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Post by craftymom101 on Jul 19, 2024 1:14:10 GMT
Does anyone know if the 3x4 add-on stamps are photopolymer or the cheap, made in China kind?
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Post by vsimone on Jul 19, 2024 5:37:02 GMT
Does anyone know if the 3x4 add-on stamps are photopolymer or the cheap, made in China kind? The add-on 3x4 stamps are the same quality photopolymer as the 4x6 and 6x8 stamps. For some time the ones that were included in the kit were the cheap acrylic stamps that Ali Edwards and Studio Calico were also using. Heidi took the stamp out of the kit because she hated the cheap acrylic ones and replaced it with a die to keep the kit value the same. Now she offers the stamp as an add-on. Apparently all the kit components are made in China and there is no option to have photopolymer stamps made at the factory.
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Post by FurryP on Jul 19, 2024 6:05:25 GMT
Well I just bought a bunch of Oxide re-inkers. Can't beat that price!
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Post by craftymom101 on Jul 19, 2024 11:30:14 GMT
vsimone thank you!! I am struggling to use a few of the AC sets from recent collections but Heidi’s stamp society 6x8 sets are great quality. I love this month’s 3x4 add-on set and I’m thrilled it’s photopolymer!
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Post by Texas Scrap on Jul 19, 2024 18:48:15 GMT
New monthly products are up on Heidi's site, and I LOVE this month's stamp set! I can't wait to use the camera image and I think the coordinating sentiments are very usable. I also subscribed to the Stop the Blur class. I really want the 3x4 stamp set that's only available to Stop the Blur subscribers and I was able to add it to my cart. There are a ton of products on clearance that can be added to your box this month, too. I added the 4x6 Grid Icons stamp set, Stop the Blue sticker book, ghost stars, and two sticker photo corners to my box. I'm glad you mentioned the clearance items because I didn't scroll down that far today so I would have missed them had I not read your comment. I ended up adding the Grid Icons Stamp Set, too, plus a few others for $5, and a few kits for $10. I really love my subscription, I've been doing this since January and I'm really enjoying it. My pages aren't as pretty as Heidi's or the designers', but I love them nonetheless. The only drag is that it takes about a month for the kit to get to me in Canada, so I'll never be current in my memory keeping, but that's fine. I'm thrilled with the free shipping for the Add-on items with the subscription. I missed that the Grid Icon Stamp Set was only $5~! Darn it - I would have added it. Shipping is $6 so the stamp + shipping is $11 on its own ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/mYSUyHtG9Jrcmm_ydVcK.jpg) . I did load up on a few other items but that would have been an amazing deal.
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Post by marg on Jul 19, 2024 19:58:41 GMT
I'm glad you mentioned the clearance items because I didn't scroll down that far today so I would have missed them had I not read your comment. I ended up adding the Grid Icons Stamp Set, too, plus a few others for $5, and a few kits for $10. I really love my subscription, I've been doing this since January and I'm really enjoying it. My pages aren't as pretty as Heidi's or the designers', but I love them nonetheless. The only drag is that it takes about a month for the kit to get to me in Canada, so I'll never be current in my memory keeping, but that's fine. I'm thrilled with the free shipping for the Add-on items with the subscription. I missed that the Grid Icon Stamp Set was only $5~! Darn it - I would have added it. Shipping is $6 so the stamp + shipping is $11 on its own ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/mYSUyHtG9Jrcmm_ydVcK.jpg) . I did load up on a few other items but that would have been an amazing deal. Oh that's too bad, it looks like such a usable stamp! Maybe it will be on sale next month, too - I have no idea how her sales work, there always seems to be something going on, though. At some point it's bound to be on sale again.
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Post by marg on Jul 19, 2024 20:01:17 GMT
marg , you're welcome! I find I reach for her stamps more than any others while I'm scrapbooking. Her stamps are so fun to layer and a lot of the images and sentiments are small, making them easy to stamp on tags or labels. I'm really loving her stamps, I picked up a few during her half price sale a month or two ago. You're so right about the layering abilities - probably the best I've come across for scrapbooking, too. I'm starting a stamp journal so I can play around with various combinations. I'm excited for my $5 stamps coming this month, too.
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Post by craftymom101 on Jul 25, 2024 22:32:52 GMT
My monthly kit box arrived today and I love everything!
I purchased the “Adventures Bundle” and it was a great value at $20. Has anyone purchased this kit and have layout examples? I want to combine it with this month’s stamp kit!
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Post by missbellejane on Aug 29, 2024 1:21:31 GMT
There is a 50% sale on some of Heidi Swapp's classes at the moment. Just wondering if anyone who has taken any of her classes has feedback on the quality/value of them?
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Post by marg on Aug 29, 2024 16:52:34 GMT
There is a 50% sale on some of Heidi Swapp's classes at the moment. Just wondering if anyone who has taken any of her classes has feedback on the quality/value of them? Up higher in this thread people were saying they really found the first Stamp Therapy class useful. I signed up for that since it's 50% off right now and you get a 6x8 stamp set with it. I think I'm going to sign up for her handwriting class today, too. That's one thing I've really been wanting to work on, and have been practicing using free YouTube videos (JetPens channel is good), but I'd like to learn how to apply it to my Memory Planner more. I watched a livestream that Heidi did with Aaron from Hero Arts and Jennifer McGuire, and it was so good (I had to play it on 1.5x speed though, since Heidi talks really slowly with a lot of pauses). She talks about her entire career, moving to China, losing everything and having to move into her parents' house, and then finding success and her son dying and getting through those incredibly difficult times - and it's very inspiring. There were a few things that she talked about that I even discussed with my husband later because I found it so compelling - some things to keep in mind as we build our own business and as our son goes through some challenging times of his own. I recommend it - but again, sometimes Heidi can be painful to listen to if you're impatient like I am, so maybe speed it up: www.youtube.com/live/jycMEJlWqDg?si=4ERKRZlSK0wusJdiOh yeah - she's having 15% off site-wide for non-subscribers, 20% for subscribers, this weekend, too.
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Post by Texas Scrap on Aug 29, 2024 21:28:21 GMT
I watched a livestream that Heidi did with Aaron from Hero Arts and Jennifer McGuire, and it was so good (I had to play it on 1.5x speed though, since Heidi talks really slowly with a lot of pauses). She talks about her entire career, moving to China, losing everything and having to move into her parents' house, and then finding success and her son dying and getting through those incredibly difficult times - and it's very inspiring. There were a few things that she talked about that I even discussed with my husband later because I found it so compelling - some things to keep in mind as we build our own business and as our son goes through some challenging times of his own. I recommend it - but again, sometimes Heidi can be painful to listen to if you're impatient like I am, so maybe speed it up: www.youtube.com/live/jycMEJlWqDg?si=4ERKRZlSK0wusJdiWow - that was an intense video. I knew a lot of her story, but not all of it, so that was really meaningful to listen to. I was actually at one or 2 of those early CKUs where she was there with Making Memories and I also attended 2 or 3 creative escape events back in the day! She has remade herself many times. I wish her only the best as she moves forward. She is truly a creative force and gift.
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Post by marg on Aug 30, 2024 15:17:25 GMT
I watched a livestream that Heidi did with Aaron from Hero Arts and Jennifer McGuire, and it was so good (I had to play it on 1.5x speed though, since Heidi talks really slowly with a lot of pauses). She talks about her entire career, moving to China, losing everything and having to move into her parents' house, and then finding success and her son dying and getting through those incredibly difficult times - and it's very inspiring. There were a few things that she talked about that I even discussed with my husband later because I found it so compelling - some things to keep in mind as we build our own business and as our son goes through some challenging times of his own. I recommend it - but again, sometimes Heidi can be painful to listen to if you're impatient like I am, so maybe speed it up: www.youtube.com/live/jycMEJlWqDg?si=4ERKRZlSK0wusJdiWow - that was an intense video. I knew a lot of her story, but not all of it, so that was really meaningful to listen to. I was actually at one or 2 of those early CKUs where she was there with Making Memories and I also attended 2 or 3 creative escape events back in the day! She has remade herself many times. I wish her only the best as she moves forward. She is truly a creative force and gift. Yeah, a lot of what she said really resonated with me. When she said "I no longer wanted to be Heidi Swapp", I really felt that. I also found her saying that every success and accomplishment has 10,000 little struggles behind it that others never see - the way she put it - was really profound and I played it for my son and husband because my son is really struggling right now as he finishes his last semester of school in a foreign country and tries to establish a life there. I give her a lot of credit for her honesty and vulnerability. I think she's turned that into a really cool and meaningful product - I'm really enjoying doing Stop The Blur this year (my first time doing it). I took her year long class at Big Picture Scrapbooking - the one she did when she moved to China - and it was a bit of a disaster, as I recall. She was very scattered and all over the place. It's nice to know why. ADHD makes total sense, not surprised at all, plus the chaos of the move and the adjustment, plus 5 little kids. Oy vey. I recall that I stopped doing the class after a few months. I think that's the class that prompted the "So there" comment by Stacy Julian, not 100% sure, though.
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Post by Citygirl on Sept 7, 2024 22:25:03 GMT
I wish Heidi came out with her Halloween and Christmas lines earlier. I always love it but by the time it comes out I am tapped lol. I usually still buy it but everything should come out on the same day ha!
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Post by paget on Sept 8, 2024 4:07:37 GMT
I wish Heidi came out with her Halloween and Christmas lines earlier. I always love it but by the time it comes out I am tapped lol. I usually still buy it but everything should come out on the same day ha! It seems pretty late to not have Halloween out already! I’ve been wanting to see her Christmas stuff as well!
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