Scrapbook & Cards Today Blog: Shape punches challenge with Danielle Flanders!

Good morning and welcome to a new week! We are excited to have the very talented Danielle Flanders on the blog this week. We have been long time fans of Danielle's and looking at the artwork she has to share this week, if you don't know Danielle's work, you are sure to love her too!

"When I received the new Nantucket line by Pink Paislee, I couldn’t wait to “dive” right in (no pun intented!) and scrap some photos of my daughter collecting shells from our trip to the ocean in Maine this summer! I wanted to create extra movement to the page to reinforce the water theme, so I decided to add some swirls with the Cuttlebug embossing machine. I love how the swirls look like little waves on the layout.

To do this, I first punched four white cardstock circles with a 2″ circle punch by Fiskars. Next, I placed the punched circles inside the swirly embossing folder and ran them through the machine.

This is such a simple technique, and the swirls add to the theme of the layout without taking attention away from the photos!

I added a die cut sun shape from the Nantucket – Ephemera package by Pink Paislee over the top of one of the circles, along with some Nantucket Wood Shapes. I wanted to keep the wood color of the shapes, because it reminded me of driftwood found on the beach. But of course, these could have been painted or misted as well.

Here you can see I added some twine around the ribbon for and added texture and beachy feel. I cut the blue paper around the wave shape to add even more movement to the page.

So my challenge for you today is to put your shape punches to good use again! Punch out some shapes and then dry emboss them to add a fun detail. Then use them on a card or layout! Have fun!

Danielle Flanders

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