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Carl Tozicle: Your Bindmate
Binding has never been this easy with the Carl "Tozicle" Personal Punch and Binding System! Its portable characteristics and unique design surely suits the needs of students and home-based offices. It is compact- fits into any briefcase, carry-on bag, Cropper Hopper or Tote. It is perfect to use for creating presentations, reports and even scrapbook. It can punch up to five sheets of paper or one plastic report cover at a time. Compatible with all standard 1/4", 5/16", or 3/18" 19-Ring Plastic Binding Combs.
Carl Tozicle is very simple to use with its 3 steps to punch and 3 steps to bind!
First, punch your document
1. Load pages
2. Secure
3. Punch pages
Next, bind your document
1. Insert binding
2. Open and insert pages
3. Close binding
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Carla Craft: The Next Ultimate Object of your Affection
Ever wanted to create fun, fantastic art pieces? Then get your hands on Carla Craft, your newest companion in your daily leisure activities. Say buh-bye to your old "I am soooo bored!" line because Carla Craft’s here to save your day. Get a breath of fresh ideas with Carla Craft’s innovative products, designed to quench your thirst for artsy fun. With products that offer excellent value for money, you can make cute invitation cards, captivating picture frames, hip scrapbook pages and funky gift boxes. All you need to do is grab that punch and get your butts movin’!
Here’s the scoop on Carla Craft... ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS... BE CREATIVE! Mix and match various punched out shapes and sizes to create a never-before seen artwork. Decorate your birthday card with balloons, candies/lollies and bowties. To add to the fun, put cartoon faces or spiral shapes. Feel free to experiment. Play with shapes. Circles make cute bear ears while half cosmos resemble great duck feet. Fern leaves arranged at strategic intervals make your artwork more catchy.
CARLA CRAFT TIPS AND TRICKS
- LAYERING - Add heights and dimension to your artwork by combining and positioning various punched out shapes. Get some ume flowers, position the petals at different angles and before you know it, you’ve made a 3D rose already!
- CUTTING - Cut punched out shapes and combine them with another color.
- SNIPPING - Redefine a punched out shape by using scissors or a second punch. Alter the vinca pattern by using a teardrop shape or by trimming unwanted portions with scissors.
- NEGATIVES - Who says negatives are useless? Of course, they’re not! Negatives can be used to decorate the borders or accentuate the corners of your artwork... Cool!
- POSITIONING - Glam up your masterpiece by accurate positioning of punched out shapes.
- SUBSTITUTION - Have stylish tastes but pockets empty? Learn the art of substitution. If you do not have an egg shape, for example, you may substitute it with a balloon shape that you already have.
- DETAILING - Sport a more natural/life-look with Artline fine-tip sign pen or metallic pen.
- EMBELLISHMENT - Add aesthetic elegance to your artwork by putting beads, glitters, eyelets, tags, buttons, etc.
Make your ordinary greeting cards look extraordinarily special by putting Elmer’s Shimmer and Shine or Elmer’s Glitter Paint Pens.
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Using Watercolour Pencils
ARTISTS creating beautiful colour images used to face a dilemma: Did they opt for the pinpoint accuracy of a pencil - or the subtle, washed-tones of a watercolour paint? But then researchers at the Cumberland Pencil Company hit upon a new medium which was to spark a revolution in the art world: the watercolour pencil.
Today the company’s Derwent Watercolour range offers a choice of 72 colours and is a worldwide best seller. In 15 years it has generated a whole new culture, breaking down the barriers between painting and drawing. It has taken art by storm. Watercolour pencils are one of the most versatile media available. Used on dry paper, they work in exactly the same way as traditional, premium quality artists pencils. Whether the artist is seeking to express accurate detail or subtle shading, vivid colours or soft tones, they provide an ideal tool for creativity. But the real magic manifests itself when you apply a light wash with a soft paint brush dipped in water. Suddenly the drawing is transformed into a watercolour painting. With a Derwent Watercolour pencil the possibilities for creative experiment are limitless. Dry pencil can be applied directly to damp paper to produce strong, bold images. A wetted brush can be used to lift vivid colour from the pencil lead so it can be painted onto the page. Pigments can be blended on or off the page to create a watercolour palette. And pencil and watercolour effects can be combined to create striking multi-media images. A single colour laid in different intensities can be transformed into an array of different hues when water is applied. Colours overlayed when dry can be dramatically fused together to create vibrant new tones when wet. Like all new media, artists using Watercolour pencils for the first time need to experiment and develop an understanding of how they work - and the effects they can achieve.
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Experimenting
1: Using dry pencils and moderate pressure, lay a range of colours next to each other - so they just meet.
2: Repeat the sequence, using heavier pressure.
3: Run a wet brush over one edge of each strip. The colour will appear to spread most where the pigment is thinly applied or the shade is pale.
4: Run the wet brush over the point where the different coloured strips meet. This will create a range of subtle colour blends, giving an indication of some of the infinite number of possibilities available.
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Painting
1: Always lay pale colours first, followed by the darker colours.
2: Apply the base, wash it with a damp brush and allow to dry.
3: Watercolours are translucent and one colour will not cover another. Build up an image using light colours first - allowing each layer to dry before applying the next.
4: When using the pencil, lay the pigment gently onto the page and try not to ingrain it. 5: Once the "wet" work is complete and has dried, add to the picture with dry pencil - or with a slightly dampened white pencil - to create a multi-media effect.
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