Hi all

i have been thinking about getting an alphabet craft punch set for my cross stitch cards for a change from peel offs, are they very successful, can anyone offer any advice please
cheers
Deb

I've never tried them Deb but I'm sure someone on here will be a ble to help.

what i do sometimes is that i got a round shape punch and i got small Letter rubber stamps from Hero arts. you can change your colour of the paper and the ink anytime then. and the way you put it on the card.

i've only used a Quickutz alphabet

I have never tried one.

Hi all

thanks for your comments, thanks for the tip Amy

Deb

I normally buy alphabets and cutouts from ebay! I used to have a sizzix machine, but didnt realy use it all that much. Now I aint got it, I want it back lol

i write on the cards myself...

I prefer the peel offs cause I find them easier to use though I guess it would depend really on the user. It wouldn't hurt to try. I got a couple of letter punch, my initials' and hubby's but because of how they are designed, I find it difficult to plot but then its probably just me. >.>

I use loads of different techniques on my cards including Sizzix, Quickutz, peel-offs. I have used punched shapes such as hearts etc.... these work well. I also recommend using a computer to print text, trim to a srip and use 3d foam pads, it looks better than it sounds. I also back my finished stitching with iron-on interfacing and then layer it on to a single fold card. Have a look at my 'cross stitch gallery' page at www.joannesanderson.com I Hope this helps, I do have more tips on my blog (see my 'links' page on the website above)

I have a sizzex machine.Its great.

I use the Hero Arts alphabet rubber stamps too.

If you stamp onto another piece of pretty card you can layer it onto your main card (that way if you make a mistake/smudge the ink you can simply do it again).

Also wanted to say "Hi" from one Piglet to another.

I haven't tried using alphabet craft punches, but I do use a star and heart punch and write the letters on, sometimes with a caligraphy pen, sometimes in silver glitter gel pen and sometimes using an embossing pen and heat tool with silver embossing powder. It means that I get a unique look with each card I make and if I make a mistake I have only lost one heart or star!

Hope this is of some help to you