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. Catharina Worthington says:

    Because I struggle with backgrounds, my favorite is Waffle flower marble set. Why because I can create a different background, each time by using the same stamp set.

  2. So many awesome products! It’s to hard to choose only one! I don’t really own any turnabout stamp sets, but the new one from Concord & 9th – Dahlia Turnabout – has me in love! I think I will definitely add that one to my Christmas list… and soooo many others!
    Thanks for taking the time to do this video series. I look forward to it every year! ♥

  3. Carolyn Hargrave says:

    I always look forward to your Favorites each year and today’s video was no disappointment. I agree with you on most of the stamps and have many of them on my wish list for Christmas.

    Thank you for all you do in making videos so frequently. I look forward to each one and watch them multiple times!

    Thank you,
    Carolyn

  4. Paula says:

    As always, thank you for your hard work in creating these videos. Hard to pick a favorite! Loving all the background stamps, especially the ornate background. You are such an inspiration!

  5. Claudia Martinez says:

    Thank you Jennifer for all the videos that you do, we really appreciate them. It’s so hard to pick a favorite but I really like whay Concord & 9th had done with the turnabout stamps.

  6. Joan swanson says:

    I’m so happy your doing this. For someone that just started making cards. I look foreword to your videos. But the best are my favorite things videos. I can see all the stuff you use during the year. And I can tell my husband to watch for ideas for gifts I might like. Again Jennifer thank you for all the things you do for us.

  7. Sue LD says:

    My favorite is the Paper Smooches With Sympathy stamp set.

  8. Jodi says:

    I love the Concord & 9th Dahlia Turnabout stamp set!! Stunning!

  9. Karen Buege says:

    Great Favorites list! I have purchased many of these stamps, but it have to say my favorite one is Gina K Happy Mail Stamp set. It just gives me such a happy and encouraging lift, and I’m sure the people who receive my cards feel the same!

  10. Jackie says:

    I am really loving the Concord & 9th Plaid Background and the Dahlia Turnabout Stamp & Die! Both wonderful for the card base!

  11. Mary lou Cotton says:

    So many must haves……

  12. Lorraine TuenreLorraine Turner says:

    Hi Jennifer,

    As I mentioned on YouTube, thank you so much for spending the time to put together this and the other videos to come. There are so many great stamps sets available it is difficult to choose which to get; especially when you are a new crafter. I would like to say how wonderful it is that you have got many of the suppliers of these stamp sets to give discounts and free stamp sets to people who purchase their stamps. Unfortunately, as I live in the UK I cannot make use of these great discounts :O( I love to watch your videos as I find them truly inspiring and as a new crafter I am currently making myself a reference book about different techniques, folding, die cutting and stamping in card making and all of your techniques make the book. Thank you for helping me to become a more confident card maker.

  13. Ellen says:

    Jennifer thank you for putting this together. My favorites are the Gina K All About You and Concord & 9th Plaid Background stamps.

  14. Tania K says:

    WOW! What a video Jennifer! You deserve a nap after that one! So my favourite from the ones you showcased… I think it has to be the Honey Bee Blah Blah Blah set, and that’s because I honestly don’t have a set that is anything like it! Definitely made it on my wish list (along with several others you showed)!

  15. eliza d says:

    Love to see another installment of this series! If only I had known about your discount code when I put in my SSS order two days ago…

    It’s so hard to choose a favorite from your list but I think I have to choose the Altenew Build-A-Rose. I’ve loved it since I saw it appear on the Altenew blog – it’s the most amazingly realistic layering stamp I think I have ever seen.

    Thank you for creating such amazing content and the giveaway opportunities!

  16. cougar1963 says:

    I have to say my favorite is the Altenew Build A Rose combo and I can’t wait to try it out myself! Love love love your videos especially these “best of” series.

  17. Heather Nelson says:

    Fabulous selection!! I’ve been in love with CENTER CUT KALEIDOSCOPE Background stamp since it was first released! I love that you and Kristina Werner came up with it!

  18. Melanie Stassen says:

    So excited that you’re doing the My Favourite Things series again!! My fave stamp set is the Gina K Lovely Lilies set. The detail and fabulous results just blow me away every time.

  19. Alicia Nichols says:

    I love your Favorite Things posts. It is hard to choose “just one”, but I think I like the Build a Rose by Altenew the best. I also love the background stamps.

  20. I look forward to this series every year! With so many awesome stamps, it’s hard to choose one favorite, but I do love the saying on the CZ Hello set!

  21. Mona Sen says:

    I just adore the SSS Ornate Background stamp! Can’t wait for the rest of the series – looking forward to all of the enabling :). Thanks for the chance to win!

  22. You work so hard to bring these videos to us, Jennifer … thank you! My favourite from today … hard to choose … think I’ll go for the SSS Flora Background … gorgeous and versatile! Anita 🙂

  23. Michelle says:

    My favorite stamp would be the Sunflower layering stamp, but it’s hard to pick there’s so many good ones. I love when you share your favorites with us.

  24. Jan Elmore says:

    I really liked seeing PPP’s ‘Everyday Sayings’.! What a valuable tutorial!

  25. Giana says:

    My favorite stamp was the Jane Doodles you got this stamp, but I love them all. Thanks for sharing with us!

  26. Davette Walling says:

    It was very difficult to choose just 1, but I did. The SSS Center Cut Kaleidoscope Background stamp….. I have a huge affinity toward any mandala, kaleidoscope, paisley design pieces.

  27. Ann Place says:

    Thank you for the attention you paid to sentiment stamps! Those are the stamps I have the hardest time choosing. I do have to admit that I’ve never seen a stamp like the Concord & 9th Dahlia turnabout, and that makes it my favorite from this post.

  28. MelissaF says:

    Wow, so many goodies out there to add to my wishlist! Thanks for your detailed video for a good look at some amazing stamp sets. I think my favorite one of those featured is the Altenew Garden Treasure set, I LOVE the flowers and the option of using the outline alone or with the layering stamps.

  29. Rema DeLeeuw says:

    I love your “My Favorite Crafty Things” series! These sets are all fabulous and it is hard to choose just one. I had to do the “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe” on the ones I really liked and I chose Playful Animals 2! Thanks for a chance to win…

  30. Anna H. says:

    Dear Jen, so glad you changed careers from engineer to artist. I love your honesty and sweet spirit. God uses your gifts to encourage and inspire so many people. Your business is really a ministry. In this crazy, chaos-filled world your website is a place of peace, hope and safety.
    May God bless you as you bless others.
    “For such a time as this.”
    Queen Esther 4:14

  31. Calinat says:

    wow, these are all amazing! So many of these have been on my wishlist for a while. Thanks for this fabulous video, Jenn!

  32. Diane Johnstone says:

    Thank you for doing these. They are my favorite thing all year.

  33. Ginger Geilman says:

    I absolutely LOVE the “lovely lilies” set by Gina k. And I love the sample card that you made! I’m so glad that you have joined forces with Gina k!

  34. LORALora johnsonlora says:

    I love the triangle turn about stamp!

  35. Jung AhSang says:

    I look forward to your favorite things series every year! I love both the plaid backgrounds!!!

  36. Lauryne says:

    I have the Sunshine Turnabout stamp already and really love it! The Concord and 9th Plaid Background Stamp is definitely on my wishlist.

  37. Vicki Nelson says:

    I love the turnabout dahlia stamp and die. I fell in love with it when I watched your video featuring it. The cards were spectacular!

  38. Char Borgmann says:

    There are so many great companies, it’s hard to choose. Since I’m trying build more encouraging stamps to my collection, I would say my favoritei is Janes Doodles” you got this”. They could be used in so many different cards.

  39. Teena M Perine says:

    I have the Dahlia turnabout. Love Concord and 9th. Love to try other companies !

  40. Kathy Dippner says:

    I’ve been looking for more sentiment stamps. Thanks for the video.

  41. Anne Sturgeon says:

    I always look forward to this series. I trust your judgement and your advise has served me well in past years. Keep up the good work, love the videos.

  42. Judy Meyer says:

    Pick one favorite! Ha ha ha. first I write them down. then they get stars, one, two or three. Then I settle down and start asking myself questions. Do I need it? Will I use it? Am I choosing this just because Jennifer did? Etc. Then I really start to wittle it down. Can I afford it? Now I get out the highlighter. 🙂 All the good things as usual. thank you for taking the time to put this together.

  43. Stephanie Burgess says:

    I love Gina’s stamp set All About You.

  44. Mary Rang says:

    These are always fun videos! Thank you for taking the time to do this again for 2017!

  45. Erica Ambrose says:

    Thank you for your videos! My favorite is the Altenew Build a Rose set. I don’t have any builder sets like these and I think I will start my collection with this one!

  46. cassi says:

    The Concord and 9th plaid stamp has been on my wish list ever since I saw you use it a while back. Thank you for taking the time to do this series again – it is so much fun to read and watch!

  47. Judy Meyer says:

    I can’t possibly pick just one stamp as a favorite, but thank you for making it so hard ! I really appreciate all the effort and time you put into making my decision so wonderfully hard!!!

    1. Judy Meyer says:

      OOPS!
      I got so excited I posted twice. please take one out of the drawing.

  48. Becky Carafa says:

    I love the Dahlia turnabout bundle, so so cool!

  49. Megan N says:

    I can’t imagine how long it took you to put all this together! Thanks! The Concord & 9th Background stamps have both been on my wish list. The HA poppy layering set it fantastic, too, though!

  50. FD91354 says:

    My favorite stamp set from your selection is the SSS Kind one from the SSS Kit. It is just so beautiful. BUT, honestly, there are so many great ones you mentioned, but that one is highest on my loves.

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