Confetti comes in tons of shapes, colors, sizes, etc. I think it looks nicer than punches cut from regular cardstock. It's heavier and usually shiny metallic colors.

When punching out and adhering small pieces of paper, I used to get glue everywhere except on the punched shape. Now I put a strip of double-sided tape on the paper before I punch the shape. I just punch where the tape is and voila the punch has adhesive on the back

For a stiff punch, I learned if you punch through wax paper a few times, it lubricates the punch and is easier to use!

Punchies are the shaped pieces of paper that come out of your punch. Many scrapbookers like to have an assortment of punchies available at all times which they store in film canisters or ZipLoc snack bags. Punches can be expensive and often you only need a few punchies to finish a layout.

For dull, overused punches, I learned if you punch through tin foil a few times, the punch is as good as new!

Get a set of square punches in varying sizes and watch in amazement at all of their uses! Use layered squares as a base for sticker letters or sticker images. Turn them and you have diamonds to use in the same way. Slice them in half and you have triangles.

If you have extra photos of events, you can cut off pieces of those pictures to be used as enhancements on pages. Pictures that have textured backgrounds (rocks, trees, water, etc.) can add color to a page while matching the pictures on the page. A snowflake punch and a picture with snow in the background can be used to make snowflakes for page enhancements, etc.

Try useing photographs of people taken way in the distance (without a zoom lens) to do the lettering for a title. Just use an extra large lettering template and a lightbox, center those teeny tiny people in the letters, trace, and cut.