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Basic Punching Techniques

Place the punch on a sturdy table and stand over the punch. Using the heel of your hand, press the punch down firmly and slowly. We recommend using punches on cardstock or lighter weight paper. To properly align repeating border punch designs, use the punch upside down. To punch a small shape inside of a larger punched shape, punch the small shape first. Turn the large punch upside down and align the small shape inside the large punch. Be sure to punch using the heel of your hand. To punch a photo, simply turn the punch upside down, align your photo in the punch and depress the punch with the palm of your hand.

If a punch becomes jammed with the sheet of paper inside of it, place the punch with paper in a cool location for 10 to 20 minutes. The metal should contract, allowing the punch to release the paper without damaging the paper.


Punch Basics

Using Corner Punches

The single most important rule when using a corner punch is to have a perfectly square corner on your punching media. Also work with the corner punch upside down. With the corner guides out, it is helpful to draw guide lines on the back of the medium to help ensure proper alignment. Here is a simple, three-step method for creating the perfect corner punch:

  1. Seat the paper securely into the corner guides.
  2. Lock the paper in place by depressing the punch.
  3. Complete punching by using a steady motion.

Removing Corner Guides

With corner guides removed, corner and photo mounting punches have added versatility as borders or for matting round or oval photos. To remove corner guides, insert a small, flat-blade screwdriver into the middle of the paper slot where the two halves of the corner guide meet. Gently wiggle the screwdriver to the left a few times, then to the right. Repeat this action until the guides separate and can be slid apart. To reinstall, slide the side guide with the two locking pins back into the punch smooth, flat side up. Slide the other side guide in and squeeze together. They will lock in the correct location.

Using Single Design Motifs

As they often say, "less is more." You can create elegant project by limiting the number of different design shapes that you use. Whoever, this does not mean you have to limit your imagination!

Using Silhouette Punches

Stand over the punch placing the heel of your hand on the button and your hand facing the back end of the punch, away from the paper slot. As you gently depress the button, you will hear two clicks. The first is the die cutting the outline; the second is the interior die cut cutting the insets. The punching process is now complete.

Using Scrap Pieces

Finally, to conserve your paper, use your scraps instead of throwing them away! You can use scrap pieces of vellum to back your designs, create the look of stained glass, etc. You can also use punched pieces of foils, vellums, mulberries or fabric to create your own stickers. Use scrap pieces of any cardstock to create fun collage and paper-piecing designs.

One More Cool Idea

Punch shapes to make confetti in a shaker box! The hand-held and shape punches are perfectly sized. Punches offer an affordable and quick way to fill a shaker box. Punches can be cut out of metallics, patterned paper, or any colored cardstock.


Paper Shapers

Paper Shapers are the easiest and fastest way to punch your paper into shape! The patented "thumb-punch" makes it simple on your hands. The special alignment marks on the front and sides makes lining up your punches a snap!

Paper Shapers are available in three easy to use sizes -- small, medium and Whale of a Punch. Small Paper Shapers are available in an array of styles and themes. Medium Paper Shapers (up to 1" in size) are available in a range of delightful styles -- sure to please!  Whale of a Punch punch BIG shapes (up to 2" in size) with style and ease.

Corner Adorners

Enhance, enrich and adorn your corners with Paper Shaper's Corner Adorner Punches. Attach the Corner Clip to the Corner Adorner for clean-cut and concise corner punch placement. Another exciting feature lets you create intricate looking punch shapes anywhere on your page -- simply remove the Corner Clip and begin punching! These innovative corner punches will help create ornate scrapbook pages and unique craft pages.

Some ideas:

  1. Punch each corner to create interesting shapes.
  2. Use punch out pieces to create double-punch effects.
  3. Remove the corner clip to create borders.

The Corner Collection

Create-a-Corner  - Great to use with any paper.

Slot/Vellum Friendly Punches -- Great to use with vellum paper because you don't see the punched out area. Frame your corners to add a simple yet attractive look to all of your corners. To create a photo frame, cut your paper 1/4" larger overall. Punch all four corners and place photo into slots.

Decorative Corners -- Create wonderful designs in the corner of your pages or all over your project!

Shaped Corners -- Shape and design the outer edges of your corners with ease.

Corner Rounders -- Adorn, accent and create arc-like corners with Paper Shapers Corner Adorner Rounders. These exciting new corners punches are available in small, medium and large sizes.

Corner Adorner Card Creator --  Now it's a snap to adorn your corner -- simply follow the very easy instructions. The Alignment Guide Corner Clip lines up your punching for perfect placement every time!


Embossives
Quickly and effortlessly emboss any area of your scrapbook or project with Embossives -- the newest addition in the fine family of Paper Shapers products.  These new Embossives have coordinating Paper Shapers punches for more craft options.

Empunchlar

You can punch or emboss beyond the outside edges -- and anywhere on your paper. Both punching and embossing are effortless and easy on your hands.

Punching is easy with this tool -- you can use one hand! Place your hand on the end of the handle and press down. Lift your hand off the handle and view your newly punched out area! Attach ruler to punch or emboss in a straight line. Also the ruler slides back and forth on the tool for vertical alignment.

Embossing is just as easy! Place on hand on the end of the handle and place your other hand on the center where the patterns are placed into the tool. For best results, stand up over your project and firmly press down with both hands. Lift your hands off the handle and voila, you have a beautiful embossed pattern! Emboss on foil paper or metal for amazing effects.

Kaleidopunch

No two flowers or leaves are alike and now with Paper Shapers Kaleidopunch, your punch creations will never be the same either. The unique styles of foliage and other themes will create a fun mosaic design with every punch -- making them as versatile as they are fun!

Just like a kaleidoscope, a twist or turn of your layer shapes will produce a vivid spectrum of patterns. So layer all or just a few to add dimension and great effects to any craft project or scrapbook page.

 
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