Fiskateers Spring Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Fiskateers Spring Blog Hop. You should have come from Debby Fiskateer 2852 .  
If you are hopping into the middle of our blog hop and you are a Fiskateer, you can start here: http://www.fiskateers.com.

If you are thinking a “Fiskawhat?”, you should know that Fiskateers  is an online community of craftiness (paper crafts, sewing, gardening, etc.) all based around our love and appreciation of Fiskars (think orange-handled scissors to start). There is a blog, gallery, and message board led by four lovely Lead Fiskateers who along with the other Fiskateers are fabulous at getting creativity flowing via chats, challenges, on-line crops, and interviews with other crafty celebrities. If you would like to join in the inspiration of Fiskateers, or would like to learn more, click on  http://www.fiskateers.com/join. Then, join in the fun at the beginning at http://www.kellystarsallthingscrafty.blogspot.com for a complete list of blog hop stops.

We’ll be hopping all weekend , March 24^th  and 25^th  to welcome spring!  

The blog hop officially ends on Sunday March 25^th at 11pm CST.

Some Fiskateers are offering sur-prizes…check their directions carefully to participate.

Now, after this long introduction I am ready to share my project. Getting ready for this blog hop I really wanted to use my first squeeze punch. My first squeeze punch came in a prize package from Stephenie Fiskateer #3 together with full Valentine collection from Heidi Grace. That punch was Funky Heart. It was a start of what became an expansive and very loved collection of squeeze punches. Funky Heart is still one of my favorite punches. It is one of the few punches that I have in all three sizes.

I decided to make flowers using folded hearts as petals. I was inspired by this breathtaking project. One day I will make a shadow frame for my craft space. Today I will show you how I made my card.

 I started with 5"x7" blank card and punched the front bottom edge of the card using Leaves border punch. I also made a punched border from green paper using the same punch. The finished border measures 1"x7".

 I trimmed the back of the card to make sure it is the same height as the front and adhered the punched border inside the card.

 Next I opened the card and stamped the sentiment on the front. The sentiment is from Fiskars "Put On Your Party Hat"  stamp set.

 For each flower I punched 7 hearts using "Funky Heart" punch. I made one flower with Large punch and 3 with Medium punch. The paper by Martha Stewart. It comes in great bright colors and has 2 different shades of the same color on the front and on the back of the paper. I also punched out one circle for each flower.

 To make a flower I scored the hearts, folded them to make petals and adhered to the circle forming a flower shape.

I added shiny brads to the center of the flowers and adhered them to the front of the card.

 All done! This is one of those cards that take some time but are totally worth it. 

 

 

Thanks for hopping by…next stop is Tami 804 www.tamibayer.com Tami is one of our fearless Lead Fiskateers so I am sure you are up for a treat.

Oh, wait. I hope you leave a comment because there is a prize involved. New in the package, Fiskars Love Takes Flight Limited Edition punch. I would love you to become a follower but it is not required for the giveaway. Just leave me a comment. :)

I am off to check all other stops in this blog hop! See you soon!

I am linking with WIP Monday at Scrap Scene