Trying Cathy Zielske’s GENIUS Card Making Hacks!

[@simon.hurley]

This was sooo much fun!! :) Which life hack that Cathy shared was your favorite? ✩ Check out Cathy Zielske's KZbin Channel: bit.ly/2IkNT0T ✭ FULL supply list with PICTURES: ldli.co/e/64kdkd

[@debrabartman6749]

Clothes pin for heat embossing

[@catherinehoffman1711]

I knew about the clothespin trick and the trimmer hack but I'm going to try the cleaning cloth with the stamping platform. Looks much easier!

[@czdesign]

I think this is so stinkin' fun! Thanks for doing this, Simon! YAY!

[@mariaaguila577]

It's cool to see you all collaborating I love this "uncompetitive" industry! But mostly - the kindness between everyone!

[@lindasimas4834]

Always love Cathy's videos. She is so down to earth.

[@gloriaebert4209]

Thanks for including Cathy Z's hacks. Love her, she adds a chuckle to my day. Love when crafters share each others points of view. Thank you for being you.

[@lynnlohne6578]

Love Cathy, she is AWESOME. I really enjoy her clean & simple designs. Been paper crafting for about 15 years & truly enjoy this hobby. I hope that you are able to inspire young crafters to pick up this hobby & run with it. You are an inspiration & creative inspiration for the younger paper crafters out there. I wish you continued success with your crafting line of products!!

[@irenedyson6469]

Brilliant Simon. You are so down to earth and help with the most annoying things. Thank you.

[@margaretdewood7437]

I love Cathy’s wonderful sense of humor. Thanks for being so real! Also love the wooden clothespin for heating embossing!

[@kimberlyagreene343]

I love the lining up paper with top layer! I have the hardest time since I'm OCD & it drives me crazy when I have a tiny bit hanging over! Thank you for sharing! I just started watching Cathy's videos about a week ago & I love her too! Simon, you are a gem!

[@lisasmith7709]

Yes please! Kathy is awesome and of course so are you, Simon! 😉💕💕💕💕

[@jackierodreddaway3178]

I agree Simon Cathy is a great artisan crafter and I love her designs too oh and the sequin boop cheers Jackie from Oz❤

[@leorahenkin774]

You and Cathy together! I love it!!!!!

[@brendaflick3907]

Great video! I would agree, Cathy Zielske is talented and fun to watch. Laura Bassen's card tips would be fun to watch also.

[@carolehenderson2997]

I love the first tip about lining up the card to attach it to background. So easy! Love Cathys sense of humor. Thanks Simon!

[@christinediaz8978]

That is always the hardest part for me.simce I dont make standard size A2 cards. I make all different sizes.

[@kykategray]

I love watching Cathy, but some how missed the paper hair removal tip. I can’t begin to tell you how thrilled I am to finally have a way to remove those pesky “hairs“! Thank you, Simon, for posting this video. You have made my day!

[@bertas-cards]

Love Cathy's videos and humor she brings to crafting. Great job sharing what you took away from her crafting tips video.

[@sharontuckerlewis7325]

Love Cathy. She always makes me smile during her videos.

[@justclaycrochet]

I love Cathy too, she never fails to make me smile. I have learnt so much from watching her videos.

[@kimbain4368]

This video was very good. I, too, adore Cathy. She always brings a smile, and often a laugh out loud. Much needed in these times. Thanks for reinforcing her tips!

[@wendybaryl6867]

Whaaaat?? You are all so helpful and amazing!! Thank you for sharing so many useful tips and tricks ♥️♥️

[@lindavinson1273]

Awesome tips from Cathy. So awesome to get your feedback on how they work. I would love to see more. Love your life hack videos! 🥰

[@mystichris1543]

My favorite CZ tip is from her video "Five Fabulous Hacks For Card Makers (Helpful Hints and Tricks!)" - placing large or background stamps on the platform of your MISTI or Stamparatus, and adhere your cardstock to the door. Easier to ink, re-ink, or make multiples. Genius!

[@bethbenson1931]

Had not seen this tip. Sounds like a good idea! Thanks! ! 😊

[@nanagriffin2887]

A great video sharing Cathy's tips. I would love to see more of course. Can't have too many tips from all you crafters. Love your videos and that you are from Wisconsin and not far from my home! Good job on your videos.

[@debrashaw9130]

Yep, she's a hoot. Never fails, I'm smiling! And learning a lot! 💖💖💖🌹🤓

[@joannevargas9638]

You both are SO helpful with your card making tips! I always learn so much and have so much fun watching your videos! Thanks a heap!

[@kathykenny1782]

I absolutely LOVE how all crafters support each other and competition is unheard of! I use a microfiber cloth over my Misti (because that’s what is always on my desk). If you stand up while using it, it applies a little bit more pressure.

[@ninabrady4891]

I knew most of Kathy's tips except for the last one of rolling the purple tape over the die cute to remove the "hairs" ( as Kathy calls them). I would love to see more collaboration videos. Simon I enjoy your videos . You are awesome and so is Kathy. I subscribed to her also. Thank you for sharing this fab video!

[@cherin6037]

Hey Simon! Discovered Cathy this year and really enjoy her fun and realistic videos. You did a great job on this collab of ideas. Let’s face it, what’s more important to each of us than learning what others have discovered ahead of us? Nice job! Have fun!

[@Simplylisette]

I subscribed to Cathy's channel, thanks for the link! I really enjoyed your comments along with her tips, keep it up

[@Marilynlovesebiking]

Really loved this video. Lots of fun. I do watch Cathy.

[@vrwood11]

Love Cathy Z, she is so talented and so entertaining. Live her cloth hack fir even pressure on your misti.

[@barbararhenderson6123]

That was one of my favorite tip videos! Great job Simon and Cathy. Please keep them coming.

[@prentzess]

I watch Cathy's videos regularly, so it was fun to see you reacting to her hacks! The best one, to me, is lining up the panel with the card base using the score buddy or Misti.

[@ruthvanmackelenberg1095]

I love Cathy Zielske’s videos too. All of these tips work really well. Using a wooden peg(🇦🇺Aussie) is a great idea. I burned myself using tweezers for heat embossing. You can move the peg if needed to get around the design. Great video Simon!

[@sonjah1983]

Loved this!!! CZ is amazing! You both are! Thank you for reposting this & helping promote her! You both rock!!!😀❣

[@christabeard5128]

Thank you for highlighting Cathy's tips of card making. Some of them I've seen. I agree with you she can make you laugh.

[@margaretdewood7437]

I love how she uses the score buddy. I think it would work even if the front panel was a bit smaller, say 1/4 inch. You just move it 1/4 inch from left and 1/4 from the top. Can’t wait to try it!

[@megbreiter6314]

Love this....good tips and both of you are so much fun.

[@jeanninelabiuk1492]

Mind Blown! I never thought of using my stamping tool to line up cards...I Love Your Video’s, and How the Card Making Community Supports One Another! The World Needs More of This! Have a Great Night! Take Care and Be Safe! 😁

[@expressivepaper]

Love and use them all. For the hairs in the die cuts I use a sanding block lightly around the edges. Saves money on that tape.

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

I use blue tape for everything. I take the hairs off of the edges of cut or die cut cardstock; and I use it to keep cardstock in place for stamping. I tear off a couple of inches and tape it across my wrist or hand if I think it might be too sticky right off the roll. 😉

[@susandzama3000]

I have always used a clipboard to hold things as I heat emboss. Works great . Fun video Simon thanks

[@49lucky]

I think I learn so much on your channel been ordering your inks love them I'm spoiled now...

[@renshaw5darlene1519]

Embossing is my favorite. My fingers thank you for the clothes pin tip 🥰

[@Kammitoes]

Love your TShirt Simon, so bright and cheerful. I love Cathy Z too. She has terrific tips and tricks. Thanks for showing it and I'd love to see more of the same.

[@lesliehobson3196]

👍👍 Cathy does have helpful info I appreciate, & her sense of humor is like none other! Thank you both for sharing! 🌞

[@renevanwyk823]

The clothespin for heat embossing I used when I started out many moons ago! Did not have a heat tool, so I did it over the spiral stove plates holding the pieces with clothespins! Worked wonderfully! We sometimes forget these :) Always enjoy your videos! Never too old to learn new tricks!!

[@kellihudson3849]

Love Cathy

[@carol-annhuff4943]

Love your videos, always learn something new

[@kharris3960]

The clothes pin for heat embossing is great! Started doing this a few months back.

[@amyjones7611]

I’ve been stamping 30+ yrs & have been doing almost all her hacks for yrs. I use my micro cloth rag on my Misti or my sweatshirt sleeve. I also use the corners of my Misti to make sure I line up the top layer of paper. I also use my paper cutter for this. I like the clothes pin trick, it’s much easier than what I’ve been using for so long. I use an alligator clip that’s attached to a dowel. (Meant to hold a sponge to p/u & get ink/paint into tight corners when sponging.) I put some cosmetic sponge on the clips so I don’t leave marks. Another trick I picked up was to use a clothes pin on your anti static bag. Put both sides together & clip it there. Store it in a small container. This way you don’t get that “sand” on your fingers/work surfaces which drives me nuts~o. I use the sweater roller to get the junk off my dies b/c they’re handy & stickier than low tack. There’s really nothing to rip b/c it’s waste anyways. I also use those to clean up EP/glitter that’s on my work service. I ❤️it that everyone is sharing their tips, makes life lots easier & this old dog can always use better, faster ways of doing things. Thank You! Amy Jones Apex, NC

[@nancyprobst6311]

Loved it! Yay to you and Cathy Z!

[@mariajensen1310]

Thanks Simon I’m new to card making so the first hack of using the scoreboard for perfect alignment was an awesome Hack. Also, now I know why i see other crafters using a cloth on their Misty. Thanks for the info!

[@juliehardy7510]

I love Cathy she is so funny and loves to pass on her experience 🥰

[@janet257]

Great tips! Thanks for sharing Simon. I really enjoy Cathy’s sense of humor also. ❤️

[@lulipena1752]

Fantastic hacks!

[@katieanne1394]

I had the same reaction when I watched her video for the first tip with the scor pal. I love it and have been doing that ever since and will never try lining things up without it.

[@aprilsodoski4696]

Love Cathy too, she does have an awesome personality and makes me laugh all the time! Enjoyed your take on her tips. My favorite has been the dry erase/cloth for Misti stamping

[@barbarashikiar6]

Love card making hacks. Bring them on!

[@shellycarter155]

Many people use the reverse tweezers, which work well when you have non embossed areas. When I’m doing a full embossed page or piece, I use my pokey tool. With tweezers, there’s always that blank spot where the tweezer part held the project. With the pokey tool, it holds your project in place with missed spots!

[@DesignsbyKellie]

Love you both, just shouted out in video to this video. The sentiment line up hack was life changing for me!

[@crystall.e8098]

Yayyy! Wonderful tips from two of my favorite youtubers in one video! 🤗 😍

[@sheriwitthoft5895]

I love the Tonic guillotine, I have always used those plastic protectors as guides.

[@geminigirl68]

My favorite is using scor pal or misti to line up your glue up! So works! Can't wait for your new release!

[@helenhicks6720]

Loved all these tips and got to be honest I haven't heard of Cathy but she looks a fun lady and I will check her out.. Actually to be honest my most favourite tip I learned was the inked background tip of straight away using embossing powder , because I didn't know you I could emboss over ordinary ink....this is just brilliant and will be my first tip to try. Thank you Simon for sharing this video with us and so appreciate it and grateful to people like you for making our lives easier. I am new to your channel and subscribing . Have a great weekend and stay safe. X 👍😎👏🥂🌈

[@paulataylor9434]

Excellent video thanks Simon I agree Cathy is amazing love her video channel and yours :D I must try some of these tips!!!! My favourite is the lining up for the card base and panel WOW makes total sense LOVE IT!!

[@sarahanlon1638]

These are ALL amazing simple tips and I didn't think of any of these tips myself..... gosh, wonder why? They seem obvious - especially the clothes pin since I am always getting at least one of my fingers toasted! Thank you Simon.

[@ThankfulNanaDiane]

LOVE CZ!

[@sherrytorres7350]

Awesome tips. I’m going to try them all. Thanks Simon.

[@caroleanderson1106]

I use a small silicone tongs when heat embossing. Works great.

[@browniescrafts2066]

Wow thanks Simon they are Brilliant Life Hacks. 😍

[@bjuracek21]

Simon, I enjoy your videos! This one is especially fun because I love Cathy's videos, too! I also love her sense of humor!!!! Happy Thanksgiving Simon!

[@eikana9274]

🙌🏼 Simon Reacts videos! Plus example demos! Absolutely 😍 this & looking forward to more!

[@ellengates7843]

Loved this video, my favorite tip and trick is the one using a cloth when using my Misty as my fingers always stick!!

[@susanjohnson318]

I LOVE Cathy's videos! I just ordered a stamp & die set of hers that I saw in a video. She has the funniest humor with some quiet "throw away" comments that have me laughing out loud. Thank you for reacting to her hacks and supporting her -- as you do. You are very positive and supportive and I absolutely love your energy and videos, too!

[@elisebb8423]

I'd have to say that every one of these tips is my favorite....such practical and great ideas to make crafting more pleasant!

[@saritad8606]

I’ve used the card alignment tip and it definitely is genius. Thank you Cathy.

[@kristinal.5934]

Love watching both of you! ❤

[@kimcrawford9988]

Love it! Great tips & definitely want to see more. 2 thumbs up for you & Cathy Z. :)

[@loke-art7383]

Great tips 👍

[@sandrawawro7628]

Please continue with tips and tricks!

[@bettecuddahee5138]

favorite was purple tape to take off the tiny leftovers. never saw that before!

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

I love Cathy Zielske: her craft room is in the dining room of what looks like a craftsman home. I relate to that. The cloth hack is an interesting one. I have seen Cathy's video, and I started using my microfiber cloth to get even pressure when I stamp. I like the results when I am using my stamp press, larger acrylic blocks or wood stamps. I started using clothes pins to hold card stock when I first started embossing: I found that my card was less apt to turn if I used a clothes pin instead of tweezers. My favorite hack is lining up the card and card base, though I do not have tools to do that, ha ha.

[@heidischoller4616]

Love all the hacks @Cathy Zielske and like Maria said below, lovely that you do things like this and encourage each other and boost each other and not competing with each other. It is lovely to be nice to each other and to other's as I find it makes me feel better if I am nice to other people :-) I have watched Cathy's channel before and have also subscribed and I agree with you Simone, she makes me laugh as well *hehe* Oh, I have osteoarthritis in my hands and so I have been using a cotton tea towel to rub over the top of my closed Tonic Studios Stamping Platform since I got it. It is so much easier than pushing down on it and hoping the whole image gets stamped out. Especially the larger stamps and background stamps! :-)

[@amyt6254]

Thanks for highlighting another crafter’s tips. I always enjoy Cathy’s videos, but missed these. I’ll go back and watch them. It was fun to see you try out the tips, Simon.

[@marlenenicholl6825]

Great tips - love seeing about things that make crafting easier

[@tarenthea1574]

I love Cathy!! This was an amazing video, yes I’d love more like this. Thanks Simon

[@michaelbess7447]

Enjoyed Simon, I do watch Kathy also.

[@browniescrafts2066]

And Amazing Cathy Thank you also. 😘

[@DancesWifHooves]

This was a fun tips video, Simon! I learned a lot by watching that video of Cathy's earlier this year myself. As an aside to the tip about using a cloth to apply pressure to your stamping tool... yes, this is something I do now, *but* since I live in MN and almost always have long sleeves of some sort on, I just pull my sleeve down and use that instead. One less thing on the craft table! :)

[@ChrystalsChreationsWycoff]

Awesome 😎 dude. You now have the Chuck it Tool. I use a long pair of rubber handled tweezers to emboss with. Such great crafting hacks.

[@Ladycrafty6]

Love it!! I always follow Cathy! The tape with the hairs was awesome because many times, just as you stated, the lint roller rips the paper! Love this series! What about Justine? I love her videos! Thx Simon!

[@RosyRosie42]

The fact that Simon **also** waves to Cathy at the start of the videos… I don’t feel alone ☺️ haha!

[@shellyrobertson988]

Simon I love ur fresh mind. And how u father a subject that let’s face it we all need!! Off topic I now own every one of ur inks. Gosh I love the way they blend b and stamp. And blend and... well u get my point !! Lol best ink pads to work with!! Now RANGER lets get some more fabulous ink colors to his collection!! Please!!

[@chantallvanholten4409]

Hi Simon. When comes there a collaboration between you and Cathy? I think that could be awesome, because the booth of you has such a different style, and that could give just so much more ideas. Gr from the Netherlands, Chantall

[@jackiebrown6577]

Love these tips! Ty! 👍. Love using the score buddy to line up your card! ☺️

[@dorothyayotte283]

Such a fun video! Thanks for sharing!

[@bettylinker4780]

Thank you Simon

[@Saintly2]

Glad for the paper hair tip.

[@giselled.4149]

I love you both! I have learned so much from both of you and look forward to more of these videos. You could try some of Laura Bassens tips, she is so funny too!

[@jac4YouTube]

Thank you for these great helpful tips

[@preetirodricks1]

Great video Simon, am definitely using a clothespin next time i emboss coz i tend to burn my fingers too 😂 Please do more reaction videos its alway fun to watch and always a bonus with the tips i learn❤️ CZ does have a great sense of humor 👍🏼