S'MORES BY THE FIRE PUNCH ART CARD...

Today has been a very long day with my other business (Longaberger Baskets & Pottery), so I have not been able to post until now.  Sorry!

I have had many requests from readers wanting to purchase my tutorials for my Christmas Punch Class.  Due to a jam-packed schedule right now, I don't feel I have time to do complete pictorial tutorials that I feel I would need to do to have people pay me for them before it would be too late for Christmas Classes or Cards.

For now, I will just post the "recipes" for my cards this week with a picture of the punches used and limited directions.  I hope that is enough now to help you create your own punch cards!  In the future, I will try to occasionally do projects with full tutorials that I can offer to my readers and customers for purchase. However, I will still share most of my creations for free as I have been doing.

This card was mostly designed by my daughter, Jenni.  I am making 12 of these for a swap Tuesday night and as I am 300 punches into it, I am beginning to think I am insane!  :o)  I hope you enjoy it!

S'MORES WARMIN' UP SUPPLIES:

• Stamps – Cold & Cuddly (#116523, $27.95), Jolly Wheel (#112479, $6.50)
• Card stock – Chocolate Chip Textured, Pumpkin Pie, Creamy Caramel, Whisper White, Bashful Blue
  
• Ink – Creamy Caramel Classic, Real Red Classic, Basic Black Marker
• Punches – Word Window (#105090, $15.95), Horizontal Slot (#105089, $5.95), 5-Petal Flower (#109041, $15.95), Modern Label (#116630, $15.95), 1 1/4" Square (#104400, $15.95), 1 3/8" Square (#103375, $15.95), Star (#109045, $10.95), Corner Rounder (#109047, $6.95)
  
• Accessories – Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (#102023, $4.50), 2-way Glue Pen

PUNCH DIRECTIONS:

• Logs –2 1/2 Word Window punches.  Arrange as shown.
• Fire – Punch two 5-Petal Flowers.  Distress edges with Real Red.  Cut into one 3-Petal section, one 2-Petal section and three 1-Petal sections.  Arrange with 3-Petal in front with 2-Petal behind middle petal and then other 3 petals poking out on each side and the middle top as see in top photo.
  
• Cup Handle –  First punch about 3/4" of Horizontal Slot on edge of cardstock as shown.  Then punch again evenly around the Slot punch with the Word Window Punch.  Make longer than needed so that handle can be adhered under cup
  
• Cup – Punch end of Word Window on edge of cardstock as shown.
• Marshmallows – Punch the 1 1/4" Square and the 1 3/8" Square from Whisper White.  Use the corner rounder on all four sides.  Distress edges with Creamy Caramel.
• Carrot Nose  – Punch a Star and cut off one point for the nose.
• Arms – Nip a small piece on the edge of Chocolate Chip with the 1 1/4" Square Punch.  Round end with scissors if desired.  Can add 2 more tiny pieces on end of right arm for hand if desired.
  

Marie