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This is fun. I love seeing how different everyone's tastes are. I'll play!
Love
Birds
Butterflies
Buttons
Clean and simple
PTI
Verve
Nesties and other similar dies (e.g. PTI)
Basic Grey paper
background stamps
Copic markers
trees
unmounted stamps, whether rubber or high-quality clear
Big Shot
Scor Tape
Christmas/holiday stamps
Sentiment stamps (yes, I know that I have 794 "thank you" stamps, but they're all different.)
Kraft with nearly any color
Ribbon
Bling - small crystals, pearls, etc.
Dislike
Cupcakes
Owls
Kids with huge heads/no mouths
Vintage
Cards with tons of layers and embellishments
Grunge (such as Tim Holtz stuff)
Cutesy images
Punny sentiments
Layers or embellishments that stick out past the edge of the card, making it not fit a standard sized envelope
Stamps that appear to be drawn by a child
collage
Build a Bear stuff
anime stamps
digi stamps
Gray or brown with many colors (brown/pink, yellow/gray, etc.)
inchies
scrapbooking (it's just not my thing)
getting drawn in to the "gotta have it" frenzy for every new thing that comes along
LOVE:
Memory Box Stamps
A MUSE stamps
Flowers-images/paper/Prima
Copics
Colored Pencils
Twinkling H2Os
Kraft paper
Earth Tones
Martha Stewart Border Punches
Clean and Simple
Glitter Paper
Stickles
Ribbon
LOATHE:
Grunge
*Altered-What do people DO with this stuff when they're done??!?!?!?!?
Distressed
Ephemera
Objects on cards like keys, charms, buckles, etc.
Foil
Metalics
Embossing
Clay
Ultra-thick embossing-with images pressed/molded
Loose Glitter
Stickers
*Sorry for hating but that feels better off my chest....ahh... good thread!!! ;)
background stamps (full size and builder size)
clean and simple look
kraft cardstock
bees
sentiments with two kinds of fonts
larger sentiments
rounded corners
gingham (not trendy, but it is on the cover of this month's Martha Stewart magazine, so I'm hoping by listing it here, you will mistake it for a trend and make it a trend...)
embossed backgrounds
felt
Do NOT like:
staples
rows of large ruffled ribbon
huge flowers
pom poms and other items that belong on curtains
weird stuff on cards, like game pieces...
things that could go south on me fast if we overdo it:
sun
clouds
balloons
I'm with Joan on the gingham - I love it and use it all the time,and I DO NOT do "country." If Martha likes it, maybe it's on its way up!
LOVING
My Cricut
Simple, clean stamps
Ribbon on my cards
Border punches/dies
Embossing folders
Sponging/inking edges
Multi-photo scrapbook pages
Journaling on scrapbook pages
Uniquely shaped/folded cards
Hand-made embellishments
Bright, fun colors
Patterned papers
My ATG
INTENSELY DISLIKING
Grunge/distressed look
Torn edges
Vintage styles
Victorian styles
Bazzill paper
Annoying music/no talking on videos
Scrapbook pages with no journaling
Overly-embellished cards and scrapbook pages
Techniques that are so messy that my hands are stained for days
Dark, depressing colors
Rolled/lumpy flowers everywhere I turn
Collage
Birds.... including owls
Bling
Blues
Bugs and Butterflies
cupcakes
ice cream
leaves, nature, botanicals
Clean and simple
Glitter
Green
Heat Embossing
Orange
Trees
Turquoise
Purple
Robots
Gears
Animals in general
well done OLCs.... I haven't mastered the technique at all
Melon Mambo, Richrazzleberry and Chocolate Chip
Cuttlebug
buttons
brads
ribbon
layering
patterned paper
flowers
punches
SU!
word/verse stamps - esp quotes or funny stuff
Sketches
challenges
unmounted rubber stamps
Loathe
Anime style people
Brackets for no reason {} [] ()
Images of children with no mouths/giant heads/freaky eyes
Coral
Lavender
Peach
Salmon (the colour)
Yellow in any way, shape or form
Kraft colour cardstock
lace/fabric on cards
grunge
graphic
collage
shabby chic
office themed stuff
background or big stamps... my hands can't grasp em properly
Copics
die cuts
animal stamps that are cute, but still realistic, especially butterflies, ladybugs, cats, and deer
Gina K. stamps
Gina K. cardstock
SU cardstock
SU flower stamp sets (even though they always have way too many flower sets, I can always find ones I like!)
silhouette stamps
stamp images I can color
sponging
embossing folders
nestabilities
SU punches
designer paper
brads
blue, green, and everything in between the two
purple
pink
red
brown
unmounted stamps
Don't like:
vintage
distressed
collage
orange
bright, loud pinks (though I do like melon mambo)
huge bows
buttons on cards (only because I can't get them to look right, however)
setting eyelets
glitter
using SU wheels
punny sentiments
any stamps of people, whether they're missing heads, facial features or even if they look normal, I just don't do people
__________________ Julie my gallery
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Phillippians 4:13
I am still developing my style, but here are my likes and dislikes right now
I Like very much:
Nesties in basic geometric shapes, pendants and labels
MS punches (love)
SU plain colored CS
Copics
JustRite stamps
Magnolias- actually Just Tildas
Red rubber stamps
Botanical , birds and nature stamps
Dislikes:
Wide bulky bows
Cluttered cards with too many layers or embellishments on them.
Distressed paper (really hate)
Vintage images
Multiple layers of different DP that seems to clash with each other
Buttons, twine, charms or rick rack/ lace that belongs on clothing
Sewing on cards
Cutesy stamps
Stamps that look like a child's drawing
I don't want the specialty shaped dies such as eggs, ducks etc. They are too limiting
Addicted to:
October Afternoon papers
Fun-to-color images
Dogs (I would really like to be more specific and put "corgi" but I've only found about 2 corgi stamps ever, so I can't say that's a "trend")
colored cardstock as card base
Nesties Label One
Big scallop borders and nesties
glossy accents (which is new to me since I just bought my first bottle a couple weeks ago--what took me so long? Same with heat embossing, too)
The bigger polka dot embossing folder-I think by Sizzix? What The Font website. Upload a picture of a font, shazaam, it gives you a pretty close, if not exact, match.
Fun happy images like Snoopy, classic cars, pure innocence, kraftin kimmie
sketch challenges
VSN
Winning a challenge, being selected to VSN honor gallery, people being published for the first time, being listed in the favorites thread, or heck, just getting a comment or a favorite on one of your cards in the gallery
Meh...not so much:
People who can color way better than me, and therefore make my coloring look inferior
Stamps with images done by a 3-year-old, or someone posing as a three-year-old (note: I don't mind the ones that are intentionally done like that, just the ones that are trying to sell them as real grown-up images if you know what I mean?)
collage-y look
comic sans
stores that are putting out way too many releases, which leads them to put out not-so-great sets or putting out 8 sets that really just variations on the same theme and not innovative (I'm not saying I could be innovative every month, but that also could be why I don't run a stamp company)
DT blogs where every new stamp release is, "even though I say this every month, the best one yet that I couldn't wait to ink up"
What a fun thread. I think it's neat to see everyones opinion.
My loves:
birds, flowers, butterflies, pink, pink and more pink. My fav colour is green but I have three girls and use a lot of pink in my scrap booking
I don't really have any "Hates" just a pet peeve really. Those stamps with the little furry mice on them. My Mom loves them and wants to collect them all but I just dislike mice. Yuck! I can't bring myself to think of them as cute.
__________________ Worrying does not rid tomorow of its troubles...
it empties today of its strength.
white textured card bases.
penny black stamps.
making boxes.
making notecard sets.
handmade flowers (for boxes only, not cards)
my minds eye papers
sentiment stamps
kraft card
turquoise,lemon,cream,
cas
people who buy my cards!!!
stalking galleries
promarkers
chalks
paper piecing
punches
Hate,
coloured card bases (i struggle with these)
large cards...too much space to fill.
digi stamps, i feel i haven't fully made the card myself.
solid stamps....nothing to colour
scary manga type creatures
Busy cards, why do people feel the need to fit all their skills onto one card?
decoupage...yuk.
Distressed,anything that looks like it came from grannies attic.
ephemera
ATCs
red, except for christmas
nesties (too lazy)
There is probably loads more but i'll stop here for now.
I love this thread! Having so much fun reading everyone's response. Here's mine:
LOVE:
Memento Inks
PTI stamps
PTI card stock
PTI ribbons
PTI buttons
GinaK white cs
Houses stamps
Outlined stamps
Stamps that coordinate with punches, Nesties, dies, etc.,
A Muse
W9Plus (just discovered them and I'm hooked!) ;)
Whipper Snapper stamps (wait...wait...read below in Hate list.)
CAS
EK Success slim punches
Big Shot
Copics
Debbie Olson (for my Copics addition...this might go the other way as well! haha)
Julie Ebersol (haven't seen a card that I didn't love!) :p
HATE:
PTI inks
Whipper Snapper shipping charges (see above)
Vintage/Grunge look
Tim Holtz
Cards with too much embellishments
Cards with too much layers
People stamps without heads
DT blogs that only use the company stamps ON release days or sneak-peeks...makes me wonder if they really LUV that particular stamp company as they claimed.
Templates
Digital images
Child-like fonts
Love: Most SU stamps
Staples
ATC's
Copics
Tim Holtz diez (still hoping my ACMoore gets them in)
Sewing on cards
Most border punches
Nesties
Stickles
Buttons
Dislike: Furniture
Chandeliers (just never got into them)
Eyelets
Vintage anything
Owls
Prima flowers
Stampinkitty, yes there's another pet hate, anyone who introduces their blog with " Hi i'm a stampin up demonstrator". Bye bye sampin up demonstrator, no variety on this blog then. I could end up on loads of hate lists now i suppose but yeah i should have said it in the first place "I h*** stampin up" .............sorry but there it is,shot myself in the foot , not my cup of tea.
I was having fun reading what ya'll wrote. I will add my 2cents for what it's worth, probably not 2cents any more!!
Love
most of my papers/card stock (have tons, I better like it!)
Copic
MS border punches ( I must as I have plenty)
nestie dies
fibers
inks of all brands
embossing folders (but I forget to use them)
all my fun tools
don't like so much
(birds with crowns and gumboots on sad little depressed looking children with watch parts for their bodies!) I was happy to know I am not the only one that does not care for this style.
all the kiddie style stamps that my adult friends would not relate to..... most are not stampers.
grunge
guess there is not too much I loath, just things I don't have!
Full circle once again: the "Cute vs Weird" discussion. At least it's staying civil.
I got into stamping back in the late '70s, when Hero Arts and All Night Media still belong to their original owners and were mail-order. Being the long-haired hippie-trash peace-freak that I am, for me stamping has always tended more toward counter-culture, something to rattle the cages of the more conservative types. Those stamps with no noses and mouths are creepy--ever read Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream"? Anyway, I don't do "cute" except as a means to achieve "weird."
Love:
real rubber!! Okay, I'm a traditionalist, too!!
Prisma color pencils
Bazzill papers/cardstock (I've just discovered these); I'm intrigued by the color groupings and how I can use them
Loathe:
the aforementioned mouthless, noseless people, along with the abnormally large-headed people, and the round-footed people (the ones with no ankles), and the huge-eyed people
infantile words like embellies (and, by extension, the same use of such in the cross stitch world--silkies and fabbies)
cards so covered with embellishments that they need to be sent in boxes rather than fitting in their own envelopes
pens like Tombows (and how can anyone afford those Copics? $$$$$!!)
I'm sure there's more, but I'm in a hotel getting ready to go play tourist before the ballgame with Mark Harmon.
Sounds like fun!
__________________ Denise
"If a person who indulges in gluttony is a glutton, and a person who commits a felony is a felon, then God is an iron.�
― Spider Robinson
LOVE:
- kraft cardstock
- big bows made with pretty ribbon
- pretty ribbon period!
- ruffled ribbon
- SU large flower punch
- buttons and twine
- PTI impression plates
- PTI scalloped edge die cuts
- Verve stamps
- PTI stamps
- Nestabilities
- SU Top Note die
- C without the S (CWS - clean without simple...I like a lot of embellishments!)
- pins - love love love them right now!
- the new Prima or Zva Creative connected bling
HATES:
- Cupcakes or any other type of cake stamp
- wood mounted stamps
- super detailed images that take forever to color
OK - let's see ... I'll post, knowing that in four months I'll come back and have switched everything around ...
Love:
Big Shot
Top Note die (sorry Jayne!)
simpler cards
ribbon
punches - haven't found a punch yet that hasn't cried to be adopted - including the very small California, Utah, Idaho and florida punches that are hiding somewhere in my craft area!
My Digital Studio
Learning to Like:
Vintage
Dislike:
anime
owls (they just don't look cute to me!)
realistic animals
cartoonish animals (like the SU! animal cracker ones)
skulls
rust-type colours (yes, SU! Earth Elements was my least favorite family!)
Fun thread =) OK lets see...
*Love/Like*
Fruits and veggies
Penny Black Hedgies mostly
Birds including owls
Buttons
ribbon
Gems
brads and eyelets...not too many
Layers
design paper (cosmo cricket, october afternoon recent purchases =)
Greens,blues,reds - any color that goes with my DP paper
Scor-tape!
Clear glitter pen - cant live without it!
Caran D'ache neocolor II's (used them in college instead of oil pastels, theyre water soluble)
inked up edges.
Dislikes/Hates
over crowded cards
Decorative scissors
children/babies on rubber stamps
most people related stamps
headless people (though ive seen beautiful cards that use them)
most religious stamps and sentiments
whimsy country looking stamps
doodle stamps that i could just draw myself
sewing on cards - love the look, but wont do it
glue dots most of the time
love:
sewing on cards
aqua/turquoise
anything vintage
newsprint
bold image stamps that require no coloring
several different patterns of pp on the same card (I think it requires a lot of talent to pull it off that it looks right)
lots of different styles
clouds
white space
hate:
any stamp images of people/children/fairies
cutesy stamps and images
stuff I don't hate but am just "over it already!":
owls
deer
top note die
eyelets
There's really not much I hate, apparently. I just think most anything can look good if it's done right.
Things I love
Embossing powder! (Why does everyone hate it? I think it's one of the most magical substances ever!)
Versamark - both for my EP and just for watermarking
Ribbon, ribbon and more ribbon in every color and style imaginable (seriously - you should see my ribbon stash)
Having a wide variety of images - realistic, cutesy, line art, solid, etc. I know certain recepients like certain styles, so I love having the right stamp for my loved ones.
Flowers, butterflies, frogs and other animals - I don't think I could ever get tired of any of them
A wide variety of colors of cardstock and ink - I love them all! I only hate it when I run out of discontinued colors.
Nesties and embossing folders
Designer paper - I use it on almost every card
Sponging - it adds so much
It's funny to read how much stuff people loathe/dislike. I think most of what I don't like I just ignore. I don't even notice it enough to dislike it! The one thing I don't like is when cards are so busy you just don't know where to look. And the fact that most of those would never fit in an envelope. Which brings me to my one real dislike:
I hate it when a card challenge is to make an altered item or a card that won't fit in a standard envelope. I hate making that kind of thing because I know I will never use it!
Also I hate coloring line art images of people. I will never buy them. I don't hate them on other people's cards, but I hate using them.
My Love List could go on forever (Here's a shortened version):
PTI
Waltzingmouse
Birds, Owls
Cupcakes
Doodlebug
Glitter
Stickles
Gridline blocks
rhinestones and pearls
scor pal
templates
small sized patterned paper
Do Not Like:
People with no heads (I just dont get it)
Cards so full of stuff they dont fit in an envelope
Crooked sentiments
Ink that doesnt work right
"Primitive" flowers
Loud color combos
Real pictures with weird crowns and wings on them
I'll give it a go. But fair warning, I'm an odd creative person and not big into trends, period.
LOVE:
Ribbon
Color
Embossing
Dimensionals
Copics
Stamps I can color with Copics
Floral stamps
Elegant script fonts
Rhinestones/Pearls
Buttons
Ink, ink, and more ink (see the love of color above)
textured cardstock
watercoloring
ink techniques (reinker spread, mist and stamp, resist, brayering, daubing, stamping off, etc)
matchy-matchy coordination
matching stamp/die/punch combos
Cling mounted stamps
GOOD QUALITY photopolymer stamps
TRYING TO LOVE:
patterned paper (love it; have a hard time using it)
glitter (huge mess!)
DISLIKE
distressed (I'm a CAS type of gal)
frou-frou (like the look of others' work but I suck at it)
overly vintage (a few swipes of light brown in to soften edges is great; sanding, tearing, crumpling, not so much)
Unmailable designs (no family close by)
distorted people/children
Anything missing body parts (like faces, heads, etc)
wood mounted stamps (take up too much space)
Cheap junk bought because it was well.....cheap. :rolleyes:
Uh oh, I think I could go on for pages, LOL~ Better stop here. ;)
Likes:
Green
fruit stamps and paper
DSP
Dimensionals
Textured Cardstock
Gina K Pure Luxury CS
flowers/floral
border punches
watercoloring stuff
layering
scor-pal
scor-tape
sponge daubers
rhinestones/gems
Sizzix Outlet Store!
scrapbooking
Dislikes:
eyelets
not being able to make clean and simple cards because they never look right
weird faceless people
stick people
religious stamps & blogs
crooked sentiments
people who go off on certain companies- seriously, what did they ever do to you personally?! Just dont buy their stuff if you dont like it!
I love Sales! If it's on sale, I'll look, and probably buy.
Purples
Cats
Western themed stamps
I hate slow shopping carts or web sites. If it takes forever or if it crashes, I get frustrated. The best online carts add the items without taking me from where I'm shopping. Sizzix is like that and I think CutatHome also, their websites just keep a running tally in the corner of the page. Fast and easy to use! I much prefer that to constantly having to go back to where I'm trying to shop. It's like having to walk to the checkstand with each item, I'm not going to buy as much if I have to keep going back and forth.
Guess that really does bother me.>g
__________________ Denise
"If a person who indulges in gluttony is a glutton, and a person who commits a felony is a felon, then God is an iron.�
― Spider Robinson
Love:
Scor-Pal, Scor-Mat, Scor-Bug, Scor-tape
excellent quality CS like Gina K and PTI
bling (gem stones, glitter, stickles, pearls, shimmerz, ect)
Pattern paper (mostly DCWV and K&Company but I also own small amounts of BG, making memories, Reminise, around the block, graphic 45 and BoBunny)
Cuttlebug with dies (including Nestabilities, shapabilities) &/or Embossing folders and texture plates
Distress Inks, crackle paints
vintage and shabby chic designs
Grunge designs
Mica powders (Pearl Ex and Perfect Pearls)
Guillotine cutter
Border punches
Prisma pencils with OMS
watercolor pencils
Brads/flowers
Bare Chip board
Flocked or glittered stickers
Rub-ons
Fabric stickers and adhesive canvas
paint
Birds/Butterflies/dragonflies
Flowers
masculine stamps
alcohol inks
Vellum
templates
Creative Memories cutting system (gems, Ovals and Circles)
ephemera
Almost anything sold under the Ranger trademark.
Dislike
eyelets for the most part
paper trimmers
videos with only music and no real verbal or written instructions
Some really old pattern paper I own
letter stickers
covered chipboard
fantastic coloring tools
alot of & 1 & 2 dollar stamps (I own alot of them but rarely ever use them)
stamps that look like a 3 year old could draw better
Copics (It is just a cost per marker thing- I can be frugal at times- well most of the time)
Clean and simple & bold graphic cards (I like some cards I have seen, but can't make 1 to my satisfaction)
Crystal Color Lacquer (I have made my own dew drops but it is alot of hassle)
Joanne Sheen, Carol Ann studio, Chris Warner, Sharon Duncan CD's and DVD's. I use them sometimes for an image but none of these videos are worth the cost, but since I have over 25 of then given to me at no cost - I shouldn't complain.
Crafters Companion Score board and enveloper.
scraps of CS or DP (I have way too much but have a problem throwing it away.
Distorted images of children (large heads, no mouth, ect)
Sewing on cards (I like how it appears on other peoples cards but not for me)- I prefer faux sewing
Too busy, too many layers especially when it is lots of DP layered.
I am sure there is alot more, but here is the things that come into my mind quickly!
Likes:
Things that fly
Silhouette images
Stickles
branches
SU grosgrain ribbon
embossing folders
border punches
patterned paper, amen.
Dislikes:
Things that swim
Patterned/striped ribbon
adding those polka dots with the white pen (oh, that's a bad one, too)
those big head/big eyed stamps that remind me of Beavis and Butthead
deco scissors
big flowers
I think that's it for now - I'm sure I'll hit Submit and think of five others ;)
RUBBER stamps
Sweet Pea Stamps
distress ink
embossing folders
ribbon
gems/ pearls
glitter
chipboard
Gina K cardstock
border punches
shaped chipboard or acrylic mini albums
fabric
Basic Grey pp
pop dots
humorous/sarcastic sentiment stamps
copics
colored pencils
sewing on cards
lace
Kraft cardstock
alcohol inks
circles
patterned paper
textured paper
nestabilities
images:
birds/owls/parrots
Dog/cat/animal
food/beverage/coffee/tea
underwater/fish/frogs/turtles
monsters
snowflakes
mice
trees
polka dots
paisley
flourishes/swirls
ice skaters/ballerinas
clocks/timepieces
humorous senior
house, door, window
flowers/botanical
winter
fairies/mermaids
Halloween
Alice in Wonderland
old fashioned storybook/nursery rhyme characters
anime
wings
retro and vintage
Elisabeth Bell images
Daniel Torrente images (Stampotique)
DON'T CARE FOR:
CLEAR stamps
Magnolia/Riley/Stampin Bella (But I like some Bella stamps that are not "Bellas", KWIM?)
Sentiment stamps with weird fonts
Sentiment stamps with misspellings and misquoted quotes
rub-ons
Fun foam embellies
glue dots
very simple or cartoonish images
cutesy, shiny stickers
I love so many things, it's putting me in the poorhouse.
Love:
Machine Sewing on Cards
Chalks
Watercoloring - Tombows,
Prismas
Stencils with cutout designs
Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye, Cosmo Cricket, Websters pages
Spellbingers/Nestabilities
Elegant Cards
Martha's border and round the page punches
Embossing, both wet and dry
JustRite stamps
Brads -
Martha Stewart Punches - The Newer Ones are Pretty
Stamps - PSX botanical, SU, Penny Black, Flourishes
Ranger Distress Inks
Pearls
Dew Drops
Stickles
Ribbon - Especially Grosgrain
Cricut
Cuttlebug
Dislike:
Stupid pun stamps
The big head kids with no mouths
Stick people
eyelets, I always smash them and then ruin my card trying to remove them
Fastenator
cheap patterned paper
Stickers
Loves:
ott lights
Glue dots
Pop Dots
ATG gun
sewn layers
oh heck i bow to the person who invented the perfect layers rulers... brilliant!
as many color choices as i can stuff in my room, { ink, cs, ribbons, etc } :oops:
PSX Botanical Stamps
and many many other stamp lines
Does not waste money on:
one time use products like stickers or clear stamps
shipping charges if at all possible. (it's always better to own one more marker then pay shipping if possible hee hee) :mrgreen:
Doodle looking sketched flowers & swirls
tries really really hard to resist co.'s with no true angel policy
This is fun, I love reading everyone's lists. Here are mine:
Like:
nestabilities
copics
cutesy stamps
magnolia
sweet pea stamps
anything princess or fairy tale
cricut
embossing folders
primas and roses from Wild Orchid Crafts
Glossy Accents
ribbon (tons of ribbon)
fun sentiments
dew drops
pearls
martha stewart border punches
design paper (love Basic Grey, K&CO., MME, etc.)
Stampin Up cardstock
...I could go on and one
Dislikes:
I'm not sure there's much I don't "like" so perhaps I should just phrase it as things I don't use:
chipboard
stickers
vintage
collage
tim holtz prodcuts
stamps I can't color
digi stamps (but only because I don't have a very good printer)
I'm sure I'll think of tons for things as soon as I post this, but this is a start at least. Thanks for starting this thread, this was fun!
