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Leave a comment on this post telling us what your favorite crafting tool is (aside from your Cricut) and why you can’t live without it. Please one comment per person and remember the contest closes Sunday night at midnight. The winner will be picked at random using the random number generator and will be announced on Monday October 3rd. The winner will receive either the Cricut Preserves or the Just Because Cards cartridge. You get to choose!
I can’t wait to find out your favorite tools and I know you will want to read everyone’s comments too! The last contest was so much fun. Click here if you want to read 96 amazing crafting tips.
My favorite tool not counting my Cricuts are my score boards. I can’t live without them and use them for almost every project. I use them to score my cards, to make projects, and quick envelopes and liners. Love my score boards!
Click here to see a post and video I made a few months ago comparing the newest Score- Pal to the Martha Stewart Score Board. In this post, I also include links to my videos on how to make and decorate envelopes.
Now it is your turn to play…. Ready, Set, Go!!!
157 comments:
My favorite tool is my paper trimmer, I cannot cut a straight line so I NEED it :)
My favorite tool is my corner rounder! I use it on most of my pages and cards!
Megan
Right now, I am in love with my Score Board. It makes folding paper much easier.
I have SOOO many favorite tools, but aside from the obvious of my Cricut, stamps, paper trimmers, scissors, etc... I think one of my favorite odd ones is my Tim Holtz distress tool - such a tiny simple thing, but adds so much!
housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com
My favorite tool? MMM let me see i have to many that i just can't live without. But i would have to say my Trimmer and Scoreboard.
I just got the ATG gun and I love it, so right now that is my favorite tool, but other than that I would have to say my Creative Memories Pick up square. I make a mess when I craft so it is so handy to just "pick up" all the glue and tape gunk on my mat.
I love my tweezer bee tweezers. They come in handy when placing small objects on cards. I love my Score Board too!!!!
My favorite tool will have to be my tweezers. I was making a card and I couldn't find my tweezers and I ended up with glue all over my fingers and it's hard getting those little pieces off of fingers that have glue on them
Kwillis_15 at yahoo dot com
I'm with you--my score board (boards, actually; I have two) along with my Cricut and Gypsy. By the way, I love your videos; you have such a "gentle" voice.
This is a hard one I have so many favorites. But I think my ATG gun and my gypsy are my real favorites.
scrapperbecka @ yahoo dot com
Creations With Becka
Love the contest...my favorite tool(s) would be my Cuttle Bug with the embossing folders...and that dang little white gel pen...I love mine!! Hahaha
TinaB
It has to be my ATG gun. It is great to have a tool that gives me plenty of pages before I run out of adhesive.
Favorite tool? I would have to say my Xyron sticker makers. I can't even imagine trying to apply glue to some of the designs I cut out with my Cricut without making a mess!
I would have to say my Cuttlebug & folders. I sometimes feel my cards are naked if I haven't cuttlebugged something on them. This might prove to be a bad thread to follow...I'm thinking my 'need list' could have a few more things on it by Sunday!
seashore@telus.net
Have to say my cuttlebug! When someone asks me about starting card making, I always suggest that early on. When my cards just don't look quite finished, I take it apart and run the background through my cuttlebug. Also, you gotta have the dies to make labels with sentiments!
I'm not sure about favorite but my most used tool is my paper trimmer. I think I use it every day, even if I'm not scrapping or card making.
My ATG Gun would have to be my favorite!
stephantics at gmail dot com
onceuponapaper.blogspot.com
Wow! Just one? I love my ATG, my trimmer, my scoreboard. Right now, I think I am using my Xyron the most. I love it for glitter. Since I am making Christmas cards, I am using alot of glitter right now so it is coming in handy!!
My favorite tool really is my Expression, I can't live without it. Well, I can, but I don't want to. LOL
Mine would have to be my paper slicer. I use it almost more than my scissors.
A.N.
ann2236@juno.com
My Tim Holtz vintage photo ink pad. I use to on most everything. Love it!@!
I really like my tweezer bee tweezers. I use them every time I create a card or scrapbook page.
My favorite tool right now is my cuttlebug! This does change depending on what I am working on:)
My ATG gun is my all time favorite at this moment!!
My favorite tool would be my paper trimmer. It helps me cut straight lol.
Veronica
mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com
mommyscraftycreations at gmail dot com
So many to choose from, uhmmm. I love my Gypsy,my ATG, and of course my computer (because I can see all the wonderful projects to inspire and enable me). I think I have to say my newest tool is my favorite though.It is a roll of dry wall mesh tape. I love it because it makes placing letters on paper so much easier and evenly!
My favorite tool is my Epson Printer, I love to download paper crafts, that you cut and glue, sometimes there are a lot of small pieces, but i love it,I have them all over my house!!!
My favorite tool is my Gypsy. I don't know how to use my Expression without hooking up the Gypsy!
Wow, this is hard! I guess my cuttlebug which I use a lot and my ATG!!!
Tweezerbees! I don't know how to put together layers without it. I love that it's reverse action so that I can put it between the grips and then set it down on the table.
my favorite took is my quilting wheel w the ruler - I went through a dozen paper trimmers before a friend recommended this to me for cuts...and now I love it!
That's a tough choice. I think most used would be my Fiskars Paper Trimmer and pink ATG. Most loved though would be my expression. :)
My favorite tool right now would be the Cinch2. I love this thing! It makes making mini albums a "cinch". LOL
i think my favorite tool besides my expression would be my big bite .i can punch a hole anywhere in anything!!! not just good for scrapping but handy around the house tool(love to use it to put new holes in belts....to make the belt smaller of course!!!!)
My favorite, and most used tool, is my paper trimmer!!
~Terry~
Oh, it's gotta be my Cuttlebug! I use it almost as much as my cricut!
My favorite is the scoreboard. And the score buddy. I could never do without either. Thanks for the chance!!!! Linda Harris
My most needed is my paper trimmer but my favorite, that i use on almost every single project - Stickles! It just adds a finish to my cards and projects.
Love your blog, Linda! Actually, blogs are another important 'tool' for me.
This is a great giveaway! My fav tool would have to be my ATG gun. I use it all the time, and it saves me a ton of money. I am a new follower on your blog, I have seen you on the cricut message board!
-Jessica
jessica dot a dot stevenson at gmail dot com
I've gotta say the best is definitely my ATG. Once you get pass the size of it, you will love it.
my favorite tool is the ATG gun....i cannot craft without it now. At first I was intimidated by the size, but now,....i love it!!!!
My favorite would be my Cinch.
I love new tools! Lisa
I love my ATG, it has really made a difference in what I do.
http://siskiyousue.blogspot.com
Wow! Hard to pick a favorite......but my most used tool would have to be my Martha Stewart scissors......i Love them and use them daily and I swear they cut as nice as my Gingher sewing scissors I paid a fortune for! I highly recommend MS scissors to everyone!
That is a hard one. I love my Martha Stewart scoreboard, my tweezer bee tweezers, my ATG gun, and so many other things. My favorite changes with the project that I am doing. Probably my most favorite tool right now would be my Imaginisce i-rock. It is great for setting small jewels!!!
My favorite tool is my gypsy. I never use my cricut without it!
Beth Esterbrook
My expression is my most favorite tool... and a very close second is my paper trimmer... like some others cutting a straight line is very difficult for me :)
The Gypsy by far is my favorite tool, however I do believe when my E2 arrives it will give it some stiff competition.
The most necessary tool I have (besides my cricut) is my paper trimmer. I can't cut a straight line without it....sometimes even with it. lol Thanks for the drawing.
scrapbooknut67114 at gmail dot com
My favorite tool is my ATG gun,I don't think I could not live without itof course I love my cricut. Patricia
I would have to say my favorite tool is my my spatula for removing all of my cuts off of my cricut mat. My creations would be a mess if I didn't have a spatula!
scrappindhilly at gmail dot com
there are so many great scrapbook tools,but right now I would have to say my Xyron sticker maker.
I cannot live without my tweezer and my 12 inch paper trimmer.
My favorite tool besides my Cricut is my ATG gun. Love it.
motherloves3 at hotmail dot com
It's hard to pick one, but I would have to say that I am a big fan of my ATG gun! I use it on every card. A close 2nd is my Cuttlebug...it can take a project from "needs a little something" to "PERFECT" in no time!
My very favorite tool is so tiny! It's my tweezers! I don't know what I would do without them. I love all the other tools but I always have my tweezers near by to help out!
ncichocki at ptd dot net
I have so many tools that I love. My favorite tool is the embossing machine I have. I love to change the texture of the backgrounds. Unfortunately I too often forget to do it. I do remember to emboss my 10 year old son's lunch bags though!!! LOL!
My favorite tool is the "Perfect Layers" ruler. Having this tool makes creating perfect layers for photos so easy.
After my Cricut, my absolute FAV is my Gypsy. I also use my inks and markers ALL the time!
Mine too is the paper rounder.
I love my Distress Ink Blender and Distress inks. So many techniques with them.
well I'd have to say my fav crafting tool is my ATG Gun.. I honestly donno how i crafted w/o it! thanks for the chance to win :)
-jamie
babyblueangel_30@yahoo.com
Other than my Cricut, my favorite tool would have to be my laptop. It's where I store all my cut files and where I do my resizing and creating.
blessings, patchworkhen
How do I pick just one?! I can't - I have to pick two!! I would have to choose my cuttlebug and paper trimmer!! Thanks for a chance to win!!
sueot33@yahoo.com
my favorite tool is my martha stewart score board.... love love love
I don't do anything without my Tim Holtz non-stick scissors! I use it on everything and anything...and they fit just perfect in my hand.
My favorite tool is my cricut bone
folder. I like this one because of the shiny metal tip. It just glides
over the paper,it is soft coated and fits in the hand just right. Even my 5yr,old GD loves it ( I think she likes green.
Other bone folders are hard plastic and shaped funny not fitting fitting the hand.
Since finding a bone folder I no longer have to use my finger nail.
Dawn RI
abosoffit@hotmail.com
The tool that I can not be without is my paper trimmer. I can't imagine making anything without it.
It's so interesting to read about everybody's favourite tool! Without a doubt, no questions asked - and no ifs, ands or buts about it - my absolute favourite tool is my Cuttlebug. I LOVE adding texture to my projects so quickly and easily! I love the tip above about embossing lunch bags, too! How fun!
My favorite tool is probably my ATG gun because I use it so much! I, like most people, have a lot of tools that I use and can't live without. Thanks for the question. It will be nice to read what others pick and see if I need a new tool. Sarah
I use my pink ATG gun all the time! But my sizzix texture boutique is a very close second.
I have to pick just one!! I have to have my ATG gun, paper trimmer, and my Cricut spatula!!!
Aside from the scrapping basics, my favorite is my Big Shot.
I use my Spellbinders, Sizziz,SU and Tim Holtz dies and embossing folders on it.
There is always something new on the market, like I just saw a jewelry embossing die, to use with it.
My favorite tool has to be my paper trimmer. No matter how hard i try, I can not cut in a straight line with scissors! So paper trimmer it is! Thanks for the chance to win!
gayle_shrader at yahoo dot com
My can't do without tool is my Fiskars trimmer. I use it all the time to cut or score. I am a subscriber and follower.
sue
rolfe974@prodigy.net
Hi, one of my favorite tools is my cuttle bug along with the embossing folders.
Favorite tool, huh? Well, I don't know about favorite, but the most essential would have to be my paper trimer and by-pass cutters. I can't imagine working with paper without those tools. But absolute favorites would have to be Expression, Pazzles Inspiration, various punches, and embossing machines.
jandbjonesrus@yahoo.com
My favorite tool would have to be the I-Top It is the coolest tool I have ever used and I love making Photo Buttons of my Kitties!! Thanks for the chance to win!! I am a follower and a e mail subscriber and love your tutorials and everything you do, your one amazing crafter!!
http://ibecircled.blogspot.com
ilovetonkinese2 at hotmail dot com
Rexann♥
Maybe my scoreboard. It is so hard to pick just one.
I finally figure out to use my stamp of gig(lining up rubber stamps, that do not stamp clear on the stamp), was I figured it out it works like a charm, love it.
I have so many go to tools but my favorite is my ATG! Can't live without that one. Thanks for a chance to win a great cart.
Kris
dietzrobles at yahoo dot com
Not sure I can choose just one. My gypsy, trimmer, computer to view all these web pages.
So hard to pick just one! But I must choose my paper trimmer and tweezers (helps to place all the small things so perfectly!
I Love, Love, Love my decorative edge scissors! I don't want to have endless amounts of punches so I invested in decorative edge scissors from Fiskars. They give me the same effect that most punches will do. Now every now and then I need a scallop circle (which I cannot cut myself with the scissors) so there are times when you will need some punches. However, I just didn't want to have 20 or so different punches when 7 pairs of decorative edge scissors will do the trick.
My favorite tool is my ATG gun, I use it on every thing. Then is would be my paper trimmer and bone folder and paper
mema
wilsonp58@yahoo.com
My favorite tool would be my paper trimmer. I can't cut straight. So the trimmer is a lifesaver for me.
Deb
Wantapaint@gmail.com
This sure makes me think, but not too hard since I use my Big Shot, dies and folders on almost every card. My cards look so naked without some kind of background. I'm into using fabric on cards now and the Big Shot cuts right through without fraying the material.
I would definately choose my Gypsy as my favorite tool!! I swear I no longer know how to use the actual buttons on my Expression anymore!! Thanx for the chance to win!!:)
I know you asked for one favorite tool, but I cannot decide between two of them. One is my Score Buddy. I like it because you can score small items on it and it is more portable. My next favorite tool is my computer which enables me to do so many things. Thanks for this giveaway.
Oh, I have so many favorites, but I would have to say my cuttlebug and all those great memory box diecuts. Another favorite is a clear star pen to add a little "bling" to areas to small for stickles.
To many to mention,but my top are: The Cuttlebug and memory box diecuts, clear star pen to add "bling" to areas to small for stickles.
Besides the obvious necessities of our craft, I would have to say my removable adhesive is very valuable to me because i use it to temporarily assemble my card project once i have all the elements cut and ready. This way it prevents me from making mistakes that i would later on regret! thanks Sheila
My favorite tool is my 5 inch Xyron! Love it!
Cecelia
larocquecj at comcast dot net
My favorite tool depends on what type of project I'm working on. I just love my Cuttlebug & folders.
My Cutter Bee scissors are my favorite tool.
My fave right now are my Tim Holtz embossing folders and my Spellbinders dies. I know you said just one thing, but that is too hard! Thanks for the chance to win!!
I love adhesives...in particular the ATG gun and the 2 way glue pen are my go to tools on almost every project.
Thanks,
Ramona B.
jbmb at comcast dot net
Can't work without my Cuttlebug and all the cutting dies.
Such a tough decision as there are so many!! Tweezer Bee's, Cuttlebug, corner rounders...hmmmm....ok for this time I'll say PUNCHES! They add such character and dimension to my projects! Love your videos! Thanks for the chance to win!
~Lisa~
Rheartsong@msn.com
Yep, I'm with those that say their paper trimmer is the favorite tool! Scissors and I just don't get a long and my circles are ovals, my squares are rectangles and my fingers are bloody! ;0)
Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com
Hands down, my favorite tool is my ATG followed by my Tweezer Bee tweezers.
(I follow your blog through Google Reader)
tammy@birkhead.us
I have a several favorite tools too, Aside from the essential scissors my favorite tools are my paper trimmer, my awesome Copic markers, MS Score Board and my Cuttlebug. Another important one is my magnifying visor that I use to work on small, very detailed work like coloring intricate images and fussy cutting small pieces with scissors. There are really so many that I can't live without!
My favourite tool is my Sizzix Texture Boutique. I just adore the crisp embossed images it gives.
My favorite tool is my cuddle bug. I love embossing paper.
marionemtn@msn.com
My favorite tool besides my Cricut is my ATG gun. I use it for everything! - - I loved all the amazing craft tips!
It is so hard to pick just one! My ATG and Cuttlebug are two of my favorites.
My most favorite tools are my Tim Holtz distressing tool and pads. They make inking edges so much easier than just swiping with an ink pad (I always, always make a mess)!
Oh my, can't choose just one: Tim Holtz Tonic scissors, ATG gun, Creative Memories trimmer.
Karen L 1020 at gmail dot com
Aside from my cricut I think my favorite tool is the scor-pal! I can't live without it!
Carol D
the tool that I would have to have is my ATG gun
upnurse at aol dot com
My fav is the tweezer bee. Great for holding on to those tiny pieces.
I love my ATG.
It's hard to come up with ONE, but since that is the rule, I'm going to pick my sponge and ink pad so I can sponge the edges of not only my image but sometimes the sentiment. Just sponging the edges makes ALL the difference int he world.
mimi2trentdrew.blogspot.com
I love, love, love my Tim Holtz Vagabond Cutter. I even love it when I'm not using it...have you seen it closed up? Looks like the most adorable little suitcase you've every seen!!!!
So many tools and not enough time ~ favorite would have to be my Cuttlebug. Carol M in TX/carolswingster77@aol.com
Right now I am totally in love with my Cuttlebug, using Spellbinders dies and using the embossings mats. I just love the effects that they make! I bought the Cuttlebug long after buying the Cricut Expession and the the Cricut Imagine. I love them all but as a new comer to paper crafts I maybe should have started with the Cuttlebug! So simple a machine, but results are fast and beautiful!
Right now I am totally in love with my Cuttlebug, using Spellbinders dies and using the embossings mats. I just love the effects that they make! I bought the Cuttlebug long after buying the Cricut Expession and the the Cricut Imagine. I love them all but as a new comer to paper crafts I maybe should have started with the Cuttlebug! So simple a machine, but results are fast and beautiful!
I couldn't live without my Tweezer Bee tweezers. Before getting these, I used some tweezers I had in my sewing kit--NOT the same. It makes picking up all those tiny little pieces so much easier.
Next to the Cricut and beautiful papers, my camera is my favorite tool. I use photos on many of my cards.
My favorite is the cuttlebug and the Martha Stewart Scoreboard!!
Brenda W.
joyfulcardmaker@frontiernet.net
I have the Martha Stewart scoring board and I use it all the time!
My favorite tool has to be the paper trimmer. I use it on every project.
Like several others it would be the paper trimmer and my ATG.
Marcie
My favorite tool is my pink ATG!!!
My favorite tool is my 700 ATG glue gun!!!also my Tim Holtz RULER & SCIZZORS
My favorite tool is my Quick Kutz Quicker-Poker-Picker-Upper. I love to put bling (jewels) on my projects and this little tool makes it easy to get them off the plastic sheet and onto my cards.
My ScorePal. It helps you do so many other things other than score a straight line.
I would have to say my paper trimmer. Like others, I can't cut a straight line. I use it for scoring also.
Glenda
glendademorest@hotmail.com
Probably my "go-to" tool is my
C-Thru Ruler with a 0 center point. When I'm working on a project I always seem to misplace my ruler since it is clear...LOL!
Hi Linda, thanks for another great review: Fab 5 Friday. I love checking out the sites you choose. Great ideas and inspiration. My favorite tool is the Cuttlebug.
I know it's not a tool advertised for crafting per sae, but I LOVE using my utility box cutter for lifting large and detailed pieces off of my Cricut sticky mat. It's great for getting under pieces my smaller spatula can't cover and really saves me time! :)
My favorite tool has to be my ATG gun. I use it for almost every project! Thanks for the chance to win.
Kathryn
I am with you Linda, my favorite tool right now is the score board. I don't know what I would do without it....
My favorite tool is my ruler!! I use it all the time :-)
Like all paper crafters, I have a lot of tools I love, but my favoite is my paper trimmer. I use it constantly. I am going to be in the market soon for a new one, but till then, I will keep on using this one. It is my "old faithful trimmer."
My favorite tool is my ATG gun - I use it almost every day & most days it's used over & over!
Tweezers. Not that my fingers are fat but I find holding pieces while applying glue and then placing them is sooooo much easier with long handle tweezers.cma21317atsbclgobaldotnet
My favorite tool is my Tool bag- it keeps all my goodies right there for me when I need them!
bringler@att.net
My favorite tool is paper, is that a tool? I am addicted to paper.
I love the bind it all. To make little scrapbooks to give away. People love such gifts
My favorite tool is my tweezers. It helps to pick up the small embellishments and the letters I cut from my cricut and then pulled through my Xyron. The tweezers makes placement much easier than using my fingers.
I have several tools that I can't do without! But I love my Tweezer Bees Tweezers. They work the opposite of regular tweezers and really hold tiny pieces. Love them!
Thanks for the inspiration,
Cindy :)
Right now my favorite tool is my Martha Stewart "Score Board" (and border punches) I use it for so many things from rosettes to envelopes.
Cherylann (prinkles)
My favorite tool is my Creative Memories All Purpose tool. It lets you lift up something you stuck down in the wrong place. I can't live without it because I'm always making mistakes.
I have quite a few but I would have to say that my ATG tape gun is one of my favorites!! I use it all the time!! Thanks for the oppertunity to win such a great giveaway!!
Happy Craftin!! :)
Ildi-The Craftin Mama
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It would have to be my paper trimmer.
Kathy
kals@zoominternet.net
My Favorite tool (beside my Cricut) is my Martha Stewart Score Board.
Thank you for the chance to win. I would have to say my favorite tools are the Cricut tool set. I find myself using them for many things. The ruler is the most used!
My favorite tool is my paper trimmer. It makes everything look neat and well finished. Thanks for a chance to win. I really enjoy your blog.
Peggy N
Well besides my Cricut, it would be the craft tweezers. Love that thing, helps me so much with small pieces when gluing.
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Debby
My favorite tool would have to be my ATG. It is so incredibly useful and quick! I completely love it and use it for almost every single project. :0) Thanks for the chance to win! Yay!
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Amy Jo (follower)
amyjrockstar at gmail dot com
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Mine is my Martha Stewart scoreboard. I love it.
Hi, My favorite tools right now are the Martha Stewart border punches that go around the page. I thank you for all you ideas and inspiration. Thank you for the chance to win.
Hi Linda,
As a new crafter my favorite tools right now are my Cricut tools. Thanks for the chance to win.
Tina
Oops. I my earlier comment... I said Deer... it's a ZEBRA. :-) I had Christmas on my mind.
Michele
http://fishmememoriesandmore.blogspot.com
fishquad at comcast dot net
I couldn't survive without my Fiskers paper cutter.
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