New Papercraft Tools

In early December, a friend was having a Stampin' Up home party for her and a few friends. I knew that I would not be attending, so asked her to bring a catalogue for me to peruse. You have to know what happened next. I found a 'few' things that I wanted.

Being on a tight budget, I could not have it all, even though I would have liked to. I settled on something that I have wanted for quite some time; a scoring board. I have not been able to find them anywhere else, so I was quite excited when I found one in the catalogue.

The 'Simply Scored' board has a base that is slightly larger than 12" X 12". You can create multiple scored projects (like envelopes or mini boxes) or projects with many score lines (like rosettes). The grooves are etched in every 1/8". You can choose how far apart you want the score marks to be. Since my plan is to start making greeting cards, and possibly some rosettes, this is the perfect tool to have.

I've ordered another new tool that will not be available until mid-April; the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform by Tonic Craft. I can't wait to get this one! Simon Says Stamp is taking pre-orders now.

The platform is 8.5" X 8.5" and has a side ruler to help accurately placing stamps where you want them. The base plate is magnetic and it comes with 2 high strength magnets to hold the paper in place. It can be used for both clear and rubber stamps.

I was sold on this tool after seeing a video demonstration on YouTube. Click here to watch it. Tim Holtz himself was doing the demo at Creativation 2017 in Phoenix, AZ from January 19 - 23. This is one of many new products introduced at this event. I would have loved to be there!