Introduction 6
Materials 8
Punching paper 12
Wedding Card 14
Seasonal Snowman 20
Glitzy Gift Bag 26
Medallion-punched Box 34
Orchid 42
Magic Box 48
Gift Wallet 52
Floral Tin 56
Decorated Notebook 62
Artist Trading Card 68
Framed Collage 72
Templates 78
Index 80
Michelle Powell studied design and display at Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology before going on to train as a teacher at Bath College of Higher Education. She majored in printing and papermaking and graduated with a degree in teaching art. Previously editor of Practical Crafts and Scrapbook Magic magazines, Michelle is now a full time craft project designer and author. Michelle is currently building her own house with her partner Christian.
myshelf.com:Punches have come a long way from the office hole punch! The range of these tiny die cutters (and some not so tiny) is hugely diverse these days, put what to do with them all? Here are some ideas to get those creative juices flowing.One of the best things about this book is that it gives you ideas for most types of punches. The type that punch out a single image, border punches, the ones that punch out a range of shapes to make up into a flower (called tumble punches), corner punches and more. Also, the various styles they come in such as thumb punches, the type that look like pliers and others - you can learn a lot about what is out there to buy just by reading the first few pages which I found useful. What I liked even better was that after you have splashed out on a few you don't always want to spend more money on other kit, and you don't need to with this book. It contains templates! Make a box, make another like a handbag, recycle an old housepaint tin, make a most professional-looking notebook or how about a realistic wallet to contain a gift of money? I was blown away by these beautiful and useful templates, and know what I can put my smaller gifts in now to make them look more interesting - and put my punches through their paces. There are cards of course, and ATCs to bring the papercrafting trend up to date; all that is missing are scrapbook pages but with a book this impressive and this inspiring you ought to be able to come up with some of your own. The best papercraft book I have seen for some time.Machine Knitting Monthly:Paper punching is a quick and simple craft suitable for anyone of any age and Michelle Powell's fantastic book will quickly make an expert of anyone. You'll learn to make everything from delicate paper flowers to great gift tins and from cards to handbags! There are ideas for gifts such as artist trading cards, cards, gift bags and tiny paper plants for friends The 11 projects are explored in depth and accompanied by numerous variations. There are new and inventive ideas, which will give your old punches a new lease of life. Over 200 photographs accompany the projects, making the clear step-by-step format accessible to all ages and skill levels.People's Friend:Michelle Powell's inspiring book shows you how to make an assrotment of different items - from gift boxes and cards to a super model orchid - by using shapes punched out from pieces of paper. In-depth instructions show you how to use craft punches to great effect, even showing that some shapes can be cut to provide more than one use.
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