No Craft Punch - Go Old School

Years ago when there wasn't a budget for gadgets I used to do things the old school way, hopefully these techniques may help those starting out or in a simular position to mine.
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[@lericamims]

TVs very helpful. 😍

[@barbarawafer94]

Thank you for reminding us that we don’t have to spend tons of money to make beautiful things. ❤

[@nicolinavincelli9369]

Ceri, excellent idea since some of us don't have a lot to spend on many things, enjoy your day and thanks for sharing.

[@helenstrahan]

Great ideas with no real expense!

[@greenspiral2955]

Just the ticket, Griffiths! Love, love, love the low tech! 'Tis the way for those limited in space (and funds). Good 'ol buttons, who'd a thunk it, thanks for sharing.

[@brant8642]

Excellent idea. 🎉 ❤

[@amyt6254]

I never thought of a button or tape tube! The plastic angles idea is especially going to really help me! Thank you for these great ideas!

[@Ann-eh7ii]

Thanks for the reminder to make the template with an old card. ❤❤❤

[@AntonioMakes]

Fabulous video Ceri 😍thank you!

[@MissDaisyParsley]

Great tips for making these corners and tabs! Thanks for sharing!

[@BlessedArts]

Thank you, that's amazing. I love the card template trick.

[@stephanieheiler2327]

I've made a template from an old gift card for the corners too and I use it all the time. You can do one for round corners as well. Just trace around different sized round objects cut them and you can use it the same way like the one for the angled corners just line it up trace around and cut the corners. It's way easier than lining up bottons or coins every time. Works for the thumb wholes as well. You just need to cut at the edges instead of the corners. This way you can make a template for different sized thumb wholes also. I still have all my templates I've made as I started crafting and I still use them from time to time.

[@caroloconnor1688]

Thank you for telling us how to solve problems without spending money

[@darlenewilliams957]

Thank you. I really enjoy watching you!

[@nancyludlum2646]

Thanks, Ceri. Appreciate your thrifty approach!

[@kimbazzani8697]

Aww how sweet of you to show an alternative way to corner around your tags 😊

[@CeriGriffiths]

Thank you! 😊

[@kimbazzani8697]

@@CeriGriffiths your so welcome 🤗Ceri

[@Mickey28252]

Thankyou for all your handy hints etc. I’m a foyle fan too. From Australia 🇦🇺❤

[@margueritemitchell1829]

Hello from Beautiful British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦 Thank you, my bonus prize arrived safely. 😀 🎉going to try to film an 'unboxing'😅😊

[@CeriGriffiths]

Fabulous.

[@f8ted2bme]

love this, I'm still old school on some things 🥰

[@ChicagoDreamer5]

Great ideas. Wish I had found you ages ago. Thanks. 💗

[@sharonlarge7908]

Excellent! Love low cost methods! Love your style of instruction!

[@mrs.b1789]

Very helpful, thank you. Inventory items can accumulate fast.

[@michelel3372]

Great ideas and tips, Ceri! Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@Rkayhejny3725]

I knew all except the button usage. Learned it all from you! My tutor in Wales. ❤️

[@tutushale]

What a great video! Awesome that you are giving alternate ways to get the job done. Love it 🤙❤

[@CeriGriffiths]

Thanks so much!

[@juliescase5105]

Many thanks Ceri, this is great help for new crafters.

[@lesleyrawlings4209]

Thanks Ceri, I love these ideas…you must be helping a lot of people ..

[@CeriGriffiths]

I hope so!

[@conniec4629]

I am sure there are many who will benefit from this video!!

[@AntonioMakes]

Agree!

[@TwobitsTiger]

Oh!!!! That’s such a cool idea! Thank you for this video

[@artcuriousbymnw]

Love to go da school, even the comfort of modern life are also good if available. Thank you Ceri ❤

[@CL-kn1rq]

It's an excellent video for beginners. Beginners always remember you have 90% of your project around you in your house, it's not necessary to spend a fortune buying stuff when you're just starting out.

[@CeriGriffiths]

Very true

[@kareneaton2589]

Thank you so very much for your tips on corner cutting, you made it so easy ... I am so glad I found you CERI ... Happy Crafting Day to you ❤️

[@CeriGriffiths]

Thank you so much!

[@user-te7zz8mv3x]

thanks you have saved me buying more stuff that i would probably use only a few times a year !

[@brendaclark2703]

Hello dear Ceri, thank you so much for this video. Love the use of the button , I hadn’t thought of that! You always have such wonderful tips and tricks to share. I like the idea of a template for tag corners. Thank you so much for sharing. Hugs and blessings to you ❤🤗

[@CeriGriffiths]

Glad it was helpful Brenda

[@kathylambert-uz1vs]

Thanks ❤❤❤

[@phyllisj73]

Thank you for the reminder Ceri 😊

[@patjonker6576]

Great tips thanks 👍👍

[@devinemsm05]

Great info Ceri🎉!! Good morning from NH

[@CeriGriffiths]

Good morning

[@solewestren3218]

Great video thanks. ❤❤❤

[@kimcalia8834]

Wonderful ideas!

[@kathyc5764]

Wonderful tips...thanks so much

[@ludmilaschicchi8278]

My favorite is the plastic template. I had to make one right away.

[@JudiH-ig6uu]

Ceri, thank you for sharing...I am an old school gal (pen, paper, cursive writing, etc.) so I like old school suggestions. You rock my friend!!

[@CeriGriffiths]

Love that!

[@mayas8866]

Thank you so much. We tend to rely on our gadgets way too much. Feel like the inspector with the number of stuff i own. Sometimes I forget that we really don't need most of them.

[@potcake10]

I have been using your plastic card method for a long time now. I do have corner rounders and hole punchers, but I find your method allows me to make a new size template when ever I need a new one. Great idea.

[@CeriGriffiths]

Wonderful!

[@francohen9685]

Thank you for all these suggestions. They are so logical. I have no idea why I never thought of it before. Enjoyed the video.

[@CeriGriffiths]

Glad it was helpful!

[@angieallen7363]

Great! I like old school crafting! I don’t want to spend money on something I might use a few times and then put away in my overwhelming hoard😂.

[@flamingogirl57]

I heard that !!! 😂😅

[@rochestermanagementservice6082]

Handy info. Thanks, Ceri. From Cheryl in AZ

[@Suesjournaladventures]

Love this video for beginners! 😊😊

[@PeggyTaylor-jl7yq]

Hello Ceri ... As always, enjoy your videos so much

[@CeriGriffiths]

Thank you so much!

[@lizellerossouw378]

Thank you so much Ceri, loved all your tips! I have learnt a lot from your videos. Fondest regards from 🇳🇦

[@CeriGriffiths]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@flamingogirl57]

This was a great reminder and an idea I hadn't thought of... the plastic template card !! Brilliant Ceri !!! This Great Grannie needs all the help she can get !! 😅😂

[@CeriGriffiths]

Thanks so much!

[@melissaeller7029]

Great ideas ❤❤❤

[@reneebarger5194]

Simply genius! I made a tag template from an old AAA card as revealed by you. Fantastic. My old hands are getting a bit shaky so tools are helpful. It’s good to know what the “pros” use.

[@lennawisehart4888]

Thank you Ceri, this was very helpful

[@crazycardlady]

A Ceri video= a good day! Always excited to see a new posting from you!

[@CeriGriffiths]

Yay, thank you!

[@winterprism9227]

On that blue card thing, you could also put a couple of circular holes, of different sizes, in it to give you a stencil, basically, for the rounded corners/tab punch. That way you'd have an all in one.

[@CeriGriffiths]

Great idea.

[@tatianar1313]

Brilliant! Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@JoMamaLuvsReptiles]

Well Ceri, you could have saved me a lot of money! 😂😂😂 Now it’s going to be fun to use these great ideas and make a real handmade junk journal. Thanks for sharing. “ U Da Man” luv from Texas.

[@CeriGriffiths]

You are so welcome

[@terrydavidson424]

Thanks for the template ideas

[@CeriGriffiths]

You’re welcome 😊

[@tammydayfl]

Great video and excellent explanations and ideas of alternatives.

[@hellehyldgaard8793]

Thank you for sharing those tips ❤

[@jocelynharvey5558]

Excellent ideas. I make journals and give away to friends and relatives. So cutting costs is very important.❤

[@CeriGriffiths]

Absolutely!!

[@alanbirkner1958]

Thanks so much. I'd rather do than buy supplies. Tina, Al's wife

[@marnyr9610]

Thanks for these tips Ceri, I'd never thought of a button, that is such a good idea, although recently I bought a series of circles on a mathematics template which has lines to line it up half ways, and if I want a thumb notch, I find a circle that fits my thumb and use that, had I known about a button though I'm sure I would have used that, thanks again Ceri, your tips are always helpful even for non newbies.

[@theprimitiveblackhatsociet8274]

I did it "old school" for a long time. I finally gave in and bought myself a corner rounder and a circle punch. I still do the slant corners and tabs the "old school" way. I allow myself one new craft item each month, the tab punch is at the top of my list.

[@laurenbutler3452]

Thank you Ceri! Great tutorial!

[@caroltanzi29]

Ceri: good tutorial on different ways to achieve a look. Carol from California

[@YooperGranny]

Great tips Ceri and a way to save on gadgets and use on something else!

[@christiedecker2724]

This is so very beneficial, Ceri. Thank you. I've done the corner bit by cutting one angle and using it to cut the opposite, but didn't think of the other ones. I really like the template idea too. I imagine one could make a template using the buttons on it also, then you could use the buttons elsewhere. Great ideas! As my grandfather used to say, "Use it up. Wear it out. Make it do or do without." Blessings to you!

[@CeriGriffiths]

Wonderful!

[@annwoleben5439]

Most helpful - thank you so much!

[@rubyus7332]

They’re my work horses too!

[@brendabutler5738]

Thank you Ceri this is helpful

[@lindamatzke8979]

Goodmorning Ceri!

[@brendagoulette759]

Great ideas. I just ordered my first corner rounder. Can't wait to get it in.

[@katnap9189]

Great tips. Thanks!

[@jaws842]

Thank you for this. Such great ideas, and yes it helps a great deal for us beginners.

[@LGreg885]

Good morning from Massachusetts

[@ILoveMaltese]

Thank you!

[@Maria-k0]

Great tips Ceri, I’m going to use these as I don’t have the punches thank you!😊

[@CeriGriffiths]

Perfect!

[@ilakaiser3778]

Even if I have the punches, it is good to know the ‘old school’ in case I’m somewhere and don’t have access to my tools.💜🐞

[@GCCameron-f7r]

Good tips, thanks.

[@clarisemason5527]

Thank you.

[@LynnWilton-t3e]

Great tip, I also am useless when trying to "eye" curves and angles. Thanks for sharing!

[@sallyapplegate4591]

Brilliant!!! Thank you, never thought of using buttons!!!!

[@bettylongshore9594]

Great video with wonderful advice. I used to "kill" corners on tags until I found out about turning the first corner. Making the corner pattern from the plastic card was a life saver!!!!!!

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

Serendipity! I was planning to make an arduous journey, tomorrow, across the Sahara, Gobi and Taklamakan deserts to get to the nearest Hobby Lobby (well, ok, in reality it's a two bus and a train journey😉) to buy corner rounders, but this video gives me cheaper options, plus punches seem to dull relatively quick, and the tin foil trick does not always work. Thank you!

[@CeriGriffiths]

Have fun!

[@PatWalden]

❤❤❤

[@eugeniagwathney622]

thanks

[@PeggyTaylor-jl7yq]

That is what I use daily.

[@DarcysMixedMedia]

❤

[@susannejensen8087]

The blue one , I bought on Temu

[@CeriGriffiths]

Oh really, I’m sure I hit mine on eBay so it could be the same manufacturer.

[@kippytx]

Good to know

[@jeanpolkoski2107]

Hi, I was thinking any of the techniques would probably be faster than me locating the punches when I need them! Thanks fir sharing

[@fungirl809]

Yes

[@christinaandrew181]

Great video - I've just found your channel, so I'm going to binge watch! I've a request.... can you please do another video with your template card to explain what all the other angles are for? Thank you very much.

[@CeriGriffiths]

Christina the other angles are just options, each is used to cut the top angles of a tag however depending on the size of the tag the size of the angle may differ.

[@christinaandrew181]

@@CeriGriffiths thanks for your reply. About 6 minutes after I posted that request, I found the video you made explaining just what I wanted. Now I'm enjoying going through your playlists.

[@godschild1305]

😊

[@bette-annflood835]

Pinch happens. Tfs

[@dales2944]

❤❤xx

[@carolablue5293]

Punches work for me because I'm not so good at free hand cutting and I can't always cut a perfectly straight line.