Candace's Favorite THINGS post!!

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Hi everyone!!! First off I wanted to thank everyone for all the birthday wishes yesterday!! It was a great day!! I even got a new little sewing machine to use in my craft room! Look out Martha Stewart!! LOL My daughter is home sick from Playschool (and it's only the second day!!!) so I doubt I'll get to do much crafting today so I thought I would do something a little different in this post! Who here misses Oprah?? I know I do... and I will miss her favorite things show this Christmas!! I decided to put a little Scrappin' 2 Little Princesses spin on Oprah's favorite things show! I'm going to list my Top Ten Crafting MUST-Haves for me!!!! These are things that I use the most, and wouldn't be able to craft without!! I'm going to start off by saying that my Cricut and Gypsy are obvious ones, so I won't include those. Onto the LIST!!

#10. Scotch ATG gun - Of course it's the pink one! Once I got a case of replacement rolls from The Tape Depot for cheap I started using this baby on EVERY project!!

#9. Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Vintage Photo & Frayed Burlap) - using this on edges of papers and die cuts with a cheap makeup sponge from the dollarstore can totally take a project to the next level!! 

#8. ZIG 2 Way Glue Pen - I started using my Cricut a LOT more once I discovered these babies! I can't believe I used to use a GLUE STICK to put all my cricut cuts together! Messy!!

#7. Fiskars Paper trimmer - This one is a little obvious... But honestly, there was a time when I scrapbooked just by using scissors and "eye balling" everything!! 

#6. Pearl embellishments - My FAVORITE embellishment!! It adds such a "rich" look to projects and you can get them super cheap from the dollarstore and Michaels sales.

#5. Kraft cardstock - Thanks to Lauren at Lauren's Creative, this has become a staple in a lot of projects. I love how it's subtle, but still adds that little something that's missing sometimes. Add some white faux stitching is like the cherry on top!! :) 

#4. Sizzix Texture Boutique & Embossing folders (Divine Swirls) - Another great investment!!! I am in love with adding texture to certain layers in a cricut cut. It can make a paper look so FANCY!! 

#3. Peachy Keen Face stamps - SOOOOOO Cute!!! I have been going through a phase lately and my PK faces have been collecting a bit of dust but once I have been itching to get them out and "peachifying" everything again!! I love a plain jane cut can become ADORABLE by stamping a little face on it!! These are sooo addicting! 

#2. White Gelly Roll Pen - I think I can also give Lauren from Lauren's Creative credit for this addiction (can you tell she's my IDOL??? :)) I would love to add white stitching and doodles to everything if I had the time!!! 

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST..... (drumroll please!!) 

#1. Pink By Design stamps

First off, I want to make something clear!! These are NOT #1 on my list because I am a part of their DT (OR because I am being a brown noser!!!)!!! I do not love these stamps because I'm on their DT - I am on their DT because I love their stamps. I honestly LOVE these stamps, and I have since I discovered them! There is RARELY a project that I do that doesn't have a PBD stamp on it somewhere. My collection of PBD are where I get inspiration for a lot of my projects!! These are my ultimate addiction!! 

I hope you enjoyed my list of favorite things!!! Please also remember that I have a blog hop going on right now with a lot of great prizes being given away!!