DIY Boarding pass ?

[Mccrary]

This may be a dumb question but what is a corner punch used for while doing your own STD boarding passes?

 

Also what about a perferator? Do you get better quality using the perferator or not? I am not good a cutting a straight line and I have plenty of friends and family who would be more than willing to help but I am not sure what tools I will need.

 

Help please

[mlabbe]

I bought a corner punch but it turned out to be of a different shape than my template. Looking back, I would have designed a straight, rectangular ticket and then used the corner punch instead of having to do a lot of hand cutting with scissors (took forever).

 

I also bought a rotary paper trimmer - I used it to cut everything. It helped to get things straight but it wasn't always the easiest. I got a extra blade to score the sleeves. They were out of the perforator adapter but it was ok as I just printed dotted lines on the tickets instead.

 

Overall, I found the whole process time consuming and frustrating. I'm supper OCD about things perfect and this was not a perfect result, but it's pretty good. Since you have people willing to help, it should be much easier for you!

 

Good luck!

[michelle10]

Go to any scrapbooking/craft store and they should be able to help you find exactly what you need. Essentially a corner rounder is exactly what it's called .... it rounds the corner of something that was at an angle.

[Mccrary]

Thanks ladies.

[becks1581]

FiskarsCrafts.com A new way to look at crafting online!

 

That's the one that I used. The smaller of the two corners worked perfectly. I bought it at Michael's. If you go online, you can print up a 40% off coupon for any single item purchased at the store.

[mlabbe]

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Originally Posted by becks1581 FiskarsCrafts.com A new way to look at crafting online! That's the one that I used. The smaller of the two corners worked perfectly. I bought it at Michael's. If you go online, you can print up a 40% off coupon for any single item purchased at the store.

That's an awesome tool! Too bad I didn't see it when I was there!

[westxgrly]

Hey Everyone.... well I was wondering what kind of paper I could use for the boarding passes? I also got a cricut. I wonder if I could use that to cut out the shape of the boarding pass? What do you all think?

[mlabbe]

I used a heavier paper, I think it was cardstock.

[westxgrly]

Thanks Magalie,

For that information.... I wanted to get them out this weekend. I will keep you all posted.

[mlabbe]

Yes, let us know how they go! I'm sure that you'll do a fabulous job and that they'll turn out great!