These are my absolute essentials — the tools, glues and crafty bits I reach for every single time. No fuss, no fluff, just the things that genuinely make crafting easier, prettier and a lot more fun.
These are the only inks I own and use they are fantastic for stamping, adding water to so you can paint and embossing
Amazon.co.uk: Tim Holtz Ink
These packs of flowers are great, they have all different colours and all different sizes which makes them one of my favourite go tos
150Pcs Mini Artificial Flowers for Crafts
I know, its for food, but these sheets of paper are not only cheap but they work so well in a junk journal. I can also cut things out and use as embellishments
KLYNGTSK 100 Sheets Vintage Greaseproof Paper 25x25cm
These are just the best, I put these on nearly everything i make, as it gives a bit of sparkle, everyone likes a bit of sparkle dont they ?
ASTARON 50g Mix Flatback Rhinestones & Pearls
Buttons, never underestimate them ! white buttons can be painted, coloured or embossed, I never buy colour buttons any more
Special Touches 100g Mix Acrylic & Resin Buttons Pastels
A good book to use. I use mine as daily junk journal, each page I've done differently. But you could use as scrapbook
Create Your Own Kraft Scrapbook: 8 x 8 Inches
Letters, you will always need some sort of letter or word pack. I like these as you can ink or emboss the edges, which makes it fit in with your colours your using on your project
Wooden Letter Tiles: Pack of 114
This is a roll on tape glue, they are good for all paper and card and ive also used it on ribbons, lace and trims, it wont hold flowers or embellishments though as it is not strong enough
Kunoli Double Sided Glue Tape Roller
this is the glue i buy, i buy this big one as I got a pump from Baker Ross that I put inside and that works well. I fill an old bottle of glue so its full again. Just make sure you wash the pump every so often as the glue will dry inside the pump and you wont be able to use it again
Amazon Basics Clear Liquid Glue, 1 Gallon
You cant craft without a good set of colouring pens. These are double ended, so you have a fine nib on one side and a thicker one on the other. Very good at shading these are. The fine nib is fab for fancy writing, Im just learning fancy writing, but they are good at it.