On The Edge ~ Whimsical Wednesdays

Happy Wednesday and Happy New Year!  I am so behind on everything.  Today is Wednesday and that can only mean one thing..... we've got a new Whimsical Wednesday challenge for you and a fabulous prize by a fabulous sponsor (one of my most fabulous shopping sites, too, I might add)!  So let me get right down to business.  This week, the challenge at Whimsical Wednesdays is to use a creative border/edge on your project.  Being the first Wednesday of the month, some of the oh-so-creative Whimsical Designers will be showcasing scrapbook layouts.  I took the meek and humble (read 'lazy') approach and made a card.  Like I said, I am SO behind on everything.  The Whimsies -- my secret nickname for the Whimsical Designers -- are just amazing when it comes to layouts.  Heck, they're amazing when it comes to any type of project!

 Here's my card, using a Martha Stewart punch-around-the-page duo...FAMILY...the corner punch and edge punch are sold separately.  I don't believe these are sold as a set.   CropStop has a tutorial on YouTube where Peggy will show you how to use these punch around the page punches.  She doesn't cover the slight difference in technique that I used to get those left hand corners, but the instructions that come with the punches will show you how.  Basically, all you need to do is line up a notch on the punch with the fold/crease of your card, and punch.  That's it!  You punch directly on your card base.

I started off with a 5x5 card.  when you want to use the punches completely around the page, you will have to use certain sizes.  They are listed on the instruction sheet that comes with each punch.  For the floral panel, I just used my paper trimmer to cut a square, I think at 3.75 inches and simply chomped away the corners with my Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers).  The pretty dancer silhouette is from the Shall We Dance Cricut cartridge.  I'm pretty sure this is the first time I'm using that cart.  I added dots of silver using a Liquid Pearl Pen...LOVE this product!  The tag is a Cuttlebug die.  I added a small eyelet using my Cropodile and added a piece of died seam binding.   A few gems from my stash and the sentiment stamp which inspired the card...Take life by the hand and dance...just one of the many beautiful sentiments from the Whimsical Fun Vol. 1 set, available now at Whimsical Designs.  If you haven't seen any of Stephanie's new stamps, you really are missing out!  The first 4 sets are on my craft table all the time. 

Our sponsor this week is Crop Stop and lookie what you could win....

An EK Success doily petals punch, to make these gorgeous flowers!  SWEET!  Thanks CropStop!

Head on over to Whimsical Designs to see the amazing projects by the design team, get all the details on the challenge, and have some fun and play along with us for a chance to win!