| Sometime shortly after I began stamping, I became | | | | added touch of smelling like their name. I love the |
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| pads in many different color schemes was both | | | | which make holiday scrapbook pages that have a |
| expensive and hard to accomplish. Recently, I visited | | | | perfect scent! |
| a large craft and hobby store, hoping to find some | | | | Versa Craft - (Formally Fabrico) In the quest to |
| great new colors to add to my stamp pad collection. | | | | locate non-primary color stamp pads, Versa Craft |
| Boy was I surprised at how poor the selection was. | | | | takes the cake. I had no trouble locating these |
| Many of the primary colors could be found and there | | | | twenty-two fantastic colors, like Pale Lilac and |
| were a considerable amount of specialty stamp pads | | | | Bubblegum at very affordable prices. There are |
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| stamp pads seemed very difficult until I discovered | | | | can also create your own unique colored stamp pads |
| these fantastic sources that are only a few clicks | | | | by blending reinkers. Many craft and hobby stores sell |
| away: | | | | empty stamp pads that can be inked to any color. |
| Sea Shells - This company creates fantastic stamp | | | | Brilliance Dew Drops - Brighten up all of your |
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| Shell. (Not familiar with the companies mentioned in | | | | twenty-four stamp pads contained in a dew drop |
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| reinkers for existing stamp pads. Stampers often | | | | Anyone who spends time looking around stamping |
| enjoy the convenience of being able to control how | | | | and scrapbooking galleries knows that colors are one |
| juicy or dry their stamp pads remain. | | | | of the most important things which will make a |
| Ranger Rick - This company has always had a | | | | project pop or flop. Having the right stamp pads in a |
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