Ideas for crafting, scrapbooking, cardmaking, and any other paper crafting projects can be found in my blog! Come check out the cricut creations as well as other Close to My Heart products being used to create your own projects at home!
I am most certainly a messy scrapper! I never fail to get ink, glue, or anything else crafty all over myself and my workspace. BUT with the all purpose mat I can now clean up easy!!! Not to mention the Versa Mat allows me to have less supplies on the table for stamping, meaning less things to get messy!
I often receive the question "which type of ink should I use?" or "what is the difference between the exclusive ink pads, and the pigment ink?" This video is my go to! Close to My Heart does a great job discussing the advantages as well as differences between using the different types of inks.
Personally I use our water based exclusive ink pads more. Mostly because I grew up with these, and the other reason is because the ink pads are larger so can cover your stamps quicker.
But there are many advantages, techniques you can do between the two types of inks! Check out the video!
As I was learning how to stamp I would often refer to these videos created by Close to My Heart!
Check back throughout the month to find more techniques and fun artwork!!
Tip #1: Using alcohol or permanent markers is the best way to do this. I have used regular water based markers before to try it out for a customer and found that it works, but you have to rub off the excess because it won't dry on its own without smearing.
Tip #2: I promise you will want to try our non-stick micro-tip scissors for yourself. I can cut glue-dots, pop-dots, stickers, shimmer trim and anything else that is sticky without it actually sticking to the scissors!!!! It's the best thing since sliced bread! haha
Tip #3: Before you cut your length of shimmer trim, peel off the layer of plastic covering the self-adhesive and then cut just the shimmer trim. This will leave a "tail" of plastic on your spool making it easier to peel off next time.
