I love my punches. Especially my border punches. While die cutting has some fabulous options, I think there is a place for the quick and easy punch in every craft room. I don’t have to worry about anything, just a quick punch and it’s done.
My favorite border punches are the simple ones. The ones that are timeless and can be used on so many different designs. I’ve punched cardstock and patterned paper with them and just finally got around to trying punching vellum borders. I love the subtle lacy look.
To create this card, I’ve punched a series of layers of vellum with different edger punches. At the bottom you get see the blue cardstock showing through and as you go up, the layers of vellum become more opaque.
Because vellum is translucent, you need to take care where you adhere it. I’ve made each layer longer than the first so that they would all adhere from the same place. They all adhere with strips adhesive and I then covered it up with the lace trim.
If you’re looking to round out your punch collection, Ellen Hutson LLC has a punch clearout. Most punches are 40% off. I’ve had my eye on a few and now is a great time!
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