On Sunday, I introduced you to this card I made for The Paper Players’ clean and simple sketch challenge:
As many of you guessed (you’re good, you’re real good!), I used my paper-piercing tool to create the shape of the heart and then covered the pierced holes with pearls. How easy is that?! I also promised I’d share my quick video tutorial that covers the basics of paper-piercing. Paper-piercing is a quick and easy way to add a “wow” factor to any card – AND the tools are inexpensive.
Here’s my video tutorial:
And here’s another card I made with this paper-piercing technique:
Stamp Set: Delightful Dozen Papers: Island Indigo, Gumball Green, Whisper White, Note Cards Inks: Gumball Green Accessories: Paper-Piercing Tool, Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack, Basic Jewels Rhinestones
So, you want to give paper-piercing a try? Here’s a list of the piercing supplies I used in my video tutorial:
- Stampin’ Pierce Mat (#126199)
- Paper-Piercing Tool (#126189)
- Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack (#126187)
- Festive Paper-Piercing Pack (#127857)
- Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack (#129387)
Thanks for stopping by my blog today!
Brian
Love the heart one….perfect for a wedding too! Pierce away my friend!!
Brian, you are a nut! A creative nut, but a nut none the less. Thanks for your video – loved the comments typed on the screen 🙂 Both cards are great, but the heart card is just beauitful!
Loveeeeed the video and my fav pearl heart card! Also you did it again with taking a product and finding an alternate use for it. Demos across the world are punching holes in their paper and what do you do, you come along and teach us to Bling it! Can’t wait to try this, also loved the rhinestones around the ticket punch. You gave the paper piercer a new name and SU should reward you kindly for revealing it is really a bling placement tool! You are the greatest, thanks for the video!
Great intro. Subtitles…luv them. The whole video, awesome. Did Bandit have a paw in helping you produce this video? Enjoy your day.
LOVE the video Brian…..I always wait for you to make those “CRAZY EYES” in the introduction of your video…and you didn’t disappoint me in this video. AWESOME explanation of how to use the paper piercing templates and tools……I think those templates are the real WOW of our catalogs. AWESOME AWESOME Value! Thanks for sharing my friend!
Love it…love it ….love it…!!!
Loved your video and tips…makes me want to pierce something!
Absolutely wonderful video, Brian! I always knew to use the paper punch for holes where I needed them {brads, or just holes}, but never thought to use them for pearls or rhinestones…had always “eyeballed” it for placement. You are a pure genius! So love your videos, antics, and captions! Keep up the good work!
I love it too!!!!! These group of piercing templates really are useful, I don’t think I would have been able to line up all those pearls without the perfectly pierced little holes.
Now, about your video…..as always, very informative, well done and fun my dear but, I think I detected something on your face, like a little smirk, hmmmmm…..it looks like you were trying to compose yourself after laughing or something like that so, if there is another blooper of this video tutorial, Oh, please, let us see it. I go back to your first one almost every day Brian and each time, I can’t help but laugh out loud. Was your mom helping you again?? Maybe she was because, oh! that look on your face…..very familiar.
Bless your sweet pearly heart.
HI Brian: Well, you’ve given me the little push I needed to dig out my piercing mat and tool. I’ve had them for a while but they are not staring me in the face so I forget about them. Out of sight, out of mind. So – I’m going to dig them out and wait for my new templates that are coming with my SAB order. If I leave them on my workspace I may even remember I have them and to use them. Shame on me for being so forgetful. By the way, loved the video. You are the best.
LOVE the video! Not only did the subtitles make it fun, but I also learned a lot. Like Grace said, I’m going to have to dig out my piercing mat and tool. You enabler you — now I know that I NEED some of the new templates! :o)
Wow!!! What a pretty card. I love it. I have yet to paper pierce. I’m really not sure how to. I’ll have to watch your viedo. Thanks for sharing your creativeness!!
Love the subtitles!
Another good video, Brian. Thanks! I think we will see a lot more professional looking bling on cards from all level of stampers after this video. Nice job, B, and order up those pearls and rhinestones, ladies and gents!!! The challenge is on!
If it were possible that you could be on an eStage or a real stage for your comedic talents, I know that everyone who follows your blog would be there to cheer you on….you have such a wonderful sense of humor…I giggled throughout the video, with my cat in my lap giving me the stink eye cuz I was moving around too much…oh pooh, Squeakers!!! ALSO, I received my packet of DSP samples and I have to say that you did the most professional job putting these packets together….you are just the best!!! And I love the little thank you note….your cards are in a stash of other hand made cards that I’ve received over the years. MORE VIDEOS and great edits, please!
Your video was awesome! Your subtitles cracked me up too! You make learning fun. thanks!
I {heart} piercing. And, it looks great on this card! Whoever thought this up was brilliant, creative and very inspiring.
Thanks for sharing
fabulous video. your style is amazing.
Great vid! The crowd did, indeed, go wild ! 🙂