Pierced votives

I love how these super easy votive covers turned out. I'd like to say that I made them for a romantic evening with my hubby, but alas, that is not the case. I just had an idea that I wanted to try. Using my paper piercer and mat pack, I alternated rows and holes on the template to make an alternating almost lacy look. I also used the scallop edge punch, now that I think of it, it would look cool to put a piercing in each of the scallops.

And this caused my hand to cramp, but it was worth it. I stamped the rose from Fifth Avenue Floral onto a piece of printer paper and then laid that onto my card stock. I pierced through both pieces of paper going over the entire outline of the stamped image. I think it looks great and I can't wait to try these for Halloween and Christmas.

Note: I sized the paper to go over a glass votive holder so that I didn't have to worry about anything catching fire.