Great sat chat! I still use the old " tried and true" red rubber stamps that I have, but i dont buy them much unless theyre unmounted. It more for storage space than anything. I can store the unmounted ones much easier. I won't buy one unless i have at least 3 different ideas on how I'll use it. That's just the way I am judging the purchase of any craft supplies now. I'm going on 80, so how much more stuff do i want to accumulate!! Have a sensational Saturday, and a good upcoming week!❤
@@jimflack9462 I do the same, it I see that it’s a stamp that can be used many ways I get it, I usually go for abstract/ grunge style, I do get Tim holtz stamps but usually the floral or background style stamps, usually nothing Halloween because it’s not really reusable much, I don’t make Halloween cards, I usually make birthday & holiday & the rest is for my mixed media journaling.
@nedanashu5025 that's so cool! I don't celebrate Halloween, not even treating. When my kids grew up and I moved into a neighborhood where there are very few kids, I quit. Like you, I make birthday and holiday cards. This will be my 49th year making Christ m as cards. I've already started. Last year I made over 50. Most were different. I like to individualize ea h one to fit the person I'm sending it to.
My mindset about card making has really changed. I have way too many supplies to the point where I feel totally overwhelmed pulling everything out to make a card. Now a lot of companies have kits to make 6-8 cards and I enjoy using them. I only send cards to special people that I know appreciate them. I've donated many supplies to a store that supplies art student and has stamping coloring classes for young children for free from low income homes. I'm been making cards for almost 25 years so as you can guess I'm no spring chicken and I'm on a quest to doing major downsizing.
Agree! It has become so expensive and you cant reap your money back when you want to sell your supplies. I have started to use my other art in cards now instead. Much cheaper
Weightlifting is so important to stave off sarcopenia, joint health, help with bone density, and helps with metabolic health. I do both cardio and weights. I think weights have had the most impact on my shape, but my legs probably get some change from biking, walking, etc. Don't give up yet. I would say keep going. Love your videos.
If you have a short time to exercise some days, lift weights. You burn more calories lifting weights than doing cardio. Also, once it become easy, go heavier; heavy weight brings results! Check your form too; the body loves to cheat and then you wont see results.
Full-blown benefits of weight lifting will come in your 60s, 70s and 80s, it really prevents frailty. And speaking of posture.. there is no good posture, but any posture is bad if held for a long time. So, movement is great regardless.
I was thinking about this too. My bt friend is 88 years old, and besides having kept all her "buttons," mentally, she's in great physical health, having added weights to her daily workout when she was in her 40s. She has NO osteopenia or osteoporosis. She started doing a daily workout on the Nordictrack about the same time, and did that until she and her husband wore out the machine 25 years later. And she's still going to the gym.
💯 this. Please don't stop resistance exercise. I did for about 8 years and developed osteopenia and osteoporosis in my right hip and lower spine. It sucks. I lost 2 inches of height and I'm terrified of falling or running! If you can, do both! Good luck on Couch to 5k - you can do it!
I recommend a great TH-camr Justina Ercole. She talks about fitness, the variety of workouts, how food works for or against you, etc. She doesn't go for the "fad" stuff and is actually quite honest which I love. I don't find her to be fake or judgemental (except to those fad workout TikTok and TH-cam content pushers).
Good Sat Chat! Since the Pandemic it has been amazing what our world has been through. Just watching so many businesses go down and out overwhelms me. I try to maintain a positive attitude and keep living and enjoying life. I want to support businesses as much as possible. Have a good weekend and week.😊
It's the red rubber that is not available- the supplier that Unity Stamps used alerted them that they were going out of business so Unity has started offering clear stamps!!
Unity found another rubber supplier but are going to keep producing the clear stamps too. I'm in Australia & it's been quite expensive to purchase rubber stams and other products from the US. Shipping & the abysmal Aussie dollar have made it nearly impossible 😢
Your old videos were the things that inspired my journey beyond scrapbooking. And finding older supplies at thrift stores and yard sales that are someone else's cast offs have turned out to be some of my fav supplies. You still bring out old supplies - I love that. And I agree - rubber stamps are superior. What people don't realize with those cheap stamps is they won't last.
I’m enjoying finding ways to use stamps in my journaling. Wish there were more videos on how to use stamps as metaphor for journaling (vs grungy art journaling).
Agree that stamping is too perfect now compared to when I started 30 or more years ago! I have unmounted many, many wooden stamps however because of the space saving aspect. Thanks for your down to earth messages. Enjoyed them for many years! Keep up the good work!
One of my favorite companies/sites to get those red rubber stamps, The Stampin’ Place, closed down almost 3 years ago because the owners retired and the children didn’t want to take over the business. You could get the mounted and unmounted version of their stamps and they’re sorely missed. You’re right, so many of these places are shutting down and I foresee a time when all we’ll be able to get are those clear stamps which are not and have never been my favorites. Well, time marches own. Thank you for encouraging crafters to use what we already have in your stash as opposed to constantly buying more supplies.
Yes, your walking, hiking and kayaking all keep you fit and are wonderful. But the weightlifting is essential. Less about getting muscular and super strong, but especially as we age it is maintaining our muscle mass. And they are saying more and more that our muscles are really another organ system and help with our immune system. So definitely stick with it. I am a total wimp and I lift weights at the gym 5 days a week. It is not my favorite. Definitely prefer to walk or bike.
I, too, am shocked at all the stamp companies closing. I started stamping and card making in 2003, and am still at it. I am just watching this video 2 months after you put it out there, and I didn't know Stampendous went out of business! That is a huge loss!! Shocking and so sad. Their quality and designs were amazing. Now, I'm depressed! You had better not go anywhere! I've been watching you nearly as long as I have been stamping!
Your Sat chat this week really resonated with me. I’ve been increasingly aware of the the consumerism nature of the craft and card making industry, not least of all the piles of new stamps and supplies that takes me a long time to actually use them. Granted, i dabble in a few craft hobbies so I’m not always stamping or making cards, but for a hobbyist, the rate of new release is frankly ridiculous. I’ve never shopped for new release and products, but even then I feel the strain from seeing professional card makers constantly talking and using new products. Nowadays, I just watch videos for techniques and ideas, and I’m glad that I still follow an instinctive way of crafting to just use whatever I feel like at the moment, instead of replicating someone else’s work which I feel that it doesn’t add meaning to my craft. Your point about young people not coming in might be true.. I’m in my early 30s and I rarely come across people around my age range. It’s definitely an overwhelming and expensive hobby to get into! I wouldn’t change it for the world, but I would change a lot of decisions on what I bought over the years. Say no to thoughtless consumerism and aspirational purchases!
I have a few red rubber stamps, but I’m not the greatest stamper, so the clear stamps with my Misti finally gave me the ability to stamp. I don’t know why I am so inept with stamping with a block, but I’d mess up time after time which wasted a lot of my supples. I’d move, press too hard, not press hard enough, not get full ink cover, it was just always something. The Misti was expensive, but in the end I stopped wasting so much paper and ink that I felt it kind of paid for itself. I rarely stamped prior to getting it because I became so frustrated and angry, but I really wanted to be able to use stamps in my card making.
Weight lifting is for building bones for women. Don’t give up on it. If you want posture, build pectoral muscles, stretch neck muscles. Best resource: You Tube. Who knew. Am post mastectomy am learned this by happenstance. Am relearning to be feral. Don’t feel sad for me.
I have wooden stamps and the transparent ones, but I think the most fun to use are the ones you make yourself. I think you inspired me to make my own, using erasers (rubbers). Obviously, they're not very detailed and intricate and none of them look perfect, but that's fine, because the one thing they are is unique.
Have you been watching the series Hero Arts is doing with Jennifer McGuire? The are doing long interviews with many big players in the stamping/paper crafting industry (Gina K, Tim Holtz, Heide Swapp and more). in the first in the series the son of the woman who started Hero Arts talks about how his mom started the business in their apartment bathroom. Lots of reminiscing about companies no longer around and the evolution of that crafting area to the present.
@@pamelamoniz608 I agree wholeheartedly. I always enjoy a backstory: to a book , a movie, a TV show, a popular song, and so on and this does not disappoint in telling the history of craft stamps.
Remember JudiKins, Marvy ink pads, glossy white cards and Elmer's glue stick? When all I had were these I was waaaay more creative. Now I need background paper, dies and a die cutter plus accessories, a stamp positioner, stencils, embossing folders, five different ink mediums (not counting metallics or alcohol inks), 3 kinds of glitter, solid color cardstock with matching envelops, adhesive tape rolls...
Wow, sad about impression obsession. I have many of their create a card backgrounds. Two companies that I know own their own vulcanizers are Hero Arts and Ranger. Hero’s is from WW2 era, and they keep it going but there are no parts for it being made anymore. I personally like clear stamps, and although I think my cards are pretty decent, they’ll never be confused with Hallmark😂. Which is good enough for me.
Another thing killing card making as a craft, IMO, is the cost of postage stamps now. This is the first year, in about 50, that I don't plan on sending out my usual 125+ annual holiday cards (with my list cut down from 200!) because the cost of printing them up (it was over $100 for me last year--and that's on my own paper and black & white only), buying the envelopes, paper, and postage (it was about $80 for me last year) has really become artrageous! At .73 per mailing, it's just become all too pricey!
I agree but I still do the Christmas cards. I used to handmake 75 but not I have prints of my paintings done. The postage is high but I love to send Christmas cards.
I made a simple card with a few lightweight layers & thin foam sheet - when the postal person couldn’t easily slip it through the 1/4” slot measurer, the envelope became a “package” and the thank you card cost me $5 to send. 😳 I keep making cards, but the layers are going away. Oh and if it’s a square envelope prepare to pay more too.
I still love stamping and cardmaking. I am sad about Impression Obsession and some of the other companies that have closed. Spellbinders is selling Stampendous now.
No, but Fran, the owner of Stampedous is going to be designing for Spellbinders. (I follow Scrapbooking Made Simple/Stacey Park who did biz with Stampendous/Fran for years and considers her a friend. SMS also helped Fran clear out/sell her warehouse inventory this past year. @thefrugalcrafter
For me personally, the economy is the biggest reason for my declined purchases of any craft product. This horrible economy has forced me back into the work field after 20 years of being a home maker. My husbands income was more than enough for everything plus a lot extra. Things started to change when health insurance premiums DRASTICALLY increased due to Obama Care. I was FORCED to work (at least part time) if I wanted any extra income for extras like school program fee, craft supplies, clothes or eating out. The last 4 years have completed devastated our family financially. Job layoffs, years of unemployment and increased prices of everything like groceries and gas have brought us to the brink of homelessness. My husband and I married as 19 year old babies 33 years ago. On that happy day, I NEVER would have thought that 33 years later we would be worse off than we were as teenagers. My husband is now fully disabled due to a heart attack and stroke brought on from the stress of our economy. He finally has a job (working from home) that pays 90% LESS than his former income which is barley above unemployment. I HAVE to work multiple medial low paying jobs practically round the clock. I rarely have a day off. So now, I do NOT have the income or the TIME to invest into the hobbies I love so very much. I inow that I am not alone....yeah, the economy is a huge reason for the decline of hobby purchases. Furthermore, lots of other hobbies are gaining momentum like art journaling, bible journaling, bullet journaling, glue booking, junk journaling, collage, diamond painting, watercolor, sketching, gel printing, ect. When you enjoy multiple hobbies, the cost and the space needed drastically multiplies. Thanks Lindsay, great topic for this Sat Chat.
Thank you for sharing, Valerie ❤️ I am sure many are in the same boat, maybe not as drastically but still. Stress is so bad for our health, and putting money aside, it leaves you less energy to put into hobbies. You are right about the economy. The hot crafts like junk journaling is a great example of people turning to less money intensive hobbies. I hope you and your family are doing well and that your husband improves. Hugs ❤️ 💙 💜
I am so sorry that happened to you. I remember back when (and although I hate to bring it up but it’s the truth) nafta came into to play with slick Willie and jobs started leaving our country. It has been downhill from there because of job losses. I mean out of our country losses
Jobs are abundant but not in all places ppl live. ACA healthcare known as obamacare is affordable and offering different premiums. Look around it’s better than the one who wants to eliminate healthcare coverage completely. Living off of Two incomes? That’s better than a single person’s struggle. Speaking of craft supplies. Ppl seem to have money bcuz the items I want are always sold out. Shipping cost will stop me from buying.
Obamaca is not what caused the increase of insurance premiums. Obamacare was necessary because the insurance premiums rose so high that many people could not afford health insurance and were dying. @sandyc5428 is correct and not alone in what they are saying. If you are truly Christian I beg of you to pray about what you are writing here and stop listening to or watching "news" channels that are sponsored by greedy corporations that have been caught lying instead of listening to Christ. They pretend to be Christian to lead good people away from Christ. And then make fun of Christians and how stupid they are for believing them. They make a mockery of religion by using your religion to lie to you so they can get gain. How can you sort out truth from lies? ONLY by listening to Christ and not "the voice of man." Please I implore you, be careful with what you are doing here.
Here I am recovering from second carpal tunnel surgery and glad to be up seeing Sat Chat as I eat breakfast one-handedly! I went through a stage of buying a lot of art supplies, especially during interminable long Teams meetings during COVID! Eventually, though, the fervor died down, and now I buy very seldom, mostly replacements. I am looking forward to retirement early next year and the time for extra "arting" that will open up. Definitely have a surfeit of supplies to play with! Thanks for you channel! Mary
Sooo re. Temu, Even though I know all the negatives about the company all of a sudden for us in South Africa stamps are available that we couldn't get before because many "Traditional "art companies don't ship to us and the exchange rate just kills us.
Yes, it's very sad that all these stamping companies are no longer with us. I hope red rubber stays around. Ranger uses a lot of red rubber and still seems very popular with them. I haven't watched your card video yet, but it is on my list to watch soon!! Thanks for todays Sat Chat. Have a great weekend. 🥰
@AmandaWoodward717 I just learned that most of the natural rubber comes from Russia and the sanctions are preventing much stock getting out. It's hitting science companies too!
Hullo Lindsay, I remember when I was having trouble getting work as a photographer, I have always worked as a freelancer and in whatever medium that I can earn money for paying the bills! So when I had a drop in orders for pet portraits I was taking little league pictures, soccer teams with individual players shots. So when everyone is out buying digital cameras and leagues are no longer paying for team photos! I had to find a new revenue stream! I have a belief that the wheel keeps turning and keeping up with it can drive you under the wheels, so look out! It looks like art trends are a similar thing, especially now with social media everything is so quick! You just don’t have time to consider your moves. I honestly don’t know how anyone can keep up! I am so glad that I am not working everyday to pay bills! I was forced into retirement after some health issues, but now I just create Art for me when I want to create! I wish you and everyone else out there to just keep working and try to enjoy yourself and what you are doing, it all goes bye so FAST!
It sure does! Luckily, most of my income is from teaching so youtube is mainly a way to share projects and advertise a class when one comes up and if online classes go out of fashion some day I'll go back to in-person teaching. I like how I can reach so many people with this medium tho!
I took my rubber off the blocks years ago. I do have a few still on blocks. They sit on my bookcase among my books. I would suggest Louise Penny. Find the book that she wrote first and read them in order
I’ve used weights for DIY physiotherapy when I had frozen shoulder. The weights helped to unlock my frozen shoulder but then I developed pain in my shoulder from using the weights. So I stopped using weights. Fast forward approximately 5 to 7 years and I had a lingering ache in my shoulder. Earlier this year I went to a physiotherapist. I told the therapist about my frozen shoulder and the pain I developed using weights. The physiotherapist made me use resistance bands and a stretching strap instead of weights. The therapy has finished but I still use a resistance band and an exercise strap at home (for my arms and legs). I don’t think it’s my imagination but my arms look leaner, I also use a treadmill, and my legs feel stronger. May be look into both an exercise strap and resistance bands as an alternative to weights. Interesting Sat chat, thank you.
I've failed Cto5k like 5 times. Have you read The Woman in the Purple Skirt? It's a Japanese novel about a woman stalking another woman. Happy Saturday!
Thank you for your Sat Chat! I always enjoy them but especially today since I am a diehard stamper and cardmaker. I miss Rubber Stamp Tapestry with the Peg stamps. I really liked all the videos you made with those. I kept a little book of pictures and directions for using them. I think stamping (at least like we know it) is going away since we are all getting older. So glad I was able to join in on the fun!
I’m still stamping & companies like Aall & create, lavina, paperartsy, stamper anonymous are still releasing new stamps, & people are making cards, perhaps not as many, but still making them, maybe eventually that will change, the young are missing out not having an art hobby, I know that Aall & create is a younger owned company, most if these companies are UK or European based, maybe it’s just a USA thing. I know our friends in Australia are creating, some people are doing coloring books, and that may be something younger people can do, my friends, 24 year old daughter, knits.
Hi, Lindsay! I loved the retro bright video. I can't wait to try it, but of course there's 4 days of rain in the forecast. That's too bad about the stamp situation, but I honestly haven't bought any in a couple of years. I have enjoyed collecting mine and use them occasionally. When you're working out make sure to do some counter stretches. That can help a lot with stiffness. I hope you have a great week! Thanks for all you do!
Bill Bryson “A Walk in the Woods” is hilarious nonfiction. The author decides to walk parts of the Appalachian Trail, his unprepared friend joins him, and hilarity ensues. I’ve read it several times.
I enjoy the TH-cam card tutorials, stamp platforms, prescriptions for making cards, clear stamps that line up easily, without these things I would actually most likley not make cards. I find it therapeutic to follow a pattern or video and complete a card. Left to my own self, I would be overwhelmed as to what , and , how, to make something , and it would not be relaxing. My daughter in the other hand, creates all her art from her own vision and she finds that relaxing. Lol, if we were to sit down with the same supplies we create with them very differently. I am a methodical cardmaker and she throws things down on the paper with no hesitation. Cardmaking is a valuable therapy for me and I am thankful for the TH-camrs who share their ideas. You are one of them Lindsay, you are generous to share your talent with us.
If anyone wants to search for the Impression Obsession background stamps video I found it with the title: "Heirloom Stamp Show: Impression Obsession" Really cool. You almost don't need to buy patterned paper. Just make your own.
Books - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (fantasy focusing on found family and being accepted for who you are) and Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (commentary on publishing industry and social media). There are so many small reasons I’m not stamping as much anymore. The biggest is probably product churn. It’s exhausting and overwhelming to try to keep up when companies are constantly releasing new stuff. By the time you see something you like, place your order, receive the product and have a free day to use it, everyone has moved on to the “next best thing”. I constantly feel left out or left behind, even though a huge part of my desire to stamp is to be part of a community. I feel like the community is more about buying product these days than it is using product.
Excellent point! I felt that way back when I was trying to get published in scrapbooking magazines. By the time I got, used, and submitted the project, the product was discontinued! I'll check out yellowface, I read and enjoyed the other book!
Craftstash are always reducing top brands, so don't take this to heart Lindsay! You collection is great and compliments your papercraft society box! I love your card making style! With regards to reading, I usually read on my train journey into work and glad to hear recommendations! When my granddaughter visits, she loves to create in my craft room and that gives me joy! We have a couple of new babies in the family and I hope, they will all be able to take something from my collection when I am gone! ❤❤❤
Happy Saturday! This was a great Sat Chat since I'm an impulse purchaser and this video reminded me that I can keep using what I have. Something that's hopefully good news: after Fran Seiford closed Stampendous, Spellbinders took over (I'm assuming purchased) her brand and hired her as a designer. This way she gets to enjoy semi-retirement and only work on designing, which I'm assuming is her favorite part. :)
I also want to add that I think her FransFormers line helps move back to the imperfect style of stamping you were talking about. The stamps are designed to stretch and bend and change shape so you're never going to get quite the same image twice.
My book suggestion for your reading pleasure is KAREN WHITE. I have read over 15 of her books and never been disappointed. They are not scary, but there is always a suspenseful twist that keeps me turning the pages as quickly as possible.
I love your Craft Stash products so much I actually bought one stamp set twice, accidentally? Who knows, I love it anyway. I might start a mixed media box and keep one set there and not worry if I get paint on it or whatnot. I’ll buy pretty much whatever you release 😊
Great Sat Chat. Sad to hear about companies going away. I have tons of card making stuff, to get me through the next five years. I have been stashing them away for retirement which is on April Fool’s Day. Stampendous can be found at Spellbinders and all those cute little House Mouse stamps. TEMU and Amazon should not be allowed to sell stamps or dies because of stealing. Just because they are cheaper doesn’t make them better. A lot of companies are losing money because of them. People need to pay attention to what country some of this stuff is coming from. I don’t know about TEMU but Amazon discloses who and where the sellers are. I have a favorite company I use to buy every single release in full every month until I ran out of room (and yes I still have them all). I have become concerned for them. I don’t want them to go away.
GREAT Sat Chat! Red Rubber is the best! I have been stamping for over 3 decades and have 1000s of stamps. I have purchased clear, especially as it is becoming about the only thing offered in “new” designs, but I sometimes struggle to get good crisp images, even with a stamp positioner and cleaning the stamp before first use. SO sad to see Impression Obsession going, but I do understand wanting to retire and the quandary of what happens to your business after 25 years? I also am understanding the importance of weights in an exercise routine. I have had a desk job for the last 15 years, so I sit all day. I am noticing I can’t do some physical things around my home that I once thought nothing of accomplishing. I kayak, I bike, I walk. I am looking to add the strength aspect into my self care. Be well and the book I am getting ready to read is “Pitch Dark” by Paul Doiron. It the latest in a fantastic series about a Maine game warden.
I love reading Paul Doiron - he has a series of books about a game warden in Maine. They're classified as thrillers. For me they're a mild thriller, something I can read before bed and not have nightmares.
I just don’t have space for wooden stamps. I had tons of them before I moved and all but a very few sentiments and basic, basic shapes and designs went to a charity shop. I also got confident enough in my art skills that I realized I could do original work. I’ve even carved my own stamps, so my cards are 99% original, except for a stamped, commercial “Happy Birthday” or whatever the occasion is. I also learned enough techniques about the actual card designs (wiper cards, slider cards, and other fun folds), that even if the artwork isn’t perfect, they’re a lot of fun for the recipient, because they’re so weird! Also, Canva and Cricut have made it possible to make stuff digitally, including cards.
Craftstash has been my go to for shopping this year, I love it but.... it is beginning to feel like fast fashion. I recently bought a designers release bundle. It was approximately 66% off. The original release was so recent that American customers hadn't received theirs yet who bought it at full price. There was a full price set of dies that I LOVED. 2 weeks after their release they were 50% off. Maybe a month later they were cheaper. I bought at the 50% off. I have mixed and weird thoughts. They work with new designers who are INCREDIBLY excited to have their own releases. I love several of the styles, sale prices, and I've been happy with the quality. I also don't like the constant churning out of products. I know that is the current model for a lot of businesses.
😕No more red rubber?! Seems so strange. So recently rubber stamps were every where. Rubberstampmadness was a huge magazine. Then, poof! Gone. Maybe the expense did it in.
I have purchased some equipment and supplies but most of what i have was given to me by a dear friend who purchases lots from estates and thrift stores, goes through and takes what she and family can use, passing the rest on to me. V I have red rubber and clear stamps, ink pads, dies, small bits of many printed papers, and more from these gifts. If you have something you cannot use, please pass it on to someone who can. It's how I'm able to gift others with my cards. Blessings!
We have an art gallery selling our own paintings and photos in New Zealand, 20 years this year and we are looking at closing the door. Since COVID everything has skyrocketed in price our framing supplies are up 65% we were informed yesterday shipping is going from $60 to $270 for our long molding packages. The customers have dropped off significantly yet we’re told frequently it the best gallery they have seen. Times are changing sadly, we are selling up and going on the road in a bus!
I love all your content. Always appreciate what you put on TH-cam even if you tag an unboxing to a lesson. Do what you have to do! Have a great week Lindsay!
Printed stamp images have definitely taken its toll on real rubber stamps. Yes, I agree with you on the cost of stamping as well as the space/storage factor.
I just bought my first stamp today. The only stamps I’ve ever had were one for letters that I got as a kid. They’re all the letters on wood blocks and I still have it. I have wanted to for a while! I hope I could find some at a thrift store. Sadly the thrift stores are marking things up so much because of flippers. So who knows, but I’ll keep my eyes peeled. I really love the idea of stamps. I started to think of them from your videos. I think they could be so nice for many projects. I already am obsessed with ribbons haha. So I can already think of so many uses for stamps.
I just did a class on iris folding that I have taught for over 20 years (scary to think it's been that long) that only uses washi paper. With hundreds of women taking my classes over the years, I have not had to replace or buy more supplies other than tape. Students are allowed to cut out as many die shapes they want and even take some of washi paper home. I think I can go another 20 years with what I have in my stash! I love your philosophy on use what you have! During class they have to pick what color combination they want to use (which is the hardest part) and tell them if they don't like it, they can take it apart and try something else. Don't feel my washi paper is too precious not to experiment with. I feel stamping has lost the "creative" part and made it so cookie cutter. Thank you for your videos and the variety of subjects and styles you share.
Books suggestions: If you can find them, I think you'd really enjoy The Stainless Steel Rat series of sci-fi books by Harry Harrison. The SSR is a very clever conman who gets into (and mostly out of) all sorts of situations. Start with the first one if you can, The Stainless Steel Rat, and know there is a three-books-in-one volume of the first three stories that shows up pretty regularly in libraries and used bookstores.
It seems that there are so many people on TH-cam now that it is ridiculously hard to get noticed. I usually go straight to my subscription tab and check to see if those I’m subscribed to have something new to see and watch that first and leave a comment. I’ve not been around for a few months due to illness but you are not the only person I watch who is having the same difficulties. Hope things pick up soon.
Happy Sat Chat. I stopped rubber stamping because of all of the other crafts out there that interested me more. I did light weight lifting for about a year before I could see total results. I also had a trainer and she said go slow and the results will come. Have a great weekend💕💕
I'm with you Lindsay on stamping. I'm from the old school and love my wooden stamps and the results they produce. I feel I'm cheating if I go in any other direction like using a Cricut. I started out with just a cute clown stamp and some balloon stickers for Birthday cards and slowly evolved my collection from there. I bought only stamps that served a purpose in adding whimsey to my correspondence. So sad to be losing Impression Obsession. They had the greatest products.
If you like Sci Fi and are willing to start a series, I think The Expanse series was some of the best writing I've encountered (in the SF/fantasy realm) since Tolkien. I've reread some of the books multiple times and always stop to read passages out loud to my husband. I'm currently reading Wheel of Time and liking it better than I expected (it's a bit slow but I've got time so I don't mind). I also enjoy the Harry Dresden series. It sits in a variety of genres: noir detective, fantasy, a bit of horror now and then. It has its critics but I own all the books and I, my husband, and my (adult) son have enjoyed them. Of those 3 suggestions, The Expanse is head and shoulders above the other two. (I also enjoyed the Amazon series.)
Lindsey you forgot where the crawdads sing! Lol this is close to my heart bc I heard of the book from you. And I got it ASAP bc anything you recommend I always love and that book was no different! It was one of the quickest I ever got through! In fact I was so obsessed and so upset when the book was over I googled the author to see if she had any other books and unfortunately nothing like it and then unfortunately for me I learned about a lot of like drama that the author was involved in with something completely different from her book but yeah where the crawdads saying you recommended it to me and I absolutely fell in love and I am so grateful for you to this day because of that!
Hi Lindsay, keep up weight lifting. You may not feeling thing or see anything but it helps your bones. When you have muscles your bones are healthy. You’re in the same category as me, Asian or Caucasian in getting osteoporosis. I don’t want to be taking those meds for osteoporosis which has side effects. Remember to eat daily products to get your Calcium. Stampendous was sold to Spellbinders. I think Fran retired. Yesterday I went I bought a bunch of stuff from Impression obsession. I didn’t see any rubber stamps. They do sell ink pads. I miss your stamping videos. Joyce 😊
I listen to audiobooks when painting or crafting - some of my favs are Lessons in chemistry , Oryx and Crake ( Margaret Atwood) The midnight library ( Matt Haig)
All the books by Aletha Romig are great. Nick Pirogs Numbers series like 3:53 was really interesting & a little thriller, Janet Evonovichs plum series is fantastic, funny & a little edge of your seat at times 😊
Kristin Hannah Nightengale. Could NOT put it down. Great read!!! Love your Sat Chat and everything you do!! Carry On Pet!! ( a bit of Britain for you!!)
I love the focus on using things you have! Idea: it would be fun to see if you did a supplies swap with an art friend where you choose the supplies for your friend and vise versa and you both create something from those supplies (on camera, of course :)).
Thanks for the video and your thoughts on the stamping/card making industry. It definitely is multifactorial i.e. older generation (me) and the trend fading. I used to buy lots of stamps/dies but with the cost of everything food, gas, etc. I have had to be more selective in what I buy. My young adult children have no interest in the hobby although they do acknowledge the cards are pretty cool to make. It's also the cost of the products, supplies needed, and the lack of storage space for them to have really any hobbies which is sad.
I purchased a bunch or those large back round stamps at CHA in Anaheim 2009 the layering was amazing. Haha I’ll have to watch your video I always was stumped once I get my stamps home. Nice to know you made a video.
A great book from your neck of the woods: “I Took To The Woods” by Louise Dickinson is an autobiography of her life as a city dweller from Massachusetts marrying a country man from Maine and moving into a remote part of Maine and her life living in a cabin, having a family, and being an author. Fascinating and entertaining… life during the 1920s through 1950s. Right in your backyard! One of my all time favorites. P.S. I really like your hairstyle and make up. You look like you would have fit into the 1940s. You have that classy look!
Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson. I also loved Conclave by Robert Harris. I joined the 52 Books in 52 weeks challenge just for the prompts.
Very interesting points about the crafting world. I love collage stamping. And I love just inking up a stamp and putting it on cardstock. I do have a lot of dies and embossing folders but use them mainly as an additive to the stamping. I don't really like die-cut heavy designs. As for reading, I mostly read thrillers and crime fiction. You said you like things with a twist. I just discovered an author I hadn't read before. Candice Fox. The first book I read was Devil's Kitchen. I'm just starting another one, Redemption Point.
I read anything by Greg Iles, Linda Castillo, or Karin Slaughter. All 3 write suspense in different ways. Lincoln Childs writes good sci-fi, much like Michael Creighton’s books. Also, the author of Gone Girl has other books that were good. For fun the Jim Butcher books
He is a designer, it's Ranger, and stampers anonymous that set the prices I think. Designers don't have much control unless they own the company selling them. For instance, I control the prices of classes in my teachable school but I have no control over the prices of my Craftsy or Altenew classes or products at craft stash. There is a lot to factor in for pricing just is you have to decide what's worth it. I'll pay more for a stamp set that will use hundreds of times but not for something I'll use once or twice.
I just tried searching for rubber stamps recently, but they were all so expensive; now I know why that might be. As for a great thriller suggestion, I love legal thrillers. Robert Bailey has a McMurtrie and Drake series that I read years ago. I fell in love with those characters and storylines. I lifted weights for many years, so much that I was offered to compete in a weight-lifting contest for women. Makes me laugh now that I'm old and my giddy-up has gone to--somewhere.
I recommend the Vince Flynn books. They are based on a character named Mitch Rapp. They are thriller, spy kind of books. His writing has a very easy flow to it.
Its sad about the knock offs really, if the companies go out of business then the knock offs will dry out in a few years too, without anyone realizing why. Well the ones who were pulling the weight, stopped doing it 😢
@@thefrugalcrafter they were so much fun to work for! It was a small company in the sticks outside San Francisco. Thry gave out tiny rubber stamp earrings and cuff links one year. Wore those for ages. I think they retired and sold their designs to Rubber Stampede.
Have you read While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams? It’s a political mystery along the lines of Grisham. I am thrilled to hear they will reissue your Floozy stencils. I am one who was waiting for enough to get free shipping and by the time I decided to just bite the bullet they were sold out. I will be sure to grab them as soon as you let us know they are again available.
Idk but Tim holtz stampers anonymous is still making rubber stamps as well as paperartsy, I love my stamps I have both clear & rubber. Right now I am still finding tons of rubber stamps & clear stamps….maybe too many stamps companies & some can’t compete …I do mixed media, art journaling & I use stamps & parts of stamps & I mix brands. I generally don’t use a stamp positioner unless it’s something I need to double stamp.
Back in the day, I did a lot of stamping. Now I don't stamp as much as it hurts my RA hands. Now, I am trying to learn the gelli printing. I got tired of seeing handmade cards looking so perfect, and after making cards for 35 years, there really isn't anything thing in in stamping. I find it's the same thing with different names or different spin. Thats why I am going to mixed media arts.😊
So sad to hear about IO. I thought about checking out the sale, but when I realized how many of their background stamps I had, I restrained myself, lol.
Book recommendation: Tinker by Wen Spencer, or Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold. They're both scifi, but Tinker is also urban fantasy (but kind of only on a surface level), and Shards also has war/romance
Great sat chat! I am with you in that I don't like perfect stamping, I am much more of a mixed media or watercolor card maker now. I love the red rubber stamps and the imperfections. Sad to see companies go however I have cut down on purchases because I have so much it can be overwhelming. Now I am more focused on finding what is in my stash that I can use rather than buying a new set.
Same here, I am not replacing my older stuff because it's better quality usually and the same ideas keep cycling around. The industry needs new blood to survive.
About algorithms: I just don’t have a full hour of energy to do a tutorial. I would like to see a 15 minute tutorial on pastels with something other than fruit. Like a neat mug with interesting colours that make it pop. I’m tired of flowers too.
Red rubber stamps require a mold i believe is called a "matrix". Stamp companies usually outsource that part and it's getting harder to find manufacturers making them.
I like red rubber stamps, but the sets are becoming expensive. I noticed craft stores have reduced their selection of rubber stamps on wooden blocks, my favorites. Joanne and Hobby Lobby have reduced Ranger and Tim Holtz craft line. I can buy online, but not a fan of paying for shipping. I love my Tim Holtz products. :) When a stencil is over $5-$6 or very thin Mylar. I don’t buy them. Beware of Temu. They rip off artists merch, prices have increased and the quality is so so. I stopped going to Stampfest events. It was fun to try new products before I buy, but they stopped the make & takes. There are less vendors at the shows. Stampers Anonymous was my favorite booth. It’s a joy when Tim Holtz or Diane Reavely are demonstrating new products. Crafting is a lost hobby. Sad day.
Stampendous has closed?!? I love their stamps, especially the gnomes. Gutted! Darkroom Door are closing too as the owner sadly passed away. Darkroom Door was my favourite brand.
I just discovered rebounding! It is a great way to get some cardio and is so much fun! Many great videos out there on TH-cam. One of the main reasons I got into it was I can do it at home rain or shine. It has so many great benefits and you can incorporate weights into it if you want. For me, having to go to a gym takes up way too much of my time. Oh by the way, I’m 74 and am having so much fun!
I used to buy stampendous stamps all the time. Had no idea that they went out of business. Wow. They were so affordable. Those cheap knock offs and counterfeits suck. The quality of those stamps is terrible. I did buy a couple off of Amazon, thinking nothing of it simply liked the design, but when I received them, I realized that the quality was terrible. You don’t get a clear stamp image or the stamp itself is somehow damaged and so you get part of the image and the other image you have to press a little harder so again goes back to quality. It’s terrible so people should not be spending their money on knock, offs, and counterfeits.
Great sat chat! I still use the old " tried and true" red rubber stamps that I have, but i dont buy them much unless theyre unmounted. It more for storage space than anything. I can store the unmounted ones much easier. I won't buy one unless i have at least 3 different ideas on how I'll use it. That's just the way I am judging the purchase of any craft supplies now. I'm going on 80, so how much more stuff do i want to accumulate!! Have a sensational Saturday, and a good upcoming week!❤
I should follow this! Brilliant! 3 ideas otherwise it's a no .... I don't know if I can do it. I love shopping for stamps at Goodwill!
Great parameters!
Great 3 idea use. I just turned 68 and could probably use a stamp a day till I was 80 and not have used them all. Stamps are my addiction.
@@jimflack9462 I do the same, it I see that it’s a stamp that can be used many ways I get it, I usually go for abstract/ grunge style, I do get Tim holtz stamps but usually the floral or background style stamps, usually nothing Halloween because it’s not really reusable much, I don’t make Halloween cards, I usually make birthday & holiday & the rest is for my mixed media journaling.
@nedanashu5025 that's so cool! I don't celebrate Halloween, not even treating. When my kids grew up and I moved into a neighborhood where there are very few kids, I quit. Like you, I make birthday and holiday cards. This will be my 49th year making Christ m as cards. I've already started. Last year I made over 50. Most were different. I like to individualize ea h one to fit the person I'm sending it to.
My mindset about card making has really changed. I have way too many supplies to the point where I feel totally overwhelmed pulling everything out to make a card. Now a lot of companies have kits to make 6-8 cards and I enjoy using them. I only send cards to special people that I know appreciate them. I've donated many supplies to a store that supplies art student and has stamping coloring classes for young children for free from low income homes. I'm been making cards for almost 25 years so as you can guess I'm no spring chicken and I'm on a quest to doing major downsizing.
Agree! It has become so expensive and you cant reap your money back when you want to sell your supplies. I have started to use my other art in cards now instead. Much cheaper
Weightlifting is so important to stave off sarcopenia, joint health, help with bone density, and helps with metabolic health. I do both cardio and weights. I think weights have had the most impact on my shape, but my legs probably get some change from biking, walking, etc. Don't give up yet. I would say keep going. Love your videos.
Thanks for the encouragement!
If you have a short time to exercise some days, lift weights. You burn more calories lifting weights than doing cardio. Also, once it become easy, go heavier; heavy weight brings results! Check your form too; the body loves to cheat and then you wont see results.
Full-blown benefits of weight lifting will come in your 60s, 70s and 80s, it really prevents frailty.
And speaking of posture.. there is no good posture, but any posture is bad if held for a long time. So, movement is great regardless.
I was thinking about this too. My bt friend is 88 years old, and besides having kept all her "buttons," mentally, she's in great physical health, having added weights to her daily workout when she was in her 40s. She has NO osteopenia or osteoporosis. She started doing a daily workout on the Nordictrack about the same time, and did that until she and her husband wore out the machine 25 years later. And she's still going to the gym.
💯 this. Please don't stop resistance exercise. I did for about 8 years and developed osteopenia and osteoporosis in my right hip and lower spine. It sucks. I lost 2 inches of height and I'm terrified of falling or running! If you can, do both! Good luck on Couch to 5k - you can do it!
I recommend a great TH-camr Justina Ercole. She talks about fitness, the variety of workouts, how food works for or against you, etc. She doesn't go for the "fad" stuff and is actually quite honest which I love. I don't find her to be fake or judgemental (except to those fad workout TikTok and TH-cam content pushers).
Thanks for the encouragement everyone!
Released 2mins ago and already 22 views??. Wow, there are some early morning Sat Chatters!!! Happy Saturday, y'all!!!
Hi. 1 of those was me - Happy Saturday! I'll be going to bed soon being after 9pm here in Australia. Cheers.
People are ready with their coffee!
We sit…. We wait… we see… we click!
Not everyone is in the same time zone as you and lindsay. Your 5 hours behind where I live lol😊
yep, it's not that early in Europe
Good Sat Chat! Since the Pandemic it has been amazing what our world has been through. Just watching so many businesses go down and out overwhelms me. I try to maintain a positive attitude and keep living and enjoying life. I want to support businesses as much as possible. Have a good weekend and week.😊
Well said!
It's the red rubber that is not available- the supplier that Unity Stamps used alerted them that they were going out of business so Unity has started offering clear stamps!!
So how is Tim holtz stampers anonymous still able to produce rubber stamps?? & they don’t discontinue any.
@@nedanashu5025 different companies use different suppliers for rubber.
Or stampin up
Unity found another rubber supplier but are going to keep producing the clear stamps too. I'm in Australia & it's been quite expensive to purchase rubber stams and other products from the US. Shipping & the abysmal Aussie dollar have made it nearly impossible 😢
Your old videos were the things that inspired my journey beyond scrapbooking. And finding older supplies at thrift stores and yard sales that are someone else's cast offs have turned out to be some of my fav supplies. You still bring out old supplies - I love that. And I agree - rubber stamps are superior. What people don't realize with those cheap stamps is they won't last.
To be fair, a lot of the new stamps are trends, and probably the style won't last either, which is so sad. Everything is eventually trash.
I’m enjoying finding ways to use stamps in my journaling. Wish there were more videos on how to use stamps as metaphor for journaling (vs grungy art journaling).
Maybe I'll do some!
Agree that stamping is too perfect now compared to when I started 30 or more years ago! I have unmounted many, many wooden stamps however because of the space saving aspect. Thanks for your down to earth messages. Enjoyed them for many years! Keep up the good work!
Thanks 😊
@@dianapuls1252 alright,spill the beans for us newbies, how do you unmount stamps and how do you store the rubber?
One of my favorite companies/sites to get those red rubber stamps, The Stampin’ Place, closed down almost 3 years ago because the owners retired and the children didn’t want to take over the business. You could get the mounted and unmounted version of their stamps and they’re sorely missed. You’re right, so many of these places are shutting down and I foresee a time when all we’ll be able to get are those clear stamps which are not and have never been my favorites. Well, time marches own. Thank you for encouraging crafters to use what we already have in your stash as opposed to constantly buying more supplies.
With clear stamps, photopolymer are higher quality than acrylic or silicone. Photopolymer stamp very well.
Yes, your walking, hiking and kayaking all keep you fit and are wonderful. But the weightlifting is essential. Less about getting muscular and super strong, but especially as we age it is maintaining our muscle mass. And they are saying more and more that our muscles are really another organ system and help with our immune system. So definitely stick with it. I am a total wimp and I lift weights at the gym 5 days a week. It is not my favorite. Definitely prefer to walk or bike.
Thanks for the tips!
I, too, am shocked at all the stamp companies closing. I started stamping and card making in 2003, and am still at it. I am just watching this video 2 months after you put it out there, and I didn't know Stampendous went out of business! That is a huge loss!! Shocking and so sad. Their quality and designs were amazing. Now, I'm depressed! You had better not go anywhere! I've been watching you nearly as long as I have been stamping!
I hear you, it's a shame!
Your Sat chat this week really resonated with me. I’ve been increasingly aware of the the consumerism nature of the craft and card making industry, not least of all the piles of new stamps and supplies that takes me a long time to actually use them. Granted, i dabble in a few craft hobbies so I’m not always stamping or making cards, but for a hobbyist, the rate of new release is frankly ridiculous. I’ve never shopped for new release and products, but even then I feel the strain from seeing professional card makers constantly talking and using new products. Nowadays, I just watch videos for techniques and ideas, and I’m glad that I still follow an instinctive way of crafting to just use whatever I feel like at the moment, instead of replicating someone else’s work which I feel that it doesn’t add meaning to my craft. Your point about young people not coming in might be true.. I’m in my early 30s and I rarely come across people around my age range. It’s definitely an overwhelming and expensive hobby to get into! I wouldn’t change it for the world, but I would change a lot of decisions on what I bought over the years. Say no to thoughtless consumerism and aspirational purchases!
Amen!
Well said!!
I have a few red rubber stamps, but I’m not the greatest stamper, so the clear stamps with my Misti finally gave me the ability to stamp. I don’t know why I am so inept with stamping with a block, but I’d mess up time after time which wasted a lot of my supples. I’d move, press too hard, not press hard enough, not get full ink cover, it was just always something. The Misti was expensive, but in the end I stopped wasting so much paper and ink that I felt it kind of paid for itself. I rarely stamped prior to getting it because I became so frustrated and angry, but I really wanted to be able to use stamps in my card making.
I think that's fantastic:)
Weight lifting is for building bones for women. Don’t give up on it. If you want posture, build pectoral muscles, stretch neck muscles. Best resource: You Tube. Who knew. Am post mastectomy am learned this by happenstance. Am relearning to be feral. Don’t feel sad for me.
Sounds good!
I have wooden stamps and the transparent ones, but I think the most fun to use are the ones you make yourself. I think you inspired me to make my own, using erasers (rubbers). Obviously, they're not very detailed and intricate and none of them look perfect, but that's fine, because the one thing they are is unique.
Glad you like them!
Have you been watching the series Hero Arts is doing with Jennifer McGuire? The are doing long interviews with many big players in the stamping/paper crafting industry (Gina K, Tim Holtz, Heide Swapp and more). in the first in the series the son of the woman who started Hero Arts talks about how his mom started the business in their apartment bathroom. Lots of reminiscing about companies no longer around and the evolution of that crafting area to the present.
I haven't but I'll check it out!
I, too, have been watching these as well. Fascinating stories of the stamp and card making culture.
@@pamelamoniz608 I agree wholeheartedly. I always enjoy a backstory: to a book , a movie, a TV show, a popular song, and so on and this does not disappoint in telling the history of craft stamps.
The "Hanging with Hero" videos have been wonderful. Love to hear how it all began!
Remember JudiKins, Marvy ink pads, glossy white cards and Elmer's glue stick? When all I had were these I was waaaay more creative. Now I need background paper, dies and a die cutter plus accessories, a stamp positioner, stencils, embossing folders, five different ink mediums (not counting metallics or alcohol inks), 3 kinds of glitter, solid color cardstock with matching envelops, adhesive tape rolls...
Yes, we're were more creative with less.
Wow, sad about impression obsession. I have many of their create a card backgrounds. Two companies that I know own their own vulcanizers are Hero Arts and Ranger. Hero’s is from WW2 era, and they keep it going but there are no parts for it being made anymore. I personally like clear stamps, and although I think my cards are pretty decent, they’ll never be confused with Hallmark😂. Which is good enough for me.
Wow, that's interesting! I am glad they keep it up!
Lindsay, You did a whole series called Stamp School and there were about 10 videos on cardmaking. I so much enjoyed that series .
Oh thank you!
Another thing killing card making as a craft, IMO, is the cost of postage stamps now. This is the first year, in about 50, that I don't plan on sending out my usual 125+ annual holiday cards (with my list cut down from 200!) because the cost of printing them up (it was over $100 for me last year--and that's on my own paper and black & white only), buying the envelopes, paper, and postage (it was about $80 for me last year) has really become artrageous! At .73 per mailing, it's just become all too pricey!
I agree but I still do the Christmas cards. I used to handmake 75 but not I have prints of my paintings done. The postage is high but I love to send Christmas cards.
@@thefrugalcrafter Me too! It's just a small "gift" I can send. I rarely get any back, but I still do it because I enjoy it.
I made a simple card with a few lightweight layers & thin foam sheet - when the postal person couldn’t easily slip it through the 1/4” slot measurer, the envelope became a “package” and the thank you card cost me $5 to send. 😳 I keep making cards, but the layers are going away. Oh and if it’s a square envelope prepare to pay more too.
I still love stamping and cardmaking. I am sad about Impression Obsession and some of the other companies that have closed. Spellbinders is selling Stampendous now.
Nice! Did they buy the company?
No, but Fran, the owner of Stampedous is going to be designing for Spellbinders. (I follow Scrapbooking Made Simple/Stacey Park who did biz with Stampendous/Fran for years and considers her a friend. SMS also helped Fran clear out/sell her warehouse inventory this past year. @thefrugalcrafter
For me personally, the economy is the biggest reason for my declined purchases of any craft product.
This horrible economy has forced me back into the work field after 20 years of being a home maker. My husbands income was more than enough for everything plus a lot extra.
Things started to change when health insurance premiums DRASTICALLY increased due to Obama Care. I was FORCED to work (at least part time) if I wanted any extra income for extras like school program fee, craft supplies, clothes or eating out.
The last 4 years have completed devastated our family financially. Job layoffs, years of unemployment and increased prices of everything like groceries and gas have brought us to the brink of homelessness.
My husband and I married as 19 year old babies 33 years ago. On that happy day, I NEVER would have thought that 33 years later we would be worse off than we were as teenagers.
My husband is now fully disabled due to a heart attack and stroke brought on from the stress of our economy.
He finally has a job (working from home) that pays 90% LESS than his former income which is barley above unemployment.
I HAVE to work multiple medial low paying jobs practically round the clock. I rarely have a day off.
So now, I do NOT have the income or the TIME to invest into the hobbies I love so very much.
I inow that I am not alone....yeah, the economy is a huge reason for the decline of hobby purchases.
Furthermore, lots of other hobbies are gaining momentum like art journaling, bible journaling, bullet journaling, glue booking, junk journaling, collage, diamond painting, watercolor, sketching, gel printing, ect.
When you enjoy multiple hobbies, the cost and the space needed drastically multiplies.
Thanks Lindsay, great topic for this Sat Chat.
Thank you for sharing, Valerie ❤️ I am sure many are in the same boat, maybe not as drastically but still. Stress is so bad for our health, and putting money aside, it leaves you less energy to put into hobbies. You are right about the economy. The hot crafts like junk journaling is a great example of people turning to less money intensive hobbies.
I hope you and your family are doing well and that your husband improves. Hugs ❤️ 💙 💜
I am so sorry that happened to you. I remember back when (and although I hate to bring it up but it’s the truth) nafta came into to play with slick Willie and jobs started leaving our country. It has been downhill from there because of job losses. I mean out of our country losses
Jobs are abundant but not in all places ppl live. ACA healthcare known as obamacare is affordable and offering different premiums. Look around it’s better than the one who wants to eliminate healthcare coverage completely. Living off of Two incomes? That’s better than a single person’s struggle.
Speaking of craft supplies. Ppl seem to have money bcuz the items I want are always sold out. Shipping cost will stop me from buying.
Obamaca is not what caused the increase of insurance premiums. Obamacare was necessary because the insurance premiums rose so high that many people could not afford health insurance and were dying.
@sandyc5428 is correct and not alone in what they are saying.
If you are truly Christian I beg of you to pray about what you are writing here and stop listening to or watching "news" channels that are sponsored by greedy corporations that have been caught lying instead of listening to Christ. They pretend to be Christian to lead good people away from Christ. And then make fun of Christians and how stupid they are for believing them. They make a mockery of religion by using your religion to lie to you so they can get gain.
How can you sort out truth from lies? ONLY by listening to Christ and not "the voice of man." Please I implore you, be careful with what you are doing here.
Here I am recovering from second carpal tunnel surgery and glad to be up seeing Sat Chat as I eat breakfast one-handedly! I went through a stage of buying a lot of art supplies, especially during interminable long Teams meetings during COVID! Eventually, though, the fervor died down, and now I buy very seldom, mostly replacements. I am looking forward to retirement early next year and the time for extra "arting" that will open up. Definitely have a surfeit of supplies to play with! Thanks for you channel!
Mary
Nice! Enjoy those supplies!
@@maryhightower5240 Be sure to learn to say "no" when you retire. You'll have more time to "art."
Sooo re. Temu, Even though I know all the negatives about the company all of a sudden for us in South Africa stamps are available that we couldn't get before because many "Traditional "art companies don't ship to us and the exchange rate just kills us.
Those purchases are not harming the industry. You can't buy from the source.
Yes, it's very sad that all these stamping companies are no longer with us. I hope red rubber stays around. Ranger uses a lot of red rubber and still seems very popular with them. I haven't watched your card video yet, but it is on my list to watch soon!! Thanks for todays Sat Chat. Have a great weekend. 🥰
I hope so too! Hopefully they have their own machinery to make the matrix boards and melt the rubber.
I think they do!
You might be thinking of Stampers Anonymous. They don’t retire their designs.
Honey Bee Stamps have started coming out with red rubber stamps too.
@AmandaWoodward717 I just learned that most of the natural rubber comes from Russia and the sanctions are preventing much stock getting out. It's hitting science companies too!
Hullo Lindsay, I remember when I was having trouble getting work as a photographer, I have always worked as a freelancer and in whatever medium that I can earn money for paying the bills! So when I had a drop in orders for pet portraits I was taking little league pictures, soccer teams with individual players shots. So when everyone is out buying digital cameras and leagues are no longer paying for team photos! I had to find a new revenue stream! I have a belief that the wheel keeps turning and keeping up with it can drive you under the wheels, so look out! It looks like art trends are a similar thing, especially now with social media everything is so quick! You just don’t have time to consider your moves. I honestly don’t know how anyone can keep up! I am so glad that I am not working everyday to pay bills! I was forced into retirement after some health issues, but now I just create Art for me when I want to create! I wish you and everyone else out there to just keep working and try to enjoy yourself and what you are doing, it all goes bye so FAST!
It sure does! Luckily, most of my income is from teaching so youtube is mainly a way to share projects and advertise a class when one comes up and if online classes go out of fashion some day I'll go back to in-person teaching. I like how I can reach so many people with this medium tho!
There are times when the fun isn’t there anymore and that’s when I feel like I need to change direction. ❤
I took my rubber off the blocks years ago. I do have a few still on blocks. They sit on my bookcase among my books. I would suggest Louise Penny. Find the book that she wrote first and read them in order
Thanks 😊
I’ve used weights for DIY physiotherapy when I had frozen shoulder. The weights helped to unlock my frozen shoulder but then I developed pain in my shoulder from using the weights. So I stopped using weights. Fast forward approximately 5 to 7 years and I had a lingering ache in my shoulder. Earlier this year I went to a physiotherapist. I told the therapist about my frozen shoulder and the pain I developed using weights. The physiotherapist made me use resistance bands and a stretching strap instead of weights. The therapy has finished but I still use a resistance band and an exercise strap at home (for my arms and legs). I don’t think it’s my imagination but my arms look leaner, I also use a treadmill, and my legs feel stronger. May be look into both an exercise strap and resistance bands as an alternative to weights. Interesting Sat chat, thank you.
Wow, we have some bands, I'll try them!
I've failed Cto5k like 5 times. Have you read The Woman in the Purple Skirt? It's a Japanese novel about a woman stalking another woman. Happy Saturday!
I haven't, thanks!
Thank you for your Sat Chat! I always enjoy them but especially today since I am a diehard stamper and cardmaker. I miss Rubber Stamp Tapestry with the Peg stamps. I really liked all the videos you made with those. I kept a little book of pictures and directions for using them. I think stamping (at least like we know it) is going away since we are all getting older. So glad I was able to join in on the fun!
You are so welcome!
I’m still stamping & companies like Aall & create, lavina, paperartsy, stamper anonymous are still releasing new stamps, & people are making cards, perhaps not as many, but still making them, maybe eventually that will change, the young are missing out not having an art hobby, I know that Aall & create is a younger owned company, most if these companies are UK or European based, maybe it’s just a USA thing. I know our friends in Australia are creating, some people are doing coloring books, and that may be something younger people can do, my friends, 24 year old daughter, knits.
I still have my RST stamps. ❤
Hi, Lindsay! I loved the retro bright video. I can't wait to try it, but of course there's 4 days of rain in the forecast. That's too bad about the stamp situation, but I honestly haven't bought any in a couple of years. I have enjoyed collecting mine and use them occasionally. When you're working out make sure to do some counter stretches. That can help a lot with stiffness. I hope you have a great week! Thanks for all you do!
Thanks 😊
Bill Bryson “A Walk in the Woods” is hilarious nonfiction. The author decides to walk parts of the Appalachian Trail, his unprepared friend joins him, and hilarity ensues. I’ve read it several times.
Sounds good!
I enjoy the TH-cam card tutorials, stamp platforms, prescriptions for making cards, clear stamps that line up easily, without these things I would actually most likley not make cards. I find it therapeutic to follow a pattern or video and complete a card. Left to my own self,
I would be overwhelmed as to what , and , how, to make something , and it would not be relaxing. My daughter in the other hand, creates all her art from her own vision and she finds that relaxing. Lol, if we were to sit down with the same supplies we create with them very differently. I am a methodical cardmaker and she throws things down on the paper with no hesitation. Cardmaking is a valuable therapy for me and I am thankful for the TH-camrs who share their ideas. You are one of them Lindsay, you are generous to share your talent with us.
If anyone wants to search for the Impression Obsession background stamps video I found it with the title: "Heirloom Stamp Show: Impression Obsession" Really cool. You almost don't need to buy patterned paper. Just make your own.
It's so fun!
Books - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (fantasy focusing on found family and being accepted for who you are) and Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (commentary on publishing industry and social media).
There are so many small reasons I’m not stamping as much anymore. The biggest is probably product churn. It’s exhausting and overwhelming to try to keep up when companies are constantly releasing new stuff. By the time you see something you like, place your order, receive the product and have a free day to use it, everyone has moved on to the “next best thing”. I constantly feel left out or left behind, even though a huge part of my desire to stamp is to be part of a community. I feel like the community is more about buying product these days than it is using product.
Excellent point! I felt that way back when I was trying to get published in scrapbooking magazines. By the time I got, used, and submitted the project, the product was discontinued!
I'll check out yellowface, I read and enjoyed the other book!
Craftstash are always reducing top brands, so don't take this to heart Lindsay! You collection is great and compliments your papercraft society box! I love your card making style! With regards to reading, I usually read on my train journey into work and glad to hear recommendations! When my granddaughter visits, she loves to create in my craft room and that gives me joy! We have a couple of new babies in the family and I hope, they will all be able to take something from my collection when I am gone! ❤❤❤
Oh thank you!
Happy Saturday! This was a great Sat Chat since I'm an impulse purchaser and this video reminded me that I can keep using what I have. Something that's hopefully good news: after Fran Seiford closed Stampendous, Spellbinders took over (I'm assuming purchased) her brand and hired her as a designer. This way she gets to enjoy semi-retirement and only work on designing, which I'm assuming is her favorite part. :)
I also want to add that I think her FransFormers line helps move back to the imperfect style of stamping you were talking about. The stamps are designed to stretch and bend and change shape so you're never going to get quite the same image twice.
Wonderful!
My book suggestion for your reading pleasure is KAREN WHITE. I have read over 15 of her books and never been disappointed. They are not scary, but there is always a suspenseful twist that keeps me turning the pages as quickly as possible.
Thanks!
LOVE her books! Though I do think its best if the series is read in order.
I love your Craft Stash products so much I actually bought one stamp set twice, accidentally? Who knows, I love it anyway. I might start a mixed media box and keep one set there and not worry if I get paint on it or whatnot. I’ll buy pretty much whatever you release 😊
Aww, thanks:)
Great Sat Chat. Sad to hear about companies going away. I have tons of card making stuff, to get me through the next five years. I have been stashing them away for retirement which is on April Fool’s Day. Stampendous can be found at Spellbinders and all those cute little House Mouse stamps. TEMU and Amazon should not be allowed to sell stamps or dies because of stealing. Just because they are cheaper doesn’t make them better. A lot of companies are losing money because of them. People need to pay attention to what country some of this stuff is coming from. I don’t know about TEMU but Amazon discloses who and where the sellers are. I have a favorite company I use to buy every single release in full every month until I ran out of room (and yes I still have them all). I have become concerned for them. I don’t want them to go away.
It's so hard, we want to support all the companies we love, but we all have constraints.
GREAT Sat Chat! Red Rubber is the best! I have been stamping for over 3 decades and have 1000s of stamps. I have purchased clear, especially as it is becoming about the only thing offered in “new” designs, but I sometimes struggle to get good crisp images, even with a stamp positioner and cleaning the stamp before first use. SO sad to see Impression Obsession going, but I do understand wanting to retire and the quandary of what happens to your business after 25 years?
I also am understanding the importance of weights in an exercise routine. I have had a desk job for the last 15 years, so I sit all day. I am noticing I can’t do some physical things around my home that I once thought nothing of accomplishing. I kayak, I bike, I walk. I am looking to add the strength aspect into my self care. Be well and the book I am getting ready to read is “Pitch Dark” by Paul Doiron. It the latest in a fantastic series about a Maine game warden.
Sounds good!
I love reading Paul Doiron - he has a series of books about a game warden in Maine. They're classified as thrillers. For me they're a mild thriller, something I can read before bed and not have nightmares.
Thanks 😊
I just don’t have space for wooden stamps. I had tons of them before I moved and all but a very few sentiments and basic, basic shapes and designs went to a charity shop. I also got confident enough in my art skills that I realized I could do original work. I’ve even carved my own stamps, so my cards are 99% original, except for a stamped, commercial “Happy Birthday” or whatever the occasion is. I also learned enough techniques about the actual card designs (wiper cards, slider cards, and other fun folds), that even if the artwork isn’t perfect, they’re a lot of fun for the recipient, because they’re so weird! Also, Canva and Cricut have made it possible to make stuff digitally, including cards.
Good point! A lot of people start stamping and move on the drawing and the space wood blocks take up is a lot!
Craftstash has been my go to for shopping this year, I love it but.... it is beginning to feel like fast fashion.
I recently bought a designers release bundle. It was approximately 66% off. The original release was so recent that American customers hadn't received theirs yet who bought it at full price. There was a full price set of dies that I LOVED. 2 weeks after their release they were 50% off. Maybe a month later they were cheaper. I bought at the 50% off. I have mixed and weird thoughts. They work with new designers who are INCREDIBLY excited to have their own releases. I love several of the styles, sale prices, and I've been happy with the quality. I also don't like the constant churning out of products. I know that is the current model for a lot of businesses.
When I checked this morning, my bundle was back up to full price.
😕No more red rubber?! Seems so strange.
So recently rubber stamps were every where. Rubberstampmadness was a huge magazine. Then, poof! Gone. Maybe the expense did it in.
Is RSM gone? They always had a good "where are they now" list of companies that went out of business or were bought out. I need to check this out!
I'm really excited for more of your stencils! I bought the first set and use them a lot.
Awesome! Thank you!
I have purchased some equipment and supplies but most of what i have was given to me by a dear friend who purchases lots from estates and thrift stores, goes through and takes what she and family can use, passing the rest on to me. V
I have red rubber and clear stamps, ink pads, dies, small bits of many printed papers, and more from these gifts.
If you have something you cannot use, please pass it on to someone who can. It's how I'm able to gift others with my cards. Blessings!
We have an art gallery selling our own paintings and photos in New Zealand, 20 years this year and we are looking at closing the door. Since COVID everything has skyrocketed in price our framing supplies are up 65% we were informed yesterday shipping is going from $60 to $270 for our long molding packages. The customers have dropped off significantly yet we’re told frequently it the best gallery they have seen. Times are changing sadly, we are selling up and going on the road in a bus!
I'm so sorry.
On the road in New Zealand sounds heavenly!
I love all your content. Always appreciate what you put on TH-cam even if you tag an unboxing to a lesson. Do what you have to do! Have a great week Lindsay!
I appreciate that!
Printed stamp images have definitely taken its toll on real rubber stamps. Yes, I agree with you on the cost of stamping as well as the space/storage factor.
Thanks for sharing!!
I just bought my first stamp today. The only stamps I’ve ever had were one for letters that I got as a kid. They’re all the letters on wood blocks and I still have it. I have wanted to for a while! I hope I could find some at a thrift store. Sadly the thrift stores are marking things up so much because of flippers. So who knows, but I’ll keep my eyes peeled. I really love the idea of stamps. I started to think of them from your videos. I think they could be so nice for many projects. I already am obsessed with ribbons haha. So I can already think of so many uses for stamps.
I often find them at yard dales
I just did a class on iris folding that I have taught for over 20 years (scary to think it's been that long) that only uses washi paper. With hundreds of women taking my classes over the years, I have not had to replace or buy more supplies other than tape. Students are allowed to cut out as many die shapes they want and even take some of washi paper home. I think I can go another 20 years with what I have in my stash! I love your philosophy on use what you have! During class they have to pick what color combination they want to use (which is the hardest part) and tell them if they don't like it, they can take it apart and try something else. Don't feel my washi paper is too precious not to experiment with.
I feel stamping has lost the "creative" part and made it so cookie cutter.
Thank you for your videos and the variety of subjects and styles you share.
Thanks 😊
Thank you for sharing your opinions. Enjoy your Sat-Chats.
Thank you! You too!
Books suggestions: If you can find them, I think you'd really enjoy The Stainless Steel Rat series of sci-fi books by Harry Harrison. The SSR is a very clever conman who gets into (and mostly out of) all sorts of situations. Start with the first one if you can, The Stainless Steel Rat, and know there is a three-books-in-one volume of the first three stories that shows up pretty regularly in libraries and used bookstores.
Thanks!
I second!
It seems that there are so many people on TH-cam now that it is ridiculously hard to get noticed. I usually go straight to my subscription tab and check to see if those I’m subscribed to have something new to see and watch that first and leave a comment. I’ve not been around for a few months due to illness but you are not the only person I watch who is having the same difficulties. Hope things pick up soon.
I hope you are feeling better!
Happy Sat Chat. I stopped rubber stamping because of all of the other crafts out there that interested me more. I did light weight lifting for about a year before I could see total results. I also had a trainer and she said go slow and the results will come. Have a great weekend💕💕
Thanks 😊
I'm with you Lindsay on stamping. I'm from the old school and love my wooden stamps and the results they produce. I feel I'm cheating if I go in any other direction like using a Cricut. I started out with just a cute clown stamp and some balloon stickers for Birthday cards and slowly evolved my collection from there. I bought only stamps that served a purpose in adding whimsey to my correspondence. So sad to be losing Impression Obsession. They had the greatest products.
I have a box full of woodblock red rubber stamps from the 90’s. They are sooo beautiful and still like new. I hate the new clear type
I feel the same. I don't want my cards to look commercial. I like the handmade look and feel and process. It's my therapy.
Yes!
If you like Sci Fi and are willing to start a series, I think The Expanse series was some of the best writing I've encountered (in the SF/fantasy realm) since Tolkien. I've reread some of the books multiple times and always stop to read passages out loud to my husband. I'm currently reading Wheel of Time and liking it better than I expected (it's a bit slow but I've got time so I don't mind). I also enjoy the Harry Dresden series. It sits in a variety of genres: noir detective, fantasy, a bit of horror now and then. It has its critics but I own all the books and I, my husband, and my (adult) son have enjoyed them. Of those 3 suggestions, The Expanse is head and shoulders above the other two. (I also enjoyed the Amazon series.)
Thanks! I'll check it out!
Lindsey you forgot where the crawdads sing! Lol this is close to my heart bc I heard of the book from you. And I got it ASAP bc anything you recommend I always love and that book was no different! It was one of the quickest I ever got through! In fact I was so obsessed and so upset when the book was over I googled the author to see if she had any other books and unfortunately nothing like it and then unfortunately for me I learned about a lot of like drama that the author was involved in with something completely different from her book but yeah where the crawdads saying you recommended it to me and I absolutely fell in love and I am so grateful for you to this day because of that!
That was a good book. Have you read The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls? Even better than where the crawdads sing but the dame vibe.
I’m still loving to stamp but most of my stamping friends have stopped!
Spellbinders took on Stampendous from my understanding
You are correct, I'm glad!
Hi Lindsay, keep up weight lifting. You may not feeling thing or see anything but it helps your bones. When you have muscles your bones are healthy. You’re in the same category as me, Asian or Caucasian in getting osteoporosis. I don’t want to be taking those meds for osteoporosis which has side effects. Remember to eat daily products to get your Calcium. Stampendous was sold to Spellbinders. I think Fran retired. Yesterday I went I bought a bunch of stuff from Impression obsession. I didn’t see any rubber stamps. They do sell ink pads. I miss your stamping videos. Joyce 😊
Thank you!
I listen to audiobooks when painting or crafting - some of my favs are Lessons in chemistry , Oryx and Crake ( Margaret Atwood)
The midnight library ( Matt Haig)
I liked midnight library, I didn't care for chemistry but I haven't read the Atwood, maybe I'll try it!
All the books by Aletha Romig are great. Nick Pirogs Numbers series like 3:53 was really interesting & a little thriller, Janet Evonovichs plum series is fantastic, funny & a little edge of your seat at times 😊
Thanks for the tips!
Kristin Hannah Nightengale. Could NOT put it down. Great read!!! Love your Sat Chat and everything you do!! Carry On Pet!! ( a bit of Britain for you!!)
Aww, love it!
I love the focus on using things you have! Idea: it would be fun to see if you did a supplies swap with an art friend where you choose the supplies for your friend and vise versa and you both create something from those supplies (on camera, of course :)).
Fun!
Thanks for the video and your thoughts on the stamping/card making industry. It definitely is multifactorial i.e. older generation (me) and the trend fading. I used to buy lots of stamps/dies but with the cost of everything food, gas, etc. I have had to be more selective in what I buy. My young adult children have no interest in the hobby although they do acknowledge the cards are pretty cool to make. It's also the cost of the products, supplies needed, and the lack of storage space for them to have really any hobbies which is sad.
It is.
Hi Lindsay! Found your channel by scrolling! I highly recommend Where the Crawdads Sing! The book, NOT the movie!
I read it and enjoyed it!
I purchased a bunch or those large back round stamps at CHA in Anaheim 2009 the layering was amazing. Haha I’ll have to watch your video I always was stumped once I get my stamps home. Nice to know you made a video.
A great book from your neck of the woods: “I Took To The Woods” by Louise Dickinson is an autobiography of her life as a city dweller from Massachusetts marrying a country man from Maine and moving into a remote part of Maine and her life living in a cabin, having a family, and being an author. Fascinating and entertaining… life during the 1920s through 1950s. Right in your backyard! One of my all time favorites. P.S. I really like your hairstyle and make up. You look like you would have fit into the 1940s. You have that classy look!
Aww, thanks!
Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson. I also loved Conclave by Robert Harris. I joined the 52 Books in 52 weeks challenge just for the prompts.
I almost grabbed Eruption at the library he other day! It's good?
Read anything by Diana Gabaldon! Outlander series is outstanding, came out years ago but I’m about to reread it.
Very interesting points about the crafting world. I love collage stamping. And I love just inking up a stamp and putting it on cardstock. I do have a lot of dies and embossing folders but use them mainly as an additive to the stamping. I don't really like die-cut heavy designs. As for reading, I mostly read thrillers and crime fiction. You said you like things with a twist. I just discovered an author I hadn't read before. Candice Fox. The first book I read was Devil's Kitchen. I'm just starting another one, Redemption Point.
Thanks!
I read anything by Greg Iles, Linda Castillo, or Karin Slaughter. All 3 write suspense in different ways. Lincoln Childs writes good sci-fi, much like Michael Creighton’s books. Also, the author of Gone Girl has other books that were good. For fun the Jim Butcher books
Thanks, I love Michael Crichton!
Tim Holtz prices are wayyyy unreasonable, seems like let’s see how far we can gouge before push back… so disappointing
He is a designer, it's Ranger, and stampers anonymous that set the prices I think. Designers don't have much control unless they own the company selling them. For instance, I control the prices of classes in my teachable school but I have no control over the prices of my Craftsy or Altenew classes or products at craft stash. There is a lot to factor in for pricing just is you have to decide what's worth it. I'll pay more for a stamp set that will use hundreds of times but not for something I'll use once or twice.
Really I don’t think so at all, but I only get the ones I like not all of them.
I just tried searching for rubber stamps recently, but they were all so expensive; now I know why that might be. As for a great thriller suggestion, I love legal thrillers. Robert Bailey has a McMurtrie and Drake series that I read years ago. I fell in love with those characters and storylines. I lifted weights for many years, so much that I was offered to compete in a weight-lifting contest for women. Makes me laugh now that I'm old and my giddy-up has gone to--somewhere.
It’s fun to think back on how much we’ve changed over time!
I love The Night Circus!
So good!
I recommend the Vince Flynn books. They are based on a character named Mitch Rapp. They are thriller, spy kind of books. His writing has a very easy flow to it.
Enjoyed your insights. I am a stamp lover and hope that it is not on it's way out. Times change though as we know. TFS!
I hope so too!
Its sad about the knock offs really, if the companies go out of business then the knock offs will dry out in a few years too, without anyone realizing why. Well the ones who were pulling the weight, stopped doing it 😢
Yup, or they will knock off the next trend.
30 years ago I worked for All Night Media Rubber Stamp Company. Have you heard of them? I have a ton of stamps I’d like to sell to a collector.
I remember them!
@@thefrugalcrafter they were so much fun to work for! It was a small company in the sticks outside San Francisco. Thry gave out tiny rubber stamp earrings and cuff links one year. Wore those for ages. I think they retired and sold their designs to Rubber Stampede.
I went to Juliet,Georgia and saw the film set of Fried Green Tomatoes! It was amazing to eat Tomatoes in the cafe!
So cool!
Have you read While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams? It’s a political mystery along the lines of Grisham.
I am thrilled to hear they will reissue your Floozy stencils. I am one who was waiting for enough to get free shipping and by the time I decided to just bite the bullet they were sold out. I will be sure to grab them as soon as you let us know they are again available.
I haven't read that, thanks!
Idk but Tim holtz stampers anonymous is still making rubber stamps as well as paperartsy, I love my stamps I have both clear & rubber. Right now I am still finding tons of rubber stamps & clear stamps….maybe too many stamps companies & some can’t compete …I do mixed media, art journaling & I use stamps & parts of stamps & I mix brands. I generally don’t use a stamp positioner unless it’s something I need to double stamp.
I think that's part of it!
Back in the day, I did a lot of stamping. Now I don't stamp as much as it hurts my RA hands. Now, I am trying to learn the gelli printing. I got tired of seeing handmade cards looking so perfect, and after making cards for 35 years, there really isn't anything thing in in stamping. I find it's the same thing with different names or different spin. Thats why I am going to mixed media arts.😊
We live in a not so perfect world, so let's have fun in what we create now.
I agree! I rarely buy new stamps because I feel like I have a better version of everything already!
So sad to hear about IO. I thought about checking out the sale, but when I realized how many of their background stamps I had, I restrained myself, lol.
Well hopefully some new stampers can take advantage of the sale and start off with good stuf.
Book recommendation: Tinker by Wen Spencer, or Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold. They're both scifi, but Tinker is also urban fantasy (but kind of only on a surface level), and Shards also has war/romance
Thanks 😊
Great sat chat! I am with you in that I don't like perfect stamping, I am much more of a mixed media or watercolor card maker now. I love the red rubber stamps and the imperfections. Sad to see companies go however I have cut down on purchases because I have so much it can be overwhelming. Now I am more focused on finding what is in my stash that I can use rather than buying a new set.
Same here, I am not replacing my older stuff because it's better quality usually and the same ideas keep cycling around. The industry needs new blood to survive.
Loved the Night Circus. Because you liked that you might enjoy The 10,000 Doors of January.
I'll look for it!
About algorithms: I just don’t have a full hour of energy to do a tutorial. I would like to see a 15 minute tutorial on pastels with something other than fruit. Like a neat mug with interesting colours that make it pop. I’m tired of flowers too.
Red rubber stamps require a mold i believe is called a "matrix". Stamp companies usually outsource that part and it's getting harder to find manufacturers making them.
I like red rubber stamps, but the sets are becoming expensive. I noticed craft stores have reduced their selection of rubber stamps on wooden blocks, my favorites.
Joanne and Hobby Lobby have reduced Ranger and Tim Holtz craft line. I can buy online, but not a fan of paying for shipping.
I love my Tim Holtz products. :)
When a stencil is over $5-$6 or very thin Mylar. I don’t buy them.
Beware of Temu. They rip off artists merch, prices have increased and the quality is so so.
I stopped going to Stampfest events. It was fun to try new products before I buy, but they stopped the make & takes. There are less vendors at the shows.
Stampers Anonymous was my favorite booth. It’s a joy when Tim Holtz or Diane Reavely are demonstrating new products.
Crafting is a lost hobby. Sad day.
Stampendous has closed?!? I love their stamps, especially the gnomes. Gutted! Darkroom Door are closing too as the owner sadly passed away. Darkroom Door was my favourite brand.
DD was great! Actually several viewers informed me that spellbinders bought stampendous.
I just discovered rebounding! It is a great way to get some cardio and is so much fun! Many great videos out there on TH-cam. One of the main reasons I got into it was I can do it at home rain or shine. It has so many great benefits and you can incorporate weights into it if you want. For me, having to go to a gym takes up way too much of my time. Oh by the way, I’m 74 and am having so much fun!
Awesome! Thank you!
I used to buy stampendous stamps all the time. Had no idea that they went out of business. Wow. They were so affordable. Those cheap knock offs and counterfeits suck. The quality of those stamps is terrible. I did buy a couple off of Amazon, thinking nothing of it simply liked the design, but when I received them, I realized that the quality was terrible. You don’t get a clear stamp image or the stamp itself is somehow damaged and so you get part of the image and the other image you have to press a little harder so again goes back to quality. It’s terrible so people should not be spending their money on knock, offs, and counterfeits.