Hello crafters, I wanted to share what we got up to at yesterdays Punch Board class! Lots and lots of punching – all of the right variety, no physical violence occurred 🙂 we were focusing on the 3 punch boards that you can purchase through me from Stampin’ Up!

Envelope Punch board (been out a while – but still a must have in my humble opinion)

Gift Box Punch Board (came out last year, and it’s taken me a while to recognise the benefits – but they are there!)

Gift Bag Punch Board (new out in the annual catalogue this year – love it already)

I had all three boards with me and everyone got to try them all out. I demonstrated how to use them all “as per the instructions” because, let’s face it, not a lot of people actually read the instructions – and then wonder why it isn’t working!

I also showed them some “additional” uses of the boards – like how to make purses with the Gift Bag board, and how to make lidded boxes with the Gift Box board, plus since we’re nearly at Christmas (hahaha) how to make 5 sized boxes with the Envelope punch board (this one is a summer theme, but they look lovely in Christmas colour ways too).

A lot of the different ideas I have collected over time, both from my own ideas, but also using the lovely facility of Pinterest and other crafters blogs – I ALWAYS credited the other crafters, because that’s just what we do – Copy and Share Everything – but give credit – and I made all my own instructions (just in case anyone is wondering!!).

Anyway, we had a lot of fun but a little bit of brain strain too as a new tool is not always easy to get the hang of – but they all managed it! I’d love for YOU to have the fun too – so for the next 2 months – if you purchase one of these amazing punch boards through my Online Shop or direct from me, I will send you all of my punch board instructions (RRP £8) for FREE to take a little of the brain strain out of life! Just make sure you allow Contact when setting up your profile on my shopping site – otherwise I don’t know who you are & I cannot contact you! Don’t worry, I will NOT spam mail you! If you don’t have an email, I will pop a copy in the post.

Why am I sharing this stuff for FREE? Well, to be honest 2 reasons – firstly I like to say thank you to anyone who purchases from me & I want happy customers who can use their new purchase to the full potential; secondly because I’m really close to earning the Stampin’ Up! Incentive Trip for next year and so I’d like to boost my sales – there – I can’t get much more honest than that can I?

I got this lovely card in the post from an amazing fellow demonstrator who knows just how close I am to earning this amazing trip, and she wanted to send me her love & support – and that demo is Joanne James from the Crafty Owl who does her own fabulous box & envelope instructions too for all sorts of sizes – she’s very clever & I know some of you use her resources already. Joanne and I presented at SU Convention last year and if you’re in her area (in or around Northampton or just across the border into Leicestershire or Buckinghamshire) she runs amazing classes too!

So, if you would like to receive my FREE tutorial then please just purchase one of the following from the links below – add in my Stampin’ Reward code (top right menu on this page) and remember to Allow Contact so I can send you the details.

Thanks in advance for your support and I hope you like the tutorials should you place a punch board order before the end of September. This offer will apply for all my class customers too!

Watch out “coming soon” more online party sales fun AND more information about my World Card Making Day afternoon stamper stack on October 3rd!

So until next week, have fun, get creating and enjoy, hugs Pip x