Tim Holtz Stamp Platform: Do You Need One? My Tests & Review 

Thanks so much for the demo, review, and info. I have both the We r Memory Keepers and Tonic Studios Tim Holzt Platform. I used the the We r Memory Keepers first and then the Tonic Studios. I’m very impressed with the Tonic Studios Platform.

I have both. And keep them both right near my craft desk. Reach for whichever one works better for current project. Very informative video. Thanks!

I agree it appears that Tonic followed the idea of the MISTI, but one of the great things about living in the US is competition and how that keeps prices lower. If we all have certain features we like, shouldn't we have the option to purchase the platform that has those features? If MISTI is so worried, maybe they should at least reduce their prices to be more competitive!

Thanks for demonstration of Tim Holtz stamp platform. Have a great weekend.

Great informative review. I have and LOVE my original Misti. Larger surface works for most of my needs. Also own the Stampin Up double lidded Stamparatus which has 2 open sides like the one from Tim Holtz. Hampton arts made a nearly exact replica of Misti (thinner lid) and it needed to be taken off the market for outright theft of the Misti. Tim's platform lost the suit for USA so once the product sells out here, no more sales. They will be able to sell it in other countries. I think that's a shame since this platform and the Misti are so very different.

Thank you so much for a fabulous review! I have the Misti and love it and have been toying with the idea of getting the Tim Holtz version too as I have some gift money. I am really excited by the two open sides which is what made me interested especially to enable me to stamp inside larger cards without causing crushing. Your video has helped me make up my mind, I am definitely going to order one. I will keep my Misti too though and use them both. I think for batch making for Christmas etc. having both will be so useful! Thanks again. xxx

Wow! Thanks for the video! I have just bought my first ever stamp platform (tim holtz one) couple of weeks ago on a great sale! I saw so many good reviews on it & it was also preferable from the price point, so I bought it! I really didn’t know about that patent infringement, thanks for mentioning it! :)

Great review...i have a misti...which I love....i think i might get the smaller tom holtz one..for when I go to friends or on vaca...lol yes I always bring crafts on vaca....lol

Thanks for the review and the magic eraser tip! I have both the original size MISTI and the regular Tim Holtz stamp platform. I like both of them! I reach for the MISTI more often, maybe because I had it first, but I feel like it works better for smaller stamps especially sentiment stamps. However because is larger platform I like the Tim Holtz version for large stamps and 6x6 background stamps. If budget isn't an issue I would recommend getting one of each, but in different sizes (Mini Misti and the regular Tim Holtz).

I had the large & small Misti, but when I got my large Tim Holtz stamp platform, I gave them to a friend who just got into card making. I love the large TH stamp platform. What I especially like is that if you should get ink on the inside of the top, it does not transfer to your card or paper you are stamping on. I do eventually clean it later. Thanks for the Mr. Clean eraser idea.

Great review and thanks for sharing your concern. I had no clue 👀 I don't have a stamping platform and are therefore researching a bit. Thanks for your thoughts 😘

I actually have the MISTI, Stamp Perfect and the Tim Holtz Platform, I like all of them. The Stamp Perfect is so much like the MISTI that I could see where it would be an infringement, but the Platform, not really. I actually do not use the MISTI as much as the others. My MISTI is a few years old, I feel it is not as sturdy as the others and I even noticed when I first received it that the plastic hinges did not look like they were fully glued and that concerned me after paying the price that it cost. My Stamp Perfect was bought with a coupon and the price was wonderful so I did not have the concerns that I had with the MISTI. I love the Tim Holtz Platform because of the freedom of using any size of paper, the construction seems to be good also. People were also concocting ways to double stamp before the Misti was ever produced. Yes, it's a great idea, I love being able to double and triple stamp without worry, but I think my Sweet Petunia is going a little overboard, this Platform is not the same as theirs.

I have the Tim Holtz platform, and I have the stampin up platform, and I love the stampin up much better. It has two clear stamp doors that can stamp on back of both sides. Also you can take it out and do roll stamping on both sides. More uses with stampin up. I'm not a Demonstrator with stampin up. I did find that the Tim Holt platform sometimes do not give a good impression. So I tin to use the misty and the stampin up platforms more so. Thank you for sharing what you think his platform.

Like you, I have used MISTI stamp positioners for several years and like the product. I looked at the Tonic version because it allowed larger pieces of paper but I thought it was too much money to spend for a single advantage over the MISTI. Then Jo-Ann fabric ran a super hot sale on all Tonic items including the stamp platform. It was 1/2 price which brought it close to $21 plus tax and free shipping. That got me excited to try it. It's great for bigger pieces of paper but I still tend to reach for my MISTI if the paper fits easily inside it. Thanks for the review.

I have both and love them both.

Very good review! I have a Misti and I love it! I can't think of any reason I would be stamping on larger paper as I do not scrapbook, so I'm happy with what I have. The Tonic one is very attractive. I bought the cleaner that the Misti company. recommended and I am wondering if that would take the ink off the Tonic one. I know it cleans up the Misti nicely. Anyway, thanks for the info!

I have been watching a few other youtube videos regarding cleaning staz-on. Alexandra from Hedgehog Hollow uses Tim’s alcohol blending solution and Tim himself used Ranger solvent cleaner to get that stubborn ink off.

My solution for the Staz On is to purchase a craft sheet on ebay (it is much cheaper than the ranger one). I bought it specifically to cut down to fit in my mini Tim Holtz Platform. I like both the MISTI and the TH Platform. I like the cushion on the MISTI but think the Tonic TH is better made and sturdier. I bought the travel platform because I have a small craft space and liked the size; I have been pleased with the performance but it took some time to get used to the lack of a foam cushion. Thanks for the balanced review.

i saw Tim Holtz do a demo he used a stamp solvent to remove stazon.

Thanks for the honest review. For a while, every RU-vid cardmaker was pushing the Misti trying to make us think it was a must have tool. Thankfully the Misti fever has lessen. I don't see a difference between company 1 releasing a mermaid stamp set and companies 2, 3 and 4 releasing their own versions to companies releasing versions of the Misti. I feel like I see coping between companies/brands all the time.

I have heard that Tonic Studios originally wanted to include in their platform a mat just like the Funfoam you used but due to the patent infringement, Tonic had to remove the foam. I don’t know about the other changes.

Sweet Petunia did not come up with the idea of a stamp platform. I saw a youtube on it a year before the MISTI was released. MISTI just got a patent first. I am for free enterprise and competition. If not, MISTI would continue to charge an outrageous price! If we had one electric company or phone company can you imagine the cost?

Patents don't exist for an overall idea. They exist for very specific features contained within a products design. There is no way they hold a patent over any product with a hinged acrylic door or removable magnets or a magnetic surface. What they would hold the patent on would be, an object with all of those features alongside the enclosed sides, with the removable foam insert. This is why the Tim Holtz platform has 2 non enclosed sides and a lid that can be flipped, so as not to breach the main deciding features of the patent. When they redid it they would have consulted a patent lawyer to make sure they didn't infringe on an existing patent.

Magic Eraser is just sandpaper with a very fine grit. You took the layer of the platform that was stained off. So... wouldn't use that often.

Try 100% rubbing alcohol see if that works! I don’t want to mess up my platform because I’m ocd. That being said if I did mess it up, it doesn’t affect its performance. Just like stained stamps, they still perform just as well!

Now this video was uploaded in June of 2018, however Tuesday Morning stores have been selling the Tonic Tim Holtz Platform like HOT CAKES! $14.99!!! The lawsuit must be over with . Not sure

Thanks for explaining the patent. I've spent a few hours watching video's on the Tim Holtz platform and want one. Now I know why everybody is using Misti in their video's. I hope that now I can find This Tim Holtz one. Good video! March 2021 Invested in Stamparatus by StampinUp! and it's the biggest money mistake ever made. It has the upper quadrant that won't stamp at all. Poor design. And now I've looked and Tim Holtz doesn't have it anymore! BUMMER!

I have a Misty which I 💗💗. I’ve been wondering if the Tonic one is worth getting especially since everyone has been pushing it. Would you suggest getting it or sticking with my tried and true Misty?

today's announcement on Tonic says that their lawsuit agreement will mean no US or Canada sales anymore by Tonic so they will sell out of their current stock. I am curious if tonic will create an alternative or just step out of the market for North america.

Thanks Elena, great review. However, which do you like the best, which will you be using the most? The Misti or Tim Holtz? I keep thinking i “need” Tim Holtz but probably not. 😊 Should i email you again at your black sheep address so you can try emailing me when you aren’t so busy? Still would like to meet.

Actually if you look back Lifestyle Crafts designed the stamping platform first(letterpress). And really in this industry every company makes rubber stamps , clear stamps, patterned paper ,dies...the list goes on. And I find it interesting that Tonic created the cover case for the platform then suddenly so does Misti?? There are so many products out there that is so similar. Die cutting machines ?? You don't see these companies suing each other? Just my opinion though :)

Toothpaste overnight should suck most of the colour out of the stain. You may need to still use the magic eraser but you wont have to scrub as long or hard

Sadly I have to say that EVERY TIME I find their products not so good. This platform DOES NOT stamp good on the 3-4 try also. Their guillotine IS NOT so precise also it's creaking. Their pads in the distressed ink pads are loose and the lid does not close properly.....and so it goes. I am really surprised and disappointed

The real difference is that the Tim Holtz is neutral coloration. That garish pink makes me gag. I can never match colors properly in the presence of that awful shade. Tim Holtz doesn’t make me read propaganda scriptures after paying a big price also.