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Oxford Impressions, Paperbag Studios, Inky Antics, Time to Stamp, Lost Coast Designs, Rubbermoon, Just Johanna, Paper Artsy, Character Constructions....these are a few of my favorite things..........
I LOVE (hence, sell) the Pink Cat Studio rubber stamps and the Stampendous Perfectly Clear sets!!! I have seen some really cute acrylic sets from DoodleBug Designs, but have not tried them...
You could order from a different company every day! There are so many great ones out there! Four of my favorites are:
Creative Play Stamps
Bombshell Stamps
A Chemistry With Paper
Artistic Outpost
I design for these companies because I love their stamps. (And because they would have me!)
Okay, here's my 2 cents (lol)!
Third Coast (one of my fave companies - ever! Love, love, love Val!)
River City Rubberworks (the humor is great)
Stone House Stamps (asian yumminess)
Sue Coccia's GOJUS animal stamps (http://www.animalspiritstamps.com/)
Artistic Outpost
Katzelkraft (sadly, she's in France - but she ships anywhere) http://www.katzelkraft.fr/index.php
And finally... Stamp Oasis, even though they've been bought by Rubbernecker
I don't know if you have a wood or acrylic preferance, mine is wood and I like
SU - of course!
A Muse - inspired by JulieHRR - say no more, these are so cute! I got a few at the CK vendor fair a few years ago, not sure if they still sell the wood but still their images are so cute
Great Impressions
Hero Arts
hmmm. I just got two sympathy sayings (realized I had NO sympathy sayings with all the plethora of every other sayiny BUT) from River City Rubber Works that I really like, got at the local store but there is a website on the side of the stamp.
rivercityrubberworks.com
I do find myself looking forward to the monthly Great Impressions stamps though and often buy one or two of them. THey are really cute and I love that their site gives examples of them every month.
The stamp companies that I like best are the ones that have the stamps that I want. LOL I couldn't put one above the others because they all offer such a diverse range of things.
So my best advice? Buy what you like no matter the stamp company. I'd rather like my stamps that I use rather than having a shelf full of stamps that I never, ever use.
I jsut became a consultant for close to my heart and i am in serious love of their products, they have the My Acrylix which are the clear plastic stamps...go to Close to my heart.com and check out all the cool stuff, i am telling you that you will love it, i know i do and i mean i literally have only been a consultant for one day and i could go on and on aboutt all their products!! Risa Shope
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Reason: Removed her email and "order from me" language
I LOVE Unity first and SU second... haven't ventured out much past that. I have to LOVE the images to have me sway from those 2, and haven't found anything that I love that much!
I know you must love SU as you're a demonstrator, otherwise I'd say SU all the way, baby! But, no one can be a one-stop shop for all the fabulous images that are out there ... I'm currently a DT member for The Little Paper Shop and CC Designs and I love their images. I also am quickly falling in love with My Favorite Things and Verve Stamps, both of which are member companies here on SCS!!
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Originally Posted by mrsjllove
The stamp companies that I like best are the ones that have the stamps that I want. LOL I couldn't put one above the others because they all offer such a diverse range of things.
So my best advice? Buy what you like no matter the stamp company. I'd rather like my stamps that I use rather than having a shelf full of stamps that I never, ever use.
So many have been mentioned, and at the end of the day it's really a matter of your own personal taste. So I won't add to the long list with repeats, but just suggest that with the new galley layout, it's much easier for you to browse by different manufacturer and get an idea of what is out there. I doubt if there's a bad company out there! There are styles I personally don't like, like Bellas (sorry!!) and Magnolias, but that doesn't mean they're not good companies.
Another vote here for Artistic Outpost. Great quality red rubber stamps at a great price. Lots of vintage friendly designs. They also have a good price on EZ Mount. If you've been thinking about unmounting your SU stamps, give these a try and see how you like unmounted. I'm sold.
I was pretty much strictly SU until recently. I just got an order from Gina K and I love her stamps. They are red rubber mounted on cling cushion, that you place on an acrylic block. They stamp very much like SU, so it was a smooth transition for me. I love that they are unmounted, although I didn't expect to.
Aside from Gina K, which I want more of, I also would like to try MFT, Flourishes, Artful Inkables....The list is endless.
When I started stamping I wanted one from everyone out there (who doesn't) but the companies I fell in love with were of course SU, Verve and Gina K. Stampendous has also gotten a few of my bucks. SU, Gina and Stampendous are rubber and Verve are clear. Love em all!!!
So many great ones, it's really hard to narrow down!!!
Honestly, a lot depends on your personal style. My personal fav is Hero Arts, but there are a TON of others that I love.
I went to your site...how cute! Love all the cards, etc. that you made! Just wanted to send some praise.
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Reason: oops..didn't quote the person meant to comment on...it was this lady's site: http://crankysophie.wordpress.com/
