Earlier in the week I posted a list of the stamping supplies that I absolutely would hate to stamp without – and in some cases, would barely be able to manage. Today I’m going to share my list of supplies that are more than nice to have, they almost made my critical list but I couldn’t in all honesty say that I couldn’t stamp without them. So here’s my Almost Critical Stamping Supplies list!
1. Big Shot
Need I say more?. It can do dry embossing and die cutting which opens up a whole new world of carding. Could I make a card without it? Yes, but I don’t very often! In fact, almost every single envelope has been decorated by it – either by dry embossing or by gluing on a liner cut out with it.
2. Bone Folder
It makes nice crisp good folds. I use it every time I make a card although I know that some people don’t, so I could technically get by without it. I just wouldn’t want to.
3. Colour Coach
The colour coach is awesome for suggesting colour combinations. A couple of my current favourite combinations came from here (for example, melon mambo, pumpkin pie and crushed curry) and I know that I wouldn’t have put them together. It’s great for when you have a card in mind, but not the colour. You pull out your colour coach and flip through until you find something that grabs you.
4. Paper Snips
Stampin’ Up! make a really nice pair of paper snips which make it very easy to snip around stamped images. They are also good for left and right handers – unlike the craft scissors which are right handed. My (also left handed) sister has them and they are very nice and are okay as long as you’re only cutting a piece of ribbon. They aren’t comfortable for long time left handed use.
5. Heat tool
You need this in order to do heat embossing which I adore. So although I could make cards without heat embossing, I almost put this on my critical supplies list! The heat tool works well – it embosses fairly quickly and so far I haven’t burned any paper.
6. Embossing Buddy
This IS critical if you’re doing heat embossing. It helps the embossing powder stick to only the places where you want it – although I find a small paintbrush is invaluable to flick away any stray specks that may still hang around.
That’s it. My Almost Critical Stamping Supplies. Let me know your thoughts.