Stampin Up and Close To My Heart | My Thoughts & A Few Updates

Hello Crafty Friends! I am sharing my thoughts with all the things going on with Stampin Up & Close To My Heart, along with a few updates of things that are happening around here!

To be clear I said in the video that Stampin Up "purchased CTMH" - I was speaking in general terms. CTMH is going out of business. Closing their doors, and will no longer be around in any shape or form. PERIOD. Stampin Up purchased several different aspects (not just a few stamp designs) of the business. It is complicated, there is a lot of information floating around both companies between demonstrators and makers that is not accurate.

I wasn't trying to share information that wasn't true. I was simply speaking in general terms because the majority of people, most people watching my videos, asking me questions are not interested in all the deep details. They just want to know what is generally going on, and what to expect.

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[KatinaMartinez-]

CLARIFICATION: I was keeping it light, and speaking in gernal terms when I said "Purchased" CTMH. Stampin Up didn't purchase the entire company... however they also didn't "just purchase a few products" It really was some where in between, and I don't believe those details are interest to the mass majority of the public.
It seems that lot of people are getting mad at me, and I've deleted several nasty comments over this. I didn't lie about anything, again I was speaking in the most general terms.
As I have said in the comments I am sorry I wasn't clear about that detail, I wasn't expecting a bunch many CTMH people to even watch the video I was speaking more to my followers, and customer base as to what was happen, again in a very general sense, answer question as general as I could, and simply stated that I'm happy CTMH makers have a place to land, it is much better than having NO Place to go at all, and I'm also excited to see what Stampin Up does with a Scrapbooking / Memory-Keeping Line of there own.

[ninawilliams]

Katina you have always been so honest and that's why I have a lot of respect for you.. keep brining joy to the world and your family.

[CraftyConceptswithErin]

I am excited to see what we’ve grown to love from CTMH live on under the name of SU. I am sorry you are getting some nasty comments, as a Maker I do not think you were misleading. I am also impressed with your honesty in regards to recommending people not sign up under you and instead, someone who is an active team leader.

[inkymommy]

🎉 I’ve been an off & on hobbyist SU demo for 22 yrs who started for primarily memory keeping. I LOVED the Stampin Memories catalogs ❤ from 2002-2005. My bestie was a Maker. I love both companies. Am so happy SU is helping some CTMH live on. Thx for the info!!

[arlindahobbs]

It's great to hear that Stampin Up will be leaning a bit more toward the memory keeping in the future. I have been using Stampin Up for many many years and have always wanted them to carry more of memory keeping products. I make very few cards, mainly when I go to the SU parties. Scrappbooking is my passion. I have seen lots of Close to my Heart vedios and liked many of the products. But, couldn't afford to do both. My SU demonstrator just lives very close by. So every month we have a get togather. I agree with you that their card stock was not good. To get the 12x12 I will go to stores to pick that up. Stampin up is also doing some changes to the customer side of the party. I am sure we will just bave to gjve them time to to get things ironed out. Just hope that more memory products show up. Thanks for your vedios I really enjoy them when I watch. I love your voice and you do such a great job explaing things. I like the organizational ones too. I under stand about the shipping SU shipping is high and may get worse. Sorry I rambled on. But, just wanted you to know I am glad you will still be round. Take care!!!

[juliespady]

I am really excited about how this all turns out! I’ve tried over the years to like card making, but it just hasn’t been for me. I always enjoyed your classes, and you! I’m glad stampin up will start selling 12x12. I’m enjoying watching all of your you tube videos! Thanks for this update!

[cynthiaswank]

I always wished stamp in up had more scrapbooking products. I was a CTMH CUSTOMER..I'm so happy..

[lindamontoya]

My Dearest Katina, it was so wonderful seeing you, you’re looking so good, so your new focus is doing good for you. I sure miss you. May God be with you in all you do.

[sandrasmith]

As a clarification SU is not buying CTMH. CTMH is closing its doors. SU is purchasing some of ctmh’s scrapbooking product line and hopefully SU will carry on a memory keeping line. CTMH’s scrapbooking line is amazing. I am glad that you support and have championed the importance of memory keeping.

[rebeccapatterson]

Been looking for “Pine Green” colored paper, and found it on Stampin Up website, but they won’t sell it to me? (Why, show it?) I quit shopping at a donut maker and refuse to buy fundraiser donuts now, because while at a store, on vacation, they wouldn’t sell a plain cream filled?

[lesliestrout]

To me the new Stampin up catalog looks like a homeschool catalog! Really disappointed with it.

[leattaleake]

I’m a Stampin’ Up demonstrator but I know people in close to my heart and I also buy CTMH because I am getting back into scrapbooking and they just have everything very available where is Stampin’ Up doesn’t anymore. Stampin’ Up is geared more to Card but I do know that there are people who do scrapbooking in Stampin’ Up I just can’t find them all, so I am glad that Stampin’ Up has decided to incorporate some of CTMH because it would be sad. If it all went away it’s a company that’s been out there for a long time and it was very difficult for the owner to make this decision because I know that she’s worried about her makers and her customers and Everything, so yeah I understand how difficult this is.

[juliespady]

And as one of your followers you DID answer the unspecific, I was just wondering, questions I had. Thank you.

[amypetterson]

Janet Wakeland also has a business training program and I think Angie Juda does also. Personally, I dont think Ronda's is the best.

[pamkenel]

SU use to sell Project Life cards, stamps & dies.

[andrewoverton]

Sad close to my heart is closing downi n fact gutted, waited 15 years for to sell here. and come to the UK .my friend is a maker and she wont switch to SU her personal decision . There has been a lot of makers upset with videos explaining false info and it is not all negative but a tender approach is needed at this very difficult time .Has a SU demo i too have tried to keep asking for SU to make more masculine designs i feel discriminated and this has fallen on deaf ears. Due to recent events and price increases in May which we had last year .i wont be hanging around forever so i personally feel it is not all positive for All under the SU Umbrella . For you it is positive, because SU will adapt, and are now having to change and add more memory keeping products to their line of inventory. Im guessing only time will tell if the sales are good on scrapbooking Su has always bee dominant on cardmaking.

[amanda-dawnpeckham]

as a CTMH maker... I know we ahve been told SU has bought product lines and product licencing, and propiertary items etc... but we haven't been bought out by SU.. the business will close.. makers are not bound by SU.. but have had a lovely offer by SU to join over.. but We haven't been bought out by SU..

[tinasiwinski]

I don’t like the way Stampin Up is going. And definitely don’t like the new catty.