TOOL TIME TUESDAY--Martha Stewart Craft Station

Hi there!

Welcome to another tool time segment.

Today I am sharing with you Martha Stewart's CRAFT STATION.

The Craft Station offers endless possibilities for creativity. This all-in-one system from Martha Stewart Crafts makes hundreds of projects a breeze. LED light illuminates your projects making it easy to trace designs and align stamps for accurate impressions. Its' moveable ruler arm with blade offers smooth fluid movement making paper cutting neat and accurate. Plus, blade replacement is hands-free, quick and easy. With this tool you can emboss, deboss, stencil and more.

Check out the video below:

I have seen it range in price from $99-$164.99. You can order it online but I have yet to see it in local craft stores as of this pre-post.

Looks pretty cool though. Gotta love a tool that provides multiple functions.

Hope you enjoyed this week's tool.

CRAFTING TIP OF THE WEEK (#122) Crispy or Regular?

Hello Blog Buddies!

Thanks for stopping in.

Today's tip is all about your stamps.

Do you ever find that your stamps just aren't stamping crisp, clear or deep impressions?

Do you ever find that your stamps don't give off that finished look even when you use fresh new inks?

Do you ever find that you have to press often & deeply to etch your image on to your crafty surface?

If so, maybe your stamps need a little lift! I guess a regular image is okay but why settle for that when you can get a crisp image instead?

It is possible that your stamps have become dull & the rubber or acrylic affected by temperature changes.

To help keep them detailed & fresh do the following:

1-First clean the stamp well & let it dry.

2-USE an eraser over the surface of the stamp. Rub the eraser over the entire impression.

This is the kind of eraser you should use:

3-Use a dry, unused paint brush to remove all the erased debris.

4-Re-clean your stamp & let air dry.

5-Then stand back & watch your stamp liven up to perform just a bit better than it had before.

Have a great crafty week!

FABULOUS FRIDAY FIND-Tim Holtz Ideaology Cargo Case Tool Box

Hi Crafty Friends!

Today's find is Tim Holtz's Cargo Case Tool Box!

Look at this thing! This vintage inspired tool box has really nice hardware and metal base feet for durability.

Isn't it awesome? You can use it to store your ink refills, pads, alcohol inks, pearl mists & so much more. It has so much room that you can use this one to store some tools as well as adhesives & other specialty craft items.

If you wanted to store all your exclusive Tim Holtz product you could do that too! You would know where to find them because like his products, this case just screams Tim!

This Cargo Case measures approximately 13.75" x 7" x 7.5".

You can find it HERE.

Not only does this have the wow factor for looks but storage too. There is also a companion case which is smaller in size. Too cute!

Hope you enjoyed this find as much as I did.

Be back next week with more!

Digital Scrap Pages of My Memories Suite Album

Thanks for visiting today bloggers.

I wanted to share my digital album with you all. At the moment I am unable to get the entire album to scroll through the jpeg, movie or other methods so I am posting the individual layouts.

Hope it inspires you to try the My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software!

Click on my title bar above where it is linked & ready to take you over to the My Memories Suite website where you can check them out.

TOOL TIME TUESDAY-Stay Put KRAFT MAT

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today's tool is brought to you by: SCOR-PAL.

It's is their STAY PUT KRAFT MAT.

YEP...you read right!

It is a kraft mat that does not skid, slide or move around as you craft. It has a special backing that will not wash away & allows your mat to stay on most surfaces without the use of adhesives or heavy items to hold it down. It is 15 3/4"x 19 3/4" in size so it covers a large surface area. You can use it with your glimmers, mists, inks, UTEE & more. Everything washes right off with warm soapy water.

Check it out HERE for $29.99.

If you are in the market for a new, non skid kraft mat-this might be the one for you!

CRAFTING TIP OF THE WEEK (#121) SILICONE GOODNESS

Hello & welcome to this year's 1st crafting tip!

For this week's tip I simply wanted to let you know that if you are working with baking clay- you may want to invest in the silicone trays @ your local dollar store. They work really well for clay baking and are only a dollar!

You know the ones...they look like this:

In my research, I came across some options at the dollar store. Themed molds seem to sell during holidays like Halloween, Christmas, Valentines, etc... They seasonally carry pumpkin, Christmas tree & heart shaped silicone molds . You may get lucky & find other shaped molds for $1 and it would be a great investment. Especially if you create your own jewelry pieces and/or embellishments with baking clay like Sculpey.

Once you use it for crafting though you shouldn't use it for anything else.

Also, use a little PAM spray on the mold before placing your baking clay inside. It helps your piece release easier.

That's it for today's tip.

Now go have yourself a happy, crafty day!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I WISH YOU ALL A MAGNIFICENT NEW YEAR!

May all of your heart's desires come to fruition.
May you have the best of health.
May you experience all the best life has to offer.

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