SLIT PUNCH SCALLOPED FLOWER TUTORIAL

This slit punch scalloped flower is an easy takoff from the Slit Punch frame that was made so popular a few months ago by Maria Bell.  She was so great to share that with us all and it's been a big hit.
    In sitting down to make something for a punch challenge on my Blogger's Challenge group this just popped into mind.  I'm fairly punch challenged and don't normally come up with cute little ways to use those things.  Thankfully...there are a ton of people who can.  I'm sure if you search around over on Splitcoast you'd find a bazillion way cool ideas.  I really liked how these turned out though.  You can find scallops on everything these days and there are many scalloped circle flowers as well.  BUT, if you don't have any of those, here's an easy way to make them yourself!

Step 1:  Cut out two 3" circles from patterned paper.  (See photo 1.)  I used my Marvy Giga circle punch to make it easy but you could use any circle cutting system that you have.  I used contrasting papers but you could use matching ones too.

Step 2:  Cut out a 2" circle from the center of each of your 3" circles.  For this step, I used the Creative Memories Circle Cutting system.  I love it because the templates are clear and the cutter works effortlessly.  You could use another punch to do this step but it's harder to line it up exactly in the center.  If you do use two punches, it's easier to cut the smaller circle first and then center that in the larger circle punch.  You'll now have a donut shape and a 2"
circle.  (See photo 2.)

Step 3:  Insert your Stampin' Up! Slit punch onto your donut shape from the inside as shown in Photo 3.  Make sure that you have your punch positioned so that you can see the actual cutting and not the top of the punch.  The top rounded edge of the punch should be just inside of the outer edge of your donut shape.  Go ahead and punch.

Step 4:  After your first punch, move the punch over until you see just the bottom edge of one side of the slit that you just punched.  (I'm left handed so I move my paper circle to the right and my punch to the left...if you're right handed you might go in the opposite direction.)  You're going to punch again right next to your first punch.  By having each punch overlap ever-so-slightly you'll ensure that your scallops fit evenly and that the outer edge that you'll be discarding will come right off.  If you overlap too much your scallops might not fit evenly but you can still fit that last one in...it might be slightly smaller than the others but it still works.  (See photo 4.)  Continue cutting slits in this same way all the way around your donut.  Repeat all of this for both of your donut shapes.  I was able to fit 12 scallops around the 3" circle.    Photo 5 shows your finished scalloped circle flower shape.

Step 5:   Insert the 2" circle that you cut out in step 2 into the center of each of your scalloped circles.  I used tape to attach them from the back side.  (See photo 6.)  Photo 7 shows the two finished flowers with their contrasting centers.

Remember that you can click on any of the photos in this tutorial and you'll get a closer up view of that picture.  It might help in the punching part of the tutorial although it's still hard to see what's been punched in the photos of the patterned papers.

Voila!  You're ready to use your Slit Punch Scalloped Flowers on your project or card.

Comments

[Anna Wight (SweetMissDaisy)]

WOW WOW WOW!!

[broni (waterchild12)]

GREAT tutorial, Leigh! I bet even I could do it now! Thanks so much!

[Jamie]

Great tutroial!! I am not that creative and have wondered how did they do that? Thanks for sharing. Gotta go try it now.

[Mercy]

awesome tutorial, leigh! thank you so much for sharing!

[Deborah]

Great tip! I shall give a go! TFS- Deb

[Liz N]

Leigh, this is a great tutorial! Add this one to my list of favorites! Great job with the photos and description. I can't wait to give this project a try!

[Gayle Smith]

Hey Leigh,

Looks like we're both SU demos...great minds think alike!