First, I must admit I don't use my paper punches much which is a shame really so from now on I'm going to try and change that as there's so much you can do with them. For example:
- You can use the punched out shapes on their own to embellish cards, scrapbook pages, etc.
- You can use these shapes as confetti, for instance in shaker cards.
- You can also combine them with other punched out shapes to create new and original embellishments.
- And, you can also use them to create stencils.
Have a look here to see how you can combine your different punches to create flowers, butterflies, etc.
As I said above, you can also use your paper punches to create stencils or border strips which you can then use in many projects. Here are some suggestions.
Get some scraps of paper out and your punches too and experiment. Who knows what interesting shapes you might come up with
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This week end I made this card for a Baby Boy using some of my paper punches. I punched 4 pieces of paper and then cut these into squares (well, sort of squares!). I applied some blue vellum on the back to make the shapes stand out. Have a look here at the finished card.
If you like bargains, the Range is selling some really nice paper punches for 99p and it's buy one get one free. I bought these.
Have fun.
