Review on 🔠 Sizzix 662228 Tim Holtz Blue Thinlits Dies: Upper and Lower Case Alphabet with Numbers for Crafting by Morgan Gilmore

I really had to think twice before ordering this die set, not because I wasn't sure if I liked it or not but more because of some of the disappointed reviews. My mouse hovered over the "Add to Cart" button while I said a short prayer. Then my fate was sealed. When the package arrived, I immediately counted the number of chips in the kit. Hallelujah! There were 69 cubes. Then I took out the magnetic sheet and started sorting through all 69 stamps to make sure they were all there with no duplicates. That prayer must have worked because all the items were in stock. In fact, taking them apart wasn't so bad. I started with the larger stamps and placed them on the magnetic sheet in roughly alphabetical order. The lower case letters were more of a challenge, but it wasn't until the last few that I really had to compare them to the box lid. If you have the patience for the puzzles you should be able to solve them. So far I've only used 3 dice to write my girlfriend's name on her birthday card. I placed them individually and they cut beautifully. I think the biggest challenge in the future will be figuring out how to cut off some of the "tails" of some lowercase letters to create a cohesive look. I wouldn't even try to shorten them as one word. In some cases this can work, but in this case the end of the lowercase "a" and the leading squiggle of the lowercase "m" must overlap to be readable. Trying to cut them as a whole just won't work. You may not have any problems with some letters. It depends on what word you write. Personally, I can't imagine using them for a variety of feelings. It would probably drive me crazy. I bought them to personalize postcards for family and friends. I will leave my feelings to other Sizzix stamp sets. All in all I am very satisfied with this purchase.