Tuesday's Tip #4

When it comes to looking in the mirror most of us want to avoid looking curvey.  When it comes to circles this can only be an improvement.  There are several ways to add a scallop to a circle. Firstly you can punch out numerous circles and stick them to the back of your circle to give a scallop that can be a different colour to the original circle.  My favourite way is to take the guard off the small corner rounder punch and punch around the edge of the circle until you get back to where you started. It is important that you line up the punch to be touching the last scallop as you go around.  

Another way is to cut out the centre of you circle and punch the outer edge from the hole with the slot punch.  If the scallops don't quite line up when you get to where you began, don't worry because you can always cover this bit with something, like a button, bow or a little saying etc.

I recently saw another alternative.  Punching out love hearts and sticking them to the back of the circle with only the bumpy tops showing from the other side. Romantic and practical. 

See how you go with these techniques. If you decide to make a card with these scalloped circles, don't forget to send me a pic.