Mrs. Bean's Reviews

I like this colour for "lagoons," water, or even for creating sky backgrounds on cards. But is a nice shade of blue for almost any reason. The mini sizes of ink are convenient to have on hand if you pack up your card making or scrapbooking items and craft with others.

If you like making sunburst-style cards or adding them to layouts, this is a good stencil to choose. However, since the rays on this one are thin, you need to be careful about how you apply ink, paint, or other media. I find it's best to apply it in the direction of the rays, rather than across them to get a clean application and to avoid damaging the stencil.

The magazine edition I got has some really nice and creative craft project ideas, one in particular of which I can't wait to try something similar. If you get a creative block once in a while, like I do, this type of magazine might just help you get back your creative mojo. It also highlights different products available that you may not have been familiar with prior. I very much enjoyed receiving my edition.

I love that this is a plaid embossing folder. It can be used for masculine or feminine cards or texture for a layout. I found it to be a little thicker than many embossing folders, but it embosses very well.

I like this glue. It holds well, but the main caution I have is that it comes out of the bottle a little too fast and you can end up with too much glue where you want less of it. So don't squeeze it very hard. It takes a bit of getting used to to get the right pressure for the right amount of glue.

This tool ended up being larger than I was expecting, but I'm not complaining. I bought it to use with stencils and texture pastes or gels. It will do the trick perfectly and is inexpensive.

I enjoyed using this die and stamp combination, and it comes with a nice plastic storage case for the two to be stored together. You do have to fussy cut the stamps and estimate the top of the heads in order to add the hair, and you also need to add cardstock behind the hair to fill in the gaps. I wish the coordinating dies had all of the glasses, but I managed to stamp and fussy cut what I wanted. There is only one die, for the round glasses. There are a lot of possibilities for this set.

I really like these applicators and the Scrapbook.com inking tool used with them. I prefer it over the square inking tools. It these have stirred up in me a desire to do more inking again. However, it seems that the black bases on the applicator can sometimes tear apart from the white foam. Perhaps I pushed too hard when using one of them?

This product creates pretty golden pearls that add a classy appearance to your elegant projects.

This product creates pretty ruby red coloured pearls and adds a colourful, romantic touch to any layout.

Distress Stickles are chunkier than regular Stickles. This colour adds just the right distressing to a flowery or femine page.

This is an attractive, feminine shade of pinkish-purple. It looks great on flowers, stamps, and feminine layouts.

This die adds just the right touch of a celebratory accent to a card or layout. Streamers are a fun way to say "congratulations." The dies cut well and are a good size. My first use of this die was for a card I made for a grade 8 graduation party.

I like this die set a lot for use with sentiments. It cuts well and includes a variety of sizes. I recently realized that these can also be used for interactive card, as sliders.

This is a nice colour of ink (Canadian spelling there), and it applies nicely. It's easy to use.

This product can be used in a Dove blender pen, but I also use it with coloured pencils for blending the colours together. This is my favourite method of colouring stamps.

This die reminds me of something you'd find on a farm. I like to do Fall layouts and cards and this is one of two windmill dies that I have. It's a great size (there is also a larger one), and it cuts well. It's easy to use for scene building.

This die is a super cute set and cuts beautifully. I actually paired some elements from this die set with another die set that is a coffee shop and the interchange of elements looked great. It's so versatile. I love this one!

This die set is such a fun one, and the sale price is excellent. You can do so much with this set! I couldn't be happier with it. It can be used for masculine or feminine projects, baby or child projects, outdoor themes, and many other uses.

I had been looking for a reasonably priced wave die. This set is really nice because it includes two dies, offering more versatility. I am very happy with this product and its price. Great for beach and water-fun scenes.

I love this die. It's excellent for creating various outdoor scenes and cuts very well. Very versatile.

I like this glue very much. It goes on blue and then dies clear. While it is blue, you can reposition it.

I didn't have a nice yellow ink...until I found this one, of course. Distress Inks are always a great choice for blending and playing with. This colour is a good one for citrus/lemon type themes and for colouring sunshine, amongst other things. Just the colour I was looking for!

These sentiment dies are great! I like making cards that can be used for a good variety of occasions. I often make cards and don't know who I'll give them to or why, and these sentiments offer that versatility I was looking for. They are a perfect size and cut really well. I'm very happy with this purchase.

This package comes with two embossing folders and they make deep, beautiful embossing images. They're very versatile and have a tropical feel. Love them! And they were well priced, particular for a two-pack.

This small shadowed die sentiment is perfect for making pretty anniversary cards. You can add the shadow or leave it without it. I absolutely love it. And it was reasonably priced and just what I was looking for!

This stencil is great. It allows for darker and lighter shades of colour in order to add some dimension to the image. I just used Distress Inks to colour it, and it took very little time to create gorgeous cards. It can be used on layouts and other projects as well. It's also very reasonably priced!

This die quickly became one of my favourites. Rosie is adorable and really fun to put together. This product comes with some paper and a large magnet that can be used to store the die pieces, so that the small pieces don't get lost.

This little elephant die is super cute, easy to cut, fun to use, and can be used facing forward or walking sideways. You can also use just its head, if you like. He comes with the hearts and water sprays, for versatility. Good value for the price.

This colour is bright, bold, vibrant, and commands attention. It is a fun colour choice for a child's layout, for adding pops of colour to leaves, or just for a shot of boldness.

This colour has more white in it than some of its comperable counterparts. It has a classy, winter look to it and would look great on winter layouts and heritage pages. This shade is suitable for layouts in any colour and just about any style.

This shade of green is a soft colour with a touch of elegance. It looks great as edging on leaves, stems, and other greenery in a layout.

I love this fun, tropical coloured choice for Stickles. It's great for sunsets, vacation, summer, or picnic layouts, among other things.

Stickles are one of my favourite scrap items. I love glitter on a layout, and the fine tip allows me to easily direct the Stickles in circular shapes, curves or straight lines. However you use them, they look great. This colour is particularly nice.