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When I buy a stamp set I always buy the matching dies to go with it. I'd like to venture out more and get some basic shapes and others that don't match a specific stamp set. Where do you find most of your dies that are reasonably priced. And do you have a favorite brand?
Ali Express sellers have a good variety of stamp/die sets at excellent prices. One of the drawbacks from buying from China, though, is the long wait time - sometimes up to two months - for delivery.
I buy a lot of both my basic shapes and stamp matching dies from Scrapbook Pal. Their everyday prices on Spellbiinders, Lawn Fawn and Avery Elle are better than a lot of other sites sale prices and you get free shipping at $25.00. I have always had great service over the years from them.
I agree that many dies and stamps on ********** are indeed copies of others,but if you're looking for basics, such as circles/ovals/rectangles etc, then I doubt there is any copyright issue with such shapes.
A big shout out to Gina Marie Designs. I think they are reasonably priced, with pretty quick shipping. If you type Gina Marie Designs into your computer's search you can get to it just fine. Her section is part of a larger company...Scrapbook Outlet, so it might be confusing, but her designs are quite numerous, and she has lots of nested shapes with differing edges (stitched, holes, and plain for example).
One of the other drawbacks of buying from Ali Express is that I've heard that many of their dies (and stamps) are works stolen from others.
I've heard that, too, but have yet to see any verifiable evidence of it within the boundaries of stamps & dies. Not saying it doesn't happen, just that I haven't seen it. I wonder if it isn't another urban myth used to discredit the geographic area.
I have seen, on Etsy, a couple US based shops selling stamps/dies purchased from A X but claiming they are made in the US with made-in-the-US prices. None of the sellers I've queried, asking where in the US the products are made, have responded
Some good news about A X: Some of the sellers are now warehousing in and shipping from the US. Getting deep discounts and excellent shipping at USPS rates.
I've heard that, too, but have yet to see any verifiable evidence of it within the boundaries of stamps & dies. Not saying it doesn't happen, just that I haven't seen it. I wonder if it isn't another urban myth used to discredit the geographic area.
I have seen, on Etsy, a couple US based shops selling stamps/dies purchased from A X but claiming they are made in the US with made-in-the-US prices. None of the sellers I've queried, asking where in the US the products are made, have responded
Some good news about A X: Some of the sellers are now warehousing in and shipping from the US. Getting deep discounts and excellent shipping at USPS rates.
Definitely not an urban myth. I have seen stamp images stolen from MFT Stamps and from Hero Arts.
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I've heard that, too, but have yet to see any verifiable evidence of it within the boundaries of stamps & dies. Not saying it doesn't happen, just that I haven't seen it. I wonder if it isn't another urban myth used to discredit the geographic area.
Not an urban myth. All stamp company owners are affected with thousands of counterfeits, often appearing on the site within HOURS of a release. It's awful and is consuming the time and money of talented people trying to bring you products that bring you joy.
Not an urban myth. All stamp company owners are affected with thousands of counterfeits, often appearing on the site within HOURS of a release. It's awful and is consuming the time and money of talented people trying to bring you products that bring you joy.
Although we're getting further from the topic, is there any specific verifiable evidence of thousands of counterfeits? Thousands of people saying it happens doesn't make it fact and, without verifiable evidence, it is an urban myth.
Rather than prolong the argument, if anyone has verifiable evidence of thousands, or even tens, of counterfeit stamps/dies originating with sellers on Ali Express, please drop me a private message with the evidence included. Maybe keep it all within 2018 to be relevant?
Just to throw it out there - have you considered getting a scan and cut. You could cut around stamped images and it also has every size of standard shapes your heart could desire!
FiP makes a good point, if it is the basic type of shape you want, rather than matching to stamps, an electronic/digital machine would actually be a way better investment. I recently bought the Silhouette Portrait- a Scan and Cut was way too expensive for my needs- but it does essentially the same job. Especially as you can scan images into it that it will then cut out for you. But back to the subject of, lets say, nesting dies. The beauty of a digital machine is that you can resize the image to whatever you want, so you can create layers with a border that suits you, and also exactly fits the card you are making, rather than being ' near enough'.
You can also use them to cut out words or Alphabets, using any font on your PC. That alone is a huge cost saving on dies, and was actually the reason I bought my first, some 10+ years ago.
The Portrait is an A4 sized machine, which is fine for me, as I'm a cardmaker. There is also the Cameo which cuts up to 12" square, if you're a scrapbooker.
I've been a fan of Spellbinders dies for years! They are sold by the company themselves on their website, as well as all over the internet. There are really great prices out there!
Best prices for dies?
