I remember many years ago when bottle caps were all the rave in scrapbooking. Â And then they went “out of style” for quite some time. Â But guess what? Â Sort of like skinny jeans and stirrup pants, THEY’RE BAA-AACK! Â (Though I’m much more excited about the return of bottle caps than I am of stirrup pants, I must say!) I happen to love bottle caps, and I loved the booth set up by Bottle Cap, Inc. at Winter CHA – those […]
Craft Product Review: Amazing EcoGlue Craft Adhesive
In my quest to find products that are more “green”- that is, Earth and human friendly, I found a product by the makers of Amazing Goop, Eclectic Products. I love me some good glue, and if they had a “non-toxic” version of Goop, then I wanted to be the one to bring it to you. Meet EcoGlue Craft Adhesive! I checked out the properties as listed on the package and website, and this is what I found: Amazing EcoGlue® is […]
Green Craft Products: Review of ecosystem Sketchbooks
A while back I reviewed the ecosystem artist’s journals, and I absolutely loved them. Imagine how thrilled I was to find out that they have come out with a NEW version- a sketch book! Lucky for me, I got my hands on one to review. The reason I love these books- and are including them in my GO GREEN month- is that they are 100% recycled materials. Yes, you read that right. Amazing! And when you can combine eco-friendly practices […]
Craft Product Review: Embellie Gellie by ScraPerfect
It seems like as the crafting industry has grown more well-rounded, and those of us who used to be “stampers” or “paper-crafters” are now diving head-first into many other realms of media, the types of embellishments we use have also changed and grown exponentially. Â Whereas 15 or even 10 years ago, stickers may have been the primary staple in many embellishment drawers, my craft studio now overflows with beads, bits, baubles, pins, buttons, charms, washers, a vast array of metal […]
Craft Product Review: Claudine Hellmuth’s Sticky Back Canvas
I like stickers, and I love the texture of canvas. Leave it to Claudine Hellmuth to come up with a product that combines the two! Manufactured by Ranger, it’s a perfect craft-to-art crossover product- that is, it introduces the crafting world to higher-quality art supplies. Here’s how it’s described on the website: It’s a self-adhesive canvas sheet that you can decorate with paints, inks and dyes, then cut out and stick onto canvasses, cards, scrapbook pages, and more. Prime with […]
Craft Product Review: Zip Dry Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives
For papercrafters, adhesive is important. Which glue to use with which project can make or break a scrapbook page, mini-book, or altered art piece. In my quest to bring you the best adhesives for your project, today I’m trying out Zip Dry Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives. It’s a clear (if hazy) liquid glue- about the consistency of fresh honey that has a moderate odor. However, the odor is not readily apparent when you are using it. (I actually had […]
Craft Product Review: Martha Stewart Crafts Scoring Board
I shared part of this review on CraftsUnleashed.com as a member of their design team & ConsumerCrafts.com provided me with the Score Board. I’ve seen scoring tools around the craft world for years now, and I always kind of scoffed at them. I would always just use my metal-edged ruler and a bone folder to score with. Why buy something extra? Well, after trying out the Martha Stewart Scoring Board for the past 3 days, I can already tell you […]
Craft Tool Review: Martha Stewart Crafts Paper Trimmer
Last week when I was visiting the Martha Stewart Show, they handed out a bag full of goodies that the staff loves. Included was the Martha Stewart Crafts (TM) paper trimmer! I was really excited about this because (a) every crafter needs a good paper trimmer and (b) I never had even seen one in real life, let alone tried it. So you know it was one of the first things I tried out when I got home. This paper […]
Craft Product Review: Letraset Promarkers
In the world of rubber stamping, markers are a hot topic. Alcohol-based markers (borrowed from the fine artists and illustrators) are away of elevating a plain image into something really impressive. At Winter CHA 2011, I ran across the Letraset brand from the UK. They graciously sent me some Promarkers to review so I could give you the low-down. Here’s some information that I pulled from the website: Alcohol based, non-toxic, permanent ink Multi surface application: use on paper, card, […]
Craft Product Review: La Blanche Art Stamps, Part 2
Last week my crafty colleague Jen did her review of the La Blanche Rubber stamps- but today I’m sharing my experiences. I’ll preface my review by saying that when I saw these stamps at the booth at CHA, I literally froze in my tracks! They are amazing art stamps- beautifully incised, vintage-y images that make you just want to sit down and get crafty! Obviously, this style of stamp is really subjective- either you like the aesthetic, or you don’t. […]
Craft Tool Review: AnyBook Reader by Franklin Electronics
One of the best things about being a Craft Test Dummy is that occasionally you’re asked to review a product that you might ordinarily pass up only to find that it’s awesome and much more versatile that you expect. Such is the case with the Anybook Reader by Franklin Discovery. When I went to the website to find out more about it before I agreed to do my review, this is the description I found: AnyBook reader is a unique […]
Craft Product Review: Crafter’s Workshop Stencils, Part 2
Yesterday, you got to read Jenny’s take on the Crafter’s Workshop Stencils – and she gave them the “Craft Test Dummies Seal of Approval.” Â I will tell you right up front that I COMPLETELY agree!! Like Jenny, I have never been a huge fan of stencils. Â I have a drawer full of random stencils I’ve collected over the past decade, and I honestly cannot remember the last time I used one. Â But when I was preparing to go to CHA, […]
Craft Product Review: Coloursoft Pencils by Derwent
After trying out the Derwent Inktense Pencils and the Metallics, it was only natural that I would want to try out the Coloursoft pencils, too. And the lovely folks at Derwent kindly sent me a set to try out so I could share my experience with you. Comparable to PrismaColor pencils, these pre-sharpened pencils are highly pigmented & offer lovely coverage. Can I tell you how much I love the fact that they are pre-sharpened? It’s a little thing, but […]
Craft Product Review: Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio
(Note: Jen Clark from MyCraftyFriendJen will be guest-posting regularly over the next couple of months. Make sure you give her a holler over at her blog, too! Jen, take it away!) I love embellishments. Â It doesn’t matter what type of project I’m doing – whether it’s a scrapbooking layout, a card, an altered project, a banner…whatever I’m making, I must add coordinating embellishments – and the more, the better! Â However, I’m also a perfectionist, and it sometimes takes me an […]
Craft Product Review: Unibind PhotoBook Creator
Lately, I’ve been loving smaller scrapbooks to house my family memories and photos- and I’ve even purchased some photobooks from a national photo-processing company. However, I’ve been intrigued my at-home photobook creators and was most pleased when Unibind asked me to review their PhotoBook Creator Kit. The kit came with the binding tool, a CD of design software, and one linen landscape photobook in black. Here’s the information provided by the company: Making your own hardback books has never been […]
Craft Product Review: 3D Glitter Gel by Viva Decor
Here’s another fun and innovative product from Viva Decor– 3D Glitter Gel. It’s a medium body molding past that is chock-full of glitter and chunky bits. It’s a quick way to add mega-texture to your projects! As usual, I thought I’d start with some swatching. I applied the two versions of the Glitter Gel to some sheet music, white, and black paper so we can really get a sense of how opaque the color really is. You can see that […]
Craft Product Review: Spiral Roses by Quilled Creations
Paper roses/flowers are still are rage, and now you can use your basic quilling skills to make lovely rosettes to add to your paper crafts. The secret? This Spiral Roses kit by Quilled Creations. This kit consists of pre-cut paper forms in three sizes and four colors: light pink, dark pink, ivory, and white. There are also green flowers on each page, too, to help you round out your design. (There are other Spiral Roses kits in different colorways available, […]
Craft Prouct Review: Versamark Dazzle
My sister was walking through the local craft store and texted me: “Versamark DAZZLE?” I texted back: “Unfamiliar- BUY NOW!” So she did, and we had to crack them open and give them a go. Now, just a bit about VersaMark pads. Usually they are a spongy foam pad that is saturated with a pigment ink- but with out the ink. That is, it’s the media but without the color. This means that you can stamp on plain paper and […]
Craft Product Review: Derwent Metallic Pencils
Colored pencils are so basic that I think most crafters overlook and underestimate them. If you’ve read my review of the Inktense Pencils, you know that I’m very impressed by Derwent quality & feel that they are a “must have!” Recently, those kind folks sent me the Metallic Pencils to try out, too. Here’s the product description from the website: Introduce a little sparkle to your sketches and drawings with these bright, highly reflective pencils. They work best on a […]
“Snow Banner” featuring Martha Stewart Crafts Products
I live in a cold-weather climate. Once the lovely light of the holiday season has passed and the decorations put away, we still have to deal with a long, cold, dark January before we can look to other fun holidays and reasons to put out decorations. So I came up with this lovely, sparkly “SNOW” banner to bridge the gap! Now, there are a lot of directions, but it’s all pretty easy. And you may want to do this one […]
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