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Post by lilacgal on Jan 16, 2017 14:33:19 GMT
Oh that's not a good sign. 🙁
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Luckysue
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Post by Luckysue on Jan 16, 2017 14:51:08 GMT
Does anyone have suggestions for different lines that still have that retro feel that I love so much from OA? I still have a decent stash of cosmo cricket, but they are sadly long gone also. i am looking for some new lines to add to my stash. Thanks in advance for any ideas you can throw my way.
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Post by breetheflea on Jan 16, 2017 15:09:08 GMT
Does anyone have suggestions for different lines that still have that retro feel that I love so much from OA? I still have a decent stash of cosmo cricket, but they are sadly long gone also. i am looking for some new lines to add to my stash. Thanks in advance for any ideas you can throw my way. Carta Bella. One of the designers for October Afternoon designs there now.
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Post by sarahbee on Jan 16, 2017 15:16:06 GMT
Did anyone else notice that their website is now down? Not sure how long it's been down but I know it hasn't been that long. 😭
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Post by hoopsfn on Jan 16, 2017 17:29:04 GMT
Did anyone else notice that their website is now down? Not sure how long it's been down but I know it hasn't been that long. Thanks for letting us know. I too was hoping that they would return with more of their unique designs, but this isn't looking very promising, is it? I am glad that the fella who designs for Carta Bella is doing his style and making it available through them. Still have my fingers crossed for something else good to happen with OA. Maria
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Post by Skellinton on Jan 16, 2017 17:29:36 GMT
Super sad. I do like the new designs Steve Duncan is doing, but they are not quite the same. The OA papers I could use all day every day, and I miss them!!!
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Post by oaksong on Jan 16, 2017 17:37:37 GMT
Not surprised, but it's still too bad.
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Post by craftymom101 on Jan 16, 2017 18:43:16 GMT
I am also not surprised, but still sad. I love OA and I bought all four Santa Sacks in 2015 because i just *knew* they weren't going to be around much longer. It's too bad the business side of things was such a mess and they were forced to close. OA has a loyal following and people are still clamoring for their earlier lines. I bet they could have resurrected their business by offering older lines for a limited time! I know there are several older OA lines I would like to have, specifically Rocket Age.
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Post by Skellinton on Jan 16, 2017 19:46:54 GMT
I am also not surprised, but still sad. I love OA and I bought all four Santa Sacks in 2015 because i just *knew* they weren't going to be around much longer. It's too bad the business side of things was such a mess and they were forced to close. OA has a loyal following and people are still clamoring for their earlier lines. I bet they could have resurrected their business by offering older lines for a limited time! I know there are several older OA lines I would like to have, specifically Rocket Age. I would by triples of Rocket Age and Night Light and 25 sheets of their cloud paper from one of their first lines. I wouldn't be above buying one each of any kind they reproduced, actually.
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Post by lilacgal on Jan 16, 2017 19:53:42 GMT
A similar question to one asked above. Has anyone seen anything to replace their mini market stickers? They are some of my favorites! You get so many of each letter that you don't even have to think about having enough e's or the like. I have some but I know I'll cry when I run out.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2017 20:06:57 GMT
I am also not surprised, but still sad. I love OA and I bought all four Santa Sacks in 2015 because i just *knew* they weren't going to be around much longer. It's too bad the business side of things was such a mess and they were forced to close. OA has a loyal following and people are still clamoring for their earlier lines. I bet they could have resurrected their business by offering older lines for a limited time! I know there are several older OA lines I would like to have, specifically Rocket Age. I would by triples of Rocket Age and Night Light and 25 sheets of their cloud paper from one of their first lines. I wouldn't be above buying one each of any kind they reproduced, actually. I've found some 25 packs on Amazon. I've bought designs that were versatile enough to use the same design that many times. If you watch them they get down to $4! Which is when I bought.
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Post by Skellinton on Jan 16, 2017 20:39:18 GMT
I would by triples of Rocket Age and Night Light and 25 sheets of their cloud paper from one of their first lines. I wouldn't be above buying one each of any kind they reproduced, actually. I've found some 25 packs on Amazon. I've bought designs that were versatile enough to use the same design that many times. If you watch them they get down to $4! Which is when I bought. October Afternoon 25 packs? Hush your mouth, off to check!
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Post by anonrefugee on Jan 16, 2017 20:54:36 GMT
they we're always worth the wait. I would buy for the cute themes but use the B-sides just as often. My other favorite was early Basic Grey, when they were more abstract or adventurous. I wish there'd be a new line on the market to shake things up a little. It all seems so familiar or overdone.
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Post by mikklynn on Jan 16, 2017 21:08:19 GMT
Aw, bummer. I am not surprised, sadly. I bought a ton of stuff at their warehouse sales. I am lucky enough to live about 40 miles from it.
I agree, I adore the Mini Market letters. So many other manufacturer's letters are not all the same height - they vary by line (!) which makes me crazy.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2017 23:10:15 GMT
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Post by nicolep on Jan 16, 2017 23:23:01 GMT
Omgosh @juliehenry4! Nooooooo! Now I have paper packs in my cart! I must not buy!
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Post by myboysnme on Jan 16, 2017 23:24:41 GMT
I hate to see any scrapbook company bite the dust. It would be nice if they would just say, "Hey, we can't make it any longer. Thanks for your support all these years."
I hope that all the scraphoarders in the world realize what they have and make it available to those of us who still want what they have.
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Post by Skellinton on Jan 17, 2017 0:17:18 GMT
Thank you, I found those. I was hoping there were older lines, by the time Cakewalk and everything after came out I knew to buy multiples of their stuff! I need to find 25 packs of the older stuff.
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Post by lynne on Jan 17, 2017 0:59:04 GMT
I do t know how to add a link, but CartaBella just announced a new kit designed by Steven Duncan called "Let's Cruise", I think. Looks great!
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Post by FurryP on Jan 17, 2017 1:54:57 GMT
It was a S-L-O-W painful death.
RIP OA
You could have been a very successful company, but you never got your $h!+ together.
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Post by wonderwoman on Jan 17, 2017 5:13:05 GMT
A similar question to one asked above. Has anyone seen anything to replace their mini market stickers? They are some of my favorites! You get so many of each letter that you don't even have to think about having enough e's or the like. I have some but I know I'll cry when I run out. Jillibean Soup has some that are mini.. I wish they would come out with Mini Market Size
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Post by camcas on Jan 17, 2017 7:53:00 GMT
It was a S-L-O-W painful death. RIP OA You could have been a very successful company, but you never got your $h!+ together. Absolutely true!
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Post by anniefb on Jan 17, 2017 9:28:55 GMT
Not surprised, but it's still too bad.
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Post by micheley on Jan 17, 2017 16:54:39 GMT
Not surprised, but it's still too bad. Me three. I also wish they had gone out with a bit more communication but oh well. I've been checking their website and Facebook page a lot lately so the site had to have been pulled fairly recently.
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Post by mikklynn on Jan 18, 2017 17:20:54 GMT
Starlit Studio still has random OA product available. I was almost out of my favorite alphas - Daily Flash - in gray, so I fell off the frozen wagon and placed an order.
I received my shipping notice in 1 hour!
link
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Post by Skellinton on Jan 18, 2017 17:52:37 GMT
Starlit Studio still has random OA product available. I was almost out of my favorite alphas - Daily Flash - in gray, so I fell off the frozen wagon and placed an order.
I received my shipping notice in 1 hour!
link Thank you for that link. I LOVE the daily flash lines and have burned through most I had of the boy and girl ones, so I just placed a very nice order over there. They didn't have a ton of the older lines (and no precious cloud paper sadly), but I did order a fair amount of the older lines- I wanted to buy multiples of some but they wouldn't let me- so I guess they only had single sheets. I ordered some more Daily Flash alphas-which is also my favorite alpha, some Summertime and a slew of pop dots and puffy stickers. I may have also ordered a bunch of label stickers. In any event, shipping was free for me and I am super excited to be getting some OA- especially since this is likely the last time.
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Post by mikklynn on Jan 18, 2017 18:13:53 GMT
Starlit Studio still has random OA product available. I was almost out of my favorite alphas - Daily Flash - in gray, so I fell off the frozen wagon and placed an order.
I received my shipping notice in 1 hour!
link Thank you for that link. I LOVE the daily flash lines and have burned through most I had of the boy and girl ones, so I just placed a very nice order over there. They didn't have a ton of the older lines (and no precious cloud paper sadly), but I did order a fair amount of the older lines- I wanted to buy multiples of some but they wouldn't let me- so I guess they only had single sheets. I ordered some more Daily Flash alphas-which is also my favorite alpha, some Summertime and a slew of pop dots and puffy stickers. I may have also ordered a bunch of label stickers. In any event, shipping was free for me and I am super excited to be getting some OA- especially since this is likely the last time. That is awesome!
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Post by papersilly on Jan 19, 2017 21:27:49 GMT
not a good sign and i don't think it will get better. time to start hoarding previous lines.
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Post by catseatcheese on Jan 21, 2017 7:57:18 GMT
One time when I first started scrapping I purchased 100 sheets of OA paper in some sort of sale. It was random papers across many of their lines from the past. I still have quite a bit of that paper but I must say that I love it. I mix it in here and there with a layout or two. I was happy that my stack included a lot of holiday papers (Halloween and Christmas) as I did not really have a lot of those papers. I also have a few other things from OA and have always liked them. It would be sad if they had to go but it would be nice if the designers could go elsewhere and keep that similar feel.
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Post by mikklynn on Jan 21, 2017 14:25:16 GMT
One time when I first started scrapping I purchased 100 sheets of OA paper in some sort of sale. It was random papers across many of their lines from the past. I still have quite a bit of that paper but I must say that I love it. I mix it in here and there with a layout or two. I was happy that my stack included a lot of holiday papers (Halloween and Christmas) as I did not really have a lot of those papers. I also have a few other things from OA and have always liked them. It would be sad if they had to go but it would be nice if the designers could go elsewhere and keep that similar feel. Steve Duncan is at Carta Bella. He has created some really great lines for them. link
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