The Stamp Market - Tacky Tile

Oh wow. Thats close to the original. Probably closer that TSM would want someone to be to their products.

I definitely think if the tables were turned, we would all hear from TSM. 

This one does not bother me...the product is different that the ink stand, fitting inside the base of the ink pad, not something you put your inkpad into.

OTOH, yes, "patent pending" almost has me hating on it already. It's a tool. Like a screwdriver. Or a hammer. Should a sofa be patented? A chair? A bbq? A propane tank? A hand-mixer, a stand-mixer, a pair of scissors?

OTs and PTs have been doing a similar trick with dycem for ages. www.amazon.com/s?k=dycem&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
It is fabulous material to hold things in place - like plates that slide around on people who can only use 1 arm, shelves to hold cups on them, under exercise bikes, under pillows for patient's who can't keep their pillows in place, under wheelchair cushions that slide around...

I think we could all be making our own "ink stands" simply by owning a piece of dycem to put under our ink pads if we wanted. Patent pending

If you can't beat them, join them? 

No comment on this item but I really love the stamp market scissors. Their fussy cut scissors and large trimmers are amazing. I own tons of scissors including Tim holtz, cutter bee, the ones jenn Shurkus loves, but think these are awesome!

Totally forgot about the Dycem as well. Used to use when I was a special education teacher. I’m heading to Amazon now…

Hate when I have to buy support products for products. In this case I don’t see a need for either. The Dycem stuff sounds great though!

I feel like it’s definitely different enough from the ink stand products. The ink stands hold the lids next to the ink pad so you can see which color you’re blending with and not mix up the lids, and not have to put the inky side down on your table. Yes, I think they’re too bulky/big for my tiny desk, and I don’t want to have to store them between uses. Putting a color label on the sides of your ink pads would work for identification, but I think people who are big into blending would still appreciate being able to see the lid. It’s also good for people doing videos so the viewer can see which colors they’re using clearly, and maybe that’s their key market - it seems like it streamlines things for people who are videoing their blending.

I wonder how well the tacky tiles will work if people have Velcro under their pads to hold their blenders. I think I’d be annoyed to have to keep track of the various sizes and wouldn’t want to buy one for each ink pad - I’d probably get 4 and switch them out between pads, same as I do with blending handles. I’m sure the price point will be off putting and I’m not sure this deserves a patent, or that that will help prevent knockoffs anyway. It’s hardly a revolutionary idea. Someone copying will just make it a little bigger with a rim or color code it or something…

I’m much more interested in this magical dycem stuff! It sounds far more versatile.

I think it's kind of "tacky" that she calls people out for copying her ideas but copies other people's ideas. So Tacky Tile is a good name.