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Post by joblackford on Sept 22, 2018 4:48:09 GMT
I did have other things in the order, but only things that showed as IN STOCK at the time I ordered them. It did occur to me earlier today that backorder might be the problem, because I remembered they are notorious for doing that, but that just irritated me more-- if that were the case, they should have just told me when I emailed and not used the Stamptember excuse I had already acknowledged when I sent the email. I did check last year's orders-- one shipped in 4 days, the other shipped in 11 days. Today marked 12 days, so I was going to give them until Sunday (two weeks total) to get it in the mail before I emailed again, but I finally got a shipping notice today. ( joblackford ) And it is actually the mail stream and not in "shipping label created" hell, so I guess I'm satisfied enough. I was getting worried that they might have oversold the stamps but it looks like they finally shipped it today! Geez. Even slower than the ridiculously slow Etsy die cut order I placed that turned out to have 9 days (5-7 biz days) processing time  But yeah, the package is in the mail for real and traveling across the country, hopefully arriving Monday. I really wish they wouldn't run this humungous stamptember event if they don't have the shipping capacity for it. Maybe once the stamps arrive I'll forgive them, but TBH I run out of steam when orders take so long to arrive... |
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Post by anniefb on Sept 23, 2018 17:38:46 GMT
SSS always drives me crazy with their slooooow shipping. Glad it's finally on the way joblackford! |
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Post by mom on Sept 23, 2018 17:47:22 GMT
Can someone help me? I am interested in the Gina K Wreath Builder System but all I can find is the stamps. Is there a kit with the circle dies, stamps, etc all together?
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Post by anniefb on Sept 23, 2018 18:24:20 GMT
mom the only bundle I know about is the fist stamonset which comes with the templates- other than that I think you need to buy separate pieces. link
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Post by mom on Sept 23, 2018 18:26:16 GMT
mom the only bundle I know about is the fist stamonset which comes with the templates- other than that I think you need to buy separate pieces. link ahh ok. I was watching the video on the Kat Scrapiness site and in the box she opened there was the stamps, templates and some circle dies. I thought it was a set I could buy all together. |
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Post by FurryP on Sept 23, 2018 18:55:18 GMT
Can someone help me? I am interested in the Gina K Wreath Builder System but all I can find is the stamps. Is there a kit with the circle dies, stamps, etc all together? That was the "mini kit". The one they are currently selling on the Gina K site is the bundle. I too, looked for the mini kit, and discovered that the wreathe builder stamp set was released in Feb 2018, and apparently they only sell the bundle now. I could not locate the mini kit anywhere. |
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Post by mom on Sept 23, 2018 19:01:40 GMT
Can someone help me? I am interested in the Gina K Wreath Builder System but all I can find is the stamps. Is there a kit with the circle dies, stamps, etc all together? That was the "mini kit". The one they are currently selling on the Gina K site is the bundle. I too, looked for the mini kit, and discovered that the wreathe builder stamp set was released in Feb 2018, and apparently they only sell the bundle now. I could not locate the mini kit anywhere. ahh ok! I will quit looking then! LOL |
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Post by GiantsFan on Sept 23, 2018 22:19:41 GMT
I just went to a GinaK Wreath Builder class at my LSS this past Friday. It was a really fun class. Gina and Rina (and Mishy) were so nice. We each had a set of ink cubes, the original wreath set, tidy towel, and mini MISTI (yes, I used it!) with the templates already taped in. All cardstock was cut and ready to go. As a TY for coming everyone received an exclusive stamp set that you can only get by attending her class (not a wreath builder set). Prior to this class I purchased the original set from SSS with a Stamptember order. At my LSS I did purchase the Autumn WB and a brand new set the won't be released until Thursday, so I can't say what it is, but it's pretty neat. And at SB Expo I had already purchased a set of her inks. They stamp really nice the first time. No need to re-ink and stamp again. mom - I scoured the internet shops looking for that whole bundle too, but I guess it sold out fast. The original WB set comes with the templates, just not the paper and inks. Sorry I'm having trouble adding my photo. Here is a link to my IG account to see the cards we made in class. Got it - Here are the cards. {deleted photo} |
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Post by mom on Sept 23, 2018 22:49:03 GMT
I just went to a GinaK Wreath Builder class at my LSS this past Friday. It was a really fun class. Gina and Rina (and Mishy) were so nice. We each had a set of ink cubes, the original wreath set, tidy towel, and mini MISTI (yes, I used it!) with the templates already taped in. All cardstock was cut and ready to go. As a TY for coming everyone received an exclusive stamp set that you can only get by attending her class (not a wreath builder set). Prior to this class I purchased the original set from SSS with a Stamptember order. At my LSS I did purchase the Autumn WB and a brand new set the won't be released until Thursday, so I can't say what it is, but it's pretty neat. And at SB Expo I had already purchased a set of her inks. They stamp really nice the first time. No need to re-ink and stamp again. mom - I scoured the internet shops looking for that whole bundle too, but I guess it sold out fast. The original WB set comes with the templates, just not the paper and inks. Sorry I'm having trouble adding my photo. Here is a link to my IG account to see the cards we made in class. Got it - Here are the cards. Good job on the cards!! I am going to order the wreath builder + some inks. Now to decide what colors.... |
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Post by mom on Sept 23, 2018 22:54:36 GMT
GiantsFan what green did you use on those cards?
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Post by GiantsFan on Sept 23, 2018 23:08:15 GMT
GiantsFan what green did you use on those cards? There were two - Jelly Bean Green (pink and green cards) and Fresh Asparagus (on purple card). The purple is Wild Wisteria, red is Faded Brick, peachy is Peach Bellini, blue is Blue Lagoon, pink is Passionate Pink, light green is Applemint. I think those were all the colors we used. |
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Post by mom on Sept 23, 2018 23:09:23 GMT
GiantsFan what green did you use on those cards? There were two - Jelly Bean Green (pink and green cards) and Fresh Asparagus (on purple card). The purple is Wild Wisteria, red is Faded Brick, peachy is Peach Bellini, blue is Blue Lagoon, pink is Passionate Pink, light green is Applemint. I think those were all the colors we used. Thank you! I am new to Gina K ink and like to see the colors in real life so I can pick the right one I need. |
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Post by scrapnnana on Sept 24, 2018 2:41:45 GMT
GiantsFan, the cards are great! TFS!
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Post by scrapnnana on Sept 24, 2018 13:30:00 GMT
I have a question for you that have done the wreath building.
I have been doing mine one stamp at a time, and it takes quite awhile to build the wreath. Do you typically set up multiple stamps, like 2 to 4 at a time to speed up the process? That would make more sense to me, but I am not sure I can get it to look as good.
If you set up a small group of stamps, is there a good formula, such as stamp one at the one o'clock position, stamp 2 at the 4:00, etc.?
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Post by mom on Sept 25, 2018 1:25:07 GMT
I have a question for you that have done the wreath building. I have been doing mine one stamp at a time, and it takes quite awhile to build the wreath. Do you typically set up multiple stamps, like 2 to 4 at a time to speed up the process? That would make more sense to me, but I am not sure I can get it to look as good. If you set up a small group of stamps, is there a good formula, such as stamp one at the one o'clock position, stamp 2 at the 4:00, etc.? When I was researching this stamp set I found a video from Jennifer Maguire and she at first did single stamp stamping then when she showed it can be done with multiple stamps. I don't remember what all she said about it, but here is the video I saw it in. |
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Post by scrapnnana on Sept 25, 2018 8:36:54 GMT
I have a question for you that have done the wreath building. I have been doing mine one stamp at a time, and it takes quite awhile to build the wreath. Do you typically set up multiple stamps, like 2 to 4 at a time to speed up the process? That would make more sense to me, but I am not sure I can get it to look as good. If you set up a small group of stamps, is there a good formula, such as stamp one at the one o'clock position, stamp 2 at the 4:00, etc.? When I was researching this stamp set I found a video from Jennifer Maguire and she at first did single stamp stamping then when she showed it can be done with multiple stamps. I don't remember what all she said about it, but here is the video I saw it in.Thank you for that link! |
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Post by anniefb on Sept 25, 2018 17:31:58 GMT
That's the video I was going to link as well mom. Jennifer McGuire was certainly using several stamps at once once she'd got the wreath underway and it definitely came together more quickly. For that reason, I think the Concord & 9th wreath turnabout interests me more. |
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Post by scrapnnana on Sept 26, 2018 14:06:11 GMT
That's the video I was going to link as well mom . Jennifer McGuire was certainly using several stamps at once once she'd got the wreath underway and it definitely came together more quickly. For that reason, I think the Concord & 9th wreath turnabout interests me more. Same here, but the Concord & 9th Wreath Turnabout stamp set is sold out. I did not know if they will be getting more, or if that was a temporary offering, so I ordered it from Amazon. |
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Sept 27, 2018 16:32:29 GMT
I just got my Gina K Designs wreath building set in the mail yesterday and had a chance to play with it last night. It was so much fun! I realize now I need more colors of ink lol.
I made one birthday card for a colleague and I forgot to take a picture! I'll try to track it down before they give it to her.
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Post by gale w on Sept 28, 2018 2:39:03 GMT
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Post by edie3 on Sept 28, 2018 2:40:07 GMT
not sure if this will help, but I found it on Pinterest. Shows how to make your own template. link |
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Post by streetscrapper on Sept 28, 2018 13:26:23 GMT
I just watched Jennifer McGuire's video using Gina K's Mandala Builder stamp. OMG!!! I have to have that one now!!!
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Post by GiantsFan on Sept 28, 2018 15:27:45 GMT
The Mandala Builder set is the one that we got to purchase last Friday during the GinaK class! It's harder to use than it looks. It's not really hard, but just not as forgiving as foliage because overlapping mandala pieces are not a good look.  I watched JM's video last night and I'm going to try again today. |
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Post by gale w on Sept 28, 2018 15:39:31 GMT
The Mandala Builder set is the one that we got to purchase last Friday during the GinaK class! It's harder to use than it looks. It's not really hard, but just not as forgiving as foliage because overlapping mandala pieces are not a good look. I watched JM's video last night and I'm going to try again today. Which leads me to wonder-how many tries did it take before she got the placement just right to not have them overlap... |
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Post by anniefb on Sept 28, 2018 17:45:28 GMT
Somehow i don't think I'd have the patience to use the mandala set. I think I'm going to stick with the turnabouts!
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Post by riversong1963 on Sept 28, 2018 18:13:16 GMT
I almost bought the mandala set, but when I saw how even Rina had trouble lining up the stamps, I had second thoughts. This set looks very tricky, and it looks like you have to be precise with your placement of the different components of the mandala. I'm going to wait on this one.
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Post by ghislaine on Sept 28, 2018 18:42:05 GMT
The Mandala Builder set is the one that we got to purchase last Friday during the GinaK class! It's harder to use than it looks. It's not really hard, but just not as forgiving as foliage because overlapping mandala pieces are not a good look. I watched JM's video last night and I'm going to try again today. Good to know! I saw Jennifer McGuire's video and figured I could make the template in my Silhouette. I'll play around with stamps I already have before buying stsmps just for this purpose. |
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Post by GiantsFan on Oct 1, 2018 20:29:19 GMT
I created a Mandala the JM way, by marking the center of the paper and starting there. It's way better. This was my test using the 3.75 inch template. Attachments:
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Post by gale w on Oct 1, 2018 23:50:45 GMT
That's freakin' gorgeous!!
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Post by riversong1963 on Oct 1, 2018 23:59:09 GMT
That turned out great!
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But yeah, the package is in the mail for real and traveling across the country, hopefully arriving Monday. I really wish they wouldn't run this humungous stamptember event if they don't have the shipping capacity for it. Maybe once the stamps arrive I'll forgive them, but TBH I run out of steam when orders take so long to arrive... 
I watched JM's video last night and I'm going to try again today. 
