Pierced Paper Heart

Use pierced paper in any number of ways including as a decorative mat for photographs. Paper-pierced heart Figure A Figure B Figure C Use a circle punchout that's been folded in half to create scalloped edges around the perimeter of the template design. Play with the heart design until you find a combination you like. Figure D  REAL VIDEO Click the icon to get a demonstration on making a paper-punched frame.

Materials:

paper piercing tool
paper - any desired color
piercing pad or rubber mouse pad
pencil or pen
heart template

Steps:

1. Trace a heart template and enlarge it to the desired size (figure A). Freehand draw an inner design of your choice (figure B).

2. Place a thick felt pad or mouse pad under the paper (figure C).

3. Lay the paper design on the page in the desired positon.

4. Using a piercing tool, pierce the penciled design along the design lines. If piercing along a line for decoration, leave at least the width of one hole between each piercing (figure D).

Tips:

• The less texture on the paper the better the piercing will show up.
• Piercing is traditionally done from front to back, but piercing from back to front yields a different texture.

Resources
Scrapbooking with Memory Makers
by Michele Gerbrandt (ISBN: 0883639289)
Order this title.
Memory Makers Magazine
Website: www.memorymakersmagazine.com
Guests
Michele Gerbrandt
Author / Publisher, Memory Makers Magazine
Website: www.memorymakersmagazine.com Also in this Episode

Carol Duvall Show : Episode CDS-923
•	Frame Mosaics
•	Pierced Paper Heart