GENERAL TIPS

- Clean, dry hands are essential
- Make a completed mock-up of your invitation to check wording and alignment before printing and cutting the rest of your paper/card
- Print a tiny dot as a guide for hole punches when making multiple invitations.
- Draw guidelines lightly in pencil on the wrong side of decorative papers to conceal working.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

Laser Printer or Photocopier
Suitable for Cristina Re Shimmer and Shine, Reversible and Transparent Papers. As printers vary, pre-testing is recommended and results cannot be guaranteed.

Inkjet Printer
Suitable for Cristina Re Reversible Inkjet papers. Not suitable for Shimmer and Shine or Transparent Papers. As printers vary, pre-testing is recommended and results cannot be guaranteed.

Double-Sided Tape
Use to attach paper, ribbon, and embellishments.

Paper Trimmer
Use to quickly and accurately trim paper to size. Many paper trimmers are availble with scoring attachments which are also useful.

Scissors
Sharp scissors for cutting paper and ribbon.

Decorative Edgers
Decorative edgers are available in various patterns. Use on edges and corners to add decorative detail to all your papercraft projects.

Hand Punch
To create guide holes for threading Cristina Re Grosgrain Ribbon, Cristina Re Paper Fasteners, and to add decorative holes.

Border Punch
Create paper embellishments and use to add detail to your craft creations.

Craft Punch
Quickly and easily punch out great shapes to use on all sorts of craft projects. Hint: Turn punches upside down to help position accurately and remember, you can use both the positive and negative shapes created by craft punches

Paper Crimper
A paper crimper is a great tool for creating a corrugated effect with Cristina Re Designer Paper and Card. These can be found in most Art & Craft Stores.

Simply roll paper through crimping rollers, following instructions proivided by the manufacturer.

Roller
A printmaker’s roller is a useful tool, particularly for larger folds. These can be found in most Art & Craft Stores and will help you to achieve accurate, sharp folds.

Scoring & Folding
To achieve great results for your invitations, card-making and craft projects, we recommend that you ‘score’ paper and card before folding. This will help you achieve sharp and straight folds every time.

Simply line up your ruler where you want your fold, run scoring tool* gently along the ruler, then fold.

* Scoring tools are available from Art and Craft Stores. Alternatively, you can use anything with a strong and fine tip that is not sharp. The aim is to bruise the paper without cutting it. Some paper trimmers also come with useful scoring attachments.

We recommend 3M adhesives and Fiskars Craft Tools