A Fiskars Demo

Myself and a few fellow Fiskateers got together at my home for a Fiskars Demonstration on some tools they had questions on. I got out the tools we were going to go over and use in making our project. By making a project I find it provides that hands on learning that is so important and the fun involved in using the different tools. I taught the stamp press, paper trimmer and squeeze punches. It was a fun day.

The project that was made was a Tri Shutter Card. I had orginally posted about this card that I got from Angel Stamper 2 on my blog here. She was so kind to provide the instructions on her blog and it lent well to the tools that I was using at the demo. Please stop by her blog if you like this card to see her creation and many other wonderful projects on her blog. It is well worth the look.

What a Great Fiskars Demo Day Part 2

I had so much fun today doing a Fiskars Demo at my LSS called Pages in Progress. We used 2 of the Summer Limited Edition Punches. I had a fun group of crafters and even one as young as 4 years old!! She did a fantastic job and even did her own stamping!! It was so much fun to see her excitement in making this project.

We used the "Gettin Antsy" and "Soleil". Don't you just love that ant?! Anyway we made this pocket invitation for all those summer picnics and BBQ's that might be happening. The picture above shows it all put together and the picture below are the 2 pieces separately. I used a die cut for the pocket and the tag. The stamp "You're invited" was from the mini Happy Birthday stamp set with the Stamp Factory. The Soleil punch was used both for the sun and the grass. 1/16" and 1/8" hand punches were used to make the flower center by punching random holes in the red circle and backing it with a black circle. The Admission for One corner rounder was used on the mat pieces that holds the ant.

I also had made a center piece that could be made to coordinate for your summer picnic. I had that on my Demo table to show how you could put it all together and to show other possibilities. It is pictured here along with the pocket invitation. I painted a clay pot and made grass from strips of paper and lined the pot. Then I made a couple different tags using the ant and sun to tie in with the invitation. Lastly I added some flowers. Close up details of the rags in the post are below.

This tag is just a circular tag made with the USX and circle template. Sizes 3 1/2" and 3". The craft color circle was also embossed with a Fiskar Texture plate. I again used the Soleil punch to make the sun and grass along with our cute little ant.

In this tag I used the USX to freehand the cloud and make circles 3" and 2 1/2" (I think those were the sizes) for the watermelon. I added the pop up sun punch to the Soleil sun. I also used a Texture plate to emboss the background for this tag.The seeds for the watermelon are from the Ice cream cone punch. I just used the drip portion of that punch.

To show something of the wave summer punch I made this card. Instead of using it as the wave I made them into clouds. How about punching this punch with patterned paper and making a flower? It can be used for more than just your beach and pool pictures and parties.

This last example shows the 4th summer punch. The Ice Cream cone.
This can be used for a ice cream party or as a coupon card to your favorite ice cream place. I didn't do it here but you can make double or even triple decked cones by punching more cones and adding the tops onto your single cone. All 4 of these punches are so much fun and can be used in a number of different ways. See what else you can come up with. Have fun!!

Check them out before they are all gone. Remember they are Limited Edition punches so when they are gone they are gone. Don't miss out.

Part 1 of a fun Fiskars Demo Day.

I had a great Fiskars Demo day today!! I am doing this post in 2 parts. This part shows some of the examples I showed and the second part will show the actual demo project. I hope you enjoy.

Ways of using the Chicky Baby Spring Limited Edition Punch a little bit differently.

In the first example below the Chicky Baby punch was used by punching flipping the paper so the chicks are facing each other and adding the medium size More to Adore heart punch and placing them in between each pair of chicks. Add some brads in the corners and you have a cute banner for a Easter scrapbook page or a summer page.

This second example is taking the Chicky Baby punch and changing it into a Bird. Punch the Chick first. Then cut the wing off and replace it with the Heart (More To Adore) medium size punch cut in half. The last one on the branch is the chick but with the wing and feet cut off. Replace the cut off wing with the half of heart from the medium More To Adore punch and you have a bird. A wing can also be made from the comma punch if you have that one.

This last example is using the butterfly from the Spring Limited Edition punches and the Soleil from the Summer Limited Edition Punches. The center for the butterfly was made from the scalloped square punch in the medium size. First you punch a square out of black. Then put that square back in the punch so it is in as far as one scallop and punch. The result is the strip with the scallops on both sides.

Have fun giving these a try or any other ideas you might come up with.

Upcoming Fiskars Demo

For the next Fiskars Demo I will be doing we will
Have fun with squeeze punches and the stamp press to make a quick and easy pocket invitation/card for you upcoming summer events.

This is the project for my next Demo. I hope everyone will have fun trying out the Summer Limited Edition Squeeze Punches. We will be using 2 of them. There are 4 all together. The two we aren't using are the wave and the ice cream cone. I thought this might be fun to do with picnics and BBQ's etc coming up this summer. What do you think? I will let you know the date when it gets scheduled.

This is the Soleil Punch

This is Gettin Antsy

My April 29th Free Fiskars Demo

I am doing a Fiskars demo at my LSS tomorrow from 12-2PM. It is one of there featured events leading up to National Scrapbook Day May 2nd.

I am going to feature the Scalloped Squeeze Punches with the coordinating clear stamp sets. We will make a card as shown above. The other picture shows the tools that I will be demonstrating. I hope you can stop by. It is Free too!!

Next FREE Fiskars Demo

I wanted to mention I am planning on doing another Fiskar's Demo on April 29th 12-2PM at Pages in Progress in Tucson AZ. It will be part of there kickoff of activities leading up to National Scrapbook Day May 2nd.

If all goes well I will be showing you all how to use the new Scalloped Punches with the coordinating clear stamps that go with them.

Fiskars has made Circles, Squares, Ovals, and Hearts in the punches and then the same shapes in the stamps. It should be a lot of Fun. Stop by and try them out with me. We will make a card using these products. I hope tp see you there.

Fiskars Oval Border Punch

Remember a while back I posted about the Fiskars Oval Border Punch? I was having difficulty in getting a consistent nice oval when I was done. Well another fellow Fiskateer Debby #2852 has done a video showing how she has figured out how to do these Oval punches. Here is the link for you to go check it out. http://debbysdares.blogspot.com/2009/04/fiskars-friday-on-thursday_09.html

I haven't tried her method yet but plan to as soon as I have a chance. I think she may have figured out the last part of the puzzle for me in making these ovals. Let me know what you think if you go over there. I would love to know how many people own these Oval border punches and haven't been able to use them or if you have do you have any additional info to add??

Fiskars Demo Wed April 8th

I just wanted to let you know I will be doing a Fiskars Demo tomorrow Wed April 8th at Pages In Progress in Tucson AZ. I am going to be featuring the Limited Edition Spring squeeze punches and we will be making a cute Spring/Easter card. We will use Get Crackin' and Chicky Baby.

I will try to get some pictures to post tomorrow when I get home.

My Demo Project

This is the card we made on the Fiskars Demo I held at my LSS last week. We used two of the Spring Limited Edition Punches. For some fun I had them tell me where the Cracked Egg punch was used. Some found it right away and others took a while to find it. I was teaching how you can use a punch for something entirely different than what it is originally designed for. So that is why I did that little test. I wanted them to see beyond the actual design of the punches. It was a great day. We had a lot of fun. I had some "regulars" and some "new" people. I so much like to spread the Fiskars Love and teach how to work the different tools.

Next month I am doing another card using 2 of the Spring Limited Edition Punches. I will be using the Chicky Baby and the Cracked egg. I can't wait to do this one too.

Big Day tomorrow

I am going to be giving a Fiskars Demo/ Make-n-Take tomorrow at my LSS.

It will be held at Pages in Progress. You can check there blog out by finding them in my blog list on the left side panel of my blog. They are a fun store with wonderful owners. They offer a lot of classes too. There has been so much new merchandise arriving daily that they can't unbox it all fast enough. I'm sure you will like the store as much as I do.

I am looking forward to having a good time at the Demo. I love to teach about the Fiskars tools and spread the Fiskateer love. If you are in the Tucson area please stop by. I would love to meet you and have fun doing the project I am presenting. We will be making a card using one of the Limited Edition Spring Squeeze punches. We will do a little stamping using the Stamp Press also.

On April 8Th I will be here again and we will do an Raster card with some more of the Limited Edition Spring Squeeze Punches. Make a note of that as well.

Fiskars Feb Demo

These are some pictures from one of my Fiskars Demo/ Make n Take at my LSS. I have everyone take a number and I demonstrate to 4 people at a time. That seems to work out well giving people the time they need and questions can be asked and answered as well as accomodating all that stop by. Because I am unable to get up and move about this is the setup I discovered works the best for me. I have the tables pushed together so the tools can be passed to each other easliy and everyone can see what I am doing also. As you can see the ladies wanted to have there areas picked up before the pictures were taken. Trust me it was not that neat during work time. lol This is pictures of 2 of the groups that came by that day. Sorry I didn't get pictures of everyone. The project was a Valentine's card.

I have a March Demo coming up on the 11th at the same LSS.

FREE Fiskars Demo's

I will be doing a FREE Fiskars Demo / Make-n-Take on March 11th and April 8th from 12-2PM. I will be doing these at my LSS -- Pages in Progress in Tucson, AZ . Stay tuned for pictures of the projects hopefully soon. There may be a giveaway or two also!! Come by and have fun learning about Fiskars tools and making a fun project at the same time. I will be using some of the new squeeze punches.

A note on Squeeze punches. They come in Extra Large, Large and Medium sizes. Some designs are in all 3 sizes and some aren't. But no matter what if you have an Extra Large Punch it will measure 2". The Large Punch will be 1.5" The Medium Punch will be 1" If you keep that in mind you can always determine the size of your squeeze punches.

Fiskars Demo Mini Clipboard

I have been doing Demos for my LSS called Pages in Progress. I decided to make this Mini Clipboard to use as both a sign of my Demo being held and as a tool to showcase thge use of the craft drill, squeeze punches, chipboard, and rub-ons.