COLOUR CODING YOUR INKS

Colour coding your inks and tools will make your life easier and quicker. Having said that, this really depends on your budget.

As I do classes, this is an essential part of my business ensuring clients can have easy access to the ink and matching tools.

What you will need:

• Small dots
• Inks
• Blender tools
• Daubers

1. Cut off 3 dots from package

2. Using your dauber, colour the three dots

3. Write the same reference number on the three dots Eg. B1

4. Attach one dot to your ink pad, one dot to your blending tool and the last to the lid of your dauber container.

Now when you go to use your ink, you can pick up the matching tool.

This will save you time and money as you won't be looking for the matching blender foam or dauber and you won't have doubles either. The added advantage for the blender tool is, that you won't stretch or damage the foam pulling it off and putting it on all the time.

BLENDER PADS

With my Distress and Distress Oxide Inks, I store them underneath my ink pads, when I am needing them, I just peel them off the velcro underneath.

When I need a new one, I throw out the old and place the new one on.

I use velcro 'hook' dots on the ink pad itself.

TIPS AND TRICKS

Throughout my Blog, I will post Tips & Tricks relating to paper craft techniques.

I hope these help you get more creative and hopefully save you time. Some you may already know and some might be a surprise to you.

I will cover things like brushes, inks, chalks, dies and die cuts, card stock - it doesn't matter what paper craft you are into, these tips will help. This is what Papercraft Central is all about - Techniques.