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Post by pas2 on Oct 20, 2018 21:51:22 GMT
While doing a search for “dies lady” on Aliexpress I got quite a surprise. I see a die of a woman with a blindfold and bondage straps on! I had to enlarge the image to make sure I was seeing it correctly. I don’t even want to think of what kind of card someone would make with that die!!!!
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Post by pas2 on Oct 20, 2018 20:48:56 GMT
Thanks for the good reviews. They both have realistic turkey stamps, i just have to choose between the two.
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Post by pas2 on Oct 20, 2018 10:53:56 GMT
What is your experience with these stores? I never heard of them but I found a stamp I really like at both.
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Post by pas2 on Oct 20, 2018 10:35:29 GMT
I used them quite a bit in my black dylusions journal and was looking over some of my creations and if you run your finger over it a chalky residue was on my finger. And these pages were older. Like a few months old Tim said to apply the Distress Micro Glaze to seal Distress Oxide ink. A little goes a long way so the small pot lasts quite a while.
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Post by pas2 on Oct 2, 2018 22:11:06 GMT
I’ve ordered from them many times. The prices are good and NO SHIPPING! They are slow to ship because many of their items are preorders. The trick is to place many small orders, seperating like items. I never mix companies or preorders with items in stock or it will hold up your order. No they are not good at sending you notices and they don’t send split shipments unless an item is seriously backordered. They do respond quickly if you email Dan. They are a small company that has had some hard luck over the last year or so (they had flooding issues and employee shortages due to illnesses). Things seem to be improving lately.
I'm glad you have had good luck with them. And, I hope everyone who has just ordered - gets all their stuff with no problems.
I did email Dan repeatedly and no answers or empty promises. I did not feel like I had good customer… service (and did order from the same line - Maggie Holmes Flourish) and had to show him my orders from paypal because he could not remember what I ordered. None of my stuff said it was a preorder at the time either.
I was just sharing my experiences with them.
So sorry to hear you had such a difficult time! I guess i have been lucky.
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Post by pas2 on Oct 2, 2018 15:42:13 GMT
The first time I ordered from them it was okay. Took a while but I received everything. The next time was a huge mess and I had to email and email practically begging for them to send my stuff or refund me. I will never order from them again and much rather pay shipping. I hope you all get everything you ordered!!! I have had to do this with several orders but they always responded within 24 hrs. I have even cancelled backordered items without any issues. They have always been nice and prompt about it. My only major complaint is that the order form page will never accept my rewards coupon codes so I must email Dan asking for it to be applied. It’s always applied and I get a refund within 48 hrs.
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Post by pas2 on Oct 2, 2018 15:34:17 GMT
I’ve ordered from them many times. The prices are good and NO SHIPPING! They are slow to ship because many of their items are preorders. The trick is to place many small orders, seperating like items. I never mix companies or preorders with items in stock or it will hold up your order. No they are not good at sending you notices and they don’t send split shipments unless an item is seriously backordered. They do respond quickly if you email Dan. They are a small company that has had some hard luck over the last year or so (they had flooding issues and employee shortages due to illnesses). Things seem to be improving lately.
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Post by pas2 on Sept 7, 2018 22:35:56 GMT
Has anyone else had problems with the product locator line? For the last two weeks it hasn’t been working. Items I know are in the store come up, item not found. I’ve checked surrounding stores and nada. I just watched a haul video and the poster mentioned she thought it was no longer being used. Has anyone heard anything about this issue? I use the locator all the time. Got response from TM and they said the system was down but is now fixd.
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Post by pas2 on Sept 7, 2018 9:24:34 GMT
My TM won’t get their truck until Friday morning because of the Labor Day holiday. They are lso said check your email this week for a $10 coupon. Clerk also said this week they expected a huge craft delivery. I am anticipating the dies and stamps everyone else was getting. Last week was a huge paper delivery.
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Post by pas2 on Sept 7, 2018 9:21:54 GMT
Has anyone else had problems with the product locator line? For the last two weeks it hasn’t been working. Items I know are in the store come up, item not found. I’ve checked surrounding stores and nada. I just watched a haul video and the poster mentioned she thought it was no longer being used. Has anyone heard anything about this issue? I use the locator all the time.
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Post by pas2 on Sept 4, 2018 22:41:57 GMT
My TM won’t get their truck until Friday morning because of the Labor Day holiday. They are lso said check your email this week for a $10 coupon.
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Post by pas2 on Sept 3, 2018 9:51:11 GMT
Will deliveries be delayed a day due to the holiday today? I usually stop by around 3:30 on Tuesdays because our store usually only gets 1 of an item and I really don't want to miss the Hampton Art zombie stamp/stencil combo pack.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 30, 2018 8:54:27 GMT
I pulled out my OLD stash of Halloween papers and spent a half hour just enjoying looking at each piece, remembering picking them out at the LSS. Oh how cute and unique many of them are. Making Memories Jack o lantern paper with the faces cut out, Little Yellow Bicycle and Basic Grey. Don't forget My Minds Eye with those gorgeous tower racks that each side held a collection complete with embellishments. The KI Memories collection Spooky was so simple but went with everything. Oh the fond memories of my first loves (sigh), why can't they make papers like this anymore? As I returned them back to their holder and placed them back on the shelf I believe I murmured "don't worry dearies your safe for another day"! Nope, I just can't bring myself to use them so I reach for my TM paper haul once again. And that folks is why my stash is so darn large and I still shop for paper.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 27, 2018 10:50:42 GMT
As far as the glass mat goes, I’ve just been using the same one I’ve had for over 15 years. Pas2, if they still make the one you have, can you give a link to it? I have 2, my original is from EK Success and I bought another from WRMK at TM. They are nearly identical, the latter has diagonal guide lines in addition to the grid. DD kept taking my cutting and glass mats for her cosplay projects so I got extras.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 26, 2018 21:13:48 GMT
I have the HA shadow inks but they always remain blotchy regardless of what cardstock I use. I use versamark and versafine but i am in love with my Versafine Clair black pad for very finely detailed stamps. It’s darker than versafine and gives a much better image.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 26, 2018 21:06:23 GMT
As far as the glass mat goes, I’ve just been using the same one I’ve had for over 15 years.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 26, 2018 12:58:05 GMT
I received The new ruler and guess what? It’s bent too, not as bad as the first one though. It is straight on the beveled side but the other side veers off 1/8” from 7” to the end. I just know not to use that side for a straight line. They really need to step up their quality control.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 18, 2018 18:25:24 GMT
Forgot to add that some Michael's stores carry his Holiday releases. My local Michael's doesn't but the one an hour away does and they usually don't carry the whole line. Checked Michaels today and they had just what I was looking for AND at 40% off. That is better that online prices even with M’s markup.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 18, 2018 18:19:10 GMT
I hate when I have tons of green cardstock and NONE are the right green. I guess that's more of a whine than a pet peeve! I have that problem with ALL my cardstock, I never have the right shade that I need.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 18, 2018 11:06:18 GMT
I had to do it before I could use my PixScan mat. It was not hard. I don't remember anything useful that would help, but just watch the videos, follow their directions, and go for it. Good luck! Thanks, I hate anything involving having to do precise measuring. Still haven’t figured out why those picscan cuts were so off though. Guess my machine just dislikes cutting out flowers!
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Post by pas2 on Aug 17, 2018 12:52:02 GMT
I was having a problem with some of my picscan images not cutting correctly but not all of them, now my print and cuts are slightly off too. Does this mean I have to recalibrate my Cameo? Has anyone done this and is it hard? I have watched videos but want to make sure that is what is wrong. The registration marks seem fine, cameo is well lit, paper is aligned on cut mat as shown on screen.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 17, 2018 12:03:28 GMT
Lots of Tim Holtz Halloween and Christmas items this week! They repackaged a lot of Idea-ology this year, so the last year's packages are in TM stores. I came out with the biggest haul in a long time - more washi, tokens, mirrored hearts, baseboards, flashcards, trims, foam alpha stamps, plastic alpha letters. I already have a big TH stash, so that was just items I don't already have. I love making shadow boxes and 3D projects for holidays, so these will all get some good use. The Echo Park embellishments keep rolling in, again with lots of Christmas, including enamel dots and epoxy stickers (so cute!). They also have G45 papers - Day at the Races, Masquerade and Vintage Hollywood - in various sizes. I'm envious, our store had the paper pad, washi and glitter paper for halloween and 2 foam stamps. That was it for the last 2 weeks.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 16, 2018 16:50:37 GMT
Thanks
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Post by pas2 on Aug 16, 2018 10:56:30 GMT
Which online retailers typically carry the TH Halloween collection other than SSS?
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Post by pas2 on Aug 14, 2018 9:41:16 GMT
I velcro them to a plastic divider sheet, each labeled and seperated distress inks from oxides. Next step is to put them in a small binder because there are now too many pads to fit in my drawer and place the sheet on top as I was doing. I may just split the distress inks into 2 drawers and place the sheets in each drawer as usual. It would make locating colors easier. I only attached pads to the bottoms of the minis since they are not stacked. Larger pads I store stacked 3 or 4 in a drawer unit with 12x12 drawers.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 14, 2018 9:32:11 GMT
Joggles has video up using lift ink and alcohol inks on a gel plate. I love seeing what everyone discovers about new producta.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 12, 2018 20:01:51 GMT
I quickly tried it today, i used the large flower stamp in the video. Less than stellar results but I think i wiped it a bit too much after blotting and i was using a paper towel not a soft cloth. Hope to play with it again soon.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 12, 2018 19:57:24 GMT
Did you ever get your problem resolved? No, I did get back to it. Everything after that cut fine using picscan. I did do a print and cut that one part cut off the lines too. Perhaps the machine is loosing its mind. I do run an older version DE, but not comfortable enough to update yet. I’m still learnig the basics. i did figure out how to get a good photo. I place a large white paper under the picscan mat on my table and place my Ott light directly over it. I get a nice bright image every time.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 11, 2018 9:29:48 GMT
Tonic is sending me a new ruler, yipee! Wow, I still need to monkey around with mine. I was too annoyed when I first got the email. Glad you are getting a new one, did they ask you to fix it yourself first? No because it was very obvious it was bent in the middle not askew from the start.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 11, 2018 0:28:22 GMT
Tonic is sending me a new ruler, yipee!
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