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Shaped Eyelet Creatures Class, by Melissa Baldwin |
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These eyelet creatures are so adorable! The basic
supplies you will need are;
1. pounding mat ( I like to use a small cutting board.) 2. "anywhere hole punch" set, that has different sized hole punch tools. 3. small hammer. (a large hammer will work, just be careful not to hammer too hard! 4. eyelet setter. 5. shaped eyelets. I will be using; flat tops, ovals, hearts, and 1/8" circles. 6. fine line marking pens. I like to use "Microns" for these, as it has a long thin barrel. (All supplies are available in The Stamping Studio store) |
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| Take your piece of cardstock and place it on top of your
small cutting board. (an acrylic block will work well for this as well),
then place the smallest "anywhere" hole punch on the cardstock
where you are going to want the head of the eyelet bug. We will be
creating a ladybug here, with a flat top, and a heart.
Then using your small hammer, hit the hole punch a few times, or until you have a hole in your cardstock. |
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| This photo shows the hole we created, and the hole punch
with the piece of cardstock still in the punch.
You will want to clean out your hole punch quite frequently. I keep a pin in the box that holds my eyelet tools, specifically for this purpose. If you do not clean out your hole punch, over time, it will get clogged and if you still keep using it, the hole will actually become larger, and distorted. (This from personal experience!) |
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Now place your eyelet on the cutting board, with the shaft, or hole facing up. |
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The next step is to flip your cardstock over, and center the hole over the eyelet.. |
| Now take you setter (This is the tool that has the pointy end) and place it inside the shaft of the eyelet, and hammer a few times just until the edges of the shaft have curled slightly. |  |
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After the edges are slightly curled, take out the eyelet setter, and tap with hammer until flat. You do not need to pound very hard, and I really think a smaller hammer works best.. |
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Flip your piece of cardstock over, and this is what is should look like. (Yeah!) |
| Now take the heart shaped eyelet, flip it over and move it in place. When you have it where you want it, trace inside the hole in the heart with a Micron ink pen, or any pen that has a long thin barrel. |  |
| Now remove the eyelet, and you will now know where to punch your next hole. Then take the next largest hole punch (the shaft of you heart eyelet is slightly larger than the flat top) and using your hammer as described above, to punch a hole. |  |
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From the front of the cardstock you will push the heart eyelet through, then flip over to set. |
| Place your setter tool inside the shaft of the heart eyelet and pound with your hammer a few times, again, until the edges are slightly curled and then take the setter out, and pound until flat without the setter. |  |
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Now flip over your cardstock, and you are almost done! |
| Add the ladybugs antennas and trail with the same Micron
pen, and your creature is complete! Add these creatures to
scrapbook pages, greeting cards, journals, and anything else you can get
your hands on!
Look below for some great creatures you can make with the same, flat top, oval, circles, and heart shaped eyelets. There are also some great examples of how to use these in a scrapbook, in the "Rubber Stamped Wedding Album" class. Check it out! |
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Two hearts and one flat top, create a double winged
ladybug.
(Other supplies used; flower from "T-riffic" stamp set, circle tag, and brass stencil-"wing it", turquoise, and sea glue dye ink pads. Circle hole punch, silver cardstock) |
| What could be more fun than ants and a picnic basket?! One
flat top, and one oval create these create ants.
(Other supplies use; "basket trio" stamp set, waterproof black ink pad, sea blue, and turquoise ink pads, blending pen) |
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Who couldn't "Bee Happy" to receive this
card? Three ovals, and one flat top are used to make this bee.
(Other supplies used; flower from the "T-riffic" stamp set, sea blue, and turquoise dye ink pads, "Happy" from the "basic sayings" stamp set, the "B" is an alphabet eyelet, and the two "E's" are from the "Classic Alphabet" stamp set, vellum, and ultra fine glitter. Circle hole punch) |
| I have to admit this is one of my favorites! This
not so scary spider is made from a flat top, and an 1/8" circle.
(Other supplies used; flower from the "T-riffic" stamp set, white dye ink pad, black ink pads, and the saying is also from the "T-riffic" stamp set. Square hole punch) |
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This dragonfly was created from three flat tops, one oval
and four hearts. Mix and match colors, to create many, many looks.
(Other supplies used; butterfly stamp image from "The Scribble" set, letters from "Classic Alphabet, circle clip, and circle hole punch) |
| This butterfly is made from five ovals, and two flat
tops. You could also add one more flat top to the bottom of the
bug to change into a dragonfly.
(Other supplies use; flower paper punch, circle tags, flower from the "T-riffic" stamp set, and dandelion, sea blue, and turquoise dye ink pads) |
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Here is another butterfly, this one made from a flat top,
two hearts, and three ovals.
(Other supplies used; "Butterfly Kisses stamp set, along with dandelion, sea blue, and turquoise dye ink pads. Silver leafing pen, sheer ribbon, and circle paper punch) |
| Here are examples of two great ladybugs. The one on
the left is made from a flat top and 1/8" circle, and the ladybug
on the right is made from a flat top and one heart.
(Other supplies used; The "Scribble" stamp set. Sea blue, turquoise, and dandelion dye ink pads, and stipple brush) |
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| I am sure there are many, many more creatures we could come up with! Let me know what unique creatures you create! | |