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by **luvmybug** on Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:04 pm

Erin, I hope you get paid eventually and that you can find another job that suits your family life. Best of luck to you.

by **ErinLincoln** on Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:10 pm

Maybe it's time to write that romance novel I've always dreamed of writing, huh?:)

by **cme37** on Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:37 pm

ErinLincoln wrote:
I sure hope Erin has been getting paid!

nope:(

Oh wow! That stinks. All of this makes me very sad. I hope they can pull out of these difficulties and keep going.

(And I hope you get paid Erin!)

by **4corners** on Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:45 pm

I had a question about the number of store ads declining in CK; I picked up a copy of Scrapbook Trends magazine the other day in a LSS (I had never seen this magazine before) and it had many more pages of store ads. For example CK doesn't have many listing for stores in Utah and the ST had several; stores in WY are never in CK but there were a few in ST; CO never has many listings in CK, but again there were several in ST. This magazine is pricier than CK, so I don't know what to make of this. Any ideas?

by **owensmommy** on Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:47 pm

Erin,

I seriously would like to thank you for letting us know that. I have had an inkling that something to the sort must have been going on. I knew you wouldn't have just left the MB without a darn good reason. You are very talented, and I wish you nothing but success and happiness.

I don't know whether I should renew my subscription or not. I also got the $24 subscription rate offer. I guess as long as the magazine is around for another 5 months or so, it would pay for the newstand price that I am currently paying.

This is such a bummer. :cry:

by **discoduck** on Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:10 pm

4corners wrote:I had a question about the number of store ads declining in CK; I picked up a copy of Scrapbook Trends magazine the other day in a LSS (I had never seen this magazine before) and it had many more pages of store ads. For example CK doesn't have many listing for stores in Utah and the ST had several; stores in WY are never in CK but there were a few in ST; CO never has many listings in CK, but again there were several in ST. This magazine is pricier than CK, so I don't know what to make of this. Any ideas?

The stores pay to have their info listed, so I don't know if this is a sign of stores jumping to a different magazine or just not having the $$ to pay for that type of advertising anymore. Either way, it's a loss of revenue for CK.

by **Tanja S.** on Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:33 pm

The scary thing about this is that this really goes beyond just the magazine...CK IS scrapbooking; I think a lot of what the sb industry has become is because of CK. What's going to happen to the manufacturers if CK goes under? I don't think the other mags are doing very well either, so where are they going to advertise? And let's not forget ckc and cku...even if attendance has declined, I think the manufacturers do a lot of business at these venues. If Ck goes under it's going to have a huge effect on the rest of the industry. Are we ready to go back to having nothing but cardstock, glue, stickers and deco edge scissors to scrap with? Even the thought of that makes me feel a little panicky. I have done pretty well as a side business making paper crafts to sell at craft shows, and I won't be able to do that any more if I don't have any decent products to use. I really hope this is just a temporary thing and not the beginning of THE END of the industry.

Erin, I'm really sorry about your situation. But if you do write that novel, I definitely will read it!!!

by **HSMom** on Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:36 pm

Tanja S. wrote:The scary thing about this is that this really goes beyond just the magazine...CK IS scrapbooking; I think a lot of what the sb industry has become is because of CK. What's going to happen to the manufacturers if CK goes under? I don't think the other mags are doing very well either, so where are they going to advertise? And let's not forget ckc and cku...even if attendance has declined, I think the manufacturers do a lot of business at these venues. If Ck goes under it's going to have a huge effect on the rest of the industry. Are we ready to go back to having nothing but cardstock, glue, stickers and deco edge scissors to scrap with? Even the thought of that makes me feel a little panicky. I have done pretty well as a side business making paper crafts to sell at craft shows, and I won't be able to do that any more if I don't have any decent products to use. I really hope this is just a temporary thing and not the beginning of THE END of the industry.

Erin, I'm really sorry about your situation. But if you do write that novel, I definitely will read it!!!

I think this is why we need to support CK with our dollars and not pull out ourselves over this news. If everyone stops supporting CK, then we will be filling the prophecy of failure. But if we continue on as we are, then CK might just have chance. I prefer to be part of the solution and not part of the problem. KWIM?

by **bsn22** on Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:38 pm

Just a question...if they did go under what would happen with the rest of my subscription? Would they send us other company's mags, would I get Quilter's Weekly, or my money back? I'm pretty much subscribed until the next millenium.