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

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.

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.

Clean and Simple - Punch Bunch

I was preparing for my Stamp Club and wanted to try some clean and simple stamping.  I used the new Sale-Bration set Punch Bunch, which I absolutely love!!   I really like this minimal look, so give it a try at home, or come to club and try it out with me.

This fun card was made by running my Poppy Parade cardstock, throught my trusty Big Shot and my with my Elegant Bouquet embossing folder.  Then Iinked my stamp and used my blender pen to remove some ink to color my stamp with Old Olive and soft Suede.  I punched out my center, then the scallop and placed the scallop base down on the card, then popped the center.  I also stamped the scallop on the inside just for fun.  Simple, easy basic stamping.  It just look awesome when you are done!

My second card is a fun non traditional "love" color palette, but could be given to a guy!  Masculine cards always seem a little harder to me.  My husband is not into ribbons, lace, glitter, or bling.  Silly man!  I used Pear Pizzaz, Temping Turquoise, and Chocolate Chip.  I stamped and punch the owl, then stamped the hearts and popped Mr. Owl on the heart string. Then I added my little Love you in chocolate chip. I layered it all up on Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz, then Confetti White as the base.

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.