Flourish Stamps

I'd like to give stamping a try and I'm interested in purchasing some clear stamps with various flourish and doodle designs. Which ones do you recommend for the beginner stamper?

I have these and they are wonderful. Very easy to work with.

I agree, I have one of the Autumn Leaves and love them!

Love the Autumn Leaves !

I LOVE my Autumn Leaves flourish stamps (the first one on the list below) and would love to add all of the others. I use them OFTEN! They have held up very well and are so flexible (as far as the ways in which you can combine and use them together). Good luck choosing.

No question... Autumn Leaves !

My first set was Autumn Leaves too and I just used a CD case to stick them on to save money.

I agree. I use these every chance I get. Love, love, love them!

Close To My Heart has some great flourish stamps also. You can go to a website and just search under Shop Online by "flourish" and will show you some sets.

PJ

I love my close to my heart flourishes, but for the beginning stamper, I have to say Autumn Leaves because they are quite a bit cheaper than the close to my heart. I think Walmart has them the cheapest. Also, the close to my heart ones have to be ordered. (don't know about you, but I'm an "instant gratification" kinda person!)

Another vote for Autumn Leaves . My fave AL flourish stamps are the elegant flourishes--they are so pretty!

Thanks ladies!

Ditto on Autumn Leaves !

Do take a white eraser and rub over the images before you use them though. AL brand (and some others) tends to have the ink bead up on them when you first use them otherwise.

In addition to what was listed above, here are more that I like.

Stampin' Up! has some really cute flourish stamp sets. A couple are called Doodle This and Baroque Motifs. Let me know if you have any questions regarding these.

I like the flourishes from Basic Grey myself. I also have the Fancy Pants , and Autumn Leaves . I like the detail in the Basic Grey though.

I ended up getting these at Walmart on clearance for $7!

I love Inque Boutique they are inexpensive ($11.75 for 17 stamps) and if you are just starting you don't want to spend a lot of money until you know if you like it. They also have some great swirls in matching chipboard.
Here are some samples:

http://auctions.webstore.com/Inque-Boutique-Clear-Stamp-Sets-Monarch,name,37350,auction_id,auction_details

http://auctions.webstore.com/Inque-Boutique-Clear-Stamp-Sets-Lots-O-Dots-,name,37346,auction_id,auction_details

http://auctions.webstore.com/Inque-Boutique-Mini-Stamp-Sets-Boho-Frames,name,37355,auction_id,auction_details
This one is only $3.15 can't beat that.

http://auctions.webstore.com/Inque-Boutique-Mini-Stamp-Sets-Cabana,name,37358,auction_id,auction_details

I ordered a bunch of these because I never used unmounted before and I am very happy with them.
Good luck in your search.
Lynn

The flourishes set by gel-a-tins was the first set I used, love them and still use them a ton!!

I have some Fancy Pants flourishes, Autumn Leaves Flourishes and Technique Tuesday flourishes. I also have some flourishes from Stampin' Up.

As for stamps I have a few brands I stick to. I love Inque Boutique, Queen Kat Design, Autumn Leaves , and Hero Arts. They are all excellent quality stamps. I didn't like Basic Grey or the Studio G stamps. They just don't have as crisp of images and tend to tear on me too often. If you are looking at flourishes, I really like the Autumn Leaves flourish stamps!

Love my Autumn Leaves clear stamps--flourishes and others.

I've never used stamps, either, and am also interested in the flourish stamps. (I want to do a LO on my daughter's naturally curly hair. ) I really like the look of Sandylion Swirls. Anyway, what about the acrylic blocks? Where is the best place to get them? How do you know what size(s) to get? Are they expensive?

Thanks!
Rebecca

I have quite a few different brands of stamps (everything from Stampin Up, Close to my Heart, Autumn Leaves , some from HL, some from WM and even some from the Dollar Store)...however, I only have one set of flourishes and they are Autumn Leaves . I think they are beautiful and they are easy to use!