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Post by pas2 on Jan 16, 2019 22:05:36 GMT
I am wondering if the alignment guides work with TH platform seeing as they are designed to be used over the misti grid paper for placement of the X on the jig. I never had much luck making my own square with the X and getting it all lined up right.
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Post by pas2 on Jan 16, 2019 11:38:10 GMT
Thank you for posting the links, I have trouble doing this from my ipad.
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Post by pas2 on Jan 14, 2019 22:19:35 GMT
Recollections brand at Michael's has a lot of the 4.5x7 pads (why 7 inches? why not just 6.5 and make it a matting size?) and I also just saw one that is- seriously, get this: it's 5.8 in x 8.8 inches. WTH?!? oooh, wait- are some planners 5x8? Is that extra bit of paper on these dimensions just for a bit of slop to make sure the paper will fit in different sized page protectors, I wonder? Still, if I was going to buy any of them, that extra bit I'd have to trim off is wasteful- it's not enough to DO anything else with, in my opinion. Thanks for the correction. I thought they were 4.25 not 4.5, but still weird size.
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Post by pas2 on Jan 14, 2019 10:24:00 GMT
I prefer 6x6 and 6x8 as a cardmaker with limited storage space. I have a "system" (sort of) for cutting 6" papers into useful sizes for cardmaking. I can use most of the offcuts that way and turn one pad into lots of cards. If I have 12x12 papers I find it harder to remember to use them and the scale is often difficult to work with. 12x12" pads are just waaaaay too much paper for me to use from one collection most of the time (since I can cut each 12" paper into 6 usable card fronts). I usually try to cut 12x12 papers into 6x6s or 4x6s right away. 6x8 is kinda fun - I wouldn't mind if there were more that size. 8x8 I could work with, but I rarely see those. But 4.25x7 doesn't sound very useful to me. Was it a Recollections branded pad? I haven't been shopping for quite a while so I haven't seen any odd sizes. Yes Recollections brand.
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Post by pas2 on Jan 14, 2019 10:21:40 GMT
Oh look...Michael's is jumping on the Traveler's Notebook fad, too. Sadly, I think those paper pads are the right width but are a bit too short. So that’s what that weird size is for! I buy 12x12 for scrapbooking but use 6x6 for cards and embellishments because of the smaller scale print.
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Post by pas2 on Jan 14, 2019 10:16:23 GMT
I search by either clear stamps or cutting dies then sort by newest listed. If done on a regular basis the sifting thru all the listings isn’t as time consuming. Doing a specific search is hit or miss.
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Post by pas2 on Jan 13, 2019 21:11:44 GMT
I just spied some of Tim Holtz/Sizzix new dies and the new Concord and 9th turnabout stamp knockoffs. Boy that was fast!
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Post by pas2 on Jan 13, 2019 21:08:27 GMT
I like the 6x6 and 8x8 but now I’m seeing all sorts of sizes like M’s 4.25 x 7. I want at least 6” in both directions please, not to mention they are messing up my storage system! How does everyone else feel about all these new pad sizes?
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Post by pas2 on Jan 12, 2019 14:53:47 GMT
I have been thinking of doing one. I started collecting memories in a smashbook a few years ago but didn’t keep up with it. I was thinking of making it a scrapbook/mixed media journal. In fact my very first try at mixed media will go in it, it’s called “How I Feel About Computers”! It would definitely be a for me only book.
It will come in handy when I’m sitting in a nursing home with dementia some day. I can look at the photos and read my story like in 50 First Dates! We sort of made a book like this for my Grandma when she had to move to a home at age 94. She loved it.
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Post by pas2 on Jan 10, 2019 13:47:50 GMT
My store finally received some of the dies and stamps that I saw hauled on youtube weeks ago and lots of PL kits but no embellishments or paper. I bought a wing die set, a Halloween stamp set and a tiny house mouse stamp and some adhesive tape.
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Post by pas2 on Jan 5, 2019 18:04:15 GMT
pas2 Totally agree about the gelli plate. I don't have one but have watched many a tutorial. I was just looking up the price of those the other day. I just bought one with my Christmas amazon gift card. $29.05 plus a 5% off coupon for a 9x12 plate. I was so excited to play with it this weekend but had to send it back because they squeezed it in a box way to small and crushed the packaging that doubles as the storage container. The plate was fine. Hoping it comes by next weekend. I had made one that was only ok for paint and didn’t work for alcohol inks. I now use it to apply matte medium to my ink jet printouts.
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Post by pas2 on Jan 5, 2019 17:50:16 GMT
Yes, my pages all warp whether in a journal from the get go or not. It's just part of the fun and texture. Have you thought about putting them in page protectors in an album? Also here is a tutorial I found. I have not watched it but found it for you. m.youtube.com/watch?v=S_160cwgTHoI watched this and another similar video which were helpful. I think i might connect the pages as demonstrated but leave extra cardstock at spine and punch holes in them. Then I can insert them in an old pioneer postbound album.. it would give them room plus I wouldn’t need to make a cover from scratch. Now if I can find that darn album and extra posts.
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Post by pas2 on Jan 5, 2019 11:31:57 GMT
i have been dabbling with mixed media/gluebooks trying to find my style. I have journals started in old books by themes (halloween, vintage and artsy) but i have some seperate sheets of varying sizes that I want to put in a book but I’m not sure the best way to do it. They seem to lumpy/ warped to glue directly into a book. They range from 5x7 to 9 x12. Any suggestions?
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Post by pas2 on Jan 5, 2019 10:54:02 GMT
I have been watching a lot of youtube videos on making your own books or junk journals out of different papers (scrap paper, envelopes, mail, etc). I was thinking to try that at least once. Other than that I am with all of you ladies that said you want to USE what you have. I have a lot of stuff in my room and want to whittle down my stash. Me too. It’s time to stop watching videos and actually try making something. I also want to try using a gelli plate.
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Post by pas2 on Dec 27, 2018 21:00:48 GMT
I haven’t scrapped in years for various reasons. When I wanted to restart I found instead that I enjoyed cardmaking and art journaling/mixed media instead. One day I hope to scrap again and incorporate these new techniques into my layouts that will be featuring my now adult children.
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Post by pas2 on Dec 27, 2018 20:43:45 GMT
What method do you use to refill your needle nose bottles? Matte medium is so thick and the bottle necks so narrow, would a syringe work to transfer the glue? I use a syringe to transfer it, and it works great. If your matte medium is too thick to suck up into the syringe, pull the plunger all the way out of the syringe and use a popsicle stick (or something similar) to scoop it into the empty syringe. Then you can push the plunger back in to dispense it into your bottle. Thank you!
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Post by pas2 on Dec 27, 2018 20:42:37 GMT
Since we all make wish lists on Amazon I put numerous scrapbook items that I wanted but didn’t know want to buy myself. I was surprised when thats what everyone bought me this year. I also gifted myself the last set of Oxide inks and the TH travel stamp platform with sleeve from TM.
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Post by pas2 on Dec 27, 2018 20:23:22 GMT
My liquid adhesive of choice is matte medium. I buy a one litre jug of it from my art store and fill up my needle nose containers and my friends or just apply it with a brush on larger things. What method do you use to refill your needle nose bottles? Matte medium is so thick and the bottle necks so narrow, would a syringe work to transfer the glue?
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Post by pas2 on Dec 22, 2018 12:10:38 GMT
I saw a rubber stamp for a similar design only a few months ago on AX, sure made me look twice!
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Post by pas2 on Dec 22, 2018 12:07:09 GMT
The heading for the listing said they were German, but from the thumbnail, I could make out they were in English. Insofar as the individual words are English. But what on earth do they mean?! Some of these phrases are so weird I want to start using them just to confuse people. "You walk me full on the cookie.” Saw these and thought the same thing!
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Post by pas2 on Nov 19, 2018 13:53:38 GMT
I was curious and called the product hotline this morning to see if my store had any platforms left. I was surprised that they had 4 left out of 7 total in stock because myself and 4 other ladies made a beeline right back to the craft section when the doors opened. The Manager said they had many customers asking for them the previous week and I was sure they would have sold out on Sunday.
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Post by pas2 on Nov 19, 2018 13:37:12 GMT
I started with Studio 71 markers that I got on a great sale from Consumers Crafts. Then I added in colors from Blicks when on sale and Artist Loft markers from M's with a coupon. They are basically the same markers in different packaging. They work and blend well together. I now have 80 markers for only a fraction of what Copics cost, great alternative if you don't do a lot of coloring.
Consumers Crafts has a Studio 71 48 pack for $46.97. They also run sales.
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Post by pas2 on Nov 6, 2018 13:01:08 GMT
Does anyone have product code for the cover? Is it only the travel size cover or both sizes?
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Post by pas2 on Nov 1, 2018 18:47:13 GMT
I bought some Tim Holtz look alike dies, various Thank You dies, large floral stamps and some fancy dies since the ones in TM weren’t quite what I wanted. The quality of stamps has improved overall, I’ve been pleased with my purchases over the last 6 months.
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Post by pas2 on Oct 30, 2018 17:07:05 GMT
DD wants cordless hot glue gun for all her cosplay projects. Can anyone recommend a reliable one, either full sized or mini?
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Post by pas2 on Oct 30, 2018 9:12:04 GMT
I found this A1 notecard template using 6x6 patterned paper (which could also be 12x12" cut into 4 pieces) linkyI mostly use A2 (the size oaksong references above) or sometimes the weird size that Joann's and Michaels sells that's 4x5.5" but I've never done OSW cards. I have used Kristie Marcotte's 6x6 paper pad tutorial and card sketches - she figures the sizes out for A2 cards, but you could probably scale them down a bit for notecards. Thank you for the link, I will have to try it out.
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Post by pas2 on Oct 29, 2018 23:09:25 GMT
Anyone?
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Post by pas2 on Oct 29, 2018 13:52:54 GMT
I want to make gift sets of small thank you cards as Christmas presents for the staff at my school. A1 is the size I bought at Joanns but most videos i see use 3x5 cards from stamping Up. I wanted to use the one sheet wonder plans from a video but the cuts are off for the A1 cards. So I either need a source for inexpensive 3x5 card envelopes or a cutting plan for A1 cards. I need to make a lot and thought the one page wonder idea would speed things up. Can anyone help me, I’m a novice card maker looking for guidance.
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Post by pas2 on Oct 25, 2018 11:24:45 GMT
A mess. A pile of dies with samples, remnants of my Halloween card making and a big stack of paper pads to put away. If the die I am waiting for arrives soon I will have a bigger mess when I make coffin candy boxes for a Halloween party. On my spare room table I have two big bags of clippings for a glue book to organize and a stack of memorabilia to scan and return to my sister.
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Post by pas2 on Oct 20, 2018 22:41:11 GMT
Party invitation? Of course curiosity got the best of me and I looked on the sire but couldn’t find it. I’m could try to post the link but I don’t think it’s allowable content.
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