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My Dahle 440 rolling paper trimmer! Love it. Wish it had been the first trimmer I bought but I had to go through a bunch of Fiskars junk first. I've learned my lesson!
Well, I didn't wait long at all to buy my ATG, and still say it is my best "papercrafting" tool purchased to date...hands down!
Since I haven't seen it mentioned I will say Judikins "Eclipse" for masking! At first I thought...computer paper and temporary adhesive work fine for me, but no more. I LOVE this stuff! I bought the bigger roll for bigger projects...it's the bomb!
sewing machine! As soon as I made the first card using paper-sewing, I was hooked. I went to Joann's and bought every color thread (primary) that I could think of!
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Cuttlebug--when I finally figured out I could use the Fiskars embossing plates that I never used in it, as well as the new larger Sizzix dies, and then it was on a really good sale, then I snapped one up, and got it for my birthday. LOVE it.
Bone folder. I resisted a long time (for what, I'd like to know, they're not that expensive!), but it is so nice to get a crisp fold now, and easy! Use mine all the time.
A clear grid ruler. I got the Tim Holtz ruler, love the metal edge so I can use a craft knife, and the paper piercing holes down the side, use those a LOT.
Cropper Hopper vertical paper storage--I had horizontal storage for awhile, and it took me a bit to realize how much I was dinging up my papers. Love that I can lug out the CH boxes and go through all my papers without hurting them.
And finally, the Crop-a-dile. Seriously, I put that off for wayyyyyy too long. Although I haven't bought the big bite and don't think I will since I have an anywhere hole punch. What I love the most about the CAD is I can just grab and pop! punch a hole--no complicated tool set to put together just to punch a hole, or cases to deal with.
First would be my Nesties - I don't know how I ever in the world made a card without them before. This past two weeks alone I made over 300 cuts with my Nesties. I use them every day that I craft. I have the scallop circles, ovals, rectangles, and squares. And I really REALLY want the Labels 1 and 2 and curved rectangles (Oh my gosh I have all these pictures in my brain of things I could make using those) but I promised the family I wouldn't buy anything before Christmas. LOL.
Next would have to be my BiGKick. I love that thing. I really want a digital die cutter but I can't decide on which one, I really want one where I can create my own images and text/phrases. I like the look of the Pazzles but OUCH, that would certainly hurt the pocketbook. I need to start saving up for one.
After that, my paper trimmer with the scoring blade on it. I'm thinking about the Scor-pal but I can't figure out what I would need it for - what I could do with it that I can't do with my scoring blade. Hmm. I can't decide.
After that, I'd have to say my little cup holder/trash bag holder thingie that clamps onto my work desk. Great to hold that soda and all those paper trash pieces!
ETA: Oh, and yes, my cuttlebug embossing folders. I love those things. I have a ton of them and nearly every card either has someting with the EF's or the Sizzix Texturz plates or the Fiskars Texture plates.
I like the look of the bind-it-all, just can't imagine what I would do with it. I have another binding machine but I've never used it. I need to make something with it!
No one has put the Bind-It-All on here. Where's the love?
I love my Bind-it-all .
Hard to believe, but the thing that I thought I could live without quite happily were rubber stamps- shocker, I know . Now I am totally addicted (sigh) and my collection keeps growing.
I waited a long time to get the SAMJ too and just LOVE that thing and use it a lot!
I've been debating on the stampamajig for a while now too. I think it will be the next thing on my list.
I've also held off on the ATG forever but I *think* I'll be getting one next week for my birthday....I didn't want to spend "MY" money on the gun ;)
I just bought the one from Michaels. They had it on sale for $8.
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Mine is the Scor-Pal. Can't believe I only bought the thing a few weeks ago. It's on my second table beside my fiskars rotary cutter, and I score every card I cut now! It's totally necessary. What was I thinking when I waited so long?!?!?!?
I love my BIA, too, but I bought it when I needed it...no hesitation or wondering if I would really use it. ;)
Mine is the Scor-Pal. Can't believe I only bought the thing a few weeks ago. It's on my second table beside my fiskars rotary cutter, and I score every card I cut now! It's totally necessary. What was I thinking when I waited so long?!?!?!?
I keep putting off the Scor Pal thinking do I really need it? I have it on my Wishlist so if Santa comes through I'm guessing I'll be saying the same thing.
Thinking that I would need to add the hot knife. It's crazy, I know, but have a ton of unmounted stamps and don't know why I waited so long. No more scissors and sticky foam for me.
Putting my vote in for my Slice.
I too thought I was content with the manual cutters, cuttlebug, sizzix, but once you go electric.... what a difference!!!
I love and own almost all of these, but for Scor-Pal lovers, did you see that Diana is offering free shipping to SCS members? Check her thread in the Scor-Pal forum. Good time to stock up on accessories...or even a Scor-Pal.
1. Nestabilities!! I put it off and put it off and now I am totally addicted, maybes that's why I put it off. lol
2. ATG. Thought I had it under control with all of my other adhesives, but again I gave in and I don't know what I did without it. I gave all of the little tape runners to my 4 yr old.
I love everything I have. I hate to borrow things at crops and retreats. I have the original Sizzix and it seems like hundreds of dies...that by the way works in my Big Shot and Cuttlebug. A lot of them are no longer available.
Then there are the Nesties, embossing folders and Scor-pal which I dearly love. I got a mini Scor-it too which is great for traveling. Thanksgiving weekend on Black Friday my DH got me the Cricut Create...Wahoooooo!!! It was a great deal at Mike's...For those of you who do not have a carrying bag for the Create, Sears has a tool bag this week that comes in a set of 2. It's on sale for $16.99 and the large one fits the Cricut Create perfectly. It has pockets inside and out and the smaller bag can hold your cartridges and books. Works for me. The Cricut bag is $69.99.
Is the ATG so great because it works better than the tombow, or just because of the long-term cost savings? I have it on my christmas list, but I'm not sure it is something I'd buy for myself.
Is the ATG so great because it works better than the tombow, or just because of the long-term cost savings? I have it on my christmas list, but I'm not sure it is something I'd buy for myself.
Both in my opinion!
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