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Home / Craft Product Reviews / Fiskars Intricate Shape Punches

Fiskars Intricate Shape Punches

October 16, 2013

It’s no secret that I love a good paper punch. It’s so much easier to reach for a punch and get what you want punched out quickly, rather than having to fuss with a die and a cutter and a “sandwich” or a setting. And it’s also no secret that Fiskars makes some mighty fine punches. Time to meet the newest additions to the family, the Fiskars Intricate Shape Punches!

Fiskars Intricate Craft Punch

They are substantial 2-stage punches – one stage punches the interior details, the second punches the outside shape.

Here’s how they are described on the website:

Intricate Shape Punches

Perfect for creating large, intricate shapes that can be used as embellishments on handmade cards, scrapbook pages, collages and much more, our Intricate Shape Punches make every punch easier and help eliminate paper jams so you don’t have to slow down when you’re crafting. Based on crafter-chosen designs, our Intricate Shape Punches are also great for creating layered embellishments with multiple punched-out shapes that add touchable dimension to your craft projects. All include a lifetime warranty.

 

 They are, quite simply put, LARGE.
Fiskars Intricate Shape Punch
Closed, they measure 2 inches high by six inches long by 4 inches wide. Open, they are much larger. Good thing they have that lock to keep them closed while not in use!
Fiskars Intricate Shape Punch
Fiskars Intricate Shape Punch
To get the best indication of how this punch works, watch this video:
http://youtu.be/fBVJrCFYg0I
Here are some closeups of the things I showed in the video.
Selection of current designs available.
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Clockwise from upper left: acrylic, cork paper, vellum, cereal box cardboard.
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Not so successful: 2ml craft foam sheet and burlap paper.
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On a sad note, I killed one. (Moment of silence, please.) I attempted to cut a piece of holographic plastic from Imagine Crafts and jammed up that bugger so bad it won’t spit out the pieces.
Jammed punch!
THIS JUST IN! I had a commenter ask for testing on Shrink Plastic. FAIL!! I have jammed another punch!!! 
Moral of this story? Be careful. These are really meant for PAPER. Just be glad I found out the hard way so you don’t have to!
Cards featuring the Fiskars Intricate Shape Punches
On the whole, I think these are gorgeous. It carries an MSRP of $24.99, so they are a bit spendy full price (but we can always use those great coupons for 40% off, right???!!!) I’m seeing a couple of projects with these in the near future, so stay tuned.
I’d love to hear your thoughts/opinions, and would be happy to answer any questions that I can!
Disclosure: samples provided for review. Opinions are honest and are from my own experience with the product. 
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Comments

  1. Kim P. says

    October 16, 2013 at 09:18

    Love these punches and thanks for the demo. Will look for these next craft store shop.

  2. Fancylooks says

    October 16, 2013 at 11:18

    WoW, those are huge and pretty!!! I wonder why Friskars are not making craft foam punches, in Spain we use so much that material, and in México and Brasil, I guess in France (Friskars is French, I believe) they don’t like using craft foam or it is not popular, I don’t know… maybe their main market is USA and craft foam is not popular enough there… Artemio is another brand that neglects craft foam punches, as far as I know.

  3. Dale Rose Stream says

    October 16, 2013 at 11:29

    These look gorrrgeous! I hope they come out with some rose-like designs and others such as seasonal trees, on and on….. wow! It’s about time that Fiskars flexed their muscles and created these. Since we all love them and know them for their fantastic lines of scissors… again, it’s about time to see such fantastic punches from them. I have a couple of OLD punches that aren’t very impressive. (Moment of silence for the deceased decorator punch…….)

  4. Elaine says

    October 16, 2013 at 13:47

    Thanks for all the good info. I love the look of these punches. BTW regarding the one that you jammed up with a piece of holographic plastic, try putting it in the freezer for a couple of hours. This was the advice I got from another punch company when one of mine was jammed. The theory is that the metal will contract and release when frozen. It’s worth a try anyway.

  5. Jenny says

    October 16, 2013 at 15:37

    Elaine- it’s worth a try. Thanks for the tip! I’ll report back….

  6. Rosy Newlun says

    October 16, 2013 at 16:16

    Another great review – thanks so much! They are a bit big, though. If the freezer doesn’t work, and you run out of options, you can always try WD40 and spray every part of the metal. By then, it sure can’t hurt, might help.

  7. Natalie says

    October 16, 2013 at 22:10

    Nice review. These look fun. For your jammed punch try this: flip it over and carefully tap around with a screwdriver or a mini hammer. Do NOT touch the blade. If all else fails, try dropping it onto carpet.

  8. Jenny says

    October 17, 2013 at 07:20

    The punch is popped open; however, there is a the material jammed inside. I can get it to punch again, but the shape won’t come out. They are all jammed in there and so the punch is still useless. Any tips for getting the material out?? HELP, CRAFTY FRIENDS!!!

  9. Jenny says

    October 17, 2013 at 07:22

    The issue I have now is that the spring is open, but the shrink film/plastic is still stuck inside. And when I punch paper, that piece then gets stuck inside…so the punched pieces aren’t coming out. Any ideas for that??

  10. Smokie says

    October 18, 2013 at 01:16

    Try putting it in the freezer for awhile. The cold will cause the metal to constrict and hopefully the pieces will fall out. You may have to give it a couple of love taps, lol.

  11. Brenda says

    February 7, 2014 at 18:44

    What about punching c/s?? I’ve broken a couple of their edge punches trying to use one on c/s…I gave up and got rid of all of them…

  12. Janice says

    February 9, 2014 at 14:28

    With so many “holes”, what kind of adhesive do you use to attach the intricate shapes to a card?

  13. Jenny says

    February 10, 2014 at 10:04

    Janice- you can go two ways- a Xyron is great because it applies the dry sticky adhesive over the entire back of the punch, but it doesn’t stick to the “holes”, if you know what I mean. Or you can go with a glue pen and it works very well. Hope this helps, Jenny

  14. Jenny says

    February 12, 2014 at 10:47

    Brenda- all of those shapes cut in red…that’s all cardstock. Worked just fine for me.

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