Pinkfresh and The Stamp Market c&c

I wonder if you ladies will get the new ink holder cases that are coming out this fall? I hope you do, they look amazing!

So, I loves me a variety pack of colored card stock -- Michael's, Neenah, whatever. I figured I'd see if TSM offered one. They do. Of the 10 colors specified in the homework, it contains 3.

Now, I can probably substitute for most of them since I have so much random colored card stock, but they chosen all or even mostly colors in their starter pack, they would have made a sale!

EtA: It might be 4. The starter pack lists "tropic" not "tropic teal" but I think it's the same....

Yeah, I'm sure I have things that will work, but it's annoying.

I am going to guess that this hasn't been an issue when it was just a Pinkfresh event. Since they don't offer colored card stock, I imagine they relied on white stock and ink blending.

peasquared, did you see a sneak?

No, but I know that they are releasing one this fall.  Just hopeful thinking for each of you.  

I can't wait to order one when they come out.

My box is supposed to arrive on Thursday (I'm in the Seattle area).

I totally messed up on the dates for this event, and have company here the weekend of the event. They are card makers and are coming for a crafty weekend, but I'm not sure I'll get any of the classes done.

I did take advantage of the Pink Fresh coupon and added to my full pad ink collection. I had about half of the ones they planned on using already.

I also ended up getting the TSM cardstocks - in the 6 packs. I wanted the flower cart die too, although the coupon didn't work on that.

I got an email about them a month or so ago.  They are an ivoryish zippered case that hold ink cubes. They are supposed to come out some time in September.   I'm not signed up for the event, so it had nothing to do with that.  But, having been in previous events of PF's, I know you get cool tools.  So, I hope you all get the first ones!

marg, I could be wrong. Maybe it was pink??

Shakti, sorry it was buried in the comments of the post with the event prep pdf. Pinkfresh replied that “we have included glitter cardstock sheets (white) in the kit. This is Pinkfresh Studio branded glitter cardstock.”

Thanks! Found it.

I’ve learned not to stress about exact colors, etc. That said, I think PF and TSM could have saved themselves a lot of complaints if they had included the colored CS in the kits. I’ve only done C+CD and Summer Camp, but both of those include it. We used white CS in the winter PF event. There is one gal on FB who seems really peeved about the whole thing. 🤷🏼‍♀️

I’ve noticed there are a lot of people signed up who are clearly new to these type of events. One person asked what the stamp market is? 😱 Another asked what an ornate frame die was. I’m pretty sure that was listed somewhere as being part of the kit contents. 

I mean seriously, tell me you didn’t read any of the emails before signing up without telling me you didn’t read anything.

Shakti , your memory is correct inasmuch that the stamp market was in C&CD once and didn’t come back. I was in the class live when ‘the incident’ happened but I can’t say why they didn’t come back to that event. Amy is a good instructor but she moves quick! It may have been that the sheer size of that event was too much for a smaller company to participate in. I’m not sure. PinkFresh also participated in C&CD and didn’t come back once they started their own events.

I have yet to get a shipping notice from PinkFresh and my perception is that this event doesn’t seem as well organized as C&CD but this is my first PF event so I have to give the whole event a chance. Some of the PF correspondence isn’t very helpful (like how much colored cardstock, etc) and they don’t seem as patient as the mods at C& CD. I am always amazed that it seems like so many people don’t read the emails, it must be frustrating for the hosts.

Of all the events I have done, the Concord & 9th and C &CD have been my favorites in terms of product/teachers/organization. 😃