This was like watching a teen trying to get music out of a cassette deck. I loved it!

So I've been stamping for 20+ years and your video reminded me of how far the industry has come. Oh thank God.

I started scrapping in the 80s with a ruler, scissors, Elmers glue, and a pen. Then they came out with those fun scissors with different decorative edges. Wow, thought I hit the jackpot! I remember my first thin steel die used with a Sizzix die cutting machine. Woo wee! This was life changing and I never looked back. This was such a stroll down nostalgia lane and so fun. Thanks Ralph for the reminder on how far we have come.

The bow master is definitely vintage. It actually came with a VHS instruction tape. It also gave you a sheet with the exact measurements of ribbon you need for your bows depending on the size you were making and the size ribbon you use. I think it you find this chart you will be much happier with your bows. The problem with your stamping press is that you think it is a stamping platform. It is not. It is a large stamping block. Fiskars has a whole line of stamping blocks. You did get a decent deal because they cost between $20 to $25 dollars new. Like any embossing plate/folder if you spritz the card with water you will get a better impression. The cutting guide, great for its time but definitely of little use now with all of the envelope boards out there today.

A craft thrift store!! Wish I had one by me!! This was fun to watch!! I’ve been scrapping forever, so it was fun to see these oldies!! Scrapping has come a long way!!

Kristina Warner used to use the Fiskars stamp platform a few years ago. I love the whole idea of a crafters thrift store, it would be a whole new hole to peek down!

Hi, I used to have a Bow Master and it looks like you are missing the long pegs that fit into each of those holes. The pegs are probably 4 or 5" long and allow you to make bows with much wider ribbons that you might use on wreaths and larger gifts. It's too bad that the instructions didn't come with it. You are right about weaving your ribbon around and around the pegs to get some really full and beautiful bows. You can tie them in the middle with wire or ribbon and pull the ribbon loops off the pegs and you have a really nice bow. This video has really been fun. Thank you.

I had another thought. We didn't have You Tube or anyone to show us how to use these "vintage" items - LOL. So what you went through on your video is everything we went through back in the day. You did pretty good figuring out things. Some people wouldn't even know where to start. Just imagine nowadays if we didn't have You Tube, no one would know how to do anything.

I actually own several of these vintage tools. Crafting tools are always changing, but the older ones still work quite well.

This would make a good video series. It was funny. Maybe consider letting your subscribers send you some of our "vintage" crafting tools for you to try out.

If he finds the Coluzzle his mind would blow, lol.

I enjoyed the video. I salute your bravery in trying all this on camera! 😀I still collect and use the Bigz dies. We had them in the elementary school where I taught to help make letters and shapes for our bulletin boards. I now use them for card making because they are sturdy and cut so nicely. -Stuart

Those bigz dies are great for cutting heavier materials like chipboard, felt, canvas, etc.

Fiskars is a Finnish company (Finland 🇫🇮) and as a Finn myself I can tell you that you pronounce the A's like the A's in 'ah-ha', and you roll the 'r'. 😊 But, the way you normally pronounce it is how most Americans pronounce it, so it's totally fine. 😊 I have one of the Fiskars stamping presses and an envelope template. 🙃 But, honestly, I usually just use my Misti for stamping. I didn't have the blade for my envelope template, so I used to just run a pen around and cut it out. 😆 I don't use it much. When you said the store was like a thrift shop for crafting tools.... 😳

The Fiskars thing was definitely pre-stamp platform. Stamping tools have improved so much over time. Those texture plates are kind of cool to use if you have any foam that is heat sensitive. Simon Hurley has some you can find online. You heat the foam then press into a texture. Then you have a custom texture you can use for backgrounds. You can reheat the foam to reset it to use on a different texture. You could also use them to lift ink or paint off a gelly plate to make a background texture.

Texture plates were used with polymer clay too. The clay has issues with fingerprints so the texture plates were used at the end or on the layering. Embossing was done with a stylus and often a copper plate. Some I used 25 years ago were stencils.

The stamp press was tu replace all the clear blocks, not to re-stamp. LOVED this vidéo!

I'm very new to papercrafting and haven't seen any of these. I did buy some Hello Kitty dies on ebay several months ago and when they came I thought I got ripped off. Now I see how they are meant to be used. Thank you!

Fun walk down memory lane! I own several of the tools you found. I have the stamp press with the orange foam. It doesn't restamp well, so do not pull it up. You can press again as long as you do not move anything. The Misti tool basically took over and this tool sits unused. I have the shape cutter and many plastic shapes to cut with it. It has a learning curve but it will cut. You have to set your blade properly to use it. Dies have basically made that tool another that doesn't get used. It was fun to watch you give these tools a try.

My goodness, down memory lane, what I great idea👍🏼. The difficulties we had. I still have that Fiskars shape cutter with a pretty cool stencil, I created cool stuff for my scrapbooking with that. It does take a minute to get ahold of it but once you do, you're good to go 🙂

Please do some more of these videos! I like seeing the “vintage” tools! I love the reuse store idea, and I wish we had one here in North Louisiana!

My stamp platform is so old that the foam “legs” perished. I now use it as a paint palette

As an employee of The Fiskars Group I can till you it’s pronounced fi-skrz, like you did. Not Fi-Scars (like a wound). 😂

Ralph you are brave for doing this! There's a reason some these are in the craft graveyard 😂

Ok... more please! I am a craft supply hoarder aficionado and I get most all of my goodies from thrifting. So I recently acquired one of those Fiskars (Fiskers ;) ) stamping platform things, and as I was trying to figure it's purpose and positives out I was having the exact conversation with myself that you had on this video. Too funny. Bring us more! You never know when we might find a gem in the junk. Happy crafting!

This was so funny to watch. We’ve all been there!! As for beautiful large bows, make friends with your local florist!!! Also, sprits your cardstock with water before embossing.

OMG I still have all of these but the bow maker . This video tells me a need to purge a lot of things Thanks for the blast from the past.

I love my Bigz dies! There are longer ones too. You can cut multiples at the same time if there isn’t a fold on the die (I think I can cut up to 6 pieces of cardstock at one time). I used to make cut snowflakes from soda cans and use them as ornaments. The stamp platform was never designed to do multiple restamps, but was the first stamp platform sold (that I’m aware of). A lot of new stamper have difficulty with getting an inked halo around the edge, often caused from rocking the stamp. This eliminates that. It can be used for the red rubber cling stamps as well as the clear ones (different thicknesses). There was another blade cutter called the Coluzzle that had a swivel blade. I used it like crazy and owned dozens of their stencils (I may still own them lol)

I love that your cutting plates are as scratched as mine. I love your content on here and tiktok,keep up the good work ❤

I loved this video down memory lane!

Tell a friend to tell a friend “he’s baaaaack!!!” What a fun concept never seen this before!!

Nothing better than a Bigz Die, never a problem, cuts like butter every time, love them! And yes, I m a long time crafter….. Thanks for the video!

These tools are a sign of progress. I have 3 of the tools you demoed. I do like the bigz dies for chipboard. Thanks for some fond memories from card maker who has been making cards longer than you have been alive

A reuse store for crafting! Oh my, I would be in big trouble if I lived near one!!! I have been scrapbooking since 2001 and have a large collection of the Sizzix dies and I love them! I have the latest technology too, but I find myself needing something really quick and grabbing one of those still to this day!! I recently took the time to create a notebook that indexed them, so I can quickly look thru the notebook to find what I need, vs. looking thru the dies. I don't know what I didn't think of that years ago. I could have made it so much easier to use them. Better late than never!! 😀😀😀😀

I have a Friskars, die cutter, that must weigh about 25lbs. I asked someone if they had a manual cutter they weren't using. When they brought it out, i was like wow. I definitely had to figure out, the different plates with new dies but it's been fun and it still works great

thrift store for craft supplies! We need that here int he UK, Fantastic. This video is a great idea, I keep finding old stash and new uses for it too. Great video, thanks for this one

Kudos on your adventurous spirit!😊. That thick die we used those in elementary school to create bulletin boards, classroom decorations and learning aides. Thanks for the fun flashback.

For the Stamping Platform watch Maymaymadeit - she still uses it ... the trick is to press in the middle when you stamp ... it works great for large background stamping ... GREAT video!!

The texture plates came with a tool with little round nubs on the bottom. You placed the paper on the plate, then ran the tool over the paper to get your impression. All depended on how much pressure you used on how good your impression was. Fun video.

Hi Ralph, This was definitely a look into how far our crafting supplies have come. TYFS.

It was fun to watch, but as a newbie wannabe crafter/stamper, I def won't try these. haha! I need the K.I.S.S method :)

The plate and rubber mat is still useful for other techniques. One example is using it with a stencil to essentially emboss with the stencil as the rubber pushes the stencil into the cardstock. I used to have some of those Fiskars cutting tools and never did get them to work for me.

This circle cutter that you used is what I used years ago. There was also a product called coluzzle which had a funny tiny blade that went inbetween hard plastic and could cut out numbers, letters or patterns.

Hi Ralph This was such a fun video! I really enjoyed it, would love for you to make more. Have a great weekend.

More of these!! Love seeing old crafting things! I also need to check out this store!

Some of these tools are a blast from the past! Im so glad technology has advanced in crafting tools. Crafting is so much easier! Great vid!

Hi there Ralph, I have the shape cutter. I find it best to cut on a glass mat, and the blade should jiggle about in the housing, for the blade to turn in any direction freely, yours looks and sounds too tight. When it's in use, it's like going around the template with a pencil, and it is a beautiful smooth cut. I hope you try it again. Love your videos. Nuala xx

What a fun video. I would LOVE to see more like this - LOVE it. I’d love to see what else you bought at that store. How fun.

It’s so fun seeing newer crafter’s coming across the tools etc that many of us ‘oldies’ were using back in the day. You certainly can’t go wrong with Fiskars, I’m still using my big scissors and small embroidery ones for fussy cutting, I also still have my embossing plates. The stamping platform if memory serves was the first stamping platform on the market. The wonderful thing about the bigz dies is being able to use anything in your stash and so much more 🎉

More please. This was fun. Good to see you again

It really made me laugh out loud watching you trying to get a bow out of what looks like a medieval torture tool. Thank you for making my day. By the way I’m from the UK and I say Fiskers to the sound as whiskers.

Ralph, that was an amazing video. I love the way you just jump in and try without worrying about it being scary or a land unknown. You just dive right in. I’ve seen all that stuff before, but couldn’t tell you how to use most of it and I didn’t see the downside with The step platform until you pointed it out. Thank goodness we’ve advanced. Anyway, I wanted to say I’ve never laughed so hard watching a KZfaq video about cardmaking. If you ever decide someday that card making is not for you, you definitely have a future in stand-up comedy❣️

I loved this video! I inherited all of my Mother-in-Laws craft stash and there are things like this that I have no idea how to use, so this is actually really helpful! Gives me the courage to grab some of that stuff and start playing with it.

Super fun to watch! I am so happy our tools have made advancements throughout the years :)

Hey!!! a new introduction with visual and music. I noticed, love it. I've seen a few of these but never owned any of them. fun and informative.

I love this video! Please do more!

Im so happy to see a younger person into crafting at all. ❤❤

What a fun video! I have so many supplies that I have collected since my scrapbooking days. Have donated a lot of the older supplies to charities, but so fun to walk down memory lane! Keep up the fun videos. I am a new subscriber to your channel.

What a great video Ralph, it was like going down memory lane!! I love the idea of a craft thrift store!! It looks like you got some great deals and all in good shape!! Maybe you can do a Vintage Craft Tool Series!! ❤

Great video! I have several of these tools and had similar issues/ troubles. So thankful for advancement in crafts tools!!! Have a great weekend!

Fun video! That texture would be cute for a card with books on it. It looks like shelves of books to me

Fun video! Oh the Bigz dies are fantastic! I have 1, it's circles and will cut through acetate for my floating cards. My other 2 machines (big kick and cuttlebug leaves jagged edges). I think it's Gina K that uses that silicone embossing mat so hang on to those extras you bought new). I'm going to make mine out of an old mat :)

I love creative reuse stores! I’ve been around quite a while, but you found things I haven’t used and made me laugh. 😂💙

Please make more videos!! I'm so obsessed with your content ❤❤

What a fun video and how fun to have a crafter's thrift store! The "thick" dies were first used in Elementary schools and still are today. Never seen a bow maker like that one before. The stamp press from Fiskars was pretty popular back in the day, I still have mine, but mine is even older than the one you got. Nope, it wasn't for stamping twice, like the Misti-it was just to help hover over your paper to get your placement before stamping. But yeah, I remember a lot of these items, love how far the industry has came since, but then again...we thought we were using cutting edge technology back then. LOL Love how brave you were to tackle these "vintage" tools on camera.

Oh heavens! We used those thick foam dies at school. We had entire alphabets, every shape imaginable, numbers, etc. They were very helpful in making bulletin boards. We had a very strong hand press for cutting multiples. I also have a Fiskars stamp press. Precursor to the Misti. Press the stamp. Not the corners.

Is hilarious! Some friends and I were just talking in our group chat about using our older supplies that we first started with 20 years ago! It’s a trip down memory lane!!!

Thank you for trying those out. It was fun to watch. ❤ I enjoy watching you craft 😊

I used the Coluzzle cutting system before I got my Spellbinders thin oval nesting dies and a Wizard. Used the Wizard quite a bit for cutting & embossing before I changed to the Big Shot.

That was fun and interesting. I looked up reuse stores and I actually found a few in my area that are craft related. I'll have to check them out and see what I can find. Thanks for the inspiration! I would be interested in seeing more like this.

I loved watching you try these products. I started card making in the late 80s, early 90s and pretty quickly got frustrated with it (it took patience I don't have, lol). You should see our old Ellison die cutting machine at the library. Huge dies that are wood, metal and foam and the handle is a big lever. The thing weighs a ton. I'm so grateful for craft industry innovation! I still have some of my mother's wood block mounted stamp collection.

I've been stamping since the early 90s. We had to learn the fundamentals of the craft. Wood mounted stamps were the standard. Then photopolymer stamps came along and we used blocks. The Misti didn't exist. I have one, but rarely use it; I kind of feel like I'm cheating when I do pull it out.

Came from watching you make awesome cards I love this stuff I wish there was a craft thrift near me lol ❤❤ probably for the best cause you know how that goes 😊I can barely stay away from regular thrift stores 😅 thanks for sharing xx

Fun trip down memory lane -thanks! I had/have several of these. Watching you figure out the bow maker as you go was the best!

Some of those bring back some old memories of stamping

When I bought my Big Shot there was a Bigz die in the kit and I've picked up a few in charity shops since then (including a beautiful Tim Holtz bird cage). I believe Sizzix still make them. They are brilliant at cutting thicker papers and card and I use them a lot. I had a stamp press for a while but never really took to it and as soon as I could afford a stamping platform I replaced it. Again, they are still made but the hinged stamping platforms are more popular I believe. This was a great video and I'd love to see more. And you have a crafting thrift store near you? Wonderful! I'm very jealous!

I still use those thick die at times…. Years ago, my Cub Scout den cut metal snowflakes out of the aluminum from empty pop cans we recycled/repurposed…. They loved it!

This was very fun 😂. I really Like this Video. Happy Weekend ❤.

The OG Sizzix dies! Still have a collection of them

So glad this YT popped up to view. We're heading home to Austin & family in a few weeks. Never heard of this store, probably started after we left, but will certainly visit. Tkx for sharing &🤘

Oh my gosh, your sense of humor is amazing. The big Sizzix dies can cut through many layers of paper in one pass, which is an advance over the thinner dies today if you wanted to mass produce something. Loved this video.

I really liked this video. I think we really need to give these products some grace. They were HUGE innovation of their day. Pioneers. Without these, we would not have the tools we use today. We've come a long way. Thanks to these products. (I still have acrylic stamp blocks with velcro on them to attach your red rubber stamps. How far we've come!)

Makes me appreciate all the upgraded tools from today! I own some of these too!

I have the Shape Cutter. I used it a lot before wafer thin dies were affordable. I have a bunch of templates that languish on a shelf! What a fun video!😊

Welcome to the cardmaking/crafting world. I've been in it longer than I can remember. There have been a number of bowmakers pass thru my stash, but I did not recognize that one. All the others have been in my craft room at one time or another, except the Fishars press. Tempted me, but never bought it. My sister in law introduced me to an Art Salvage thrift store in her town. Wow, good thing I don't live there cuz I'd be shopping there often!! Hey, supplies are pricey enough! Enjoy your journey.

Another great video, good to see you again. ❤

Hi Ralph - I’m a new subscriber and love your videos ! I’ve been making cards for about five years. Unfortunately, I probably spend more time watching crafting videos than I actually spend crafting. I do make all of my Christmas cards every year, I can’t wait to see what you make during the holiday season. All that aside, I wanted to tell you that I also stumbled upon the Fiskars stamp platform very early into crafting. I actually bought two - one is the same size as yours, and the other is about half the size. I find that they do work pretty well if you hold your paper down with magnets and press directly over your stamps. When I bought these, the MISTI was simply out of my price range. About two years later “knock offs” of the MISTI were coming out (for half the price) and I admit I scooped one up before they were pulled from the market. The hinged stamping platforms are “game changers” and make stamping so much easier. Welcome to the community Ralph ! Glad to meet you !

Love this video! I have a LOT of older crafting tools that I inherited from an aunt.

The rating system being 1-5 Hudsons 🥰

This was so fun to watch! 🫶

i still use this stamp press just a smaller size.. i’ve had it for 15 years..you can’t restamp… you can push down on the stamp and it’s great. i love this tool! ❤️

I'm retired now, but when I taught elementary school we had an Ellison machine that took dies the thickness of the Bigz dies. Some were huge (maybe 12" x 12") and the machines had either a crank handle or a press. We made all sorts of things with them, from bulletin board shapes to boxes to masks for plays. I loved it and used it frequently, which is what got me interested in paper crafts to begin with.

I pronounce it "Fiskers" like Whiskers. :-) And I have that platform - it predated the Misty and all that jazz by a little if I remember correctly. I actually use it upside down so it is a big flat space I can assemble acrylic stamp scenes on - lots of stamps used all at once. It is tricky to ink up though. Lots of scrap paper created - or sometimes I can collage the "good" pieces together. The foam thingies never caught on with me.

How much fun to watch. Just last week I was at a thrift store and researching to see if I could find the plates for this crazy mini portable cutter you rolled with your hand. Wised up and set it back on the shelf.

Oh man...I am on a hunt to find that stamp set! I'm in love!! :)

This video just popped up in my feed and I totally enjoyed it! Except for the bow maker, I’ve seen the rest of the tools, I’ve been crafting for about ten years. I happen to own the stamp set you used, lol. I had that shape cutter…hated it so much that it pushed me to buy a Big Shot 😂 which is still going, those things are indestructible. I think Sizzix still makes steel rule dies, especially for the Tim Holtz line. My Big Shot platform is old enough to include instructions for them, as well as other credit card size dies they used to make, and texture plates too. Fun video! Great to see young people (and especially a guy) getting into crafting!

This was fun. Would love to see more😁

I loved watching you struggle with the bow tool and laughing at yourself lol

The nice thing about the big dies is that you can also cut other materials, such as cloth!

Oh I spent a weekend in Austin last year, and I loved it. This makes me love it all the more!!