A: You can! However, you'll have to take note of a few things. The weave of the fabric will make a difference - look for a tighter weave that will better hold the ink in place (like canvas or muslin). Copic ink will tend to bleed on a lighter weight or looser woven fabric. If you have enough fabric to do a test swatch first, that will be helpful. For stamping, use a craft or hybrid ink that will be permanent on fabric but also resist reaction with the alcohol ink, and heat set well. When you color, use a light touch and start from the middle of each color area to avoid bleeding. Gradually move toward the outline, or leave a small space and allow the fabric to wick the color out to fill each area.

A: Hi Marlena! Any cards that are thicker than 1/4" now have to be sent at package rate... the best product I've seen for sending highly dimensional cards through the mail are the Card Guard boxes from My Sweet Petunia - - they're very sturdy and a perfect fit for an A2 size card. Another alternative are thin plastic boxes tucked into a padded envelope - I order that type of product from Clearbags.

A: A belly band is a strip of paper that's wrapped around a card or box to keep it closed, with adhesive that holds the strip into a ring. They're usually about an inch wide. Usually the seam or overlapped ends are covered by an embellishment or other small stamped panel that accents the design of the project.

A: I did cut down a lot of my patterned paper to 6" squares, and I'm more likely to cut into a 6" piece than a 12" piece. For solid colored cardstock, I would probably cut some to 6" and some down to card size (you could get 6 layering pieces for A2 cards from one sheet at 4" x 5 1/4"), but I'd also leave some uncut. Many of our special fold cards and box projects require larger paper, or you may need a piece for a belly band or larger card.

A: Fun question! I keep a hymnbook on my desk to weigh down card layers while the glue dries. I use a tiny souvenir mug to hold my glue bottle so I can store it with the point down. A lot of the other household items in my crafty space are used for organizing - I have some markers in a sour cream tub, and pens and other tools in coffee mugs and other pottery pieces rescued from thrift stores. I have a tension rod set up between my desk and filing cabinet - that holds curtain rings with clips on them for business cards and other 'don't forget' papers. I also have a tiered pant hanger on there with multiple clips that holds a variety of craft sheets. Some of my inkpads are in an old 8-track rack. When I take photos of my cards, I lean them up on the cap of a spray paint can, and set my camera on a teacup.