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Be confident that you've got the right stamp for the job in our guide to the various types and the advantages of each.

Video | Mon, 21 Jan 2008|More from Crafts & Projects
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to try and line mine up. You can store these stamps on shelves or shallow boxes, and they're best stored upright so that you can see the image on the front of the stamp. These stamps are a favorite among card makers, and they're also great for beginners. Unmounted rubber stamps are similar to wood-mounted rubber stamps, except where they come in a sheet, and they're a little bit harder to

storage because you can store them upright, and they're good on shallow shelves or in wire baskets. I like these stamps because they're great for beginners, they're easy to use, and they have a really

Digital Die-Cutting Tools

Before you invest in sometimes-pricey digital die-cutting tools, watch our review of the pros and cons of the current systems.

Video | Mon, 21 Jan 2008|More from Crafts & Projects
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about the features of 5 different models available today. I've got the Xyron Wishblade , the Cricut from Provo Craft, the Xyron Personal Cutting System, the Creative Cutter Mini from Pazzles, and the Silhouette by QuickCuts . Let' get started. Let's start with the least expensive out of the 5. At about $160.00, the Xyron Personal Cutting Machine is a portable tool that does not require the use of a computer. Included in the purchase prize, you

for someone wanting to create their own die cuts and letters. The Xyron Personal Cutting Machine is incredibly easy to use and great for croppers on the go. I'm gonna fill you in on the Cricut by Provo Craft. This machine retails for about $245.00. It doesn't require the use of a computer, and with the purchase price,

scallop tag. When you're ready, press the cut button and watch the Cricut go to work. After the cutting stops, lift the paper away and there's your scallop tag. So easy to use. This tool is compact, lightweight, and moderately prized. The Cricut is easy to use and inexpensive to maintain. Now I'm gonna tell you about the Wishblade from Xyron . For about $450.00, you can cut just about anything you wish. This machine does require computer connection, but it is both MAC and PC compatible. You can cut any true top font or design you already have on your computer. Or you can add to your design collection by purchasing design sets, set started about $40.00 on that. Let's cut out a title with the Wishblade . Open the Wishblade program on your computer. Create a new document by clicking the New Document icon. Click the Text button. On the textile or

more of a learning curve to using this machine than say the Cricut or the Xyron Personal Cutting Machine, but the creative possibilities and features are worth it. One feature that I love about this tool is that it cuts adhesive-backed paper, which makes it easy to remove intricate designs. The Wishblade is a great option for the computer savvy scrapbooker. Let me introduce you to the Creative Cutter Mini from Pazzles. The basic

Adhesive Products

Check out our complete guide to find the right adhesive for your individual needs.

Video | Mon, 21 Jan 2008|More from Crafts & Projects
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the wet adhesives is a great option for adhering small items such beads and glitter. They usually come in a variety of different containers, spray adhesives, bottles, and even pens. They're easy to use and

Traditional Die-Cutting Tools

Nab hand-cut looks in a fraction of the time with die cutters that offer a variety of cutting, shaping, embossing, and sizing options.

Video | Mon, 21 Jan 2008|More from Crafts & Projects
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gonna talk about is the Wizard by Spellbinders. This is a portable tabletop Machine, and it retails for $129.99. The dies start at $12.99 and go up. The cool thing about these is they're chemically etched, but they also emboss, they die cut, and they stencil as well. Let me show you how to use it. The first thing you're going to do is start by creating a sandwich . You do this by placing a master mat on the bottom. Next, place a spacer mat in the center of the master mat, and then place the die with the raised-side up onto the center of the mat. Follow with your paper, and then finish off with another master mat. Make sure the handle of the Spellbinder is all the way back before using the machine. Place your sandwich into the front of the machine, giving it a gentle push into the machine before you start. Roll your sandwich all the way through, and once you're finished, removed the mat and the spacer and the paper to reveal your cut design. To emboss, simply remove the spacer mat underneath your paper and replace it with an embossing mat over the top. Create another sandwich with your master mat, and then push it through the machine again. This machine can also set eyelets. It can flatten bottle

talk about is the Squeeze by QuicKutz. This is not only a tabletop device but a handheld device as well. The tool itself starts at $69 and goes up to $119 depending on if it

Tour Shannon Zickel's scraproom

Check out designer Shannon Zickel's clever, function scraproom filled with ideas for stashing everything from albums to accents.

Video | Mon, 21 Jan 2008|More from Crafts & Projects

QuickStripz adhesive cardstock packs

Learn more about the pretty and practical QuickStripz adhesive cardstock stacks. Scrapbooks etc. Associate Editor Megan Boettcher will show you just how easy they make punching or die-cutting shapes!

Video | Thu, 5 Apr 2007|More from Crafts & Projects

Emboss stamped images

Create beautiful raised images with a little heat-embossing know-how. Contributing Editor Polly Maly demonstrates this surprisingly simple technique using an embossing pen and embossing ink.

Video | Tue, 8 May 2007|More from Crafts & Projects
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use today. The first tool, and probably the most important, is an embossing gun. An embossing gun is really more like a mini blow dryer. It's inexpensive and you can find it easily at scrapbook or craft shops. The next thing that you'll need, and it's probably equally important, is an ink , an embossing ink , and there are 2 ways that you can find that. You can find the embossing ink in pens or in pads, much like stamp pads. You'll also need embossing powders that come in a rainbow of beautiful colors or you can get it in clear as well. Another thing that I find is really important is what is called a tidy tray. This is a tray that I use for catching excess embossing powders, and I'll show you how to use that in a moment. First, let's work on the embossing pen. I'm gonna use black today. An embossing pen looks like a special or it looks like a regular marker, but it's got special ink that the embossing powder sticks to. I'm gonna use this for my name today. You can also use an embossing pen for doodling or drawing. Let's use this beautiful green color . Just hold your image over your tray and dump the powder . Don't worry about getting too much powder dumped on because that's what the tray is for. See, I've just tapped off the excess, and now, with the tidy tray, the excess powder will just easily dump right back into the canister using that spout. Okay, here's where the embossing gun comes in. Just turn it on, and hold your gun about 2 inches above your image. Now the powder is just gonna look flat, but once it starts to melt, then the magic happens, and it will get shiny and raised.

Create digital photo collages

Use your computer and a handy template to create quick photo collages. Group Editor Melissa Inman walks you through the steps of using one of her digital templates.

Video | Tue, 12 Jun 2007|More from Crafts & Projects
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Etc. Magazine. I wanna tell you about how you can use drag-and-drop digital photo templates to make your scrapbooking as easy as possible. I really like using these drag-and-drop templates that I've created because it allows me to use a lot of different photos, print them as 1 sheet, and then scrapbook them traditionally because I still like to play with paper and stickers. So this is 1 that I did for a recent editor's letter. You can see that I entered the photos in some of the slots on the templates , and then I filled other spaces with patterned paper. I printed out the images and then I just embellished as I normally would. This is another variation on that same template. It's the same basic structure, but instead, I use photos in more of the spaces, and let the pattern be behind the images rather than as mixed into a part of it. So, let me go ahead and show you, on your computer screen, how you can use the drag-and-drop digital templates . The first thing you'll need to do is open one of the templates in your photo editing program. I'm using Adobe Photoshop here. Once I have the template open, I wanna go ahead and do

Create sand accents

Be a kid again by including colorful sand in your designs. Deputy Editor Michelle Rubin teaches you how to add this pretty addition to your pages.

Video | Thu, 12 Jul 2007|More from Crafts & Projects
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of transparency. This is gonna help you when you go back to stitch the lines later. So just do some evenly spaced holes, then once you've done your hole design, your gonna take your needle and thread and just stitch it all up much like I've done here. Now, above each image, you wanna leave a space, big enough for a straw

on my excess pile. Then, what you're gonna do is your gonna stitch up the rest of that hole like this one that we did here. We finished up all the stitching. I left some of the threads just so you could see the different places where we stitched, and now, what you wanna do is take your craft scissors and just trim right along the edge. Now, you will loose a little bit of sand, but we're gonna fix that later with the clear adhesive. So, on this one that's already been stitched up, you wanna take the clear glue and just run it right along the edges, and then, that will seal it all up, so you don't lose any sand. Then, once you're done, just take some adhesive, maybe glue dots or some double-sided adhesive, and you can use it to attach it to your page much like Mellette did. So, that's

Cutterfly handy multi-tool

Check out the cool features of the Cutterfly utility tool from EK Success. Scrapbooks etc. Associate Editor Megan Boettcher will give you a rundown of all the features packed into this petite package!

Video | Thu, 5 Apr 2007|More from Crafts & Projects
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I'm gonna tell you about a product that I really love. The cutterfly utility tool by EK Success is great for scrappers on the go. Here we have a scissors, a file, a paper piercer, a rotary cutting tool, needle-nose pliers, and a tiny little tweezer to help you with all those detailed projects. On the other side, you'll find a tape measure along with a key chain. This key chain you can attach to your purse, or bag, or whatever you have with you

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