Today I have a little variation on the featured retailer. Our retailer of the week doesn't sell or design rubber stamps, they offer paper supplies for ATC's, Inchies, Fat Books and more! The featured retailer is Stuff for ATCS!!
This is a fun little family owned business which was started when the owner, Lori Bliesmer made a bet with her husband! Lori told me the story..."I was trading ATCs and selling ACEOs on eBay, so I always had lots of blanks cut. One night I told my husband 'I think I could sell anything on eBay'. And he bet me that I couldn't sell those little pieces of paper that I was always cutting out. That was many thousands of pieces ago..." She really showed him huh? LOL!!
Stuff for ATCS offers up an amazing variety of pre-cut ATC's which are available for many specialty mediums.... Acrylic Papers, atc's designed for Charcoal & Pastels, Chipboard, Watercolor ATC's and many more!!
I found at her store which I'm very excited about ~ Canvas ATC's!! This is such a great foundation for many, many different techniques and one I never thought of trying. So much potential on such a small scale, definitely a must have in my book!!
Another fun product that Lori offers is pre-cut Inchies!! These just like the ATC cards come in many different paper weights/styles. Everything from various Watercolor papers, Bristol Board, a heavy duty Chipboard to a fun assortment called "An Inchie A Day"!
In addition to the ATC's & Inchies, Stuff for ATCS offers up 4x4 Fat Pages, 4x6 pages and more. They also take special requests..."Special sizes, special paper, bulk quantities, free gift wrapping--requests are always welcome, so are comments and questions."
Stuff for ATCS accepts Pay Pal as well as Google Checkout and Money Orders. Orders over 49.99 receive free shipping (use coupon code: FREESHIP) and they DO ship internationally!!
Lori and Stuff For ATCS has generously offered us a special deal!! Read on.... "We would love to hear from your readers! Anyone who emails us and tells us what they like/don't like/would like to see in our store and mentions Ink Stains will get a free sample. If any of your readers place an order with us within the next 30 days, they can use the coupon code inkstains at checkout and get 10% off."
So there you go!!!
Check out Lori's site and let her know what you think and don't forget to tell her you heard about her on Ink Stains!!
Oh yeah, please feel free to share your likes with us as well :)
Hope you had a great weekend everyone!!
Be sure to check out Ink Stains tomorrow as I'm going to be sharing a technique that Tammy told me about...stamping on sandpaper...great timing with Father's Day coming up so quickly!! Should be lots of fun :)
Yay! So good to see Lori's shop featured here. I just love this shop and I am so glad the word is getting out to more people!
ReplyDeleteAfter three fantastic orders, I can honestly say I won't go anywhere else. First it was the price that attracted me (have you SEEN what some of those other places charge?!?), but then I saw how fast the shipping is (that's super important to me - I want what I want when I WANT it! lol), how awesome the quality is and how super nice Lori is and... well, I am hooked.
I don't have any special interest in this shop. I'm only a happy customer who wants to spread the word - you just don't find "cheap" (my word - lol) and "the best" very often and this really is it! Plus Lori throws in some extras, which is fun and just makes the whole experience really pleasant.
Since I was unfamiliar with a lot of the materials the shop offers I e-mailed Lori with some questions. She was kind enough to put together a sample pack for me on my first order so I could try them out and see what worked best for my art. (How cool is that?)
So, I've tried both the canvas and the canvasette and, I personally prefer the canvasette (but try them both!). I use a lot of mat board and chipboard as ATC and 4x4" bases and the water color paper and bristol board for my inchies. (I do a larger collage and then punch 1" squares which I then glue on to the inchie bases I get here. It makes a HUGE difference too, in using the right materials.) I love the multi-media art board, too. This is great stuff.
OK - I think I am done now. LOL I do hope you guys will check the shop out 'cause I personally recommend it!
~phinny