Although it is hard to pick, this may be my favorite page of my Wow Wall Calendar. It certainly rates in the top 12. 🙂
My April page features a big ol' pot of blooming tulips. What I love about them is how they were made with punches! Take a look. Have you figured out which punches and how to build your tulip? I have a close-up of one of the tulips below and a chart.
If you think it is made with the three oval punches, you are right!
Here is the chart show the pieces you need for the three flowers.
Use the Wide Oval Punch to trim off the tip of the Wide Oval punch-out. That is the base of your tulip. Lay the Large Oval Punch punch-out in the center of the Wide Oval Punch punch-out. Take the two ends of the Small Oval Punch punch-out and attach them to the back of either side of the Large Oval Punch. Can you hardly get over how pretty it is? I love it!
I used my Slit Punch to make the scallop edge on my flower pot. Instead of having my stampers guess how far to push the punch in on the card stock, I always design so they push the punch up until is stops. You then punch. What you have to remember with the Slit Punch is that a full piece does not punch out. It makes a slit and not a circle. Then simply line the punch up next to the punched slit and punch again. Punch across the entire width until you have one fully scalloped edge.
That was what we were doing for scallop edges before the Scallop Edge Punch hit the scene. My Scallop Edge Punch was already in play for another month, but I am glad it worked out that way. I rather like the large scallops on my big flower pot.
My tulips are Pretty in Pink and Barely Banana. The leaves and stems are Gable Green. My stems were once again cut neatly to 1/4" with my Tabletop Paper Cutter. My background is Bashful Blue with space left for a picture.
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