If you have an electronic cutter with shapes similar to what I have in punches you can use them. Or even if you have a selection of nested dies you can do this. Paw through your assortment of tools to see what you come up with.
My punch collection is from my days as a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. Most all of them are no longer available (maybe on eBay). I am using what I have on hand.
The inspiration for this current state of affairs is from watching quite a number of DIY Embellishment videos on YouTube. You will find these at the end of this post.
As you can, plainly, see….I have one or two punches in my collection *eye roll*.
My collection of punches
I have a plastic holder full of various shapes of craft paper….card stock and printed papers….that have been stashed out of sight until I was ready to tackle the task of cutting them into usable sizes for card fronts. These papers are, instead, going to be mauled by my punches.
Collection of scrap paper
I have amassed quite a new collection of paper items that I have no storage space for. Yay ME! *groan*
Piles of punched items
Using some of the, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, 500 coin envelopes I bought several years ago because I could not purchase less than that. I have put each type of punch item in its own coin envelope. I have selected an assortment of four (4) punch elements and roughly layered them together. Attempting to figure out color combinations that work together.
My attempt at color coordination
These four (4) punches from Stampin’ Up! were used for this endeavor. And you can see how I layered them together to create an embellishment for a card front.
My assortment of DIY Embellishments
Here is a better view of my creations. I have used Tim Holtz “Chit Chat” word stickers on most of these. I’ve also used a stamped sentiment I recently purchased from a dear friend who sells for “A Stamper’s Journey”.
My creations
I will have a YouTube video up later today or possibly on Monday (July 4, 2016) showing what I have done to create these. You can then do the same, or something similar, with your punches or electronic cutters. Hey, give yourself the chance to have the “Go To” pieces for your mini albums, scrapbook layouts, greeting cards, and even your art journals. You may even find your creations rival those of K&Co., Anna Griffith, or whomever you adore and spend precious money on.
As promised, here are the videos that inspired me to give this a try.
Message In A Fold 