines for my fences. 

Punch Art Tricks-
Use the inside of the Pennant Punch to create perfect angles for the tips of banners and the tops of fence posts.  Thread in your strip so that only the corner you want punched is inside the punch itself.  It can be tricky to maneuver so a post-it makes a great handle!

Think Outside the box- The Blossom punch makes a great cloud when you cut it apart and reassemble pieces of the blossom in layers as cloud sections.


So Happy Halloween, and be safe when you are Trick or Treating!  Swing by our challenge blog to submit your card using our sketch!

Artist Trading Card Owl Punch Art

At Convention I went loaded down with about 40 swaps-cards I made to trade with other stampers.  I would have liked to make many more swaps, but I was so busy prior to convention, it just wasn't possible!  I was so thrilled to see all the different cards made by the very talented stampers!  Such a treat!

I was participating in a ATC or Artist Trading Card Swap with my upline's group.  Trading Cards are smaller cards that can stand alone, or be taken home and added to a larger card.  It is fun to create the mini cards as you really have to stretch and think what will look good and work on a smaller scale.  ATC cards are 2.5 x3.5.  There are several sites with cutting templates to get 10 card bases out per page of 8.5x11, but this is the page I normally use for reference.

I had so much fun designing this little Owl, but when I made the first, I did not think about how many eyeballs it takes to make 20+ Owls!  Yikes!  Luckily my good friend and downline was willing to help me assemble my little creations.

Supplies Needed:
Two Step Owl Punch
Two Step Bird Punch- wings, branch
Big Shot- Spiderweb Embossing Folder
Great Greetings
1 3/4" Circle Punch
Rich Razzleberry
Daffodil Delight
Early Espresso
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie 1/8"Grosgrain Ribbon

Milk Carton Big Shot - Part 1

At Convention on Main Stage Carrie Cudney presented the most adorable Gingerbread house made from the Big Shot Milk Carton Die using the Sweets for the Sweets (pg 65 in the new catalog). Now I don't have that stamp set yet, so I had to improvise.  I think my little box is quite cute, and uses my love of punch art to create the roof (Scallop Border punch), a tiny wreath(Itty Bitty Punch), door (Large Tag Punch), and gumdrops (Word Window Punch). As soon as I can order from the Holiday Mini, I will add some mini Jungle bells :)

I also made some little curtains using my paper snips.  I can't wait to try the new Glitter Glue.  I hear it is a lot like Stickles.  I used Tombow glue with plenty of Dazzling Diamonds for the gumdrops, roof, and wreath. 

 

I'm thinking Mini Gingerbread Village for fun decorations, or possible party treats!

My next Post will be a Double Milk Carton Box.  It was also demonstrated at Convention, although I missed that presentation, but heard about it from friends. It is fun to see how versatile one Die can be when used different ways!

Punch Art Class Animals

It's punch art time!! I adore animals, so I had a wonderful time coming up with a lion, monkey, and penguin! These would be great embellishments for a zoo page!

Class is going to be tonight, and again next week. But if you are not local, order the tutorial for $3 or a tutorial and punched shape kit for $6.

Punch Art Spring Bunny

There are a lot of punch art rabbits out there but I took inspiration from Carla's Scraps.  My little guy used a ton of punches, and I will upload better instructions next week.  I will be making the bunny with my Stamp Club, so they will get first dibs!

Creative Sketches Week 3

This week on creative-sketches.com we went with a fun challenge - Fancy Folds, Cuts, or Punches. I combined this with a challenge from my upline as well.  We took tags we made at a downline meeting and turned them into cards.  My "tag" card began with a wonderful 3x3 card with the Big Shot Daisies and the new blossom punch.  I scallop punched, embossed, and created tada! a mini folding card mounted on a larger card.  You could glue the bottom edge of them small card and use it to hold a tag that pulls out, or just have 2 places to write a loving note to a friend.

Mosaic Tile Card

 

I got to help my newest downline with her first workshop and together we designed this adorable card.  We used the new Clearly for You set (#121911 W or #121976 C) from the Occasions Mini catalog.  I love that the 1 1/4" square punch fits the large background stamp.  We punched 9 squares and layered them onto daffodil delight, and whisper white.  The whisper white piece will be the card body and opens from the bottom.  The basic black piece is difficult to write on, so this way, we get the look we want, and don't need an extra piece for the inside. 

We also used the scallop punch to create a wonderful distressed flower.  Punch two scallops and distress and crumple repeatedly until the edges seperate.  Pull apart and layer with fuzzy edges facing up.  I wanted to use a Black button for the center, but since I didn't have any, I stamped the background stamp again with VersaMark, and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.  Unfortunately this picture did not show the wonderful shimmer.  After it had cooled, I punched it out using the 1/2" punch. I also used the Two Step Bird punch for the leaves on the card.

I just posted this to a new sketch challenge site I found out about - Try Stampin' on Tuesday.  Fingers crossed!

Leprechaun Punch Art Owl

Someone posted a request for a Punch Art Owl on a yahoo group I belong to, and I just had to give it a whirl.  I don't have a tutorial up for this yet, but I can provide a long list of punches!


Two Step Owl Punch
Large Oval punch
Two Step Bird Punch
Corner rouncer
small oval
1 3/8" Circle
word window

For the most part all the pieces you need come from the Owl punch.  I got the heart for the nose on the punch to be the beak, and the bowl tie, small circles to be the eyes themselves and the gold coins.  The wings came from the bird punch, as did the branch.  I punched out 2 vests, and trimmed one and made it look more vest like. Folding and creasing the white vest gives a better illusion of a shirt front, and it makes it easier to center the other pieces. 

The hat was tricky.  I punched half a large oval, then punch a small oval with black, and cut a strip with the large oval.  Then I trimmed both the hat shape with a curve across the top, and the trimmed the edges of my black curved hat band to fit. I added a small black piece inside my yellow square so I could have a buckle.  I experimented with all sorts of hat brims, but in the end it made my owl less owl like so I skipped it.  Normally leprechauns have a beard or a mustache, but the best I could do was some wonderful orange eyebrows.  I tried hair, and it just looked funny but feel free to experiment on your own.

I did need a pot of gold at the end of my rainbow, and my large oval along with 1 3/8" circle created the pot.  The handle was made using a small oval punched first, then a large punch second to get the thin handle.  It is not the right shape to got vertically in the air, so off to the side of the pot is prfect!  I filled it with gold coins from my owl punch.  Be careful, they really fly everywhere with those guys!!

I just have to point out the adorable shamrock is from the Free Sale-A-Bration set, So happy for You, as is the sentiment.  I also used the layout from inkspirations-challenges.blogspot.com.  But I did need to tweak the layout to accommodate all my rainbow colors.

Any questions, feel free to post them in the comments below.

Just Add Ink Inspiration Challenge

This Challenge from Just-Add-Ink gave a inspiration image to start.  They have chosen of all things, my favorite flower, the sunflower.  Stampin Up! used to have a wonderful set using sunflowers which I bought before it retired a few years ago, and there is no way I'll be parting with that, but I wanted to try doing something different, a punch art sunflower.

 
So I got out my Daffodil delight Early Espresso, and Old Olive cardstock and went to work!   My large oval, 1/2" circle, and large 2 3/8"Scallop  were all that I needed to make a great flower.  The rest I sponged, tore, and popped until I had everything where I wanted it!

Then of course I needed a saying, so I pulled out Teeny Tiny Wishes, since the flower filled the whole card, and used my two tag punches to make a nice little saying.  A little bit of striped 1 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon finishes off the card.

Punch Art Elf Card

I made this little guy before Christmas, but just finally got a chance to post this.  This guy take a lot of pieces to create.  I didn't get a chance to create a tutorial, but here is a quick list.
Ornament Punch-hat and face
Owl punch - I used the small heart to make the ears and hands and bow, eyes and center of the bow
Oval- bite off the top of the hat, legs
Word window -Socks
Trio hearts-arms, and collar, feet
1/2" circle nose and puff on the hat
Large tab-shirt
I think that is everything.  I also used the Snowflake embossing folder and white craft ink to create a fun winter scene.  Feel free to email me for a better picture, or if I can, recreate him and post the pieces. I made a UPS guy clock once, and he is similar in concept to the body of the UPS guy.

Penguin Punch Art Card & Tutorial

 

We got snow in Virginia this week, and I felt inspired to make this cute little penguin with my Owl Punch.  I really do love that thing because there are so many different types of owls.

 

I also just got my new Northern Snowflake Embossing folder recently and needed to make a wintery scene for my little guy.

So to make a penguin you need...

The Two Step Owl Punch (#118074), the Heart to Heart Extra Large Punch (# 119881), and 1" Circle Punch (#119868)

 

Punch the Owl body, Large heart, and eyeball in Basic Black, and trim the feet off.  Punch the feet with a little extra space and small heart from the Heart to Heart Punch in Pumpkin Pie. Punch the eyes and tummy in Whisper White.  Punch another eye ball in Brushed Silver.

Cut the Silver eyeball in half.  Cut the Large heart in half.  You may need to trim the ears off the owl.

First adhere the feet to the back of the body, then add the whisper white tummy to the body.  

 

 Put it up slightly higher than normal (sorry, the step by step was a little lower than I meant to do)

Next add the flippers on the side of the body and trim the ears to fit.

 

Add the circle head on top of the body.

Follow up with the heart beak and eyes, and eyelids.  Last step is to add a touch of white to the eyes.

 

 So I got some feedback that the owl looked a little sad, so here are my ideas to fix that problem,  either remove the silver eyelids, or trim them into crescents to look more open and cheerful.

Punch art pumpkin

I made this card a few weeks ago but finally took a picture so I can post it. I had seen a few friends working with paper tags and breaking down the fiber to curl it and shape the paper so I wanted to try that. I also love using my punches for punch art!

This pumpkin uses my large oval, my scallop oval, and a scrap from a circle punch to create a wonderful pumpkin. I flicked the edges of the pumpkin with Cajun craze, a new color this year.

I love my paisley prints stamp set and it made a wonderful fall background for card. A matted piece of paper run through my big shot embossing folder completes the card.

More frankie ideas

This time I made a treat holder with a baby Frankie which holds a Ghiridelli chocolate square.


I used my new label punch from the Holiday Mini Catalog, and my small 1/2" circle punch and used the same basic pattern from my large Frankie. This time I added a shirt for Frankie. Cut the edges off with the corner punch. Stamp the saying in the center and emboss with black embossing powder.

You need a 3x8.5" piece scored at 3", 3.25", 6.25" and 6.5". You can get 3 treat holders from one piece if paper.

Fold the holder so the short piece ends up on the inside flap. This will get punched with the word window punch and then glued down to hold the chocolate inside. A piece of ribbon tied around will keep it all together.

I stamped bats on the top half from the wicked cool set, and used the wicked
Fun ds paper.

Frankienstein Treat Holder

I have a favorite painted scroll saw wood cut artist, and I have done many of her pieces, thank you Gayle Shoell! But I needed to make some treat swaps. So I used my trusty Top Note die and made this bad boy.

Tips- I stapled the candy treat bag to the back piece of his head before putting down the hair and I used the treat bag upside down so the candy can come out without ruining Frankie.

I used my circle punches, word window punch, heart trio, and the Big Shot Top Note Die.  I also used sponges, and white gel pen.  You can't see it but inside I filled a small treat bag with 5 nuggets that I wrapped with stamped avery labels.  They look so cute, and it was easier than cutting and glueing on some dsp.

Tinkerbell punch art

My friend's little girl just had a birthday and it was tinkerbelled themed so I had to try my hand at creative punch art. I looked up a few pictures of Tink to use for inspiration and got crazy.

The word window punch is amazing at what it can make, as is my heart to heart punch. I used that for the dress top, ears, arm on hip, hands, shoes, and wing bottoms.

My scallop punch was used for the skirt, but seriously trimmed down. I used the large oval for wings and face. I used circle punches (1/2" and 1") for hair. My regular size hole punch made the pompons on her shoes.

Colors:green galore,blush blossom, whisper white, summer sun for tink. I used cottage wall dsp and orchird opulence for the card

Next time I'll trim her legs down a bit.

ups man clock

I love Gina Dygert's UPS man clock and had to make my own. I got together with two friends and we broke it down! Like her we used the wide oval, large tag, small oval, ornament, word window, heart to heart and trio flowers punches.

I didn't use the butterfly punch for the shoes though. I used my small oval and trimmed it down a bit. I also crimped the socks, folded down the tag and oval for pants and shirt creases and have him a pocket with a scrap of my word window punch. I also tweaked his hair line quite a bit. I also tweaked his collar and made it look like his neck was in the shirt by adding a extra scrap of choc chip paper.

Thank you Gina for sharing this cute little guy! I'll have to make my ups man a thank you card to go with it!

Santa Big Shot Treat Holder

Yesterday I went to a meeting my upline was having, and we could bring a 3D Holiday item as a Shoebox Swap. I loved the Mummy I made a few weeks ago and I wanted to see if I could turn that same basic idea into a Santa. I googled the Coca Cola Santa for inspiration, and then went to town.

This little guy is pretty easy, but has lots of steps. I started with 4 card size pieces sheets of cardstock I ran through my Top Note Die on my Big Shot. Then I sketched out a rough hat shape and trimmed that out of Real Red, and then trimmed out the lower half of Santa's beard, and used the scrap white to make my fur trim for the hat. Apricot Appeal made a perfect face for Santa. I used my sponge Daubers and pastels to add blush to his cheecks.

I trimmed scallop oval made perfect mustaches after I cut it in half and scooped out the middle a bit. I punched 2 whisper white 1 inch circles for eyes, and 1 more for a pompom hat. I also punched 2 basic black half inch circles. I punched a 1 inch circle from real red and cut that in half for the lower lip. I used my slit punch for a nose from pretty in pink. I used my small oval to punch out eyebrows from whisper white. I took the Basic Black pastel and darkened my eye brows.

I took a Sahara Sand marker to add details for the eyebrows and mustache and beard. I also used the sponge dauber on the edges of the beard. I also used my White gel pen as a highlight on the eyes, nose and lower lip.

And no Santa would be complete without a touch of dazzling diamonds on the pompom and hat trim.

To Assemble Santa, I filled a small cello bag with soft peppermints and stapled the bag shut. then I used a pop up glue dot on each side and pinched the two together. Santa can stand up by himself now!

Feel free to duplicate Santa if you like, but if you have a blog, please link back to me! Have fun with it!

Fall Craft-Punch Art Owl

So It is just my wishful thinking that is was fall and that school had started up again, but if you are feeling the same way, try out this cute little guy.

To make Mr. Owl you need some Stampin Up punches and the Big Shot Top Note Die. You need three shades of brown cardstock. I chose Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa and Creamy Caramel, but Soft Suede and Kraft would work too. I also used Whisper white, Pumpkin Pie, Dusty Durango, and Basic Black. You need a small cello bag, and two pop glue dots (or booger glue as I call them)

For punches:Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" circle, 1 1/4" circle, 1" circle, small oval.
You also need sponges and a stamp pad or two in the cardstock colors you choose.
Cut out the Chocolate Chip Top Note and score it in half. Fold it over and sponge around the edges.
Punch two scallop circles from Close to Caramel and sponge those as well. Then Punch out a 13/8" circle and tear it in half. I crumpled mine and sponged it. That is your eyelid. Punch out a Very Vanilla 1 1/4" eyeball and a 1" black pupil. I punched out two beaks with the small oval. I layered the Dusty Durango on the bottom and the pumpkin pie in the center.

I placed my beak down first, then my scallops, and layered the rest up on top. After that was complete, I filled my bag with candy corn, but carmel popcorn, or any other candy would be lovely. I loved the bright orange color of the candy corn:) This would make a great halloween treat bag.

To assemble the bag, fill it with candy, fold it over then staple it shut. Place a booger glue dot on each side, and squeeze the edges of the owl on top. You are done! Yeah!! Quick, fun and totally adorable.

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