Tools of the Trade: Builder Punches

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Stampin’ Up!’s Strawberry Builder Punch

Last week in my Tools of the Trade post I talked about punches but I didn’t talk about Builder Punches. Builder Punches are a type of punch which can punch out multiple shapes that will “build” an image.

In the photo to the left is Stampin’ Up!’s Strawberry Builder Punch. As you can see, it will punch out the strawberry, the top, a leaf and a flower.

If you are simply punching the shapes out of cardstock you may not want to punch them all out at the same time but if you have stamped and colored the images you can easily punch them out at the same time. Of course, there’s a trick…

1. Turn your punch over and punch
a template
Builder Punch Template
2. Place the individual stamps in the template with the side that you stamp with down.
3. Press a clear block on the stamps so that they will stick to the block.
4. Stamp (and color) your images.
5. Line up the images in the punch and punch out your shapes.

Using a template makes it very easy to punch out all of the stamped images at the same time when using a Builder Punch. Stampin’ Up! currently offers 9 Builder Punches including two in the January – June Mini Catalog.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!