My Other Creations: Metal Tart Tin Medals

When I saw that this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme was Patterned Paper, I decided to make some medals with colorful paper "ribbons":

 The metal portion of my medals started out as mini tart tins that I found at a thrift store.  I smashed them flat (which did pain me a smidge, I will admit) and used that as my starting point.

The paper centers of my medals were punched with a 2" circle punch.  The bird is from patterned paper (the Painted Passport collection), while the typewriter is from a vintage kid's book and the travel girl is from Bo Bunny's Calendar Girl collection.

  
I made the ribbons on my medals from all sorts of different patterned paper, which I cut and outlined with a black Sharpie pen.  I used my Crop-A-Dile tool to cut holes in my paper, then set eyelets within the holes.  I threaded wire through the eyelets.

  
I stuck the wires to the backs of my medals with strong glue, then I connected more wire to the top and looped it around safety pins to mimic the pin element of traditional medals.

  
Lastly, I added the medal titles (Bird Babe, Writer and Adventurer), which I printed in Word.  Easy peasy lemon squeezy, as my cute little niece would say!

These medals were a lot of fun to make and were a great way to use up some of my patterned paper scraps.  Here are the supplies I used, which you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

Webster′s Pages Painted Passport 12x12 Paper	Bo Bunny Believe 6x6 Paper	Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid 6x6 Paper	Tim Holtz Lost and Found 12 x 12 Paper Stack	American Crafts Shimelle 12 x 12 Starshine Paper	American Crafts Dear Lizzy 12 x 12 Paper	C′est La Vie 6x6 Paper
PhotoPlay Family Ties 12 x 12 Paper Pack	Calendar Girl Pocket Squares	WeRMemory Keepers Cropadile	We R Memories Eyelets	Black Sharpie Fine Point Pen	Tim Holtz Idea-ology RULER RIBBON Fabric Canvas Measure	Fiskars Extra Large 2" Circle Punch

I know we all have tons o' patterned paper, so I can't wait to see how you use it this week for our challenge!  Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!