April 2009 - Sanding

[Paper Wishes]

Sanding tip from LeNae: If you don't have a sanding block, an emery board makes a wonderful tool for sanding brads, monograms, the edge of a paper or metal embellishments.

[Nanc]

an emery board makes a wonderful tool for sanding
Don't forget if you have a better half snitching a piece of his fine grade sanding paper out of the garage. It will work too!
Nanc

[Jan D. in Jax, FL]

I was cutting out a lot of easter eggs yesterday and some were a little rough around the edges. (I have arthritis in my hands, so sometimes my cutting is not smooth) So, I used one of my sanding blocks and went around the edges and the eggs looked perfect. No rough spots/edges.

[ajdaisi]

i got a sanding block only 3 days ago in a gorgeous purple tone ... almost lilac one might say :p

anyway ..... due to lack of time to myself since, i havent tried it yet but i cant wait. it will be a great new technique to try but i have to say roughing up my gorgeous papers seems a bit of a 'sin' but i do love the look it gives so i shall 'sin away' and give my crafty projects a whole new look in the future.

happy crafting all ;)

[scrappycruiser]

Sanding the edges of the cardstock that has a white core (or even the black cardstock that has the really cool colored core) really makes the edges of your photo mats and paper pop.

[Heather]

Sanding the edges of the cardstock that has a white core (or even the black cardstock that has the really cool colored core) really makes the edges of your photo mats and paper pop.

Yep! I love that look! Sanding is fun too!:D

[Melanie]

I have sheets of sandpaper, but using an emery board helps to get into small spaces.
I bought a package of 3 dozen (different sizes and colors) at the dollar store.
I haven't distressed paper very often, but when I do it's fun. It was intimidating at first to crumple and then sand my glimmer paper, but it turned out with a cool distressed look (it was the bronze glimmer paper so the black core peeked through)!

[Luvmyfam]

I had to purchase a sanding block for some training that I did a year ago. I love it, but OMGosh.....it has this dreadful "workshop" smell about it. It literally makes my eyes water. I believe it comes from the materials that it is made out of. Any ideas on how to make it a little more "nose friendly"?

[Heather]

I had to purchase a sanding block for some training that I did a year ago. I love it, but OMGosh.....it has this dreadful "workshop" smell about it. It literally makes my eyes water. I believe it comes from the materials that it is made out of. Any ideas on how to make it a little more "nose friendly"?


Wonder if when you stored it you wrapped a new nice-smelling dryer sheet around it?

[love2scrap]

Don't forget if you have a better half snitching a piece of his fine grade sanding paper out of the garage. It will work too!
Nanc

I do that, too! :)

[Luvmyfam]

Great idea, Heather! I'll give that a try. I need to do something. I swear that I feel faint if I use it for too long, LOL!

[ljw212]

Sanding the edges of the cardstock that has a white core (or even the black cardstock that has the really cool colored core) really makes the edges of your photo mats and paper pop.
I, too, love to sand cardstock with a white core. I used the sanding technique on the textured cardstock layer of my Christmas card and it gave it a nice vintage look.

[Sandra]

I use an emery board to do any sanding. It gets into little places so much easier than a block. ~Sandra :)

[Jazzyjess49]

Or maybe you could use some room freshener on it. Like Fabreeze?:)