Hi! Kristy from
Mama's Sanity
here! Is everyone enjoying Sale-a-Bration? Have you picked out your
favorite freebie? I have to say I love the Banner Punch (Item #133519).
It is a perfect size for cards - and for using up scraps. It is also
great for making little folded over banners. You can use them to make
flags or hang them on twine to make a banner. Here is an example of a
card I made using my folded banners as flags.
Here is how I did it:
I
started with scrap of paper from the Sweet Sorbet DSP (Item #133521),
folded in half. When you put the paper into the bunch, be careful to
leave a small gap between the very edge of the punch and the folded edge
of the paper. This will leave the folded in tact and create your
folded banner. From there, I snipped the top off a toothpick and placed
it in the fold of the banner to create a flag.
I
used the holes in the doily to hold the flags. Everything, except the
flags, are from the Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit (Item #134797). To
give a little extra depth to the flags, I added a Stampin' Dimensional
(also from the Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit!) behind the front
flag.
Another way to use these cute little folded over flags is to create a banner. I started our
February card sketch.
I used scraps from the Fresh Prints Designer Paper Stack (Item
#132996) to create the banner. The other elements were also from the
Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit.
If
you haven't ordered this punch yet, think about it adding it to your
next order. I hope I've INKspired you to try it in a new way. And
don't forget, you can use this same technique with many of Stampin' Up's
punches!
PS -
Do you like the little
feather on this card? I couldn't just leave it flat, so to give it a
little depth, I used my Simply Scored Stylus (Item #125624) to add
little creases to help bring the feather "to life".
