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During my last visit at Joann's, I saw the EK Success Dimensional Flower Punch Gerber Daisy.  I have three of these punches, but for that one.  So I finally gave in.  And you know what?  I'm so glad I did, because I really liked it - much  more than the Doily Petals.

I love these dimensional flower punches.  However, I find that the flowers made with them are too bulky to use with cards, making it hard to seal the envelope once the card is inside. So I thought of making something else with the flowers, and this is what I came up with:

Let me tell you a secret.  Together with a bunch of fun goodies, I'll be raffling out an EK Success Dimensional Flower Punch next month in celebration of World Card Making Day.  I do need help in deciding which punch I'll give away as I can only afford one.  Leave a comment on my blog and tell me which one you'd like to have - Doily Petals, Gerber Daisy, Dahlia, or Carnation.  That will also count as an entry for these goodies that I'll be raffling out at the end of this month:

'Til next blog!

Dimensional Flower Punch Video

Hello crafty friends!  During a visit at Joann's a couple of weeks ago, I was able to get one more EK Success Dimentional Flower punch.  And as I played with these punches, I love them more and more.  The main reason is that it's just so easy! 

With that, I'd like to share with you a video I made last night which shows how to make the 3D flowers with these cool punches.

You can also see this video in a bigger screen in my Tinker Planet video page.  Click here.

If you haven't gotten the Dimensional Flower Punches, EK Success is having all their punches at 20% off until August 7th.  Use code ALL20 at checkout.  There's more... it's free shipping everyday on all orders of $60 or more. 

'Til next blog!

Best Friend Ever

Hello crafty friends!  I'm sharing with you a card I made for this month's Unity challenge. 

Unity is one of my favorite stamping brands.  I learned about them through SplitCoastStampers, and I'm proud to say that I was one of their many first customers.  It's nice to see how much they have grown as a company.

Anyway, their challenge for this month is the incorporation of circles in our project.  The Just Circles set is perfect for this challenge.  And when I saw one of the sentiments from the Singing Souls set, I thought it was perfect for the card I was going to make.

And without further ado, here's my Circles Card:

The punch I used for the edges is the same punch I used to make the blue flower.  It's called the Dimensional Flower Punch by EK Success.  And it's one of my new favorite tools. 

Materials used:

cardstock/dp:  Stampin' Up, @theOffice, DCWV, leftovers

image/sentiment:  Unity

ink:  Tsukineko, Spica

tools:  EK Success Dimensional Flower Punch, Martha Stewart corner punch, Spellbinders

embellishments:  rhinestones, bead, crystal stickers (Sasha Collection)
misc.:  Shimmer Spritz

adhesive:  Scotch, Inkssentials Glossy Accents, Glue Dots, mounting tape

'Til next blog!

Playing with Dimensional Flower Punch

Hello crafty reader!  During my last Joann's visit, this new tool caught my eye:

It's a Dimensional Flower Punch by EK Success, meant to create dimensional flowers.

I have seen a lot of crafters making flowers out of punched edges, but I haven't seen an acutal edge punch for that particular reason.  I thought that was pretty cool.  And aside from its original purpose, you can still use this punch as a typical border or edger as well.

The instructions tell you to punch a 12 inch strip of designer paper.  And to create your 3D flower, you need two 12 inch long petal strips.  It took me several tries to make a decent flower, and this was the best one:

After playing some more, I was able to make this ornament, composed of 6 flowers:

I can't wait to play some more!  This sure is a fun tool to have.  Its MSRP is $17.99, but Joann's had all their scrapbooking tools at 30% off, so I got a better deal.

'Til next blog!