Just Imagine Crafts - Kreaxions Punches

Creating Punched Circles

Hello!  This is Ginni and I would just like to thank everyone for your kind comments on my blog for the blog hop this weekend!  What a GREAT blog hop that was!!!  :)  Today I'm going to feature punched circles. This is a picture of my Mom in 1946 when she was about 17 or 18 with a young man she almost married.  Then she met my Dad and that was the end of that relationship!  When I saw this picture years ago all I could think about was how different things would have been for everyone!  It’s amazing how one decision can make such a difference in so many lives! Anyway, I wanted to keep the nostalgic/heritage feel of this page but the elements in this Fancy Pants' Wave Searcher Line (my June DT kit from My Scraps & More) were way too modern.  So I had to create something that would work.

Materials – All Papers, All Chipboard – Fancy Pants’ Wave Searcher; Stamps, Letter Stamps – CTMH; Inks – Stampin Up, CTMH; Punches – Kreaxions #311 with Template A, Kreaxions #909; Twine – Unknown; Stickles – Ranger; Bling – Queen & Company; Pen – Sharpie

Kreaxions 4-in-1 Punch #310 reminds me of waves and Kreaxions 4-in-1 Punch #909 Polar Sun looks like the sun so they were the perfect choices!  I cut a 10" circle and a 9" circle with my Kreaxions Circle Cutter.  Then I used the Kreaxions Stencils on the reverse side of the paper to draw guide lines for punching.  And using the Kreaxions Punchmate made it easy to punch through the papers!  (I LOVE that tool!)  Here's a close up of the circles

Then I used Kreaxions 4-in-1 Punch #310 for my bottom borders to resemble waves. Here's a close-up of the bottom borders...

I added a little bit of red Stickles to the punched areas to make them pop a bit more.  Then I stamped the yellow at the top, the “sun” and the shells and hearts at the bottom to finish off the page. 

The result is a page that I absolutely LOVE!  So I hope that the next time you need something for your page that isn't provided with your kit that you'll pull out your Kreaxions punches and circle cutter and make your own punched circles!  The possibilities are endless!  Happy Punching!

 

Sweet Smile **Circle Cutter, Tempplate, Punches #304 #305 #903**

Hi There, Jenifer here today posting for Just Imagine Kreations!!!

I have a sweet lil layout I want to share with you that I created using 5 Kreaxion's products!

SWEET SMILE

This is a layout of my middle daughter! She is such a sweet, sweet, tender hearted little girl and inspired me to be a better person everyday!!

Like I sais above I used 5 different Kreaxions product's for this layout!

10"Circle Cutter

Kreation's Circle Punching Template

Punch #304

PUnch #305

Punch #903

All available in the Just Imagine Kreaxions Store!!!

I used the circle cutter for 3 of the circle's above, before placing them on my doilies, on the smaller of the 2 teal circles I used the circlar punching template along with Punch #304 to jazz it up a bit!

I used the left over negative pieces from Punch #305 meant for the trash to create the pretty border around the larger circle!

Last but not least I created a double sided border using Punch #903 !!!

 

Hope you have enjoyed, stop by my blog for further details and close up's!

http://heldscraptive.blogspot.com

Happy Mother's Day Dressform

Happy Cinco De Mayo everyone!  And Happy National Scrapbooking Day!  Hope you all get to spend the entire day crafting!

Today I've got a Mother's Day card for you that I made with Punch #304.  I cut the circles with my awesome Kreaxtions Circle Cutter and then punched them using the Stencils for Circle Punching.  They make it super-easy to punch a doiily with your 4-in-1 punches, I just love how quick it is.

I love how the skirt on the dressform turned out.  All I did was punch a couple borders with Punch #304 and then scored them every quarter inch and layered them together.  I'm definitely gonna do this with some of my other punches to create dfferent looks.

I'm off to get started on my National Scrapbooking Day projects.  Happy cropping everyone!  --Lisa Bedigian

Hello Card

Sometimes you just want to play with your toys!  And this was one of those occasions!  I had a color challenge to do and I had some pieces laying around from some other projects that I'd finished.  So I started to play!  I created the “flower” by cutting a 3” circle with the Kreaxions Circle Cutter and then used the Kreaxions Positioning Parts, the Kreaxions Stencils and Kreaxions Punch #310 to punch the edges.  The center is stamped and then colored in with ink.  I used my gold pen to color the outside of the stamped flower.

Materials – Sketch by Lucy Chesna; Cardstock – American Crafts, Bazzill; Punch, Circle Cutter, Positioning Pieces – Kreaxions; Stamp, Inks – CTMH; Ribbon – Unknown; Rhinestones – Studio G

So this week I challenge you to pull out your tools and PLAY!  Happy Punching!!!  Ginni Gass, Design Team Member

Joy Is Where You Find It

Hello Everyone!

My name is Leslie and this is my first post for Just Imagine Crafts. I was really lucky to be able to attend the stamping convention last weekend on Mesa, Arizona and meet Roberta. She is the nicest person and was so kind to give me a little tutorial on all the punches and tools that Just Imagine Crafts has. I’m impress with all the versatility one punch can make and of course I am now going to have to buy more punches.

In this post I am going to show you the steps for the parts of the Joy Is Where You Find It card where I used the the Kreaxions tools. I hope you will enjoy making it as much as I did. If you want to know more about the parts of the card not discussed in this post feel free to ask in the comments and I will be more than happy help.

Kreaxions Tools Used

• Kreaxions 307 Punch
• Kreaxions Punch 603 Lotus
• Kreaxions Punch 604 Butterfly
• Kreaxions 4 in 1 Punch - 901 Butterfly
• Kreaxions Circle Cutter to 10 inch
• Kreaxions Plastic Stencils for Circle Punching

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How To Make The Butterflies

1. Use the Kreaxions Punch 604 Butterfly to punch two butterflies from blue card stock
2. Use a finger from under each wing to roll a curve into each wing

Optional Steps

1. Add a little shadow to the wings using a stamp pad to darken
2. Apply a little Inkssentials black Enamel Accents to the body and head of each butterfly
3. Set them assign to dry (takes about 2 hours)
4. Once they have dried you can apply them to the card

Kreaxions Tools Used

•  Kreaxions Punch 604 Butterfly

Accenting Tip

When applying accents like Enamel or Glitter remember they need time to dry. If possible do them ahead of time on pieces that can be done separate and let them dry before apply to the final product, or if you need or want to apply directly to the project itself wait until everything else is done and do them last. Then allow time to dry before you handling the project. This will help avoid accidental touching the wet accents while working on the project.

How to make the Doily

1. Use the 6.8 cm circle on Stencil ‘A’ from the Kreaxions Plastic Stencils for Circle Punching to set the size of the Circle Cutter
2. Using the Kreaxions Circle Cutter to cut a 6.8 cm circle on a piece of pastel yellow card stock
3. Choose which side to make visible and then flip it over to the back side
4. Align Stencil ‘A’ guides with the circle
5. Using the guides draw 8 pencil lines around the circle by using every other line
6. Turn Kreaxions 307 Punch upside down
7. Slide the circle all the way into the punch make sure the lines are visible
8. Very carefully align one of the lines using the center of the flower as a guide and the point of the large diamond to keep it straight
9. Slowly push down on the punch until it is holding the paper but not punching the hole this will help keep it aligned and gives one last chance to make corrections
10. Once it is aligned complete the punch
11. Rotate to the next line and repeat steps 8 and 9 until you have five flowers punched in sequence on the circle. Leaving the last three lines unpunched
12. Remove the circle and flip it back over to the front side and you now have the visible portions of the doily.

Optional Steps

1. Add a little shadow using a stamp pad to darken the edge of the doily
2. Glue a small half pearl to the stem under each flower

Kreaxions Tools Used

• Kreaxions 307 Punch
• Kreaxions Plastic Stencils for Circle Punching (Stencil 'A')
• Kreaxions Circle Cutter to 10 inch

Doily Tip

You can use these steps to create many different doilies by adjusting the size of the circle and the using another Kreaxions punch.

How to make the Lotus Flowers

 

1. Use the Kreaxions Punch 603 Lotus to punch four flowers from red card stock
2. On two of the flowers roll the flowers inward
3. Take one of the rolled flowers and glue the bottom of its center to the top of the center of one of the unrolled flowers making sure to rotate the flower to show alternating petals

Optional Steps

1. Add a little shadow to only the tips of the pedals using a stamp pad to darken the edges
2. Glue some small yellow beads to the center to make the anthers

Kreaxions Tools Used

• Kreaxions Punch 603 Lotus

How to make the Lace Border

  

1. Cut a 4 ¼ by 1 ½ strip from a pink checkered pattern paper
2. Line up the Kreaxions 4 in 1 Punch - 901 Butterfly with the the right short edge of the strip and only bring strip far enough into the punch so that the small tip of the lace under the butter fly is just above the bottom of the strip.
3. Once aligned make the first punch
4. Slide the strip to the right and align the pattern so only half of the pattern is visible, using the butterfly middle as you guide to help keep it straight
5. Punch and repeat step 4 until you have a total of four punches
6. The four punches should fill the strip

Optional Steps

1. Glue a small half pearl to the middle of each point on the bottom of the lace
2. Add a lace ribbon to the top of the board

Kreaxions Tools Used

• Kreaxions 4 in 1 Punch - 901 Butterfly

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Well that's it for my first blog post for Just Imagine. I hope you enjoyed making this card and I hope you will make your own embellishments and unique tweaks to make it your own.  If you have any questions feel free to post them in the comments.

Have a great day!

Leslie Foley

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Punched Border Circle

Hello everyone!  Today I'm featuring the MOST AWESOME Kreaxions Circle Cutter and the SUPER FUN Kreaxions Positioning Parts. Sometimes I really would love to have a shaped edge on my circles and the Kreaxions Positioning Parts paired with just the right Kreaxions 4-in-1 punch gives me all the variety I need!  On this page I used Kreaxions 4-in-1 Punch #310.  The positioning parts are quite easy to use.  First cut your circle to the size you want.  Remember, the Kreaxions Circle Cutter cuts up to 10"!  Then choose your punch.  Depending on the shape you want for your edges on the circle, choose one of the positioning parts. I used a 3" circle and the 5cm positioning parts for this example.

Place the pieces on the template and start punching like normal!  You can "eyeball" where you want to place your punch or you can use the fabulous Kreaxions Stencils to position your punch.  On this circle I used the Stencils.  Each punch will give you a different edge so play around to see which one works best for your project. 

You can use the same positioning parts and punch to do the inner circle as well. 

The picture is of my DH and two of my grandsons last summer at the beach.  It’s one of my all time fav pics!  I used a sketch from My Scraps & More but altered it just a bit.  I also tried a new technique – using embossing powder with Crystal Lacquer.  (I had run out of puffy stuff and cotton would have been too much so I thought I’d try it.)  Other than melting my picture a bit (which makes it look more watery) it worked great!  And I have the puffy effect I was looking for. 
Materials – Sketch - ; Cardstock – Bazzill, CTMH; Patterned Paper – DCWV; Wavy Cutter – Creative Memories; Letter Stickers – Alphabitties; Embossing Powder – Stampin Stuff; Sand, Glitter – Magic Scraps; Brads – Making Memories; Pen – Sakura Gel Roll

I hope you will consider playing with the stencils and the positioning parts!  There's a whole WORLD of possibilities if you do!  Happy Punching!  Ginni Gass, Design Team Member

Pull Out That Star Stencil!

These are pictures of my parents and youngest brother meeting my youngest grandson Garrett just days after his birth in September 2010. 
Such special memories needed special elements.  I pulled out my favorite Kreaxions Punch #311 with Template A and created the borders.  Then I pulled out the Kreaxions Star Stencil and drew a star.  I stamped the star with a Close to My Heart background stamp.  As I prepared to cut out my star I saw my old shaped cutting scissors and thought “I wonder…..”  I started cutting with the shaped scissors instead of regular ones and found I really liked the effect!  Some added Dew Drops and a couple of stickers helped me create the perfect elements for these pages! 


Materials – Cardstock – Bazzill; Patterned Papers – K & Company; Border Punch – Kreaxions #311; Shaped Scissors – Provo Craft; Photo Corners – Canson; Pen – Sharpie; Bling – Unknown; Stamps – CTMH; Inks – CTMH, Colorbox; Stickers – Melissa Francis
So I dare you to try something new with YOUR punches the next time you create!  Happy Punching!

Punched Circles

We were on our way home from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida last month.  As we got off the side road and got on the ramp to the Florida Turnpike I grabbed my camera and took these pictures from the moving car!  The sunset was so amazing!  As I prepared to scrap these pictures I wanted to make sure I showcased them properly.  Immediately the thought of a sun shaped journaling spot came to me.  Then I remembered the FABULOUS and EASY TO USE Kreaxions Stencils, Kreaxions Positioning Pieces and Kreaxions Circle Cutter!  I grabbed Kreaxions Punch # 909 Polar Sun and created this punched circle for my journaling spot.  It was PERFECT!  I matted it on a black circle (which was easy to create with the Kreaxions Circle Cutter) and used some of the positive pieces on the four corners of the layout. 

I love how the sun shaped punch highlights both the theme and the pictures in this layout!  For more information on how to use the Kreaxions Stencils and Kreaxions Positioning Pieces, check out this tutorial – Circle Stencil with Positioning Parts

Happy Punching!  Ginni

Enhancements with Punching

It seems to be the week for doilies!  I made this layout for the My Sketch World October Layout Challenge.  I wanted something different than just a plain circle and a plain border on my page.  So I pulled out my Kreaxions Punch #310 and Positioning Parts and enhanced my circle!  After punching my circle, I cut it in half and used the pieces at the top and bottom of the page.  Then I used Template A for the border and I had my enhanced elements!  Simple, quick and easy!

The story behind the picture is that it was my youngest grandson Garrett’s first trip to the beach.  He wasn’t happy with his Grampa after being dunked in a wave for the first time.  And he wasn’t afraid to let everyone know it either!  Hehe!  Eventually they started to play in the sand and once Garrett got used to the texture and the dirtiness, they had a blast! 

Materials – Sketch – Lucy Chesna; Cardstock – Bazzill, Unknown; Patterned Paper – Bo Bunny; Vellum – Chatterbox; Ink – Colorbox; Pen – Sharpie; Brads, Photo Turns – American Crafts; Title cut with Cricut using Tear Drop font.

 

Happy Punching!

Create Your Own Doilies!

If you love doilies and want to make your own, the amazing Kreaxions people have the answer! This is a layout about my brother and sister-in-law’s wedding rings.  I used the Kreaxions Circle Cutter and Punch #905 with the Kreaxions Circle Stencil and the Kreaxions Positioning Parts to create the doily circle.  As you can see, it gave me a beautiful edge to an otherwise boring circle.  It takes a few minutes of pre-planning to draw out some guiding lines on the back of your paper and then you'll need a bit of attention to detail in lining up your punch on those lines.  In just a few minutes you'll have a beautiful shaped edge on your circle!  I hope you'll have fun creating your very own doilies!

You can find the video tutorial on how to use the Circle Stencil with the Positioning Parts here.  http://justimaginecrafts.typepad.com/just-imagine-crafts---kreaxions-punches/2011/04/wednesday-tutorial-using-a-circle-stencil-with-the-positioning-parts.html) 

To purchase the Positioning Parts go here - http://www.justimaginecrafts.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=350.  And to purchase the Circle Stencils go here - http://www.justimaginecrafts.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=347.  

Happy Punching!!!