I love these stamps and was excited to get them in a bundle for a good price. I had also wanted to try the Artist markers, so thought this was a win-win. The stamps are just beautiful, and I will enjoy using these for cards, along with colored pencils, which is my preferred method of coloring. I am trying to like the markers, but for me, right now, they are too dark and intense for me to be able to blend them well, as I have seen in videos. I have to work with them more and see if I can get good at marker blending. I even bought the blender marker and have used that, but for me, the blending is not as seamless as I had hoped. I guess I just need to practice more!