Rubber stamping products that you will love

There are so many products out there, some are better then others, tonight I thought it might be fun to look at a few things that might be new to you (at least they were to me). Also, I wanted to highlight some products that I have just started using and absolutely love!

It is hard to give a review of a product if you haven't had a chance to purchase or use whatever it is you are writing about, however, if you have a friend like I do (Patricia), then you don't have any problem because she has all the cool new stuff : )

So, what are we talking about? Here goes:

• Artlenz System: This is so cool! It is a whole system to make your images pop and move, hard to explain, but basically there are a few supplies you need, and once you get the supplies and put everything together, you will be amazed! This is sort of like those cards that have a plastic sheet over them with very fine lines, and when you turn the card the image underneath moves. I saw this in action at Patricia's house, and the pictures online just do not do this system justice, try it or get to a place that has this for you to see in person.

• Chalk Board Paint: QVC has a collection of 10 colors in 2 ounce bottles, there are so many possibilities, you can paint paper, chip board (imagine the books you could make!), ornaments, just so many thngs with this great paint! I may try to purchase this set myself.

• Earth Textures: Wonderful embellishments that are earth friendly, all sorts of textures and colors, you will love these products. Click here for a full look at this line.

• Glitter Clean up Cloth: I need this, badly ; ) Especially given that I have been called the "queen of glitter." This looks like a great product to help you clean up your work area so the glitter that is spilled doesn't get on your cards that do not want glitter on : )

• Scented Embossing Powder: I have some of this, haven't used it yet, but can't wait! I want to get the Christmas Pine Tree Scent for my Christmas cards, bought the Lavendar and will create a card with it soon.

And some products you have heard of but might not have tried yet:

• Distressed Ink Pads: These are amazing! I have one, and now need to go get a few more. They are moist, and can be used in so many various ways, and the colors are so intense, if you have not yet purchased any of these, make sure to get at least one to see what they are all about. Here is a link to some of the techniques you can do with these amazing ink pads. And here is a link to a place you can purchase them, if you want other resources just type in "distressed ink pads" and google your search for more vendors.

• Adriondarck Paint Daubers: I have the pearl and let me tell you the ways you can use this product are just endless. Usually I get a neutral color so that I can use it more ways, this product is so good that I am going to try to get more colors, again, it might not be new to you, but if you haven't yet tried it I highly recommend this product. I used the paint to ink up a stamp, stamped a white piece of cardsock, let it dry, then colored the cardstock with all sorts of nice inks, the white resisted the ink and gave a really neat effect.

Have a good one! If you have a product that you like let us know about it in the comments section. See you tomorrow : )

Products you are going to love

My friend Patricia is what you call an "enabler." She has the best rubber stamping supplies of ANYONE that I know, and after a visit to her I am trying to figure out what to sell so I can get some of her neat things.

One of the neat, and expensive, things about rubber stamping are all the cool supplies one can buy, products that just knock your socks off, products that quickly become used daily, products you wonder how you ever did without. Twinkling H20's are such a product for me, and now also the Niji paints, and well, anything that has a glimmer becomes a "must have" for me.

Tonight I thought I would go over some neat products you might not be aware of, things that you might want to investigate and use in your rubber stamping, but remember, if you like some of these things, don't blame me, remember my friend Patricia is the one that showed some of these things to me.

Onto the links:

• Pan Pastels: Amazing chalks that you aren't going to believe. I tried these at Patricia's house, and can't wait to order them. They are soft, vibrant and come in neat containers that stack. You can get them at Dick Blicks and other places, Dick Blicks has had the best price I have found so far.
  

• Tim Holtz: He has a whole bunch of new things on his blog (from the CHA Convention), grunge board, stickers and some really neat stamps.

• Red Rubber: Ok, not really a new product, but something I wanted to mention. You know that red rubber that was used in the how to emboss your brass stencils with the cuttlebug video? Well, guess what, you can use the red rubber from the kit as a "reverse stamp." A reverse stamp is just a plain piece of rubber that you stamp your image on, then stamp that onto the paper for a reverse of the image. Cool isn't it? And thank you Patricia for figuring this out.

That is it for tonight, I know, a short list, but hey, it is the weekend! Have a good one, am going to go watch a video with my hubby in a bit, and then fall asleep! (I actually slept in until 9 this morning).

Have a great Sunday.