Following a question by a member on our forum about the Martha Stewart punches I decided to run a few tests using the Martha Stewart Checker Board Edge Punch to see just how far this little punch could be pushed.
Yes Yes = easily cuts; vellum, thin vinyl wallpaper, lightweight corrugated card/paper, glossy coated card (approx 250gsm), Core’dinations 80lb cardstocks, Bazzil Bling, Cuddly Buddly 150gsm glossy photo paper, Cuddly Buddly 210gsm eggshell textured inkjet printer card, 250gsm satin mirror card … and Kars (real) Metal Foil and the cardboard wrapper that the punch comes packed in but these last two did need a much tighter squeeze!
No No = won’t cut; Shrink Plastic, Tim Holtz Grungepaper, clear plastic bag (the kind we pop our finished cards in), thin tracing paper.
The punch works very, very smoothly and after all the various bits I’ve fed through it’s still very much alive and kicking! If I could change one thing, I’d add a little plastic tray beneath the ‘cutting blades’ to catch the tiny punched out bits – other than that, I’m well pleased with it’s performance and very happy to recommend it to our customers.
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Thanks for the review Kim. Not too worried about the punched out bits as there’s always glitter and sequins turning up in odd places around my house.I was, however, slightly disconcerted to find a googly eye staring jauntily up at me from the bottom of the shower cubicle one morning. I can’t wait for mine to arrive now, I’ve ordered the doily one after much deliberation but am guessing I will want to have more once I’ve seen it in the flesh!
You’re most welcome Jackie. I think these punches might very well be slightly ‘morish’. Too funny about the googly eye!