Paper Heart Pictorial

To make the hanging paper heart, you will need a paper trimmer, 6" x 6" double sided paper, 8" of 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, the Crop-A-Dial, a 3/4" circle punch, the Heart to Heart punch, scissors, mini brads, and glue dots.


First, cut the 6" x 6" DSP into nine strips approximately 5/8" wide. Stack together and punch a hole through all nine strips near one end.



Stack five strips together with the design you want to be on the outside of your heart facing up. Place a mini brad through the hole you previously punched, then fold the ribbon in half and push it onto the brad as shown.

Now, stack the remaining four strips of DSP on top of the ribbon facing the opposite direction and secure the brad.

Turn four strips of DSP from each side of the stack up toward the loop of ribbon. You will have one strip left that should be in the opposite direction of the ribbon.

Pull the eight strips of DSP together at the top, leaving the one strip (this should be in the very middle of the stack next to the ribbon) at the bottom.

You will now start to form your heart. Hold your assembly by the single strip of paper and bring the outside strip (at the top) of DSP from each side down toward the strip that you are holding. Be careful not to crease your paper.

Do the same thing with the next strip on either side to form the next "layer" of the heart.

And so on with the third strip on each side.

And finally the fourth and last strip. You may have to adjust the inner loops to make them evenly spaced.

Holding all nine strips of DSP together, punch a hole through the bottom of the heart and secure it with another mini brad.

Cut the edges off even below the brad.

Punch a 3/4" circle from white cardstock.

Punch a small heart from a scrap piece that you cut off the heart below the brad.

Layer the heart on the circle and attach it to the center of the heart using glue dots.


And there you have it! Enjoy my first tutorial! :)