A Tutorial--Evenly Punched Shapes in a Row

Yesterday I showed you a card where I punched four hearts in a horizontal row across the bottom of my card. If you missed it, you can find it HERE.

Today I have a similar one and I'm going to show you an easy way to get

evenly punched shapes in a row every time! 

First..

I punched out four white hearts and

positioned them on a piece of card stock. 

Once I had them just where I wanted them to be, I adhered them

with repositioning tape 

and punched them out, turning the punch over, as in the next picture.

That's so that I can see what I am doing, of course.

Now I have my pink template. It also measures 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches,

just like my card base.

Then...

I laid the template over the card base and paper clipped it in

place so it would not move around.

Turning the punch over again,

I punched through the cardstock.

Now I have perfectly aligned hearts, and I can use the template

over and over again!

On this card, I ran a piece of the pin dot paper on the inside 

so that it peeks through the hearts.

And there you have it--

Evenly Aligned Punched Shapes Every Time!

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