Before I had my little girl I used to spend a lot of time making cards and scrapbooking, and was always on the look out for new tools that didn't cost the earth that made the more detailed parts of my hobby easier, for example cutting shapes! Although I don't get the same time now with a one year old to run after I do still devote a couple of evenings a month to making batches of cards and one of the tools that I last used that had actually got to the bottom of my craft box is this Fiskars Circles template. I had actually purchased a pack of these Fiskars templates that came with the necessary Fiskars shape cutter that allows you to cut out a perfect shape. ...  Read the complete review

The Circles - 1 template is just one of a large range of templates from Fiskars which also includes squares, flowers, ovals, stars and hearts to name but a few. The templates are designed to be used with the Fiskars shapecutter (a handy little cutting tool that glides easily around the template) or as a tracing guide. The template is 28.0cm x 21.6cm, it is made of rigid orange translucent plastic with a thickness of 3mm. The left hand side of the template has been cleverly designed holes in it so it can be stored in 2 or 4 hole ring binder. The template sheet contains 7 different size circles; - 4.00" diameter - 3.50" ...  Read the complete review

Fiskars make a huge range of fantastic templates that have completely transformed the way I scrapbook. The templates are available in many different designs including flowers, ovals, stars, hearts, rectangles, and baby-related shapes, and I have found them so very useful that I have now treated myself to most of the range! Following on from my review of the Fiskars squares templates a few days ago, I am now going to review the Fiskars circles template. I feel that once you have mastered the square template, the circle template is the one I would recommend to tackle next, in order of difficulty. It will present more challenges than the square template, yet it ...  Read the complete review