Tool Time Tuesday

This is my double circle punch by Creative Memories. It makes 1¼-inch and 1½-inch circles. I love that it is two punches in one. I mainly use it for scrapbooking but did need it for Lavinia’s birthday card last year. I got the idea for the ladybug from splitcoaststampers but can’t find who came up with the idea in the first place. I used the sketch from the catalogue last year on page 101 using Say Something Mice. I thought it was a great sketch to use a lot of scraps. The wings spread to reveal the word bliss stamped underneath. I really liked it so I made a few more. They are great to use together for a framed affect like I did in Lavinia’s park page or combined with different shaped circles in Lavinia’s Bubbles page. In the Big Sister heritage page I used the punches for framing but also used it to make a paper tag. Of coarse any 1¼ and 1½ circle punch will do but I find it so handy to have both tools in one. Usually when I use one I use the other too and it illuminates so much searching through my messy pile of goodies.