Crafty Girl

Hi! My name is Barb from Crafty Girl blog and I am so excited to be here on the Robert's blog today! I am passionately addicted to scrapbooking, cardmaking and anything that has to do with paper crafts! Today, I would like to share some of my favorite papercrafting tools that I used on this layout I made of my daughter....

The first tool I would like to show you is the Tim Holtz paper distresser. Roberts sells it for $5.50 and it is worth every penny! (This product is only available online.)

1. I started with a plain piece of cardstock.

2. Gently rub the tool along the side of the cardstock

3. When you are finished, your paper will look like this

4. I love the distressed edge it gives to papers in my layout.

Another tool that gets a work out in my craft room is by Basic Grey Rub On Roller Stylus Tool. I LOVE how easily this transfers rub ons onto your paper and pictures. It is smooth and works far better than wooden sticks! It is sold at Roberts for $7.00

1. This is what the tool looks like.

2. Lay your rub on down and then run the roller side of the stylus over the rub on.

3. Lift the clear sheet off and the rub on stays put!

I am a girl who loves to add bling and sparkle to my pages so the Imaginisce i-Rock has become a tool I can't live without! The gems and glam rocks are far more affordable than the sticky gems you buy in packs and once the gem is heat set, it is not going to come off! I have even used this to set gems on fabric and it works great!

1. Here is the tool with a few of the gems you can purchase to use with it.

2. Put the gem where you want it.

3. Hold the i-rock tool on the gem for a few seconds.

4. The gems added a little sparkle to the rub on flourish as well as the butterflies on the layout!

I recently purchased the i-Top tool and fell in love instantly! There are so many possibilities with this versatile tool! You can even make jewelry with it! On my layout, I used both paper and fabric to make brads for the centers of my handmade flowers!

1. The i-Top can be used with paper and fabric and you can make different size brads with it.

2. When using the i-Top with paper, I prefer to use the paper punch (sold seperately) because it cuts the perfect size and makes the perfect brad.

3. Put the top of the brad in, then slide in the paper and squeeze. Add the bottom piece of the brad and squeeze again.

4. Out comes the perfect brad that perfectly matches the paper in your layout!

I also used it with fabric.

1. Instead of punching out the fabric, I just simply cut out a square.

2. Place the fabric in like you did the paper and squeeze.

3. Trim the fabric with a pair of scissors.

4. This is what it will look like before you put the back on it.

Here are how the brads were used in the layout. The purple centers were made from papers and the green one was made from fabric. I just glued some ribbon on a cardstock circle and put the brad in the center.

As if that isn't enough... I can't leave without telling you about Ranger Perfect Pearls ($14.99. This product is available online only). I love this product because it can be used in so many different ways. The first way is to add some powder and water to the mini mister (Also sold at Robert's for $4.99 - 3 pack). The more powder you use, the more intense the color. This allows you to control how intense the color is on your project.

1. I used a doily, that I sprayed with two different colors of Perfect Pearls.

2. I started with the gold. The photo doesn't show it well, but it gives the doily a nice glimmer.

3. I wanted to add a second color so I also sprayed it with the bronze color.

4. Here is how it looks in the completed layout.

If you look at the letters in my title, you will see that I used the Perfect Pearls in a different way. After I painted the letters brown, I brushed on a little of the bronze powder. I did not completely cover the letters because I wanted to give it more of a distressed look.

And there you have it... all the tools that help me create my layouts! Thank you Roberts for letting me share my favorite toys! Roberts is sponsoring a giveaway on my blog, Crafty Girl. Click HERE for details on how you can win!