Hi Everyone! It's Becky here today sharing a simple paper punch creation. So many of us have diecutting machines now, that I'm thinking our punches may be feeling neglected. I am hosting a baby shower in a couple of weeks with an owl theme, so I thought it might be fun to create a little party decor. Sometimes, I think it's sort of theraputic to cut and glue repetitively :)
Tools:
2 1/2 inch circle punch
1 1/2 inch square punch
1/2 inch circle punch
1/4 inch circle punch
I gathered a few circle punches and a square punch and started putting together ideas until I came up with what I thought might resemble an owl. I showed my 6 year old granddaughter one and asked her what it was...when she recognized it, I figured it passed the test.
Not only did I have Harper take the recognizable test, I also put 5 of my little people to work punching during the Super Bowl. The little scallop chest pieces are cut freehand. You could use a scallop border punch, but I thought the piecing needed something a little less perfect. I think adding the imperfect scallops and the stitching sort of took it out of the 90s paper piecing look.
I layered the owls on a journal card and then onto an office supply tag, adding a few ribbons, twine and buttons from the collections. Then I simply strung them up as a garland.
Creating custom party decor is one of my favorite things to use my scrapbooking supplies for, other than scrapbooking. I hope this inspires you to use your bits and pieces to create custom party pretties.
It's so cute!!! TFS!!
Posted by: Eva Puig | February 08, 2013 at 04:44 AM
What an adorable way to decorate for a shower. I LOVE my punches and use them all the time. Thanks for some new inspiration!!
Posted by: Cheryl Caldwell-Nyboer | February 07, 2013 at 01:57 PM
I still love to use my punches for cute projects. Always looking for new ideas for my punches. Cute idea.
Posted by: MaryLouH | February 07, 2013 at 10:09 AM
Super cute!! I still love punches and use them all the time. Very nice to see a post here using them, too!
Posted by: Ashley | February 07, 2013 at 09:36 AM
Fun...def on my to do list! tfs!!!
Posted by: Linda L | February 07, 2013 at 07:23 AM
Cute! Love it!
Posted by: Debra | February 07, 2013 at 05:18 AM