What I bought and what I made (a craft haul video)

[@HeidiLilley]

I love that you are so very real about learning to do something new to you and that you show that you can be off a bit with the coloring or cutting or something and reminding that these are handmade and not hallmark. You give me a bit more confidence to try more. This card is so sweet and I love s'mores so much.

[@czdesign]

That is my goal!

[@stamperssecret5379]

I didn’t even know about s’mores until college. Little towns of 1300 I like Tripoli, Iowa didn’t know about those kinds of sophisticated foods like that. I never had seafood until college either. Lol

[@susannesteele535]

Oh I love this once again. You are my go to for exciting new ideas and everything else for that matter. Lol. I binge watch you. And go to your channel for a pick me up when I am down. Thank you.

[@charlirobinson1548]

You've GOT to get yourself a "MAGIC MAT" for cutting! Saves the life of the other cutting plates. Really and truly!! Such a game changer. This is a really cute card!!

[@czdesign]

I tried it a few times and it warped horribly. So I gave up! I now use it as a mouse pad!

[@jarobertson6]

I love my Wagner dual heat tool. One for drying, one for heat embossing.

[@karenmunson4401]

I got a set of 150 prisma pencils for my birthday (21st). I have been watching blending videos. I bought the stumps but I think now I need an empty marker for the gamsol. Thanks for the great tip! I have been buying all of the P/M marshmallow characters, I think they're very cute. Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks again. I enjoy your videos.

[@stamperssecret5379]

Thanks for the shout out for Stampers Secret, CZ.

[@dawnbarhorst8268]

I use my glass nail file to shape my teflon bone folder when it's nose gets flat.........This card was absolutely the cutest! great coloring Cathy!

[@starrdustmemorieswithdiane934]

That card is soooo CUTE!! ❤️❤️❤️ The stamps are adorable. Great choice for a stamp set. I have a few Prisma colored pencils here myself as my local chapter of Decorative Painters did some Prisma pencil projects. They are great fun. I want the full set of them of coarse! 🤣. Be careful when you sharpen those pencils. They break so easily and then you have to sharpen all over again. Not sure what the trick is to sharpening. Maybe someone will have some suggestions. I’ve only done two projects with my pencils….I have so few colors. Thanks for sharing this Cathy. Now I have reason to purchase the whole set! 🤣. And…..love the idea of using an empty Copic marker for the Gamsol. 😉

[@bettybywater7860]

I'm going to give it a try an empty Copic with gamsol! I have individual paper stumps for each colour family....one marker would be so much space efficient. Very 'sweet' card.

[@lanascrapaddict2044]

I am still using my original Misti…. I remember haunting the site because there were so few available…. Then, she allowed us to preorder… best purchase ever for my craft room

[@czdesign]

Could not agree more!

[@Indiartworks]

Wonderful idea putting the Gamsol in the empty Copic! I always use an empty travel watercolor brush, but even the thinnest one of those can be too thick to not mess up the coloring. I also LOVE how excited you are when opening a new product... you sound like me! 😁 "I'm not trying to write a creative check that I can't cash"... That quote is now my official art making mantra!

[@czdesign]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@debbiebaker7613]

Hi Cathy, cute card. To prevent sliding off the track of the score board, I use a stylus and I don't have the problem of missing the track. Easy peasy. :)

[@lndtlr]

I agree whole heartedly with you and Heidi Lilley in that we're making homemade cards, so it's not necesasary to strive to be like Hallmark cards. Even with a few mishaps in our cards we can share them knowing we've given part of our hearts in each card we're sharing. Thanks for the support you give all of us!!! God Bless...

[@sharonyoung8251]

Thanks for reminding us to keep it simple and have fun.

[@CherylMcGregor]

I think it was Jennifer McGuire that put the Gamsol in a Tim Holtz alcohol ink blending pen, so the Copic marker should work as well.

[@lauradimitriadis4371]

As a former Girl Scout I’m always up for s’mores. Such a cute card, so glad you figured out that the melting stuff coming down in top of the marshmallow was chocolate I was yelling at my phone, “Cathy that’s chocolate,not marshmallow “

[@erinhamilton9818]

What a great idea to put the gamsol in a copic marker! Genius!

[@sharonyoung8251]

I like the prismacolor pencils because they are softer and have a good pigment load. I also have a set of Verithin pencils which are not as soft but are the same colors so work well with the Prismacolor Premier. I use the verithin for tiny areas.

[@navoff1]

I have a small ball stylus tip tool that I use when scoring cardstock. The tip is probably about 3-4 mm in diameter and fits into the groove of the scoring board really well.

[@sharonyoung8251]

I love my prisma color pencils and gamsol. I like to use two colors scribbled in the same space and then blend into a new color with gamsol.

[@sharonyoung8251]

I love using gamsol because it makes the colors more vibrant and blends out the coloring lines.

[@JoanneOwens1943]

Kudos to your patience. I’d rather use water color pencils but maybe not get similar results. Don’t know but this process is way to fussy for me. Just as this will help those who enjoy the process, it’s also helpful to know if it’s not your jam. Helps both sides. TFS 🥰

[@shortiewright4159]

This is a really cute card. I've never tried Gamsol. It really helped to blend your card. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us.❤

[@narcydishon8389]

Very cute card. Hold your scoring tool straight up and down. Works much better .

[@pennefreeman1053]

It would be fun to see a side by side comparison between stump and copic blender pen and gamsol. Loved your card. Ty

[@stephaniemcknight4347]

Fabulous tutorial!! I loved watching you create, plus your voice is so soothing!! Thank you for sharing.💖💖💖

[@Taitcreates639]

My 4 yr old grandson, my only grandchild loves s'mores. Love how neat and clean this card is.

[@kathypatterson4630]

Great idea to put gamsol into a marker barrell! Love the sequins on it!

[@AlisaConner]

Great idea Cathy filling the empty Copic with Gamsol. Why didn't I think of that? Ordering one now. Thank you!

[@patriciawilson4135]

This is a very cute card. Pink and Main always makes some adorable stamp and die sets. Good idea with the Gamsol. Learned allot today and thank you.

[@vcamp1015]

I'm loving these Haul videos!! Love your ideas!! Thank you!! And I totally want that Pink and Main set!!

[@TannaLohouse]

You are correct the Wagner heat tool comes in a different shape, but it also has two heat settings now❤❤

[@czdesign]

Good to know!

[@kayfurnish8715]

Instead of using the bone folders that come with the Scor-Pal I use a #4stylus! They don’t wear but and score much better and stay in the grooves better!

[@michellepaperchaser]

Brilliant to try the empty pen for Gamsol.

[@bethweiss229]

I've bought open stock Prismas at Wet Paint on Grand. They have warm grays, cool grays, and French grays in 20%, 30% up to 90%. It's fun to look at the colors in person.

[@czdesign]

Ohhh, that is the happiest of stores! I will check it out!

[@CardsandCwtches]

What a fun card. So cute. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@ashleyowens1093]

I've been dipping my toes into colored pencils and gamsol. We can learn together! I love that! Love the card.

[@sammypuexxxxx8083]

Wow! I am impressed, you colored those without swatching out those colors first. You are much braver than I would ever be.

[@kjdryzl]

Oh wow! Didn’t know you could do that-fill a blank marker with Gamsol. Knew they had blank markers-just didn’t think Gamsol would work inside one of those-Great idea!

[@patticallihan8515]

What a fun video Cathy. Sorry I’m late in the game watching but I loved it so much. I love my Prismacolor pencils. I have the large set. Once you use them you won’t go back. I loved all your new items and your card is so cute. Merry Christmas to you and your family and Happy New Year.🎄⛄️❄️🎄⛄️❄️❤️

[@JessIsOK]

Pink and Main just released another set that "matches" their Stamptember set. You probably need that, too. 😉😉😉

[@czdesign]

Oh my! will have to look!

[@jo-annstoneham1813]

I replaced the score tool with a stylus which made it easier for me to score. It works very well Cathy. 🇨🇦

[@czdesign]

Might have to try that!

[@susantaylor2456]

very fun card! I love s'mores and the squished marshmallow is so cute..I've gotta say though that if that were a real marshmallow I would need to put him back into the fire! You're getting pretty good at the pencil coloring

[@ssmith955]

I also put my Gamsol in an empty Copic marker. I sometimes use a metal ball stylus to score my cards. It’s not handy to put with the score maker, but it does work.💜

[@sharonyoung8251]

Yes, just scribble the nib on plain paper to clean.

[@ThelmaGrace1930]

Enjoyed your learn along with me approach! Cute card!!

[@ginamcdonald7854]

Cutest little card!!!

[@sharonyoung8251]

I use a stylus on my scoreboard. The metal tip doesn’t wear out and harder to cut through the paper.

[@smchalk3535]

good for you, getting out of your comfort zone. I like how the bottom mallow is super squished. the card is so cute. I imagined the stuff running down his head was chocolate

[@jerryclark7872]

Cute card! Thanks for sharing!

[@KnittingBetsy]

Hey Cathy- I *love* your simple style and videos! And FYI-I lived in Everett from 1980 to 2004! Anyway, I would love to see you color more with your new pencils (without the Gamsol). No shade, but I don’t care for the gamsol effect.

[@czdesign]

Yes, I hope to play more with the colors!

[@betsybirge7934]

I replaced my heat tool with one like you have shown here. I love it! I use the lower setting if something is really wet and I need it to be dry but not too warped! Adorable card and thanks for the tip on the Gamsol in a Copic pen - awesome!

[@pamelamoniz608]

Cute card! I like the idea of filling an empty Copic with gamisol. The prismas are great pencils. I think if you use a bit more color the gamisol will spread more and give you the effect you want. Thanks!

[@kathryntoc]

Try using a metal tip stylus for your decorative score lines!

[@jo-annstoneham1813]

As always your card is adorable. Thanks for sharing your journey of discovery with Gamsol

[@teamkilburn]

You can actually use a light to look through the paper to line up the die with the image. I did that with my tiny word dies and it was so much easier to make sure it was perfect!

[@ashleyowens1093]

What a great idea!

[@czdesign]

Oh that is smart. I wonder if anyone one makes a tiny light board?

[@candyt7083]

Such a cute card and easy to do! How 'bout using a quilted embossing folder? Make it look like the cracker. I know you wanted to just use stuff from your haul this time though.

[@czdesign]

Oh that would have been brilliant!

[@debrabessette2699]

Cathy, I like to use pencils to color images. I usually fill the image with a light color and shade with a darker one of the same family. Also, try your Prisma pencils on black cardstock. Amazing....especially if you heat emboss the stamp image with a metallic!

[@jeanneblair7000]

I hope filling the Copic Marker with gamsol works, I like the efficiency of that. I have talked with the experts at Gamblin regarding their oil paint and the gamsol because I had completely went away from regular oil paints for a long time due to lung cancer. But I have not had issues as I added them back into my painting life although I am more into watercolors anymore.

[@cynthiatuczynski9491]

Sooooo cute. Thank you for sharing 😊🤗

[@ginnydietz]

The prisma colors have the name in English in the middle and French at the end. I struggled with reading the French at first when I got my colored pencils. It took me longer than I want to admit to find that there was the English name on there too.

[@czdesign]

Ohhhh. I will look for the ones I can pronounce!

[@scrapendipitysmh]

Such a fun card. Thanks for the awesome tip of adding the gamsol to an empty marker tube! I love that. And, yes, that’s the chocolate! The dark brown pencil made me happy. 😆 The scoring for texture is a great addition too. I love learning new things along with you.

[@cathylombard964]

I love seeing craft haul videos. I like when you make cards using them so I get ideas. Thank you.

[@jennyjavier7546]

Hey Cathy! I’m new to watching your videos. You have been giving me so much inspiration. I really appreciate it. If can suggest two other blending options, 1) Derwent Blender pens similar to what you created but less mess 😊, and a dry option is simply the Prismacolor blender pencil, it’s colorless.

[@czdesign]

Oh, I didn't realize Prismacolor made one!

[@victoriaparis2791]

Thank you for this video. I have it and had trouble coloring. Your delightful to watch

[@ThankfulNanaDiane]

Very cute card! Those folks that make EZ SeeTape should pay you for advertising for them! 😂 Thanks for sharing! 😊❤️

[@LisaVornhagen]

That is so cute! I love those little marshmallow guys. They are adorable! I love the colors and shading that you did too.

[@Sylvia.Torres]

Love the extra texture achieved by scoring lines on the card panel. 🥰 Thanks Cathy!

[@SusanBristel]

I have this set! Thanks for the idea. ❤

[@joyjanssen4628]

Love the card!

[@corinarazo1404]

I love me a good s'more! Very cute die set. I hope you create s'more cards from this adorable stamp and die set! Thanks for the share. Look forward to your next card sesh 👉

[@adelleemery6424]

I love the dual heat tool. I replaced my wagner about 6 mos ago and the 2 heat settings is really nice. The low setting comes in handy. Adorable card!! Oh and P.S. Prismacolor IMHO has the best white. If you stamp those marshmallows onto some Desert Storm cardstock and try the white pencil on it, I think you'll be really pleased with the results.

[@Pebblesmas]

Great idea👍

[@ninasocal8181]

Love that you are expanding your skills. I love coloring with pencils and Gamsol, When scoring, if you drop your cardstock down a little (maybe 1/4") it helps you stay in line.

[@MarietteLeppert]

Hi Cathy, gingembre is french for ginger, and brun fonce is dark brown. Love your videos, so entertaining

[@stccreations]

Nice card. Have a Merry Christmas!

[@roxanneklinger3828]

So glad you finally realized that your little marshmallows had chocolate on their heads. I think there was hundreds of us yelling at our computers "That's chocolate Cathy". So much fun in the morning with coffee. Keep on crafting.

[@czdesign]

Ha! I know… it takes me a while!

[@dianehunter3034]

I have the WOW heat embossing tool. It’s great 😊

[@cynthiapoudrette8436]

So cute!! I admit I was talking to you through the screen saying "chocolate that's melting chocolate." So glad you realized that. Lol

[@jane8760]

Putting Gamsol in the empty Copic!!! Genius! I now have to order an empty one on my next order.

[@alisonneet3251]

Love the tip about Gamsol in an empty Copic marker! I tried the empty alcohol container from Ranger, and that just kept leaking, My guess is that this will be great!

[@suklinkner8684]

I use a the thingie with a ball on the end. It works very well and it will never wear down.

[@jennifergrover3049]

I second this tool. I don't even use the bone folder for scoring. I use it to press down the fold, and that's it.

[@rhondareynolds8007]

Such a cute card! I just used my Prismscolor pencils with my newly arrived gamsol and blending stumps Monday evening. I liked the way gamsol blended the colored pencil and after seeing you use the pen, I'll be ordering one soon. Thank you for another great video!

[@ScrappyMim]

the fillable marker was a brilliant idea. Love the card!

[@LilStampBug]

Smore stamps...yes, please 😍 Cathy you make such beautiful cards just like you... beautiful inside and out... Love your video's and thank you for all the giggles over the year's. *BIG Virtual Hugs & Merry Christmas**. And p.s. I've had my craft heat guns since 1997 (started stamping in '97) and they are still going strong... I'm wondering how long they are gonna last...sure have gotten my money's worth...and OMG 😱 I just realized after I said that... That I've been stamping for 25 year's...and I'm 50... So half of my life.. HALF OF MY LIFE 😱😱😱 wow that just made me feel really old 😭😭😭. It all started with my assistant giving me a beautiful hand made thank you card and she introduced me to D.O.T.S which is the original name of Close to My Heart...then on to Stampin' Up! And then several year's down the road I got into teaching Stamping at a few Michael's in Sacramento, CA area back in the early 2000's and then I moved to Oklahoma and 2004-2010 I continued to teach Stamping at 4 Hobby Lobby's in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area...I sure miss those days I've seen so many stamp companies come and go through the year's.... I'm so glad the Stamping (Card making) Community has gotten so BIG these days and is so popular.... I also miss Stamping/Scrapbooking Convention's :( didn't mean to go down memory lane there. I keep being told I should teach on my KZbin Channel and maybe I will start thinking strongly about it...but for now I just enjoy your channel and all the other usual suspects that bring so much color and joy to our community 🤗🤗🤗🥰🥰🥰

[@czdesign]

You should do it! It's so fun to share on KZbin!

[@joanngirimonte9349]

I used polychromes with gamsol, and they work great Cathy. Adorable card 💖

[@artcreationsbydar]

This card is so cute! Your blending turned out great as well! Every time you pressed down on the score pal, I winced for you! I know your wrists hurt. I want to wish you a Merry Xmas , You are missing someone important this year, which I can relate too very well. We have to do our best to bring the good memories into each day. Loves to you from Alberta, Canada. 🥰🥰🥰

[@czdesign]

Thank you so much! and Merry Christmas to you!

[@candiwelsh5524]

Love it. You are awesome Cathy. So fun to learn from and with you!! Great job 👍❤️

[@dawnbarhorst8268]

I agree about the MISTI , I would not be stamping if it was not for the MISTI

[@sharonyoung8251]

If you decide you really like the Prismacolor pencils, you could purchase some grey open stock pencils.

[@marieroecker9590]

Very cute!

[@alisonneet3251]

Sumores were the only thing I liked about scout camping...

[@monicawolfrom2535]

Your haircut looks great! And the card is pretty darn cute too! 🎄

[@Via_Von]

Such a sweet card, Cathy! ❤️👏🏻❣️ I also use the Copic blender with coloured pencil and it works well with the Fabre Castell Polychromos as they have more pigment and just enough wax to blend out very nicely. I've just ordered fine nib replacements for my blender tho - I've never used the wide nib either! 🎄⭐️Happy Christmas to you and yours! ⭐️🎄

[@norinemueller4588]

love those marshmallows I got the other set so cute love your card and all your tips

[@sunnydvw]

Love the fact that you are reading the French name of the pencil when the English name is just on the left of it ^^'

[@ann-marieo.5359]

Absolutely adorable card! 🥰 I really like these haul videos, they are a lot of fun.

[@lorikennedy9478]

This was a fun video! Yup, I was saying from the top of the replay - “that’s the chocolate!” 🍫 So glad you figured it out 😂😂 this turned out super cute ♥️ also - I thought of you the other day when I was die cutting sweaters - I used your template trick and they turned out great! - glad you’re teaching it again to others 💕 love your hair in this video!!! Happy Holidays! 🎄☃️❄️

[@sheilagraber5577]

Your card is adorable and I love your haircut ❤️

[@natasam.3308]

So adorable card, Cathy!❤❤❤