Punches to Match Your Style

Sharing my Kreaxions post from Friday...

With so many great Kreaxions punches to choose from it may be hard to decide which one to add to your collection next. While I love my wide collection of punches I think that some punches lend themselves to particular styles really easily. For instance the punch I used on today’s project (Punch 916) is perfect for vintage and shabby chic styles. Punch 306 is perfect for fun and cute styles and Punch 907is perfect for people who have a clean and simple style. Of course there are punches like Punch 604 which work for every style but matching punches to your style will mean they are well loved and well used. Explore the shop to find other punches that work with your style.

In this post I've added the inside of the card as well. It does not feature Kreaxions punches but has some lovely bird stickers and a pop up feature.

A Special Birthday Card

I wanted to create a special birthday card for my younger cousin who turned 19 on Monday. I fell in love with Trin Harreita's cupcake card when I first saw it and I thought it would be fun to recreate for my cousin. I tried to put a bit of my own spin on it by folding the paper for the cupcake liner and adding a bling cherry to the top for a fun finishing touch. Summer is quickly coming to an end. Next week I'll be finishing up my summer job and then be back at school to start setting up my classroom. Where did the time go?!

Two Cards from One Awesome Prize

I was extremely lucky to win a prize hosted by Sassafras and Vicki Boutin at Moxie Fab that contained the Ellie's Tale line. I love elephants and Sass and so this huge generous prize package really brightened my day last week. I sat down to create with it and made the two cards you see here but also a LO which I might share in the future (so much more work to take a pic of those). One card is made with the CPS sketch and the other with the Card Patterns sketch. You can see that things got a little messy when I tried to add enamel accents to the elephant's eye and I tried to fix is by adding eyelashes but it's still pretty messy. But handmade cards are subject to human error and I think the elephant's cuteness makes up for my mess.

A Card to Share

I created this card with this month's kit from my local scrapbook store Scrappers Cove. Love their $5 kits because you get a great value and a chance to play with things you might not have bought otherwise. This month featured the Twig line from Little Yellow Bicycle. I made this card with last week's CPS sketch.

I recently visited the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA. I got to meet Eric Carle himself and get a few books signed. I loved his books as a kid and love to teach with them still so it was a pretty exciting day for me. I made a quick collage in the museum's studio to share with my kids when we study Eric Carle in the fall.

Mail-able Cards with Kreaxions Punches

Like many of you cardmakers out there I love to send handmade cards. Unfortunately it can be quite expensive to mail them and cards with any dimension often mean a special trip to the post office to make sure you have the right postage and if you mail in a square envelope it will cost you extra as well. I don’t say this to discourage you, but instead because I think Kreaxions punches offer opportunities for us cardmakers to add great detail while still keeping cards easy and cheap to mail. On my card I’ve used Punch 916, Punch 604, and the circle cutter, but have done a fair bit of layering to add dimension without the bulk that requires extra postage. A few other tips for mail-able cards. Faux stitching will keep your card flat and is much faster. Also, I find it best to make a few cards for each occasion that are flat for mailing so that way you don’t have to worry about being inspired during crunch time because mailed cards always need a few extra days to get there. Have fun adding dimension without bulk with your Kreaxions punches!

Clean and Simple Stamping 148

I love the idea of clean and simple cards but I also love to use lots of patterned paper so sometimes its hard to achieve. I have tried with the sketch from Clean and Simple this week. The papers are My Mind's Eye and the stamps are Hero Arts.

Card Patterns Sketch 123

It's been great to have some time off although I do have a part time summer job. But still I have time for scrapping and for catching up on some reading. My card is for the Card Patterns sketch and uses papers from My Mind's Eye. I know that many manufacturers are releasing new lines but there are still ones from last CHA that are new to me like this one that I'm excited to have.