Basic Paper Crafting Tools - What do you REALLY need? An honest list.

[@claramisceo2299]

Grazie mille Tinne, sei gentilissima 🥰. I tuoi consigli sono sempre molto apprezzati e utili. ☺️ 🥰

[@monicadacosta5545]

These tools definitely make it a lot easier to do paper projects. I have all of them. And I love them all.

[@reginamunoz8394]

This is exactly what I needed. I'm the type who gets sidetracked with all the fancy gadgets, so I really appreciate your recommendations for the essentials. Thank you for sharing!

[@martyc2328]

Great Video, Tinne! I have a passion for tools and gadgets and tend to make them a collection of their own, but it's fun to see how few tools one really needs to get the job done. 💖💖💖

[@cathierayes4226]

Hi Tinne! Thank you for the video! I also use my basic tools every day and had to smile when you said you hardly ever use your border punch--I wanted one sooo badly and yet I also hardly use it. I think I need to find more projects where I can incorporate it!

[@swannwillow9476]

Hi Tinne. I really like the way you present your videos and your honesty about what is really necessary and what is just "nice to have". I have bought some of your digikits and loved them, as soon as I get more money I will look for a few more. Great job!! Hope you have a wonderful day. 🌼🩷

[@christinerachelholt]

Thank you! Your video helps me to confirm the basics I love (especially the 3 glue types) , and encourages me to add one more tool (an eyelet device)! You are knowledgeable and fun!

[@vectoriadesigns]

I'm glad it was helpful!

[@ofeliarangel117]

Hello Tinne! Thank you so much for this very useful video. As a beginner in the journal art your orientation came at a very good moment in order to prioritize my must have initial tools. Regards from São Paulo, Brazil! 😘👏🌺

[@mardywalker8065]

Wonderful video Tinne, thank you.

[@karent1717]

This is very helpful and love that you encourage to get what you will use lots.

[@angela5391]

Thank you so much Tinne for recommending these tools for crafting I also don't have nails the tool for lifting off the backing of double sided tape brilliant ! 😊

[@CorneliaRiedel]

Danke für das tolle Video. Es gibt Inspiration für Werkzeuge, die wichtig sind. Habt einen schönen Tag❤

[@7StarsCrafting]

Very informative. I love watching your videos! You have a great voice tone, fun, honest, precise and personal. Thank you!

[@makeitKK2u]

You are adorable! Thank you so much for sharing your crafting knowledge.

[@darnicenixon6041]

Thank you for the information. I need to put the big bite crop-a-dile on my list to punch the holes for sewing my signatures into my journals. 💖💞☺️

[@vectoriadesigns]

Or a screw punch. I just ordered one, it works quite good and is less expensive, if that's an issue (but I love my crop-o-dile)

[@laurahousemanjohnson7100]

This was exactly the info I needed! Thank you for the expert advice!!!

[@kandrews6356]

Thank you so much... I basically have all the tools you do, but I still find this video very helpful. I like hearing your view of each one and how and what you use them for because it's inspiring and also informative - some tools can be and are used in different ways. Thank you for sharing.

[@dianamorel7837]

Super helpful. Glad to know that as a beginner in the world of paper art, I have not invested in anything I don't need and have gotten almost everything you have shared! :)

[@tinarichardson9992]

Thank you!! Great List! Wish I had this before I jumped totally into crafting. Would have saved a lot of money!👍

[@jocelyneboisvert2009]

Thank you for this interesting video! Wish I have seen it when I began. I would love to watch a complete video with vinyl and foil. I love working with manual cutting machine and dies. It is so fun. I am thinking about an electric cutting machine because my hands are not as strong as they were.

[@jacquelineeddy4231]

I LOVE this video...wish I had seen it 2 years ago when I started! Tinne, you are so fun to watch and listen to...and all your Journal kits are AMAZING!

[@vectoriadesigns]

Aww, you are so sweet dear!😍 Thank you so much for your lovely words. 🌹 We are so happy to know that you enjoyed the video

[@mariasaverino2398]

Ottimo video

[@shereegagnon956]

Thanks so much for this informative video. I'm a card maker and have most of these tools. I was surfing tube and came across one of your tutorials and immediately fell in love with the craft. What I need help with is how to print the papers and what the best machine is to use. Again thanks again for your generosity and for sharing.

[@yvonnealvizo]

Great collection of tools which I have as well, love them all!tfs

[@sandyartman7520]

Definitely helpful for a new crafter. A Teflon bone folder will not make paper shiny where you fold. I use Cutter Bee reverse tweezers with precision tips for picking up small embellishments, jewels, etc. - that’s a tool I highly recommend. Non-stick scissors are a must for cutting through adhesives. It’s very wise to have the basics in as high a quality as one can afford. Tools that don’t work are frustrating and a waste of money!

[@vectoriadesigns]

Thanks for the tips!

[@DonnaBerryArts]

Non-stick scissors? What brand?

[@maryernest8105]

Thank you. I like the video, it helps to know what tools to use. Looking forward to seeing your other videos.

[@jenniferbryant2981]

Great video Tinne i will invest in some new tools i love your craft knife which you cut the tape punches look good too its looks great thank you for sharing

[@laliazudolia5004]

Thank you! This is a very helpful video🌸

[@cakefiend1]

For a Newbie this is a very informative Video. Thank you.

[@alexismcmackin]

Great video for me, a new crafter. These are all on my wish list because my birthday is coming soon and I am on a budget!

[@Papiercutz]

Very helpful. Your thingy in the score board is called a bone folder.

[@dianapadilla3617]

Great video Tinne! Love your humor as well. So happy I am now a subscriber 😊

[@Undeercover]

Very very usefull video Tinne ❣️❣️❣️ Still need some tools to buy. Iam was falling in love with the tools you are useing for tape and have beeing on my "To Buy List" for over 14 days knowing it will be right for me to use ❣️❣️❣️ Thank you very much for shareing ❣️ ❣️ ❣️

[@viviangassan5506]

Many thanks for this helpful and informative video!!!💗

[@craftingingrace8412]

I loved the video…but I love all of your videos. Thank you so much!

[@irinatarasenkojournals]

Здравствуйте! Я обожаю ваши видео, вы огромная молодец, очень подробно всё объясняете и показываете. Я с Украины начинающий майстер, планирую в будущем заказывать у вас цифровые файлы по изготовлению Фолио и джанкбуков. Ваши работы превосходны, обожаю их ❤❤❤

[@vectoriadesigns]

Much love and stay safe!

[@ginalovato1942]

Yes all these tools are the best things to in my craft room for all my paper crafting, I also have the hand held cropadile I use both of them. What a great video TFS 👌

[@StandUpForChildrenToday]

Thank you so much for this video. Truly appreciate you posting it. 😊💖

[@lizellerossouw378]

Thank you Tinne for a very informative video. Have most of the items but still use an ‘old fashioned’ eyelet setter with a hammer, would love a Crop-a-dile though 😃❤️🇳🇦

[@user-AnuPP247]

Thanks Tinne, I totally agree with your tool choices! (Although I only have one round punch and no cropadile- yet!) I find I can do most things with a bit of initiative you can do most things. Take care Anu x

[@avellinadamayanti3795]

Its helpful tools, I have never seen the " guillontine" cutter, I like it, I wish I can have one😄😄😄

[@林杏藤]

I started to do paper craft and diorama cubes less then a week now useful video most the tools I already had but some I didn't have thank you for the video 😀

[@lorrainewilson2067]

I was just thinking of asking fellow crafts the same thing! Perfect timing!

[@vectoriadesigns]

Just in time dear! 😍 We are pleased to know that we answered your questions 🤗

[@ivetteserrano9247]

Thank you for this helpful video !!

[@lorraineday1052]

An excellent explanation of all the basic tools you need. I also have tools that I don't often use so I love your suggestion to put them out where I will see them when I sit down to craft. The same goes for some of the ephemera I have and forget about. TFS!

[@kathleenwardingley5168]

Great advice Tinnie Thankyou 🤗🤗

[@lizpoore5427]

This was so informative and helpful I’ll definitely share this video. Thank you Tinne

[@Nancy9939]

Hello Tinne!!! Thank you SO MUCH for this vídeo!!! ❤️❤️❤️ I really appreciate it, helped me a lot. The only thing I need to buy is that long Crop a Dile. Here where I live is very expensive; but I think it is a real inversion for this world of paper crafting. Another thing I want to say is that the printable files you make are supreme!!! They are very well designed, and the copies I made were gorgeous. I invite all your followers to grab these wonderful printables, I am so glad to have them. Hope to see more videos from you, Tinne!

[@vectoriadesigns]

Indeed, the Crop a Dile is very expensive, but for me it was worth it. Thank you for the lovely compliments ^^

[@heatherchambers1609]

Your spatula is my Exacto knife - I do everything with it. The small paper cutter I could not live without it. After much consideration I purchased the Martha Stewart scoring board. Does not get daily use but when needed it is a pleasure to use.

[@Daniela.7]

Thank you Tinne!!!

[@aliselle1]

Bonjour Tinne. Je pense en effet que cette vidéo peut être très utile pour tous les débutants qui se demandent dans quoi investir... Bonne journée

[@tamklecksart]

Hello Tinne, thanks for the video. then I am well equipped. 😂👍 Greetings Tammy 🖐😘

[@deborahryder5364]

Lots of helpful info. Thx!

[@Iamgone1961]

Super helpful, thank you 🙏

[@margaritanerapa5578]

Thank you very much, it was very informative!

[@aportgirl]

So very informative. Thank you

[@lorrainewilson2067]

Another tip ... cheap is not always a good idea. If you are in doubt talk to someone who uses the item. I tried cutting corners to save money and once I got going had to spend more replacing it! Good tools make for a good job.

[@vectoriadesigns]

I wholeheartedly agree. I try to be frugal, but if an expensive tool is probably far better, it's worth the investment.

[@eiskalt8211]

Danke für das Lehrreiche Video 😊. Es stimmt schon, als Anfänger verliert man schnell den Überblick was man wirklich braucht. Nun habe ich fast alles , bis auf ein nicht sehr gutes Schneide- und Falzbrett und was ich unbedingt noch brauche ist ein Hebelschneider. Da ist ja die Auswahl so groß 🙄. Mir hat dein Video sehr geholfen ❤

[@vectoriadesigns]

I'm glad it helped!

[@juliacanulaf5303]

Gracias por la información, me ayudo mucho.

[@marlenejones6266]

I needed a list. I'm one who is always buying one thing or another and it sits in a drawer. Ugh. Thank you Tinne. By the way you look very studious in your glasses. I love the style

[@vectoriadesigns]

Aww, thanks dear!

[@zeephillips4763]

Loved your video and your reasons behind the tools. I have all of these ❤ and use them. I have my tool kit right beside me on my craft desk Love you tutorial’s as I’m a learner with journaling but not to papercrafts 😂

[@sismitchel476]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@christineskinner1706]

Thanks Tinne. Great video. I already have most of those items. Plus extras along the way. Any tips on what to pack if you're moving home and staying with family till I find the right house?

[@vectoriadesigns]

I would pack at least everything I showed in this video :')

[@tonyamadmax]

Muito bom, muito pontual, e muito certo. Obrigado

[@giellapalombella8855]

Fantastic video thank you very much

[@LeeGysberts]

thank you very helpful. cheers from way down under NZ

[@lyncrawford3349]

The score tool out of the score board is called a ( bone folder). Fantastic tips. Best wishes from Northern Ireland.

[@vectoriadesigns]

Hello dear Lyn, Thank you so much for sharing and for your kind words! 🥰 Happy crafting!

[@therealnancybee710]

Thank you, Tinne, for posting this video. It's so informative ... and you are just so charming! I have all of the basic tools and a few specialty ones, like the Cinch binding tool and the Sizzix Big Shot which, of course, I don't use nearly as often. I also use several different thingys and whatchamacallits! ;) My confession: I am a paper junkie. I have more paper than anyone could possibly use in three lifetimes ... and I keep buying more! I just can't help it ... they're all so beautiful! Oh, well, I guess we all have our vices. I want to say, too, that I just love all your journal kits and very much enjoy your tutorials, as well. You rock, my dear! :)

[@vectoriadesigns]

Awwww, that's so nice of you, Nancy! I also have the Big Shot, and I hardly use it...

[@ShoshiPlatypus]

Great video, Tinne. It's all too tempting to buy absolutely everything and then not use it lol! I have a small pair of curved scissors that I use all the time for fussy cutting. I also have a pair of long-bladed ones a bit like yours which I use for paper - great for larger fussy cutting or if you need to cut a straight line. My long-bladed sewing scissors are kept with my sewing things and never get used for paper! Another thing I bought recently was a large silicone mat designed for cake icing. It has measurements on it and circles. It is non-slip which can be very handy, but best of all you can use it when you are glueing over the edges of papers. The glue wipes off with a damp cloth. I've saved a load of scrap paper and general stickiness since I got it. I have a guillotine too, and use this more than my paper trimmer these days. I use a Stanley knife (heavy duty) for cutting on the cutting mat. I've never got on with Exacto knives. I find it hard to apply enough pressure to cut straight. I inherited my dad's pipe racks and these are on revolving bases, great for storing scissors and tweezers. I also have a round fabric storage "thingy" (love that!) with compartments for different tools. Years ago I bought a Martha Stewart circle cutter and simply couldn't get on with it. It is exactly the same size as the base of my storage thingy and now serves as its revolving base! Serendipity! I confess to having hundreds of Distress Inks and Distress Oxides. I do a lot of mixed media work. I recently made a revolving storage unit for them with trays produced by Spectrum Noir and it's an absolute dream - I wish I'd made it years ago as it would have spared me all that frustrating rummaging through boxes to find the colour I wanted! My most recent can't-live-without purchase was my gel plate for gel printing. Absolutely brilliant, and totally addictive! I could go on but I won't because my studio is FULL of stuff!

[@karenbelbin6790]

very informative, thank you ❤

[@purivillagra444]

Muchas gracias por este vídeo.

[@maryzelenka35]

Great video. Thanks for sharing this with us. I learned a lot.

[@LauraGarcez]

I would have a long arm stapler too, for your projects with staples. 🙂

[@vectoriadesigns]

Great idea, dear! 😍 That would be very useful!

[@sandrasimard1808]

Thank you so much for your information, alot like to have the basics, an it's nice to see them on a video so you see what it is.🤗 🌷🌷🌻💕

[@Fitnesswithnoexcuses]

Great video and very helpful for future information. Can I ask what size eyelets you typically use when making the smaller items? like bookmarks, embellishments, etc?

[@vectoriadesigns]

I use 3/16 or 1/8 depending on what I think looks the best for each project separately.

[@kimdad8831]

For scissors the best I have found are the tonic procut, these are all rounders and the 8/9in shears are amazing fabric scissors (as long as used from new for this and kept as fabric scissors and this applies to the whole range but as a budget they are often available on Wednesday and weekend bundle deals hence keeping just the largest for fabric) the small ones are great for fussy cutting and the medium plus ones will cut grey board with ease. You can cut tape and they clean with a gently wipe of hand sanitiser/alcohol, baby wipes ect. They self sharpen and have a comfy grip. (I have rheumatoid arthritis and other things affecting dexterity. Bone folders and scoring tools I have many and Several Teflon but coolkatz is phenomenal I use them for everything and they never ever crack the card or leave that burnished shine! The multipurpose and the pencil Teflon tools, if I'd known this oh so much I could have saved! The big bite - well it does seem big but I've used mine for everything from craft to adjusting belts and shoes for my daughters, the no restrictions on reach of the big bite- definitely glad I went straight for this. Lastly thank you Tinne, I have only just found you thankfully to Paul Ford a couple of days and have already treated myself to way more than I should have of your stuff but at a glance of your products and videos combined with the faith in have in Paul to only represent the best I look forward to many more. I am sure you will bring great pleasure to me and my daughters x

[@ksonderman66]

Thank you for sharing.

[@eileenhogan9229]

Thank you so much!!!

[@carmenlopez5743]

Muy bien explicado. 😊😊

[@ellenschwarz4945]

Thanks so much for sharing 😘 a great Video 👍👍

[@jenniferwatson7118]

Good list thanks!

[@831Miranda]

This IS very helpful Tinne! In particular I have wondered wether to get the hand held crop a dile or the standing one. I think the standing one gives more options since it can reach the center of pages of a journal for instance ?... And... since watching your videos I have also started to appreciate the scoring board... altho haven't purchased one yet, there are many different sizes it seems.

[@vectoriadesigns]

I prefer the standing one since it reaches so much further.

[@lizwiesenauer3848]

Very helpful!

[@rosiehutchinson9333]

Buying crafting tools and materials and hoarding them is a hobby in its own LOL. I find it difficult not to buy everything LOL. I love my Crop a Dile, it's been a good investment :)

[@vectoriadesigns]

We hear you Rosie! 🤗 We love crafting too and it's definitely a good investment! 😊

[@aptwalker2009]

Thanks to you...and I do mean "Thank-you", I have 6 or more of the Silhouette spatulas. I use them for everything...especially for poking through the foil on the back of medications that are in the blister packs but that have such tough foil on the back that you can't punch the pill through it. Though it also slips right through taped edges of boxes, and breaking through the back of packaging materials that have a plastic bubble package over the front...well, like scissors, then you have to tear the cardstock on the back away to get to the scissors but only part of it comes away and the scissors are still trapped inside...aaarghhhh! :) I had some other spatulas and metal tools for spreading gesso...duh, can't think of the name of those tools right now. None of them work as well and as tirelessly as that little spatula that I watched you trim tape and pop the release paper. So thank you from the bottom of my heart...for many things that I have learned from you, but especially for showing the value of that little Silhouette spatula :) One suggestion for those who have not invested in tools yet is to combine your trimmer and scoreboard and get the We Are Memory Keepers Trim and Score board...one tool, folds in half for space saving and is very sturdy. Blades change easily. I just had to replace my old one because it was their original version and you can no longer get replacement blades. The new version from back around 2017 resolved some design issues and is even better than the original. I picked it up with a 40% off coupon from JoAnns so it brought it under $18 for me.

[@vectoriadesigns]

We are so blessed to have people like you following us. Sharing deep from your heart is truly inspiring for us! We are so glad to see we've helped with your crafting journey! And thank you for that suggestion. Tools are important indeed!

[@dustrhinosfan1]

I have a question that has plagued me for years. I have several colors of distress ink pads, but I have trouble getting the ink to adhere to a brush, stamps, or a dauber. I see you and others using them with ease. Is there a "magic" trick to using these? Thank you for this informative video.

[@vectoriadesigns]

Just use a lot. A new dauber needs a lot of ink. Once you’ve used it more you’ll need less for new use.

[@susanhartley8832]

Thank you must helpful x

[@Blondie81259]

Thanks For explaining all these tools you use, I have most of them. I am wondering where you found the heavy duty cutter and what is the brand? ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@vectoriadesigns]

It’s a Dutch brand I’m afraid (Hema), but there are a lot of good cutters available in hardware stores

[@karins.2955]

Thank you 💯💯💯💯👍👍

[@creajour]

Beste Tinne 🌼Bedankt voor deze video 🌼Lieve groetjes van Tinne

[@vectoriadesigns]

Met graagte ^^

[@cricriparent5196]

Hello, I have the same tools as you except the small spatula. Good day. Kisses Christiane P

[@vectoriadesigns]

High five!

[@flamingo.and.co.26]

I waited a few months to get the crop a dile big bite. I watched for sales and got it 40% off

[@SilvaraHale]

it's called Bonefolder. 😊

[@gypsyfirestorm]

I learned very quickly to cut away from myself when I slipped and sliced my thumb open the other day lol

[@vectoriadesigns]

Oh no!

[@elisabethcalimodio309]

Bonjour, Merci pour cette vidéo. Il me semble avoir tout compris ??? Je regrette toujours la barrière de la langue. Merci bonne journée. Elisabeth