I love, love, love this little machine! It is so fun and easy to use. It arrived with two stamp blanks and 4 ink bottles. The ink bottles are really small, but you don’t use much when inking your stamp so they last a long time.
Software installation was simple. Designing is very limited within the Mint software so it’s helpful to have Silhouette Studio (free for the Basic Edition) since that’s the software you use to design. Once you have designed your stamp and it has been saved, you can import it to Mint Studio and you can give it some minor tweaking like size adjustment. There are helpful YouTube videos that show how to load a blank stamp. These videos were better at explaining than the manual.
The only downside for me is the price of the blank stamps. They can be costly. The Silhouette Store has the best prices I’ve seen, but their shipping prices are very high. The cost of the blanks is what stopped me from giving the Mint a 5 star review since it greatly affects how often I can use it.
I ordered The Mint a couple days ago, and it was delivered yesterday. Set up was very easy and I have to say, this machine is amazing and I had a blast with it!! Pictured here, is a photo of the stamp I designed and made, to put on the back of my handmade greeting cards. I also made a return address stamp for myself. Both came out perfect! They stamp very nice. Yes, the stamp sets you have to purchase (after you use the first 2 that come with this kit) are a bit pricey, but no worse than other custom made stamps you would order from a company that makes them. And it is a lot of fun for someone who likes to play around with this kind of thing! I have wanted to buy this since they first came out with it several years ago, but it was $140.00 which I felt was too much. When I saw this deal, I just HAD to buy it and I am happy I did!
I want to 5 star this so bad but first, after installing, I had all kinds of blocked access from my Mint Studio to the Design Store but my hubby got it all straightened up and I was good to go but now my Mint Studio program will error me out and close on the program on me . I don't know why, I've restarted and upgraded and restarted again and again but nothing. Maybe tomorrow will be a fresher start with my new Mint, that I love.
Absolutely love!
This is almost $100 less than what Silhouette is selling this for on their website. Great deal! I bought this specifically for making custom stamps for receipts, hang tags and shopping bags so everything maintains the Handmade appearance.
Feature Product
- Turn text into a stamp using any font from your computer
- Create your own design from within Mint Studio
- Import any image into Mint Studio to create your stamp
- Turn a photo into an amazingly detailed stamp
- Turn designs from Silhouette Design Store into stamps
Description
Includes: mint, 15x60 stamp kit, 30x30 stamp kit, (4) ink bottles (black, red, blue, yellow), power cord, USB cord, & quick start guide.
Love the mint! Being able to make stamps at home is a great option if you're a crafty individual. The one drawback to the mint is that you have to use ink bottles in lieu of ink pads. The bottles are not as easy to come by as ink pads. Also, since they absorb the colors from the ink bottles you cannot easily use different colors whenever you want. However, this is great for address stamps and for stamps that you will use the same colors for all of the time.
So excited to finally get this. I wanted to purchase when it was first released but the price point was too much considering you have to buy the additional stamps also. Patience was worth it because I finally was able to purchase for a great deal! The machine is everything I wanted it to be. The ease of making stamps was very easy and fun!!! This bundle does come with 4 basic ink colors and two different sizes for stamps. They have other sizes that you can purchase separately. Would definitely recommend this!
This little rubber stamp maker is awesome! I just made two stamps in very little time from images I found online. The only complaint I have is the software isn’t the most intuitive. Watch some online tutorials and you’ll be on your way.
I bought this as my birthday gift and I have not regretted it! It is so neat and works amazing. Software is super easy to use.
Perfect partner to my Cricut machine ;)
Great price! Software took a bit to get used to but I have been able to make stamps. I have found that the ink application bleeds or can be inconsistent (light in some spots, dark in others). Not sure if this is because I wasn't storing it flat.
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