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Post by Embri on Jan 22, 2019 23:44:18 GMT
I was a recent user (now gone) at SCS and 'stifiling' sums up the atmosphere perfectly. Maybe it's time to make a tutorial section over here?
I haven't even heard of this MISTI ruler thing before now, so I watched the video on it. I have to say I'm not impressed either. Being made out of plastic is a HUGE design flaw for a ruler being used with a razor sharp metal blade of any kind. It's just... totally baffling why anyone would think that would work out. I can guarantee no matter how careful you'll be, at some point your knife is going to tilt just a bit and nick that slot. And as soon as that happens, forget trying to ever get a straight cut again. Not to mention it's then a safety hazard. All that alignment stuff can be done with a T-ruler or avoided altogether by die cutting the sentiment strip to begin with. With no friction backing that Cut-Align is going to wander all over the place too if you're not ultra-careful and holding it down hard. Not worth the 20$.
That folding trick can be accomplished with a metal ruler just as easily. Put the scored paper on the table, pin it down with the metal ruler edge, fold.
If you're using a craft knife, do yourself and your fingers a service and get a stainless steel, cork backed METAL ruler. A little practice and you'll get straight cuts every time. They're not even expensive, I've gotten one from the dollar store before.
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Post by gale w on Jan 23, 2019 0:26:28 GMT
hmm I have a quilting ruler that does that too. In fact there are several companies that make rulers with cutting guides like that. I guess MSP stole the idea from them.
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Post by anniefb on Jan 23, 2019 0:49:28 GMT
hmm I have a quilting ruler that does that too. In fact there are several companies that make rulers with cutting guides like that. I guess MSP stole the idea from them. Oh surely not  |
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Post by riley on Jan 23, 2019 9:47:28 GMT
I really laughed when I saw that little bendy move with the ruler. Why come all the way to Creativation with a ruler and a craft knife?
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Post by beadyinkling on Jan 25, 2019 23:19:27 GMT
All I could do was roll my eyes when I saw that ruler. It took her way too long to cut that little strip of paper. Even if I didn't use a die, I could cut a nice neat line with scissors or a small paper trimmer way quicker than she did with that ruler.
I was on some Misti worshippers FB page when I saw the video, and the number of lemmings that just had to have the ruler was astounding!
I hope the lawsuit gets tossed out and that if it doesn't that SU will stand tall, proud, and firm against MSP.
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Post by Embri on Jan 26, 2019 2:16:55 GMT
I'm by far not the biggest fan of Stampin' Up and their distribution model, but stars above I hope they squash this whole circus with a big, fat lawsuit win. I can't stand bullies, particularly those that try and stop free distribution of information and wield the legal system as an excuse to be a petty tyrant.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2019 9:59:27 GMT
SCS is owned by a company called Internet Brands. I believe they bought it back in 2010 or 2011. Somewhere around that time. eta: apparently 2010. I found this in a quick search. I thought that was the Internet Host. They have Craftster and alot of other big major ones too- www.internetbrands.com/ I remember when Craftster started using them. So if Internet Brands does own SCS then she has a corporation that really is probably not paying attention to how she is moderating the board. I wonder if they will start noticing when their revenue goes down?
On to other MISTI gossip I missed!  A ruler? Really? She brought a ruler to Creativation? I think the quilting industry should go after her, lol. Seriously, that thing is a design hazard waiting to happen. A plastic ruler? Really? What could happen? ROFL! I am waiting for it to shatter on somebody or start throwing little plastic shreds all over them. What is one of my number one rule I give out constantly over at SCS when kitting up new girls with stamp supplies the first time? Buy a Metal Ruler with a cork backing!!!!!!! My preferred cutting method is metal ruler/craft knife. I learned to properly fold a card in art class. I used Embri's metal ruler method. My cards were crisp folds. I do use a scoreboard now though.  I still cheat and use my metal ruler too because I just don't like dragging out ten million tools when creating.
Have you guys seen Lindsay The Frugal Crafter's video about being sick of your hobby. She goes into the craft market keeps selling the same items. I call this the redundancy tool. This ruler is a redundancy tool. Here's the video- www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MB7-73RsNo&feature=youtu.be
riversong1963 I agree with everything you wrote. I get soooooo self-conscious posting over there. It actually causes me anxiety. I love my girls but it's not worth getting sick. I don't like having to watch what I say. I am not a mouthy girl in real life. I am very polite. I am also really introverted. When I do speak I don't want to feel self conscious. Since I have dyslexia I really don't want to feel self conscious when writing. SCS really wants a certain kind of ladies to post over there. I wish them luck.
The gallery using our images is THE #1 REASON WHY I NEVER, EVER PUT ANYTHING IN MY GALLERY! NOPE! WRONG! Computer geek girl here I know what you post is no longer yours. For example I post something on Instagram it is still my Instagram, even though FB might have other ideas, lol. SCS is definitely buyer beware. When I first read their gallery rules I am like "Nobody has an issue with this?" Do you girls remember the thread years ago when Gallery girls were getting upset people were pinning their cards on Pinterest? I just wanted to say so badly "You are Ok with SCS gallery rules? How is that different?
riley I think you are talking about Shaz and her blog? I love Shaz she is definitely one of my girls. She's a great person.
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Post by marg on Jan 26, 2019 12:31:40 GMT
I read her blog post about it and agree with her so much. I haven’t watched the video buy maybe I will and see if she has any additional thoughts there that are not in her blog post. I really like her, she always has interesting stuff to say. I did make it a new year’s resolution to go more in depth with my supplies instead of buying new ones. I would like to really get my money’s worth out of a stamp set instead of just making one or two cards with it. It’s a great feeling the few times I’ve managed to do that.
The Picket Fence $50 brushes that can be bought on Amazon for $10 as makeup brushes makes me think of Lindsay’s blog post, as well. I cannot see a difference in those brushes. And I can buy 5 sets of the cheap ones if, God forbid, a few hairs start falling out (so far they’ve been great quality - the cheap makeup ones, that is) to equal the cost of one Picket Fence set.
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Post by Embri on Jan 26, 2019 19:32:14 GMT
The Picket Fence $50 brushes that can be bought on Amazon for $10 as makeup brushes makes me think of Lindsay’s blog post, as well. I cannot see a difference in those brushes. And I can buy 5 sets of the cheap ones if, God forbid, a few hairs start falling out (so far they’ve been great quality - the cheap makeup ones, that is) to equal the cost of one Picket Fence set. You cannot see the difference because there is none. It's literally a repurposed product with Pink Tax, i.e. they ordered a ton of brushes off some beauty brush supplier in China, added their own packaging and charged 10x more. People have reported shedding with the expensive brushes too, just as much or even more than the original product. Makes me hoppin' mad. Going to go watch linked video now, sounds like it'll be good. |
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Post by riley on Jan 28, 2019 6:56:02 GMT
I bought the cheap Amazon Yoseng brushes and they work fine. Nothing is falling out. The necks are a little bendy but you just have to put a finger on the back of the brush while you are blending so as not to stress them too much. No hair loss at all. I think Picket Fence tried to pull a fastie on us.
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Post by scrapnnana on Jan 28, 2019 17:56:27 GMT
I read her blog post about it and agree with her so much. I haven’t watched the video buy maybe I will and see if she has any additional thoughts there that are not in her blog post. I really like her, she always has interesting stuff to say. I did make it a new year’s resolution to go more in depth with my supplies instead of buying new ones. I would like to really get my money’s worth out of a stamp set instead of just making one or two cards with it. It’s a great feeling the few times I’ve managed to do that. The Picket Fence $50 brushes that can be bought on Amazon for $10 as makeup brushes makes me think of Lindsay’s blog post, as well. I cannot see a difference in those brushes. And I can buy 5 sets of the cheap ones if, God forbid, a few hairs start falling out (so far they’ve been great quality - the cheap makeup ones, that is) to equal the cost of one Picket Fence set. Thanks for posting the quote with that link. I watched/listened to the video while doing dishes, and she made some good points. |
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Post by marg on Jan 28, 2019 23:33:12 GMT
The Picket Fence $50 brushes that can be bought on Amazon for $10 as makeup brushes makes me think of Lindsay’s blog post, as well. I cannot see a difference in those brushes. And I can buy 5 sets of the cheap ones if, God forbid, a few hairs start falling out (so far they’ve been great quality - the cheap makeup ones, that is) to equal the cost of one Picket Fence set. You cannot see the difference because there is none. It's literally a repurposed product with Pink Tax, i.e. they ordered a ton of brushes off some beauty brush supplier in China, added their own packaging and charged 10x more. People have reported shedding with the expensive brushes too, just as much or even more than the original product. Makes me hoppin' mad. Going to go watch linked video now, sounds like it'll be good. On Splitcoaststampers a few people are handslapping people for criticizing Jennifer McGuire for telling people to buy the Picket Fence brushes because they are superior to the makeup brushes on Amazon. Someone on the thread said that Lydia loves the Picket Fence brushes, so maybe that's a factor? The majority of the people wanted to buy the cheaper brushes and a few were mad that crafters were being ripped off by labelling them as a craft tool. So, then someone said that Jennifer actually said she used the cheaper brushes and they weren't any good. Anyway, almost every single person ended up buying the cheaper brushes, with just one or two people defending Jennifer by saying her affilate link proceeds go in part to the Kind campaign so it's okay. Just thought I'd fill you all in on the goings on over at Splitcoast, lol. |
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Post by Embri on Jan 28, 2019 23:45:28 GMT
*headshake* If they were that invested in doing good through charity, you'd think anyone with basic math skills could figure out that buying the inexpensive product and donating the difference (40$+) would do far more than the likely 5¢ the charity gets through an affiliate link. If you actually investigate the world of charity donations, there's a lot of sleaze to go around. Products/advertisers don't usually say how much the charity gets but it's often pennies, while the business gets to look like a non-profit or good Samaritan AND may get to write off all the donations as tax exemptions! The whole 'donate a dollar at the checkout' thing is like that. You also have no chance to investigate the charity and see how much of your donation is likely to actually benefit society as you're put on the spot to donate now. Same with food donation bins; better to give your dollars directly to the food bank than to buy extra product in the grocery store.
I'm all for charity, but only when I know the organization is legitimate, how it operates, and where the dollars are being spent. There are way too many 'charities' that don't deserve the label. That kind of attitude from SCS doesn't surprise me at all though. It's been my experience over there that you can't convince people with logic nor common sense if those weren't what got them to where they stand in the first place.
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Post by marg on Jan 29, 2019 1:20:25 GMT
*headshake* If they were that invested in doing good through charity, you'd think anyone with basic math skills could figure out that buying the inexpensive product and donating the difference (40$+) would do far more than the likely 5¢ the charity gets through an affiliate link. If you actually investigate the world of charity donations, there's a lot of sleaze to go around. Products/advertisers don't usually say how much the charity gets but it's often pennies, while the business gets to look like a non-profit or good Samaritan AND may get to write off all the donations as tax exemptions! The whole 'donate a dollar at the checkout' thing is like that. You also have no chance to investigate the charity and see how much of your donation is likely to actually benefit society as you're put on the spot to donate now. Same with food donation bins; better to give your dollars directly to the food bank than to buy extra product in the grocery store. I'm all for charity, but only when I know the organization is legitimate, how it operates, and where the dollars are being spent. There are way too many 'charities' that don't deserve the label. That kind of attitude from SCS doesn't surprise me at all though. It's been my experience over there that you can't convince people with logic nor common sense if those weren't what got them to where they stand in the first place. Agree with all of this. Like you said, donate the $40 difference to the Kindness campaign (or whatever charity you like) and buy the cheap brushes. Also, in many cases non-profit just means big salaries. You really have to look up the charities you donate to and see how they spend their money. I work in the charity industry and I see a lot of shenanigans. I find the mentality of always having to defend someone you don't actually know but that you fangirl over very interesting. I do appreciate JM's work and get great tips from her, but she's not infallible and she can be wrong, just like we all can. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 7:50:47 GMT
So, it's kindness to handslap and attack members but then turn around and say if you buy the brushes it goes to Jennifer's kindness campaign? This is what is called kindness nowadays. Yes, Lydia gets affliate money from all of this too. That's why she's so hard on people because they are hurting her pocketbook. Artists for years have been using makeup brushes. Makeup artists for years have been using paint brushes. Why does the paper crafting world always think they invented this stuff? This is my #1 Pet Peeve about this industry. You go in my room and look at my paint brush caddy it's full of makeup brushes and artist brushes of all kinds. I have been buying these things since I was a little kid. I never heard of Picket Fence brushes. Who the heck cares? Why are they so superior? Why are they so special that grown women turn into mean witches over something inanimate. It's a tool. That's a person's feelings. Oh, I get it! It's called kindness! Is that it? Being a mean girl is kindness? Tearing down somebody is kindness? Wonder how many of those women would even try speaking like that to another's face. Girls I promise you I will speak to you in person the way I speak to you online. I know you are a real person with deep feeling that can get easily hurt and justifably so. I wonder how Jennifer feels about this? She does seem to be a sweet girl. I was watching a Stampscapes video the other day. He was talking about products. He said most of these items are being made by the same manufacturer's over and over again. This is very true. Don't these women realize that a lot of these items they are fan girling and attacking over are a brand name and that no name generic company has the same exact product because they both bought it at the same manufacturing company. I don't know if this is the case for these brushes, since I don't know a thing about them. Really, does it matter? Somebody needs to tell them what they are doing is not kindness and what is the exact definition of kindness on that board! |
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Post by Embri on Jan 29, 2019 10:21:27 GMT
Makeup brushes & sponge applicators, vinyl cutting plotters, paper croppers, water brushes, powdered pigments, those letter embossing plastic tape label makers (do they have a proper name? It escapes me.) So many products are borrowed from other markets and have a new brand thrown on them. That part I don't mind. The whole "let's mark up the price by 500%", now that I take exception to. Even more so when the original product gets vilified or looked down on simply because it's not marketed for scrapbooking. More expensive doesn't always mean better, just as cheap isn't always a good deal. I've never been much of a brand-person; certainly I'd never drop the exorbitant sum designer goods command. Heck I had a hard time justifying the 50$ my saddle-leather purse cost, but considering I'm still using it 20+ years later I'd say it was money well spent at this point, especially since I got to meet the person who handcrafted it.
Whatever tools you find or make, borrow or thrift or buy, as long as you're happy with the results, they're good enough. Nobody should feel like they have to purchase the most expensive version of anything just to participate.
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Post by gale w on Jan 29, 2019 13:17:39 GMT
Tim Holtz took something like makeup brushes and changed them to have more useful features. That's how you take an existing tool and make it new. Not just putting your brand name on it.
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Post by riley on Jan 29, 2019 17:19:46 GMT
I agree about TH. He kind of puts his spin on stuff and the pricing is within the norm. Also he does a lot of teaching and is pretty entertaining. These guys took a cheap product, branded it with an inflated name like “Life Changing” and multiplied the asking price times five. It reminds me of the My Pillow Guy except he didn’t have a fan club making up stories about the competitor. Interesting about Picket Fence shipping. They offer free shipping. I bought one stamp set from them. They upped the price of the item by $6 and it was by the slowest order fulfillment and shipping method ever-two weeks. I didn’t realize this price difference until I spotted it over on Simon. I could have done better with my $5 off coupon.
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Post by Embri on Jan 29, 2019 20:31:13 GMT
Free Shipping is never free - someone's always paying for it, and usually it's you! Just hidden in the item price, most of the time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2019 7:43:18 GMT
Whatever tools you find or make, borrow or thrift or buy, as long as you're happy with the results, they're good enough. Nobody should feel like they have to purchase the most expensive version of anything just to participate. This 1000%!!!!! This industry really makes you feel that way, especially the Stamping industry. It is very, very, very rampant at SCS. Look at all the MISTI threads and girls attacking each other over product lines. I remember the first time I stamped an image it was like magic to me. I stamped it out on my art paper, I colored it with my colored pencils. I carefully framed it on my card. I was so proud of myself. I did this for years and years before I found out about the social media world of stamping. I found pretty beads, ephemera over the years and would embellish my cards. I would create my own embellishments. I didn't have resources. I had my imagination.
When I first joined social media stamping forums I was shamed, truly shamed for not having a Scor-Pal. I was shamed for not using a certain kind of cardstock. Cardstock? What cardstock? That's all I could think. I always bought my paper in the art department. I was so surprised about cardstock in other departments, lol. I really hate cardstock and stamping on it. A few years back Bristol Smooth became all the rage and so many of those girls acted like stamping on real art paper was something they invented. I don't think so. I think a lot of us had been stamping on it for a long time. I am on a rant. I know it. I am just over it.
I remember when the Copic craze came out. One of my girls sent me an email begging me to contact her because she was just in tears and so upset. One of the big SCS members tore her down for using watercolors instead of Copic's. Told her to take her things out of the gallery because she was not going to use Copic's and nobody wanted to see her old fashion crap. That's what Miss Star Member called it- crap. Then Little Miss Star two years later sold all her Copic's and now thinks she's Miss Watercolor Expert because watercoloring is the rage.
I wanted a MISTI so bad. I had my wrist broken and never healed right. Getting older you know how joints are. My wrist started hurting and it was hard to stamp. When I found out exactly what the MISTI was I was so excited. I could stamp again like I use too. Then I found out everything and it was just ruined. That is what I associate MISTI with this ruin thing, lol. When Tim released his my DH got it for me. I can stamp again. I just keep thinking about all the stamper's that have physical limitations that she has ruined a chance to stamp for with her bullying. She could have changed some people's lives. She really did but not for the better from what I have seen.
I am ranting about all this because I don't want sympathy. I never ever want sympathy. It's done and over. This is my history and wear it proudly. I think when I write about it there is some lady or young girl reading this and she thinks she's not so alone and she can have a stamping family that loves and cares for her. She can participate and supported.
Fighting over tools and telling people to buy a certain name brand is not kind. You are just drawing your little invisible lines on the playground and saying only the popular mean girls can play. That is not kind. That is elitism.
I looked at the Picket Fence brushes. I still don't get them. I personally do not think I would use them because they are not something I would use. Nothing against them. I am sure they are a wonderful tool. They remind me of the Tonal applicators used by Stampscape artists, except these come in different widths.
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Post by scrapnnana on Jan 30, 2019 16:15:28 GMT
I'm glad I never posted anything of mine on SCS. I participated a little on the message board occasionally, but very little. To be honest, I felt invisible there, so I stopped visiting the message board. I still occasionally checkout tutorials at SCS that I find on Pinterest, but that's about it. I don't care about the opinions of the bullies and negative nellies there.
I started stamping about 1986, 10 years before I started scrapbooking, and my first layout was a stamped and heat embossed page, which was a huge "no-no" in the Creative Memories world. Yes, I started with Creative Memories. And I continued to use stamping on my layouts, despite their disapproval.
There will always be those who try to puff up their own ego by ridiculing others. It's stupid and cruel, but it happens. I agree that kindness is truly needed in the craft world, and in the world in general. Like you, amayalylac, I treat people in person the way I treat them on the internet. I try to be kind.
I have heard it said many times, "There is no right or wrong way to scrapook. There are no scrapbook police." It's true of stamping, or any other craft. There will always be the self-annointed who try to bully others over how they craft and what they use. It's the mean girl mentality, but I refuse to care what they think. They have no authority to dictate to me or to anyone else.
I post my projects on my blog. No one can tell me that I craft "wrong" that way. The link is in my signature. If people want to look, fine. If not, it doesn't bother me. I craft for me, not for the approval of others. The only reason I have a craft blog for posting my projects is for me, so that I can go back and look at past projects, all in one place. It's also to be able to continue to enjoy the projects I've made that I have given away.
The mean girls can only have power over someone else if that person allows themselves to feel ashamed or to change how they craft. We should all do what we love in the way we enjoy. We have no need to feel inferior or think that what we do is not good enough. The bullies are exposed for what they truly are, whether sooner or later.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2019 7:10:47 GMT
First I made a BIG MISTAKE on these Picket Fence brushes. This is what I get for just looking at a Google Image and you know not zooming in, lol. They are brushes and not like the tonal applicator's I was thinking. To not nail me to the cross the handles do look like the applicators. My DH pointed it out today those things are brushes, lol. Then I felt stupid, ROFL! My DH thought they looked cheap. He's boggled women are tearing down other women over cheap brushes. He's said this Jennifer McGuire woman is probably feeding it too so she can get more money. I said she seems sweet. He said she probably is but she is getting money. Now, I can't get that out of my head. Thanks DH! Am I the only one whose husband or male friends find all of the bad crafting stars interesting? The takes they give me on things when I tell them. I am "Oh, that can't be!" Then the woman in question turns around and does it! scrapnnana. I am glad you never posted over there either. I think you would have been great over there. I am glad you were not exposed. I wish I never posted anything at SCS. I wish I never went down that rabbit hole. I think that was the worst crafting mistake I have ever made. I love stamping and I wanted to learn everything. I learned a lot of things and I really wish I could unlearn a few things. Honestly, if Instagram & Pinterest was around then I wouldn't even noticed SCS. You know that's what we had around and some toxic Yahoo groups. I am not saying I would have avoided SCS if IG or Pinterest was around. It's just more of a inspiration for me. I am a gamer, computer geek girl that has hung around the darker areas of the computer geek world back in the day. That's what we had to do even if we were legit. Now not so much. No side eyeing, lol. Work in a male dominated field. I am use to toxic, snarky, mean and downright eye opening rude. What I am trying to say I am pretty exposed to mean and rude on a daily basis. I have never ever in my life seen such toxicity and competitiveness than the rubber stamping community. It is this group of "kindness club" girls that lead it. It is so mind boggling to me. At first I was like "No, I am seeing things." Then I am like "OMG! They are really doing that and encouraging it!" There are really good people in the stamping community but they have become so meek over the years. Not, that I blame them. I want to see them come back. They are so talented and so inspirational. Honestly, the stamping stars I see nowadays are like a commercial website for Simon Says Stamps. They are so affiliated I don't think they even remember what it was to stamp for themselves. We all know that leads to burnout. You know a lot of those women tearing down other women for not buying the Picket Fence Tonal Applicator Brushes didn't buy them either. They got them free for promoting. They didn't give 5% to Jennifer's kindness fund either. I know we went off the rails about this, lol. I was over at SU last night peeking at the new things. I didn't want anything. That kind of shocked me. Are some of the stamps reissues? I swear I have seen them before. I am not knocking them. I really thought I have seen them before. |
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Post by Embri on Jan 31, 2019 8:25:15 GMT
Awh, I'm sorry you regret posting on SCS, @amayalylac. :C I'm sort of glad you were there though, because otherwise we'd never have met, I'd never have heard of 2peas, and I'd still be yelling into the wind or have given up all hope that there were any regular sensible forum-folk who liked crafting. Was pretty close to deciding I was simply a very odd duck out. (I just figured Tonal Applicators you were talking about equalled that type of specialized brush. Shows what I know!) I've never asked anyone's opinion on a crafting video or personality, so I'm afraid I can't answer your question about bad crafting stars.
Online spaces take on culture of their own. Partly from their participants, partly from the leadership, and partly from their history. Not really any different from physical spaces or people. I'd imagine those good people are all still around, but dis-incentivized from contributing for any number of reasons.
I don't buy a lot of stamps because I find them kind of limiting. I'm not sure why. The ones I do get are either words for the once-in-a-blue-moon I'm called upon for a bespoke card, or ones I can colour in and use as paper cut elements. When I'm in the mood to create, it's my die cut binders I reach for, not the stamps.
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Post by GiantsFan on Jan 31, 2019 20:34:49 GMT
I wanted to chime in on my experience with purchasing the PF brushes. I bought the four pack set back when PF was having a 20% off sale, maybe around Thanksgiving(?). I got four brushes for $20 and free shipping. Yeah, expensive (especially compared to the prices mentioned above). I follow Ardyth on IG and YT. She mentioned about how easy it was to blend inks and she made it look effortless. And you could easily clean them and use them for all colors. Yay!
I can't compare the Amazon non-PF brushes because I don't have them (although they do look exactly the same). But Oh Man! the version I have are so soft and feel like velvet. They blend Oxides and regular Distress inks so easily with very little effort. There are no marks that you have to work to cover up. I have not tried dye inks yet but I suspect they would have a similar ease of use/blend.
At the time I didn't know they were actually make-up brushes. Or about them being on Amazon for way cheaper. I tried using regular straight handled make up brushes purchased from Ross, but the bristles kept falling out and the bristles were not as soft and didn't blend as smoothly.
Anyway if you're on the fence regarding trying this style and type of brush. Try them.
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Post by marg on Jan 31, 2019 20:48:41 GMT
Am I the only one whose husband or male friends find all of the bad crafting stars interesting? The takes they give me on things when I tell them. I am "Oh, that can't be!" Then the woman in question turns around and does it! I'm not done reading your comment yet, but I just had to reply to this part, lol. My son (19 years old) is absolutely fascinated with scrapbooking and crafting drama! He asks me at least once a week if there's any new scandal. What's really funny is that he'll fill me in on YouTube drama and invariably I'll tell him "yeah, I've heard that one before, it happened in the scrapbooking world 10 years ago" or whatever. Things like people faking cancer, doxxing people to get them fired, selling a product but switching it for something cheaper, etc. We've seen it all already. After I read him a bit of the thread last week on "what do you remember from the old board" (on the NSBR side) he said he was genuinely frightened of scrapbookers, lol. |
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Post by marg on Jan 31, 2019 20:54:54 GMT
I can't compare the Amazon non-PF brushes because I don't have them (although they do look exactly the same). But Oh Man! the version I have are so soft and feel like velvet. They blend Oxides and regular Distress inks so easily with very little effort. There are no marks that you have to work to cover up. I have not tried dye inks yet but I suspect they would have a similar ease of use/blend. Yes, the Amazon brushes are exactly like this - you've described them perfectly. So velvety and soft, it's nice to just stroke them, lol. I've only used them with Oxides so far but my blending has never been better. I'm glad you like the PF brushes but for anyone out there who wants to save money, the Amazon ones are the same. I would have bought the PF brushes if I hadn't seen on here about the cheaper version and decided what the hell, might as well try them. I got them for a Christmas from a gift exchange. Edited to add: Also, PF brushes are 30% more expensive for me since I'm in Canada. So the price difference was huge. The Amazon brushes were $10 Canadian, I think. In that range anyway. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2019 7:19:22 GMT
@giantsfan Four brushes for $20 is not that much. I have some really expensive brushes that were more than $20 for one. Embri You are so sweet. I love what you wrote about dies. I hear a lot of people say dies are limiting and stamps are so versatile. I love both. I do look at them and think "Well, it's the same design so I don't know what this versatility thing is!" I recently came to the conclusion that dies for me are extensions of my stamping. I actually put my dies and stamps together. I realized I was using my dies like my stamps. I use to treat my dies like tools. Then one day I was making ephemera and I have never used a die as a tool. I use them like ephemera. That change of mentality and I can't stop buying dies now. This morning I bought a kitty cat die, button dies and monkey mermaid stamps. I want my new toys now! I have to wait.  |
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Post by Embri on Feb 1, 2019 10:53:38 GMT
A 20$ brush isn't even unusual when it comes to professional fine art supplies; there are some that can run you 50$+, easily. Kolinsky sable brushes come to mind. Not the kind of thing you want to be rubbing around in inks!
As for die versatility, I guess it comes down to what kind of dies you get? Like for example, hm, I don't know. A beach shack with a door, stairs and a roof and windows. That pretty much makes one thing, and I'd probably struggle to come up with too many uses for it beyond the obvious. But there are incredibly versatile dies, from basic shapes to build-up critters to borders that can become almost anything you want. They're just a collection of parts, and like Lego they can go together in a huge variety of ways. Clouds work as sheep bodies, ovals or circles can make arches, scallops can be flipped over to make waves, any somewhat blobby shape can turn into tree foliage...
I should be writing that AliExpress tutorial I promised a while back, and I'm working on it but I keep getting distracted and rummaging through listings. Bought a set of stamps yesterday (dragons, my weakness!) and today some wings and a stitched border I've been eyeing for a while, because the store happened to have a 1$ off 3$ or more coupon. I caved. >_>; Waiting is one of the downsides to buying overseas, but it's a nice surprise when your long awaited order shows up in the mailbox.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2019 8:50:58 GMT
I am getting anxiety thinking about using my expensive brushes as stamping tools, lol. Not trying to make anybody feel bad if they do. I can't do it. That makes me hyperventilate. I have Copic's & I can't bring myself to use them in stamping. All my expensive supplies are for my art. I could make a beach house die work in other things. The stairs could be used for so many different scenes. Doors are so versatile & windows. You need to write a die cutting coloring tutorial. I want to order another die tonight. It's cheap but our bank once again forgot to deposit our money and I just found this out after I paid bills. Grrrrr! My DH will have to call them in the morning and get it straightened out. It's not a big deal but throws off my late night shopping fun, lol. This is what happens when you bank with a smaller bank. I saw on the other thread over at General Scrapbooking the SU lawsuit is making it's news rounds. Wonder how fast some of the girls over at SCS will get it in before the threads are pulled. I will never ever understand why she wants to sue everyone in her own industry. I respect she wants to protect her creation. It's not like she's a small business woman protecting her property from a conglomerate like Target. She's going after her own peers. It's not peers who have bullying reputations in the industry. It's the nice people with the good reputations who work with and support each other. They all collaborate together. You know SU might have thought about adding the MISTI to their catalog or some version of it that she designed. Am I the only one thinking she's also picking on the demo's over this? How are the demo's suppose to promote this product with a lawsuit going on? Hugs to the demo's. I am thinking of you. I hope this doesn't mess with your quota's. |
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Post by Embri on Feb 2, 2019 20:51:04 GMT
I baby my few kolinsky sable brushes and they weren't even expensive ones, so you're not alone! They only get used for detail painting, and there's always worn out, retired brushes for less demanding work. Copics though are great for scrapbooking. I bought all of mine for art but they've gotten far more use now colouring die cuts than anything else. All my critters end up Copic coloured. If you're really worried about them, grabbing a set of inexpensive alcohol markers is an option. AliEx sells those too. The beach house die I was thinking of is all one piece, but I suppose you could cut apart the doors/windows/stairs for other things, true enough!
I too am waiting to see when the MSP/SU! lawsuit thread finally comes up on SplitCoast; would be interested to see how they feel about it, given both companies are heavily promoted there. At this point the odds are shifting towards 'never, because the topic is being silenced'.
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A ruler? Really? She brought a ruler to Creativation? I think the quilting industry should go after her, lol. Seriously, that thing is a design hazard waiting to happen. A plastic ruler? Really? What could happen? ROFL! I am waiting for it to shatter on somebody or start throwing little plastic shreds all over them. What is one of my number one rule I give out constantly over at SCS when kitting up new girls with stamp supplies the first time? Buy a Metal Ruler with a cork backing!!!!!!! My preferred cutting method is metal ruler/craft knife. I learned to properly fold a card in art class. I used Embri's metal ruler method. My cards were crisp folds. I do use a scoreboard now though. 
I still cheat and use my metal ruler too because I just don't like dragging out ten million tools when creating.
