Do I need a Misti?

I have the Misti and have for years. I rarely use it.
With that said, I made 8 cards today, and used the Misti on 6 of them.
Just worked out that it was better to use the Misti then mess up and not be able to fix it or use the card.
It's a good thing to have on hand if you can get it on sale, and have extra funds to use.

In my opinion a stamping platform type tool is a must if you are a stamper.

I have a TH full size and a TH Mini. Also a homemade platform. I won't buy a MISTI due to the way the owner has treated people.

I won't buy a Misti, but I do have the full size Tim Holtz one and use it all.the.time.

I have the TH and a Misti. I much prefer the Misti…just wish the owner was t such a pill. If you want to do a lot of stamping, I think a stamp platform is the best tool.

I have the Tim Holtz full size one, and it changed my stamping/card making game entirely. Much less waste. Better images. No crooked sentiments I won't get a Misti due to the owner.  So many new stamps have layering images and that is much much easier with a stamp platform. 

There is a new Altenew stamp platform coming out later this year - it has a thread dedicated to it this week if you want to see the video of how it works! I'm saving my money for one. 

This is an excellent review of different stamp platforms and she put it out only a week or so ago!!!   If you are just getting back into the hobby, she has a lot of really good comparison/hack videos, and reviews of items you can get cheaper through amazon and the dollar store and the like.  I trust her because her opinion has closely followed what I have discovered on my own and what our fellow peas have echoed too.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m20ueqQbSUQ

I'm in a wheelchair, and having a stamp positioner has been a game changer for me. I refuse to get a MISTI because I can't with the owner. I just refuse to support her.

I have two platforms, Stampin Up & Hampton Arts. The SU one is terrific; you can move the plates up or down for staggered stamping. The Hampton Arts one is no longer on the market due to a legal challenge from the MISTI lady. I will grant her that the Hampton Arts one really did look like a full blown copy of the MISTI.

Same here, even though they are made by another company now, so she still gets a commission on every sale (just not as much as she did when she made them herself). One possible reason you see them being used constantly on YouTube is that the big names presumably have an agreement with her. There are other stamp platforms out there. Stampin’Up sells one, and it has a unique feature that is useful for Altenew stamps and others that create a fully colored image with coordinating stamps. It also has movable plates so that you can create a stamped row using border stamps, to create a background pattern. I have it, but they are being sued by her, so the time may come when I can’t get additional replacement parts. I mainly use it for the multi-step stamping.

I love my stamp platforms from Tim Holtz and Stampin’ Up. I keep my mini Tim out on my desk all the time and use it every time I stamp. It’s not just for mass production of cards. It helps with perfect placement, and if you want to stamp more than once to get the image darker. I rarely get enough ink on my stamp the first time, no matter how much I ink it up. Plus, the stamp platform gives a better overall stamp, rather than more ink on one side but less on the other side of the stamped image.

If it is on sale at your LSS for a good price, I won’t judge you for buying it. A stamp platform is very helpful for stampers. Unfortunately, hers just is the only one easily available in the US because she sued every competitor till they buckled. Stampin’ Up was the only one resisting, and they might have given up, too. I haven’t been watching that scene lately.

I love mine but I got the big one. I can stamp up to a 12X12 sheet of paper. Which I do often cause then I use my Scan N Cut to cut out the stamped images. Just used it yesterday while making cards

I have the TH and a small WRMK one. I use the WRMK often in lieu of a block, but really like the TH for more intricate designs and making multiples. I was able to get a good deal on Amazon for the TH from a UK site (free shipping too), as mentioned above. I guess I would watch reviews to see if you would actually prefer the MISTI, because you might like TH better--you can still get them from time to time from the UK.

I have the Ecstasy Crafts Position It tool and it’s great.
Not sure how the cost compares, but they shipped it quickly and it’s been good to me.
ecstasycrafts.com/products/ecp001?_pos=1&_sid=e47792151&_ss=r

I agree a stamp platform is a must have - particularly if you're making multiple cards and for easy lining up. I use mine almost every time I craft.

I have both of the TH platforms and use them both. Having a platform is a game changer for me. I don't have a level table so my stamping was never sharp or fully stamped. And using the platform, you can restamp as many times as you want to get a better result.

Or if you are really terrible at stamping simple images like me. 🙂