Formossissima's Reviews

I ordered these to use in my pregnancy album, and I've used them on nearly every page so far. The size is perfect for scrappers like me who love to journal, the shapes are fun to work with, and the colors can be used in lots of different ways. I am so delighted with this purchase.

After researching and looking at many, many different sets of clear stamps to add flourishes to my scrapbook projects, I found these and decided to give them a try. They are FANTASTIC! I can't get enough of them. They're easy to use, stay mounted on my clear blocks until I decide to take them off, store easily, and look fantastic! Great for a beginner, though I'm guessing more experienced stampers could also find plenty of uses for these. Love them!

I can't get enough of these strips! They're great for punched embellishments and hand-cut titles, or machine-cut if you're lucky enough to have that option. The true 12" length makes them perfect for color blocking and borders.

I honestly don't think I'd be willing to begin a scrapbooking project without a stack of Die Cuts with a View's neutral cardstock. It forms the bottom layer of so many of my pages. The colors are great for layering, and the texture makes them great for punch-out embellishments. I can't recommend this highly enough!

These papers are amazing. I've used blue, purple, copper, gold, and silver from this stack so far, and can't wait to find ways of using more! The weight is perfect for hand-cutting titles, letters, and other embellishments.

This refill is very easy to use, though I wish it saved a bit more on plastic. For an old-school scrapper like me, who still uses glue sticks for most of my adhesive needs, these little rollers are amazing - quick and so easy. It seems a bit expensive, though, compared with glue sticks - but the results are better and more durable. For LOs that won't just be sitting in albums/sheet protectors/frames, the rollers are great.

I got this as a birthday gift last year and love it, love it, love it! It works best with a glass cutting board, but I managed without for a while (just don't use a self-healing mat.) I'm still learning to use it, which shows in the LOs I've done with it so far, but I'm thrilled with it. No more painstaking work tracing circles from coffee cans, just easy circles whenever I want them.

I bought this pack to use for my pregnancy scrapbook. I am so happy I branched out a bit - this is one of my first BG purchases - and I think I'm in love. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is that I'm frustrated by the labels on the edges of the papers - they're a little annoying to cut off.

The colors are wonderful, the patterns are fantastic, and they mix and match so well. I can't wait to try some of the other BG packs I've picked up.

These can't be as environmentally friendly as my old roll of mini-Zots, but they are so much easier to use! Thank you to Therm-o-web for thinking of this.

Zots are one of my favorite adhesive tools: they stick to anything, hold everything, can be moved right away if you put something in the wrong place, and are generally outstanding to use. I love the mini Zots for tiny embellishments, but also use the larger ones and am very fond of the 3-D Zots, too.

I only have one other template, but find I use it all the time. It's great to be able to use pens, markers, paint, etc. to get the same effect as a stamped flourish, but easier to clean up. And they're much more economical than rub-ons, because you can use them as many times as you want. I've already used this on a few LOs, and really like it. The plastic is sturdy but very flexible, and it's easy to place my designs.

I have Deja Views' wedding sticker tablet, so decided to pick this one up for my pregnancy scrapbook. I really like the colors and the variety of materials. I doubt I'll use most of the stickers, but they're fun to have as I work through this very special scrapbook for the baby who's still months away...

I finally decided to splurge on this, and I'm so glad I did! I love the looks I can create with it. I do wish that the packaging gave some measurements - it's been a bit of trial and error to make frames with this, because I have no idea exactly how to space my cardstock. But so far it's been working well. The printed guides on the base of the punch (which look different from this photo) let you line up what you've already punched for a smooth border, which I found very helpful.

I just used these to finish a LO I'd been waiting to complete for months - the color and the shapes of the letters make them very fun to play with! The stickers hold well but are repositionable when you first apply them, which makes lining up words a lot easier. Great product!

I just unpacked this kit - I am so pleased with it! I'm planning to save the paper for some special LOs for my nieces, but I can't wait to play with the rub-ons and mini-monograms. Great value, excellent quality, and the colors are wonderful!!

If you haven't discovered Jolee's dimensional stickers yet, you're in for a treat. These precious embellishments are wonderful for formal or playful layouts, cards, and other wedding crafts. The "Wedding Planning" set includes invitations, guest list, budget, menu/catering, registry, gifts for the wedding party... in short, all those pesky details brides have to organize as they plan their weddings. The colors work very nicely with a wide range of patterns and color schemes. Just be warned: you could easily get hooked on the whole "I Do" line of dimensional stickers!

I really like the size and font of these letters. They take alteration (paint, distressing, ink) very nicely, or are pretty to use as-is. Another reviewer noted that they don't stick very well; I actually like this, as it means I can peel them off their backing paper and move them around on a LO before I decide where to place them permanently.

I got these for the silver, but am finding more and more uses for the gold and copper markers. They're brush point, which can take a little getting used to. I store them flat in my pen drawer, which really seems to keep them fresh. I love how they ink on dark paper, even on glossy photos, and have even tried them with my stamps. I'm very happy with these and would definitely recommend them.

I got these because the colors were perfect for 2 LOs I wanted to finish. I am pleased with the assortment, and am sure I'll use the rest of them. I agree with another review though: the centers are a bit disappointing. But there are plenty of other ways to put a center on a flower if you're not happy with these. Mainly, for the price I think I got a great value on some very nice, big flowers! Lots of sizes in here, so layering is fun and easy, and there's a nice mix of solids, dots, and shaded flowers. Lots to play with!

This can be a little bit tricky to use; however, once you do, it's magic! I use a lot of vellum in my layouts, for journaling and as accents, and am very pleased with this product. I would recommend doing a few tests before you use it on a layout, however; my first uses were a bit messy.

I ordered these because they're the designated refills for an album I'm working on. I couldn't be happier with them. They're high quality - strong plastic, easy to load, and clear without being too reflective. I'm very pleased with them.

I got these to add journaling text on a few pages in my wedding album, and I'm already hooked! I love the colors and patterns, which coordinate with (but don't duplicate) the mat stack in K&Company's wedding line. The size could be a bit large for some LOs, but the pre-drilled holes in the center top make it easy to anchor the tags with ribbon or fiber for pull-out hidden journaling. The weight/texture of the paper also makes it easy to write with any pen you'd like to use.

I bought this to use on my wedding album - the green and ivory are perfect with our wedding color. I like the purple accents as well. The variety of textures and looks gives me so many options!

This pack of fibers (ribbons, laces, and rickrack) is fun to work with. I enjoy the variety of sizes, looks, and colors. I can't wait to find ways to use them all!

I have to confess, I rarely buy paper by the sheet. I usually get stacks - they're cheaper per page, and I can usually use most of the paper in a stack (if not, that's what the stash is for, right?) But I saw this when I was looking for a classic-patterned black-and-white paper, and fell in love. It's even nicer in person. I'm not a big fan of the current trend for bohemian/distressed pps; I prefer cleaner styles. This is just so classic and elegant. Think 1920s Art Deco, though you could use it for a lot more. I'm using it to accent some wedding LOs which I'll share once they're done. Love it!

I love Queen and Co's embellishments, so had high expectations. These brads are great! I love the colors, the cute patterns, and the super-sharp backs (be careful!) - very easy to apply.

These colors are a little brighter than I expected. They work well for summery layouts - or many others - but are a bit too bright for the wedding pages for which I was hoping to use them. Still, wonderful texture, great colors, just what you'd expect from Bazzill.

I adore Anna Griffin products, and these rub-ons are no exception. Although the colors and patterns might have been designed to coordinate with the Grace collection, I'm mixing them in with the Charlotte pastels for my wedding album. The sentiments are wonderful - mostly about family and memories, and less wedding-specific than the Charlotte and Nina rub-ons. These would work well for a family album or even a baby album.

These rub-ons make wonderful accents for wedding layouts. They coordinate perfectly with Anna Griffin's Charlotte Collection, or work very nicely with other designers (especially K and Co's wedding collection.) I'm having a great deal of fun using them!

The warm colors of this paper work outstandingly well for wedding layouts or for heritage projects. Coordinates perfectly with other items in Anna Griffin's Charlotte Collection.

I really like this embellishment as a title page. Also available (though not on this site) is a matching blank set of flag/banners, which comes with a rub-on alphabet so you can customize your last name. The colors and patterns are a perfect match to the Charlotte Collection's soft pastels and rich florals.

Like all of DCWV's stacks, the paper in this is nice and heavy. The colors and patterns are fun to work with, and many also fit in well with the "Once Upon a Time" stack - if you're looking for more ways to use that fun product, try combining with this.

The heavy weight of this paper makes it easy to work with, but the best thing about it is the beautiful design on each page. Range of colors is very helpful, from very feminine pinks to a rich navy and silver, with lots of metallic tones and neutral greens and grays. Mix it up with some vellums and have fun!

I bought this stack because it's the perfect backdrop for the castle-like setting of our wedding. I'm not thrilled with some of the papers - as one poster noted, I don't find much use for the wizard, fairy, and mermaid themes, but am setting them aside for possible Halloween LOs in future - but the tapestry and title pages are wonderful. Be careful when you turn pages: the glitter adhesive can stick from page to page, leaving you with heartbreaking rips on your beautiful paper.

I love these for children's layouts. The bright primary colors are perfect, the adhesive makes them really easy to use with punches for homemade embellishments, and the exact 12" length works great for borders and color blocking.

I have several sheets of clear stamps and decided this would be a better way of organizing them than the clear shoebox-sized container I had them in before. I confess, I'm a little disappointed with the folders in this storage system. I would have liked them to open fully, maybe with a zipper down the long sides, so I can access one stamp at the bottom of the folder without taking all of the others out first. The clear folders make it easy to see my stamps, but they don't make it easy to access or use them.

I asked for this as a birthday gift (some people ask for clothes or jewelry, I ask for scrapping supplies!) My first experiments have been a bit mixed. This came in a bundle pack with the cutter, but no clear instructions. Trial-and-error have taught me more about how to use, but I just stumbled onto the adjustable arm for the cutter - too late to do the super skinny circle I wanted, but that's OK. Warning: Test this out on lots of scrap paper before you try to make a circle you'll use on a LO! It took me lots of torn circles before I got clean results. Still, I want a glass cutting board - and maybe the othe circle templates; this one is quite limited in sizing.

I absolutely love the Jolee's "I Do" collection. These dimensional stickers are wonderful for both formal and playful layouts, cards, and other wedding crafts. Color for the ring bearer stickers is white; the different fabric textures make them look grey here. Just be warned: you could very easily get hooked on the whole line of "I Do" stickers. They're too adorable to refuse!

I was looking for an assortment of flowers and accents in light pastels - pinks and blues, mainly - and thought this would be just perfect. Sadly, the colors in real life are a lot darker than pictured here. Pink is closer to a magenta; what looks yellow here is green in real life; and the felt flowers are super, super bright. I'm sure I'll use these goodies eventually, but I'm a little disappointed by how different it turned out to be in person compared with the photo shown here.

The colors of these papers are pretty, though not exactly what I expected after viewing them online. The reason I don't recommend this stack, though, is that the mats need to be cut before you can use them. It's not a matter of "instantly" matting anything. I generally cut my own mats; I only use mat stacks when I'm pressed for time, and if I have to begin by pre-trimming a white edge from the paper (the size of which is not well defined - also frustrating), the quick project instantly becomes more involved. It's a small detail, but frustrated me with this product - in stark contrast to the DCWV mat stacks, which are exactly pre-cut.