Where did 2012 go? I cannot believe we are already nearly 2 weeks into the New Year. I got married on December 21, 2012 and traveled to North Carolina for the wedding. Needless to say, December was one heck of a busy month. Now I am starting 2013 as a married woman just recuperating from the nasty crud of illness that has hit most of the United States. If you are like me, you see a new craft tool at your local craft store or maybe a stamping/scrapbooking convention. You purchase this must have goodie and it sits and sits and sits in your craft room. I've got a lot of tools I bought and some I've forgotten "what do you do with this thing"? I had purchased a Martha Stewart punch around the page in 2011. I used one punch a lot as a border punch, but I hadn't used the set.
DOUBLE LOOPS SET
I found out that you can only use certain size pieces of paper with these punches, using 1 1/4 inch increments. I used a 3.25 x 5 inch piece of paper for my card. I experimented on some scrap
paper to get the hang of the punches. I punched the corners first, and then used the guide on the
large punch to complete punching around the page. I really love the romantic look of this punch on a Valentine's card I created. I think I will try a 5.5 x 5.5 square card next, using a 5 x 5 piece of paper to punch. I'm hoping to continue opening my must have goodies and actually using them for 2013!!
DOUBLE LOOPS SET
I found out that you can only use certain size pieces of paper with these punches, using 1 1/4 inch increments. I used a 3.25 x 5 inch piece of paper for my card. I experimented on some scrap
paper to get the hang of the punches. I punched the corners first, and then used the guide on the
large punch to complete punching around the page. I really love the romantic look of this punch on a Valentine's card I created. I think I will try a 5.5 x 5.5 square card next, using a 5 x 5 piece of paper to punch. I'm hoping to continue opening my must have goodies and actually using them for 2013!!
