Three Things : For the Love of Punches
Tags:
Regular readers know about my affinity for the Marvy Giga square punch. It is probably my most used tool (next to the crop-a-dile). Punches tend to be a bigger ticket item but are in it for the long haul especially if you use them often. They are a tool that can be used over and over (and over) again - making it really worth the initial cost. Here's a look at two of my favorites and one new one.
Marvy Uchida Giga Square Punch : This is my all time favorite, most recommended punch. It is often advertised as a 3-inch punch (they measure it on the diagnol), but it is actually just about 2 1/4 inches across and down. I use this one all the time for photos and patterned paper squares. See examples below.
Paper Shapers Small Corner Rounder : Another classic. Another tool I reach for often that adds just a little touch of softness to the corners. I often use these on the four corners of a gathering (see the second layout below) to bring the whole thing together.
McGill Bracket Punch : This is a fun new punch that I imagine would get a lot of use around here as well. Love that they can be mixed and matched and would be fun to play around with some patterned paper.
Here's one of my all-time favorites from 2005 using the Marvy Giga punch (I think it's time to do a new one of these):
And another one that uses both the Giga punch and the corner rounder:
[ from Life Artist:Notes from Today stamp from Catslife Press.]
[ Three Things is a weekly product series : check out the archives here. ]
Comments
Sign in or sign up to comment.
36 comments
I'm new to digital scrapbooking and I have to say - I Love your Pages! I'm looking for inspiration and groups to join. I'm new to the area where we are living and hoping to find a group of women who enjoy scrapping as well. I posted a new page today to my blog using my PSE program. I had fun with it and would love to find time to create more, more, more. Love your blog!
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.
I'm new to digital scrapbooking and I have to say - I Love your Pages! I'm looking for inspiration and groups to join. I'm new to the area where we are living and hoping to find a group of women who enjoy scrapping as well. I posted a new page today to my blog using my PSE program. I had fun with it and would love to find time to create more, more, more. Love your blog!
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.
As soon as I can afford to buy things again ( i.e. as soon as I am employed again! lol ) I am buying all 3 of those punches!
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.
I agree I have the Marvy Giga Square & like it. My hubby & kids bought it for me for mom's day one year on their annual trip to scrap store for me. At first I was like oh can I use this but now I see the light. I also like the punch that makes paper like ripped notebook paper from EK. I got it from Stampin Up but it's EK. Take care of yourselves.
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.
Oh, yes - I can understand your love for punches!
I just bought a (long wanted) corner-round-puncher - and I'm so glad i did it finally!
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.
Hi Ali,
I've actually had the bracket punch for about a year now, and I was really excited to find it... the only thing is it sometimes gets lighter weight paper caught in it... If you put scrap cardstock underneath the lighter weight paper it helps.
The design of the other punches (with a lever) seems to work better, and I noticed EK came out with a similar brackets punch that may be worth a try.
- A
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.
How do you do the circle within your square punches? I've tried and it doesn't look nearly as neat and perfect as yours. Thanks.
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.
"A.M. Routine" is one of my all time favorites from you Ali ... enjoyed seeing it again SO much. :)
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.
I will have to look out for one of those as well....I have other square punches!
How and where did you get ahold of the visual cues that help SImon? I would like to find a source for those images as well because they would be great for me to incorporate into the Kindergarten classroom.
If you can help please let me know...thanks
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.
I use Boardmaker to do the picture schedules all the time (I'm a school psychologist). I thought it was fun to see them on a scrapbook page!
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.
I love the design, but I'm most impressed by the sentences that your son has formulated with his PECS symbols. You see I'm not only a scrapper, but I'm a speech and language therapist! LOL!
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.
Great post! I love the bracket punch! I haven't seen it before!
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.
love your scrapping of the picture symbols.
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.
You got me hooked on punches years ago - they are fabulous!!
Thanks, Ali!!
(The tab punch is also a cool one!)
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.
Ali
Where did you get the little squares with the pictures? I care for a 3 year old on Fridays who has no expressive language (she physically cannot speak) and I would love to begin to work with some of those with her. I've looked at some online but they aren't as good as yours.
Thanks!
Rebecca F.
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.
I don't have one of these giga punches but was thinking about it because I use my other two square punches pretty often. A square punch is a 'must' in the scrap/stamp kit!
Sue
Replies
Sign in or sign up to reply.