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I just picked up some cobble stone textured plasticard for the bases of my new army but have no idea on how to cut it for the bases, anyone have any tips or advice?

And as the title states, does anyone know any good links to painting cobblestone bases to look real?

For that particular task - I use a "gasket and washer" punch set.

Several of the other methods of cutting plasticard (circle cutters, paper punches, scribing tools...) end up getting hung up on textured plastic sheet. The gasket punches though are able to knock straight through without getting hung up on the texture.

In a pinch though, you can use a circle cutter...though because of the texture, it can be a bit more difficult to get an even cut. Even if you do - it still isn't perfectly round because the blade shifts up and down (which impacts the radius of the cut). It isn't a huge problem on most card...but it can be problematic on some more dramatic textures.

I use a set of Fiskers scissors. Normally used for sewing, they are sharp as h3ll, make a very clean cut, and don't dull.
I have however sliced a finger so deep that it has no feeling in the end (which comes in handy when moving hot things around on the BBQ)...so due caution noted.
Once you have your rough disk cut out, use testors model glue to glue the plasticard to your base. Let dry/cure fore a few hours.
Then use an exacto blade to trim the excess right up to the edge of the base.
Then attach model, prime, paint, etc in whaterver order you do your bases.
This is the HO scale diamond plate with some plastic strips and 1/8" rod for details.

Actually I just did a test base and found a quick and easy way to do it, I cut a 1" x 1" square out and glued it to the top of the base and let it dry, then I took the hobby know and went around the edge like I was pealing a potato, it cut it out and gave the edges a rugged look, exactly what I was looking for. Now I just have to figure out a way to paint this cobblestone to make it look real...