I went to the stamp show today and made a list of things I wanted to purchase before I went.  I thought it would help to keep me on task.  Well, that worked and it didn’t. Something I really try not to do is fall for really cute animated animal stamps.  I love them and buy them and then can’t think of what to do with them.  Did I avoid them, yes and no.  Did I buy any?  Of course, and more than I should have.

I was trying to find the “perfect” tool for the following:  craft knife, bone folder, glue tip or glue bottle, and glue gun.  I bought some glues but didn’t find any of the others that I considered “perfect.”

The big trends this year were the Ken Oliver Color Bursts, Brusho (pretty much the same as Ken Oliver’s Color Bursts, stamping with markers, and both Pan pastels and oil pastels.  We went later than usual with a two hour drive, and I didn’t really have time to watch any of the demonstrations, but did find time to shop.  I was really kind of surprised at the repetitive nature of the booths.  About 75% of the booths had a Ken Oliver type color burst product.  Although Stampers Anonymous had a booth, a lot of the vendors were selling the Distress Ink product line.  All in all, it was a lot of fun and I did buy a lot of things I probably didn’t need.  I thought I’d do a haul video, because there are some pretty cute stamps that you may never see otherwise.

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