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I'm making this easy for you, (you don't have to pick just one). So, which 5 stamp sets and / or accessories can't you live without? I want to place a big order in January and as always I cannot decide on what to buy.
Everything I make has one of these. (Of course, ribbon is *much* more than one thing! LOL)
Invest in more accessories than stamps, I think. One stamp set can go a long way if you have the paper, inks, ribbons, brads/buttons to go with it! I try to keep my stamp purchases to 1/3 of my orders. (It's hard, but I try!) I never go over half. I think the accessories are so much more important!
Top 5 stamp sets...
1. Natural Beauty
2. Print Pattern background
3. Everyday Flexible Phrases
4. Lovely as a Tree
5. Petal Prints
Top 5 Accessories...
1. Ribbon -- grosgrain especially!
2. Reinkers -- I get SO much use out of them!
3. Circle punches/oval punches
4. Brads
5. Sponges
__________________ -Shelby- I can, I will, I DO. -Verna C. Powers Okay, I haven't yet, but I still can, right??
My choices would be, markers, any punch, carstock, my paper cutter, and coluzzle. My stamp sets would be loads of love page(all of them), any wheel (My favorite thing) any of the rivet sets and canvas BG. However I could live with the just the wheels and the markers. AND a couple of the ink carts. for my wheels.( Brown black and white) That didn't help did it? I can't stick to JUST 5!!! Sorry....Not very ha ha.
1. Paisley
2. Wild About You
3. All in a Row
4. Unfrogettable
5. Sincere Salutations or Warm Words
Accessories
1. Signo White gel pen!!!!!
2. Ribbon
3. In Color Everything
4. Markers
5. foam mounting tape (or dimensionals)
6. brads (I know that's 6 LOL, but I use them all a LOT!!!)
1. Lovely as a tree
2. Petal Prints
3. Wonderful Worlds
4. French Script
5. Markers
I just submitted to a thread on how many stamp sets I own and it is a huge amount but now I see I only need 4 sets. I would be a happy lady if I had to give away the rest but I could keep these 4 sets and my markers.
__________________ Shielded by the Shepherd
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,neither the present nor the future nor any powers.....will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38,39
I don't have many, but I love, love, love Unfroggetable, Heartfelt Thanks, Warm Words, my watercolor pencils and blender pens. Oh, and my tag punch...looking forward to getting the small tag punch in January.
__________________ Heather Hawkins - Stampin' Up! Demo and new mom. I have the two best jobs ever! stampinheather.blogspot.com
top 5 stamp sets:
Roses In Winter
Lovely As A Tree
Linen Background
Print Pattern Background
top 5 accessories not including paper and mono multi as they are must haves:
ribbon,
reinkers for watercoloring (especially the stitched and grograin ribbons)
my aqua painter (can't live without that)
watercolor paper (the good stuff)
brads (especially the vintage ones)
__________________ Lisa C., Mom to 3 great kids, 3 super dogs and an cat that thinks she is a dog! My Gallery
I definately need to get the subtle markers. Plus I want to get a couple of the Scrappin kits and I think I will get flower filled for spring themed cards. It is so hard to decide on what to get and what to wait on.
Stamp sets? if I HAD to choose five (gun to my head)
In Full Bloom (floral)
Unfrogettable (humor)
Loads of Love (humor & holidays)
Canvas (all purpose bkgd)
Sincere Salutations (sayings)
I don't have any "must have" stamp sets. I like lots of different stamps from different places, but from SU, I must have glossy card stock - lots of it. Many of my card fronts use glossy white from SU because you can do so much with it, including making some really cool colored glossy paper by inking with any color ink and a brayer or painting with acrylic paint to make a nice smooth colored stamping surface.
- A brayer is a must have.
- Glossy white CS is a must have.
- Classic ink pads in many colors - must have (I'm buying the reds next because someone did a challenge with red and I fell in love).
- I think the big SU tabletop cutter is also a MUST HAVE. I am awful at cutting paper, and this just works so well.
- Some of the punches are must haves as well.
The stamp sets I must have always change due to my stampin mood... I always use Print Pattern a lot & all year cheer though (dunno which one off hand, i only have 1). As for other stuff I have to have eyelets, craft ink (I don't like regular ink at all!! Rarely use the stuff!), clear embossing powder & heat gun, Ribbon (mostly use SU grossgrain ribbon)... fifth one is hard... probably my hodgepodge hardware- love that stuff! :O)
Please tell me...
