Those projects on the cover look amazing, don't they? I just can't wait to get my copy of this issue! If you want to get a copy, it's available here.
So, today's mission is to inspire you with the creative use of punches. I have decided to use the technique of creating a sponged background using a border punch like I did on a card that is published in the Cool Tools magazine again. And because it is so much fun to play, I created a second card using a scalloped circle punch to make a pretty flower. Ha, two cards. AND a video. Yes, I thought it would be nice to show you how I created the background in a video. A lot to show, so I'll better get started! First, the card using a scalloped circle punch:
To create this flower, I punched about 9 scalloped circles from patterned paper, assembled them with a brad and started spritzing the center with water. Then I crumpled the center circle to the middle, spritzed again with water and crumpled the second layer to the middle and so on. Then I used a heat embossing tool to dry the flower and carefully un-crumpled it.
Here comes the second card:
Valentine's Day is coming closer :) Here I used this background sponging technique. Now, the video to show you how I did it:
Sorry, sometimes it is a bit wonky. And sometimes I don't find the right words. But I hope you'll like it nevertheless.
Now to the fun part of the blog hop! The prizes! First, leave a comment on my blog to be eligible to win a copy of this amazing new special issue. All comments must be posted by midnight (MDT) on Sunday, January 15th. Then, hop on to the other designers' blogs to see their wonderful creations:
- Cristina Kowalczyk
- Heidi Van Laar
- Vanessa Menhorn
- Kim Hughes
- Danielle Flanders
- Amber Daigre
- Kalyn Kepner
- Emily Branch
- Laura Williams
- Stephanie Halinski
And finally, be sure to stop by the Paper Crafts Connection blog and leave a comment there! The prize package is HUGE! Keeping my fingers crossed for you. Good luck!
Thanks so much for visiting and have a beautiful day!
Vanessa
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219 comments:
1 – 200 of 219 Newer› Newest»LOVE them BOTH...amazing work with the 2nd card...such a fab technique!
Such such beautiful cards and both are so unique!
The sponged background is simply stunning! What a genius idea!
Love the big flower , what an impact it leaves one with...brilliant !
both your cards look so beautiful i love the scallop flower on the first one and the fab sponging technique in the second thanks for the inspiration and the video
Please...no apologies on the video! I greatly appreciate seeing how you created the beautiful cards!! Love the scalloped flower idea as well. Thanks for sharing your talent and creativity!
well done...love the kraft with the red and white...
Gorgeous projects!
Thanks for the fabulous inspiration! Both your cards are awesome!
Great video technique, thanks for sharing.
The scalloped circles make a great flower and really like how you've done the background on the second card! Thanks for the video!!!
Wow Vanessa, amazing cards. Love how you offset the scallops to create the background. Great video too.
Wunderschöne Karten! Mir gefält der Kontrast zwischen rot und beige...
Amazing cards, Vanessa! I love that flower. I've tried making them before, but they never turn out that nice. I'll have to try your way of making them (spritz with water after putting them together with the brad).
Thanks for sharing your background technique!
Beautiful cards! and thanks for showing a video on the technique used on your 2nd card.
Beautiful card! And thanks for the fantastic video tutorial!
Wow! Beautiful cards!
I love the flower on your card it is such a beautiful focal point.
That crumpled flower is brilliant and the sponged background is stunning! Wow!
Beautiful, beautiful card! I'm gonna have to try to make a flower that way!
Your scalloped flower is adorable! thanks!
A very clever way to sponge onto a card to create a beautiful background. I've done sponging before but never thought to use a punch as a stencil. Thanks for sharing your ideas and your video was good.
What a cool flower! And easy to do too! Thank you so much for the inspiration!
Love when simple punches can be used to make beautiful things like your flower....thanks for the chance to win!
Gorgeous, Vanessa! Thanks for the informative how-to video!
What a clever idea! I love using punches on my cards and this is a great new technique for me to try. Thanks for the inspiration and for the video too!
Absolutely GORGEOUS work! LOVE the sponging technique!!!
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thanks for the great ideas~
Awesome technique, thanks for sharing!!! I'll have to try this today.
Lovely cards! Great sponging technique! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing the instructions.
beautiful cards...thanks for sharing..
I like all the dimension you got on your sponged background. The scalloped flower turned out perfectly.
Hi Vanessa. Meet again.. Love your cards, especially the last one.. Beautiful color combo.
These are just beautiful! LOVE that big old flower on the first one and all the chipboard accents and stitching, and the background on the second looks A-Mazing! So much depth. Thanks!
Oh I love your card! how the flower pops up! great work!
Amazing cards, Vanessa! That flower is such a great idea and the second Valentine's card is gorgeous! Two techniques I will definitely have to try. Fun blog-hopping with you! ~Stephanie Halinski (P.S. If you pick my comment, be sure to pick someone else to win the issue! :)
Beautiful! I love the techniques of both. ;)
Love the 3D flower! That would also be great instead of bows on presents!
Wow! I can't believe how cool this effect is! I have never seen a flower like this before! Gorgeous!
Thanks for the video and wonderful projects! Always looking for more ideas to use my tools!
Wow!! They are beautiful!
I love your cards and techniques, Vanessa! Your cards are always so fresh and fabulous! I especially love your flower made from scallop circles! I will definitely have to give that one a try! :)
Very nice technique, love the flower you made!
never thought of using a punch as a template to sponge with! great idea!!
Love your cards. I have made so many of the flowers you used. I have never put them on a card , untill now. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
Clever technique. Glad I watched the video!
I think this flower is the prettiest I've seen in a long time! Thanks for the tutorial on how you did it!! I love the video..wonky parts & all!
I love this idea of using border punches for backgrounds!!!
Great job! And I love that you use a makeup sponge! I've been waiting forever to order my CTMH sponges and am glad to know that these will work as well when I'm in a pinch :)
Thank you for the great tutorial! I never thought of using my border punches this way. And I love your cards...so pretty!
that flower is amazing!! i think I can make one too :) Thanks for putting in the extra time for a video tut. too.
The scalloped circles make a great flower and your card is lovely. I liked the sponged background as well. That offers lots of possibilities too!
Beautiful cards, your video was very informative, great technique. Thank you
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Beautiful cards Vanessa! Love all the layers on your flower!
Great techniques, and thanks for the ideas!
What awesome ideas. I've never thought of using a punch to create patterned paper. Thanks. :)
Love both cards! can't wait to try using a punched border as a mask for inking.
The flower you made is awesome.
Wow, Vanessa, these are amazing cards! Thanks for taking the time to do the video, too...great ideas!
wowwww vanessa what beautiful cards! and it means so much that you would take the time and explain how you did! thank you! marie
What a great idea. I love that I can use all my border punches for other things. I need to "think outside the box" more often!!
What a fun sponge technique! Good to know!
Love both cards, how pretty they are! And I thought you're video was great!
Your cards are both so pretty. I can't wait to try that gorgeous flower from the first and the pretty design from the second. Great tutorial.
Thank you for sharing! :)
Great cards! Thanks for the ideas & inspiration! ;-)
Love both your cards....
Love the cards so pretty. I love the flowers.
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Great cards and thanks so much for the video showing us how to do the technique. It is always appreciated!!
Ashlee
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Love both of them, Vanessa! Thanks so much for the fab video and for the chance to win a copy of this great issue!
Just beautiful, thanks for the stamping tutorial.
Brilliant idea - I love it!
Vanessa, both cards are gorgeous! Love the flower tutorial and the video. TFS!
Awesome tutorial!!! Love them both projects!!!
Great cards! The second one is especially beautiful!
Love the big flower ans the sponge background!
Such fabulous cards! TFS =)
Thanks so much for your video tutorial and for sharing this beautiful technique. Can't wait to try it.
Beautiful cards and a great video. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, such amazing works of art. I love what you created.
Love your cards!
Amore! your cards!
Love how you did the backgrounds...such beautiful cards!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Susan
Great card ideas! I love how you used the ink and mask. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of Cool Tools!
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These are beautiful! I love that sponged background, how clever!
Very nice. I love the shading. Thank you!
very very cool...love the flower.
Love the color combination on the second card and the way the flower turned out on the first!
Spritzing with water!! That is the step that always eludes me when I go to make my own paper flowers. Yours is SO lovely! Thanks for sharing the video!
Thank you for such a good tip! I'm learning so much from this blog hop :)
That background is phenomenal!!! Beautiful cards!
Great flower and love the background on the second card.
Blessings,
Peggy Allen
Beautiful flower on the first card and thanks for the video showing how to make the backgrounds.
I may have to try making that flower! Such great ideas.
This is a great new idea for me. Can't wait to play with it
What a cool effect you achieved by sponging the border punches!
Great vintage style cards. Love 'em!
Wow! Both projects are gorgeous!
LOVE the flower!!!! It is wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
I love your crumbled flower, this is definitely an idea I want to try, your card is beautiful, I love all of the detail! And the background on the second card is pretty cool as well, I would like to try this also. Great cards!! Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
I have to try both these ideas. I love the flower and the background sponging is beautiful. It looks like there is depth there. Wow!
These are so soft and pretty - very elegant!
what a great idea!
Beautiful cards and lovely video Vanessa. Thanks for sharing
Wow! These cards are amazing! Also, thank you so much for the tutorial! I'm going to try this technique out for sure!
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I like the lacy look.
Noreen
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Great project!
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WOW! Both of these are SO beautiful!
Amazing flower! I'll have to try your technique! Thanks!
I love the second card! Awesome background!
Loved both cards.....your colors are simply gorgeous and soft.
Beautiful cards, so detailed!
This is an amazing technique and your video is wonderful, thank you for sharing it with us!
WOW to both! Thanks for sharing the video and both cards are amazing!
OHHHH! Great cards--that flower is super LUSH! And I LOVE your video!!!! You are amazing:)
Love your ideas! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome projects, and thanks so much for the video.
Blessings
Maxine
I will definitely have to try this....It looks absolutely lovely. Thank you for a wonderfully done video.
Love the cards!!
I really like the textures on both of the cards. Thanks for sharing.
Ooooo...I always love a good flower on a card, so of course, I love your first card. But your 2nd card blows me away!! I LOOOVE the masking with the punched paper!! SUCH a great idea!! Thank you for the video as well!!
That flower is awesome! Thanks for the chance to win!
WOW! I love these cards! The flower is so incredible and the border punched background is amazing! Thanks for the inspiration. :D
great video!
Oh those cards are beautiful!! What a neat idea on how to make that gorgeous flower!! :)
Wow, I love the flower made with circles!!! That is stunning and thank you so much for the great video, I love when I can learn new techniques!
Lisa
lisascreativeniche at gmail.com
These are both amazing!
Wow, that flower is something else!
Thanks for the video showing exactly how you do your background -- very helpful! Beautiful cards today.
What an interesting technique. Love how the first card is so 3D. Thanks also for the chance to win!
You are very talented! Thank you for sharing!
I love learning another use for the fabulous border punches.
Love the flower, so full and pretty. Great video too. Will have to try that masking technique. Thanks for a chance to win.
Thank you for a new technique that I will HAVE to try - using punches to make a mask for card backgrounds! So PRETTY!
Love the punch masking technique!
Thanks!
love them so much
Love your cards! The scallop punch flower is so pretty and the sponged background is genius. Thanks for the video sharing haow to create the backgrounds.
Fabulous! I love them both!
Kris in Alaska
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Unbelievable - the flower is absolutely gorgeous. Both cards are works of art! Thank you so much for sharing them with us.
I love this technique, Vanessa!
Thanks for the inspiration and
video.
love your scrunched flower. wouldn't have thought of making it that way.
Wow great projects, I especially like the big flower! Really appreciate the video on making designer paper
That flower is amazing! Love it!
Fantastic! I love the awesome texture in your cards!
Fantastic idea of a great way to use a punch!
Fabulous cards! Love the dimensional rose and the besutiful lacey background of the second card.
This blog is awesome. I am learning so much about punches and the different things to use them for. Thanks for the chance.
Great cards. Love the sponged background!
THANKS for sharing your FABULOUS CREATIONS!! I also LOVED the video!! THANKS for the INSPIRATION and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!
great video. I would love to win this issue!!!
Kisha
I love what you did with both cards! the flower tutorial is great, and I love the sponged border look!
That background is so beautiful and elegant! Loved your video and can't wait to try this.
great background! thank you for the video!
Your flower is BIG & BOLD! Love it! The 2nd card is really nice too. I like that bakers twine, the flower punch & stamp.
Beautiful cards, using the border to sponge the background created a great effect :)
VERY COOL technique, tfs the video!
That scalloped punch flower is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing
beautiful projects. thank you for sharing.
Thanks for sharing this background sponging technique using border punch! I bookmarked your page for future references!
Great background video. I may give it a try. Thanks for a chance to win. Ann O.
wonderful cards ! and thanks for the video :-)
Love both of your cards! The flower is beautiful...I'll definitely be trying that for a special V Day card. I also love the background you created on the other card...so creative! Thanks for the GREAT ideas!
Both cards are just stunning! Wow! And you're right! Perfect for valentines day!
This a very good background technique. Loved your video. I am definitely going to give it a try.
Great card! I love the large flower you created.
Absolutely LOVE the scalloped circle turned into a flower. Now I feel that is something that I could actually do:) Thanks for sharing!
Great flower making technique!
WOW, I love the background. I didn't notice it at first...
I really like the flowers and the background. You did a great job.
Love both cards and especially to first one with the flower. Flowers are my favorite embellishment and always enjoy seeing how others use them. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Absolutely beautiful
Absolutely wonderful!! Thanks for the tutorial! LOVE that background! Thanks for the chance to win!
WOW! These cards are just stunning, Vanessa! You are so creative and talented. Thank you for the wonderful, inspiring video too! Such a cool technique! You have such a lovely sweet voice too!
WOW! I really love the background sponging technique! The flower is really pretty, too.... but the sponging is really cool! Thanks for the inspiration :)
This is beyond creative! Really nice work :)
Oh wow, these are stunning! Thanks for the video too!
Gorgeous cards and thanks for the wonderful video.
I absolutely LOVE the All About Me mini album. So cute!
love your ruffly flower. the colors are great too.
Love that flowers!
Very creative cards! I'd like to win a copy of Cool Tools.
Thanks for sharing your technique!
Gorgeous! TFS! thanks for a chance to win! And, have a GREAT day!
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Great cards! I love the ideas for using punches on this hop!
DeniseB
Wow!! Amazing projects! TFS the video. I can't wait to try it!!!!
gorgeous! love both of your cards!!
Really like your work!
I just love your masking idea! I really want to try this one. TFS!!!
Lovely cards, I make similar scalloped flowers on my cards, they are so much fun. I like how your flower has a white underside to the layers.
Amazing cards. Thanks for the instructions and inspiration.
Vicki
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What a great idea to use a border punch for a stencil
The flower is beautiful, and tks for the time to take the video, it's GREAT!!
Wow! That flower is just gorgeous!
Such beautiful cards Vanessa! Absolutely love that flower - stunning!
You have been busy...WOW. Thanks for encouraging me to put my own thinking cap on!
wow...what a neat technique. good job
Very cute!
That's an awesome flower! I love it! How many fun techniques you have used, so much fun!
Love both your cards. Especially love the scallop flower. Thanks for the chance to win.
Tolle Hintergrund-Technik - und ich mag dein Video - dein English ist super!
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