Happy Birthday (with the help of Martha Stewart)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY...

... with the help of Martha Stewart.

When I first discovered those "punches around the pages" I thought this was the idea of a genius. 

How many time, I ask you, you want to punch a shape in a paper or card only to discover that the "punch" is too close to the edge or not where you want it.

Well, this is where those "punches around the page" come in. 

Exit the frustration, hello the OH MY...

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To keep with the simplicity I am feeling comfortable with these days, I chose to punch a column, and insert a simple sentiment in between.

And to make the motive stand out, I put an insert of white paper inside, which will make it also easier to write a message.

There is not much to it... less than 4 mn start to finish.

Until next time....

Thank You Punched Flowers Card with White Lining

Punched Flower Card.

Almost the same card, but with a white lining and I choose to punch the flowers towards the bottom of the page, leaving room for the sentiment on the top.

Now, white ink comes out beautiful on kraft, and goes well with the lining paper on the inside.

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Until next time.

Thank You Punched Flower Card

Punched Flowers Card.

When you use a Martha Stewart punch all over the page, you need to add a liner to allow room to write inside without the words peeking through the front cover.

This kraft paper was the right thickness to punch, not too thin, where the paper get ripped, not too thick where the paper get stuck inside.

I chose to line up the cards with Tiffany Blue paper to go with the envelope.

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The thank you sentiment is part of the Thanks a Bunch thank you set from Sparkle'n Sprinkle, my go-to thank you stamp set.

I would have loved to be able to stamp it in tiffany blue but it doesn't come out the right color on kraft paper. Black was the next best thing.

Until next time.

Flower Punched Thank You

Flower Punched Thank You.

Those new all over the page punches from Martha Stewart are really amazing! The possibilities are endless, just use your imagination.

They have little marks on them that makes it very easy to line several punches up. One thing though: your card stock needs to not be too thick or it jams the punch.

I chose to add a Tiffany Blue liner inside the white linen card and used the same color to stamp the sentiment, from the Thanks a Bunch set from Sparkle'n Sprinkle.

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Until next time.