I’m always on the lookout for tools that help complete tasks in easier, quicker ways. That’s why I love all the tools released at CHA each year. This year’s tools did not disappoint. I checked out the latest releases and recorded several tool demos for you to enjoy.
The Imagepac Stampmaker from Photocentric allows you to create your own stamps, stencils, or embossing templates.
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The Distrezz-it-All from Zutter Innovative Products is fabulous for distressing edges in a jiffy. I love that you can distress the edges of a small mini book all at once—it means the edges of all the pages will line up precisely for great presentation.
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The Zutter Kutter from Zutter Innovative Products provides an incredibly clean cut through thick materials like book board.
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The Brad Setting Tool from We R Memory Keepers simplifies the process for setting brads. I love that brad prongs won’t catch the skin under my fingers anymore.
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The Cinch from We R Memory Keepers makes it easy to bind your own mini albums or mini books.
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The Presto Punch from Spellbinders is also a fun tool for cutting shapes from paper or cardstock. Unfortunately, the sound quality on my video wasn’t the greatest. To check out the tool in another video on YouTube, click here.
The Chip Art tools by Melody Ross for GCD Studios let you create design impressions in chipboard. In this video, you’ll see how the tool is used to make an impression in a GCD Studios jewelry pendant kit to create a custom necklace. You can also use the tools to alter any chipboard products you have at home.
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CHA Product Giveaway
Let me know which tool you’re most excited about by leaving a comment on this blog post by February 1, 2010. One lucky winner will be randomly selected to receive a kit of new product released for CHA.
—Brittany Beattie, online senior editor
My favorite was the stamp maker. I think making rubber stamp would be really fun.
I like the Distrezz it all the best! Thanks for the demo movies!
I love the Cinch! That brad setter was neat too!
The Stampmaker is what caught my eye. I didn’t quite follow how it works, but I love the concept.
WOW tons of fun new tools this yr at CHA.Thanks for the videos. Hmmm I would have to say my fav tool is the Distrezz-it-all . I think the tool was very well created and its PINK.
Think the Cinch is the Must Have tool for me!!!!!
The Cinch so I could make all my own books and albums.
I have been wanting a binding tool, and I love WRMK tools–so the Cinch is my must-have!
The Cinch looks like so much fun, can’t wait to try it!
I’m lovin the Distrezz-it-All. That looks like something I could really get a lot of use out of!
Love the videos! Thanks for posting them. I would really put to good use the brad setting tool. It seems so simple but it really solves a problem! Thanks for the giveaway. Pick me, pick me. lol
The Presto punch would be my choice for a new tool. I like the portability of the Presto, the plug-in or battery options and of course the dies. I am hoping that some of the existing Spellbinders dies are compatible with this punch.
I like the Cinch. The other tools are pretty cool, too.
Ooo, I want the Distrezz-it-All!
First of all, thanks for showing the videos. Felt a little like I was there! I like the brad setting device. The others were for more advance crafters. I also liked the jewelry thingy. It’s amazing to see what machines are being developed. Crafting sure has come a long way!!!
Awesome! It’s hard to pick a favorite — all of the manufacturers have a fantastic track record. I love Zutter and We R Memory Keepers! From the comments, it looks like the CINCH is super popular! Can’t wait to hear more buzz!
I love the stamp maker that is ridiculious!!
Love the chip art tool from GCD Studios
They are all great tools. I think I would have to choose the stamp maker or the brad setting tool. So great! Thanks for Sharing!
Are you kidding me…pick one…I love them all!!! I think all of these new tools are fabulous. Love that these companies are being so innovative with creating tools that ease many of the more difficult challenges of scrapbooking and crafting…thank you so much and keep it coming!
The Cinch! OMG, its exactly what I’ve been looking for. I remember using something very much like that when I worked civil service and we prepared briefing packets. I had been thinking about checking my local office supply stores for something like it. I remember the one we used had plastic instead of wire. I prefer the wire much more!!! Oh, I’m so excited (as the old song goes)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my favorite is the brad setting tool – i’m tired of the brads poking me under my fingernails
I like the distress-it-all. I have wanted to try more distressing in my scrapbooking, but haven’t had the nerve or the knowledge. That tool would help me out a ton, and give me a new tool in my belt when it comes to my future pages!
I think the Cinch has a lot of great improvements over the Bind-it-all. Looking forward to seeing that in person!
Love that Cinch. It looks so much easier than the bind it all.
Oh so many great tools to help our creative journey! I’m in Sydney Australia and know it will be ages before any of these make it to our shores……… Still, I love the look of the Distrezz It All how cool is that!
My favorite would be the Cinch! TFS
I LOVE, LOVE the Zutter Cutter!!!! The Cinch is also cool!!
They all look interesting but I’m leaning towards the the distressor. I love that you can do more than one page at a time.
This is a toughy! I absolutely love and want all of them. But if I had to pick just 1, it would be the Cinch. Collecting journals is way fun, but making them myself would be even better
Thanks for a great giveaway!
I have to say the Cinch is the product on my wish list. It’s awesome and it”s pink! My online name is PinkScrapper99…..so what’s not to love??Thanks for a great product.
I would love to own the Cinch.
I like the looks of the Distrezz It All and the Cinch, but I think my very favorite is the Brad Setting Tool. No more poked fingers, besides, I do that enough checking my blood sugar. LOL Thanks for offering this giveaway!
Love the Cinch! I also love the look of Girls Paperie.
I like the We R Memory Keeper items, the Cinch and the Brad tool. The stamped image maker was kind of cool too. Thanks for a chance to win.
The Presto Punch has my vote. From what I see of it(on youtube), it will suit 75% of my needs.
The noise is something to live with, the variety of dies and the adapter for plugging are big pluses as well
I am considering buying one as soon as it hits the stores and webstores I frequent, but I also have a feeling they will be coiing out with the abiltiy to do bigger punches (ie. 3″ circles and labels, etc) so might wait.
The price is a bit hefty, but the dies are cheap enough to balance it out.
Question: will the spellbinders sies fit in it?
Great idea for those of us lacking the strength to use regular pinches
Jann
Very hard to choose. But I love using brads, so I will have to say that I am most interested in the brad setter.
Definitely the Distrezz it all!
okay, i NEED the cinch!!!!
Wow! I love the Cinch by WRMK! It is really great with the clip over, so it locks it to place and can be carried to crops. I could spend days making little books with this! Cheers, Mary
The zutter distresser tool looks awesome, I wouldnt mind giving that a try.
Hi, everything from CHA is so exciting. So much to look forward to.
hi, I really liked the Distrezz It. I know I would use that. Some of the others I might use one and then not use again.
All the products look wonderful…especially the Glimmers!
Oooooh, it is a difficult decision between the imagepac stampmaker and the cinch. Probably the cinch.
Superexcited about all the new releases! And so happy for and excited about Liz’s book and her new AC line! Yay!
The tool I am most excited about…imagepac stampmaker! Hello, how great is that, endless possibilities!
I am very intrigues with the distrezz it tool. I spend allot of time distressing with various distressing techniques, and this hand tool would make quick work of all my distressing projects. Yes, it’s my favorite. Since you didn’t ask for second and third I will not say. Ah, why not, I like the cinch tool and the Brad Setter too!!
I want to get hold of the Tim Holtz Alterations Dies especially the edge dies. I have always wanted something like that. Oh I am so excited !
I think the Chip Art tool is unique, and I thought the brad setter was a silly tool UNTIL I saw the video. I like that the piercer is on the setter, too. Cool idea.