I made my own round tab punch!

[al_silver2]

Please forgive me if this has been posted elsewhere prior to me figuring this out! I did a forum search and didn't find anything, so I though I would share my discovery! I punched out a circle using the 1 1/4" circle punch. I trimmed about 1/3 off of one side, then used the ticket corner punch where the flat edge met the circle part. And voila! A shape just like the round tab punch in the spring mini. Nice thing about this is it can be made in any size or proportion. The leftover 1/3 of my circle looked pretty cool using this technique too. I have posted my tab in my gallery for those who'd like a visual.

[emmiestamps]

Very cool!

[al_silver2]

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Originally Posted by al_silver2

Please forgive me if this has been posted elsewhere prior to me figuring this out! I did a forum search and didn't find anything, so I though I would share my discovery! I punched out a circle using the 1 1/4" circle punch. I trimmed about 1/3 off of one side, then used the ticket corner punch where the flat edge met the circle part. And voila! A shape just like the round tab punch in the spring mini. Nice thing about this is it can be made in any size or proportion. The leftover 1/3 of my circle looked pretty cool using this technique too. I have posted my tab in my gallery for those who'd like a visual.

The gallery photo isn't the greatest...the tab is partially hidden by ribbon. I've attached a thumbnail showing both sizes of the circles I ended up with.

[Anna741]

WOW!!! Very clever. Thanks for sharing and posting the pictures!

[PMR]

clever! I will have to give it a try!

[RJP111]

Thank you! I will have to try that!

[jtax]

good idea - thanks!

[Boss]

Very creative idea - TFS! I couldn't justify the punch, but I can certainly do this faux style.

[terylz]

What a wonderful tip! I have these two punches but haven't splurged on the round tab punch. Now I may not need to. TFS

[jenrn]

Very cool! Now I may not need to buy the punch either!

Thanks for the tip!

[stampincrazyjen]

Very creative! Thanks for sharing!

[housefan]

I love ways to make what you want without spending more $$$! Thanks so much.

[Glittergal]

How clever you are!! And thanks so much for your willingness to share your discovery with us!

[stargirl]

Brilliant!!

[allamericanstampers]

I have been eyeing that punch myself! But, thank you for sharing your special tip! That I can do! :grin:

[corinnesmith]

Soooooo cooool! Thanks for sharing! I'll have to try it too!

[sunnysnowflake]

Where do you guy the ticket punch? I am not sure what this is.

[allamericanstampers]

SU sells the ticket punch! I have to admit...it's a good one to have and I think I use it more than the slit punch.

[sunnysnowflake]

I will have to check it out. Thanks Chris!

[The Gardener]

Thanks for the great idea!

[buggainok]

You are just too clever for words. Thank you so much for sharing all that brilliance with us!

I just love it when something can be improvised and look just as good.

[Emily Ann]

Great idea. Too bad i just got my round tab punch! Could have saved the money for a different punch! No just kidding, I probably would have bought the punch anyway. I like tools.

Thanks for sharing your clever idea. It really does look just like the round tab.

[DRStamper]

Thanks for sharing ... with this idea we can make different sized Tabs with larger or smaller circles.

[lindylou1220]

This is very clever! But I'm not giving up my round tab punch. It makes too many other cool things!

[lfw]

Brilliant!!!! TFS!

[StampingShawn]

So cool! It looks just like the round tab punch!