Today we will be comparing the quality of stamps. We will be looking at the quality as well as the price. We will look at samples of each stamp to determine what stamps are the best quality. I also will be making a card of the stamp I feel is the best. When I first started crafting I started with stamps on wooden blocks. Then, I started investing in cheap clear stamps. I graduated from the cheap clear stamps to red rubber or photopolymer stamps and now my go-to stamps are from a company called Altenew. Altenew is not paying to promote its stamps because once you used them you will be sold. I also use stamps from Catherine Pooler Designs, Elizabeth Craft Designs, Hero Arts, Jilliben Soup, Sizzix, and Spellbinders. I will be using just a few of these company stamps for our comparison. The price range will be from dollar stamps to the higher end stamps that cost as high as twenty-five dollars. I can not express it enough to always buy your stamps on sale and use any coupons or free shipmate to keep the cost down. Mainly I work my cards around stamps I have on hand that will save you a lot of money. I know this Highlight Monday is geared to beginner crafters, it is all right to bypass this part and check out the card and the word for today. I am aware different ones check out different things on my blog.

     The first type of stamps we will look at is the clear stamps. Clear stamps take up less space to store. The first stamps we are going to look at are some of the first stamps I brought when I started crafting. These stamps were clear stamps and easy to use. I paid a dollar to two dollars for these stamps and they were usually 2′ by 4′.They were very limited in different themes. Here is an example of it stamped on medium card stock.

    The next group of stamps is the middle range in price. They cost around seven dollars. I invested in these stamps because they were larger and most had matching dies. These stamps allow me to use them alone or in groups. They also came in different themes. This group had sentiments that are fun to add to cards. Here is an example of it stamped on medium card stock.

     The high-end group of stamps can run you from eight dollars to thirty dollars. These stamps come out crispy and the image is very clear. They are easy to use as well. You can get larger 4′ by 6′ stamps as well as groups of small stamps that will make a larger stamp. The themes are unlimited. You can buy their matching dies. The sentiments come in a variety of sizes as well. Here is an example of it stamped on medium card stock.

     Let look at wood stamps. Wood stamps stamp easy because you have a woodblock. Even though the wood box helps you to hold it, it also stops you from stamping straight because the woodblock is in the way. Woodblock stamps come in a variety of sizes and themes. They are hard to store. The price range is two dollars for the smaller size to sixteen dollars for the larger size. Here is an example of it stamped on medium card stock.

     The last type of stamps is red rubber and the photopolymer stamps. They are thick and red stamps. They cost from ten dollars to as high as thirty dollars. You can find them in different sizes and themes. The stamped image is good and clear. Here is an example of it stamped on medium card stock.

     Above you see a card using all the types of stamps we talked about today.