Mega Celebration Event no 4 - Things to do with a circle punch

Hi all! I am back with another fun post. I actually wanted to call it 7 things to do with the circle punch but I guess I will certainly discover more things in the time to come and keep adding to this post.

But for now I will stick to 7 simple things to do with the circle punch. I will try and illustrate with some of my stuff where I have used these. I will also pick-up stuff around the net and link to it wherever I find good use of the circle punch.

1. Bunting – Punch out assorted pattern papers or colored papers and cut them into half and use as bunting.

Used here in a mini book..

Used here in a mini album...

2. Borders – Punch out colored / pattern papers and stick them to form a scalloped border. To add more fun to this design, you can also punch each of the pieces.

Used here as top border, overlapping...

Used here as side border, not overlapping......

All around border for circular easel card...

3. Flowers – There are many types of flowers that you can make using round punch.

Flower made using 7 circles.

1 punch manys ways :) [click to enlarge]

Step 1: Fold the paper and punch from the folded side.

Step 2: The petals should look like these.

Step 3: Combine 3 petals to form a tulip.

Step 4: Add 2 more petals on each side to form a lotus.

Step 5: Turn the lotus upside down and add another petal to form a 3D flower.

4. Background – Punch out assorted pattern or colored papers and randomly stick on the base to form a background. You can also punch out circles in different sizes.

[Source: Brenda's Crafty Corner]

5. Stamping – Use a small stamp to stamp a design on paper and punch it out with your circle punch. Or you can use a big stamp to stamp different parts of the design on 3-4 punched out circles to create a different look. Use these circles to decorate your card.

A small butterfly stamp...

A bigger stamp inked from different areas...

6. Frame corners – Cut the punched circle into four and stick on the corners of paper to create a frame type look.

Used here on 2 corners...

7. Tabs: You can either use the full circle for creating tabs or cut it into half. I have marked months on the tabs and attached on pages of the booklet.

 

Interesting references from the net:

1. Five Things to Make with a Circle Punch

2. Various uses of circle punch

3. Circle Punch Parachute

4. Circle punch card scraps

5. Shadowbox hearts

6. Circle punch cherries