Hey Guys! Thank you so much for browsing my site, following on instagram, being a member of my patreon or just a supporter of my work (: at any and all capacities, my heart thanks you!
This page is here so you can get a little more information on my affiliate companies and the disclosure about my relationship with them. An affiliate is someone who promotes products or services from a company and in turn gets a small portion or “cut” of what the company made. This means that I do have a monetary relationship with the following companies, I do get paid when you make a purchase using my links. The cool thing, is that you don’t pay a cent more than anyone else, and this small cut really means a lot to me as a working artist and small business owner. It is a way that you can support me without it costing you a dime (especially if you were planning to make purchases for certain items anyways! hehe)
I personally use the sites I’ve chosen to use as an affiliate. I love the products that I mention in the posts and it should show because I am actively using them a bazillion times hahaha. I don’t get paid for my opinion, so all of those are my own. You will notice I make comments on certain items when they feel difficult to use, dry out quickly or need a little maintenance, I got you! I will never promote something that I myself have not used or tried, and I will always mention if a product fell short of my expectation but is good enough to play with as a beginner and is a good price point.
Just so there aren’t any confusions I am going to list the places I am an affiliate for below and give a snippet of each that is my own experience and opinion. There will be a small blurb on each blog post also reminding you of the links being monetized so that there is no confusion. 🙂
Ranger Ink Industries is the home of Dina Wakley Media, Dylusions, Tim Holtz and many other major lines of stamp and stencil creators that are the yummiest for mixed media use! It is absolutely no wonder why I love them so. Their shipping is always reliable and they keep you up to date if there are delays. They run AMAZING sales that you can stay in the loop on if you sign up for their email list and they also have facebook live sessions and free demos frequently!
Joggles.com, Inc is one of my favorite places to find mixed media goodies! It was one of the first places online that I found had multiple companies that I had been itching to get my hands on! They also have their own line of stamps and stencils too! Their stencils are large, and sturdy and I love them so hehe. They are also a small business which I love the idea of supporting. They run cool challenges on their instagram page and often have a freebie with orders over $25! Plus they wrap the order in a pretty patterned tissue paper which always amuses me and makes me smile hehe.
Scrapbook.com: Thousands of scrapbooking supplies. HUGE daily discounts! as that links states scrapbook.com has TONS of scrapbooking goodies! They have their own line of exclusive items too like dies, and daubbers which are great for card making too! They have a great assortment of brands and have awesome sales regularly. They also have a podcast 🙂
Blick Arts has a fabulous large selection of paints and tools and ALL the goodies. I like getting the bulk gel plates for classes, and their selection of brayer sizes is swoon worthy. Check them out!
Buy Your Crafting Supplies Now at The Dollar Tree! Ahhhhh Dollar Tree haha, I make a joke all the time about how much I love dollar tree because I’m rich there bahaha. But the truth is you can find really awesome things there to use in your mixed media crafts and I use some when running classes. They have options for smaller quantities of several items like toothbrushes and masking tapes, and I actually really like their selection of stickers from their crafters square line! Great for card making, and art journaling. I’ve also used a deck of their oversized cards as a base for some “ATC” type quick art hehe.
Amazon is the biggest retailer that I am an affiliate for because sometimes I can’t find certain supplies at my craft retailers. There are supplies such as extra large masking tape, floetrol and minwax that I just can’t find in most of my artsy places OR it is a better bargain finding it at the hardware store or amazon. I do try to link to my small businesses first in order to support other creatives, but sometimes, a girl just needs amazon and their two day shipping lol. Plus I really love their fire stick and streaming, so I’m an amazon girl. Try Prime Free for 30 days!
I will update the above lists if I add new retailers, but for the most part these are the places I use most online. The only one missing is Michael’s art stores but again it’s a bigger retail store and I love getting craft storage and clearance deals there haha.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to DM me on instagram or email me at mari@madeofseaandstars.com 🙂 Happy deal hunting 😀