Table confetti

The sheets of plastic i mean, i want to punch my own shapes out

I wouldn't know what it is in order for you to buy the correct stuff but why do you want to make your own? Are you struggling to find the right shape or colour? It's so cheap to buy that I can't see how you could possibly buy the materials for anywhere near as little money...

I made my own table confetti as I wanted it to be out of paper that was left over from the invites I made. I'm also a card maker though so I'd suggest it's probably vellum paper you are after - despite being called 'paper', it actually feels plastic-y! It's obviously a little more expensive but you can get nice patterned vellum or you can print a design on it yourself. Do be careful of the setting on your printer if you do that though as some printers can be too rough & ruin it in you! If you are using a craft punch, I would suggest having some tin foil around as you will need that to sharpen the punch once you have done a lot of punching! some vellum can be hard to punch on though so choose carefully!

Its not about the cost, i have a couple of punch shapes that i would like to use.

Thanks t4yt0. how do i sharpen the punch using tin foil??

Then I'd suggest vellum paper - I've punched shapes out of it and it can be really nice. As I said earlier, it's not actually paper, it has a more plastic feel. I'm not sure if that is what table confetti is made from but I do think vellum will work for you.... My venue offered us table crystals as 'confetti' but, as we had small kids, I was afraid they'd eat it and using the left over paper served two purposes! ?

Does your punch look like these?

If so, you just put the tin foil in where you'd normally punch the shape, punch it and then when u use the vellum, that will improve the punching! (It worked for me anyway) You only need to do it when you notice the shape looking a little 'frayed' at the edges.

If it's not a punch like these, can you post a pic or a link?

Mine are xcut punches, thanks for the advice, will give it a go

Yeah xcut are great so you'll be fine. any probs, just pm me. good luck & give us a flash of them when done! If you don't mind me asking, what are the shapes? (just my crafter's curiosity kicking in here!)