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 And a merry Mardi Gras???  Or, whatever…I was going to clear my workspace and put some of my punches away today and clear away some of the scraps when I started playing and before I knew it I had this:

Just in time to celebrate Mardi Gras!  If I had more time, I probably would have chosen jewel tones but you get the point.

Details:  The basic shape is the Tab Punch.  I punched the eyes out with the 1/2" Circle Punch…the green inserts are 1/2" Circles too!  The nose is the Small Oval Punch.  Then I just added layered flower punchies as my "decorations"…you can see how with a little stamping, glitter, ribbons, etc. you could go really crazy with this basic mask idea.

I’d love to see what you’ve created…especially if it was inspired by me, so be sure to leave a link to your works of art in my comments so I can check them out!  

What’s a leprechaun with out his Pot O’Gold?  This pair would make a cute card or scrapbook page (Pics from the St. Patrick’s Day Parades in Savannah or New York?)  Or maybe on a sweet little treat box?  Filled with chocolate coins?  Yummy!  

Details:  The pot is the 1-3/8" Circle Punch, trimmed down, the edge of the pot is the Word Window Punch.  This punch also provides the little stubby feet of the pot.  The handle of the pot is a Large Oval with the Small Oval punched out of the middle.  The gold inside is half of the Scallop Circle punched out of Brushed Gold cardstock.  1/4" Circles glued or attached with dimensionals, give it a 3-D effect.

It was just too easy to adapt the Punch Art Santa to a Punch Art Leprechaun!   He’s basically the same concept…the face is smaller (1-1/4" Circle Punch) and for the moustache: I punched a 1" Circle, and feed this back into the 5-Petal Flower Punch (just like I do the hair for the Cheerleaders!)  His hat is half of the Keytag Punch with the Word Window Punch as the brim.  A little ribbon and a square of gold cardstock, complete his ensemble.  I did add ears this time…it seems to me that with all that gold to guard, a leprechaun would need to have excellent hearing…again, I used the Word Window Punch.  

I stuck this cute little guy onto a peppermint candy (the other side is covered with gold cardstock) but he would be darling on a card, if you feel so inclined.  He came out so cute I’m thinking I may have to make another, laminate him and use him as an antenna topper!  Wouldn’t that be a hoot?  I’m sure that would bring me lots of luck…and maybe the winning Power Ball numbers!

Why didn’t I post this idea sooner?  Well, I literally whipped 30 of these up last night!  Last minute, I know (wicked busy on another project…more on that later) these were for my son’s class.  I hate the ones sold in stores and really, how many more years am I going to be asked to do this?  He loved the "different" candy I chose…I loved that the pack of 10 was only a $1 at Wal-Mart!  I thought the flower was sweet and in keeping with the holiday without being too ‘girly’.  The flower center is from the retired SU! set "Riveting", the printed paper is some scrap I found…the "leaf" is the large oval with a 1/2" circle punched in it.  I just punched and punched (and punched some more!) in front of the television  Super easy, really cute and simply sweet!  Hope you enjoy tomorrow with someone you love…doing something you love!  Happy Valentine’s Day!

A cute little Easter Bunny Treat Box is on its way…

…I used a half sheet of cardsotck (8.5" x 5.5") and created a basic 2-4-6-8 box.  To this I added these punched pieces: these were layered together to create the bunny’s face.  His paws were made from additional punched ovals and a small flower from the Boho Punch (?)  If he were going to carry a tag or hold a greeting, I probably would have left off his pink belly.   A little piece of pink grosgrain ribbon takes this from a box to a basket….and would make a cute embellishment to change Mister Rabbit to a Miss!  Hoppy Spring!

I took a 2-4-6-8 box (made from a half sheet of cardstock, the bottom was scored at 1.5") added a little Punch Art, a little paper quilling (the frog’s tongue), and a smidge of stamping…..and I ended up with an unFROGgetable little treat box…ideal for Valentine’s Day!  Hope everyone enjoys a Hop-py Heart Day!