CHA Winter 2012 – New Simplicity Pattern Punches!

We’re thrilled to be adding a new style of border punches to our line of products!  We’ll be introducing our Simplicity Geared Pattern Punches at CHA later this month.  The gearing mechanism in these punches makes for absolutely effortless punching – even with our most ornate and intricate designs!    

Old Shoes New Laces | featuring Celtic Strip & Celtic Border Punches

Just The 3 Of Us | featuring Daisy Border Punch

1st Day Of School | featuring Star Border Punch

Soaring and Exploring | featuring Dotty Border Punch

Our First Garden | featuring Floral Border, Butterfly Border & Butterfly Strip Punches

 

Thank You Card | featuring Daisy Strip Punch

Many Thanks Card | featuring Vine Border Punch

Happily Ever After Card | featuring Dotty Border Punch

OWH: Bloghop 11.11.11

Operation Write Home is hosting a very unique bloghop for Veteran’s Day this year! With the date being 11.11.11, OWH invited 11 amazing companies who LOVE our heroes to join in this special event on Veteran’s Day weekend.

http://operationwritehome.org

Please start today’s blog hop here: http://www.owhstarsandstamps.org

Tonic Studios is thrilled to be a part of this great day celebrating the hard work and bravery of our heroes!

Thanks for stopping by to help us celebrate!

We are honored to be partnering with Operation Write Home to bring you some wonderful thank you card ideas.  Operation Write Home does amazing work helping our troops stay in touch with their loved ones.  If you’re not familiar with Operation Write Home – please stop by their website as soon as you have a chance and see all the great things they’re doing!

A huge thank you to all of our troops and their families!

This card features: Ticket/Tag Duo Punch, Border System, Doily Edger & Star Multi-Detail Punch.

Boxes are shipped through every week of the year, so join us anytime in sending your beautiful creations to help our heroes keep in touch with home!  Please visit the OWH “Get Involved” page to see how you can help.

This card features: Border System, Doily Edger & Star Multi-Detail Punch.

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Today I’m featuring a 5-minute thank you card sketch using the Tonic Edgers.

Each card is 4.25″ X 5.5″ (begin with 4.25″ X 11.5″ – punch the bottom edge, then score at 5.5″ and fold in half).  Layer with your favorite pattern paper and cardstock, punching the edge to match.  Add a favorite embellishment or ribbon and simply add a “thank you” sentiment.  Tools needed: Tonic Edgers Punches & Tonic Border System.

Be sure to hop to the next patriotic and crafty manufacturer – Basic Grey.  

Be inspired to go make even more beautiful cards for our heroes to write home on!

OWH Birthday Bash Blog Challenge Winner

Hi everyone,
Just realized I never announced a winner for the OWH Birthday Bash Blog Challenge.  Sorry!  Thanks everyone for participating and sharing your beautiful cards!  Our winner is Samantha – check out this great card she made using the Fall Tree punch!

You can see more of Samantha’s work by visiting her blog…

 http://expressionsofacraftaholic.blogspot.com/

Samantha – please send your address to missy.brozek@gmail.com and Tonic will send out a package of goodies right away!  Thanks again!

OWH World Cardmaking Day Blog Hop Winner!

 

Congrats to Siliva – the winner of a $50.00 Tonic Studios prize package!  Silvia, please e-mail missy.brozek@gmail.com with your shipping address and Tonic will send out your goodies right away.

Thanks to everyone who commented – we love hearing how much you love your Tonic products, and we’re excited to have introduced so many of you to the array of products Tonic has to offer!

Remember, you can still share a link to a Fall card you created using Tonic punches until October 15th.  One more chance to win $50.00 in Tonic tools!  Click here for the details for the OWH Birthday Bash Blog Hop Challenge.

OWH: World Cardmaking Day Blog Hop

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

Thanks for stopping by to help us celebrate!

We are honored to be partnering with Operation Write Home to bring you some wonderful holiday card ideas.  Operation Write Home does amazing work helping our troops stay in touch with their loved ones.  If you’re not familiar with Operation Write Home – please stop by their website as soon as you have a chance and see all the great things they’re doing!

A huge thank you to all of our troops and their families!  

To my little brother Matthew – so happy you’re home safe!  Love, Missy

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Here are just a few of our favorite holiday cards featuring Tonic punches.

We can’t wait to see what all of you come up with!  Feel free to post a comment with a link to your Tonic projects – we’d love to check them out!  One lucky winner will get a $50.00 prize pack filled with Tonic tools  - just for stopping by and leaving a comment!

Featuring: Tonic Scallop Edger

Featuring: Tonic Multi-Detail Window Punch

Featuring: Tonic Lace Edger & Tonic Multi-Detail Snowflake Flutter

Featuring: Tonic Multi-Detail Christmas Tree Flutter

Featuring: Tonic Mini Rotary Perforator

Featuring: Tonic Multi-Detail Snowman

Featuring: Tonic Ribblets Punch

Leave a comment about your favorite tonic punch, scissors, or tool – one lucky winner will receive a $50 prize package filled with Tonic products!

Thanks again for stopping by!

Operation Write Home – Birthday Bash Blog Challenge

First, a little bit about Operation Write Home, and the amazing work they do to help our troops stay in touch with their loved ones.

OWH Mission:

Supporting our nation’s armed forces
by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on,
as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.

This merry band of thousands of cardmakers is made up of Americans – and citizens of other nations too – who care about our military, and want to support them through creativity and encouragement. Crafters of all ages and levels of experience have participated since 2007…and are on the way to a landmark one MILLION cards!

Care packages filled with hundreds of handmade cards are sent to our contacts, restocking every 6-8 weeks, and are sent in time for the long journey back home to loved ones. Each box is packed with great care, alternating styles, colors, and cardmakers from all over the USA, creating “eye candy” for heroes who see only khaki around them. The topper on each box is a plastic bag filled with 20-30 letters from adults and children across the country, letters handed out especially to those in need of a positive word from the homefront.

Boxes are shipped through every week of the year, so join us anytime in sending your beautiful creations to help our heroes keep in touch with home!  Please visit the OWH “Get Involved” page to see how you can help.

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Happy Birthday Operation Write Home!

Tonic Studios – Birthday Bash Blog Challenge

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Create a Fall card featuring one of your favorite Tonic punches.  Feel free to use Tonic Border Punches, Edgers, Accents, DuoPunches, 2-in-1 Punches, Multi-Detail Lever Punches, whatever you’d like!  One lucky person who posts a link to their card will receive $50.00 worth of Tonic products!

Please post a link to your card in the comments section by October 15th to be entered into the drawing for the $50.00 Tonic prize package!  

Thank you for stopping by today!

Tonic Edger Rosettes

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Wow, what fun it’s been making rosettes using some of the Tonic Edger punches (there are a few border punches tossed in too)!

Here’s a quick “how to” and tools list for the rosettes below.  I’m sure I’ll be making more very soon… holiday packaging, wreath decor, napkin rings, so many ideas!

Note – each rosette was created from Bazzill Kraft Cardstock.

1. cut kraft cardstock to the desired width (2″ – 2 1/2″ works best)
2. score at every 1/4″ all the way across (1/2″ for a wider petal)
3. trim off one scored piece – you need an odd number of folds
4. choose your punch and punch the length of your strip
5. if you’re painting your rosette, you’ll want to do that now
6. accordion fold on each scored line
7. make sure you’re using a strong adhesive (I like to use hot glue), and glue the ends of the strip together to form a cylinder
8. place cylinder scalloped edge down – gather the top edge together while gently pressing down to form your rosette
9. using strong adhesive (again, I use hot glue), add glue to the center of your rosette and add a circle (1″ works well) to the center – flip it over, add a little more glue and another circle
10. chalk, mist, decorate, be creative!

Note – if you’re doing  a layered rosette (with a layer of patterned paper on top) – you’ll do steps 1-4 separately and glue together before folding. 

See below for the tools and supplies I used for each of my rosettes.

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You’ll need the Tonic Border System for all rosettes.

One – Edger 1 – Fancy #940, Flower Detail Punch #929, Ranger Paint Dabbers

Two – Edger 1 – Fancy #940, Ranger Paint Dabbers, Cosmo Cricket accents

Three – Edger 5 – Doily #944, Ribbon Slits #877, circles, black chalk, flower

Four – Edger 5 – Doily #944, Flower Detail Punch #929, patterned paper, brad

Five – Edger 2 – Scallop #941, Bazzill Flowers, antique brad, brown chalk

Six – Edger 3 – Lace #942, Ranger Color Wash, circle punches, pearl brad

Seven – Edger 3 – Lace #942, Ranger Black Paint Dabber, Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist – copper, circle punches, Halloween tag, My Mind’s Eye Haunted decorative brad, twine

Eight – Edger 5 – Doily #944, Butterfly Detail Punch #925, Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist – pearl, scallop circle, circle, rhinestones

Nine - Sewing Holes #873, red chalk, blue button, twine

Ten - Edger 4 – Fleur #943, Ranger Silver Paint Dabber, circles, pearl brad

Have fun!         ~ Missy

CHA Summer Sneak Peek – New Multi-Detail Lever Punches!

We’re adding four new punches to our collection of Multi-Detail Lever Punches – Snowman, Christmas Tree Flutter, Snowflake, and Fairy Flutter!  These punches will be available mid-late July, so be sure to check with your favorite scrapbook store!

Fairy Flutter

Also featured: Border System & Doily Edger Punch.

Also featured: Border System & Scallop Edger Punch.

Snowflake Flutter & Snowman

Also featured: Border System & Doily Edger Punch.

Christmas Tree Flutter

Also featured: Border System & Doily Edger Punch.

Also featured: Border System, Lace Edger Punch, & Ticket/Tag Duo Punch.

Card Projects

For larger project images, please visit the Tonic Studios Flickr Gallery.

Tonic Shape-Mates

The Tonic Shape-Mate system is a simple tool that can add a striking touch to your layouts!  This system is one I go to over and over, and I think you’ll do the same!

You Give Me A Happy Heart

For this project I used the wave rule pack, cutter, and glass mat.  After cutting my wave strips, I distressed the edges using the Tim HoltzPaper Distresser and black liquid chalk.

After putting my layout together, I used my sewing machine to stitch along the edges of my wave pieces, as well to create a stitched frame on the outer edge of the layout.  My favorite part of the layout…the journaling along the skinny wave piece.

Other products featured: Crate Paper Portrait Collection and My Mind’s Eye Lush Chipboard Letters.

 

Summer Days

Love the look of the wide rounded corner – from the smallest rectangle in the Shape-Mate Rectangles set – this layout will definitely be used again and again because it can so easily be used for another theme by simply switching out the patterns and stickers.

Other products featured: Echo Park Summer Days and SRM Press Sticker Sentiments – Summer

 

 

Creative Borders with Lever Punches

Click here for a step-by-step tutorial on this project – learn how to create perfectly spaced punches using the Tonic Multi-Detail Lever punches.

Tools featured:  Tonic Star Multi-Detail Lever Punch, Tonic Tim Holtz Craft Pick, Tonic Border System, Tonic Doily Edger 5 Punch

Other products used: My Mind’s Eye – American Made papers and die-cuts