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Mouse Card Made from a Heart Punch

By Nifty Thrifty
25 January 2011
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A heart punch can become a mouse, a flower, or even a bird by simply adding punched shapes or embellishments like whiskers, a beak, or a stem. Experiment with your heart punch and see what you can create!

Instructions

STEP 1:

Cut patterned paper “XOXO” design into 2 strips approximately 1 inch wide

STEP 2:

Arrange on card according to sketch

STEP 3:

Using the heart adhesive border, place it above the “XOXO” patterned paper. Trim off excess border and place on with foam tape

STEP 4:

To create a mouse from the punched heart shape, punch a white cardstock heart for the body. Using the small scallop circle punch, punch out 2 circles for ears. Cut a snip in the circle to its center. Coil the circle so it is slightly cone shaped. Punch 2 small pink cardstock circles for the center of the ears

STEP 5:

Add googly eyes and black embroidery floss whiskers. Place a pink circle for the mouse’s nose.

STEP 6:

Add a tail by using a flourish punch. Cut it to remove one of the flourishes. Add a pink bow to the tail. Place the mouse on the card on top of the last heart to the right

STEP 7:

Add 2 chipboard photo corners on opposite corners and spell out the word “LOVE” using glitter stickers.

stpatschappy
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Wow...so creative. All the different uses of the heart punch. Thanks for sharing!

snbosley
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new to this i like it a lot, snb

JMcKnite
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How cute is that. Makes me want to go out and buy a heart punch.

NavyWave
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Very sweet & cute, love the mouse, adds that little extra touch!

Other Supplies
  • Scalloped Heart Punch
  • Small Scalloped Circle Punch
  • Flourish Punch
  • 5/16 Circle Punch
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Foam Tape
  • Googly eyes
  • Pink Ribbon
  • Black Embroidery Floss
  • White and Pink Cardstock
  • Valentine Patterned Paper
  • Chipboard Corners
  • Heart Border Sticker
  • Glitter Alphabet Letters

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