Letraset Promarker

As an avid crafter, getting that professional finish when colouring in my stamped images is a must. I had been using other cheaper brands of pens for a while but always found I had lines on my work where I'd gone over the same area more than once, which I felt made it look childish. I had been reading about Promarkers on craft forums and websites for a while but had never bought any because they just seemed so expensive to me for marker pens (most shops sell them for around £1.60 per pen or around £8 for a pack of 5). I finally decided to take the plunge after reading that Hobbycraft had them on special offer for £4.99 per pack and as this seemed ...  Read the complete review

Around this time last year I decided to start making hand-made cards. Having created all of my own wedding stationery a few month previous and making thank you cards for the bridesmaids and best men I realised it was a good stress reliever after a hard, long day at the office. I quickly became a member of crafting forums and realised that there was plenty of items I needed to get to be able to develop my crafting abilities and one of these was to invest in some high quality pens or colouring pencils to use with digital images which could then be used on cards. I had heard a lot about Copics and was keen to invest in some until I saw the price which ...  Read the complete review

If you have read my review on Copic markers, then Letraset Promarkers fall in to the same category. Copics and Promarkers are the 2 most popular brands of marker pen in the papercrafting world right now. Chances are you are either a Copic fan or a Promarker fan. I happen to be both! Like Copics, Promarkers are alcohol based inks. This means that if you're using them to colour in your rubber stamped images, you need to stamp using dye based ink pads (ideal range is Tsukineko Memento) so the image won't 'bleed' when it comes into contact with the markers. Promarkers are also dual tipped - one bullet tip for larger strokes and one chisel tip for finer detail. I ...  Read the complete review