Create a Card. Stephanie Weightman
Pens, pencils and paints
1 stencil paints a good painting medium to add colour to your cards. Watercolour paints are also subtle so use them when you want to achieve a more delicate finish.
2 glitter glue comes in different colours and applicator sizes to control the flow of the glue.
3 felt tip pens available in a huge array of colours and inexpensive to buy.
4 gel pens come in a rainbow of colours to include sparkles and metallic. The ink is opaque and works beautifully on dark-coloured cards.
5 brush markers double-ended felt pens with a narrow point for intricate work and a wider one for covering larger areas.
6 colouring pencils and watercolour pencils choose the best quality you can afford. Colours can be blended together to create other shades.
7 kneadable eraser a good quality eraser is essential if you want to remove pencil lines completely. Kneadable erasers are very versatile as they can be moulded to a point.
8 pencil use an HB pencil for guidelines to cut and a 2B pencil or softer for lines you know you will want to rub out.
9 pencil sharpener safer to use than a craft knife for sharpening pencils.
10 round paintbrush good for general painting. A good quality brush will have a smooth tip for detail work. Synthetic brushes are ideal for card colouring.
11 angle paintbrush good for double-loading paint (putting two colours on a brush at a time), to allow you to colour shade and highlight in one go.
12 decorating chalks available in a large range of colours and designed to give a soft finish. Apply with cotton wool buds or stencil brushes. To avoid smudging, fix with a spray of fixative.
Card-making tools and materials
1 light box used for tracing designs and for dry stencil embossing.
2 embossing stencil metal stencil used in conjunction with a light box and an embossing tool for a technique referred to as dry embossing.
3 cutting mat always choose a self-healing cutting mat, as the surface will close back over the cuts you have made and will remain smooth. Never use the cutting mat when embossing with a heat tool, as this will cause the mat to buckle.
4 guillotine it is now possible to buy small lightweight guillotines that are very useful for cutting paper and card and are easier to use than rolling blade cutters.
5 sticker maker converts small embellishments into stickers by applying an even surface of glue to the reverse of the embellishment.
6 ribbler this hand-held machine simply and quickly corrugates card as it is fed through the rollers. If you like working with corrugated card then invest in one of these as it will soon cover the cost of purchasing finished corrugated card.
7 craft knife a good quality sharp craft knife is a must. An interchangeable blade is far better than a snap-off blade. If your budget allows, invest in a swivel blade for cutting curves.
8 scissors you will need a good pair of decoupage scissors especially when you are cutting out intricate designs. Invest in both a small pair and a larger one for use on larger designs.
9 hammer a small hammer that is not too heavy to hold is ideal for using with an eyelet setter. A pin hammer or tacking hammer are both suitable.
10 eyelet mat designed to provided a clean, hard-wearing surface to create eyelet holes without damaging your cutting mat or work surface.
11 hole punch and setter a combination set designed to punch holes into card stock and set the eyelets.
12 eyelets available in a variety of colors and different shapes and sizes.
13 heat gun manufactured for working with paper. Keep your hands off the vents and hold the gun about 15 cm (6 in) from your project to avoid the paper from scorching.
Stencils and stamping
1 wooden stamps made of a wooden block, a piece of mounting foam and a detail rubber image.
2 metallic stencil cream paints metallic cream colour that is great for stencilling. Apply the cream with a stencil brush or cotton wool bud. Clean the brushes with soap and water after use.
3 stencil brush available in a variety of sizes. Use the appropriate size for the design you are working with.
4 metal stencil template metal templates are extremely durable and mostly used for outlining, cutting or dry stencil embossing.
5 embossing tool used for scoring paper and card and for stencil embossing.
6 decorative punch available in all shapes and designs, decorative punches are used to repeat a design by punching silhouette paper shapes as decoration.
7 sticky stencil a plastic repositionable, self-adhesive stencil. Wash with warm soapy water and replace onto the carrier sheet after use.
8 embossing stencil lightweight brass stencil used for dry stencil embossing.
9 pricking tool long, sharp spike on a wooden or plastic handle. A useful tool for making fine, even holes in paper, vellum or card stock and for lifting off very small stickers.
10 embossing powder sprinkle over wet ink, tap off the excess and heat with a heat gun to melt the powder and give your design a raised finish.
11 pastel embossing powder soft and subtle colour used in the same way as traditional metallic powders. Used to create embossed effects with a heat tool.
12 glitter look out for ultra fine glitter as it is particularly effective for card making.
13 pigment-based ink pad available in clear or tinted, it stays wet for about 10 minutes to allow a longer application time. Used with embossing powder, it creates raised images when rubber stamping.
14 3-D gloss a thick, viscous fluid that is opaque when wet and dries clear. It leaves the surface ‘glass-like’ and raised. Ideal for use on any porous surface.
15 dye-based ink pad water-based and very fast drying, it can be used not only for stamping but also to create watercolour effects using a paintbrush and water.
16 embossing ink pad available in clear or tinted. The ink is slow drying on the card so stays moist while you apply embossing powders to create raised images when stamping.
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