Things We Love 2015, Great Giveaway and Discount Code

Good Saturday morning and Welcome to the Things We Love 2015! I’m so excited to be part of something new this year from Ellen Hutson LLC.  From December 1 thru 10 the Ellen Hutson Design Team will be sharing their favorites and each day a different designer will be featured.  Julie’s favorites were featured yesterday and Carissa’s favorites will be featured tomorrow. I have been excited this week seeing what my fellow design team members favorites are.  Make sure that you KEEP READING (or scroll down to the bottom of the post) for details on the giveaway and my exclusive discount code!!

Now I have to admit I started scratching my head trying to figure out how I would ever narrow down my top favorites. But then I started thinking about the inks, adhesives, and tools that I reach for and use on a constant basis and it didn’t seem so overwhelming.  I did get a little shaky in the knees and my eyes started twitching when trying to narrow down my favorite dies.  Oh Ellen….can I list more than 5?  Wow!  This was not an easy job for me.  LOL!

Adhesives

 Alterables

 Art Supplies

 

Die Domain

Since I had such a hard time narrowing down my die choices I decided to list the frames I use most often.  I so love to frame my scenes and floral projects.

 

Embellishments

 

Ink

 I love Distress Inks pads, reinkers and markers.

Paper

Card Shoppe by Bazzill: This wonderful cardstock is dyed completely through and is a perfect heavy weight. I LOVE THIS PAPER. Hot Press watercolor paper is my very favorite to work with. It has a smoother finish more like cardstock but is a dream for water coloring.

Stamps

Tools

I love all the tools below but I can't say enough about Susan's Garden Tool Kit. Those tools breathe life into my floral projects.

 Things We love Give Away Details

Ellen is providing a wonderful gift package to give you using one of my favorite coordinating die and stamp sets.

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This giveaway consists of the following items:

For a chance to win simply comment on this blog post between now and December 9th and tell me what your favorite "tool" is. One winner will be randomly chosen to receive these five wonderful products. One comment per person please!

Things We Love Discount Code

If you want to go shopping I have an exclusive discount code for you! You can use this discount code thingswelovekittie on any purchase of in stock product at Ellen Hutson LLC from now until December 14th! Enjoy!

PS…All of Julie's stamps and dies are on a special discount.  Check it out!

146 thoughts on “Things We Love 2015, Great Giveaway and Discount Code”

  1. Thanks for sharing your list. One of my favorite tools is my Fiskars paper trimmer. I use it all the time for all my paper cutting needs.

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  2. Great list and thanks for a chance to win. I have a few favorite tools that I use all the time including my cutting machine, adapter plate and my paper cutter.

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  3. My favorite tool is my Big Shot. I have most of the dies on your list plus too many to count. I am a dieaholic. Really enjoy using all of them. You are one of my inspirations, too. Thanks for the chance to win some goodies.

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  4. My favorite tool by far is my Sizzix machine! My fiance got it for me for Christmas 8 years ago and it was what started me in this wonderful hobby of paper crafting and card making. I just love it!

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  5. Wellllll….. since I am “die crazy” I guess them with my big shot are my favorite things. Thank you for always sharing your very special talent with us.
    Carole Lovill

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  6. Hands down my Cuttlebug,it’s like magic, in goes a plane old piece of paper out comes a beautifully embossed piece of paper! Not only does it emboss beautifully but it also cuts beautiful die shapes! I really do love it, I can’t image paper crafting without it! Thank you for the chance to win these awesome goodies!
    Pam
    scrap-n-sewgranny.blogspot.com

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  7. Great list Kittie. My two top favorite tools are my die cut machine and definately my MISTI. Before I would always ruin my cards when I stamped my sentiments or anything for that matter, life saving for me for sure.

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  8. It was fun to see your favourites, Kittie! My favourite tool would have to be my Cuttlebug – I don’t think I could craft without it!

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  9. There are so many fun tools it’s hard to pick a favorite! I probably would have to say the Bigshot as I think it’s the one I use most often although the Susan’s Garden Tool kit also scores very high in my “faves”.

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  10. Like you, I have so may favorites, but I guess the one I use most is my Big Shot machine with all the many plates that go with it. But glue is right along there with it. Could go on and on. Love your review. Edna Burgess

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  11. Eileen, I asked Santa for a MISTI. I don’t do much stamping but have ruined my fair share of my card fronts by stamping my sentiment crooked. I hope Santa thinks I’ve been a good enough girl to get my wish. I have heard so many wonderful things from blog world and Splitcoaststampers.

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  12. Kittie, I have no idea how you could pick your favorites… I’m sure you’ve got lots and lots of favorites… I liked the fact that I have several of your favorites and use them all the time.
    Thank you for the opportunity to win some ‘candy’….

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  13. Wonderful list!!! I totally agree with your choices….my favorite tool is the Big Shot as I LOVE my dies!!! Could not create without them! Thanks so much for sharing your inspiration throughout the year Kittie…much appreciated!
    Paper Hugs,
    Jan

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  14. Thank you for sharing your list, Kittie.
    I also have several favorite tools and dies, but I really LOVE my e-Bosser. This machine makes it possible that I can punching self and I love it!!
    Greetings and Hugs, Eva.

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  15. I always love to see what everyone else sees as essential tools of our trade. I just love what you do with your projects and often my jaw drops when I visit your blog. I couldn’t live without my dies and die cutter. I don;t think I make many cards without using them. Right now I have a Grand Calibur but I don’t know that I am tied to that brand. I’ve seen several people say the Sizzix is their favorite and I just might have to try that one. Thanks for your favorite list. Happy weekend!

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  16. This ‘ttol’ wasn’t on the list of favorites, but, My Favorite Tool is…my hands. Because of them, I can use any tool that’s created to express my creativity and my hearts desire to share goodness, kindness and beauty! Thanks for the opportunity to try for a winner!

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  17. My favorite tool is the Fiskars Fingertip craft knife. (After that it’s the Big Shot die cutting machine.) I cut better with this craft knife than I do with scissors. You slip your finger through it – it’s like cutting with your finger and I don’t have to worry about gripping a craft knife handle.

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  18. What a great list! Many are on my Santa’s list. Kittie, you are such an inspiration and so talented. I look forward to you blog post every day! By far, I could not survive without my BigShot and magnetic platform!

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  19. My favorite tool for 5 years running is my Tim Holtz Vagabond 🙂 It’s a sure fire fit for my crafting time !!! On Santa’s list this year is a Misti (fingers crossed I was a good girl this year!) How fun it must be to pick your favorites…it’s like being Oprah for a day! Merry Christmas Kittie!

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  20. thanks for sharing your favorites Kittie..I have so many..but would hate not to have my vagabond… thanks for this opportunity.

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  21. Firstly, Kittie, I would like to thank you for posting your remarkable work so faithfully. I am always inspired by your work, and am constantly amazed, not only by your creativity, but also by the way that you take the time to share it with us all.
    As for my one favourite tool, I think that my biggest discovery this year has been multi matte medium. I love the way that it dries invisible, even when it leaks out of the side.

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  22. I would have to say my favorite is my Big Shot, my most used is my Fiskars paper trimmer. I love tools, what would we do with out them.

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  23. Kittie, I am like you love my susan ‘s garden tools. They do bring life to florals. My second pick would be my big shot, adore making cards that use dies, I am addicted
    To dies. Thanks for always bringing us such great tools and ideas.

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  24. As you said it is impossible to pick a favorite tool but my big shot is one of the most used tools for sure. Love dies!! Great list here. I can’t imagine paper crafting without many of them!

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  25. My most used tool is my Fiskars cutter, but I think my favorite is my Big Shot. I love putting in a die and coming out with a shape and building something from there. You can go to the big box card stores and buy some pretty cards, but they don’t impress like our handmade cards with our die cuts and embossing. I’m not nearly as talented as you, but people are impressed none the less when they receive a handmade card from me. Thanks for your postings. I love to see what you come up with.

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  26. My favorite tool is my Big Kick with the magnetic platform. It makes crafting with finesse so easy and less time-consuming. No need to cut out everything by hand!
    Thanks for sharing your creations. I love the cards you design and while I can’t begin to emulate your work I do sometimes try! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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  27. My Fiskars Paper Trimmer is probably my favorite only because every single time I start a project, it starts with the paper trimmer. I have the one that has the silver metal wire running down the middle of the ruler so you can tell exactly where the blade is going to cut. Thanks for sharing all of your projects and wonderful tutorials … they have really helped me develop in the paper crafting arena … looking forward to a whole new year!

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  28. First I have to say, I have watched your posts for a long time, your
    work is amazing, how you come up with all your idea’s. I have to say
    I’m on my second Big Shot. Use it all the time.

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  29. I just got my first die cutting machine (Spellbinders Grand Caliber) and I’m so excited to get into the worlx of die cutting and embossing!

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  30. I also am a die-aholic and besides my Vagabond and that desperately needed metal shim, the one tool I reach for over and over is my cheapie dental pick to poke paper out of the dies!

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  31. I rarely make a card without using a die cut, so I guess my dies and my Big Shot. Don’t know how you narrowed things down for your list. Thanks for the chance to enter.

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  32. Thank you for sharing your favorites, Kittie! My favorite stamp related item has to be my Big Shot as it has made card crafting much easier for me!!

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  33. If I have to choose just one favorite tool, I would have to say my paper trimmer/cutter by Stampin’ Up. I really love my Cuttlebug too.

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  34. Like so many before me, I have to say my favorite tool is my Big Shot – love it so much – it makes paper crafting a real joy. I also love your talent and inspiration Kittie.

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  35. I will have to say that my dies are my favorite tool. I just love them all. I have so much fun when I use them on my cards and also in scrapbooking. If this is not excepted then I’d have to say my big shot because it can do more than one thing. Multi tasker I call it.

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  36. My favorite tool is my Sizzix Big Shot machine! I reach for this machine every time I make a card. Couldn’t be a card maker without it! Thanks much.

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  37. If I have to choose just one tool for a favorite, it would have to be my Cuttlebug. I use it in someway for so many of my cards and I can’t imagine not embossing or die cutting!

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  38. Wow! The Big Shot sure got a lot of votes. I love it too. Took me a while to break down and buy one but sure am glad I did. I would like to add one more thing to this long list. I love the PPA Glue.Ilike it because it dries flat so it does not show up when I get a little too much on my card. When I want dimention,I cut my die with fun foam and then glue the paper cut out on top of the foam cut out. When I get excess glue on it, it does not show. Doesn’t work with foil cut outs though. Shows up big time on foil.

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  39. What fun to see other crafters tools and favorite supplies! It’s a difficult task to select one of the many i use but I would be lost withour my curved tip Miltex forceps!

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  40. Oh Kittie, no wonder your cards are always so gorgeous! I’m in awe whenever I see such basic frame dies and what can be done with them. ( They are on MY wish list!) My favourite tool is my MISTI but this HAS to be a trick question??? Its like choosing one of your children over another! LOL

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  41. Kittie, I love your blog and have to check it each day to see what you have come up that day..I have so many favorites it would be hard to pick one but if I have to, it would be my Cuttlebug..I use it with almost every card I make.

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  42. My favorite tool is my Big Shot: it took my paper crafting projects to a whole new level, and my enjoyment as well! Thanks for the generous giveaway, love these products, especially the Cozy Christmas.

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  43. I have a lot of favorites that I use regularly, but the Big Shot is something that I use ALL the time. I love that I can do so many things with it – die cutting, embossing, and letterpress!

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  44. Kittie it was so great to read about your faves. I have admired your art for a long while and know how skilled you are. I can easily understand that you had a hard time limiting yourself to choose only five things in each category…..lol..
    My fave tool must be the Sizzix Manetic platform. It is so lovely that the dies stay in place when you use several and detailed dies. But of course who dont love Susans Gardens tool set… They are awwesome…!!!
    Thank you for sharing.
    Hugs from Monica… Spain

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  45. WOW – WONDERFUL list Kittie – THANK YOU for sharing and for including the links 🙂
    I’m ever SO LUCKY to have a Big Shot in my stash, along with a magnetic platform, together they’re AWESOME, so I can totally relate to them being on your list, the combine to be my favourite because they make die cutting PURE MAGIC.
    From your list, I’m tempted to get the Susan’s Garden Tool Kit, it looks practical and handy … along with many of the other goodies you have shared that TEMPT me – nothing better than recommendations from experienced crafters to assist me in deciding exactly what I NEED => THANK YOU 🙂

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  46. My favorite tool–hands down is my CUTTLEBUG..I wore my first one out and bought a new one last year….LOVE…LOVE…LOVE..IT!!!!

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  47. It is so very hard to figure out one tool that is a favorite as a person uses so many tools. So the one I will pick out of many is my Cuttlebug. It is a smaller die machine that is easy to take with you. Thank you for sharing all your ideas.

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  48. I LOVE my Tonic paper cutters and also the Big Shot. I use it along with my Cuttlebug and find that each one works best with certain products. I LOVE your site 🙂

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  49. Like that old potato chip commercial…..”bet you can’t have just one” !!!!
    So hard to pick one tool Kittie, so I thought what can’t I leave home without when I am crafting with friends….it is my bone folder. I use it on every single card or project I make.
    Thanks for your dedication to sharing your talent with us all year long!!

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  50. Wow, what an impressive list. I use a lot of these as well. The two tool items on your list that I use ALL the TIME are my bone folder and my ATG gun. I own similar stamp sets, similar types of tape, the Glossy Accents, Distress inks, and more. What fun it would be to win a package of fun things from Ellen!

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  51. Great list. I bet it wasn’t easy narrowing down your choices.
    My favorite tool is my Big Shot Pro. I love dies and this machine does a great job cutting them.

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  52. My favourite tool definitely is my big shot. It deserves tender loving care and recognition for its hard work all these years. I love that I can use any die on it to create amazing fine detailed cuts that I would otherwise not have gotten. I also love that I can emboss with it!:)))

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  53. I love my ranger embossing heat gun. It embosses beautifully to create really pretty raised and shiny effects and is also very quiet.:)

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  54. My favorite tool that I cannot live without is my tweezer bee tweezers! They are a must when working with little tiny bits.

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  55. Well, this post sent me over to Ellen’s shop. Bought some stuff and put a whole bunch in my wishlist. Hmmm….. My Favorite…..Geez that is a hard one! If someone told me I could only keep one TOOL, It would have to be my Vagabond! But, a new baby arrived yesterday that I am so in love with……my Misti. Thanks Kittie for inviting us to play! A great giveaway! Hugs Lori

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  56. I love my big shot. I can do so much things with it like embossing and die cutting and create many intricate and detailed designs. This is my best investment ever!:)

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  57. It would have to be my Big Shot because it cuts and embosses which is the base for a beautiful card. After that, it would be my cutting dies and embossing folders. So much potential creativity.

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  58. It’s hard to pick a favorite tool but if I must then next to my die cutting machine I would have to say my Teflon bone folder. I live the way it helps me crease edges on cards and 3-D projects without making the paper shiny. I have the older version of tools from Susan’s Garden and, like you, I love them for lower making. They allow me to make more realistic flowers than any other tool I’ve tried.

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  59. I love my Bigshot and use it every day, but my most favourite tool would be a Misti if I had one. Thanks for the chance to win.
    Rene from OZ xo

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  60. Hi, Kittie! Thanks for sharing your lists with us!!! Your cards always make me swoon!!! I really have to say that my Sizzix Big Kick is my favorite tool. Kind of boring in away but it’s my fave. From the time I began stamping until the time I received my Big Shot for my birthday was 6 months. It was the longest 6 months ever! I would look at what others were creating and I just couldn’t achieve the same professional look with punches alone. So the Big Kick has to be my fave even if I don’t use it for every project! 🙂

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  61. That’s a hard one. After much thought, I’d have to say my Grand Caliber die cut machine is my favorite. Nearly every card I make, and even other projects, I use some kind of die cut or embossing folder, so I don’t know what I would do without it. After that would come my MISTI. I can finally stamp straight and cleanly. Now If I could only figure out how to un-mount all those wood stamps to be able to
    use them in the misti.

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  62. Wow, difficult to pick one tool but since I use my Spellbinders Grand Caliber on every card I make, I’d need to say that tool. But a Miste tool comes in a very close second. Thank you for sharing your ideas! They are always awesome!

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  63. We have a lot of the same favorites. But I think my favorite tool has to be the Misti stamping tool. I used to be a terrible stamper. It has helped me so much!

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  64. Absolutely my favorite tool is my Sizzix Big Shot. I love love love dies and it is a must have tool. One of my favorite places to go for inspiration is Kittie’s blog. Be warned, once you see what she does with her dies, your wish list will grow.

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  65. Hi, Kittie,
    Without doubt, my MISTI is my favorite tool! I stamp with confidence now – it has made so much difference.
    Thanks for sharing your favorites, and for the chance at a fabulous giveaway!

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  66. i think my favorite and most often used tool would have to be my BIG SHOT. How else would i be cutting out my dies. I am actually onto my second machine as i think my old one just got too tired and died on me.Thank you Kittie for all your lovely designs each week. Love checking out your website

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  67. Hi Kittie thank you for sharing your amazing cards I love my big shot
    and just love my I.O. Dies .
    Thank you for all your insperation take care X

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  68. Thanks for sharing. That is a hard job to narrow down. I dont know what I would do without my big shot. Thank you for your daily inspiration.

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  69. I will have to say my Big Shot ..and now my Big Shot Plus….is the best given that I love love the dies…the second would be my ATG gun….and I so love Kittie’s daily inspirations…the best.

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  70. How to pick just one!!? Like you, I have an arsenal in my craft cave rivaling my hubby’s tool collection for sure! But it all comes down to the big shot…not a project made that doesn’t involve it. Started with the Ellison pro model like used in schools and had every model since…can’t craft without it. So I guess that was easier than I thought! LOL 🙂 and I cannot leave out YOU and all of the wonderful inspiration you so graciously share here…Thank you so much 🙂

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  71. Thanks for sharing. My favorite tool is probably my Big Shot. Thanks for the tip on the hot press watercolor paper. I usually hear about cold press, but I don’t love what I’ve tried so far. Thanks again!

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  72. I am always amazed by your cards! Thanks for sharing all of your favorites! My favorite is my die/embossing machine! I couldn’t create without it!

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  73. It is hard to choose one favorite tool, but I use just an ordinary snap-off
    blade utility knife for most of my crafting projects. It is very versatile
    when it comes to picking up and attaching small items and putting them in
    place !

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  74. LOVE my big Shot so much I rarely make a card that didn’t use it! Thanks for your faves list, it’s so fun to see your list.

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  75. If I have to choose just ONE tool that I use the most, I will have to say it’s my Big Shot! You get so much effect from embossing folders and you save so much effort using dies to cut shapes with the Big Shot that it has become indispensable to me!

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  76. Hi Kittie. My favorite tool is my stiletto (much like a piercing tool but sharper.) I use it daily with dies, for placing small pieces of cardstock and embellishments, piercing, and bunches of other things I can’t think of right now. All I know is that I find myself reaching for it all the time!

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  77. By far my most useful tool is my Sizzix Big Shot Expressions machine since die cuts and embossed pieces are on almost every card I make.

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  78. Thanks so much for the chance to win…I love everything! My favorite tool right now would have to be my ATG tape gun but I also can’t live without my Fiskar paper trimmer either. Love your work; thanks for sharing with all of us!

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  79. My favorite tool has to be my Big Shot. What would I do without it? No die cutting or dry embossing? I might as well quit card making without those. Do have a longer wish list though after seeing the DT’s favorites. Thanks, Kittie, for a chance to win.

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  80. I’d have to say my favorite tool is my Big Shot. I use it every day and on just about every card I make. If I’m crafting away from home, I’m lost without it. Your designs are a constant inspiration!

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  81. Great giveaway! Love my Big Shot, Fiskars Stamp press for large stamps, and the Fiskars paper cutter with the titanium blade (wire shows exactly where blade will cut). Wonder tape is great for anything I want to stick really permanently. Cheers!

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  82. Several of your favs are on my list… thanks for expanding my list, tho my budget made a frownie face! lol! My favorite tool is the MISTI… has saved me from oops’s many a time!

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  83. Hi Kittie! My favorite tool is My BIG SHOT. If I didn’t have it, I’d be lost and couldn’t do a thing. I love your cards Kittie~you were the first card maker I found online after I had my terrible accident, then was home alone. I got a computer, taught myself. ( without blowing up any thing-lol) found you, and opened up a whole new world for me. Card making. I am good at it now, thanks to your tutorials. To say that you inspired me is a under statement. HAPPY HOLIDAYS Kitty! Blessings, Victoria

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