My Favorite Crafty Things 2017: Stamps

Welcome to My Favorite Crafty Things 2017! It’s here!!!

Over the next several weeks, I will be sharing my favorite crafty products of 2017. Each post will have a different topic with a video. If you haven’t checked out THIS video, please do so – it explains how the series works.

I have lots to share, including big giveaways (see below) and even store discounts:

  • Simon Says Stamp is offering my readers $10 off purchases of $75 or more! Use the code “JENFAVES” through 11:59pm ET on 11/22/17 when shopping HERE. 
    (This code will be updated after the Thanksgiving holidays. Valid on in-stock merchandise only. Not valid on previous purchases and cannot be combined with other offers.)
  • Ellen Hutson is offering 10% off your order! Use the code “JensFaves17” through 12/3/17 when shopping HERE.
    (Valid on in-stock merchandise only. Excludes BCRF Fundraiser set and Mama Elephant releases within the last 90 days. Not valid on previous purchases and cannot be combined with other offers.)
  • For other great sales, be sure to check out my Crafty Sales post HERE.
  • Gina K. Designs is offering a FREE stamp set to my viewers!! Shop HERE.
    (Good for orders over $50 – just add “JENNIFER” into the instruction box at checkout.)

Let’s get started! Today I am focusing on stamps.

[Warning: This video is long. You can instead just check out the stamps below. All products are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails. Affiliate links may be used. To watch the video in HD on YouTube, click HERE.]

If you are interested in any products, click on one of the store icons under the product images. Also, if you are interested in seeing the videos of the projects I have done using particular products, click the heart icon under the product.

Let’s get started…

SENTIMENT STAMPS

The most important element on any card is definitely the sentiment. Therefore it is helpful to have a good stash of greeting stamps on hand. Here are some suggestions…

Hero Arts You Are Loved Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | HA | JNN ]
Clearly Besotted Tiny Type Stamps
[ SSS ]
My Favorite Things More Essential…
[ SSS | ELH | MFT | JNN ]
Avery Elle Sentimental Too Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | AVR ]
Altenew Crafty Friends Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | ALTN | JNN ]
Gina K All About You Stamps
[ SSS | GNK | JNN ]
Create a Smile Just Saying Hello Stamps
[ SSS ]
Hero Arts Thank You Messages Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | HA ]
Honey Bee Blah Blah Blah Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | HNB | JNN ]
Ink Blot Shop Kindness and Thanks Stamps
[ SSS | INK ]
Jane’s Doodles You Got This Stamp
[ SSS | JNS | JNN ]
My Favorite Things Handwritten…
[ SSS | ELH | MFT | JNN ]
Pretty Pink Posh Everyday Greetings…
[ SSS | ELH | SHP | JNN ]
Mama Elephant Scripty Notes Stamps
[ SSS | MML ]
Papertrey Ink Pen and Ink Stamps
[ PPR ]
Lawn Fawn Love Letters Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | LWN ]
Paper Smooches Sympathy Sampler Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | PPR ]
Paper Smooches Kindness Sampler Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | PPR ]
Power Poppy Nice Things To Say Stamps
[ SSS ]
Pink and Main Awesome Family Stamps
[ SSS | PNK | ELH | JNN ]
Pink and Main Awesome Family Stamps
[ PNK ]
Essentials by Ellen Totally Random…
[ ELH | JNN ]
Echo Park Eat Sleep Craft Stamps
[ SSS ]

BACKGROUND STAMPS

Background stamps are perfect for spicing up a card and excellent for techniques. Check out these fun options:

Darkroom Door Elegant Script Stamp
[ SSS | JNN ]
Concord & 9th Plaid Background Stamp
[ SSS | ELH | C&9 | JNN ]
Concord and 9th Triangle Turnabout Stamp
[ SSS | ELH | C&9 | JNN ]
Concord and 9th Sunshine Turnabout Stamp
[ SSS | ELH | C&9 | JNN ]
My Favorite Things Floral Fantasy Stamp
[ SSS | ELH | MFT ]
Simon Says Stamp Center Cut…
[ SSS | JNN ]
Simon Says Stamp Ornate Background Stamp
[ SSS | JNN ]
Simon Says Stamp Flora Background Stamp
[ SSS | JNN ]
Tim Holtz Flurry and Pine Stamps
[ SSS ]
Ink Blot Shop Plaid Background Stamp
[ SSS | INK ]
Brutus Monroe Enchanted Rose Stamp
[ SSS | BMR ]

ENVELOPE STAMPS

We put so much love into our handmade cards. So why not add some fun to our envelopes, too? Here are a few perfect-for-envelope sets…

Gina K Happy Mail Stamps
[ SSS | GNK ]
Gina K Homemade Goodness Stamps
[ SSS | GNK ]
My Favorite Things Love is in the…
[ SSS | ELH | MFT ]
Technique Tuesday It’s a Masterpiece…
[ SSS | ELH | TCH ]
Papertrey Ink Happy Mail Stamps
[ PPR ]

STAMP & DIE COMBOS

Time for a handful of must-have stamp-and-die combos…

Birch Press Love and Miss You Stamps
[ SSS ]
Birch Press Love and Miss You Dies
[ SSS ]
Birch Press Just Because Stamps
[ SSS | JNN ]
Birch Press Just Because Dies
[ SSS ]
CZ Design Hello Combo
[ SSS | JNN ]
Hero Arts Blessings
[ SSS | ELH | HA | JNN ]
Neat and Tangled Medallion Flower…
[ SSS | N&T ]
Neat and Tangled Medallion Flower…
[ SSS | N&T ]
Concord & 9th Dahlia Turnabout Stamp
[ SSS | C&9 | JNN ]
Concord & 9th Dahlia Turnabout Die
[ SSS | C&9 ]
Concord & 9th Dahlia Turnabout Bundle
[ C&9 ]
Concord and 9th Blooms Fill In Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | C&9 | JNN ]
Concord and 9th Blooms Fill In Dies
[ SSS | ELH | C&9 ]
Concord and 9th Blooms Fill In Bundle
[ C&9 ]

LAYERING STAMPS

I just can’t get enough of layering stamps! By stamping images together and/or layered, you can easily get results that look dimensional and realistic. These are good ones to try:

Altenew Build a Rose Combo
[ SSS | ELH | ALTN | JNN ]
Altenew Garden Treasure Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | ALTN | JNN ]
Gina K Lovely Lilies Stamps
[ SSS | GNK | JNN ]
Hero Arts Poppy Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | HA | JNN ]
My Favorite Things Beautiful…
[ SSS | ELH | MFT ]
Right At Home Sunflower Stamps
[ SSS | RGH ]
Winnie and Walter Very Merry Flowers…
[ SSS | WNN ]
Sunny Studio Pretty Pumpkins Stamps
[ SSS | SNN | JNN ]
Wplus9 Rose Builder Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | WPL ]
WPlus9 Hellebore Builder Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | WPL ]

OTHER FUN STAMPS

And finally, here are a few other fun stamps that I think you will like too…

Avery Elle Time To Party Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | AVR | JNN | SSS ]
Mama Elephant Botanical Hello Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | MML | JNN ]
Neat and Tangled Backdrop Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | N&T ]
Pinkfresh Studio Playful Animals 2…
[ SSS | PNK | JNN ]
Poppy Stamps Little Kindness Stamps
[ SSS | PPP ]
Reverse Confetti Hanging Blossoms Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | RVR ]
Simon Says Stamp Kind Flowers Stamps
[ SSS | JNN ]
Studio Katia Teachers Apple Stamps
[ SSS | STD ]
Taylored Expressions Sassy Alpha Stamps
[ SSS | TE ]
My Favorite Things Modern Trees Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | MFT | JNN ]
Waffle Flower Layering Marble Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | WFF | JNN ]
Waffle Flower Pretty Wings Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | WFF ]
WPlus9 Kind Soul Stamps
[ SSS | ELH | WPL | JNN ]
Your Next Stamp Large Ink Splatter…
[ SSS | YRN ]
Your Next Stamp Scratch Pad Stamps
[ SSS | YRN ]
Lil Inker Wreath of Roses Stamps
[ LLN ]
Heffy Doodles Interactively Yours Stamps
[ SSS ]

GIFT GUIDE

This list of Favorite Crafty Things could also make a great gift guide. Feel free to pass along this link or print the page and circle what you are interested in. Don’t forget the discount codes above!

See you soon for more of My Favorite Crafty Things 2017. You can keep up to date on all the topics HERE… and for my lists from 2016, click HERE.

GIVEAWAYS

Throughout this series, I will have LOTS of prizes! Today I have giveaways for TWO lucky winners! You could win one of these prizes:

  • $50 Gift Certificate to Simon Says Stamp (thanks Heidi!)
  • $20 to Altenew (thanks Altenew!)

For your chance to win a giveaway, leave a comment below by 11:59pmEST on 12/15/17 telling me your favorite stamp set from above. (To leave a comment, scroll down to the bottom of this post on my blog and click the green “leave a comment” button. The winner’s name will be randomly selected, emailed and posted on my “Winners page” after the giveaway closes. International folks are eligible, too!)

See you soon!

[Please note that I purchased many of the products in this post personally, but not all. Regardless, the decision to include them in this list was my own. I truly like these products and companies. For more info, visit HERE. If you have questions, please email me.]


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937 thoughts on “My Favorite Crafty Things 2017: Stamps”

  1. Diane Bokar says:

    As always thank you Jennifer for pulling all of this together! So many beautiful sets that I never would have found on my own!

  2. Beatrice Lawson says:

    Wow! What a great selection. Lots to love but my absolute fave is the Gina K All About You. Gorgeous font and sentiments.

  3. Beth B. says:

    Dear Santa, I have a very long list this year (thanks to Jennifer) and please be prepared to receive updates as future Favorite Things videos are posted. I know it’s your busy time so rather than making the elves work on anything, why not just swing by the Concord and 9th factory and pick me up some of those turnabout stamps?

  4. Arianna Barbara says:

    My favorite is the Waffle Flower Layering Marble stamp set!!! Very cool!!!

  5. Shawn Wenrich says:

    Altenew Garden Treasure but there are honestly so many great Stamps that you’ve included. I’m so thrilled that you’re again doing this series, thank you!!!

  6. Marie-Louise says:

    My favorite is definitely the Concord & 9th Dahlia turnabout stamp set. Too bad I can’t get it in Germany. There are two of the turnabout stamp sets available here, but they are very pricey.

  7. Mehvish Khan says:

    I have several of these. I love the Sunny Studios Pretty Pumpkin – so much fun! Thanks for doing these videos 🙂

  8. Nives K says:

    Thank You for sharing. If I must pick one I would say: Flora background stamp by SSS.

  9. Michelle S says:

    I look forward every year for your “my favorite things”. My favorite stamp set is the Concord & 9th Blooms stamp set. Thanks again

  10. Benthe Nygaard says:

    I look forward to these videos mostly because it’s a jungle out there and so many products is released every month. So thank you for guiding us a little Jennifer.
    I had not seen Lil Inker Wreath of Roses but as of now it’s on my wish list!

  11. Toni C says:

    Ahhh, s hard to choose, I don’t know how you do it, given how many stamp sets you must see and use in a year! But the SSS Ornate Background made me gasp when I first saw it back when it was released and I still love it, its beautiful.

  12. Ruth Bonser says:

    i love the look of that altenew rose stamp!!

  13. Emma Finlay says:

    I like the layering stamps, particularly the Hero Arts poppies

  14. Colleen H says:

    Wow only 1 favorite, that is hard. But I will pick the Darkroom Door background Elegant Script I fell in love with that one on your video you did, it would make so many awesome cards. Can not wait to see the next one, I love watching your favorites videos. Sometimes I already have the ones you pick, lucky me.

  15. Cindy says:

    You are amazing for putting this series together for us crafters! Love your videos, you are so very talented! I have the plaid background stamp and just love it! I also love the triangle turn about stamp, I have got to try that one out! Thanks again!

  16. F. Andre says:

    There’s just so much to love here. My favourite is Altenew’s Crafty Friends set.

  17. Barbmac says:

    Altenew Build A Flower ROSE 🌹 is my favorite from this list! I can’t get enough of Altenew’s layering stamps! Their Florals are all absolutely amazing!
    Thanks for sharing your favorites with us again this year!

  18. SusanME says:

    Just one? Probably the Concord & 9th Blooms Fill In. But boy, it depends on what I’m doing and my mood :). Thank you so much for all the time and energy you put into all of your videos, but especially these favorites ones. I really appreciate it.

  19. Deepa Lakshman says:

    After seeing you use this, I live the Concord & 9th Blooms Fill in Stamp and I also love the Altenew Rose builder stamp set. It is tough to choose one from all the selections you have given us.

  20. Naama E says:

    Thanks so much for doing another Favorite Crafty Things series – it’s so helpful having all these products in one video (well, video series 😉). There’s no way I could choose only one of these beauties, there are so many amazingly wonderful designs! I’ve had the three SSS background stamps you shared on my wish list forever, I think the main reason I didn’t get one of them yet is that I couldn’t decide with which to start! XD That said, I guess the fact that I got the Hero Arts ‘You are Loved’ set almost immediately after it cam out does say something 😉

  21. Becky H-Leas says:

    TY Jennifer for doing this series again this year. I have used past years videos as a resource to find something new to get my “paper-jo” flowing again. Recently I purchased the Blooms Fill In bundle; my most recent favorite.

  22. Danni M says:

    I love the Concord & 9th Blooms Fill In! I cannot wait to eventually add that to my growing collection – it is simply too beautiful to not have!

  23. Lillian K says:

    The Pinkfresh Studio Playful Animal Friends set looks interesting! I have a thing for solid images at the moment 😀

  24. Linda says:

    Jennifer thank you for inspiring me to take up craft again. Love your work.
    Cz Design Hello Combo, has got to be one of the cleverest stamp sets I have seen in awhile….love it.

  25. Wow! Fantastic…thanks so much.

  26. Oops…forgot to mention my favourite stamp set…WPlus9 Hellebore set. Cheers.

  27. all of the stamps are wonderful but” Hero Arts You Are Loved Stamps” I think this is a beautiful stamp set to have. I love watching you on youtube I always learn something new. Happy Thanksgiving to and your family please stay safe.

  28. Sarah JS says:

    Easily my favourite is the Concord and 9th Dahlia turnabout stamp and die. Just amazing. Great list, with some of my favourites from this year also. Thanks so much for doing this series again, I really value your expertise as you get to play (work) with a lot more supplies than most of us.

  29. Maxine M says:

    Pick a favorite? I have a list but my 2 bestest favs are Honey Bee, Blah,Blah,Blah and Right at Home Sunflower stamp. My daughter loves sunflowers so this is a definite buy. Thanks for taking the huge amount of time to put these lists together.

  30. Mary A says:

    Thank you for your wonderful series! How can a stamper pick just ONE stamp set? I do like the Altenew Crafty Friends.

  31. Melissa B. says:

    Ahhh, Jennifer, you’ve given me no small task to pick a favorite. *grabs dart and blindfold* Just kidding (sorta)! My favorite is C&9th’s Blooms Fill In Bundle. Thanks for doing this for us each year, I know it’s a lot of work for you!

  32. Nesya says:

    Thank you for putting this blog together! Lots of great information.

  33. Ann says:

    I love poppies and the hero arts poppy stamp set is one of the best.

  34. Mzmelly says:

    Loving The Concord and 9th Blooms fill in and plaid. Thanks for Sharing again this year😀

  35. Lulyg says:

    I LOVE LOVE the Concord and Ninth Plaid stamp!!

  36. Deb Cavallaro says:

    Your videos are great and I always learn from them!
    My fave stamp is the Mama Elephant Botanical Hello
    Thank You for the chance to win!

  37. Janine A. says:

    Great videos- so much information! thanks for all you do.

  38. My favorite set featured is the Crafty Friends sentiment set from Altenew.

  39. Stacey Lidbury says:

    After seeing this I must get the handwritten happiness set. I really need a good birthday set. This one is beautiful!

  40. Diana Doring says:

    I absolutely love the Concord & 9th Plaid background stamp and the Tim Holtz Flurry and Pine background stamps. I don’t have many background stamps and I can imagine a lot of things I can do with these stamps.
    Thanks for all you do.

  41. MARY Ossi says:

    I think the Hero Arts you are loved is my favorite out of them all! The world needs more messages like that

  42. Judy Stowell says:

    It’s SO hard to pick just one! But the Honey Bee Blah Blah Blah really made me smile. Thanks Jennifer for doing this!!!!!!

  43. Linda Hanson says:

    I absolutely love the Concord & 9th Dahlia combo, can’t wait to get it.

  44. Mari A says:

    My favorite is the kind flowers of Simon Says Stamp. I love every bit of it. Has the sentiment and a background. It can be use in anyway and should be use everyday to spread Kindness in the world.

  45. diana says:

    Thanks for doing these videos!!
    I’ve been looking for a background script stamp and the Darkroom Door Elegant Script stamps fits the bill. 🙂

  46. Arissa says:

    Love the Concord and 9th Dahlia turnabout! Thank you so much for another favorite things series! Love watching them!

  47. Jane Bell says:

    There are so many that I love it’s taken me a while to choose. I will have to go with the plaid background stamp, thank you muchly is my favorite sane. Thank you Jennifer for all you do.

  48. Janice says:

    Thanks for the video with all your favourites, very helpful information and very generous of you to share. My favourite is the MFT Modern Trees. I already have several tree dies and can’t resist getting more!

  49. Sharon Perehudoff says:

    Wow! so many to choose from but got to say plaid background stamp cause you can do so many different colours. Jennifer really enjoys watching your video on My Favorite Crafty Things thanks for sharing with all of us.

  50. Jw says:

    So hard to choose. Thanks for this video. Love the new Concord and 9th release, and the Altenew Build a rose.

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