New COPIC Products at CHA

I have ordered the New COPIC X Press It Blending Card and High Tack Tape. Hopefully it will be here in time for the COPIC class but if not we have plenty of other paper to practice on. If you haven't had a chance to check out Marianne Walkers blog she has posted the information on the Intermediate Copic Class October 22, in Chicago the cost is $199. Marianne Walker will be giving the class, Deb Olson and Sherrie Seimens will be teaching the projects. The following info was taken from Marianne Walkers Blog giving you some facts on the new products.


High Tack Double Sided tape

Another new product we are importing from our friends in Australia is something that has proven to be very popular- X Press It High Tack, Double sided tape.

This tape is extremely high tack, acid free, easy to use, and comes in 3 sizes: 1/8", 1/4", and 1/2". Originally developed for the picture framing industry in Australia, this tape is perfect for papercrafting. Rolls are very inexpensive, and, there's a lot of tape on each roll as well, 55 yards on rolls of 1/2" and 1/4", 27 yards on the 1/8" rolls.

X Press it tape is heat resistant (you can heat-emboss with it) and very strong. Members of our design team have used it for hemming their pants and it will survive the washer and dryer!

At Winter CHA we gave a roll to Splitcoaststampers for their main Make N' Take. They made over 800 projects from one roll, with quite a bit left on the roll for later. They also used the tape for attaching metal pin-backs to the project, with many happy crafters. The paper would rip before they could get the metal to come off the project. Best of all, the longer it sits the stronger it holds.

High Tack tape is easy to use. It tears cleanly with your fingers and the backing is easy to peel. I really love this stuff!