What's your current favorite go-to item?

[Ms Liberty]

I also love embossing folders. It's unusual for me to make a card without using at least one punch, Nestability or embossing folder.

[just luv stamping]

Distress ink pads and my paper trimmer.....

[cindy501]

Bling! I love finishing off a card with either rhinestone stickers, pearl stickers, gold or sliver bead stickers, or good old Stickles. If it is sparkling it isn't done. Except if it is a guy card...I typically don't bling it up for the guys but I do add brads and or metao dots from Joanne's that look like brads.

[binx]

eb folders and pearls for me these days. when i look at all cards i've made in the last several months, it's rare that i see a card that doesn't include both embossing and pearls (or maybe rhinestones).

[lylacfey]

I love embossing folders.

Must have bling, bling. I am a simple card maker but it's not a card unless it blings.

I am addicted to embellishments but it changes with each card.

[Ldumont999]

For me it is my Starlight Silver & Starlight Gold gel pens. I use them on nearly every card. They add just a touch of glitter-bling without the mess of glitter glue.

[JoBear2]

One thing I have been using heaps is Art Institute transparent glitter - it's really fine and my colouring with my Prismacolor pencils with all the shading etc. still shows thru, but just looks glittery. Is much easier to photograph cards too - I always find that the chunkier types of glitters (eg: Kindyglitz) tend to look gaudy when I photograph them.

The other thing I have been using alot is buttons which I invariably sew to the centre of my ribbon bow. Buttons are very popular judging by all the posts!

And on nearly every card, I use my EK Success Arrows border punch - not for the punched edge, but forthe leftover punchies which look like tiny hearts and are so perfect for adding that little bit of "something" around an image or sentiment. See these 2 cards for an example of what I mean: Card #1 Card #2

[mtgchic]

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Originally Posted by JoBear2

And on nearly every card, I use my EK Success Arrows border punch - not for the punched edge, but forthe leftover punchies which look like tiny hearts and are so perfect for adding that little bit of "something" around an image or sentiment. See these 2 cards for an example of what I mean: Card #1 Card #2

I do the same thing with Martha's scallop heart border punch. I love to put them on the scallops of nesties, but never thought to use them as accents under a sentiment--love that idea!

[ceramicat1]

Embossing folders and Co'ordinations paper, I just love the look after you sand the paper.