I’ve been using liquid glue more and more. I got myself a Precision Glue Press, and so happy I did. It’s a definite “go to”. It’s so satisfying to finally be able the adhere the slimmest of tiny die cuts without making it messy
I heard about that glue press a few months ago and then forgot about it... you know I have an addiction to glues right? How tempting, I wonder if I need it too... maybe I need it to review for other crafters 😉. Thanks for sharing, you now have me 🤔
The one tool I use on every card and has been in my craft space for the last 20 years is my Scotch ATG Adhesive Applicator. I use liquid glue too but the ATG is my go to tool.
Yes, you nailed it! I use everything you do and I am a Fiskars girl too, but recently added a Tonic trimmer to try out. I use the Pro Cision for making my card bases because I also use a heavy card stock. The other Fiskars trimmer I love has the aluminum rail, and the blades are harder to come by - as well as expensive. Other essentials: a pair of long blade shears, short spring assisted Fiskars scissors, a sand eraser (I am always having to remove smudges!), and my DIY pressure tool for use with my M.I.S.T.I.. I have the full size Martha Stewart score board with the envelope maker insert for occasional odd size envelopes. I use it or the envelope/box board by We R Memory Keepers (the 123 model) for envelopes. I also consider my liquid adhesives as essentials. I use Bearly Art and Art Glitter brands that are water based, and Collall All Purpose which is solvent based. My big pink ATG doesn't get much use anymore since my daughter, who lives in Alaska, reported that a card I sent fell apart. I don't know if it was the cold or low humidity, but I no longer take the chance. Oh, I switched from my DIY stamp chamois (like yours!) to microfiber rags. I took one of the 12"x12" rags we use all around our home instead of paper towels, cut it into quarters, and ran the cut edges through my surger (overlocker) to stop the fraying. The texture helps in cleaning my stamps. For deep cleans I have a commercial stamp scrubber, or painter's pad refills I use only for Staz On cleaner so I don't damage my photopolymer stamps.
I totally agree with all your faves, though I must try a microfibre rag, I have plenty?? I used to have a purple railed fiskars trimmer which I struggled to get parts for so I moved across to the orange guide wire version (which I prefer). It was difficult to keep the list to 10, but have a back up plan of creating a video on adhesives 😉
I'm not one bit surprised that our Top 10 supplies nearly match, Therese! The brands, size, shape might be a little different, but I don't know HOW I'd make a card without these supplies at hand! I might add my die cut machine to make my list go to 11!! lol =]
Ooh yes, remember card making before die cutting machines... the techniques we can now do ( thank you to people like Jennifer McGuire) a TOTAL game changer! Great addition! And yes, brand, size shape and age of a tool, doesn't matter as long as it suits you x
I also included my Distress water sprayer, I use it for cleaning my stamps and desk, for adding water when painting or with ink. Every session used and right in front of me on the pegboard!
Really appreciate this video. It made me stop and look at what do I really use every day for tools and I would definitely say I include all of those. Think my Teflon scissors they’re just really small but they don’t stick to tape glue or other sticky substances. I would have to add I use them constantly.
I agree! I think I could provably do a video on my top 10 scissors 😉 my fave I the Tim Holtz non stick and a new little pair from Altenew also non stick but my most reached for are my old Tonic spring scissors which look very similar to Tim H new ones... which I am trying not to buy lol. Do you have a specific brand?
Yup, I have all the things! I must say I hated the results I got from stamping before I got a Misti. I probably wouldn’t still be making cards without it. I agree with other comments about additional tools-precision glue press, pokey tool, scissors, pick-up tool. You didn’t mention a ruler. I have 6 inch and two twelve inch, one of which is a t-square and the other has a wide surface with a grip bottom and a raised finger protective edge.
Yes I agree, I have a t-ruler and a 12" (and love them) but i don't reach for them as often now I use grids on my mat. Thanks for letting me know your list!!
I ticked all these boxes 😊. The only other tool I can’t live without is my pick tool because I have trouble releasing the cardstock from most of my dies and I also find it great to get the release paper off the back of double sided tape. Thanks for the fab video Therese.
I keep stabbing my finger with mine it's too sharp... maybe that's why it didn't hit the list 😅, I am on the lookout for a new one, would love your recommendation!
@@lostinpaper I got mine from stampin’ up many many moons ago and had accidentally bent the very tippy tip (looks like a very tiny hook) so saves me from stabbing myself but still works perfectly 🤭
Hey Therese! I get it that you were limiting yourself to 10 items; I would have to add a “pick and stick” tool to (a) release die cuts and (b) to place embellies; a glass work surface/mat; and the WRMK Rotating Platform and Cutting Mat (I have my sticky grid mat on my rotating platform). Everything else on your list is on mine (and in my craft room!). 💚
Ooh, I need to see this rotating platform... that sounds genius!!! And yes to the glass mat, I am loving mine and a pick and stick, I'm still trying to find a favourite kind and I have tried a few 😆 ps could you please send a link or picture of the platform? Hugs Tx
I enjoyed this video. I have a lot of the same tools within arms reach. Like you I have a larger cutter for cutting my cards and borders down to size and a small one for trimming. The only thing I would add to your list is ... I always have my jar of chocolate disc's within reach! 😂 Thank you for sharing. ❤
Great video, thanks for sharing your favourites. I use all the same things as you do apart from the retractable pencil. I did love your pretty erasure 😀 I would have to add my mini die cutting machine, couldn’t miss that off my list!
It amazing that 15 years ago, some of these tools didn’t exist and now I can’t make cards without them! I would have to add storage pockets for stamps and dies which help keep all the “little bits” organized for me.
I know exactly what you mean, these 'new' tools have changed what techniques we can do and stretch our supplies even more! And yes, i agree, pocket storage is a great way to keep items together!
Im really enjoying your videos! Our tool lists are fairly similar, but i would add my stitched rectangle die. It is slightly smaller than A2 and i use it on the majority of my cards to trim down the front panels.
Thanks so much Kriss, I also have a 'go to' set of rectangle nesting dies, I use the A2 Layers Dies from Waffle Flower Crafts and I use them for the same reason except mine don't have the stitching.
I use my fiskars cutting tool to score by using the gap where the blade slips in I use a stylus. It is fool proof for scoring. I don't always manage to follow the score line on a score tool. Good selection of tools. Unfortunately being another Australian they all cost quite a bit but last if you look after them. Great videos and you have a lovely graphic style to your cards.
I agree, I used to have a Fiskars trimmer where I could swap out the blade with a score blade, it worked much better than a ruler and stylus. But I wore it out 😆. That was when I thought I might get a score board... and I'm on my second one of those too, but you are right, it lasted me a very long time, for me it was worth the money!
Our lists are nearly identical. I prefer the Tim Holtz Tonic Guillotine Trimmer to other blade trimmers of various brands (which I found pull the paper to the right as I draw the blade downward). I haven’t, however, tried a heavy duty self sharpening blade trimmer such as yours. #11 on my list is a magnetic bowl in which I stow dies, small metal tools as I’m working
Some time ago you mentioned using chalks in card making. I haven’t used mine in ages. Would you consider demoing some techniques in a video? Thx Therese. I enjoy your videos so much!
I've got the small TH guillotine but I could never master the exact cut. I know it's user error, I think the blade scares me 😆. And YES to the magnetic bowl, I have a magnetic dish and love it!
I totally agree with the things on your list. They all certainly make life easier. The only one i don't have is the sticky mat. Like others here, i use my pokey tool alot too. I know your main market is the US, but trimmers & scoring type tools in inches are a real issue for us Aussies, however they are great tools and I do have these in metric.( Sometimes i wish card tutorials gave dimensions in metric as well as imperial). 😉😊🥰
Card measurements in tutorials are challenging especially when they have been converted from metric and they use tenths of an inch. I have never seen a ruler in the US that is marked in tenths. It is always in (illogical) eighths. As a science teacher I know my way around a metric ruler but I have to change the measurements to smaller rectangular cards to save on postage. Generally I just eyeball it-if it looks right it is.
Thx for sharing your Top 10. I use all of the items on your list, but my go to trimmer is Creative Memories 12-Inch Trimmer. Cuts 'like butter' and blades last for 2,000 cuts so it's economical, too.
Great suggestion! I do have 2 tables and 1 desk but have them in a 'horseshoe' so can wheel back and forth. I will have to update my craft room tour to share as I now have changed a few things... but as always it's ever evolving 😆
Interesting video! When I saw the title, I wanted to come up with my own list BEFORE watching yours! Got to about 5 before I caved and watched your video! Surprised no die cutting machine on your list or a great pair of scissors?? Such fun topic! I would be curious what is on your list of things you want???
I was thinking I could do a whole video on cutting, die cutting and scissors? Would you be interested? Because you are right, I use them ALL the time... maybe I should have made a Top 100 list 😆.
Thanks for sharing your top 10 tools. I am not sure what my top 10 would be, but I did not see any adhesive mentioned here... which one or ones are your favorite(s)?
Amazing 10 top tips for card making. I don’t know if you have a problem with your Fiskars trimmer, but even after changing the blade I get a rounded edge not sure what is the problem if you have the same problem please let me know and I will see if I can do the same. I mostly cut Bristol smooth card stock and company brands in 80 pounds
Thank you so very much Ginger! When you say rounded edge do you mean the blade is cutting on an angle and not straight up and down? I had that happen in my very old Fiskars trimmer where the blade created a groove in the plastic beneath to cut, eventually the cutting would be on an angle and it would do my head in. I haven't had that problem with these new white and orange sure cut fiskars trimmers as they have the guide wire instead. Hope this makes sense. They are lifetime guaranteed, maybe you could reach out to the company.
I have been through a few trimmers and had similar problems with one of my older Fiskars one (which was purple) in the end I bit the dust and bought one of the sure cut? Sure line? ones like I showed , it's orange, it has the guide wire and is much more accurate. Some people prefer the guillotine style, but I have never bonded with them... my theory is they work better for standing crafters, because you can lean over them better. I'd love to know if anyone else agrees.
Oh yes! I could do a whole video on scissors lol. My faves are TH non stick, the fine scissors from Altenew, also non stick... but my absolute faves are my old Papermania (look very similar to the new ones from TH and Tonic) but mine are not non stick... I'm trying not to buy these, unless you want me to review them?
Hi Carla, I agree, there is definitely a heavy tendency for Altenew here, which was no surprise to me as I have been on their design team since 2015. But many other brands make very similar products that could easily be substituted or maybe a better shape or price or even accessibility if you live in another country. Thank you for taking the time to respond, I truly appreciate your feedback. I hope you have a lovely and crafty day. Hugs Therese
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Just wanting to say what a pleasure it is to watch hands without distracting bright nail polish/“nail art”
and so long that they're a distraction!
I am a nurse and coloured long nails are not allowed lol.
Agreed. Some of those nails should be registered as an offensive weapon! 😂
I’ve been using liquid glue more and more. I got myself a Precision Glue Press, and so happy I did. It’s a definite “go to”. It’s so satisfying to finally be able the adhere the slimmest of tiny die cuts without making it messy
I heard about that glue press a few months ago and then forgot about it... you know I have an addiction to glues right? How tempting, I wonder if I need it too... maybe I need it to review for other crafters 😉. Thanks for sharing, you now have me 🤔
The one tool I use on every card and has been in my craft space for the last 20 years is my Scotch ATG Adhesive Applicator. I use liquid glue too but the ATG is my go to tool.
I love my ATG too, it's a great tool!
Yes, you nailed it! I use everything you do and I am a Fiskars girl too, but recently added a Tonic trimmer to try out. I use the Pro Cision for making my card bases because I also use a heavy card stock. The other Fiskars trimmer I love has the aluminum rail, and the blades are harder to come by - as well as expensive. Other essentials: a pair of long blade shears, short spring assisted Fiskars scissors, a sand eraser (I am always having to remove smudges!), and my DIY pressure tool for use with my M.I.S.T.I.. I have the full size Martha Stewart score board with the envelope maker insert for occasional odd size envelopes. I use it or the envelope/box board by We R Memory Keepers (the 123 model) for envelopes. I also consider my liquid adhesives as essentials. I use Bearly Art and Art Glitter brands that are water based, and Collall All Purpose which is solvent based. My big pink ATG doesn't get much use anymore since my daughter, who lives in Alaska, reported that a card I sent fell apart. I don't know if it was the cold or low humidity, but I no longer take the chance. Oh, I switched from my DIY stamp chamois (like yours!) to microfiber rags. I took one of the 12"x12" rags we use all around our home instead of paper towels, cut it into quarters, and ran the cut edges through my surger (overlocker) to stop the fraying. The texture helps in cleaning my stamps. For deep cleans I have a commercial stamp scrubber, or painter's pad refills I use only for Staz On cleaner so I don't damage my photopolymer stamps.
I totally agree with all your faves, though I must try a microfibre rag, I have plenty?? I used to have a purple railed fiskars trimmer which I struggled to get parts for so I moved across to the orange guide wire version (which I prefer).
It was difficult to keep the list to 10, but have a back up plan of creating a video on adhesives 😉
I'm not one bit surprised that our Top 10 supplies nearly match, Therese! The brands, size, shape might be a little different, but I don't know HOW I'd make a card without these supplies at hand! I might add my die cut machine to make my list go to 11!! lol =]
Ooh yes, remember card making before die cutting machines... the techniques we can now do ( thank you to people like Jennifer McGuire) a TOTAL game changer! Great addition! And yes, brand, size shape and age of a tool, doesn't matter as long as it suits you x
I also included my Distress water sprayer, I use it for cleaning my stamps and desk, for adding water when painting or with ink. Every session used and right in front of me on the pegboard!
I agree Nicolle, I had mine in the original list but it got culled when I narrowed it down to 10, I could have done a top 100 😆
Really appreciate this video. It made me stop and look at what do I really use every day for tools and I would definitely say I include all of those. Think my Teflon scissors they’re just really small but they don’t stick to tape glue or other sticky substances. I would have to add I use them constantly.
I agree! I think I could provably do a video on my top 10 scissors 😉 my fave I the Tim Holtz non stick and a new little pair from Altenew also non stick but my most reached for are my old Tonic spring scissors which look very similar to Tim H new ones... which I am trying not to buy lol. Do you have a specific brand?
Pick and stick tool for sparkly embellishments
Yes indeed, I'm still trying to find a favourite brand, I'd love to know yours!
Yup, I have all the things! I must say I hated the results I got from stamping before I got a Misti. I probably wouldn’t still be making cards without it. I agree with other comments about additional tools-precision glue press, pokey tool, scissors, pick-up tool. You didn’t mention a ruler. I have 6 inch and two twelve inch, one of which is a t-square and the other has a wide surface with a grip bottom and a raised finger protective edge.
Yes I agree, I have a t-ruler and a 12" (and love them) but i don't reach for them as often now I use grids on my mat. Thanks for letting me know your list!!
I ticked all these boxes 😊. The only other tool I can’t live without is my pick tool because I have trouble releasing the cardstock from most of my dies and I also find it great to get the release paper off the back of double sided tape. Thanks for the fab video Therese.
I keep stabbing my finger with mine it's too sharp... maybe that's why it didn't hit the list 😅, I am on the lookout for a new one, would love your recommendation!
@@lostinpaper I got mine from stampin’ up many many moons ago and had accidentally bent the very tippy tip (looks like a very tiny hook) so saves me from stabbing myself but still works perfectly 🤭
Hey Therese! I get it that you were limiting yourself to 10 items; I would have to add a “pick and stick” tool to (a) release die cuts and (b) to place embellies; a glass work surface/mat; and the WRMK Rotating Platform and Cutting Mat (I have my sticky grid mat on my rotating platform). Everything else on your list is on mine (and in my craft room!). 💚
Ooh, I need to see this rotating platform... that sounds genius!!! And yes to the glass mat, I am loving mine and a pick and stick, I'm still trying to find a favourite kind and I have tried a few 😆 ps could you please send a link or picture of the platform? Hugs Tx
@@lostinpaper emailed the link to you, my friend. Have a wonderful day! 💚
I enjoyed this video. I have a lot of the same tools within arms reach. Like you I have a larger cutter for cutting my cards and borders down to size and a small one for trimming. The only thing I would add to your list is ... I always have my jar of chocolate disc's within reach! 😂 Thank you for sharing. ❤
Yes, I hear you 🤣
Great video, thanks for sharing your favourites. I use all the same things as you do apart from the retractable pencil. I did love your pretty erasure 😀 I would have to add my mini die cutting machine, couldn’t miss that off my list!
I tend to use my large die cutting machine but that is probably because it's right beside me and it's electric which is kinda quicker but noisy 😅
It amazing that 15 years ago, some of these tools didn’t exist and now I can’t make cards without them! I would have to add storage pockets for stamps and dies which help keep all the “little bits” organized for me.
I know exactly what you mean, these 'new' tools have changed what techniques we can do and stretch our supplies even more! And yes, i agree, pocket storage is a great way to keep items together!
Im really enjoying your videos! Our tool lists are fairly similar, but i would add my stitched rectangle die. It is slightly smaller than A2 and i use it on the majority of my cards to trim down the front panels.
Thanks so much Kriss, I also have a 'go to' set of rectangle nesting dies, I use the A2 Layers Dies from Waffle Flower Crafts and I use them for the same reason except mine don't have the stitching.
Thank you for sharing Therese!❤
Thanks so much 😊
I loved watching your video - I agree with every thing you suggested and I have them all. Even the mechanical pencil.
So glad you enjoyed it Marian!
I use my fiskars cutting tool to score by using the gap where the blade slips in I use a stylus. It is fool proof for scoring. I don't always manage to follow the score line on a score tool. Good selection of tools. Unfortunately being another Australian they all cost quite a bit but last if you look after them. Great videos and you have a lovely graphic style to your cards.
I agree, I used to have a Fiskars trimmer where I could swap out the blade with a score blade, it worked much better than a ruler and stylus. But I wore it out 😆. That was when I thought I might get a score board... and I'm on my second one of those too, but you are right, it lasted me a very long time, for me it was worth the money!
I absolutely agree with your list of items. Stamp positioner, score board, Teflon bone folder. Thanks for the video
So glad you enjoyed this, thanks Kim!
Great run through of basic tools and how to use them. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you Tina.
That is my favorite pencil also... I love them so much that I buy them as gifts!😂
What a wonderful gift I would never have thought of that... especially for my crafty friends!
Our lists are nearly identical. I prefer the Tim Holtz Tonic Guillotine Trimmer to other blade trimmers of various brands (which I found pull the paper to the right as I draw the blade downward). I haven’t, however, tried a heavy duty self sharpening blade trimmer such as yours. #11 on my list is a magnetic bowl in which I stow dies, small metal tools as I’m working
Some time ago you mentioned using chalks in card making. I haven’t used mine in ages. Would you consider demoing some techniques in a video? Thx Therese. I enjoy your videos so much!
I've got the small TH guillotine but I could never master the exact cut. I know it's user error, I think the blade scares me 😆. And YES to the magnetic bowl, I have a magnetic dish and love it!
What a great idea, it's been a while!
Great vid and all excellent suggestions ❤
Thanks so much 😊
I totally agree with the things on your list. They all certainly make life easier. The only one i don't have is the sticky mat. Like others here, i use my pokey tool alot too.
I know your main market is the US, but trimmers & scoring type tools in inches are a real issue for us Aussies, however they are great tools and I do have these in metric.( Sometimes i wish card tutorials gave dimensions in metric as well as imperial). 😉😊🥰
Yes, I am guilty of that. Since I moved across to US Letter size A4 I typically use imperial now. I get confused easily lol.
Card measurements in tutorials are challenging especially when they have been converted from metric and they use tenths of an inch. I have never seen a ruler in the US that is marked in tenths. It is always in (illogical) eighths. As a science teacher I know my way around a metric ruler but I have to change the measurements to smaller rectangular cards to save on postage. Generally I just eyeball it-if it looks right it is.
I love your list!
Thanks so much
Thx for sharing your Top 10. I use all of the items on your list, but my go to trimmer is Creative Memories 12-Inch Trimmer. Cuts 'like butter' and blades last for 2,000 cuts so it's economical, too.
Sounds wonderful, they make some great tools! Thanks for sharing, I know this will help others when choosing which trimmer to buy 😀
It'd be lovely to see "how" you keep all these tools withint hand's reach! Invariable, the one I need is on the other table!
Great suggestion! I do have 2 tables and 1 desk but have them in a 'horseshoe' so can wheel back and forth. I will have to update my craft room tour to share as I now have changed a few things... but as always it's ever evolving 😆
I have almost all the same tools you have, great video.
Yippee, thanks Jeanne!
All of them
Thank you
Great Top 10 Cardmaking Tools ... 😀
Glad you like them!
Great video!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Love this video!
Yay! Thanks so much 😊
Interesting video! When I saw the title, I wanted to come up with my own list BEFORE watching yours! Got to about 5 before I caved and watched your video! Surprised no die cutting machine on your list or a great pair of scissors?? Such fun topic! I would be curious what is on your list of things you want???
I was thinking I could do a whole video on cutting, die cutting and scissors? Would you be interested? Because you are right, I use them ALL the time... maybe I should have made a Top 100 list 😆.
@@lostinpaper 100 might be a tad excessive BUT top 20 is doable!
Thanks for sharing your top 10 tools. I am not sure what my top 10 would be, but I did not see any adhesive mentioned here... which one or ones are your favorite(s)?
Actually I have a plan to create a whole video on adhesives... I have a problem with buying them lol.
Definitely “go-tos”!!!
Thank you Judi!
Amazing 10 top tips for card making. I don’t know if you have a problem with your Fiskars trimmer, but even after changing the blade I get a rounded edge not sure what is the problem if you have the same problem please let me know and I will see if I can do the same. I mostly cut Bristol smooth card stock and company brands in 80 pounds
Thank you so very much Ginger! When you say rounded edge do you mean the blade is cutting on an angle and not straight up and down?
I had that happen in my very old Fiskars trimmer where the blade created a groove in the plastic beneath to cut, eventually the cutting would be on an angle and it would do my head in. I haven't had that problem with these new white and orange sure cut fiskars trimmers as they have the guide wire instead. Hope this makes sense. They are lifetime guaranteed, maybe you could reach out to the company.
I have that bigger trimmer & hate it it never cuts right & I don't like shammys at all
I have been through a few trimmers and had similar problems with one of my older Fiskars one (which was purple) in the end I bit the dust and bought one of the sure cut? Sure line? ones like I showed , it's orange, it has the guide wire and is much more accurate. Some people prefer the guillotine style, but I have never bonded with them... my theory is they work better for standing crafters, because you can lean over them better. I'd love to know if anyone else agrees.
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Thanks so much
Scissors come in pretty handy as a paper crafting tool. Just saying…
Oh yes! I could do a whole video on scissors lol. My faves are TH non stick, the fine scissors from Altenew, also non stick... but my absolute faves are my old Papermania (look very similar to the new ones from TH and Tonic) but mine are not non stick... I'm trying not to buy these, unless you want me to review them?
somewhat disappointed... you should have called this the top 10 Altenew products I like.
Hi Carla, I agree, there is definitely a heavy tendency for Altenew here, which was no surprise to me as I have been on their design team since 2015. But many other brands make very similar products that could easily be substituted or maybe a better shape or price or even accessibility if you live in another country. Thank you for taking the time to respond, I truly appreciate your feedback. I hope you have a lovely and crafty day. Hugs Therese