I know that they spent hundreds of hours in preparation. Unfortunately, “while we were sleeping” (not really sleeping, but out of the scene for over 5 years) no one could find us and another system took over rubber stamping. We have a giant roll of the product that almost everyone is manufacturing their stamps on these days, but it has sat unused for 5 years. When I want to mount a stamp, I reach for my HALOS II. I don’t even reach for the original HALOS, even though it would be my second choice and many customers still swear by it.

Why I love HALOS II over the other products. Cost is significant, but it’s not just that. It is thinner and so much easier to cut. I can get the extra cushioning by stamping on a mouse pad. The dies are much thinner and thus easier to store.

We love hook and loop tape. It’s our favorite “sticking” thing in the whole world–and how fun it has been to organize our stamps on panels of loop tape in clear envelopes! It’s also how I’ve got many other craft supplies attached and easy to find, such as my Cricut cartridges and other accessories.

You can use HALOS mounts with ANY other system, but once people have purchased acrylic mounts without the recessed grooves, their use is limited!

No need to use just one system. Variety is the “spice of life”. How much we’d miss out on if we never tried anything different. Sometimes we stick with something for years, not wanting to change. For a couple of dollars, you can get one HALOS mount that you can use on any stamp. If your stamp is too big for the mount, a little finger pressure on the areas not covered by the mount does just fine–in fact you can apply a little more direct pressure to areas that might have more detail.

We know we’ve got to re-establish ourself in the stamping world, so we have an offer anyone can afford. We made hundreds of cute little match boxes that contain a l” acrylic mount, and 3 mini stamps on HALOS II. We’re selling them for a buck. We’ll even throw in a full color idea book full of card samples for free. Because the book is so heavy, it will require $4.95 shipping, making the total only $5.95 for everything! If you like what we have, we’ll even include special offers on other products. In fact, if you’d like to include a grab bag of stamp pads, glitter, embossing powder etc, just add $10. You’ll get an assortment of 10 different items and it will ship with no additional postage.

More to follow including pictures! What a concept, Gary and I were too busy to even take such things during the many years we did shows, but with 4 of us at this show, we actually got to take a few pictures! Since we drove home after the show–from Vegas to SLC, Utah, we only got a few hours sleep, so this will be continued……………………