The big name stamping catalogs have all these great rubber and/or acrylic stamps to match punches and vice versa, but what about all those other punches and nesting dies we already have? Surely some artistic folks have put together digistamps to go with those. I mean, with these old school tools you avoid all the print and cut issues inherent with the newer technologies. Just line ’em up and punch ’em out. It could hardly be easier. So digital images and templates to match popular punches must be plentiful, right? Umm, no. In fact, I couldn’t find any. Instead I found all kinds of complicated instructions about how to measure and make your own MSWord etc. docs for sentiments. This seems woefully inefficient to my engineer brain, so today I am doing something about it and sharing the files I use with one of my favorite punches, the “Real Estate Sign” from EK Tools. If you own this punch, please download and enjoy this file and let me see what you do with it. If you have punch-coordinating files of your own, I hope you’ll post them and let me know so I can link you up here. And if you are a punch or die manufacturer, you can thank me later.
Update: I did find one other PDF printable to match this punch here.
My tutorial on how to make these is here.
Thank you so muchm now i need to purchase then punch.
Such a good idea, thanks.
Unfortunately I cannot download the PDF for some reason
Myrna
Myrna,
Are you getting an error message? If so, what does it say? If not, Did you check your Downloads folder?
Same for me it has to be an SVG file
Janet, Please elaborate. I don’t know what you mean. Thanks.
My Adobe Acrobat/Reader will not read a PDF file in the web browser is the answer I get…..but I would love these for my punch!
Sounds like you are missing a plug in. Try saving it first and then opening it with Adobe Reader (no browser involved). Incidentally, that’s how I do it anyway.
Unfortunately, if I provide a format other than PDF then it won’t necessarily be the right size for the punch once you open it in your software, which defeats the purpose.
Thank you!!
This is amazing. THANK YOU SO MUCH. This is one of my all time favorite punches.
And then we can make these into clear stamps with our stamp maker;) Brilliant!
This is a great idea! Thank you.
Thank you from the bottom of my techno-challenged heart…. would love to be able to create ‘stamps’ to go with my punches….lol
Thanks Kay. I don’t own the punch, but what a great idea for the punches I do own.
You have great, inspiring ideas.
Thank you and I’m with Sandi! I’ve got to get me a punch!
TFS, now I’ll have to go and get theis fabulous punch. Never knew I needed it before!!!!!
Wonderful. Thank you so much
Kay-
A few years ago, I shared some “clone” Stampin Up punches in the MTC Gallery under “Design Elements.” You can download these in MTC. Add your message/words with fonts in MTC, then print them and cut out or punch them if you own similar punch.
I created my own MTC file with all the punches I own. This way I can create my own digi stamps with MTC, print them out and punch out with my punches.
Karenb,
Great idea to use MTC for templates for this! I have done the same thing with Inkscape, but any of the most of the cutter programs would work.
Hi,
I am a digital stamp designer, but never have owned a punch, I would be delighted to design some digi stamps that would match punches out there. If you have any dimensions, or could point me to what is out there, I would get a little wheelbarrow full worked up and post them for you!
Thanks
Jessica
Floppy Latte of Floppy Latte’s Digital Designs
[email protected] (email)
This is awesome and such a great idea, thanks!
love love love the idea! thanks!
I am not getting any messages. It just continues to go blank.
Myrna
These are absolutely beautiful!
Thanks for sharing your talent and hard work.
Crystal
Ok I have it now. I tried something totally different and some how it worked. Thanks for the file.
Myrna
Great idea!! Thanks for sharing! Off to check out my neglected punches to see what I can come up with!
awesome, awesome, AWESOME!!! thank you so much for sharing!
applause applause – great article & I would thing the punch companies would be excited to have things like this to post tohelp sell there punches – I saw at least three posts in this thread that said they were going to go buy the punch – maybe you should contact them get your self another source of income – lol
Thank you so much….I agree with you! don’t the manufacturers know that crafters keep the oldies and we would buy the matching stamp in a heart beat…
These are superb!!!!! Can you make some of the frames in different colors too???? Thank you so very much.
Karen
What a great idea! And the punch companies – and in particular EK Success – should thank you since I ordered that punch today, LOL.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Brilliant!