This is the second in a series of posts about my unconventional scrapbooking tools that were given to me by my mom, a quilter.
Last time I showed you my Olfa rotary cutter, my favorite cutting tool. The best partner in crime to the rotary cutter is my set of Omnigrid rulers. What makes these better than a conventional ruler? You guess it, they have a grid.
Having Omnigrid rulers allows me to quickly measure something once – I don’t have to measure the length and width separately. Since it’s transparent, I can easily throw this ruler over an empty space on a layout, measure the exact size of the space, and instantly know what size photo I need to print for it.
Omnigrid rulers come in many shapes and sizes. They measure very accurately down to 1/8-inch and have additional hashmarks around the edges to measure to 1/16-inch. My mom has a ton of these in different sizes, but I just use two: a 3×18-inch long one, perfect for measuring items on the 14-inch scrapbook pages I use, and a 4×8-inch, a smaller and easier to handle ruler for basic cuts.
I’ve been using these exact rulers for at least 7 years and they’ve never broken or warped and handle all the random things I use them for. You can find them on sale at many craft and fabric stores as well as online!
I have no affiliation with Omnigrid and was not paid by them to endorse this product.
Almost Never Clever 
Now, I wish my Mom had saved these because I would have taken them in a heartbeat. Well, maybe she still has them. I may need to put dibs on them if she still does. I love my Tim Holtz design ruler for many of reasons you just mentioned but sometimes it’s not wide enough. I can see why these would be great! 🙂
Get them if she still has them! Omnigrid makes a ton of sizes. My mom has some crazy ones that are as big as 14-inch square.
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