| Paper punches are no longer just for punching round | | | | punches normally come with interchangeable punch |
| holes for your filling. Today's punches are the key to | | | | dies for creating different shapes and patterns, and |
| the creation of fabulous shapes and designs. | | | | some of them even come with embossing |
| Nowadays punches come in so many designs it's hard | | | | attachments. |
| to choose just the right one. You get ones with | | | | Border Punches: |
| shapes from hearts to balloons to paw prints, and then | | | | These types of Punches are perfect for creating |
| you get others that can punch borders for you. With | | | | attractive borders. They normally have a pattern on |
| the large variety that is available today, you are only | | | | them which you can punch repeatedly to form a |
| limited by your imagination. | | | | punched out border. |
| Here is a mini breakdown on the different types of | | | | You can use punches to create negative or positive |
| punches that you can collect for your scrapbooking kit. | | | | elements on your layout. Negative elements are the |
| Office hole punch: | | | | spaces left behind when you punch a hole. Positive |
| This type of punch will be the most familiar to us. It is | | | | elements are the using the cut out shapes as |
| useful for cutting holes in paper for filing, notebooks, | | | | embellishments on your layout. This can be a thrifty |
| diaries or even leaves of your photo albums. You | | | | way to use your left over paper or cut-outs from your |
| could also use this type of punch to punch holes in | | | | negative designs. |
| your tags for your scrapbooking layouts. | | | | When using punches, to position your paper accurately |
| Decorative Punches: | | | | in the punch place it upside down. Remove the plastic |
| There is a huge variety of these types of punches out | | | | cover that catches the punch-outs and you will be able |
| there, as well as themed punches for Xmas and | | | | to see exactly where you are placing the paper. For a |
| Weddings which are invaluable when designing your | | | | different scrapbooking idea and solution, try turning |
| own cars or wedding paper. Maybe try buying a few | | | | your punch in various different ways as you punch, or |
| basic designs for your scrapbooking kit that you can | | | | make a border out of different shapes using different |
| use regularly, and build on them gradually, as they can | | | | punches. |
| be quite pricey. | | | | You could also try experimenting with punched shapes |
| Long Reaching Punches: | | | | and layering them to create different designs. In this |
| This is a specialist punch, and enables you to punch up | | | | way you won't be limiting yourself to just pasting |
| to 15cm into your paper or card, whereas most other | | | | cut-outs flat on your layout. |
| punches can only reach the edges. Long reaching | | | | |