Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing my last Design Team project. Thank you to Kreaxions/Just Imagine for allowing me to be a part of such a wonderful team this past year. I have met some fantastic women and worked with some incredible punches!!! For today's card I decided to highlight one of my favorite ways to use the punches...creating backgrounds with punch out pieces. I used the punch out pieces from Kreaxions 303 to create an elegant background pattern. Here is a closeup of the pattern created with the punch out pieces.... Wendy Price (Paper, Ink and Smiles) Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing how I created a faux cross stitch look on my layout with Kreaxion Punch #310. supplies: Kreaxions Punch #310, GCD studios pattern paper, Scenic Route stickers instructions: punch a LOT of x's using Kreaxions #310. (TIP: an easy way to get lots of negative punch pieces without wasting lots of paper using the entire punch, is to cut 1/2 inch strips of cardstock. Feed the strip of paper into the part of the punch you wish to get.) Practice laying out your design before adhering the punches down to the layout. I... Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing a layout I did using the Kreaxion Punch # 304. Its hard add embellishments to layouts for boys and keep them masculine. Punched borders are the solution. Keeping with the creams and white tones in the layout, I was able to add some crystal and gold Halo glitter to the punched border. It adds a decorative touch to the layout while still being subtle and masculine. supplies: Kreaxions 4 in 1 punch #304, Stampendous stamps, Stampendous glitter, typewriter, Bazzill cardstock, EK Success stickers Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing a layout I created with Kreaxions Punches 905 and 304. Many times when creating cards, I have extra strips of white cardstock. Rather than throw them in the waste bin, I like to punch border strips out of them. The fact that they're white makes them perfect to custom color to match any project. In this layout, the orange border was originally white cardstock. I colored it with watercolors, wiped wet adhesive over the border and then coated it in glitter. Wendy Price Paper, Ink and Smiles Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing a lacey border created with the Kreaxions 4 in 1 Punch #311. This is one of my all time favorite Kreaxion punches! Its the perfect touch for when you want to add a delicate lace effect to your papercraft projects! Supplies Used: Kreaxions Punch #311 Kreaxions Punchmate Stampendous stamps, stickers and embossing powders American Crafts cardstock ribbon (unknown) Wendy Price Paper, Ink and Smiles Continue reading

Good morning, Steph here with a wedding card. I used punch #920 and created a double border for my card. I punched one edge first, then made sure it was wide enough to fit a strip of pattern paper before I punched the other edge. This is a pretty easy way to create a different look with your punches or anything else you might want to create. Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm back to share a card I did layering the Kreaxions #905 4 in 1 punch. supplies used: Kreaxions 4 in 1 punch, Stampendous stamps, Embossing Powders & Color Fragments, Versamark, Distress Ink, Best Creations pattern paper Directions: 1. Stamp Nest in Versamark and emboss with Aged Taupe 2. Color with Antique Linen Distress Ink in center of nest and Broken China Distress Ink on the rest of the page. Sprinkle water on inked paper. 3. Stamp solid egg image in Versamark and emboss with Aged Ivory embossing powder. 4. Cut slit in nest... Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and I'm back with a card using Kreaxions Punch #303. supplies used: Kreaxions punch # 303, Stampendous (SSC1140 Clear Stamps, Cling Lone Bird, Dream Text Cling,Shabby Blue, Clear Bark & Aged Taupe Embossing Powders, and Color Fragments), and watercolors Wendy Price Paper, Ink and Smiles Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing with you a card that I created with the hearts from Kreaxions 4 in 1 Punch # 911. In order to create the heart background, you're going to need a lot of heart punches. Using a rainbow of colored cardstock, punch #911 saving the hearts. To line the hearts up perfectly, I used a little trick. I stamped a polka dot background on a piece of cardstock to use as a guide to glue my hearts. If you don't have polka dot stamp, you could always use graph paper. Holding the graph... Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm back with a colorful card using Kreaxions Punch #310. This is a great way to use up all those scraps of cardstock. Supplies Used: Kreaxions Punch #310, cardstock, Stampendous Ultra Fine Glitter, Annabelle Stamps (Teresa's Numbers), embroidery floss Instructions: Using a rainbow of colors, cut cardstock 1 x 2 inches. Stamp sentiment on white cardstock and adhere to cardfront. Adhere the rainbow of cardstock strips to cardfront. Using punch #310, punch a border. Trim edges. Apply double stick tape (red line tape) to the back of the border strip completely covering the open... Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and I'm back with another Season's Greeting's card using punch 905. Supplies used: Kreaxions Punch 905, Stampendous Jumbo Cling Snowflakes, Versamark, Stampendous Crystal Embossing powder, Creative Impressions ribbon Instructions: Stamp snowflakes on kraft cardstock in Versamark and emboss with embossing powder. Mat with pink cardstock. Wrap panel with ribbon and tie bow. Punch border using 905 and adhere to bottom of main panel. Adhere main panel to cardfront. Stamp sentiment on tag and tie to bow with embroidery floss and button. ~Wendy~ Paper, Ink And Smiles Continue reading

Many times when I'm testing out a new stamping technique I'll work on a small tag. Kreaxions punched borders are an easy way to dress up that tag! When you're finished simply place the tag on a card front and you have a gorgeous card to give away! Supplies Used: Kreaxions Punch #305, Darkroom Door Yuletide Vol 1 Stamps, Distress Inks, Cuttlebug folder, Bazzill cardstock, twine, Stampendous white embossing powder Instructions: Stamp images on tag with Distress Inks. Age edges of the tag with Distress Inks. Stamp sentiment and emboss with white embossing powder. Punch border from white cardstock using... Continue reading

I love making handmade ornaments for the holiday! Its really easy to place a photo, stamped image or pattern paper inside clear glass balls for a last minute gift or decoration. The Kreaxions Circle Cutter makes cutting the circles for inside fast and easy! Supplies Used: Kreaxions Circle Cutter, Amber Ink Fish Wishes Stamps, Copic markers/refills, Stampendous Acetate, Archival Ink, glass ball ornaments Instructions: Stamp image on acetate in Archival Ink. Once the ink is dry, flip the acetate over and color image with Copics. Using the Circle Cutter cut out the image. Roll acetate to place inside. (Use a... Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing a Christmas card I created with the new Kreaxions Snowflake punch (#312). After punching the snowflakes I added wet adhesive to them and dipped them right into my glitter pot. Lots of sparkle! Supplies Used: Kreaxions Punch #312, Kreaxions Circle Cutter, Amber Ink Snow Angel digital image, Stampendous Shaved Ice and Glitter, Echo Park pattern paper, Making Memories stickers, Copics, tulle Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and I'm back with a card that I made using the Punch #305 and the Kreaxion Circle Cutter. Supplies Used: Kreaxions Punch 305 Kreaxions Circle Cutter Basic Grey paper and stickers clear plastic from recyling Instructions: Punch border using Kreaxion punch 305. Adhere punched border to cardstock. Adhere to card. Machine stitch pattern paper and adhere to card. Cut three circles from clear packaging. Heat with heat gun to warp. Be sure to have proper ventilation. Add brad to center of circles. Add white paint to edges. Embellish card with alphabet stickers, ribbon and plastic flower. Continue reading

Hi everyone! Its Wendy and I'm back with a project I created to organize my stamping ink colors. I found as I was working on a stamping project this week that I was taking more time to test out ink colors than actual stamping. With a few stickers, machine stitching and cute Kreaxions Lotus punched out of cork, organization can be as cute as your projects! Instructions: 1. Using a word processing program, type out your ink color names. Trim. 2. Stamp each color ink under name using a line stamp. 3. Trim kraft cardstock to 2 x 4 inches.... Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing a Christmas card I made using Kreaxion's Punch #802. Supplies Used to Create Card: Kreaxions Punch #802 cardstock Making Memories alphabet stickers Instructions for Completing Card: Flip punch 802 upside down and punch a continuous design. Mat punched strip with darker cardstock. Adhere punched strips to the cardfront on a diagonal, leaving a 1.5 space in the center. Spell out "Noel" in alphabet letter stickers in the center of the card on a diagonal. Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing a card that I made using a the Kreaxions 4 in 1 Holly Punch, the Punch Mate and the Star Octagon Template. I got a box of goodies from Kreaxions the other day and in my box was the Punch Mate. Love it!!! It really makes punching so much easier! Supplies Used: Kreaxions Star Octagon Template, Kreaxions 4 in 1 Hollly Punch, Kreaxions Punch Mate, Stampendous Elf Wishes, Imaginisce Pattern Paper, Memento Ink, and Copics. Idea to note: I used the Star Octagon template to create the main panel of the card.... Continue reading

Hi everyone! Its Wendy and today I'm bringing you a Halloween card using Punch # 311. I love layering up the punches. Both of these decorative edges on the card came from Punch #311. I added a bit of black Distress Ink to make the white punches pop. Supplies Used: Kreaxions Punch #311 Stampendous (Stretchy Spooks Perfectly Clear Stamp) Stampendous Glitter Copic Markers Tsukineko (Brilliance Moonlight White & Memento Tuxedo Black) ribbon Have a happy and safe Halloween! ~Wendy~ Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and I'm back to share a card I did using the Lotus Punch on cork. The cork I used was very thin. I had no troubles sliding it into the punch. Be sure to select a thinner cork and a larger design punch to ensure success with punching. Before adhering the cork to the card on foam adhesive I backed it first on a piece of cardstock to give it more stability. Simply punch a circle in the cardstock where the punched area of cork will rest on the cardstock to allow your pattern paper/brad to... Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and I'm back with another card using one of the new punches. This time I used Punch #310 to create a decorative border on the card. Supplies Used: Kreaxions Punch #310 Stampendous (Cling Jumbo Zinnia stamp) Tsukineko Brilliance (Platinum Planet) Echo Park Alphabet Sticker border (Little Girl line) ribbon Instructions: Stamp the Zinnia repeatedly on the card front in Brilliance ink. Punch a cardstock border. Be sure to line each punch up so it is touching the previous punched area to create the connected design). Back the punched border with cardstock. Add a border sticker to... Continue reading

Hi everyone! Wendy here and I'm back to share another card that I made using the new punches 309 and 310. Everytime I would discard the scraps from Punch 309 I thought it looked like spooky eyes. Here's how to create your own spooky eyes using the punch. punch yellow and orange cardstock with Punch 309. Save bottom scraps from punch. Fold the punch scrap in half and trim. Now you have 2 eyes. Using hole punch or Crop-o-dile punch holes in black cardstock. Save punch scraps. Adhere black circles to "eyes". Add a dot of white paint to the... Continue reading

After creating the snowflake glitter card last week, I had a nice little pile of extra snowflakes laying on my desk. I was just about to sweep them into the trash bin when I started moving them around and seeing what patterns I could create with them. When lined up, ends touching, they create the coolest pattern. Using white glue and a paint brush, I painted a dab of glue on each snowflake point and began adhering them down. When I had a few square inches done, I cut 1.5 inch squares from the pattern. To switch it up a... Continue reading

Glitter + Punches= Messy + FUN! Wendy here and today we're playing with glitter and punches! Go grab your favorite Kreaxions punch, adhesive sheets and glitter and I'll show you how to create a fun glittered background using your punches. 1. First you're going to need to punch LOTS of shapes in the cardstock color you want. I'm using one of the fabulous new punches that just came into the store, Punch #312. 2. Cut a sheet of cardstock and apply a sheet of double sided adhesive to it. Pull up one side of the protective covering, leaving the adhesive... Continue reading

Hi everyone! Its Wendy and I'm back to share a sweet card I made using the Keaxions Lotus Punch. This is one of my favorite Kreaxions punches! It adds the perfect touch to any card! Supplies Used: Kreaxions Lotus Punch Kreaxions Circle Cutter Basic Grey (Lemonade Collection) To create the stems I simply cut thin strips of pattern paper. Two small buttons for the centers finish off the flowers. Continue reading