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I was a CTMH demonstrator when I lived in San Diego and had so much fun doing cards and projects with all they had to offer plus I did some of my own craft projects. Now I live in a tiny little town in Idaho and I’ve retired and now I’m getting rid of all my stuff. It’s hard but I’m almost 82 now so it’s time. I do have a younger friend who does the Stamping Up so since there is a merger maybe she will take some of my 12x12 papers with plastic holders for them and hopefully someone can take my rubber stamps shelves. Anyway, thanks for your video.
Re storage. You could just go to a thift store, buy a boxed dvd. Throw away the dvd and use the case for storage. You may even have an old dvd somewhere at home lol.
There are quite a few great stamping companies. Echo Park, Honey Bee, My Favorite Things. I’m a Stampin Up demo and feel they are all comparable. Not a fan of Amazon. There stamp sets and dies work horribly. Stamps don’t impress well and are flimsy. Price points to me are similar, but with Stampin Up if you go through a local demo, they are there to help you with your purchases. Good comparisons. Also…where are the products manufactured? US, China, Thailand? They all have unrecycleable items. I like the boxes for storage.
Great comparisons, however, the Misti does have a foam insert. You can't beat it for perfect placement on a die shape for production. Amazon has the perfect magnets with envelope and fit in the SU case.
I do separate my dies and store them on magnetic sheets. For that I use the magnetic furnace vent covers from Home Depot and cut them to the size I need. Much cheaper than the sheets made specifically for crafters. I do not put my stamp sets into unique packaging unless the original packaging is damaged. I just leave them in the original cellophane envelope. Works fine for me. I have quite a few Echo Park stamps and dies and I have never had any quality issues with them. To me, Stampin' Up products are overpriced. I would never spend $46 for a stamp and die set unless it was gigantic.
I'm a Stampin' Up! hobby demo, and I would totally buy Echo Park if they are photopolymer. Acrylic are ok, but it depends on who you get them from. I will not buy silicone stamps. They are trash. I hate having to take my dies apart. Hate it. But........if the price is good and I love it, I will. 😊
The ones I demoed were listed as photopolymer on the EP package. I agree, I have not had luck with acrylic stamps unless they were an acrylic photopolymer hybrid.
The coffee stamp you did using the Misti probably wasn’t as good because your paper was hanging out and wasn’t level etc. I highly recommend a sticky mat in the Misti-any brand. I have never been successful just using a block - just not that brave!
Thanks for the comparison. Echo park is my second favorite for designer paper only because SU color coordinates. The quality is great on both. If i buy designer paper at local stores, I end up giving so much away. I also find most 12x12 packs are designed foe large (scrapbook) projects and not easily used on card making.
Thank you for the honest review. I do like that you looked at all the categories. Storage is an interesting thing Since I have both SU and other brands, finding a storage solution that works for all the things is my issue.
Were the Echo Park acrylic or photopolymer? Some of the EP stamps are acrylic and not sure they are labeled correctly. Their photopolymer is a lesser quality. The stiffness of EP may be explained based on how they are made. I don't like having to cut the dies apart and I have hurt myself with the sharp edges. I agree having to figure out a storage solution is an added step/cost. There are other companies that I have bought and have been happier with. Thank you for the comparison.
Stampin'Up's business model is unique to the industry, so not really a fair comparison in price. Are they higher? Yes. But consider customers will be able to get a 10% discount at some point, plus demonstrators receive a commission on their sales, plus the better packaging. It all factors in to the retail price. For the Misti by My Sweet Petunia, the best solution is the sticky mat made by Waffle Flower. I first tried the sticky mats made by Misti but they slid around a bit. Tried the sticky mat by Waffle Flower and its a game changer. It totally fills in the Misti and does not move. I even leave it in for rubber stamps and have no issues. Magnets can allow paper movement and ruin a project. I left SU in June and havent looked back LOL.
Hello nice comparison video. Love how you described your steps and honestly reviewed your progress! As a SU demonstrator I’ve started buying Echo Park and Tim Holtz stamps and have found they really just as nice as Stampin Up sets. However, anything from China is usually poor quality that looks distressed no matter how you stamp. Happy crafting! ✂️🩷📎 Trish
Good comparison. I can't justify paying Stampin Up prices for stamps and dies. These are items that have a shelf life, meaning I won't keep them forever. Thanks.
Thanks so much for watching! 😁I just love this hobby so much but definitely need to be conscious on how and what I spend my money on. I’m looking forward to EchoParks next warehouse sale, the quality and price is fantastic!
I love the Kiwi Lane templates and the quality of their paper is unmatched. I discovered them years ago at a scrapbook expo and have invested in quite a few sets. I did use to be a demonstrator for a little while (I think they used a different term). My CTMH paper (I was a maker with them as well) worked well with the Kiwi Lane style of mixing patterns. I hope you enjoy them. Thanks for sharing. Also, I love your layout.
Thank you! I love KL paper too it’s nice and thick with vibrate patterns. I agree the templates play well with CTMH paper. I have a future video with some Christmas paper from CTMH and KL templates.
The lighter weight cardstock is in part due to a few key reasons for scrappbookers. A lighter weight cardstock helps the weight of your albums. It also is more easily punched for decorative elements using all of CM’s fantastic punches and border makers.
I think the best thing about repositionable tape is that you can easily use it on items that you might otherwise have to use glue because adhering tape runner would be too tedious. Laser cut embellishments for example. With the repositionable tape, you just run it across and it only sticks to the embellishment and doesn’t deposit tape in the holes.
Looking forward to this release. I use the D ring binder like you, since I scrapbook non chronologically. Then I put the layouts in order when I transfer to CM Album (always the best in my opinion). I love using CTMH 6 X 6 albums as gifts with remade layouts for new mothers or memory books of special occasions. And the Summer Gnomes!!!
A CTMH customer with a a CTMH registered email can buy the SU! from ANY Demo including SU folks. It will be just like Paper Pumpkin - if the customer is NOT a subscriber who enter their qualified email they cannot place past kits in their cart. It is the same with CTMH products.
I only use Creative Memories Albums and although I have purchased the CTMH small pocket inserts for the strap albums I prefer the Creative Memories 12 x 12 pockets because they are top loading.
I'm not sure I'd want to be aligned with SU... The owner's daughter is going on trial for hiring a hitman for her ex husband's murder... They bought her a MILLION dollar house out of the state she lived in for her to flee to to hide from the police, they are also withholding visitation of their SHARED grandchildren with their other bio grandparents. Not really the kind of group of people I'd want to be associated with.
In your “Mini Boss” mini embossing machine you might try and use plate 3 instead of 1 if you are having any trouble …. Some machines are tighter than others. Welcome to SU
Welcome to stampin up! A lot of demos add a magnetic sheet to the inside of the stamp case and store the dies there… keep the original packaging for selling at a later date…
Welcome to Stampin Up. I'm a demonstrator in Australia, and I for one am very excited about the blending of CTMH with SU. I love your choice of products from SU too. I have them and can honestly say they're really versatile.
Thanks for the great information! I’m a CTMH scrapbooker and was happy to hear about the four kits that will be offered in the fall! I’m anxious to see how Stampin Up will incorporate scrapbooking into their lines.
