Hello!

I remember hearing a bit of buzz about "see-D's" by Inque Boutique from the summer CHA show. However, I hadn't seen them at any retailers locally. I went to my local scrapbook store and finally saw an assortment of these stamps. Since they were so inexpensive, I decided to give this set a try. They stamp just like rubber stamps (since that's what they are), but they are cling, so they work on acrylic blocks. They have the image on the back side, so even though you can't see through them, you have a decent idea of where the image will end up. It comes with a stamping mat, which I used. I'm not sure if it's completely necessary or not. I like the bold fun images, but I'm not sure if I like the actual design of the product. For my unmounted stamps, I'm used to having EZmount. Also, even though the cling is guaranteed, it seems very much like a tape product. I think if I were to drop a stamp on the floor, it would pick up cat hair, paper scraps, and who knows what else. EZmount doesn't do that. Also, the stamps are just rubber, nothing more, so they are quite flimsy. The storage system is pretty good.

Like I said, the price was right, and I liked the images enough, to give these a shot.

Enough critique, here's the card! I used this paper as inspiration for my colours. This is the same layout as yesterday's card. Amazing what different papers, images, and colours does for a layout!

Supplies:

Stamps: Inque Boutique's Fun & Funky flowers, PTI's Paper Tray

Ink: Various Palette inks
Paper: chocolate, K& Company DP, White

Accessories, etc.: chocolate wide grosgrain, pop dots, circle punches, nestabilities