Hey there crafters! Today I wanted to re-energize your creative brains with Alcohol Inks by Tim Holtz and Ranger Ink. Alcohol Inks are one of my all-time favorite products by Ranger and seeing as how we haven’t reviewed them here at Craft Test Dummies, I wanted to give a quick run down of what they are and just how amazingly versatile they are! Alcohol Inks are available in, “big box,” stores like JoAnns, Hobby Lobby and Michaels and come […]
Tim Holtz Rocky Candy Distress Dry Glitter & Alcohol Ink Video CHA Winter 2013
Last year at Summer CHA in Chicago I picked Tim’s Rock Candy Distress Stickles dry glitter as one of my top product picks of the show. I guess it was a good pick, because this CHA Tim debuted a brand new larger size! Now in 210 grams, this will let you cover just about anything in a gorgeous vintage finish! Here’s a video of Tim showing us a fun technique on how to customize your distress stickles glitter using Ranger […]
Craft Product Review: Loomi Light
You guys… HEY, YOU GUYS! Did I get your attention? Good because I wanted to. This product review has me excited. Like, REALLY EXCITED. I’M CAPS LOCK EXCITED. When I took the little Loomi light kit out of the box I admit, I was completely baffled. “It’s just paper,” I thought. And no directions? What?! On the packaging I was directed to the Loomi Light website and was completely blown away. I could make a gorgeous light sculpture with what […]
CHA Winter 2012: Crafter’s Companion Spectrum Noir Markers
Hello there! I had the pleasure of seeing a demo of the new Spectrum Noir alcohol ink markers by Crafter’s Companion! These will come in a total of 136 colors with dual-tips; a fine point and a chisel. Crafter’s Companion will also offer ink refills (which let’s face it, have their own possibilites as well), nib replacements and storage cases to hold your markers! Check out the video! I didn’t have a very good spot to see at first, but […]
