photo credit: Valerie Reneé

There are not that many tools that you will require for rubber stamps crafts.  First and foremost, you will need a rubber stamp and an ink pad.  As you get into the craft, you will want to add more stamps and ink pad colors to your supply box.  Other things that you may find useful as you get into rubber stamps crafts would be things that aid you in doing some of the different techniques.  You may like to get some embossing crystals like UTEE (ultra thick embossing enamel), a Versamark clear stamp pad (for it to stick to) and a heat gun.  These supplies and tools are used to do embossing with your rubber stamped image.  A raised impression will be made using them and this is a gun way of doing rubber stamps crafts.  You may also like to get some watercolor pencils for painting in the stamped designs, or even paint markers.  Wonderfully shaded stamped images can be created using these tools.  Another idea would be to get some glitter so that you can sprinkle some on a freshly stamped and still wet image.  Have fun with all these ideas and let your creativity shine when you explore the world of rubber stamps crafts.

If people would read a Cricut Machine review, they can easily point out the best thing about this piece of machinery. Most of the reviews are raving about the weight of this handy equipment which is only 7 lbs. This means that it can be conveniently transported by the user with much ease.

For those who are not aware of this simple paper cutting equipment, it is often used for paper crafts such as scrapbooking. With just a press of a button, it cuts paper according to the specifications of the user. The size and the style of cutting can be controlled that there are many different cutouts that can be done. Most people would think that it has to be used with a computer but this piece of machinery is completely stand alone. It makes use of different cartridges for the flawless cutouts of a variety of fonts and shapes.