Love that lacing!

     I have a Kraft Journal tutorial for you today that's easy peasy.  I love the look of laced panels on cards and scrapbook pages and have used that technique several times in the past.  Recently I read a post on one of the scrapper blogs I subscribed to called Gerrys Scrappy Life (the link will take you straight to her tutorial).  In the past I used an eyelet setter and eyelets to create the holes for the lacing, but she showed how to do it with edge punches.  They're a lot easier on the hands and more even than the hand done way.
     All you need is an edge punch that will work for the lacing and some designer paper or cardstock.  I've used some Brown Kraft and Buff Ivory cardstocks so you can see the details easily.  I can't really give you any measurements because it will depend upon the size of your project and the width you decide you want between the panel edges.

     For this card I cut a panel of the Brown kraft 5.5" x 11" and punched one short edge.  I trimmed it off at about 1.25" so I'd have some play room.  It was trimmed smaller later.  Taking the larger leftover pieces of Brown kraft I repeated the punched edge.  After that it's just a matter of figuring how much to trim off your pieces.

     You will get different looks depending upon what type of edge punch you use.  I was going to use the same one Gerry used in her tutorial but broke the punch.  grrrrrrrrr

     Anyway, here's what the finished card looks like with the panels laced with some Earthy hemp cord and a Scalloped Grungy Prim tag sentiment.

     Hope you'll give it a try.  It's really simple and gives a great decorative element to your project.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers--no floral embellishments
Heart Song Inspirations--border punches or torn paper
Hooked on Craft--try something new
Karen's Doodles--Valentine's/love
Make It Monday--anything goes
Mygrafico--love and valentines
Paper Creations Ink--die cuts and/or punches

     Be blessed!


Other Supplies

"I Love You This Much" from Sassy Cheryl's Stamps, Copic XPress-it Blending card, Copics
Fiskars edge punch, Recollections pearls, Marvy white gel pen, Micron Sepia pen