DO NOT MISS These Craft Hacks To Fix Our Most Common Problems! MUST SEE!
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This video goes over fixes for the following issues:
- Cracked cardstock when folding
- Crooked card fronts
- Wonky Letters
- Mismatched fronts and bases
- Warped Cardstock
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For the 1st trick about scoring I was taught "valleys become mountains and mountains turn into valleys" or score makes a valley in the paper so when you fold it turn the valley into a mountain. Easy to remember that way!
LOVE that mental shortcut; thank you so much for sharing it
Perfect!
I often have trouble remembering things, but that is so helpful for me! Thank you, @staceydailey6394
When I use double sided adhesive to attach card fronts, I don't completely remove the release paper so that the card front doesn't stick while I'm aligning it. Once I get where I want, I push down on the part where the release paper has been pulled off, then pull the rest of the release paper off.
OOOOH great tip, thank you so much! YAY!
I TRY to remember that tip, but usually, as that’s often THE last step, and my mind goes off the rails heading for that final station!! 😵💫 😱 😖
The scoreboard also works tp help line up panels are the card base straight
YES! Thank you for that addition!
I remember the scoring rule by this: When you score the paper, it weakens the fibers, allowing them to "stretch" a bit over the fold without causing cracking. THanks for the tips!
Great tip! That makes total sense; thank you so much!
I love the fry-day card and the wonky letter idea! Thanks for so many great tips and for your great enthusiasm and positive vibe!
You are so welcome! And thank you so much for the encouragement!
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Ooooh yes I love more and more ideas on this. Thank you so much for sharing!
You can use your scoreboard - the first tool you showed - as an edge for placing card panels on bases! Loved this upbeat laughy video, needed that, thanks!
Great tip! LOVE THAT!
Omg Mary, your cracking me up 😅. Love your suggestion of ' just give up and put it on wonky. That was a first for me to hear from a professional. You know what? I believe I'm going with that one.
Hahaha...well sometimes you gotta put "peace" above perfection! lol
I got two reams of accent opaque. I really like but here is my tip. I take mine to a print shop to get them to cut and score it for me. I had one ream cut into card fronts. The other ream into card bases then score the bases. It's about 400 card bases. It cost about $33 to $37 where I live. I never have to worry about miscut card fronts. I know you have to decide if it's worth the time. It saves me tons of time which is worth the money
That's an awesome tip thank you so much Sara! I am sure this will help a ton of us in getting it straight !
I love your silliness!! Thanks for the tips!!
I like the tip about scoring. I didn't know that.
Yay! So glad it was helpful
Love your ideas and your attitude. Love the smile too!
Thanks so much! 😊 That means a lot!
I love my reverse tweezers. I bought them on clearance for 99 pence, and I use them all the time.
SAME...well not the steal of a deal you got but same in that i love them too
I find it more reliable when attaching a top panel to the base to always have the card in a landscape orientation. Lining up the top two corners perfectly will ensure the bottom two are good to go. Having the ‘shorter’ edges to the sides reduces the chance of going crooked.
Oooh such a great point; yes that is easier. Thank you for this
I just found you by accident & I cannot believe the tips you shared & how helpful they can be for any crafter! I have letter dies but have never used them. It seemed too time consuming to me. However, you made it look easy & it looked like a fun way to make a unique one of a kind card. Thank you for all your tips!
Oh thank you so much for this! I really appreciate you taking the time for me! And I'm so glad that it was helpful YAY
Hi Mary! Hope you are having a good day. Sending love from Nashville
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Thank you for sharing your videos
Thank you, Mary. I appreciate you and all that you share and do for us. I love all of your videos, especially the hacks and money saving videos! I just wanted to share that I use the corner of my scoreboard to line up card tops. It works great! I love your tips for trying to get the allignment straightener when leaving borders or edges on the card! I have a real struggle with that one, and I can use all the extra help I can get! I wish you the best and am looking forward to many more videos in the future. 🫂 hugs to keep you, Shauna from Oregon.
Thank you so much for sharing all of this with me. You are so thoughtful; also thank you for adding in amazing tips. YAY!
Oh I never knew the rule about this scoring folding trick. Now I will! Thanks to your quick-wittedness.
🤗 Hugs,
💛TR
YAY! I'm so happy that was helpful! I wasn't even doing it right before i experimented. lol
Great hacks! Thank you.
I so love the fry-day card! I’m definitely gonna have to make that one! My new favorite word ever is “WONKY” lol I love watching all of your videos. The way you present everything and your vibrancy and enthusiasm is awesome! Thank you for all of your hard work!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Wow thank you Lisa, so much for this feedback. It's super helpful and encouraging
Love your It's Fry-day card! Adorable and I just might make it for my send outs this Nov... using the Sea gull die set I just got!
Thanks so much! I really appreciate that
I love your videos. Thank you for all the great tips.
You are so welcome!
always love all your great idea's appreciate the tips
Thank you for this; I appreciate it so much
Love the tips! Thank you!
Thanks so much for letting me know
Love love the word dewarped!
Hahha YAY...ask my kids, I make up a lot of words
Great tips, Mary - thanks!
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for all of the tips Mary💖💖💖
You are so welcome! YAY
Love your tips and tricks. Fry-day is too cool!
Thank you so much; I'm so glad it was helpful! YAY!
Mary, I love your card tips!!! Love your little mouse! Thank you,
Yay! Thank you so much
Great video, Mary!
Thank you! :)
Thanks so much Mary -- awesome tips. 😊
YAY so happy to hear that! Thank you for letting me know.
Great tips and I loved your cards! Thank you for sharing
You are so welcome! My pleasure thank you so much
Cute cards and creative ideas!
Thank you so so much!
Great tips!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for the tips!
My pleasure!
Lots of great tips, thank you.
Yay I'm so happy to hear that!
Thanks for the helps, Mary!
You are so welcome!
Love your videos! Thanks for brightening my day!
My pleasure, thanks for brightening mine right back!
Thank you for all the tips
You are so welcome!
Another way I've heard to remember that scoring/folding procedure is that you fold over the "hill." I was already doing it when I heard that, so I'm not sure it's helpful for me personally, but it may help someone. I just know to do it, so don't really think about it. As for lining up card fronts to bases like you did in your MISTI, another possibility is to use your score board. That would probably be even more helpful for larger cards like A7, slimline, etc., that might not fit in the MISTI - depending on the size of your scoreboard, of course. Also, I would recommend lining the card front up with the folded edge of the card first. That way, if the card base is a little larger than the front (assuming the front panel is meant to cover the card base), you can trim off the bottom edge of the base that shows. If a bit of the folded edge is peeking out, there's not much you can do to get rid of it, without cutting your card in two. Hope that makes sense. Thank you for sharing these tips & tricks, Mary. Take care, & I hope you have an awesome day! :)
Oh I LOVE these tips and shortcuts; thank you so much for taking the time for all of us and sharing them! YAY!
Fantastic tips and tricks!
Glad you like them! YAY!
Wow thanks for all your videos and information!
My pleasure!
Thank you for all the hints! They are very good!
Glad you like them! YAY thank you
Thanks Mary! I particularly liked the crooked placement idea.
You are so welcome! and yes that's my favorite too! lol
Thank you. I love your ideas. You are great!
Oh you're so kind, thank you so much for this encouragement today!
Thank you Mary
My pleasure!
Thank you Mary! All of these tips are superb and I will use them. Have a great day!
YAY! So glad to hear this; thank you for letting me know!
Love your happiness and hacks. Thanks so much.
Oh thank you so much for this; this means a lot!
great tips!
Glad you like them! Thanks so much for telling me that
Great to see all those tips again, never boring, thx!! Plus you always sound so happy, makes me happy, thx!!
Thank you so very much for this sweet encouragement! I appreciate you !
Great tips, Mary. The hamburger and fries card is the cutest!!!
Oh thank you so so much. I love how that turned out
Thanks Mary
You are so welcome
Great tips.
Glad it was helpful! YAY!
Just found you and love your tips and hints and cards
Yay! Thank you!
Great ideas. Very helpful. Thank you!
You are so welcome! Thank you!
Brilliant thank you 🙂x
My pleasure, thank you so much
Good hints thank you
You bet
Thanks for all of the great tips. Some I remember but always forget to use do this is a good reminder for me.
You are so welcome! I know this was a great way for me to remember to do them too
This video is "too cool for school" 😀 I love it! I also love how you showed us how you finished some of the card fronts from your previous video, yet it is a separate video all on its own. I hope that makes sense. I truly enjoy your videos and your sense of humor! ❤️
Oh thank you so much for this encouragement. You are so kind. I truly enjoy having a great time with all of you
Thank you!
My pleasure!
Mary, just found your channel and subscribed today! Awesome tips!
Welcome!! YAY So glad you're here!
Thank you so much for the tips and tricks.tc stay safe and blessed
You are so welcome, thank you so much for this!
Great video. Amazing tips, thanks for sharing. Happy Hump Day 🌟
Thank you! You too! YAY! Almost to the weekend!
These are really great tips. I love the idea of putting it together "wonky". Thanks for sharing your time.
Thank you so much! So glad it was helpful! YAY
Nice nice thank you
Thank you!
I'm going along with you with the accent opaque card stock, it worked folly gee, that's awesome. Nice tips Mary. Tfs
YAY I'm so happy! How fun we were "crafting" together!
Great tips ..Thankyou and love the Fry-Day card 😁
Thanks so much! 😊 YAY! That means so much!
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Awesome! I so enjoyed watching your superb neat card making. Thank you so much.x
You are so welcome! and thank you so much for such encouragement!
@@marypolancodesigns xx
Really good tips I always wondered which way to fold a creased card base thanks for sharing 🇬🇧
YAY So glad it was helpful! Thank you for letting me know.
Amazing hacks Mary 🥰 I love your card designs and your hacks ❤ thanks for sharing your creativity Hugs xx Happy Easter
Thank you! You too! and Happy Easter as well!
@@marypolancodesigns Thank you Mary 🌞
We appreciate you too, T4s
oh thank you so so much!
Hi Mary, I've been bingewatching your crafthacks and Dollarstore video's, and I love your practicle no-nonsense tips. I subscribed to your channel, thank you and greetings from The Netherlands 👍
Thank you so much for joining me here! YAY! And thank you for the encouragement!
Thanks for the tips!
I’m surprised someone hasn’t invented a 3-D t-square where you can have a 1/8 or 1/4” frame between your card base and the next layer.
I'm so glad it was helpful. I'm trying to picture what you're describing. I'm sure it would be a great invention.
@@marypolancodesigns IF I could picture it, I’d be rich. 😆
Hi. Hacks and hints and tips and tricks, it's a ' YAY! ' from me. Some interesting backgrounds you have there. I often rely on my T rule, especially for getting stripes and ribbons level. Thank you for this video, very handy.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad to hear it was helpful! YAY
Mary, there are so many ways to hold a stencil. I would find a video explaining all the ways and the various considerations before purchasing. Some of the tools I’m thinking of are Waffle Flower Stan I’ll May, Brutus Monroe mat, Pixie spray, magnet glass mats, Tonic Grip Mat. There are so many options and a break down of the pros and cons of each would be so helpful!
Hmmmm....love this idea! I'll see what I can do! Thank you
I'm a big hinge addict. Secure the stencil at the top with removable tape (I use yellow Frog tape) so I can flip it up to check and plop it back down in the same exact spot if needed. The surface doesn’t matter though now I have the same glass mat as Mary.
Mary I’ve just now found you. You’re fantastic. 1st off I can’t work without my tweezers either. Your tips are great. So happy I found you. Thanks for all you do.
YAY! Thank you so so much for this message. You've made my day!
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Oh Sharon you are always the kindest thank you so much for all your love and support
Great tips!! I use glue the most because I normally don't get it straight the first time!! I will sometime use my scor board to help me put it on straight!!! Thanks for sharing my friend!!
Awesome adds, thank you so much Michele!
Mary, I just came across your CZcams channel and I have to tell you that I've really enjoyed your videos.
Oh thank you! That's such a great compliment! :) YAY
*Craft hacks to fix our most common problems!*
0:50 ~ Problem #1: Cracked cardstock when folding
2:35 ~ Problem #2: Crooked card fronts
5:27 ~ Problem #3: Mismatched fronts and bases
6:25 ~ Problem #4: Warped cardstock
9:58 ~ Problem #5: Running out of space for letters
Ooo … this IS helpful!! I often revisit Mary’s tute to refresh my memory as to something she dealt with, but usually end up - inadvertently! - binge watching. THANK YOU!!
Another way I've heard it said re scoring is that the "valley" should turn into the "mountain" or the "innie" becomes the "outie" in case that helps anyone else visualize it!
Oh YES that's brilliant! Thank you so much!
That’s what I use.
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The scoring board can also be used for your card fronts trick.
YES absolutely thank you so much!
Thanks so much Mary! Your tips are always so helpful and your enthusiasm is contagious. I do still have an issue with my Accent Opaque card bases, but it's intermittent. It doesn't seem to matter which way I fold them over. I also have the same scoring board as you. It bothered me at first, but now I'm over it. It adds to the unique nature of a hand made card! 😂
Allie - I have the same exact problem. I'm wondering if the "problem" isn't on the manufacturing end; that they cut the paper going against the natural grain. Could be that they were training a "newbie" and a few got away from the person.
Karen may be right; it might be the manufacturer. Next time you score try a couple things. 1. press very lightly when scoring; don't go too deep. and 2. if it still cracks, take a sand block and lightly sand away the excess paper that looks messy and cracked. That might help.
@@karengerek643 I bought another ream, so maybe this one will be better? 🤞
Something you might try, in adjunct to Mary’s ideas, is to score the card in the same place, but on BOTH sides. As I mentioned in another post, I probably don’t use as heavy a card stock as most (90# MAX, as I like to layer “dsp”s & die cuts) but I don’t have any issues with ragged folds. Mind you, I do NOT use expensive papers either! Only whatever H.L. sold within the last two years, some Recollections, Core’dinations, or Bazzille. Hope this is of some help.
When I have a watercolor panel that doesn't match my base, I run an alcohol marker around the base to match the decorations.
Beeee----rilliant! Thank you for this tip
I just started using Accent Opaque cardstock, thanks to your recommendation, and am saving a ton of $. So thank you for that. Glad to know I’m not alone with the cracking issue. I use my bone folder to sort of push the cracked bits back in place. It works most of the time if the cracking isn’t too severe.
BTW, your videos are the best. Great info And you crack me up. Thanks!
I'm so glad you're saving money. I shared with someone else about the cracking too, make sure you are lightly scoring not too heavy and then try a sanding block to remove some of the excess hanging off. NOt sure if that will help any
@@marypolancodesigns Thank you. I’ll definitely try that.
A little saying to remember which way to fold is bury the bump!
LOVE that tip Thank you!
I love your videos. I, too thought I was getting a great deal on 110# Neenah card stock only to discover (after it arrived) that it was only 199g/sq m. Thanks for all the information you provided on choosing a good quality product. A tip I learned from “MayMay Made It” to prevent the cracking when folding card stock is to score it once then flip it over and score the other side. By doing that I can fold in either direction.
Thank you so much for sharing this tip. YAY! Another great add to the cracking problem.
I just enjoy you so much.
This is the best compliment ever. Thank you for being here
Thanks for the tips. When whites don't match, I often paint the edge. Its watercolor paper so water based things may bleed more than I want. A cheap makeup sponge with a tiny bit of acrylic paint, or gouache, often makes me happy on the edge. Iridescent acrylic medium, I like Utrecht, needs a bit thicker of an edge but it can be pretty too. Your matting layers are always going to be a great look. I get lazy.
This is so helpful thank you for sharing all of these tips! YAY
You might apply your edge treatment b e f o r e you lay down your top layer. That way you can go crazy with your coloring mediums without fear of messing up the edges of your “presentation panel”. With the light hand you use, there’d be no fear of bleed-through.
@@kkrolf2782 Thank you!! That is a good idea
When I first started card making I remember this: scoring neutral colors valley to inside, colors valley to the outside has helped me immensely TFS❤️
Soooo helpful! Thank you
Great tips- love seeing these helpful videos.
Thank you so much! I'm so happy they are helpful!
Mary., when I first started card making I wasn't sure how to score and fold my cards so they would come out even. Usually one side was just a smidge longer than the other. I think I was making the same mistake you were talking about and folding my cards the wrong way. I don't remember whose video I was watching but this person changed my life. She said, when folding your scored cards, mountains become valleys and valleys become mountains. I'm not sure why that stuck with me but I never again forgot which way to fold my cards. Maybe that will help someone else.
Such a great mental shortcut for this method! Thank you so much Janie!
LOVED your hacks, tips and tricks! Please help in my cutting! Do you like it up before the measuring linel? Or on the line? Or covering the line? I feel like all my cutting and scoring is slightly winky and it drives me nuts! Actually, I can walk f from here. Anyway, any and all help is greatly appreciated.
I cut mine on the line but remember, even the manufacturers don't get it perfect all the time. So sometimes I'll fold it and it won't line up perfectly so then I just slice off the bottom in my paper trimmer and boom...perfect. lol
Great tips! I have a question...which adhesive is better for adhering craft foam to paper: glue or double sided adhesive sheets (or tapes)?
I'd have to officially do a test of it to be certain but from my experience, double Sided adhesive, but it also depends on the brand of that and glue. I would do some experimenting to find out if you can
I love all your videos. So glad you retired so we get more of you!!!!
Haha !YAY that made my day. I'm so glad i retired too. lol
lol, give up completely. for me, that's a literal statement involving turning off the lights and walking away 😄. my biggest issue is, no matter which cutter I use or which scoreboard I use, my card bases always come out uneven. ugh! this was a fun and informative video, thanks!!!
Oh thank you so much for this. I always have so much fun "with" all of you!
TIPS: I always score my card bases on BOTH sides. I find it makes it possible for the card to STAY closed, instead of springing open. Also, I think the heaviest card stock I use is, maybe, 90#? Since I like to use layers in my card crafting, the end result is lighter.
SUCH a great tip; thank you so much for sharing that with all of us!
I do that too. Works well.
Wonderful ideas! Thanks. Off topic...what the nail polish shade and brand? Thanks
Thank you! Yes this is Nailtopia in the color Spill the Juice. Here it is if you want to check it out. amzn.to/3Egg6yo
Supposed to be chip proof...so far longest lasting polish I've had in a while.