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Tips Set #1

  1. An excellent tip that Lynne Hurlburt gave me, is to die-cut out small tag size pieces of every colour of card stock that you have. Punch a hole in the top of the tag and put it on a ring. You can then bring the entire ring into the store and you'll always know which colours of cardstock you have in your inventory. Thanks Lynne!
  2. Store your basic tools in one location. Whether it's a carousel-style holder, a tote specially designed to carry your supplies or a plastic tub, having all of your tools in one place will help you locate exactly what you need when you're packing for an event or just sitting down at home to create.
  3. Keep a varied supply of adhesives on hand. As an instructor, I often ask students to bring several types of adhesives because each will be used for a specific purpose.
  4. Carry back-up blades for your paper trimmer and craft knife.
  5. Have a couple of your favourite inks ready to go and freshly inked. Whenever possible, purchase a bottle of re-inker along with your ink pad.
  6. Savor the moment. Don't worry about catching up on your scrap booking. You'll never be caught up because the whole point is to continually chronicle your life experiences. Just enjoy all the steps you take to get the wonderful finished product.
  7. To stop the ink smudging on envelopes in the rain, rub over the lettering with a piece of white candle before putting in the post. This will waterproof it.
  8. I often use the point of a sewing needle to handle and place small peeloffs, especially sentiments, this makes it easy to place the peeloff exactly where you want it. With word peeloffs you can place the needle under an upright part of a letter and it holds the whole peeloff over the card or surface you wish to place it on, and it is very easy to remove the needle when the word is in place.
  9. When making shaker cards with foam tape, use a cotton ball to apply a little talcum powder to the inside edge to stop glitter or small beads etc. from sticking. Works wonders!
  10. To store a large amount of peel-offs, staple cheap plastic page protectors in half lengthwise, and store in a ring-binder. the peel-offs slip in from the top and can be flipped-over quickly and easily to see what you've got.
Mar 13, 2010

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