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Does anyone know what kind of foam it is? Is it more like Fun Foam or more like the foam mat that comes with the die brush tool (very "airy & squishy")? I've used the die brush tool mat, and the flowers turned out well, but I think they could be better. Not so much with the Fun Foam and mouse pad. I'm not sure if I just need to hone my skills, or if I'm using the wrong kind of mat. Thanks!
I have a dense mat about the thickness of 4 pieces of fun foam. That works for me. What kind of shaping tools are you using?
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I have a dense mat about the thickness of 4 pieces of fun foam. That works for me. What kind of shaping tools are you using?
Thanks, Linda. I have the McGill set of shaping tools. They are very similar to the ones that Heartfelt Creations sells, but a lot less expensive. There are 3 tools with 6 shaping tips: Bitly. They have a mat too, which I'm thinking of buying.
And I had a couple of booklets by Leone Em that gave great tips in shaping the different flowers.
Darice makes a stamping mat. It's very dense foam, 11" by 17", for $3.99. It's perfect for shaping flowers. You could cut it smaller.
__________________ Linda E
Caution: You are entering an artistic zone. This is not clutter - this is creating. These are not pajamas - it's my work uniform.
they had us use two mats for shaping some of the flowers, especially when you wanted a deep cup. So, whatever you end up using, you may want to double it up sometimes. I have the McGill mat which i put over an old, squishy mouse pad. Hope you find what works for you, I love making flowers and am always experimenting.
they had us use two mats for shaping some of the flowers, especially when you wanted a deep cup. So, whatever you end up using, you may want to double it up sometimes. I have the McGill mat which i put over an old, squishy mouse pad. Hope you find what works for you, I love making flowers and am always experimenting.
Heartfelt Creations Flower Shaping Mat
