What I Use

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 Copy Paper w/Vellum Finish 28 lb. Unlike translucent vellum, vellum finish paper is all-purpose. It’s smooth to the eye but it has a fine texture to the touch, almost like an eggshell. Vellum paper is commonly used to create the interior pages of books, fine catalogues, newsletters, direct mail, or manuals.
    • 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
  • Waterproof Sticker Paper
    • Gold
    • White
    • Silver
  • Colored Cardstock -Gina K

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• Adding Color
  • Color Burst/ColorSparx
  • Water Colors
    • Brush for Water Coloring #4
    • Set of Six Golds
  • Embossing Powders
    • Tinsel
    • Platinum
  • 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
    • StazOn Jet Black
  • Gouache
  • White Gel Pens

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• Adding Texture
  • Gesso/Stencil Pastes
  • Tissue Paper (any kind) + White Elmer’s Glue

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• 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
    • Tape Dot Runner
    • Connect Glue
    • Spray Adhesive Repositionable
  • USPS Letter Size Template

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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