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.
If only corporate America would get this logical! I bet we could save them (and us) millions! Thanks for your efforts. I don’t have the punch but won’t use so many that I can’t cut them by hand.
Jan
OH! Thank you thank you sooooo much! I have this punch! Whoo whoooo. Love the colored digi’s too! You are the greatest for sharing.
oh my…now I have to go find the punch! Very cool! TFS!
Thanks, love these and I know I’ll use them over and over. I have the punch and use it often, but this add a whole new twist.
Thanks so much for sharing these awesome images! Now I must get that punch!!!
I have learned a lot from your blog and appreciate the tutorials on using Inkscape. You are a great teacher!
I like to use things I have, as you have used the punch in a new way. I have the old red Sizzix with the lever and am looking for information on using the new dies that accompany stamps. I know there would be size limitations, but does this machine cut the new type of dies with extra plates or mats added? Just wondering if any of your readers would know.
Thanks so much!
Thank you, Christine. I have a set of the matching stamp and die sets by Hero Arts and the dies are the very thin style (a la Spellbinders). Imagine that you could cut those with the red Sizzix machine with the right “sandwich” but I don’t know what it would be. Do hope my readers will have some input for you.
Thank you! I downloaded the file. I’ve been looking for a punch like that for awhile ( less expensive than from SU), so now I know what I’m looking for!
These are awesome! I ordered the punch and it came today! Can’t wait to use your wonderful file with the punch! Thank you so very much!
I love this! It is nice to have things that work together. I am inspired!
Thank you Kay for your help….I got it to work!
thank you for enhancing the uses of our punches!
Genius! thank you…
A Tutorial for this would be awesome!!!
I have never used digi stamps. Can I use this pdf to change the color to match my paper? I don’t see how.
Do you have a tutorial on using digi stamps?
Hi Mary,
These are a little different from normal digital stamps in that they have to be an exact size to match the punch. That is why I am using PDF so that I know the size will be right for everyone. To use them you just print and punch.
If you want to change the color you would have to use PSE or similar software that can open the PDF and change the color. You could Google that for your particular software.
Kay, thank you. I will have to investigate PSE
Love what you have done here and that you’ve be so gracious to share the artwork with us! Thank you.
Love it.!!!This is so such a good thing. I have the other punch in this line .So now I have to go out and buy this punch.Oh shame!!.Maybe you could make some for the other punch please.LOL Love the web site.
Which other punch do you have? I have posted files for the “Flourish Square Large” punch in newer posts.
Kay ..Hi I have the Journal Plate & Bracket Punch which I love using it would be great if you could come up with some graphoce for the punch. Again great site,
Thank you !
Yes, I have lots of nestabilites labels and shapes. Some digis for them would be great.
I had this punch and LOVE these. Have been looking for something similar for a long time, and tried my hand at it, but never accomplished anything this nice! Would love to have a sheet of the Father’s Day ones for my Sunday School class. If I have time, I’ll have to play with it! THANK YOU!!!!
Thanks so much for these. Got the punch today and they are really cute. I resized them in my graphics programme as straight from the pdf they were a bit small leaving a larger margin but just sized them to fit an A4 sheet and they are perfect! Have linked this post from my blog.
I also was disappointed to see not many digi stamps out there for my punches, I don’t have many punches but love to use them. I created some of my own inkscape templates for digi stamps for my punches. I don’t have a blog so I would be willing to email you the files if you want to share through your blog! Let me know, my email is submitted with this comment. I am also interested in creating or finding templates for the nestabilities, I have a guide for inkscape printing to size them correctly but only have the ovals and circles right now. Thanks again!
Thank you so very much for sharing your files that you worked to make, with all the Silhouette users. That is so gracious of you, and I really appreciate it. These will come in so handy.
Thanks for this! I just found it from Pinterest. Your last two links no longer work unfortunately. Can you do a tutorial on how you created this maybe I can figure a few more out to share. Thanks!
Thanks, Amalia. I deleted the broken links and added the link to my tutorial.
I just found your great designs and am so excited to use them. Thank you so much for being gracious enough to share them with everyone. I love them!