14 Days of Valentine's - Day 1 Punch Art Card

Hello February! Last year, I did 14 Days of Valentine's projects and I decided to do it again this year! To refresh your memory, these are the projects I shared last year ...

 

I know you only count 13 projects because on Valentine's Day, I asked what was everyone's favorite project?! A lot of people picked as their favorites the Message in a Bottle, the Origami Heart and the Wire Wrapped Heart ring. Then, I randomly chose 3 comments and gave those people a Ben Franklin Crafts gift card. I plan to do the same thing this year!

 

You can read more about last year's projects beginning from Day One here.

 

So, for this year's first project I have a punch art project, hope you like it!

 

Most of the punches used are Marvy Uchida Clever Lever punches unless specified. Start with the 2.5" Oval - Pink and punch out an oval in white cardstock  and one in black cardstock. Take the white oval and slip it back into the punch and punch out a section on each side, as shown.

 

Next, take EK Success 5/16" circle punch and punch two circles on a scrap piece of white cardstock.

Now, take the Clever Lever 1/2" circle punch - Orange, and position over the 5/16" holes as shown and punch out. These are your eyes.

Take the 2" Oval - Blue punch and punch out two ovals from black cardstock. Keep one on the side for the body.

Slip the other oval back into the punch as shown and punch a skinny oval. Cut this piece in half for the ears.

Take the 5/16" punch and punch out one circle from pink cardstock for the nose. Assemble all of the punched pieces and glue as shown. The black from the head will show through to create the eyes. Use the white Galaxy Marker to make a dot in the eyes for highlights.

Take the 2" Oval - Blue punch and punch out one oval from white cardstock. Use a scissors to trim off a section along the top. Glue onto the body for the "back stripe".

Slip the same white oval back into the punch as shown and punch out a slight teardrop shape for the chest. Glue in place.

Use the Small Oval - Orange punch and punch out four ovals from black cardstock for the paws. This is not shown, but use the 1.5" Heart - Yellow punch and punch one heart from red cardstock. Use a black marker to write "Be Mine" on the heart.

Use the 2.5" Oval - Pink punch and punch out one oval from white cardstock and one from black cardstock. Place the black oval back into the punch and punch out a skinny oval. Do the same with the white oval, but make it smaller. Layer the white onto the black and glue. This is the tail.

Assemble all the pieces together to make your skunk. I have two small black ovals at the bottom for the feet and the two other small ovals are the paws holding the heart. I placed the skunk on the front of a card and used stickers to write" UR so Stinkin' Cute!"

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you're enjoying the weekend! See you tomorrow for another heart-felt project!

November's Second Joy of Crafting Show

The Holidays are here and it's time for another Joy of Crafting Show with more Fun Crafts!

Our first guest is Shari Hanai from the Mapunapuna Ben Franklin Crafts. She shares some super cute earrings with us.

Mini Spam Musubis!

 

Our next guest is Diane Morinaka, also from Mapunapuna Ben Franklin Crafts. Diane shares with us a cheerful Holiday wreath.It's a bright and festive Fa La La Wreath!

And then I show you how to make a cute little penguin from punches. Perfect as a lollipop cover or you can use him on tags or cards!

Thanks for joining us today and I hope you had a fun weekend!

13 Days of Halloween - Day Four

Coming up with 13 Halloween projects wasn't super easy for me, in fact it, made me a little Batty!

So here's Day Four's project - a Batty Lollipop cover!

 

Use the Clever Lever 2 1/2" Oval (Pink) and punch out one oval from black cardstock for the bat body.

 

Cut out two bat wings from the black cardstock. I free-hand drew a pattern. If you want to use mine,

e-mail me joyofcrafting@gmail.com and I'll send it over to you.

Use the Clever Lever Standard Oval (Orange) and punch out two ovals from green cardstock for the eyes. Use EK Success 5/16" circle punch and punch out two circles from black cardstock for the eyes.

Layer the black circle onto the green eyes and glue in place. Use the white Galaxy Marker for accents.

Place the eyes onto the upper half of the oval and glue in place. Use a white marker (American Crafts Galaxy Marker) and draw a squiggly mouth. Use the marker to draw in fangs, let dry. Use a red marker or pen to add red to the tips of the fangs.

 

Use the Clever Lever  Shipping Tag (purple) and punch a tag from cardstock. Take the 1/4" hole punch and punch a hole on the pointed end.

Slip the tag onto the lollipop, tape in place.

Place a wing on either side of the body and glue to the back. Place the bat onto the tag and tape in place.

Tie a bow to the lollipop stick.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today and hope you have a FANG-tastic week!