Shamrock

Polka Dot Punches – Shamrock again

February 10, 2009 By Connie | 4 Comments

Not sure why I am a little obsessed with making shamrocks out of the heart stamp in Polka Dot Punches (maybe because I live in Dublin???) This one I had in my mind to make 3 dimensional so it looked like it was popping off the card, but would still easily fit in an envelope to mail.

I started by stamping the stem with the partial words "laughter, joy, happiness" from Best Wishes & More stamp set. I received this set FREE when I attended Regional Training in Orlando last month! Then I stamped 3 of the heart stamps from Polka Dot Punches (one of the gifts you can received FREE with a $50 purchase during Sale-A-Bration) in Garden Green and punched them with the new Full Heart punch (sorry…I’ve been calling it Large Heart for a while!) Then I folded them in half to make them look dimensional, placed the points close to the stem words on the Garden Green cardstock, then added a green Rhinestone brad to the center for a little bling. I used some more of the FREE Delicate Dots Designer Paper (another Sale-A-Bration selection for a $50 order) along the bottom and layered it onto Garden Green cardstock. I wrapped some White Taffeta Ribbon and tied a bow. I thought it needed a little something in the upper right corner of the base Certainly Celery card, so I stamped the 5 petal stamp from the Polka Dot Punches set twice on Whisper White and punched out the centers with my 1/2 circle punch. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out!

Here’s a side view so you can see the dimension. The Shamrock leaves do fold down easily.

Sets: Polka Dot Punches, Best Wishes & More
C/S: Certainly Celery, Garden Green, Basic Black, Whisper White, Delicate Dots DSP
Inks: Garden Green, Basic Black
Other: White Taffeta ribbon, green Rhinestone brad, Full Heart punch, 1/2 circle punch

We love Stampin’ Up!’s new INKED & TILED STAMP SET AND PUNCH PACK BUNDLE! The stamp images have a botanical print appearance of pressed leaves and flowers! The INKED & TILED PUNCHES can be used with the all-occasion greetings, to punch out the coordinating DSP or for cool tiled backgrounds! You can go soft and neutral or bold and bright as you wish! We featured this INKED & TILED BUNDLE with the new coordinating INKED BOTANICALS 6×6 DESIGNER PAPER for a classically timeless design! There are step-by-step instructions for EIGHT card projects. See more details HERE!

We went bananas over Stampin’ Up!’s new LITTLE MONKEY STAMP SET AND PUNCH and we know you will, too!! The LITTLE MONKEY BUNDLE has tropical elements to create a fun jungle scene! Mix and match the monkeys, punched pieces and cute greetings for adorable cards and projects. Have them hanging from trees or vines while snacking on their favorite bananas! We featured this LITTLE MONKEY BUNDLE with the new REGALS 6×6 DESIGNER PAPER for some whimsical fun! There are step-by-step instructions for FOUR projects…three card ideas (one a fun fold) and gift idea that is more fun than a barrel of monkeys! See more details HERE!

Calling all crafters! Stampin’ Up! just introduced a new stamp bundle called CRAFTING WITH YOU that includes something for papercrafters, knitter/crocheters, sewists, painters, needleworkers… whichever hobby you enjoy! It also includes some inspiring greetings! The CRAFTING WITH YOU DIES have some bonus images (including a TRIMMER and SCISSORS! Oh my!), along with dies to cut out the fun stamped images. We featured this CRAFTING WITH YOU BUNDLE with the new BRIGHTS 6×6 DESIGNER PAPER for some colorful fun! There are step-by-step instructions for FOUR projects…three card ideas (one a fun fold) and fun desk accessory for you and your customers to enjoy and display! More details here!

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