I am publishing this comment received yesterday on it's own page because I feel it warrants a complete reply. I do not mind criticism but when it is un-warranted then I need to respond. Here is the comment ...
Dear Christina, I love your stuff but am disappointed that you use so much stuff from the States. Your stamps and bling and dies are all only available in the US when you show them and therefore only available to us, mere mortals, if we pay a lot of money in postage on top of the cost of the items. We have recently seen Kanban crafts disappear because Hunkdory gets so much publicity that the British company could not compete and the British cardmaking industry is now the poorer. AS a UK crafter can you possible demonstrate some loyalty to UK markets and show us what e can make using UK designed and produced products. If there are any left! I am pleased that you promote Meiflower and Wild Orchid Crafts, but there are so many good UK companies out there who need all the promotion they can get.
My reply is ....
Thanks for your comment and I am sorry to disappoint you ... but you need to do your research a little more carefully before adding this type of comment. I will go though all the points you make in the order that you have made them.
Firstly the stamps you mention are usually off a CD or they are Digital downloads and so only cost you the charge for the Digi and it is yours ...no extra postage involved and available worldwide. The dies I use are Spellbinders and they are available everywhere. The last ones I bought where from Create and Craft TV which is very UK based.
The "Bling" I use is available in UK and I tell you whenever I have used it and give you the link to the companies involved. I buy mine from Want2Scrap but that is my choice. I tell you about it on the blog because it is good quality ... but I don't say that you have to buy it from there. That would be your choice and you would have to pay postage for many items wherever you get them from.
Not quite sure what you mean by Mere Mortals ..... I am the same as you with the same kind of outgoings and a limited income and I am retired. But I don't smoke, buy designer clothes, drink a lot or waste money and it is my choice to spend on my hobby and my website/blog.
You mention both Kanban and Hunkydory in the same sentence and you seem to suggest that Hunkydory has put Kanban out of business. Both of these are UK companies .... Hunkydory has their own shop in Preston and they supply many Kanban products on their website. So how is British card making the poorer?
As a UK crafter I think I MORE then show my loyalty to the UK market ...and all you need to do is look back through some of my older posts. I give links to many many UK companies in my posts ......
Crafters Companion .. based in Newcastle ... and the makers of Spectrum Noir
Polkadoodles .... based in York
Funky Hand .... based in Newcastle
Lili of the Valley ... based in Bradford
Sunrise crafts .... based in Wolverhampton
Hunkydory ..... based in Preston ....
Tattered Lace, Creative Studios, Pink Petticoat, Clintseed Crafts, Just Inklined ... to name but a few .... need I go on?
Some of these I have featured for a whole week to showcase their products. And many of their products have been used in the "Give Aways" that I have done regularly all this year.... and much of that at my own expense.
How much more supportive of UK products can I be? I can only support the company ... if I know about the company in the first place, and I have limited time ... the same as you ...and so I can't spend all day on a PC looking for them.
The companies I mention are companies whose products I use and I know that the quality and the service is excellent. This is why I pass the inks onto the people who visit my website/blog in the hope that I am doing them a good service
So once again I am sorry to disappoint you ... but please get your facts correct before you write to me again. And last but not least I have not added your name to save you any embarrassment.
