Triple Punches Review and Projects

Projects with Dress My Craft Punches

            Hi friends,Dr Sonia here and I am very excited to share a review post and project ideas on my first love Craft Punches . I was so thrilled when I came to know that  Shalini  launched Craft Punches under her brand Dress My Craft !
Shalini always maintains a high benchmark for the products she stocks in her shop and even higher standards for products under her brand Dress My Craft  so even before I got my hands on the new punches I knew they would be fabulous !!

And these punches have truly exceeded my expectations and that is not  just the "DT" in me speaking but a paper-crafter who loves fabulous tools !!

In this post I will demo the Triple Punches and show you how versatile they are with a couple of projects.

Triple Punches

Special Features of the Triple Punches 

• Size : They are pretty large and sturdy Punches and can punch  paper widths of upto 2.5 inches 
• No limit to the length of paper you can punch!
• Mechanism :All 3 Triple Punches act by the  "Lever mechanism" which is personally my most favorite punch mechanism as not only is it easier to punch paper using lever punches but it also gives cleaner cuts
• Can hold in hand and punch! Because of the levering mechanism you can hold the punch and punch with your hand instead of having to always set it on a surface to punch.This is an advantage when you want to use the negatives of the punch-outs as shown in my video.
• Layering Punches- The base of the 3 punches have markings of 1.5, 2 and 2.5 inches on wedges to fit papers of these 3 widths-  this makes layering of your punched out tags and banners super easy. 
• Wedged Paper feeder
  

  

  Triple Punch Mechanism

  The wedges on the paper feeder base are an especially useful feature as if you cut your paper to size and feed it into a wedge say 1.5 or 2 or 2.5 inches...you can easily align the edges of your paper so that you dont get a wonky or crooked tag/banner.
• Another advantage of the  wedges is it allows you to easily align paper widths such as 1 and 3/4 or 2 and 1/4th to make layering quicker and easier.
• Nonskid Base : The base has built in nonskid discs which is especially handy when you are working with big punches such as these.
  
• Heavy duty Punch : The punches can easily punch papers of 300g and it even smoothly punched ivory sheets!
• Punches Thin Paper too- now you may be wondering why am I listing this as an advantage of these Dress My Craft punches...well surprisingly some heavy duty punches  give jagged edges with thin paper as they are meant to be used with card-stock! Happily the Dress My Craft punches give fabulous cuts with thin paper too!
• Cut pieces are useful too! I  am sure there are many of you who like  to waste as little paper as is practically possible when you craft. I love it when I can creatively use the negatives and little bits which are left  with the main punched design . When you scroll down you'll see how easy it is to create chevrons and beautiful patterns with the negative bits of the triple punch designs!

Ok now that I have talked to you about the salient features let me show you some project ideas to show the versatility of the Triple punch designs

Apart from the obvious tags and banners here are more ideas

1. Layered Bookmarks
2. Mini Album/Box Closure Mechanism
3. Business/ID Card Holder Box
4. Accordion Box
5. Organiser/Gift Basket

Bookmarks

When I got the triple punches a few days back I was frantically making notepad holders as Teacher's Day gifts and these layering punches were quite  handy to quickly make some gorgeous matching bookmarks for my daughter's teachers. 

I used the Rounded Tag Punch to create the layered bookmarks. It is very easy to create layers quickly using the wedges and marking.
Crafty Tip
If you are using the increments of 0.5 inches width strips....increase your paper strips by 1/4th inch only to get the perfect margin.

One big time saver with this tag punch is the hole which also punches perfectly with the rounded top shape. You just have to add an eyelet and a thread to finish the  bookmarks!

The lemony bookmark was created by punch through very thin paper and it was layered on Dress My Craft Textured pink card-stock which is of 300g!

The chocolate bookmark below has a base made of ivory sheet through which the Tag punch worked beautifully.

I played around with the measurements of the strips to get borders of different widths.

Love how the punches work beautifully with different papers. The Blue bookmark was made with Dress My Craft Hydrangea Lawns and the pink one with Lemoncraft Fresh Summers...both papers varying widely in thickness but punched out beautifully with the tag punch.

The raspberry set was made with DCWV papers

The  green one below was made with Lemoncraft papers

In case you are interested in how I made the Shaker Notepad Holders here is the link : Teachers Day Gifts
 Box / Mini Album Closure

 The shape of the Rounded Tag is just perfect to make a stylish closure mechanism!

I created a acetate window box from this project : Foamiran Flowers Hanging Decoration and made a secure closure using the Rounded Tag punch.

 You just have to add an eyelet and thread a ribbon/twine to create the closure.

ID Card/Business Card Holder

These cute Mini Flip top boxes are designed to hold ID/Business Cards. They are made from  10 and 1/4  x 4 inch pieces of card-stock using the rounded tag punch.

Accordion Boxes

 This box looks similar to the boxes shown above but is much easier to make and is quite roomier too.

It is an accordion box which is 1/2 inch thick and you can size it at different lengths to hold tags, I love you notes, small photographs etc.

I designed them to hold Membership cards.

 The base is made from a single strip of cardstock measuring 2.5 x 10 and 1/4 inches

  Accordions on the sides allow partition of the inside of the box

 And the accordions allow the holder to expand when you open it.

The dimensions are perfect to hold Membership/ID cards and will make such cute gifts!

Chevron Pattern

Here are the backsides of the boxes showing how you can use the negatives of the punch-outs to create chevron patterns. They would look beautiful in cards too.

And here is a video showing the punches in action and a Tutorial to make the accordion holders

Organizer Baskets/ Gift Basket

Because the Tag Punch can punch through really thick paper...it is fabulous to make Mini Organisers or Gift baskets. These cute Organisers  have wooden dowel sticks threaded through eyelets in the tags and you can carry them around by holding the rods.

 You can make them as long as you want. These are 4 inches long and are perfect to hold tiny bottles of nail polish [above]  or crafting supplies such as Alcohol Inks [below]!

I hope you liked the project ideas and before I bid adieu don't forget to check out this post on the  Use and Care of your Craft Punches 
Supplies
Punches :-Banner Punch ,Rounded Tag Punch ,Rectangular Tag Punch 
Papers : Dress My Craft Floral Symphony, Dress My Craft Hydrangea Lawns, Dress My Craft Pastel Pink Textured Cardstock, K and Company Tim Coffey Cottage Garden Specialty Paper, Acetate
Dies : Gina Marie Picket Fence,Elizabeth Craft Designs 728 Bunch of Flowers,Magnolia Doohickeys Vintage Box Lacing Coffee

DRESS MY CRAFT - PUNCHES

Greetings Everyone

How have you been ??
Today I am sharing my take on Brand new launched Punches by DRESS MY CRAFT.

Dress My Craft needs no Introduction it's our very own Indian Brand, they have launched some amazing series of paper craft punches and paper trimmer... Revolutionary History Created!!!

In total Dress My craft has launched 8 Paper punches and paper trimmer

-Banner Punch
-Corner Punch
-Dress My craft Paper trimmer
-Rounded Tag Punch
-Rectangular Tag Punch
-Circle 1 inch punch
-Circle 1.5 inch punch
-Circle 2 inch Punch
-3 in 1 corner punch

So today I am going to tell you something about the amazing Banner and Tags Punches
-DMC punches are smooth and gives crisp edges
-DMC punches are light weight and not heavy to work with.
-DMC punches are economical as compared to many other brands.
-DMC tag punches embosses too on the notches.
-DMC tags and banner punches comes in different sizes , so you get three in one benefit.
- DON'T use any handmade paper or mulberry paper the chances are your paper might get stuck and chances are it may spoil the sharpness of punches. It advisable not to use it with paper which has loads of fiber in it.

Banner and Tag Punch - DRESS MY CRAFT

Here is the Link to video -

                                           Please excuse my mistakes I was really nervous.

These Punches helps you utilize the pile of paper scraps which we prefer to hoard forever.

I hope you liked these punches as much I do and don't forget to leave some love.
Keep checking the space for more fun inspiration.

XOXO
Isha Tripathi.



List of supplies-
- Rectangular tag punch
-Rounded Tag Punch
-banner punch
-Magnolia 6x6 paper collection 
-Basic baker's twine

MIXED MEDIA TAGS : (PICTORIAL)

Greetings everyone

How have you been :) I hope great.
Did  you see the last post by my fellow team mate which was all about mixed media. She has explained so beautifully and in precisely in a very simple way what mixed media is all about. So I decided to carry on the theme and try my hands on mixed media again.

Surprisingly my DT kit for the month was super amazing, take a look

 

 Isn't it awesome, I just love impasto paint and art alchemy brilliance wax.
And this is my first set of super intricate chipzeb by Mudra, let me tell you these are beyond amazing super think and such fine cutting details totally blown away by the quality of the same.

So finally I decided to make set of mixed tags using these crazy supplies.
{All supplies used will be mentioned down below along with the links, so don't worry sit back and enjoy post}

Tda ... Here is my take on mixed media tags. I have simple tutorial and lets get started....


STEP BY STEP : TUTORIAL 

Step 1: 

To make my tags I used Sizzix Alterations tag die and white card textured card stock from my stash.

Step 2:
Select your choice of metal embellishments scraps resins etc etc whatever you want to you use, Just to let you know there is no LIMITATIONS.

Once I have selected my embellishments, I like to place them randomly and play around till the time I find perfect places for each one of them.

Step 3:
Now I have pasted all the embellishments using art basics 3D Gloss gel.

Step 4:

Once the gloss gel dries up, cover the entire tag with gesso. I have used single layer of liquitex white gesso.

 Step 5:
Now once the gesso dries up, apply impasto paints till your heart drop. I just love these two gorgeous colors from art alchemy and in fact store has the one of the awesome collection of impasto paints.

Step 6:

This is really one of the awesome products I have used, Memory Hardware by Frank Gracia. Love the muted tones. I have used Blue and pink color here.
In the above image the tag on the left I have dusted the artisian powder and I don't know whether you can spot the difference between the two tags but the one on the left looks more vintage and has a matte effect.

What is the product all about- 

Prima Marketing Frank Garcia Memory Hardware Artisian Powder. Use this fine and delicate colorized powders on resins, wood, paper, clay and more to create a vintage look! Great for revealing texture, detail and cracks. Mix with gesso or modeling paste or mix with water to create a custom spray. ( source: https://www.crafterscorner.in)


Step 7: 
Lastly to add some glamour to my tags I have brushed whole loads of art alchemy White gold wax on the chipzeb and all over my tag.
 

I hope you liked my tags and I was able to inspire you all.
Happy Crafting
And do keep checking the space for more exciting inspirations.

Supplies used:-
TAG DIE SIZZIX
Marquise Blue - Artisan Powder
jade impasto paint
 Raspberry pink impasto paint
Mono Multi Liquid Glue
Mudra Chipzeb
Metal Embellishments
Art stones - Finnabair