Punch Perfect

Tuesday's tip is late because I've been sort of naughty... For the first time ever, I had QVC's Craft Fair 'on' all day long...

Now, before you gasp, and utter 'Uh-va!' you really need to know it isn't as if I just sat there with the phone in one hand, and a bag of bon bons in the other... In fact, I was busy the entire time mass-producing twenty-two cards, writing notes, and addressing envelopes -- In essence, catching up on my hideously late August correspondence...

So, what does all this have to do with a tip for the week?

Well, one of the steps in my card making process, was to assemble a punch accent, of which one layer had been punched from vellum. ~GRRrrrrr!  That beautiful, but frustrating vellum!!!  Took me four or five botched, torn, and ragged-edged punch-outs, then I remembered this:

Before punching through vellum, always sandwich the vellum between two pieces of heavier paper (i.e. regular copy paper)...

Believe me, it makes a HUGE difference, and improves the outcome one hundred per cent!

Note: Yes, of course, you can use lightweight cardstock, but unless you actually want the cardstock punch-out, copy paper is a whole lot cheaper.

Comments

[sharon in ne]

Oh my...I bet that would work too with the vellum I'm trying to cut with scalloped scissors. Thank you!

[Heidi]

What a handy tip! I will definitely try that next time! Now tell us, what did you buy!?

[Trish D]

Ooh, great tip! I usually use cardstock weight vellum simply because it's easier to work with, but I may have to pull out the neglected, lighter weight stuff now!