Top 10 CRAFT HACKS of 2023!

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Die cutting, Stamping, Embossing and so much more! Find out what my favourite 10 card making and craft hacks of last year were!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:37 Hot Glue Drops
2:21 Faux Hot Foiling
3:58 Embossing with Dies
4:42 Coloured Embossing Powder
5:34 Removing Taped Layers
6:38 Fixing an Upside-Down Card
7:37 Understanding Dye and Pigment Inks
9:41 Save Die Cut Waste
10:41 Die Cutting Upwards
10:41 Priming Rubber Stamps
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@venitabucceri8435 5 ай бұрын

Dear Lou, you have, in the short time that I have been watching your videos, fast become my favourite crafter❣️ This video has totally cemented you in the No. 1 Best Crafter of ALL Time spot. Not only are you a good teacher, your tips and advice are so incredibly practical. Thank you for this outstanding video💝💖❣️

@jobuckmaster5842 5 ай бұрын

My favourite is definitely the shadow of the die cut as a stencil. It looks so good! Thanks for all the tips - im sure they will all come in handy ❤

@SusanHemingway 5 ай бұрын

My favorite of these is the facing up intricate die cut. What a difference that makes!

@lindaryan3006 5 ай бұрын

Wow!! Fantastic hacks!! Thank you xx

@sherylosullivan9619 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Lou! Here’s to another year of happy crafting!

@Kammitoes 5 ай бұрын

Your glue dot hack is pure genius. It's so simple now that you demonstrate it and I smack my forehead wondering why I didn't think of it....of course I'm not a crafting genius!...so there's that! Thanks Lou

@Betsy603 5 ай бұрын

#8 is my favorite!

@juliewright9016 5 ай бұрын

Love the hot glue tip, no more burnt fingers and stringy glue! Also the foiling technique and using the die cut out for colouring. Thanks for sharing ❤

@vickymajajas5866 5 ай бұрын

Mirror card embedding! What a great idea.

@yvonne8682 5 ай бұрын

Love the faux foiling ,and the distressed ink properties explained. They were very helpful. But truthfully all your tips are terrific. Thanks for all you share with us.😊❤

@Jancass5 5 ай бұрын

Which is my fave?? My mind is swimming! And I’ve been paper crafting for decades!! I have saved this video as a favorite, and will need to go back and take notes. I love your no-nonsense, no-chatter form of instruction. Thanks so much!

@karenthomas2302 5 ай бұрын

The butterfly is definitely my favorite, tfs❤😊

@deborahbuonomo296 5 ай бұрын

Wow, great video! #6, making an easel card when you have glued your top layer upside down, genius! #8, ink blending through the negative die to create a shadow layer, brilliant and beautiful!! 💕 Keep the videos coming!!

@venitabucceri8435 5 ай бұрын

Totally agree❣️😊

@floradiamonds 5 ай бұрын

I wish I had known that tip when I made a very detailed card for my daughter in law, and realised too late that I had put it on upside down. I'd done it on a separate piece and really stuck it down with tape and wet glue 😲 and I couldn't take it off without damage. Thankfully, my daughter in law has a great sense of humour and saw the funny side. She told me that I made unique cards and that she had kept every one from me over the years.

@bonnerdebbie 5 ай бұрын

Love the foil embedded in the card stock and using the waste of a die cut for a shadow layer.

@amyswares 5 ай бұрын

That hot glue dot tip is genius! Great vid! Thanks for sharing your talent!

@alexisbishop3368 5 ай бұрын

Love using the left over die cut card as a stencil

@carolebrassington4338 5 ай бұрын

The hot glue tip followed by the die cut waste are my favourite ideas. TFS🥰

@kathybost1879 5 ай бұрын

the butterfly was my fav. tfs

@rebeccagilmore8581 5 ай бұрын

The glue dots! Awesome -never seen that one before.

@heatherrobertson1113 5 ай бұрын

I didn't know about heating taped card to get it off. Very useful 😊

@januarymeighan1131 5 ай бұрын

All of them 😊 👍 thanks!

@beckyhedges9136 5 ай бұрын

My favourite hack was using the leftover card from the butterfly as a stencil. The adding of the colour was an amazing hack and totally changed the look of the actual die cut ✂️ x

@user-ns1im9yl8z 5 ай бұрын

Using the negative of a die cut to colour is my fav. Such a simple and wonderful idea. Thanks

@accidentallycreative5025 5 ай бұрын

Omgosh such a great video of tips. I think the upside down die cutting will save me from frustration!

@neverwares 5 ай бұрын

The butterfly hack is my fave! I’m gonna experiment with that technique today

@markandcindihoskins6925 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!! It is so wonderful to have the tips and tricks demonstrated!! ❤❤❤

@yvonnejeanneret6548 5 ай бұрын

They are all great but I really like the butterfly hack!

@nicolalederer9517 5 ай бұрын

Wow, Lou, I have been card making for well over three decades and I do watch a lot of KZfaq tutorials - but these hacks were practically all new to me and just genius! Thank you so much! Kind regards from Germany, Nicola

@sharoncooper9593 5 ай бұрын

Couldn't pick a fav. ALL were amazing and so wonderful to know about. You are absolutely adorable!

@ediewilson4043 5 ай бұрын

I love the butterfly.

@beckyking1975 5 ай бұрын

My favorites are turning over the die cuts and heating the double sided tape.

@rolo7110 5 ай бұрын

Love the butterfly! Great hacks!

@gailgohrick5836 5 ай бұрын

Reheating the glue gun dots was new to me- I’ll definitely give it a try!

@jacquiposener7262 5 ай бұрын

Hi Lou haven’t ever seen the hot glue hack. Seems great and also the one with the foiling. I never even realised that foiling was indented or debossed in that way. Ha ha. Thanks!

@jeanwinkler7885 5 ай бұрын

I love your tips and learn so much. My favorite is the hot glue gun trick

@dinabaughman8731 5 ай бұрын

I love ALL hacks!!

@Honeybee1975.. 5 ай бұрын

All great tips and information! Thanks for sharing them with us!

@kerriegood1046 5 ай бұрын

Think this is one of my favorite videos by you. Even having stamped for years, you had some great helpful tips. Thanxs

@susanmcalpine6413 5 ай бұрын

I’ve tried using your dies up when cutting and it is a game changer! Thanks.

@sophiemsmply4you572 5 ай бұрын

Another fabulous video Lou. thanks a bunch!

@rhondalaflamme462 5 ай бұрын

Dried glue dots and reheated is my favorite tip. Countless times that will come in handy. Thanks for all the great tips! I’m a new subscriber to your channel.

@michelegourd5742 5 ай бұрын

Lou, so nice to see you!! I did not know about the glue dots!! Just love it!! I think all the tips were my favorite!!

@valeriebateman-nu1co 5 ай бұрын

My favorite is the butterfly. Fantastic

@deannaberman908 5 ай бұрын

The glue gun "glue dots" is simply brilliant and #9 for cutting intricate dies....another one that I did not know about!!! Loved all but the two I had never heard about are #1 and #9 and I am so excited about trying them out! Thanks so much for sharing!

@janetlunn9502 5 ай бұрын

There are too many there that are brilliant to choose one from!! I haven't seen about half of those. Looking forward to the next year of crafting with you. 💗💗💗

@maplelassuk 5 ай бұрын

Lou, these are all brilliant hacks!!! Hard to puck favourites...glue drops, die cutting die up, and the butterfly one are probably mine. Thank you so much!

@maxinethomas9380 5 ай бұрын

Great to have all these tips in one video. Thanks for doing this video. The hot glue tip is my favourite with the embossing with dies a close second. But they are all fab. 💕

@deborahbuonomo296 5 ай бұрын

This crafty hacks video was so helpful, thank you!

@jackiejohnson7158 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Lou! These were all great tips. I had never seen the hot glue tip before.

@gailtuominen7707 5 ай бұрын

The Glue Gun Hack! I had never seen that one before! *Ü*

@kerrymartin9698 5 ай бұрын

You're a star Lou. Ty xxxx

@cathihester6513 5 ай бұрын

I think the one I never knew was the hot glue dot. Ingenious. Great idea to share these at the end of the year. We tend to forget about these hacks when we struggle with certain projects. Thanks for the reminders. ❤️from 🇨🇦

@janriley8857 5 ай бұрын

Love all these hacks you have shown us Lou ..thankyou xx❤

@hazelyoung2046 5 ай бұрын

Great hacks Lou xx The glue dots is my favourite.

@fernzazzetta4651 5 ай бұрын

Love, Love, LOVE these tips Lou, thank you!!! My fav is the Outlined Butterfly 🦋 Stencil that you did with the negative!!! 👌🏻🩷🐨🌺

@Deborahsantalucia 5 ай бұрын

Hello Lou thank you so much for the tips and tricks I’ve learn a few new things thank you for sharing them ❤

@bethrogers5656 5 ай бұрын

Love this video! The glue dots, faux foiling are new to me. But all are terrific tips, thank you Lou!

@novablackburn4085 5 ай бұрын

Great tips Lou, especially the ones using the rubber mats.

@loishemphill9485 5 ай бұрын

My favorite is coloring in the butterfly background for the die cut, but I'm going to be making glue dots for use later.

@CraftyAliConfessions 5 ай бұрын

I think every one of these re my favourite, but really love the hot glue dots. TFS xx

@deborahcoram6793 5 ай бұрын

I like the letter pressing tip!

@rbailey3309 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips! They were all new to me but my favorite is the one about the improved stamp!

@margaretg2097 5 ай бұрын

I love the foiling hack, I'm going to use it straight away! The glue is great, too. I always have loads of wasted glue so I won't be throwing it out any more. I thought I'd try heating up the packaged glue dots a good while back. It worked great and now I do it all the time when I just need a little glue.

@leeojascastro711 5 ай бұрын

Loved the glue dot hack!

@RecruitMainR6 4 ай бұрын

Loved all your tips, but especially the the tips about die cutting, using glue dots, fake foiling and fixing cards. Thank you! 😃👍. Look forward to more tips in the future.

@AussieCraftSupplies 5 ай бұрын

There are too many great tips to choose a favourite. Thanks for sharing ❤

@weeyin64 5 ай бұрын

Used to use the sticky side of normal sellotape to prep a new stamp

@paula-xmoonlitfaeryx 5 ай бұрын

Fab video with lots of helpful tips. Thank you Lou x

@bettyareson6098 5 ай бұрын

I saw this on your short and thought it was brilliant absolutely brilliant I’m referring to the glue dots from the hot glue gun

@callycat6660 5 ай бұрын

What a genius hack to remove card layers ..Thankyou and subscribed

@pantalonious3984 5 ай бұрын

I’ve seen so many rip videos that are just not that useful, but THIS VIDEO is chock full of great ideas I hadn’t thought of ! You are one of my favs thanks for all you do!

@joeyhoney1 5 ай бұрын

Very cool hacks! I hadn’t seen any of them before. These are great! Thank you for sharing! Cheers from🇨🇦Calgary, Alberta🇨🇦

@beckyh5960 5 ай бұрын

I love all the tips. I think the only one I hadn't seen was the glue hack, but I lov3d seeing them all again as a refresher. Thanks for all your great videos. ❤

@jogriffiths4797 5 ай бұрын

What a great lineup of hacks! I bought a heat gun about a year ago that I haven't used, now I'm going to try making the glue dots, without fear of the strings ruining a project. Also, I used that hack for die cutting the other way around recently, and it worked brilliantly.

@mariantidey4707 5 ай бұрын

Great tips thank you Lou. Using the waste to colour the butterfly die I had not thought of doing before.

@brendaelainewaddell1682 5 ай бұрын

Hi Lou. What great reminder of some of those tips I forgot. I especially love the removal of incorrectly placed card layers. Thanks so much. ❤😊

@pantalonious3984 5 ай бұрын

I’d never seen the hot glue dot tip that is genius, I’ve never been told to die-cut upside down I’m going to try that on a few I’ve struggled with in the past!! I’ve never tried to embedded foil cardstock hack but ai saw you do it before and have been meaning to do it myself so credit goes to you even though it wasn’t from this video, and I’ve never thought of or seen the idea for using the die-cut waste as a stencil to color in behind the die if you don’t have the solid outline die to match, that is also just genius. This was a fantastic tip video for me, 2 thumps up !!

@wendywell4864 5 ай бұрын

Had not seen the glue dot idea before but wrote down several of your ideas. Thanks!

@susanmyrick2913 5 ай бұрын

Love them all…can’t believe I never thought of using the negative to add color behind die cut. BTW…when I used to have access to C&C you were “hot glue Lou”…perfect.

@nikkirosindale7854 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing these great tips,I have just started using the eraser on new stamps and definitely a game changer!.I have a great tip if in UK,Poundland have a white glue pen (haz to be the white not clear) Wow it stays tacky,So I can mask,foil and glitter,and because it's a chisel top you can write with it 😍

@scrapperiam463 5 ай бұрын

So many great tips and tricks. Cant wait to try them. Not sure I can pick a favorite.

@marilynneblakely1269 5 ай бұрын

My fav and one I’ve already used with great success is turning intricate die cuts over and running thru the machine “upside down.” Why didn’t I think of that!!

@reneebanbury7066 5 ай бұрын

The hot glue spot was my favorite although I enjoyed all of your tips. Thank you!

@mpbailey18 5 ай бұрын

Love the embedded foil hack the best! Very clever... Pretty much knew most of the others, but nice to review them as I often forget about some of the tricks learned long ago! Love tips and tricks videos...so thank you very much!!

@pollyeley5514 5 ай бұрын

Lou, this is a great video full of lots tips. I love the hot glue drops and butterfly . I will definitely be back to watch more of your videos. Thank you for sharing.

@zwiethoomhakentutorialcroc3532 5 ай бұрын

Hello Lou from the Netherlands. Number 8 is my favorite, because I dont have any shadow dies.... and the color is funtional too. Love it!

@jeanhiebert3425 5 ай бұрын

I've been coloring my glue dots with alcohol inks and glitter so it's awesome to have another use for them!

@maryt9375 5 ай бұрын

Intricate die cutting - hands down.

@denisefallwell7388 5 ай бұрын

Love the hot glue tip, thanks

@pamelapullar8570 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Lou for the wonderful hints and tips. I love them all but especially like the glue dot idea because I can use that with my little granddaughters 😊

@Quill._ 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your vast knowledge with a newbie crafter like me. I learned so much.

@marietaylor1800 2 ай бұрын

Wow! These are all very useful tips and the only one I've heard before was the final one. Hard to pick a favourite but I love the hot glue dots and the negative space die cut for inking ... brilliant! Thanks so much ❤