MISTI Stamping Tool

 except I generally make A9 cards (5.5 in x 8.5 in front).

The general consensus is that most of us make odd size cards and the MISTI is a bit small. How small is this new one going to be?

janet100- My mouth dropped open you had to wait a month for it to ship. I could not do that. Shipping things like that make me a nervous wreck. Ebay China stuff is ok. Paying something over $50 and waiting a month that's just too nerve wracking.

I love your bead case idea. That's the size I need. That is the size I thought the MISTI was.

I have the Fiskars Stamp Press. I really love it. I stamp on lots of different materials. The Stamp Press has been a lifesaver. When I made my CD case knockoff I realized the MISTI would save me a lot of money too. I have weak hands and stamping wooden stamps is a nightmare for me at times. The acrylic blocks hurt my hands. I was definitely going to buy a MISTI. My DH is go order it right now. I had it in the cart. I found this thread. I was reading the thread to see if I needed anything else to go with it before I hit the submit button. I am really glad I found this thread.

I am not being mean. I am looking forward to the knockoffs. The other companies will give us the sizes we need, better construction, sell to big box stores where we can use coupons. We won't be threatened to get sued or have religious quotes on our craft tools. Competition is a good thing. It only improves you.

I still can't get over this religious quotes on the MISTI. Can you imagine how mad people would be if Apple did that on their iPhones? I swear sometimes we are too understanding in the craft world.

AngieandSnoopy- I love your babies. I am loved by a Dachshund, Cavelier, Border Collie Mix. She is my life. I grew up around Dachshunds.

I have one of the 'inventory made' models. That's why I had to wait over a month for it to ship. She was so behind on making them that each order was issued a number and we all waited in line every week to see what numbers she was shipping for that week. This is when she started thinking she needed to outsource the manufacturing of this thing. She could not keep up with demand on it.

I looked on mine and I don't see a religious quote on there. I barely see the MISTI name on it. Mine doesn't have any religious writing, statement or icons on it. Was the religious quote on the box? I don't remember ever seeing any bible verse or anything like that on it.

Not that I would give a rat's knee if it did have it on there. I care about quality, mfger standing behind the product, price, and what it can do to make my card time more enjoyable. If mfger wants to say an amen! because they think God is bringing in all this $$, OK - But they should realize that customers are the reason the money is coming in. Praying all day and all night isn't going to keep the sales up if your customer service is poor.

cbet- Don't be embarrassed. I feel the same way you do. I don't like the cramming down the throat thing either. I really respect others religions and their spirituality. I just ask for the same respect. I am sure a few Christians are looking at her quotes with a side eye too.

Have any of you ever been in Hobby Lobby listening to how upset some of the women get over seeing religious quotes on items sold at Hobby Lobby? I know Hobby Lobby is a hot topic. I am not trying to start a debate. I hear a lot. I mean I hear things every time I go in. I live in a big church area and Hobby Lobby is very big here. Hobby Lobby is a huge craft entity. I made the mistake one day telling this lady "The Hobby Lobby owner is very vocal about being a Christian." She was looking at a pillow with a religious quote on it. She was complaining about it to me. Poor thing I thought she was going to blow up. She was like He's not my religion. I am a Christian, I don't need his viewpoints about my beliefs and on and on and on.

I don't practice Christianity. I do shop at a lot of places that are Christian based. Iliana putting religious messages on her products probably not the wisest business decision. I think she needs to go shopping at Hobby Lobby to fully understand this.

janet1000- I was telling my DH that it takes a month for a MISTI to come in. He said she was probably making them as she was getting the orders. That never dawned on me.

Now, I understand about the month and the issuing of numbers. I do understand why there was a waiting list. I am sure she didn't want to make a large supply and then the thing was a huge failure. I still woundn't like waiting a month though.

Kristin- Wow- I am just flabbergasted about Lindsay. Lindsay is one of the most trusted women in the stamp industry. Everyone knows in the stamping industry that Lindsay is going to make it before she buys it or she wouldn't call herself the Frugal Crafter. Iliana is really trying to alienate a large amount of the rubber stamping community. Lindsay's following is very huge. Her fan base follows her closely and makes their purchasing decisions from what they have learned from her.

The stampoholic will apparently be changing colors or maybe offered in different colors. There's also a new group on fb for it.

As for religious quotes-wtf would someone be upset about seeing them on in a store on a product?? I've seen similar quotes on items in other stores too, not just hobby lobby. And I've actually never noticed anything particularly religious in a hobby lobby anyway. I don't like or agree with everything every store sells. I buy what I want and leave the rest.

Also, if you don't like religious quotes on things don't eat at In n Out burger. I don't let something like that stop me from buying/using something I like but that's a choice everyone has to make for themselves. Buy it or don't.

Oh yeah, Hobby Lobby has a LOT of stuff with religious sayings or scripture on it. Pillows, posters, wall hangings, crosses. Tons of stuff. They really do hit you over the head with it once you start seeing it.

I never really noticed it before until I needed to get a birthday card for someone. I happened to be in there so I thought I'd just pick one up.   Pretty much EVERY card in the store had some religious reference on it! Since the person the card was for is patently UNreligious, well, that just wasn't going to work and I had to go somewhere else. After that, I really started noticing just how much of their stuff has something religious on it. It doesn't really bother me, I buy what I want and leave the rest. But if someone did mind, I would understand why they wouldn't shop there.

Hobby Lobby even took out a full page color ad in the local newspaper at Christmas that said "It's a Boy" with a picture of Jesus in the manger and nothing else.

Bit like pitching a fit in Zondervan's about religious references.  At least they wear it on their sleeve.  Just because they sell it doesn't force me or anyone else to buy it, don't like it, go somewhere else to buy.

Gale - I actually don't have a problem with seeing religious quotes on a product in a store - there are plenty of people who want those items, and there is a market for them. The thing with the quote on the MISTI, though, is that it seemed kind of sneaky. If I'm shopping and see an item I want, and it has any kind of quote on it that I don't like, I can choose not to buy it, or decide if I want it enough to ignore the quote. With the quote on the MISTI, it wasn't visible in any of the photos or videos she posted. People didn't know about it until they had this fairly pricey, non-returnable item in hand. For me, it wasn't the quote itself that turned me off - it was the stealth delivery of it.

The Misti won Hot New Item at CHA. I've read the horror stories about Iliana's behavior. I think now it's just gonna get worse.

Melissa - You don't need to make the whole thing out of the acrylic. I made mine from a frame from the dollar store; only the lid is made from the plexiglass. I did buy a metal t-square from Harbor Freight to help with straight cuts on the plexiglass, but my son had another project going at the same time that needed that tool, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered with it. I got my hinges from a seller on ebay for less than $5 for 6 of them. And I just used E6000 glue to hold things together and it's holding just fine. My tool isn't as pretty and pink as the original, but it works just fine.

I will say, I contacted a local company about cutting the parts all out of 1/4" lexan for me to glue together, and their quote for that was $30. At that price for parts, it isn't worth making your own. But I know that Don went to a local TAP plastics store and got his parts for something like $3. For that, it pays to DIY

I've decided to copy a fellow stamping enabler and make one from my barely-used stampograph. I got the acrylic and cut it. I just have to glue-dot it to the bottom of the stampograph cover, remove the hinge screws, and re-drill and rescrew them a little higher. I wanted a 2nd one so that I can have one covered in tack n peel and one without. I use some su stamps that are mounted on foam but still have that backing over the adhesive and it's easier to use tack n peel with those. Plus I want the tack n peel for bare rubber.

I have the pink one from stampaholic...works well and no drama!! I love that is made by a lady from India since I recently visited that country....seems to make it fit in my room, strange as that sounds!!

May I ask what the shipping charge was on the Stampoholic and/or Nano was from India to the US?
A part of me would like to have one of these stamping gizmos, but there is no way that I will give my money to "that woman" for one of her pink ones.
Also, I looked at the exchange rates. It seems the Nano is approx. $30 US and the full size is about $38, not including shipping.

Yes... Google it and you'll find it sold by some retailers here ...I have only seen it online