they are amazing especially with stencils!

I love mine! I have both sizes. I think it's unfortunate that the lawsuit happened. As a consumer I like to have the choice..... I have the MISTI too but actually prefer the Tim Holtz one. The price point and quality is better in my opinion.

Glad I got my Tim Holtz when I did. I have to say the Misti still appeals to me. May have to break down and buy it also.

I wouldn't touch that with someone else's ten-foot pole! I knew the minute I saw it I knew he stole the idea from My Sweet Petunia then the lawsuits started I lost a lot of respect for him around that

the salt cellar is ideal for holding your stamp shammy or tidy towel, it will stay moist, but there's enough airflow to keep it from getting stinky HTHs

It is available at www.makerforte.com. Thanks for watching

I did that this morning; cant wait to get one!

What's also great is the new turnabouts (like Marble, which I HAD to have) come with a guide to line up with the jig, so you don't have to draw the X on the back. If you have older turnabouts, you can buy a pack of the guides for ALL the older turnabouts for only $4! I'm finally going to get around to using my Blossoms and my Dahlia turnabouts!

Hi Dianna. I don't have the Misti, and after hearing about all the trouble, and patents and making the TH platform go off the market I'm glad I don't have the Misti. I do have both the TH platforms, and after seeing the videos and reviews on the stamperatus, I am considering trying that one as well. I will never buy a Misti though. I was considering buying the Misti corner tool set to see if it would work with my TH platforms, however every time I go to amazon that corner tool set seems to jump at least 1-5.00 a week, and after all this patent crap, I doubt I will ever buy anything from the Misti company.

I actually use the Stamp Cleaner recommended... or a Magic Eraser for stubborn stains...it’s amazing!

We filmed on today in respnse, should be uploaded this week :-)

I do both one on here and another set of tips on the scrapbook. com channel

you can get them try sir stampalot, sizzix or crafts u love or maybe you might have a neice that could mail one ;-)

Hedgehog Hollow I only have one niece and I always love getting packages so great combination 🤪xx

They are a 5pk

You don't need the foam mat in the THP. You simply remove the lid and flip it. The sticky grid is more of a personal preference. I don't have either. I do have a piece of grid paper in the bottom of my TH, that I've laminated. It just helps me to make sure everything is laid out correctly. I wouldn't trade my TH for anything!

No you don't you can use craft foam I have a video on the channel on ow to use it if you want to but agian its all personal preference

Stacy Amazed by life: Actually Stacy, I ended up creating a fun foam mat for my TH platform because of the repeated unstamped areas I got when I used my background stamps( I call them ‘dead zones’). It was so frustrating that I got a medium MISTI and no longer have dead zones with my background stamps. I was not impressed with the cheaper TH’s MISTI version. Yep I now have two stamping platforms, but hopefully with Alex’s tips I can start to use my TH again. 😘👍🏾✨

Hedgehog Hollow hanks for the reply!

Stacy Amazed by life thank you Stacy,.

Hi Daisy, there is a MISTI bag for all your supplies but lots of people sell MISTI bags on ETSY there are some really pretty ones and they come sin all sizes and are well padded check out the Card Grottos room tour i saw she had them in hers this year and i think she mentioned the shop she got them from

Also check out bags designed for android tablets at Walmart or Target.... Take your MISTI with you to see if it fits.

As long as you have a magnet its great or the sticky grid

Sharon Tucker Lewis, yes. They work in both the travel platform and the full sized platform.

Hi Brenda, the links are in the description for you; I have a desktop essentials video which has more detail I tried to add a link but youtube keeps deleting it from this comment....sorry!

Either will work fine, I have seem most people use some elmers glue stick or you could use some stick sheet to stick them to the lid

yes. ABSOLUTELY. anything with a magnet can be used on any of the mentioned platforms

Sea Shells Lawsuit by the Misti owner. Which is ridiculous because her product is so ridiculously expensive.

Patent infringement is serious. You cannot copycat a patent protected item.

@@clticspin it's NOT ridiculous, because it was her design, R&D that made it popular and for him to come along after she spent all that time and money and try to sell it as his IS ridiculous

Thats correct you might find some stores who still have stock but once they are sold out they wont be restocked in the USA only in Europe

keep the dog out of the room?

Hi Elaine this is my holder amzn.to/2SCrNXt

I bought a coconut a while ago and LOVE it can't do without it.

i put it on the frosted plastic one

Thanks so much! Love these tios.

I would get it. I love mine. I will be honest and tell you I prefer using rubber stamps in it than clear. Foam in it is supposed to help the clear. I have no idea what scrapbook.com's shipping is, but that is a good price for the platform. I have a Stamp Perfect, no longer available, for clear stamps, and a TH platform for rubber stamps. I use both A LOT. For me, they are great investments. Between the 2, I paid $35. I have a friend who has both. She also wants the stamparatus. I am good with my 2.

You can still buy the tim holtz stamp platform. It is good for both clear and cling stamps, as well as red rubber stamps. I had no idea what you were talking about when you said it wasn't being sold any more so I had to check it out for myself. Amazon sells it from different sellers at different prices, and check out Michaels as well. Some of the big box stores I've noticed have stopped selling certain brands, like my Joann's super store doesn't sell anything Sizzix anymore, no idea why. I have both the travel platform and the tholtz regular platform. There are several good deals on Amazon to check out.

I just looked it up. The MISTI chick sued Tonic. They settled the lawsuit and Tim agreed to pull his platform from sale in North America. It will still be available in all the rest of the world. Apparently you can still buy them on Scrapbook.com, Amazon, places like that, but when the supply is gone, it’s gone. Which sucks. The MISTI founder is a TERRIBLE person. I will never, EVER, spend a dime on her products.

Kaye, get the Tim Holtz platform. It was pulled off the shelves exactly because of/as Kerri explained. I have both TH sizes as well as the original Misti and I find that I use my TH one the most. What happened was really too bad and had I not already owned the Misti, I purposely would have refused to buy one because of it. Sheesh!!!

Jesse b Scrapbook.com’s shipping is pretty reasonable compared to most.

I recently purchased the Stamparatus and love it. I previously had the MISTI and purchased the corners. Gave my MISTI to my daughter, but kept the corners for myself. Yes, the corners can be used in the Stamparatus. I find that because the Stamparatus has two open sides I use the magnet with it and it all works perfectly. No regrets on making the change.

Thank you

Patent infringement is serious. You cannot copycat a patent protected item.

The whole problem with MISTI patenting the product is, it should have never been issued a patent. In fact, they tried for years, and it was only due to a new person in the patent office who allowed the patent to go through. A stamping tool has been around since the 1600s in one form or another. It's hard to believe that TH/Tonic didn't fight this harder. EU wouldn't issue the same patent over there because it is ubiquitous and not unique. We R Memory Keepers came out with theirs first (bought it on Scrapbook dot com), which is the exact same as the MISTI and less than 1/2 the price. Since it is the same product, I just use that.

@@agatha2989 wrmk was not first to the market. They arrived after my sweet petunia had the Misti. Several years before Misti, there was another stamping tool, but it didn't stay on the market, did not seek patent protection. When you change the way people do something (ex wood to acrylic, blocks to positioners) it is an uphill road. You must get habits formed over years to change. Convince new and existing stampers this tool is beneficial. Misti did that like no other company.

And also, I don’t begrudge them royalties. I don’t think they should have been granted a patent. Tim Holtz would have won in court. Their products are too different. But whatever, she has the patent, she gets royalties. My comment was that she is a horrible person. She has belittled and demeaned people on boards like you can’t even believe. She has threatened home crafters with law suits for showing others how to make letter presses (which is what the Misti is based off and existed centuries before she was born). She can make money. She can be successful. She doesn’t have to be a horrible person while she does it. I do not support people who belittle and degrade others. Never have. Never will.

Also, from the beginning to the end of the patent process is based on the class of item. Extremely simple, relatively simple, etc, etc. The MISTI’s patent is listed as relatively simple. The non-attorney filing fee, drawing fee, and other related patent fees total $1250. It’s not actually costly. If your product has moving parts, generally you want a patent lawyer to look over it. That level of patent tends to start with minimally complex filings. The MISTI is not classed as minimally complex. So, I’m just saying, if we’re making a, she paid tens of thousands of dollars for this, no she didn’t. Also, as someone pointed out, hers wasn’t the first stamp positioner on the market, and the patent office denied her multiple times because letter presses have been considered public goods for centuries. That’s why she doesn’t have protection for her product in Europe or Australia. However, none of this was my point. My point was personal. It’s not even just that she’s trashed other crafters. Customers who have reported cracked MISTIs or MISTIs whose measuring bars were glued down incorrectly, and so don’t measure correctly, who then asked for refunds or exchanges have sent her into apoplectic rage. Is the MISTI her product? Yes. Can she charge what she wants for it? Yes she can. Does any of that mean she should be able to belittle fellow crafters or customers? Nope. As I said in another post, if you like her, support her. If you like her product, buy it. I do not like her. I refuse to spend money on anything she touches. It’s a personal opinion. I certainly am not suggesting anyone follow my suit.

I have the misti and the corners, you can buy them online from several UK companies.

I bought the corners from Buddlycraft in the UK to use with my Tim Holtz platforms. The Misti and the sticky grid are also available in the UK. Just google.

you have many supplies we can't get easily, so it all works out I guess

indeed!

I'm not sure what you mean but i dont have any stamping issues when i use my misti corners

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Not greed, right or wrong . Illegal . It is taking money from some one else's idea. If your husband invented velcro , would you like someone else to copy it and take food money off your table? There will be others that come out different enough , and cheaper . I have a thing travel and small misti and reach for misti 5 times more. Can't afford a larger one, but am glad I have one.

outright theivery is NOT a healthy competitionit's theft plain and simple