Please Note; I invested in one brand of cardstock, ink pads and reinkers years ago. I still have them and have only re-ordered a few specific colors. However, I do cut my die cuts on the Silhouette in white layering weight cs and then color them, with various products. Plus, I trim my colored cardstock sheets to A2 size and attach the color to only the front of my homemade white cardstock bases. I encourage you to use what you have and see how it works. Play is a good thing.
- Papers
- Paper Supplies in White
- 100 lb./271gsm base cardstock
- 65 lb./176gsm layering weight cs
- Text Vellum 76 lb./104gsm
- Copy Paper
- Envelope Paper
- Tissue Paper link takes you to my blog page where the section on Tips explains how to print on tissue paper. Any thin light tissue paper works great
- Paper Supplies in White
- Adding Color
- Color Burst/ColorSparx
- Water Colors
- Embossing Powders
- Colored Pencil
- Markers- Clean out used Copic then add 60 drops reinker
- Glitter Warm Highlights & Sahara well worth the special order
- Gilding Flakes Perfect when added to sticker paper
- Homemade Shimmer Sprays
- Homemade Blending Solution Use this with reinkers instead of alcohol inks
- Stamp Pads
- Gouache
- White Gel Pens
- Crafting Tools/Supplies
- Silhouette Cutting Mats
- Xyron- ready available where you shop, I do use the 5″
- Paper Trimmer 6″
- Embossing Machine – Personnel decision for hand crank or electric
- Pencil Sharpener
- Air Blower
- Adhesives
- USPS Letter Size Template
What did not work for me
- Sharpie Paint Pens – Dry out too fast
- Precision Pens – Also dry out before I could use them
- Cosmic Shimmer Airless Misters – Clogged even though they were not suppose to
- Mylar .007 for stencils cut on Silhouette – too thick
