A friend gave me a gift of some autumn-themed paper punches last year. There's a cat, two different leaf shapes, and a bat (my favorite, of course). I like to use them on envelope flaps and color underneath for effect. I photographed this process for you...
...and Soda helped oversee the procedure. (The punch, with the envelope, is at her feet.)
First, I colored underneath the punch area with a silver gel pen.
Then I closed the flap without sealing it just to make sure I had the whole area covered.
Here's a photo of the punch itself on top of the envelope, before sealing - with Soda's paws in the upper right-hand corner. (See how helpful she is??)
Then, voila! A silvery bat window. (Alas, it's not quite centered, but hey, that adds to the charm, right?)
Soda thinks so.
Clever idea! I have some small punches and never thought of this technique. And Soda looks like she is dubious about the whole thing in the first photo but saying, "Okay, I see the cleverness, but it should be a cat not a bat."
ReplyDeletePostMuse, you are entirely correct about Soda's attitude... but she's dubious about anything that takes my attention away from her.
ReplyDeleteSuch a nice way to use punches! Thank you for sharing this with us!
ReplyDeleteI'm not a bat lover like you, but I like your bat punch. CAT lover I am, and I love to see Soda in your pictures! :)
I love your inclusion of Soda the cat in your blogs. She is one celver cat! Or is Soda a he? How is Rhode Island this November? I woke up to a little snow this morning in Oregon.
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