Journaltopia - Well, every time I've tried to use it I get "fly dirt" on the page. I mean the ink seems to "hang" on the loops & when I pick up the tool the ink then transfers to the paper. I hate the way that looks! I tried asking my CMC if anyone else had that problem, but she'd never heard of it. She used my tool & didn't have the same problem, but watched me do it & couldn't see that I was doing something wrong. (I was using a CM pen BTW.)
This may sound stupid, but I wonder if it has to do with being left-handed.
I have problems with ballpoint pens leaving blobs on the paper. I don't hook my hand when I write & fibers from the paper seem to build up around the ball. After a while they become dislodged & leave an inky blob on the paper. I wouldn't think that a felt tip marker would cause a problem like that, but it's the only thing I can think of.
About the Paddle Punches - I think a man wrote the instructions on how to use them.
Seriously, it says to give them a couple moderate taps (or something along those lines) but I have to hit it harder than eyelets in order to get the things to punch! They work well once I stopped worrying about hitting them too hard. It's a good thing they were cheap though. I don't know how often I'll use them.
Don't tell DH please!
CM snap packs - I don't like them. They're expensive, they have things I never use (like triangle pieces), .... I can't think of the other reasons right now.
I like the stickers in the Disney pack, but I'd rather just buy them separately. Oh - I know another reason...in the Disney pack all the shaped borders are yellow! I like to vary things more than that.
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