New Caviar and New Plates!

Today brought 2 packages! Yahoo!!!

The first package arrived by mail. It was my Steel Bead Caviar that I bought on EBAY from China.

Normally I use the "Buy It Now" option because who likes to wait for a 6 day auction to end? However, I did place a bid on this one. I did not win... which was fine. The seller sent me a "Second Chance Offer" at the price of my highest bid. Hmmm.. not bad... I got it cheaper than the winner did. :) 

My Camera isn't capturing the brightness of the colors. I put my pinky nail in there as a reference to the size. The vials are tiny! 
Price Paid : 3.78
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If you've read my other posts you know I really want to get stamping right and that I figured my problem was my plates were cheap and shallow. Off to Amazon.com I went. Now I bought more than what I am showing you today, but they will all arrive separate because they were from different sellers.
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I Was Excited These Came First! (Thanks Amazon Prime).
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I signed up for a 30 day free trial for Amazon Prime. The majority of my items didn't qualify for the 2 day shipping benefit but my bulk plates did! I got a 25 Mash plate set and a 26 plate set by Cheeky. I am excited to try them. I will update this after I have.

The Mash Plates came in a cellophane package all together. Each plate is individually wrapped inside the package. They all have their blue protective sheet on top of each plate. I haven't opened them yet.. I will very soon.

Mash 25 Plate Set was 14.95

The Cheeky Plates (Vibrant Collection) came in a cute box that opens like a book. I liked this because it's a great way to keep them stored. Built in storage is always a good thing right? When you open the "Book" your plates are inside, and there is a little "Once Upon A Time" story on the inside flap and there was a mini hard card that says you are an "Official Cheeky Chick" It's pretty cute. It also says you can use it as a scraper in an emergency. Bonus!  LOL  I really love this display and how they packaged their item. There is a slight downside though... The book doesn't seal itself, so you would have to wrap something around it to make sure it stays closed. A minor detail and nothing a rubber band can't fix. 

Like I said, Because I had Amazon Prime I got them in 2 days. I also got Free Shipping, but I honestly don't remember if that was by the seller or because of Prime.

I will be cancelling Prime after my trial.

Cheeky Plate Set was 15.99


I will be playing around with stamping today and will do a post about my results. I am really hopeful and excited.

Nailed It!

UPDATE :  So about five minutes after I wrote this post, I ripped open a Mash Plate and started. Huge success. The stamp worked each and every time I tried it. I am beyond excited. I wanna take everything off and try every one, but instead I am going to wait. I am really happy!