 Hometown
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Lisa Storms
Punches are such versatile
tools and are typically used to quickly punch a shape from
whatever paper works best for your project. However, here
are two other quick ideas to consider to get the most from
these staples. First, try punching only part of the design.
Here I took one of my favorite punches, an arrow, and
punched only the triangle portion, to create instant photo
corners to coordinate with my layout. Secondly, look at the
design in a different light. What else could it be? Here I
turned the same arrow punch into a row of houses to fit my
layout's theme. See what you can come up with your favorite
punches!
Required supplies:
- Adhesive Foam Set
- One Way - Large
- Desktop Rotary Trimmer
- 28mm Scallop Rotary Blade - Blade Style F
- 12" x 18" Self-Healing Cutting Mat
- Clouds Paper Edgers
- No. 5 Non-Stick™ Scissors
- Threading Water border punch
- Cloud 9 "sunrise smoothie" papers and stickers
- other- cardstock
Instructions
1. Adhere blue cardstock at top left.
2. Run Threading Water border punch along green cardstock
and adhere at bottom left layered above two smaller punched
strips raised slightly with foam adhesive dots.
3. Add strip of photos to right with scalloped strip of
striped paper.
4. Punch several houses from neutral cardstock and one from
yellow patterned paper. Punch whole shape, with a flat roof,
or a single story. Add detailing to yellow house and adhere
all to layout.
5. Punch four triangles from orange patterend paper and
adhere as photo corners.
6. Print text onto arrow by formatting in word processing
program and adhering punched arrow to sample-printed paper
with temporary adhesive. Run back through printer and adhere
to layout with foam adhesive dots.
7. Compete layout with clouds cut with paper edgers,
journaling strips, and letter sticker title.
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