Bakw's Reviews

I purchased two of these albums, this color and a Pecan colored one. Both are beautiful, nice quality and do have D-rings (thanks Tdashby for answering my question so promptly). I will purchase more as needed.

I bought this paper before and wanted to do another LO with it. I guess next time I order I'll have to buy more than one sheet ... maybe a half dozen.

I love the little hearts, the colors and just everything about this paper. Goes so nicely with LOs I do of my granddaughters.

I have arthritis in my hands and these punches are easy for me to use. Even though I read the description, an inch seemed bigger when I held my fingers apart. Now I want the bigger ones too.

My criteria for alpha stickers is that they have both capital and small case letters and has enough small case a’s to spell my name. I have several colors and will buy more as needed since I’m a sweet grandma and buy for my granddaughters who occasionally scrap with me.

Although I've purchases tons of alpha stickers, I wanted something I could stamp on the back of cards and gifts I've made. These letters are perfect especially since I can spell my full name with one pass (I have 3 a's in my first name and another in my middle name.)

Exactly what I was looking for.

I love these punches. I hope to add more of them to my collection soon. The punches are easy to use and I have arthritis in my hands.

This paper is absolutely beautiful. I bought several sheets to make Christmas cards and to do a Christmas LO.

I have six grandchildren all graduating within a few years of one another. I made some beautiful cards with this paper. I especially like that it is white, black and silver with no gold since the school colors are black, silver and blue. I would have given 5 stars, but as the last reviewer said, the sheets are not double-sided unless you consider every backside of plain white double-sided. The paper is very nice quality, heavy, and easy to work with.

This paper is beautiful; it almost shimmers. It's heavy paper and I wish I'd bought more than one sheet (I'm ordering more.). I did a LO of my oldest GD with her prom date. Lovely!

Very nice paper, love the soft colors.

Beautiful shade of blue, wish I'd ordered more. I used it to make a couple of graduation cards for grandchildren. The school colors are this blue, black and silver.

Nice heavy paper, easy to work with. I did a LO of my oldest granddaughter's graduation.

Vert nice heavy cardstock, great colors, fun to work with. Using it mostly for Christmas LOs and Christmas cards.

I love this paper, so, so pretty.

I’ve put off writing this review thinking once I got the hang of it I’d like it better. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Unlike some other reviewers, I didn’t have trouble putting in the first tape or any refill since then. What I do have trouble with is the tape sliding off the roller even when I position it just like in the video or even a little farther in on the guide. I do like that is very strong and very permanent – so strong, in fact, that you better have whatever your gluing down exactly where you want it because you can’t reposition it once it’s down. I am getting better at having the tape break exactly where I want it to.

Pros – Tape lasts a long time, more environmentally conscious because less plastic waste. Cons – tape slides off roller, has the tenacity to ball up or clump, is very unforgiving.

Would I recommend this product to a friend? Yes, but I would let them know the problems I’ve had.

I love this paper even though it's very thin, very light weight and only one sided (hence 4 stars instead of 5). I used it for card making. It's a perfect weight over a heavier cardstock. I even ordered more to make more cards.

Updated review Oct 5, 2916 - I purchased the Prizm on July 9, 2016 and received it a few days later. I was so excited and have used it maybe a dozen times and loved it. Then last week I order a couple more dies. One die - Spellbinders - Shapeabilities Collection - Layered Poinsettia (I have others from this collection that work just fine with the Prizm) I bought to make Christmas cards. I was pretty sure the largest die would be too big for this little machine, but the other should be no problem. The first two pass though with the 3 smaller poinsettia layers worked like a dream and were beautiful. BUT making the 4th flower, there was a terrible grind and suddenly the handle wouldn't turn. I couldn't get it to go either way; I couldn't get the plates with the dies out. After several days of pushing and pulling, I finally got the dies out and thankfully they weren't ruined, but the handle is totally kaput. I thought the other reviewers that said the handle broke almost immediately were unfortunate to get defective machines but now I believe this little machine is not built to hold up.

My review a week or so after received my Prizm - I’ve wanted a die cutting and embossing machine for a while, but hesitated to buy one because the cost. When SB.com offer this little jewel for $29.99, I knew this would be perfect to test and see if I really would use a bigger machine enough to justify the cost (unfortunately, I believe the answer is yes). The Prizm is just so darn cute, doesn’t take up hardly any space, and cuts just beautifully. I’m going to have to work a bit more on the embossing before I’m totally happy with the results there. Would I recommend this little jewel, oh my yes!

Just this last month I've gotten into card making so I would have another way to use my scraps and these dies are beautiful and, I think, will add so much to cards.

I highly recommend this paper pack if you are looking for a something nontraditional. No red/green paper here. The browns, beiges, gray/blues are beautiful. I used it to make some beautiful Christmas cards.