hi I'm Robin and I'm happy to welcome you to card maker kit of the Month Club this is the free card maker tool kit that you received when you joined you'll use it to create lots of cards for all the kids you receive the pouch keeps them all in one place so they're easy to find when you need them the acrylic block is used to hold your stamps carefully peel a stamp off the acetate backing and place on the acrylic block this stamp is self-clean rubber your kit contains acrylic stamps both are used with the acrylic block occasionally stamps are difficult to pull off their acetate backer don't worry they're very sturdy so just pull until they release this is a bone folder it's used to score paper or cardstock so the folds will be straight and precise wonder where it got its name early bone folders were made of bone and they're used to create nice folds hence the name bone folder just line it up and lightly press as you pull it along a ruler then fold in half along the scored line and then use the edge of your bone folder along the fold to make a nice sharp crease this is the interchangeable piercing embossing tool it gives you three tools in one remove the cap to reveal the largest embossing tip this is used to add embossed designs to paper cardstock or vellum simply run the edge of the tool around the edge of the design to emboss it to change the tips unscrew the mint this metal piece and remove the tip unscrew this blue cap to remove the stored tips there's a smaller embossing stylus for finer emboss lines and a piercing tool which I'm going to insert in the other end and replace the metal tip after you're changing the tips be sure to store the unused tips in the barrel and replace the cap so you don't lose them to use the piercing tool place card stock paper or vellum on a foam pad or mousepad hold the piercing tool like a pen and puncture the desired holes this is sometimes done along a ruler four straight lines or along a design template this is also used to make starter holes for brad