Insider Tips: Davinie

06/09/2011

Insider Tips: Davinie

With Paper Moon, the June kit, I created a couple of layouts for my gallery using a new punch we have in the shop, the Everywhere punch from Fiskars.

I have long wanted a punch that could create a shape in the middle of a 12x12 layout exactly where I wanted to be, and this punch does it. I’m so happy with it! I currently have the square and the circle punches, with the scallop circle on the way to my house with the next kit. I can’t wait to play with it.

One of the layouts in my gallery this month was called “Spring Portrait” and featured a super cute 5 year old as well as a grid pattern made with this punch set. I wanted to share a bit on how I did that.

First, I wanted my grid to sit inside the 12x12 layout, so I trimmed a piece of kraft cardstock to 10x10. To make the grid pattern, I made a mark across the top and bottom every two inches, creating 5 columns, and then turned the layout and did the same on the perpendicular, creating a grid pattern.

After that, it was time to break out my punch. The starter set comes with the square punch. There’s the punch base, and then a clear piece with a guide, that is magnetic which made it easy to get the punch base lined up in the perfect space without possible shifting. I set the punch inside each square, lined up the grid until it looked centered, and then punched away.

Repeat inside every box, and you will have created a fun grid piece that works as a fun embellishment for your pages. I layered paper underneath and on top of this grid pattern for this design, and plan to use it again. I had fun with it, and it makes for a great addition to my growing basket of punches.