Paper Crafts Magazine presents: Cool Tools Blog Hop

Hello, fellow paper crafters! I was thrilled to be asked to participate in a blog hop with Paper Crafts Magazine to promote their brand new Cool Tools special issue!

Today each of us are going to show you a fun way to use PUNCHES on your projects, one of my favorite paper crafting tools!

See the tiny tags on this card? I made them myself using a scalloped border punch!

Create your own TINY TAGS:

1. Punch cardstock with a scalloped border punch. Cut out a rectangle from the cardstock.

2. Using your scissors, trim off slices of the cardstock to create tiny tags.

3. You can create little banner shapes to them by trimming the bottoms of the tiny tags in a V shape with your scissors. 

I decided to hang these cute little tags on a floral pin and add a punched heart in the center. You can make these tiny tags longer or shorter. You can also add little sentiments to each of them if you'd like!

A simple technique that's fun too! I love getting more use out of my punches!

Tenderness of Heart card supplies:

Stamps: Simply Jane by Papertrey Ink

Ink: True Black by Papertrey Ink

Paper: Cardstock - white, Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz by Papertrey Ink, 

patterned paper - Pink Paislee's Soiree line (gray), Echo Park Dots & Stripes (yellow)

Dies: Limitless Layers by Papertrey Ink (oval), scalloped punch by Fiskars, 

heart punch by McGill, corner rounder

Other: pin by Oasis Floral, ticket by Pink Paislee,

ribbon by Papertrey Ink (Harvest Gold Grosgrain 5/8"), pop dots adhesive.

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Need more tool ideas? There are 3 ways to win a copy of Cool Tools:

1. Leave a comment here on this blog post by midnight MDT on Sunday, January 15th.
 
2. Visit the Paper Crafts Connection and leave a comment for your chance to win a HUGE pack of crafting tools!

3. Visit the other crafters in this blog hop to see how they used punches!

Cristina Kowalczyk

Heidi Van Laar
Vanessa Menhorn
Kim Hughes
You are here ---> Danielle Flanders                      
Amber Daigre
Kalyn Kepner
Emily Branch
Laura Williams
Stephanie Halinski

Have fun hopping!