I love using Creative Impressions brads. For quite a few reasons actually. They have a great variety, beautiful shapes and finishes and I know this may seem like a really strange reason…but I love the prongs on these brads! The prongs are long, slim and easy to bend. I hate getting stabbed with ornery prongs that will not bend! The Creative Impressions brads are so easy to insert and so easy to bend back so that they aren’t hard on your hands.
The Creative Impressions brads come in a variety of shapes and sizes. From really mini brads to larger embossed snowflake brads, you are sure to find ones to fit your style. I do have a few favorites! If you look on their site…you want to look under the heading paper fasteners. My absolute favorite that I would use for almost every application is the Antique Bronze or Pewter Rounds. They are a beautiful size and are great for adding to the centers of flowers, or paired up at the edge of a layer.
The Creative Impressions shaped brads are also fabulous. I particularly love their snowflakes. Elegant and a beautiful shape and size, these brads come in different finishes such as Pewter, Silver, Pearl, White and Winter. If you are interested in more Christmas…try out the bulbs, stars or Trees. For masculine designs, I love using the Screwtop brads. With a family working in construction…these are particularly useful for me.
Price: Most of the Creative Impressions shaped brads retail at approximately $3.00 for 50. The plain rounds are 50 for $2.00 and the fun glitter rounds are 25 for $3.00
Where to Buy:
- Creative Impressions – you can buy your brads and other CI embellishments direct on-line
- Scrapbook and Stamping Stores – many local stores will carry this product
Some Samples….
O Come Let Us Adore
This design uses the beautiful pearl snowflakes brads by Creative Impressions. I just love this aqua color! Paired up with the blues, greens and browns of the Basic Grey Fruitcake paper and some very elegant Three Wise Men , this was a fun Christmas Card to make. The brads hold down one end of the Clear Card Sheet strip that is stamped with the sentiment.
Hope you enjoyed this {C’est Bon} entry! If you have questions about this product, I’ll try to answer them for you the best I can by editing in this post.
Happy Christmas in July!
Julia
