tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post4833479984065792481..comments2024-03-26T07:59:11.094+00:00Comments on Craft Stamper Magazine: The Digi DebateSantahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403090040379880246noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-54987165274221108152010-08-23T17:06:45.271+01:002010-08-23T17:06:45.271+01:00like others I feel there is a time and a place for...like others I feel there is a time and a place for all,I am having health issues at the mo effecting my stamping so Digi is giving me some help.But didn't we all say acrylic clear stamps Yuk a litttle while ago! not the real thing,not a patch on good old rubber.Maybe its time moving on.SpookysCraftyMesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110329731005986817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-90773777499255371492010-08-23T10:12:09.918+01:002010-08-23T10:12:09.918+01:00I personally can't stand digital images, that ...I personally can't stand digital images, that to me isn't stamping. I like to get inky, get down and get creative, what can one do with an image you print on your printer. There is nothing like the real thing, when you think about it it's where it all started and I think we should get back to our roots, so much so that I started my own challenge blog, which has taken off unbelievably,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292229557370363286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-51824565909294890612010-08-05T06:21:16.383+01:002010-08-05T06:21:16.383+01:00Well, I go along with weewiccababe - I usually use...Well, I go along with weewiccababe - I usually use the hands-on stuff, but I also like the flexability to grab an image, size it to suit and then colour it - you can do that in any way really that you like - and if necessary you can layer it up for greater definition. You can emboss it or parts of it, used the glue and tinsel stuff on it, or print it on card and then run it through the CuttlebugSusan Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133629881593347280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-89148121300182261312010-08-04T17:44:19.504+01:002010-08-04T17:44:19.504+01:00I have used digis on the various design teams I ha...I have used digis on the various design teams I have had the priveledge of being a member, but I must say to me it is not stamping. I would rather stamp and get inky any day. I think digis are taking over, which is real shame, let's get back to our roots, rubber stamping is the name of the game. I actually have just started a new challenge blog for stampers, no digis, called Let's Ink ItAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292229557370363286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-88184228942216194702010-08-01T00:22:37.316+01:002010-08-01T00:22:37.316+01:00After fighting it for ages, I now use lots of digi...After fighting it for ages, I now use lots of digi stamps, but I still like to refer to them as line art. They are not stamps.<br />I really wouldn't like to see them in the magazine. This mag is perfect as it is. A place for real stamps and stampers.Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17864663688444912873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-24073835644067508322010-07-31T14:31:15.359+01:002010-07-31T14:31:15.359+01:00Digi is not rubber stamping and as Craft stamper i...Digi is not rubber stamping and as Craft stamper is a stamping magazine Digi art has no place between its covers...Would you accept a Digi art piece in your stamper of the year competition ? as one of the stipulations is that it must include rubber stamping. If your answer is no why even think of including this format in the magazine.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04281314311147533286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-83146431255390578592010-07-26T22:10:22.925+01:002010-07-26T22:10:22.925+01:00i have to say that personally i haven't got in...i have to say that personally i haven't got into digi 'stamping' as yet. however, i have seen some cards made with some beautiful images.<br />i think that maybe each issue you could feature a digi stamp company and make some cards with their images so people know they exist and can decide for themselves.<br />Cardmaking is forever evolving. try it out and see how it goes. i'm Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642135665274858541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-12713196437318052162010-07-25T04:56:20.382+01:002010-07-25T04:56:20.382+01:00Digi images are not for me and I have a certificat...Digi images are not for me and I have a certificate in digital art. When it comes right down to it I like tactile, dimension, inks, inks and more inks. I have been a rubber stamper for 12 years, and I find I only gravitate to digital when I want to say something on my card that I don't have a stamp for. (I'm not admitting to how many I have in case my hubby reads this)Chris Arlingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720656339448063752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-83225768824139627562010-07-24T22:36:32.538+01:002010-07-24T22:36:32.538+01:00well, I'm the kind of girl who only really buy...well, I'm the kind of girl who only really buys stamps that can be coloured in - so if I'm in a hurry for something digi stamps are an absolute Godsend. Many a time I've been asked to make a last minute card for someone and found that I didn't have anything suitable in rubber - but there are so many digi comapnies now to choose from that I've never had to refuse a commission. Wiccababehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655766677593741167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-70151222848870874492010-07-24T19:08:08.004+01:002010-07-24T19:08:08.004+01:00I just love Craft Stamper and all the stamping and...I just love Craft Stamper and all the stamping and background techniques. I was so disappointed when you started having scrapbook features in it but then I saw that it was techniques I could use in my stamping and altered work. <br /><br />But when it comes to digi imaging....a big NO from me!Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198301141429026070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-73716883720632473482010-07-22T16:33:22.946+01:002010-07-22T16:33:22.946+01:00As others have said, they are NOT a stamp! They ar...As others have said, they are NOT a stamp! They are clip art/digital images/etc, call them anything else, but not stamps! So please, don't include them in the magazine: that is a place for REAL stamps!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-48488770311865763792010-07-19T09:13:41.681+01:002010-07-19T09:13:41.681+01:00Humm I'm not a fan of the digi "stamp&quo...Humm I'm not a fan of the digi "stamp" for me they go hand in hand with the promarkers and those who just want to colour, not that I'm knocking that but craft stamper is all about being creative :)Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843623175878775991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-60097099231999084142010-07-18T22:21:47.124+01:002010-07-18T22:21:47.124+01:00I feel like I am cheating if I use a digi stamp, p...I feel like I am cheating if I use a digi stamp, printing and colouring just doesn't feel the same as stamp, ink and embossing powder!! Plus there is so much more you can do with a stamp - it's so verstile, a digi stamp just gives you one image whereas a stamp allows you to stamp all or part, mask bits and layer stamps to create a scene, and so on the list is endless.<br /><br />I love Crafting Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10295786754821558199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-71324034306664004572010-07-17T16:03:43.709+01:002010-07-17T16:03:43.709+01:00Maybe a comparison article would be interesting, b...Maybe a comparison article would be interesting, but not a regular feature.<br />They shouldn't be called Digistamps, it is just printed images.<br />I don't think I would ever use them, I like the real thing!!!<br />VivVivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03968738537260756430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-8496131806475872472010-07-17T09:47:06.953+01:002010-07-17T09:47:06.953+01:00I sometimes use digital brushes in Photoshop which...I sometimes use digital brushes in Photoshop which look far more stamp-like than the colouring-in 'digi stamps', in my opinion. Even so, there's no substitute for the real thing.<br /><br />I think a one-off article on digital brushes and stamps would be fine and not out of place in CS - BUT I would definitely not welcome them as a regular feature. Rubber, acrylic/polymer, inks and Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305211724853234538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-11677909650677523922010-07-15T12:29:33.259+01:002010-07-15T12:29:33.259+01:00Am a new subscriber and just waiting for my first ...Am a new subscriber and just waiting for my first edition to drop thorugh the letter box...I really love stamping and can't get my head around Digi at all...it feels like cheating and tho I have used one once because I had a specific card order and didn't have a stamp to fit - I didn't enjoy it, had trouble painting it wihtout bleeding and it just looked like what it was - a coloured Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101761329671975771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-5129420265629585372010-07-12T15:57:20.465+01:002010-07-12T15:57:20.465+01:00What are digi stamps? Aren't they just clip a...What are digi stamps? Aren't they just clip art printed out?? Not actually stamping with inks or paint or anything messy. I'd accept one article on their pros and cons but really as Craft Stamper is the only UK stamping magazine, then you should focus on stamps.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036261296976113800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-44804564969934171652010-07-12T05:31:35.603+01:002010-07-12T05:31:35.603+01:00Digital stamps are not stamps but vector line draw...Digital stamps are not stamps but vector line drawings which you can get from Google images for FREE. The images are usually excellent and there are so many topics available. Digital stamps have their place for those people who find stamping difficult but really they are just colouring in guides.<br /><br />I really don't like all the very pink and girlie topics that have been covered massofhairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705859200397699568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-25369889283425657532010-07-11T23:28:28.530+01:002010-07-11T23:28:28.530+01:00Hi, this is a very interesting debate...when all i...Hi, this is a very interesting debate...when all is said and done I do prefer rubber stamps, having said that I do own some digi stamps, ..and cd's and they have there place...normally I find when someone asks me to make something specific and I do not have an appropriate image, then it is possible to find something at little cost and recieve it instantly....however I am limited to printing Julshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16434167439708944574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-33602812755774223032010-07-11T20:16:34.612+01:002010-07-11T20:16:34.612+01:00Personally, I think digital images (otherwise know...Personally, I think digital images (otherwise known as clip art, cos that's all they really are) are great in their own right, but using them honestly and truthfully can't be called stamping. Sorry. Stamping, by definition, involves a physical action, using inks (or other medium) and a stamp to create an impression. Using a digital image of any kind cannot possibly be called stamping.Cath Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693663036314974892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-33984048554595059132010-07-11T18:27:56.470+01:002010-07-11T18:27:56.470+01:00As Paula says a one off article about them would b...As Paula says a one off article about them would be an idea, putting across the points made by Katy and Sarah. I know that the digi images of actual stamp images are useful for those who find stamping difficult but want to use some of the great stamp images that are now available, makes them feel more included.Chaffinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03598995555672110681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-48546087427058264932010-07-11T16:36:22.351+01:002010-07-11T16:36:22.351+01:00Digis have their place and I can see their appeal,...Digis have their place and I can see their appeal, especially if you're a stamp-it, colour-it, Nestie-it, stick-it-on kind of crafter. But Craft STAMPER magazine is not a general papercrafts magazine, the clue is in the name - lol! I hate the fact people call them digital stamps - some clever soul came up with the idea of repackaging clip art to make it appeal to a wider market. More strengthAngelnorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15500609851836404915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-91538096451854782092010-07-11T15:26:17.067+01:002010-07-11T15:26:17.067+01:00I much prefer my rubber stamps - I haven't use...I much prefer my rubber stamps - I haven't used digi stamps - I agree with an earlier comment, how can you call it a stamp - though I can see the advantage if you just want to colour an image. I say NO to digi images in Craft Stamper.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10690233874810368197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-65855826258500324142010-07-11T14:34:06.164+01:002010-07-11T14:34:06.164+01:00I too sit in front of a computer in my day job and...I too sit in front of a computer in my day job and really don't want to have to sit in front of a screen to "craft". This is the reason why I do not use CD's in my work either. I have never got into digital scrapbooking or collage - though admit it looks very effective on occasions but I do wonder if the same satisfaction is achieved. No I would not like to see digi stamping inSuzanne B aka brookfieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02142388489143859427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-79993442176155343592010-07-11T14:26:39.505+01:002010-07-11T14:26:39.505+01:00I would hate it if Craft Stamper went over to digi...I would hate it if Craft Stamper went over to digital images as I don't regard them as stamps at all. I have used them occasionally when required to do so for my DT position but I am never as happy with the results as when I use my rubber stamps. <br />There might be a place for a one off article but definitely not as a regular feature.jackiescraftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02096021247778212879noreply@blogger.com