Best, most affordable quality non digital stamps?

I would like to know what you all prefer to use for stamps? Brand? Rubber or Acrylic? Please help a girl out. Any leads to specific stamping sites would be much appreciated as well, Thank you!

I use Stampin' Up stamps. I like the quality. They recently came out with photopolymer stamps too!

I don't limit myself to one brand,,,,,,,there are WAY too many pretty stamps out there

I do have favorites,,,,,but they aren't the cheapest,,,,,,,I love Justrite stamps, for instance, which can be pricy.

I also buy stamps at Michaels and Joanns when they are on sale,,,,,,,,,buy one get one free,,,,or I use a coupon.

I have also bought sets on EBAY for cheap,,,,,,who cares if they're used as long as the whole set is there???

I've gotten fab deals on good quality stamps for cheap on EBAY.

I also love FLONZ stamps,,,,,,,,the quality is amazing,,,,,,,and the prices is ridiclous cheap. They come from NZ so they take a bit of time,,,,,but the price is right and the quality is excellent.

There are pros and cons with each. You get a crisper image with rubber but they take up more space and are more expensive. Acrylic stamps are cheaper, easier to store and you can see exactly where you're stamping, but they can tear, stick permanently to the backing paper, and I've even had some melt.

I don't get hung up on brands. I'm more concerned about the stamp itself - I only buy them if I love them. If you like cutesy images, check out Whiff of Joy.

The only stamps I would steer away from is those free clear stamps that come with magazines. Don't get tempted by them - I haven't had one that wasn't rubbish, all soft and squishy, and one melted into sticky goo.

Free stamps with magazines??????

:shock:

I haven't seen any of those,,,,,,,,

Oh we get those in the UK. Little packages stuck to the front of magazines containing "free" stickers, stamps, chipboard shapes etc. They're just carrots dangled to get people to buy the mag at the crazy prices they (have to) charge. I've learned that they're often rotten carrots.

well I was going to say that y'all have all the good stuff over there,,,,,,,,,


Christmas pudding, the good cookies (biscuits), and now free stamps,,,,,

but it doesn't sound like they're GOOD or FREE.

You've got it in one!

I can only give advice about rubber vs acrylic. There are WAY too many brands of stamps and it's like paper brands. Everyone has their particulars!
I prefer rubber stamps and especially now that most brands are going to cling mount. And if they aren't, you can make them cling mount. It's pretty easy, I used to do it all the time with Stampin' Up stamps before they went to clear mount.
I don't prefer acrylic for all the reasons Rosey mentioned plus I just don't feel they stamp as crisp as rubber does.
Whatever you decide, get stamps you really love and it won't matter!
A couple of my favorites are Hero Arts, Stampin' Up!, and The Greeting Farm. Although the Greeting Farm is pretty specific and I would recommend coloring them in with copics or whatnot.

I love The Greeting Farm as well. I have colored them but also left them uncolored too!!

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These were all for a note card set so I needed them all to match so I didn't color them. I think they turned out cute!

I love a lot of stamp companies but this season has been all about Lawn Fawn for me! I think their images are so fun and trendy! Their stamps are good quality photopolymer made in the USA!

Oh oh, one of my all time favs. Octopode Factory! Really edgy fun stamps.

I prefer rubber stamps because you get a nice, crisp image every time. However, there are plenty of excellent quality acrylic stamps out there such as MFT, CTMH, Gina K Designs, Lawn Fawn, Simon Says Stamp, Scrappy Moms, Cardz TV, etc. If you use a really good quality ink, you can get a really nice image from virtually any stamp -- except those really inexpensive ones because the ink just beads up on them.