Toy's Haven

Greetings, friends!

Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean
The unborn grass lies waiting
for its coat to turn to green
The snowbird sings a song he always sings
And speaks to me of flowers
that will bloom again in spring

I have stamped so much this past weekend that I may have trouble getting motivated this week.   I had not stamped much in the past few weeks, so I kinda went overboard.   But, I am happy with what I have created!

I got to thinking about my punches.   Feeling the need to think ‘outside the box’, I set out to find a way to use them in different ways (other than what they were intended).   So, I am throwing out a challenge to all of you.   Find a way to use a punch that is ‘outside the box’, then come back and post a link to your project here.   I thought about offering up some blog candy and I may just do that, but for now, let’s just have some fun with it.

For this card, I used the side of the designer label punch on the top and bottom of the main image panel and the mat underneath that.   Then I used the slit punch on the 2nd (real red) mat and nestled my main image into that.   It was a little tricky getting it centered.   I had to put little tick marks at the centerpoint of each side and use that as a guide, but it worked out perfectly.

Here are my deets:

Stamps:  Artful Inkables‘  A Bird’s Song and sentiment from Holiday Treats and Tails

Colors: Real Red, Baja Blue, Paper Studio Dp, Parisian Breeze dp, GP White

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, copics, Baja Blue, Buckaroo Blue

Accessories: velvet ribbon, red 1/2 pearl, snowflake punch, stickles, curvy label punch, designer label punch, slit punch, dimensionals, dauber

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ON SALE!

From November 1st to November 15th, Artful Inkables has 35 sets on sale for 25-35% off.   No special code is necessary.   And as usual, there is free shipping on orders over $45.   You can see the sets on sale by clicking HERE.

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Thanks so much for stopping by!  Now go create something ‘out of the box’!   I hope you all have a blessed day!

~~ Holly ~~