I thought if I used the Christmas ornament punch with papers that were not Christmasy, that it would be a great way to get more use out of the punch as well as use up scrap paper. I only used one pattern of scrap paper on this card.

You’ll need
a Christmas Ornament punch, mine is retired from Stampin’ Up
one piece of 5 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ darker purple card stock
one piece of 5 1/2″ x 11″ lighter purple card stock, scored at 5 1/2″
enough scrap paper to punch 18-20 ornaments
Ranger white embossing powder
Any sentiment stamp
Versamark ink to stamp the image
heat gun
corn starch in a bag of some kind. I just used an old knee high and filled it with corn starch then doubled the material and knotted it at the end. It works great, but if you sew, you could make one that way or buy an EK Success Powder Tool that will range from $4 at Walmart.com to $6 at Joanns (full price, use a coupon whenever possible.)

You’ll begin by punching 18-20 ornaments.
Then, using a tape adhesive (or glue stick, or liquid adhesive,) glue your ornaments in a diagonal pattern to the 5 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ darker card stock.. I started at the bottom right corner and made sure that the first ornament is partially off of the page. Any of the ornaments that are on the edges should be glued with tape adhesive, so they stay in place when you are trimming them on the edges. Once you have glued all of your ornaments to the paper, trim them from the back. You’ll want to stamp your sentiment with Versamark Ink ($5.99 full price at Joanns). Once you have stamped the sentiment, you’ll put scrap paper under your cardstock and pour some embossing powder over the sentiment. I used Ranger White Embossing Powder ($4.99 full price at Joanns). Tap the excess powder onto the scrap paper and then pour it back into the container and close it before using the heat tool. (I own the Darice heating tool that is $19,99 full price at Joanns, but have heard the Ranger heat tool $24.99 full price, is a better tool. Start your heat gun and warm it up (maybe 10 seconds) before using on the image. Make sure you keep your hands away from the heat as this will burn you. Move the gun back and forth so it doesn’t burn the paper or the embossing powder. I start by warming the back and then go to the front. You’ll know when it is finished because the powder changes to a shiny color.
Next, you’ll want to apply foam tape to the back or use fun foam and cut a piece that is large enough to cover almost the whole back (5 x 5″). Adhere the fun foam with wet glue to strong ATG tape. If using foam tape, remove the paper lining and take a piece of organza ribbon that matches your pattern and cut it in half. Use roughly 14″ of ribbon. Stick the ribbon to the foam tape on either side of your card and then wrap it around to the front. Now is a great time to apply your 5 1/4″ cardstock to your card base that is 5 1/2″ x 11″. Tie your ribbon in a bow and your card is complete.

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