I tried stamping about 10 years ago with a couple wood stamps and gave up quickly. I'm too shaky and never got a good image. Second time around about three years ago I wanted to try again and bought a Misti. I've been hooked ever since! My stamp press has also helped my hand pain/weakness! Lastly, watching crafters like you is my #1 most important tool! You help people feel confident that they too can try this! Thanks, Cathy!
Good evening, this isJacqui. I live in Jamaica and on a very slow cardmaking journey. Your video has been eye opening. your Ideas are really novel to me. I started but challenged with the cost of purchasing and shipping but impressed with what can be accomplished by following your suggestions. Great job.
Hi Cathy. I have never commented before on your videos. You DO make me laugh a lot :) I bought a silicone mat. off amazon about a year ago. Measures 15"x24", 1/8" thick, blue color. I LOVE this mat. Keeps work area CLEAN, ink pads don't slide about, can ink blend on it and then the ink just wipes off, can heat emboss and not worry about the heat. Glitter does stick - put EVERYTHING glitter, ink, glue wipes right off with a baby wipe. LOVE this thing!! Best think I have purchased since the Misty. try it - you'll LOVE it!! Have not tried alcohol inks - don't believe those would wipe off :) - still use glass for that. ha ha
Thank you for the fabulous video. That anti static for embossing powders will help me a great deal. I also said to myself last Christmas, why do people emboss cards? Now, this will save me some aggravation. ❤️
I totally agree, these are products I probably use every day. The Misti was a life changer for me, it put the fun back into stamping. Thank you for all you do for us!
I heard someone call reverse tweezers “squeezers.” Works for me! I love them for being able to glue & place tiny things without getting glue all over my fingers! I have all of these in one brand or another. My hubby made me a pressing tool with an antique door knob. 😊❤️
Great video! I have all five of these tools, except my scoreboard is also EK success, and my *four* stamp platforms are TH (yup, four - need those backups! - two in each size).
I agree on all tools except the score buddy. The varied score lines drive me mad. Lol and I prefer the Stampin’ Up! Stamparatus more than a misty. Great video!
I have everything you have and I would have to say they are also my top 5. Last year my stamping platform had an hinge break. I so love gorilla glue. I glued it and the next day it worked as if nothing happened. When I first saw the platforms years ago I knew I had to get one and I have never regretted it. I have 5 pairs of the reverse tweezers, they all scattered all over my craft room.
I love all your tools and use them all except for the score buddy I had one but gave it away. I prefer to get prefolded cards with envelopes but that's just me. Good scissors would be my other choice especially fine detail ones.
Reverse tweezers are a game changer - seriously! I love the oh so pretty Studio Katia Embellishment / 'BOOP' wand - but not the black tip! Anti-static anything is essential when heat embossing. I have the little sack thingy! Score boards should be an essential item in every paper-crafter's supplies, as should a stamping platform. GREAT TOP FIVE Cathy! ~ C ~
Happy New Year Cathy! Like you, I'm a graphic designer and also started card making 5 years ago. My list includes 4 other must have tools you didn't mention but I'd have given up this hobby without them. 1) a heat gun, 2) manual or electric die cutting machine, 3) a good pair of sharp fussy-cutting scissors, and 5) a clear, acetate grid sheet used to line up sentiments before committing them to final ink. I also invested in a Mini Misti, then went for the larger Tim Holtz stamp positioner (before the patent stuff), but ended up much preferring the less bulky, much less expensive, "Precision Stamp Press" purchased from Art Supply Source. Because of the larger size and 3 open sides, It's has become my go-to stamp platform and highly recommend it.
I just ordered the precision stamp press at the suggestion of another RUclips card maker and am excited to try it. I love my misti(s) but often craft with friends and neighbors and would love to have both extra platforms for them to use, and a product to suggest to them that has a lower price point.
I had a difficult time using the reverse tweezers when I first tried them. Stuck them away away and forgot about them for a few years. Went looking for something, found them and now use them ALL the time! They hold so much better. I don't have but think I need, the little powder puff thingy ... I really enjoy your videos. Thank you!!
I totally agree with your recommendations and the Misti is my #1 too. Makes all the difference! I also just treated myself to a teflon bone folder. Thanks, Jeannine
I really like your favorite tools. I just agree with you about the ISTI! It is my most favorite tools that I cannot live without! I have them in all three sizes!
Another stellar video, Cathy! I tell every stamper I know about your tip to place large cling stamps on the platform and stick the cardstock on the door - SO much easier to get good impressions. Thanks for all your tips!
Cathy thanks for sharing your favourite tools. I purchased a Misti and believe it’s worth the cost of the item. I have a stamp press which also helps to allow better pressure to get ,ch better images
Excellent! Love top 5 suggestions. Embossing powder bag is the bomb. Often see attempts to emboss but there's embossing powder left in places where don't want and embossing ends up wonky. And using a paint brush to remove a lot of wayward power seems tedious with potential to mess up the design - I'd likely end up doing just that. 🙄 Thanks!
Yes, these are all my faves, as well. I especially love my new Misti(s). Yes, I mean two of them. I bought the mini and the card size. I love these tools. They are well worth the money as they will make your card making so much easier. I've used other brands and they just don't do what the Misti can. Try it, I know you'll love it. Thank you, Cathy.
I love making cards but I don't have a misti maybe I can get on soon. I wish hobby lobby sold them. But I did get myself a label maker and love it. Thank You for sharing this tips.
I love this RUclips. I have all of your favorite tools. My MISTI tool is from when they were first came out. I love it as it's the best thing around for stamping. Especially when you mass produce cards. Thank you for your favorites. :)
Got them all! I would add my Gemini Jr, it was an investment but one I don’t regret. As dies have become increasingly intricate over the years, my Big Shot couldn’t handle some of them. And to release cardstock from said dies, the WRMK retractable pokey tool/brush is a must for me. Thanks for sharing!
My favorite thing about the gym and I aside from the fact that it cuts perfectly is that my wrists really appreciate not having to crank the handle sometimes!
I fully agree with the MISTI being #1!!!! TFS!
I tried stamping about 10 years ago with a couple wood stamps and gave up quickly. I'm too shaky and never got a good image. Second time around about three years ago I wanted to try again and bought a Misti. I've been hooked ever since! My stamp press has also helped my hand pain/weakness! Lastly, watching crafters like you is my #1 most important tool! You help people feel confident that they too can try this! Thanks, Cathy!
Yep, the Misti really did make stamping possible for me!
I believe in you! You'll do great!
@@emilysartcart Thank you so much, Emily for taking the time to send a kind and supportive response!
Gee Cathy; you’ve taught me good tings
Opps... I added a gift must have!
Agreed on all five!!!
I have all the necessary tools! Yay! I just recently bought the misti so I need to start putting it to use. 🙂
I’m on board with all of these but I’d have to add my die cutting machine and paper trimmer lol
Those are definitely on my honorable mention list! I have a blog post but I should update it with my trimmer, because i LOVE that thing!
Great video. I think you are right about all the tools.
She used the “Boop” card to demonstrate the *BOOP* ☺️
I mean how could I not?
4 out of 5 ain’t bad. Tweezers on my •wishlist• Wink Wink.
I have all but the tweezers! Yay me!
Good evening, this isJacqui. I live in Jamaica and on a very slow cardmaking journey. Your video has been eye opening. your Ideas are really novel to me. I started but challenged with the cost of purchasing and shipping but impressed with what can be accomplished by following your suggestions. Great job.
Wonderful!
I appreciate your style! You leave me chuckling! Ty
Glad you enjoyed
Hi Cathy. I have never commented before on your videos. You DO make me laugh a lot :) I bought a silicone mat. off amazon about a year ago. Measures 15"x24", 1/8" thick, blue color. I LOVE this mat. Keeps work area CLEAN, ink pads don't slide about, can ink blend on it and then the ink just wipes off, can heat emboss and not worry about the heat. Glitter does stick - put EVERYTHING glitter, ink, glue wipes right off with a baby wipe. LOVE this thing!! Best think I have purchased since the Misty. try it - you'll LOVE it!! Have not tried alcohol inks - don't believe those would wipe off :) - still use glass for that. ha ha
I agree with all your choices!
I am getting better at remembering to use my powder tool after watching you and Gina K as much as I do!! So frustrating when I forget! 🤨😁💙
I have the same problem 🤭🙃
Thank you for sharing your videos
Thank you for the fabulous video. That anti static for embossing powders will help me a great deal. I also said to myself last Christmas, why do people emboss cards? Now, this will save me some aggravation. ❤️
Yes! It will change the way you look at embossing!
I've got all 5, not necessarily from the same manufacturers, and use them all almost every time I stamp. Thanks, Cathy!
love these suggestions.
i have them all except for the score buddy. like minds you know!!!! love watching your videos. love your attitude and paasion.
Glad you like them!
thanks for sharing! very helpful tips!
I have the majority of your fav tools, but I’d like to try the brush powder tool.
Love you so much. Thank you for including me in your list. Got a little tear in my eye.
Changed my wrist life!!!
I totally agree, these are products I probably use every day. The Misti was a life changer for me, it put the fun back into stamping. Thank you for all you do for us!
This was very helpful. Thanks for sharing. ❤️
Glad it was helpful!
You are a good inspiration, which is a great tool!!
Thank you very much!
I heard someone call reverse tweezers “squeezers.” Works for me! I love them for being able to glue & place tiny things without getting glue all over my fingers! I have all of these in one brand or another. My hubby made me a pressing tool with an antique door knob. 😊❤️
I love that!
That’s brilliant @ThankfulGrandma ✨
I use all of these tools daily, not all the same brands but each one is a game-changer in my crafting world.
You hit the nail on the head, Cathy! These are my top 5, too. Thanks
I don’t know how I lived without any of these!
Great video! I have all five of these tools, except my scoreboard is also EK success, and my *four* stamp platforms are TH (yup, four - need those backups! - two in each size).
Can’t live without them either!
You have encouraged me to start cardmaking again! Each of the tools you shared are exactly what I need. THANK YOU!
You can do it!
I agree on all tools except the score buddy. The varied score lines drive me mad. Lol and I prefer the Stampin’ Up! Stamparatus more than a misty. Great video!
Fair enough!
I agree Cathy! I have accumulated them all over the years and couldn't craft without them!
Totally agree; an honorable mention is my Teflon bone folder… it’s the best
Totally agree!
I have everything you have and I would have to say they are also my top 5. Last year my stamping platform had an hinge break. I so love gorilla glue. I glued it and the next day it worked as if nothing happened. When I first saw the platforms years ago I knew I had to get one and I have never regretted it. I have 5 pairs of the reverse tweezers, they all scattered all over my craft room.
That is awesome!
I hear that! I’d lose it somewhere in the bedlam and have to repurchase! 🤣
Thank you Cathy for your favorite tools. I am also lucky I own them too. Have a wonderful Day. See you soon.💖💜❤️💜💖💜
Great tips for the most useful tools. All are game changers.
The only thing I would add would be a cutter and a white gel pen.
I totally would do that on a larger list as well!
Thanks for the information
Love that you named your top tools and explained and/or showed why. Great video!
Glad you liked it!
I love all your tools and use them all except for the score buddy I had one but gave it away. I prefer to get prefolded cards with envelopes but that's just me. Good scissors would be my other choice especially fine detail ones.
Good tip!
Thanks a bunch Cathy..valuable info..you get what you pay for..for end results a perfect card to give..👍👍☺️☺️
Reverse tweezers are a game changer - seriously!
I love the oh so pretty Studio Katia Embellishment / 'BOOP' wand - but not the black tip!
Anti-static anything is essential when heat embossing. I have the little sack thingy!
Score boards should be an essential item in every paper-crafter's supplies, as should a stamping platform.
GREAT TOP FIVE Cathy!
~ C ~
Thanks, Christine!
I agree the misti is magical!, I love it.
Keeps your stamping enjoyable.
The Bira stamping tool is a cheaper option than the expensive Misti.
I am not familiar with that.
Thank you.
Yes to all!!! These tools have changed how I make my projects!🥰
Thank you have them
These are all tools types that I've acquired over the last few years. The stamp press is a game changer!
Totally agree with you, these items are the best helpers in card design.
Thanks for the "helpers" Cath! I adore ALL of them and use them ALL frequently too! Hugs my crafty Sister XOXOXO
Happy New Year Cathy! Like you, I'm a graphic designer and also started card making 5 years ago. My list includes 4 other must have tools you didn't mention but I'd have given up this hobby without them. 1) a heat gun, 2) manual or electric die cutting machine, 3) a good pair of sharp fussy-cutting scissors, and 5) a clear, acetate grid sheet used to line up sentiments before committing them to final ink. I also invested in a Mini Misti, then went for the larger Tim Holtz stamp positioner (before the patent stuff), but ended up much preferring the less bulky, much less expensive, "Precision Stamp Press" purchased from Art Supply Source. Because of the larger size and 3 open sides, It's has become my go-to stamp platform and highly recommend it.
Totally agree with all of these!
I just ordered the precision stamp press at the suggestion of another RUclips card maker and am excited to try it. I love my misti(s) but often craft with friends and neighbors and would love to have both extra platforms for them to use, and a product to suggest to them that has a lower price point.
I had a difficult time using the reverse tweezers when I first tried them. Stuck them away away and forgot about them for a few years. Went looking for something, found them and now use them ALL the time! They hold so much better. I don't have but think I need, the little powder puff thingy ...
I really enjoy your videos. Thank you!!
I totally agree... and I need to get that Katia wand to complete my 5! Although I have a TH Stamp Platform, it's basically the same functionality.
I totally agree with your recommendations and the Misti is my #1 too. Makes all the difference! I also just treated myself to a teflon bone folder. Thanks, Jeannine
It's so good!
Great list! Definitely helpful for anyone just starting out. Thanks Cathy.
Hi Cathy, totally agree with your findings, all of these items are so important to any card maker. Tfs
Absolutely!!
#6 CZ videos, learn so much! Thank you #BOOP
Awwwwww.
Great basic tools i have all of these except the embossing brush, i like that one!
I really like your favorite tools. I just agree with you about the ISTI! It is my most favorite tools that I cannot live without! I have them in all three sizes!
Another stellar video, Cathy! I tell every stamper I know about your tip to place large cling stamps on the platform and stick the cardstock on the door - SO much easier to get good impressions. Thanks for all your tips!
You are so welcome!
All such great tools I use on a regular basis. Thank you!
Such beautiful hands and nails! 😙
Wow, thank you
I agree! All 5 are keepers!
The anti static powder is gold, I hated embossing for the same reason, now it's 100 time better. Great list.
Same!!!
Kathy you are so right! I use these tool every single time and it is so much better using them.😃
Love this
Great choices for crafting I'm sure newcomers will find this very helpful. Oh and a die cutting machine.
Always!
It's very helpful!
Very helpful info, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I agree with all of them, I also have all of them, maybe not the same manufacturer but what I have works great!!!!
Love the tools 💙
Great advise. Every one of those tools are a staple in my craft room.
I agree with you on all of these products.
Hi Cathy lovely to catch you live here from England x
ALL must haves for sure!
When I got my reverse tweezer I was so happy! I don’t know how many times I would drop things!
Yep, I now have three because I picked up the new honeybee one because I like the black but it's also a little bit larger than the EK success one!
Cathy thanks for sharing your favourite tools. I purchased a Misti and believe it’s worth the cost of the item. I have a stamp press which also helps to allow better pressure to get ,ch better images
While I don't have the same tools you do (except for the tweezers) I have similar tools that do the same thing. And they are game changers.
Love the rabbit hole tool for embossing! A move up from the embossing powder bag which you get oils from your fingers on every time uou use it.
Great tip!
Excellent! Love top 5 suggestions. Embossing powder bag is the bomb. Often see attempts to emboss but there's embossing powder left in places where don't want and embossing ends up wonky. And using a paint brush to remove a lot of wayward power seems tedious with potential to mess up the design - I'd likely end up doing just that. 🙄 Thanks!
Misti is king.
Yes, these are all my faves, as well. I especially love my new Misti(s). Yes, I mean two of them. I bought the mini and the card size. I love these tools. They are well worth the money as they will make your card making so much easier. I've used other brands and they just don't do what the Misti can. Try it, I know you'll love it. Thank you, Cathy.
Yes yes yes
I agree with your top 5! I use those everyday plus a few more❤️
Definitely informative tfs 🤗🤗🤗
Thanks for watching
And the GEMINI!!!
Oh yes! I listed that on my blog post under honorable mention
I agree, those are some amazing tools to keep us crafting. xo
I love making cards but I don't have a misti maybe I can get on soon. I wish hobby lobby sold them. But I did get myself a label maker and love it. Thank You for sharing this tips.
Five great tools for sure!
Great ideas 💡
Thank you! 😊
I love this RUclips. I have all of your favorite tools. My MISTI tool is from when they were first came out. I love it as it's the best thing around for stamping. Especially when you mass produce cards. Thank you for your favorites. :)
I still have my very first Misti, too! I bought a Mini. I still use it!
Thanks for sharing, these tools are "must haves".
Yes they are!
I love my misti, i have the mini version and the 12×12 version. I also have the creative corners ! Makes stamping fun and efficient.
Totally. And yep, Bobby… I have all those two. and maybe an extra of each. Shhhhh. lol!
Yay! I have them all! I would add my Gemini Junior though. I don’t think I could craft without it. Happy New Year Cathy!
Got them all! I would add my Gemini Jr, it was an investment but one I don’t regret. As dies have become increasingly intricate over the years, my Big Shot couldn’t handle some of them. And to release cardstock from said dies, the WRMK retractable pokey tool/brush is a must for me. Thanks for sharing!
My favorite thing about the gym and I aside from the fact that it cuts perfectly is that my wrists really appreciate not having to crank the handle sometimes!
I'm so glad you made this video. So useful x
thank you!
Agree with all your picks!💕
Thanks Cath! I’d agree with these tool choices. They all play an important part in my card making!
Thanks for another excellent video, Cathy. I agree w/ your choices.
Cheers,
Lori S in PA
Thanks for watching!