About CTMH


About the Company


Close To My Heart is dedicated to being an industry leader and innovator. With a rewarding business opportunity and revolutionary new products, and with founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton at the company’s helm, Close To My Heart has made many significant contributions to the scrapbooking and stamping industry. Jeanette’s leadership, spanning over 25 years in the industry, has made the company a premier resource for individuals who wish to enhance their artistic talents and pursue a successful business career.


New Product Innovations and Milestones from Close To My Heart

1994 8 1/2" × 11" Background & Texture papers are introduced
1997 Close To My Heart introduces true 12" × 12" albums, cardstocks, Background and Texture papers, and Memory Protectors® to the industry
1998 Jeanette Lynton develops her first scrapbooking how-to program, Reflections® Scrapbook Program
1998 Introduction of coordinating exclusive color palette including cardstock, stamp pads, and markers
2002 Jeanette Lynton develops her first cardmaking how-to program, Originals Card Confidence Program®
2004 Introduction of My Reflections® scrapbooking kits which include coordinating Background & Texture papers and cardstocks
2004 Introduction of My Acrylix® stamps
2004 Close To My Heart partners with Operation Kids® and donates a portion of every stamp set sold to the organization
2005 Patented Exclusive Inks® stamp pads are introduced
2005 Cherish™, Jeanette Lynton’s first hardbound how-to book, is published
2006 Jeanette Lynton is awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award
2006 Jeanette named one of 30 Women to Watch by Utah Business Magazine
2007 Close To My Heart inaugurates National Stamping Month (in September)
2007 Imagine™, Jeanette’s scrapbooking how-to book, is published
2007 Reflections® Scrapbook Program is published in its hardbound form
2008 Originals Card Confidence Program® is published in its hardbound form
2008 Close To My Heart partners with Operation Smile® and donates a portion of the proceeds from every stamp set sold to the organization
2008 Jeanette Lynton awarded Utah Valley University's 4th Annual Kirk Englehardt Excellence in Business award
2009 Wishes Card Confidence Program®, an addition to Jeanette’s line of cardmaking how-to books, is published
2009 Close To My Heart inaugurates National Papercrafting Month (in January)
2009 Close To My Heart introduces Studio J® online design software
2010 Magic™, Jeanette’s scrapbooking how-to book featuring interactive design elements is published.

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