Coffee Cards & Tim Holtz Stamping Platform

I'm stilling pet sitting but I do go home everyday. It's just easier for me to shower and make breakfast at my place. Thankfully owner doesn't require me to be at their place all day. 

I'm still having a lot of fun making cards. This coffee set came from the crafter's buy out I did several months ago. 

When Tonic (Tim Holtz) lost the trade mark lawsuit with Misti, I went out and brought 3 of them. Those three cost the same as one Misti back then. He was able to sell whatever was in the stores at the time but could not restock them. That really was a bummer as his stamping platform is so much better. I do have two Mistis that came in a bulk buy, I don't like them at all. Very cheap plastic feel for such a high price tag. The hinges are known to break and the measuring tape sticker fades quickly. Plus your limited on what you can do with it compared to the Tim Holtz one.  I only keep the Misti ones around as back up for my classes. What I like about Tim's besides the cost at the time, is the removable lid. It's great when I'm stamping with different stamps (clear or red rubber) and not have to take my card out of the base. Being able to use both sides of the lid, using multiple lids and open ends is a game changer. Tonic who made the stamp platform discontinue making them after the lawsuit, which is sad. Paying anything on the secondary market of Tim Holtz if super $$$$.