Paper Doily Ballerina

I made this card for my friend Sue,because she and I have been known to dance in the front yard for my toddler grandson. It just cracks him up. The neighbors probably get a chuckle too as they look at two grannies dancing as they hum their own tune. The card base is Pool Party cut at 41/4" and scored at 51/2". The ballerina's circular border was cut from the outside edge of the doily. Her skirt was half of the inner circle of the doily. Her bodice,and feet were made with the Heart to Heart punch, The arms were made with large oval punch. The face,hair, and legs were hand cut. Her body was made fromBlushing Bride. Glimmer paper was used for the bodice, shoes,and earrings. The hair was cut from a scrap of Early Espresso. The banner was stamped from the Take It To Heart stamp set. Happiness form the Loving Thoughts set was stamped onto the banner and then it was cut out and adhered below the ballerina. The background of the ballerina's circle is Whisper White card stock that has been embossed with Perfect Polka Dots folder.

Skunk Candy Box

When I saw Danee Hoang's skunk on line I just had to try it. I am not sure that I used all of the same punches, but I think I got close. I then made a box that would hold two nuggets and attached the skunk to it.

Cut a piece of 3" x 5" Basic Black card stock. Place it on the Scoring Tool so that the 5" side is horizontal to the top ruler. Score at 1", 1 1/2", 3", 3 1/2". Turn the paper so that the 3" side is horizontal to the top ruler. Score at 1/2" and 2 1/2". Fold on crease lines using a bone folder or ruler edge, Cut off the side tabs on each side of the 1" x 2" rectangle and those of the small rectangle above it. Cut out the small side tabs between the two larger rectangles. You will be cutting up to the long score lines, but not past them. Punch out the following items: 1 black ornament, 3 of the second smallest petals from the petal punch in black., 3 of the smallest petals in the petal punch in white, 1 of the second smallest petals in white, 1 of the second largest petals in white, 1 –white 2” oval, 1 Pink Itty Bitty Circle, 1 colored Itty Bitty blossom, 1 black word window punch (Cut in half), 2 medium blossoms from the Boho Punch. Using a heart punch or the “Fashionable Heart” embosslit die cut a heart. Assemble skunk as shown in photo. Attach eyes and add small pearl to flower. Do not attach the tail until you hve glued the box together. Use sticky strip to attach box together. Do not close the box until you insert candy nuggets. Attach tail to the back of the box with a glue dot and add a small pearl to the center of the flower. Use glue dots to attach the 2 blossoms from the Boho Punch as feet to the bottom of the box. Please feel free to contact me if the instructions do not make sense to you. Have a wonderful day.