Hi,

I know you must get alot of mail, so I'll keep this simple! I love scrapbooking and I'm tired of cutting out all these shapes! I want to purchase some punches and wonder what you recommend to get started? Where is the best place to purchase punches when there is no Scrapbook supply store around, only a Michael's and Hobby Lobby which both carry only a limited supply?

Thanks,

Rexann

It kind of depends what kind of punch art you'll be doing. If you think it will be flowers, then I'd say a circle, medium or jumbo, a small circle, a large or small scalloped flower, a large or small sun, some kind of leaf in the same size you've been doing and a spiral. I say small or large, because you can best judge what size you will use yourself. The sizes can always be combined later. But with those you'll be able to make lots of different flowers and lots of other things. In fact, if you want a more general list, I'd still say the circles, the sun, a leaf of some kind and then add a heart and a balloon. Lots of people use snowflakes, but I personally don't.

Have you seen any of the punch art books. Out of the big three that are out there now, I personally like Punchin' by Design Originals, Punch Your Art Out and Punch Happy, in that order. But they are all wonderful. 

Jenna