Welcome to week two of our challenge series.  Time to stretch your supplies, in particular your punches!

In the last two years the type, quality, and styles of punches have grown drastically. It is a tool that can be used in so many different ways. We, at Ella, were inspired by the inventive ways Nicole Harper, Stephanie Howell, and Kelly Noel  used punches on their layouts in Eight is Enough: Easy ways to stretch supplies and use leftovers, so we wanted to extend the inspiration to you!

Join us for three weeks of stretching as we get creative with our punches.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE:
Add color and embellishments to your punched shapes



As you can see I used a butterfly punch and added bling and polka dots with a Sakura gel pen.



To participate, upload a layout that fits this week's challenge anywhere online (to your blog, to an online gallery, or to our BRAND NEW Flickr gallery). Then leave a comment on this post containing a link to your layout by Thursday, July 8 at midnight MST. One random participant each week will win a free copy of Eight is Enough!


AND, at the end of the three weeks, we'll pick two random participants from the entire challenge series who will each win an assortment of punches from EK Tools and Martha Stewart Crafts! Every layout you enter counts as one entry into the giveaway, so yes you can submit several different layouts in the same week, and the more times you enter, the greater the odds that you'll win! 

EK Success is giving away:

Dotted Circle Medium Punch

Zig Zag Chain Edger Punch

For Sale Sign Large Punch

Bubbles Edger Punch

Martha Stewart Crafts is giving away:

Leaf Stamp and Punch

Medium Birthday Candles Punch

Garden Trellis Deep Edge Punch

Deco Fans Punch Around the Page Set

Week one's randomly chosen winner is... skling!

Great use of color- and what chipper photos of that little boy