Pals August Blog Hop

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for August. This month we are showing off our favorite crafting tools - those Stampin' Up! tools that we just can't live without. We hope you enjoy our projects!

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper,  #6 on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.


Although I cannot be without The Big Shot, Embossing Folders, The Stampin' Trimmer, and many other tools, a very important tool that is always on my desk is the Paper Piercing Tool.

This tool is used for piercing paper. Stampin' Up! also provides many piercing templates to create beautiful designs to enhance your cards and paper crafts. See page 218 in the Annual Catalog for all he available designs.

   

I used the piercing tool to pierce a star using the Gold Foil Sheets. I secured the foil sheet to the star template and piercing mat with some Washi Tape. I then pierced every star image (except the biggest one) with the tool.

I cut the star out using the Stars Framelits Dies.

 I used the Gold Foil Star and some Kraft Card Stock to create a Country style Christmas Card with a little gold shine.  I added some linen thread and the corner stars stamp is from Be the Star.    The sentiment is from Petite Pairs.

Here is a very short video on additional uses for the Paper Piercing Tool:

The next stop is Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie, #8 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month.

1. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
2. Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog
3. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Create With Susan
4. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
5. Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com
6. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
7. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
8. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
9. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner
10. Amanda Merrill at Inkflair
11. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon
12. Amy Williams at Stamp and Spice
13. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
14. Michelle Gleeson at Stampin' Mojo
15. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
16. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
17. September Gray at SeptemberGray.com
18. Shannon Jaramillo at EZPeasy Cards
19. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
20. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
21. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
22. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery
23. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
24. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
25. Becky Gifford at The Social Stamper
26. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
27. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creatons
28. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
29. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You!
30. Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully
31. Donna Kopenski at craftycardmaker.wordpress.com
32. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
33. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
34. Jane Knudsen at www.seejanestamp.com
35. Candy Ford at Candy's Blog
36. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
37. Katie Ferguson at Cottage Paper
38. Liz Gautreaux at Kind Deeds Stampin
39. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty