My Newest Tool Purchase

I was so excited to find this punch -- A punch like this has eluded me for a while -- because every time I went to one of the craft stores.. there was nothing there like it and to purchase one online, was costly plus shipping ( ya know, I can't ever buy anything full price!) ... so I kinda just waited it out.. and one day I went to AC Moore with my 40% off coupon and I was just tickled pink to find this punch --



So not only did I finally find it.. but I got it 40% off!!

Its a McGill Perfect Petals Stacking Punch and at the moment its my prized possesion!
This punch is so easy to use and you can build many different types of flowers with it.

next on my list is the McGill Baby Blooms -- hopefully it'll work out to where I can get it 50% off!
I am working on a project, when complete, of course, I will post it to show what I made using this punch!

My Newest Book Purchase

I bought this book called Paper Greenhouse by Michael Strong --

I saw him several years ago on the Carrol Duvall Show and I was just totally intrigued by what he did with paper!! I finally bought this book a few months ago.. and I'm so excited about it.


I love this book because its totally written and published by him .. that is something that I have a desire to do someday. Publish my own book. :) But that's another story.. :)



But anyway.. it is filled with really wonderful projects..and easy to follow step by step instructions to create 15 different flower cards! He he teaches you how to make paper flowers for cards, but you can really take what you learn here and apply to whatever you would like.
It's really been a valuable tool in my paper crafting education.


I totally recommend this book to anyone who loves working with paper.. :)