Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Lone Wolf Designs - Tool Review Tuesday - Ranger

HEY Y'ALL! I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. THIS WEEK I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOLS THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY HAVE IN YOUR CRAFT AREA...

THE RANGER - NON-STICK CRAFT SHEET

I MUST SAY, THIS IS THE MOST VERSATILE AND USEFUL MAT THAT YOU COULD EVER HAVE ON YOUR WORK SURFACE! NOTHING... ABSOLUTELY NOTHING STICKS TO IT... WHETHER IT BE PAINT, STAIN, GLUE, TAPE, HOT GLUE, INK, ETC. IT IS STAIN RESISTANT AND HEAT RESISTANT! 
WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR RIGHT?


  I KEEP THIS MAT ON MY WORK SURFACE PERMANENTLY. I PUT A LITTLE BIT OF DOUBLE STICK TAPE ON THE BACK OF EACH CORNER TO KEEP IT IN PLACE WHILE I WORK. THIS MAT IS SO USEFUL FOR SUCH A WIDE VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS!! THE MOST COMMON OR MOST SEEN USE, I THINK, IS LAYING DOWN EMBELLISHMENTS OR PHOTO MATS TO INK THE EDGES.


HERE YOU CAN SEE I USE IT AS A PALLET QUITE OFTEN... 
TO MIX PAINTS, STAINS, EMBOSSING PASTE, ETC.




I ALSO USE IT TO LAY EMBELLISHMENTS ON WHEN I COLOR THEM WITH PAINTS OR SPRAYS. EVERYTHING WIPES UP SO EASILY AND THEN I CAN MOVE RIGHT ALONG WITH THE REST OF MY PROJECT.





IN ADDITION TO USING IT AS A PALLET AND SPRAY SURFACE, I USE THE MAT WHEN I HEAT THINGS LIKE EMBOSSING POWDERS, DRYING INK, OR WORKING WITH SHRINK PLASTIC. THE PLASTIC MOVES FREELY ON THE MAT WHILE I HEAT IT AND DOESN'T STICK AT ALL.



ONE OF THE BEST FEATURES IS THAT EVEN GLUE DOESN'T STICK TO IT!! WHEN THE GLUE DRIES, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS RUB IT AROUND IN A CIRCLE WITH YOUR HAND AND IT WILL BEAD UP AND COME OFF. IF IT IS GLUE LIKE MOD-PODGE OR WHITE GLUE, YOU CAN WIPE IT OFF WITH A WET RAG OR BABY WIPE.


WHEN I AM REALLY MESSY WITH A PROJECT, I USUALLY LIKE TO TRY AND WIPE UP AND CLEAN THE MAT WHILE EVERYTHING IS STILL WET. BUT, IF YOU DON'T GET TO IT BEFORE IT DRIES, DON'T WORRY... THE DRIED "MESSES" CLEAN UP JUST AS EASILY. YOU CAN USE BABY WIPES TO WIPE IT RIGHT UP, SPRAY A LITTLE WATER ON IT AND WIPE IT WITH PAPER TOWELS, OR USE A WET RAG TO CLEAN IT. IT'S EASY AS THAT!!

SO, IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN ONE OF THESE AMAZING NON-STICK, HEAT RESISTANT, CRAFT MATS... HEAD ON OVER TO LONE WOLF DESIGNS DISCOUNT CRAFT SUPPLIES AND ORDER ONE FROM KRIS!! YOU'LL BE SO GLAD YOU DID!

You can find these and many more products for 
your crafting projects at 25% off MSRP at
All you have to do is join the 
Facebook group. If you haven’t joined us yet, you’re paying 
TOO MUCH for your craft supplies!


UNTIL NEXT TIME
HAPPY SCRAPPIN',


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3 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing all the great ways you've discovered to use this awesome tool!

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  2. I agree 100%---this is a MUST HAVE for any crafter. I have 3--my everyday beat up one, a smaller one for projects that have to sit for a while and a "good" one for when I go to crops!

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  3. Thanks for showing all the examples of how to use this. I love my craft mat! I don't know how I crafted without it.

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