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I have all CTMH stamps the acrylix ones and am not feeling very motivated to use them lately. There are a ton of SU ones I want but ofcourse cannot afford them. I was thinking of selling my CTMH ones on Ebay and then using the money to buy some SU ones I want. I like how you can use Stazon with them, you cannot do that with the acrylix. Everyone talked about how great acrylix are b/c you can see thru them, but now I'm really liking the SU stamps. Has anyone switched over from acrylix to wood mount, or from CTMH to SU. I'm not a rep, just bought them thru a friend. I just seem to be liking SU's images more now and I love there background stamps. Any thoughts. It would be too expensive to keep all the acrylix stamps I have and buy the SU ones I want as well.
If you're not using your CTMH stamps sell them. Whether you buy SU or other stamps doesn't matter, just get stuff you'll USE. It's silly to hang on to stuff you don't want/like anymore. Even if you only get 2 new sets think of the fun you'll have using sets you actually are inspired by!
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Of course I have had days where I have thought about selling every single TAC, Stampendous, generic stamps that I have and just going with SU all the time.
Then again, I'm also a little batty from time to time. ;)
You should always buy what you like, your "style" will change, mine sure has since I started stamping and I sold all my old SU foam stamps that were very "country" because I'm not into that anymore.
btw you *can* use Staz-on on your CTMH acrylix stamps, they stain just like any other stamp but it won't hurt them.
rubber, acrylic, foam- I use all kinds of stamps and they all serve thier purposes. You can use Stazon with the polymer stamps, staining isnt really a big deal to me if it is not resulting in a poor impression or color. If you have some sets that arent your style anymore, sell those and purchase whatever stamps you like. Personally I dont like to back myself into a corner being only able to use one brand of stamps. By the way, this site has loads of SU fans and demos, so you most likely will get lots of enabling from here ;)
Maybe you could keep the CTMH sets you really like and then sell the rest to get Stampin Up sets. I buy sets from all the different companies, I prefer stampin Up's images but when it come to alphabets I prefer acrylix.
Maybe you could keep the CTMH sets you really like and then sell the rest to get Stampin Up sets. I buy sets from all the different companies, I prefer stampin Up's images but when it come to alphabets I prefer acrylix.
I completely agree, get rid of the ones you don't use, or havent used. keep the ones you really really cant live without, are in love with and know you will use again. Use the money you make to buy new sets from where ever you want. But no matter what make sure it is something you will use, why get rid of things youre not using to buy more things you wont use.. LoL make sure whatever you buy you are buying to use and not hoard like we all seem to do.
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I had a couple of ctmh set but I really love SU. I love the quality and designs. I really like the company as well. I don't think there is much that I so not like about SU
Only keep what you love and use, no matter which company it's from.
I'm an SU demo but I do own other stamps and equipment that's non-SU. The way I see it, I want what I consider to be the best, cutest, handiest, etc. and brand shouldn't matter. > Although it is in my best interest to "buy from myself," if there's something I can't get from SU you can be sure I'll find it elsewhere. SU is my first choice but not exclusively.
I am a stampaholic. As an addict I don't care who my supplier is...:mrgreen: :twisted:
I recently became an SU demo, and I already have a lot of SU products. However, my best friend and I have tried out some acrylix lately, and we like those too-- they both have their advantages-- it's much easier to store and see through the acrylix. We even thought about signing up as a TAC "demo" and splitting the starter kit, but then when we looked through the online catalog, we only came up with a couple of sets we wanted. I just don't find the designs to be that great. I like the cost-effectiveness of acrylix, but if I don't like the images, it's definitely worth the extra money to go with SU. You just can't find their designs other places. I dont' know how they end up with the best artists/designs as compared to the other companies, but I hope they keep it up!
Besides, most people--at least I-- won't use something if I don't like it, so why buy or keep it?
Thanks for all the replies. I think I'll go through mine and get rid of the sets I have never used and won't use and keep the cute one's I do use. I have a list of SU sets I already want. lol! I'll take that money and buy some of them. I just really like some of the SU images and background sets. It seems like they have alot more designs to offer than CMTH does now. Plus looking through the gallery here I find sets I love. lol! You enablers!!! lol! Guess I'll have fun doing that this weekend. Thanks again for the replies!!!
Has anyone made the switch to SU?
