Some scraproom answers, a video and a giveaway. :)

Gonna try to make this post quick – I think my allergies are turning into a cold.  Crud.

I have some scraproom answers, a video and a giveaway. 🙂

Thanks for all the nice comments about my scraproom.  I do love it down there.  And I am so thankful the kids like to be down there as much as me.  A few answers to questions:

  • I got the buttons on the wall from Pottery Barn when they went on super clearance.  I bet you can find them on ebay.  The scissors are from Hobby Lobby.
  • My room isn’t always that clean. 🙂  I get a lot of shipments of products (this is my job) so it is hard to keep up with putting things away.  But I really try.  The kids are very helpful.
  • The little white drawers from Ikea – yes, they don’t have labels.  I move things around so much that I decided not to put any labels on them.  But I remember where everything is – it is that engineer mind of mine.  🙂
  • Those little white drawers were first sanded, then primed, then painted with semi-gloss white trim paint.
  • I haven’t measured the room, but Ken guesses it is 15′ x 25′.
  • The punches hang on the pegboard with little metal shelves and hooks.  You can get all kinds of different ones at Home Depot for super cheap. 
  • I do have a lot of stamps, but keep in mind that I work for Hero Arts, so I have all of their stamps. I could never have paid for them all! 🙂  (And this is another reason I give a lot away – I like to pay it forward.)

Now it’s time for a video!  I am leading the fourth week of Stamp Camp over on 2peas.  Click HERE for information and close-ups and HERE for a thread about the camp.  And if you play along, you could win a great prize!  Here is the video and projects…

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(c) twopeasinabucket.com

Now… a giveaway!  Fiskars is so generous… and they sent me two of a stamp set.  So… one could be yours.  Just leave a comment on this post by 11:59pmEDT on Thursday telling me what your first stamp you got was (if you remember!).  I will then pick a winner of this great Heidi Grace set…

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BTW… my first stamp was a Hero Arts flower.  Funny, huh?  I remember when I first started scrapbooking, I told my brother and Ken that I would NEVER buy stamps… “why would anyone want to buy a stamp when you could print clip art for free?”  Boy, did I eat my words, huh?  Now I can’t imagine creating without a stamp.  Hee…

OK… have a great night!


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469 thoughts on “Some scraproom answers, a video and a giveaway. :)”

  1. Linda Roberts says:

    The first stamp I bought was an inital stamp with a beautiful gold metal handle. I’ve always loved that simple stamp!

  2. Lisa says:

    Alphabet set from Stampin Up party. Little did I know that would be the first of many, many, many stamp purchases.

  3. Sandy Hill says:

    My first stamp was a gingerbread stamp set by SU. I bought it on Ebay. That was seven years ago.

  4. Caroline says:

    My first stamps were made from potatoes, over 40 years ago.

  5. DANIELLE says:

    My first stamp i got was a foam letter kit ,i think i used it only twice,i went crazy on wood stamps .

  6. sesil in chicago says:

    oh my my first stamp…I can not remember..crafting for 10 years..Maybe a stampn’ up set.

  7. demodebi says:

    Awww, my first stamp was a hugh foam santa for my twins when they were small to use at Christmas…still have it…then I also went on to collect computer graphics but now in the past few months have discovered a love for stamping of scrapbooking and cards!!!….love looking at your blog..,and the first stamps for myself I bought off of ebay were hero stamps and they remain my favorite!

  8. Grace says:

    If I remember correctly, the first stamp I bought was “Snow Tag Art” set from Stampendous! (bought it at Michael’s).

  9. Linda says:

    My first stamp was a small butterfly. I don’t remember where I got it, but now I have many, many more stamps. Some of them are not even used! I’ll bet most stampers can say that.

  10. Kathy says:

    I “think” that my first stamp was one that my mother bought for me. It’s one of the flower fairy stamps.

  11. Lynne says:

    I don’t know for sure, but I think it was a large text stamp that I thought would be good for backgrounds on scrapbook pages because I was NEVER going to be a stamper or even make cards. LOL!!! So much for that idea! 😉

  12. barbara says:

    My first stamp was a foam train that I planned to use to decorate my sons room….we wont go there

  13. Karen says:

    Karen D My first stamp was a violet only had the one and learned how to use it 100 different ways still have it but certainly have added many more since then take care and thanks for the chance to win

  14. sophie says:

    My first stamp was when I was fourteen, some 10 over years back when stamps first became really popular. Did not have the money to buy anything expensive, so I bought a little round stamp with two flowers on it…It doesn’t even have a brand on it…

  15. Rhonda P says:

    I think my very first stamp was a small alphabet set. Still gets a lot of use!

  16. Teresa Wang says:

    I think my first stamp set was a Christmas set from Personal Stamp Exchange. I used to make Christmas cards only.

  17. Welsh Kiwi says:

    The first stamp that I bought was a tiny Hero Arts flower one. It was amazing how many ways I could use that one stamp!… But one quickly grew and became one hundred plus, plus, plus!

  18. Denise says:

    My first stamp was a Hello Kitty stamp set from back in the 80’s. LONG time ago!

  19. Sandie Luck says:

    Back in 1991 I found a quaint little stamp store (so very little stamping supplies available back then!) in Tennessee. It was a floral/basket designed stamp. No company name on the stamp. It was used with black ink a few times before I laid it aside only to resurrect it in 2004 when I began to papercraft in earnest!
    Thank you for offering the opportunity to win more stamps!!
    Best wishes….~Sandie

  20. Shereen says:

    I went to a Stampin’ Up party years ago, don’t remember the name of the set, but it had an apple, crayon, ruler, and scissors. Still have it.

  21. Linda C. says:

    My first stamp was a group of leaves. I still have it.

  22. September says:

    I believe my first stamp was of a wedding dress. It’s a very beautiful dress on a hanger and I used it to embellish a wedding album that I made. I loved it and still do!

  23. Jennifer Engle says:

    My first stamps were from a store in Santa Barbara called….. Stampa Barbara. I think I got grass and some bugs and animals. That was back in ’91 when I was in college. CRAZY!

  24. Becky Rico says:

    Oh my! I have no idea what my first stamp might have been but it had to have at least 20 years ago. (faint)

  25. Yvonne says:

    My first stamp was a bear stamp from hero arts. That was ages ago when I was still a teenager and into embossed cards. 🙂

  26. Ululani says:

    My first stamp was from DOTS (Dozen of Terrific Stamps). It was 3 dancing snowmen. I used it on my first attempt at doing Christmas cards. 14 years later, I still have that stamp, and hundreds more.

  27. MARILYN NIMMO says:

    My first stamps were a set that Michaels had on sale the day after Thanksgiving.

  28. Meredith says:

    My first stamps (I bought 2 at the same time) came from Hampton Art Stamps I believe. A solid heart, and a “hand stamped by” stamp. I worked at a local craft store at the time and they decided to get into rubber stamping. I was hooked. They gave a co-worker and I the responsibility of ordering new stamps in….that was such a tough job! We would look at the catalog for hours and pick out what we liked of course! Needless to say my stamp collection grew quickly!

  29. Gretchyn says:

    My first stamps were a gift from my aunt in 1979 or maybe 1980?? There were 2 stamps — a “From the library of” stamp and a unicorn stamp with an office dye ink pad in purple. And yes, I still have them both!

  30. phug says:

    My first stamp was a stamp that said Please write and I got it at our local small town stantionary store when I was a teenager and my friend and I used it to make personal stationary kits to give for Christmas presents…wow..I was resourceful and creative even in my teens!
    BTW..love your scraproom!!
    Cheers, Paula from Vacnouver

  31. I’m guessing it was probably some ABC stamps….probably still in the box…lol.

  32. HeathreP says:

    My first stamp (in 2001, I believe) was a snowflake by Hero Arts, closely followed by a topiary Hero Arts stamp. They are still one of my very favorite companies! It’s fun to try to remember such things…

  33. sasha farina says:

    My first stamp was a rose, delicate rose.. no brand? is that even possible? LOL…

  34. Dien says:

    My first real stamp was a little bear with a big christmasball in its hands. I don’t now which brand is was. It has something from forever friends over it. Very cute.

  35. Szilvi says:

    It was a totally non-branded stamp made for kids. A wolf paw was on it. But I still have it in my scraps-box. 🙂

  36. K@ren says:

    It was an office stamp “Paid”. I loved to pay bills so I could use it!!! My love for stamps have expanded dramatically:) I’m Karen and I’m a stamp whore

  37. sena says:

    My first stamp would be an apple stamp. Just a cute small apple stamp.

  38. Wendy Swenne says:

    Great video! When I get time to scrap, I am gonna try this one.

    The first stamps I got were abc stamps. So I could make a text on a card or layout.

  39. My first stamp was from the crappy $2 shop. I have learnt my lesson that you gotta spend money to get a beautiful stamp

  40. Su Randall says:

    I am new to scrapbooking (less than 2 years) and I love 2 peas in a bucket, it is my favorite site. I found pics of your scrapbook room and WOW I fell in love with it. I had to know more. I found your blog and wanted to post my first comment. I bought 3 stamp sets from Close to My Heart and have been hooked on stamps ever since. I too thought I would never buy a stamp. What wonderful people scrapbookers are.

  41. Tina in Springboro says:

    My first stamp was a wood mounted smiley face that I used when training. Everyone loved it. hmmmmmm – wonder where it went!! THanks for the give a ways. I would love to get my hands on such a wonderful set!!!

  42. Diane says:

    My first stamp was a teddy bear from Stampin’ Up. I remember WAY back–when all of my stamps fit into one little box! Love these snowflakes!

  43. heather says:

    I bought my 1st (2nd, 3rd…..) stamp two weeks ago. It is a mouse with a rather large tummy lying in a half empty bun (cupcake) case with a candle and crumbs on the ground beside it. It’s by Dimension Fourth Ltd. I’m new to card making and recently discovered your website. It’s brilliant and packed so full of great ideas to try out. Thanks for everything.

  44. Michelle says:

    My first stamp was a flower too! Not sure if it was Hero Arts or not.

  45. Jazzy says:

    My first stamp was a Christmas stamp given to me as a gift by my sister.

  46. Mindy says:

    Hope you’re feeling better!

    I used to have a bunch of rainbown and unicorn stamps when I was a kid but I think my first scrapbooking stamp was some baby footprints.

  47. Candy says:

    My first stamps was a set of six 1/2 inch flowers, butterflies, etc. from Walmart years and years ago!

  48. Beth says:

    My first stamp was a wood mounted rubber stamp that said imagine. I still use it to this day!
    Thanks for sharing your room. I’m going to use some of your ideas as I get ready to finish my basement and use half as a scrap room.

  49. Brooke P says:

    Thanks for the scraproom posts – love seeing your space! My first stamp was from my aunt. We were shopping together once and there were all these personalized stamps, so she bought me one with my name on it. I used to love that stamp as a kid, now I never use it (but I still have it).

  50. {vicki} says:

    my first stamp set was alphabets—still love them!!!!!!!

    {vicki}

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