There is another challenge going on over at the Fisk-a-teers.....

Hello there everyone!, i love challenges, so when one pops up on the Fisk-a-teers website i am straight to my Fiskars tools having a go.

This time the challenge is a border punch challenge. Cheryl one of the head fisk-a-teers has given us till the 29th Feb to create a project using your border punches. And she wants to see more than a simple border punched on the edge of a card! So check out this link to enter the challenge.

I got straight to the challenge. i love to play about with my border punches and think of things outside the box to do with them. So after having a good think i came up with this card.

I used several border punches for this card.

Firstly i used ivy league from the new interchangeable border punch range (available in Spotlight-April) to punch on the edge of my card. Then i punched 3 more times with different coloured papers then carefully trimmed them so the leaves were complete and layered them on to my card.

Next i made my flower.

I used the kaleidoscope border punch. I made a 12 inch long strip with the border punch and trimmed with about 1/4 inch under the pattern. I then fringed the bottom almost to thebottom of the pattern. this give it flexibility to curve the paper. i made a base for the flower by using my large circle squeeze punch and punched a circle. Then ran it through the Xyron machine to get it sticky.

I started to attach my paper strip from the outside inward creating a spiral as i went. once in the middle i got a bit more glue and made sure it stuck there. I then attached a button to make sure the flower looked finished. Rolled roses are all the range at the moment so being able to make your own with your border punches will save a bunch of cash!!! this technique works great with an array of different border punches fiskars has to offer!.

Lastly i made my label. this is the same technique i posted about a week ago. if you would like to see how to make this label here is the post.

i added a sentiment and threaded through some twine.

Finished.

head on over to the Fisk-a-ters site to enter the challenge

Tara:)

Comments

[TracyM]

WOW - you are super punchy Tara!!!

I LOVE this fabulous card!!!

Great border punch combination - the layered leaves look so pretty and I am definitely going to try to make a Kaleidoscope flower - thank you for sharing and for the inspiration :)

[Anna Kluytmans]

lOVE your card, and the tag is a nice idea too, what a great flower, nice of you for sharing.