Punchboard

Punchboard

Hallo Again!

Are you feeling energetic? 

Hope so because today

Helen Chilton is giving us

a workout with the versatile

Tab Punchboard

"This punchboard is designed to punch 

3 sizes of tabs as shown here.

However you can do more with it than just that. 

Punch on one side to get tab shape.

Punch both sides to create a different top to a tag

 Create interesting card corners and layer up.

You can also easily cut any size tab by removing 

the peg (try not to lose it like I did!) and 

punching freehand.

Here's a much smaller tab.

Different pattern again - don't know 

what you'd do with this one!

This sort of 'houses and chimneys' effect 

emerged as I was having a go in a workshop.

Punch on the fold and get interesting patterns.

Punch on the fold to make different shaped tab cards.

Here's a card idea using the chimney effect:

Stamp the Carabelle Studios windows

 with Distress Oxide inkpads.

Spritz with water and....

blot!

Stamp round the edges in black 

(a stamp positioner is great for this) 

and then paint over some areas with more water.

Sponge ink round the edges and then stamp 

 the Kaisercraft Moroccan stamp along the roof line

and emboss in Frantage Aged Enamel Copper.

To finish stamp the Kaisercraft bricks round

 the edges and emboss in a mixture of 

Stampendous enamels: Frantage aged Aqua 

and Ice Blue.

To finish: layer onto black card and add 

an embossed Tando label."

Materials used:

WRMK Punchboard Tabs
Carabelle Studios: At The Window
Kaisercraft texture stamps: Moroccan, Brick Wall
Distress Oxides: Peeled Paint, Worn Lipstick, Fossilized Amber, Broken China
Tando Small Bookplate
Stampendous embossing enamel: Ice Blue, Frantage Aged Aqua

Thank you Helen

for such an in depth 

look at the Tab Punchboard

and what a lovely card at

the end too

I do like craft tools that

have more than one application

don't you?  

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx