Scallops & Piercing

I do like to play with my tools. SU! has some of the best tools available, IMO. Here's what I used on this card.

3/8" Midnight Muse satin stiched ribbon (126847)
Adornments Dahlia Assortment (#127556)
Framelits Window Frames Collection (#129021)
Festive Paper Piercing Pack (#127857)
Paper Piercing Tool (#126189)
Field Flowers stamp set (#122762)
Eyelet Border punch (#113692 retired) You could use the Scallop Edge Border punch (#112091)Comf
Comfort Cafe DSP (#126898)
Twitterpated DSP (#125406)

Quick tip for Paper Piercing: Pierce your piece from the back for the piercing to show up better on your paper.

Scalloped Top and folds

Here is a card that I put together from 2 or 3 different ones that I saw in a book. It's not the same but the parts are incorporated into it.

Twitterpated DAP (#125406)
Papaya Collage stamp set (#126612)
Falulous Florets stamp set (#123027)
Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set (#115370)
Basic Gray cardstock
Whisper White cardstock
Midnight Muse In Color ink
Gumball Green In Color ink
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (#122334)
Scallop Edge Border punch (#119882)
1 3/4" Scallop Circle punch (#119854)
Word Window punch (#119857)
Modern Label punch (#119849)
3/8" Designer Printed Brads (#122940)

1. Using a piece of white cardstock cut 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" score one inch from the right side (or at 7 1/2). Score again at 3 3/4." Fold.

2. Punch the scallop  edge across the entire 8 1/2" top. You can either do this with it folded (I find this very hard to press & cut) or just straight across. If you go straight across and pay close attention, you can get the scallops to line up with each other. But you do have to really watch as you punch.
Ink all the way across the top scallops with Midnight Muse ink.

3. Cut a piece of Basic Gray cardstock to 1 x 5 1/2." Cut a second piece to 1 x 2 1/2." Cut contrasting Twitterpated paper to 3/4 x 5 1/4." Adhere it to the gray cardstock and punch the top with the scallop edge border. Cut a second piece of Twitterpated paper to 3 /4 x 2." Adhere it to the smaller gray cardstock. Set aside.

4. Cut a piece of Twitterpated paper to 3 5/8 x 5 1/2" and cut the top with the scallop edge border punch.

5. Stamp a leaf/stem from Fabulous Florets in Gumball Green on white cardstock. Cut around it. Adhere to the left  side of the larger Twitterpated paper. Adhere this to the front left side of the card base.

6. Stamp a greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Midnight Muse ink to white cardstock. Punch out with the word window punch. Punch out a gray cardstock with the Modern Label punch. Adhere the greeting on top of the gray.
Punch a hole through the end of the greeting and the 1" fold over and add a brad. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE brads and add them to so many of my cards. I'm SO glad that SU! had come out with a line of brads that go so well with all of their other products!

7. Stamp a rose in Midnight Muse ink onto white cardstock. Center in the Scallop Circle punch and cut out. Adhere it to the end of the gray cardstock that you put aside in step 3. Place this about 1" from the bottom of the folded over. I used Stciky Strip (#104294) to adhere this because I thought it might need a little stronger adhesive.

You can add a piece of leftover Twitterpated paper to cover up the end of the brad on the backside of the fold, if you wish. I also inked the edges of the papers with Midnight Muse ink.

Paper flowers

I do enjoy dimensional things on my cards. Yes, often that will increase the postage or even require a special envelope for mailing, but it can be worth it. These kind can also be hand delivered, if desired. Before my friend passed away after suffering with cancer for 3 years, it was definitely worth spending a few extra bucks to send her a special dimensional card.

Here is what we are aiming for today.  The first picture is taken from the top. The second shows a side view so you can see the dimension.

Because you use a liquid glue, you have to allow time for drying for these flowers before you adhere them to your card. I usually allow 24 hours to dry. I suppose that you could make these with hot glue but I get burned using hot glue with large items. I'm a bit scared to try hot glue on these small flowers but that is up to you.

 For this project, all you need is your choice of colored cardstock or patterned paper. I used paper from the Brights collection from SU!, your SU! circle Scallop (#119854) punch, scissors, liquid glue and a toothpick. If you have some reverse tweezers, they are helpful but not required.

1. Punch 5 Scallop Circles. Cut the first one to the center of the circle.

2. For the second one, cut to the center, like you did with the first circle.  Then count 2 scallops and cut to the center again, like you see in the picture.

3. For the third petal, cut to the center, then count 4 scallops and cut.

4. The next petal, cut and then count 6 scallops and cut.

5.  The last scallop circle, cut in half. You can discard the extra pieces that you have cut away or save them for another project.

6. Using the liquid glue, pour glue onto the first two scallops next to the cut. Pull the paper at the cut so that it overlaps the scallop and press on to the glue. Hold for a few seconds to dry slightly. This is where the reverse tweezers are helpful if you have them.

7. Continue gluing and overlapping on each of the circles. They will get progressively smaller.

8. The last one when you use the half scallop circle, you will want to roll up tight and put glue near the end of the rolled petal. This will go in the very center of the flower.

9. Using a toothpick, roll the scallops/petals backward on each flower part.

10. Start with the largest petal. Pour a large amount of liquid glue into the center of the flower.

11. Place the second largest flower into the pool of glue. Hold for a few seconds. It will not be dry, but it should be fairly secure.

 12. Repeat this step with each petal until you get to the very center petal. This is the one that you rolled tight. You will need to snip off about 1/3 of the bottom of this petal at an upward angle. Place this into the center of the flower into a pool of glue.

Your finished flower should look something like this. You will need to set it aside to dry completely. You may want to make more of these right now so you will have several for your planned project. They can be added to your project tomorrow, after they have had time to dry.

I don't know what kind of flower to call this, maybe a carnation, but I do think they are pretty.

Inchies Floral

This is a fun card that can be used for most any occasion or just to send a note to a friend.
1. I used a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" piece of Daffodil Delight for my background paper.
2. Cut 6 squares with your scallop square punch(#119884)from scrap cardstock of different colors. I used real red, bashful blue, old olive, perfect plum, and brilliant blue.
3. Arrange them in two rows of 3 squares each. Choose felt flowers in coordinating colors. I used chocolate chip, bashful blue and pretty in pink flowers.
4. I have trouble punching a hole in the exact center so I punched a square. I folded it in half and in half again. Then I marked an X at the mid-point where the folds came together. I used my 1/16" handheld circle punch(#101227) to punch a hole on the X. I then placed that on top of each square and marked where I would punch my hole.

5. Using Daffodil Delight brads from the brights brad collection(#119740), I attached the felt flowers to the center of each scallop square.
6. I adhere the square in two rows of 3 each.
7. If you wish, you could add a greeting to the front of the card. The Teeny Tiny Wishes set (115370) has many great greetings that would be a perfect fit on the front of this card.