When I was making the small craft boxes at the weekend, I was reminded that when I first got the Petal Card punch I needed to “relearn” my punching technique to get decent results.

That’s because the Petal Card punch (119273) is a different design – it both punches and embosses in one press – if you get the technique right.

Now usually when I punch I tend to use the heel of my hand and put all the pressure on the edge of the punch.

But … then you end up with this …

 

… the shape isn’t fully punched out. It ends up still attached to the card at one edge and…

 

 

 

… there’s no embossing detail.

 

 

 

But! If you press evenly over the centre circle of the punch …

 

 

… then you get clean cuts and deeply embossed lines.

 

 

 

Hope that you find this helpful.

Sara xx