Top 10 Crafty Supplies of 2015!
My Favourite Tools, Trends and more in no particular order!
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#1 Tim Holtz 12 Inks of 2015 and Mini Inks
Tim Holtz has come out with a new colour every month during 2015 – including the ink, marker, reinker, paint, stain and spray. December has yet to be revealed but here are the 11 colours so far!
Tim Holtz has also released all previous colours in MINI INKS! Just $2.99! I love these for those colours I know I won't use too often and they are definitely good for storage purposes and take up much less room. You can store your inks in the Mini Storage Tins!
| Tim Holtz Mini Storage Tin |
#2 Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers These markers make watercoloring easy with more precision and control. You can apply directly to dry or wet paper and blend out as desired. Great for using with white embossing and flower stamps!
Zig Markers in Action!
#3 Bird Crazy + Crazy Things + Dies
Too cute to handle! These birds can be used for such a variety of funny cards and holiday cards when paired with the Crazy Things Stamp Set. Check out my video on the top 10 products because I explain which stamps/dies you need based on what you intend to do with them.
Stamps and Dies in Action!
#4 Layering Stamps/1-2-3 Stamping
These stamps are absolutely amazing for getting a “real life” look. They stamp in three layers with three different shades of ink to get the look. Here are some of my favourite layering stamps and below a video on using them.
#5 Altenew “Perfect for Layering” Inks
Take the thinking out of layering stamping with Altenew Inks! (Usually) four shades that go from light to dark that coordindate perfectly with each other to use on their own or with layering stamps!
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#6 Create a Smile Card Kits
There are my favourite card kits of all time – why? Because they contain everything you need, coordinates perfectly together, there is a video hop done with tons of inspiration and tutorials, good value for money, low shipping costs, no commitment, not monthly!
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Snow Dance Kit (Retired)
Sending Sunshine Kit (retired)
#7 Gansai Watercolours
I realize it is unlikely that these came out this year, but the trend sure did start in 2015. Honestly, don't waster your time buying cheap watercolours. The price on these are not too bad considering they last forever and the quality is amazing. These took my watercoloring to the next level. I personally have the 24 pack.
| Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 12 COLOR SET | Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 18 COLOR SET | Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 24 COLOR SET | Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36 COLOR SET |
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#8 Stitched Dies
Move over boring rectangle, circle and square dies and say hello to the stitched dies (or pierced). There dies are super awesome to add a bit of texture to your cards! My personal favourites are one that stitch the inside and outside – so whether I am die cutting a frame or a shape, I get the stitched pattern. Here are the ones I have:
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#9 New Companies
Many of these companies either started in 2015 OR they really started to get into everyone's collections in 2015. I may have missed some because I have never heard of them. But these are the companies I know are “new or newer” and I LOVE and started using in late 2014-2015.
Pretty Pink PoshConcord and 9thSo Suzy StampsThe Ton StampsCreate a SmileAltenew
#10 MISTI
I cannot RAVE ENOUGH about this tool. It is a life changer. Specifically, it can stamp anything but its strengths lie in bulk stamping, solid image stamping, masking and stamping in the same place over and over and over. I have linked to the MISTI from Simon Says Stamp and So Suzy Stamps but I am sure there are other retailers out there.
| MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit | MISTI |
My Youtube Series on the MISTI tool! I apologize – one or two videos have a few sound issues.
I hope you enjoyed my favourite things of 2015. What are your favourites? Leave a comment below for a chance to win an ink pad from Altenew!
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