julie5
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Post by julie5 on Jan 25, 2019 19:53:11 GMT
So SC released their new cat/dog line (if you can call it that?). 2 stamp sets TN sized paper set 1 9x12 sized cat paper I honestly do not understand this release. AT ALL. That cat paper is from an old beautiful mess messy box.
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Post by FuzzyMutt on Jan 25, 2019 20:06:57 GMT
They are "curating their stash."
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Post by Skellinton on Jan 26, 2019 1:31:32 GMT
I was just coming to laugh about the new pet release also. Come on SC you can do better than that.... Yeah, that is beyond pitiful.
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Post by mom on Jan 26, 2019 1:56:38 GMT
I was just coming to laugh about the new pet release also. Come on SC you can do better than that.... Yeah, that is beyond pitiful. Its not even a 'mini' release. Its micro-level.
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Post by joblackford on Jan 26, 2019 2:55:43 GMT
They are "curating their stash." thanks for the laugh!
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Post by QueSeraSera on Jan 26, 2019 5:03:02 GMT
I can't get over "KITTEH" instead of "KITTEN." I get they're trying to be cute with pronunciation but it's awkward. I get wanting to sound cool but at least offer both options if you insist on being "trendy." All kidding aside, I am wondering if it's just a typo. Sadly with SC/Inked you just never know. 😬
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cbscrapper
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Post by cbscrapper on Jan 26, 2019 6:50:38 GMT
Don’t forget the labels! I missed the 9x12 cat paper - was it a leftover from ABM? I noticed the actual new product was the two stamps, the TN paper, the labels, and then the rest of the “collection” is a bunch of crap from their shop that they haven’t been able to move (like all that color theory stuff). When I first opened it, I thought maybe I clicked on a wrong link since I didn’t see much of a “new” collection. Ugh. Aren't the labels just Color Theory labels just stuck in the Cat/Dog line? They are Deja Vu and Lemon Zest. They aren't new. Oh yes, but they renamed these for the “collection” but none of the other product?
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cbscrapper
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Post by cbscrapper on Jan 26, 2019 6:51:40 GMT
but I can't get over "KITTEH" instead of "KITTEN." I get they're trying to be cute with pronunciation but it's awkward. It reminds me of Eric Cartman. No kitteh! Bad kitteh!
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inkedup
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Post by inkedup on Jan 30, 2019 1:43:52 GMT
I'd love to buy the book stamp set from this month's stamp kit if anyone is interested in selling.
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Post by lasteve1 on Jan 30, 2019 16:57:27 GMT
Email from SC this morning, they are changing the way they do reveal/shipping/add-ons, etc. I can't post a screen shot because I'm at work, but there is a link in the email to the info here. I can't figure out how to navigate to that page on their website so hopefully the link works! From what I've read so far, it seems like they are going to have the "box" shipping like Ali's kits and only special add-ons will be permitted to be added to your box, not just anything from the shop.
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pancakes
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Post by pancakes on Jan 30, 2019 17:02:34 GMT
Email from SC this morning, they are changing the way they do reveal/shipping/add-ons, etc. I can't post a screen shot because I'm at work, but there is a link in the email to the info here. I can't figure out how to navigate to that page on their website so hopefully the link works! From what I've read so far, it seems like they are going to have the "box" shipping like Ali's kits and only special add-ons will be permitted to be added to your box, not just anything from the shop. I'm kind of angry about the gallery. I am assuming it's because it wasn't being used by people who used SC products, but I actually still enjoyed looking at it.
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pancakes
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Post by pancakes on Jan 30, 2019 17:03:40 GMT
I didn't get this email, but here's what someone posted in an FB group.
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Post by lasteve1 on Jan 30, 2019 17:04:33 GMT
Email from SC this morning, they are changing the way they do reveal/shipping/add-ons, etc. I can't post a screen shot because I'm at work, but there is a link in the email to the info here. I can't figure out how to navigate to that page on their website so hopefully the link works! From what I've read so far, it seems like they are going to have the "box" shipping like Ali's kits and only special add-ons will be permitted to be added to your box, not just anything from the shop. I'm kind of angry about the gallery. I am assuming it's because it wasn't being used by people who used SC products, but I actually still enjoyed looking at it. Where does it say they are eliminating the gallery? I didn't see that change. Ugh. Although to be fair I haven't used it in awhile...
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pancakes
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Post by pancakes on Jan 30, 2019 17:06:29 GMT
I'm kind of angry about the gallery. I am assuming it's because it wasn't being used by people who used SC products, but I actually still enjoyed looking at it. Where does it say they are eliminating the gallery? I didn't see that change. Ugh. Although to be fair I haven't used it in awhile... It's in the bottom block in the image I posted above — someone posted it on a scrapbook FB group I follow.
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pancakes
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Post by pancakes on Jan 30, 2019 17:19:48 GMT
Totally irrelevant to the current topic at hand, but I was just thinking — I wonder where Jen Chapin, who used to be on a bunch of CT/DTs went. I remembered she started doing grocery hauls on her YouTube, so I stopped following her. But damn, girl. She's getting a ton of views on those. So props to her for making that switch and doing well with it. Still miss seeing her work sometimes, though. www.youtube.com/user/chapin2508/videos
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michellegb
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Post by michellegb on Jan 30, 2019 17:20:08 GMT
There are really no more reasons to subscribe now. I’ll get my stamp set this month and be done. April is hellbent on seeing how far she can push her fans before they just leave. I don’t want to play the game anymore. At least my budget will be happy.
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Post by missmcd on Jan 30, 2019 17:29:18 GMT
WTF?!
So hurry, run, fast as you can, go like and save in the next two days. What in the entire fuck. What exactly is Studio Calico now? They just assume we only want to see the Creative Team members work??
This is just stupid. I really can't understand their thinking.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Jan 30, 2019 17:43:31 GMT
Isn't is strange how we've been saying for about 860 pages that they are going to go under if they keep running their business like they are and now that they're starting to really show significant signs of that being the case, it is still somewhat shocking?
I am thinking that by this time next year, SC might be gone and Inked is going to just do manufacturing and distribution for other businesses like AE and whatever other partnerships they develop.
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Post by lasteve1 on Jan 30, 2019 17:49:11 GMT
UGH. I asked a question on instagram and asking SC questions is like torture, if you don't frame it JUST RIGHT they find a way to twist it so they don't actually have to answer your question. Super hard when you have very limited characters on instagram.
I asked if the other kits will still be available as add-ons like they are currently. They said the other kits are waitlisted. OBVIOUSLY I MEANT IF SUPPLY WAS AVAILABLE. UGHHHHHH.
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Post by lasteve1 on Jan 30, 2019 17:53:51 GMT
Isn't is strange how we've been saying for about 860 pages that they are going to go under if they keep running their business like they are and now that they're starting to really show significant signs of that being the case, it is still somewhat shocking? I am thinking that by this time next year, SC might be gone and Inked is going to just do manufacturing and distribution for other businesses like AE and whatever other partnerships they develop. It seems like none of their other "influencer" boxes last more than a couple of months, other than AE. They either split and go their own way (like ABM) or go under altogether. For example, all the inventory from the one with some semi-actress celebrity that opened the shop "martie." with the subscription "(blank) box" is now flooding the SC shop when you sort by "new." I searched the "martie." site and it seems like the shop is still up but the subscription box seems to be gone, it appears they had about 4-5 boxes based on the ones on clearance.
And who remembers the one that had leggings or something that said "Thik AF" on them? That one seemed to only last one month. Once they eliminate these subs they try to erase them from the sites as if they never existed (other than trying to move the old inventory), there is no post saying "sorry guys, this didn't work out" or anything. Begs the question was there actually ANYONE subscribed?
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Jan 30, 2019 17:53:58 GMT
UGH. I asked a question on instagram and asking SC questions is like torture, if you don't frame it JUST RIGHT they find a way to twist it so they don't actually have to answer your question. Super hard when you have very limited characters on instagram. I asked if the other kits will still be available as add-ons like they are currently. They said the other kits are waitlisted. OBVIOUSLY I MEANT IF SUPPLY WAS AVAILABLE. UGHHHHHH. There is a character limit on Instagram?
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Jan 30, 2019 17:56:55 GMT
Isn't is strange how we've been saying for about 860 pages that they are going to go under if they keep running their business like they are and now that they're starting to really show significant signs of that being the case, it is still somewhat shocking? I am thinking that by this time next year, SC might be gone and Inked is going to just do manufacturing and distribution for other businesses like AE and whatever other partnerships they develop. It seems like none of their other "influencer" boxes last more than a couple of months, other than AE. They either split and go their own way (like ABM) or go under altogether. For example, all the inventory from the one with some semi-actress celebrity that opened the shop "martie." with the subscription "(blank) box" is now flooding the SC shop when you sort by "new." I searched the "martie." site and it seems like the shop is still up but the subscription box seems to be gone, it appears they had about 4-5 boxes based on the ones on clearance.
And who remembers the one that had leggings or something that said "Thik AF" on them? That one seemed to only last one month. Once they eliminate these subs they try to erase them from the sites as if they never existed (other than trying to move the old inventory), there is no post saying "sorry guys, this didn't work out" or anything. Begs the question was there actually ANYONE subscribed?
It seems the only inventory they've been trying to unload (other than the baking stuff) have a connection to papercrafting in some way. The shirts from Amy Tan because Amy Tan was once a paper crafter (now she's more like a grifter but of the sponsorship variety) who just so happens to still have a brand in the AC umbrella and the card kits from ABM as examples.
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Post by lasteve1 on Jan 30, 2019 18:34:50 GMT
There is a character limit on Instagram? Sorry, I meant in the little box on instagram stories where they asked a question. You can only type a little in response. It seems the only inventory they've been trying to unload (other than the baking stuff) have a connection to papercrafting in some way. The shirts from Amy Tan because Amy Tan was once a paper crafter (now she's more like a grifter but of the sponsorship variety) who just so happens to still have a brand in the AC umbrella and the card kits from ABM as examples. Most of the Martie. stuff has no relation to papercrafting, other than a few stationery type things. There are things like pins, tumblers, t-shirts, mugs, totes, art prints, in addition to a few stationery related things.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jan 30, 2019 19:08:10 GMT
And who remembers the one that had leggings or something that said "Thik AF" on them? JWOWW! Indeed, the Miss Domesticated box happened one month only (and was supposed to be a bimonthly offer). My guess is that the contract specified how popular this box had to be for Inked to be able to pick up the partnership for X amount of time. Her brand is too big to just sell over the rights like that. Clearly, they were nowhere near what Inked was hoping for (and probably had promised) and JWoww's management made her walk away (with good reason).
Trip down Inked memory lane, y'all (I wish I saved the teaser video because JWoww looked high as a kite in it):
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Post by songbird on Jan 30, 2019 20:11:47 GMT
Le snoozefest. It is crazy what they have done to themselves.
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pancakes
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Post by pancakes on Jan 30, 2019 20:22:13 GMT
UGH. I asked a question on instagram and asking SC questions is like torture, if you don't frame it JUST RIGHT they find a way to twist it so they don't actually have to answer your question. Super hard when you have very limited characters on instagram. I asked if the other kits will still be available as add-ons like they are currently. They said the other kits are waitlisted. OBVIOUSLY I MEANT IF SUPPLY WAS AVAILABLE. UGHHHHHH. There is a character limit on Instagram? Fun fact: There is actually a 2,200 character limit in the captions.
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Post by joblackford on Jan 30, 2019 21:00:52 GMT
There is a character limit on Instagram? Fun fact: There is actually a 2,200 character limit in the captions. and a (much lower, I think) limit in DMs scrapaddict702
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Post by QueSeraSera on Jan 31, 2019 0:01:33 GMT
April does not care about the success of any brand but Inked. Even that is becoming questionable. I'll get to that in a minute.
Clearly the model does not work based on the retention rate of "partners" they are burning through. Influencers followers are not all lemmings willing to pay a premium for cheap stuff from China because it has a JWoww label slapped on it.
IMO April is only out to get as much money as possible from investors to prove she's a big important CEO. She is so busy chasing $$$ and the next "big huge exciting It girl" thing that she is destroying her business in the process. Seriously other than AE or the Rad Happy chick, who else does she ever mention more than after the initial release? I can't think of anyone else. Ironically both are crafting geared which April should embrace her crafty roots instead of trying to distance herself.
She'll start flipping houses with Greg soon. Another Joanna Gaines wannabe.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Jan 31, 2019 1:06:48 GMT
April does not care about the success of any brand but Inked. Even that is becoming questionable. I'll get to that in a minute. Clearly the model does not work based on the retention rate of "partners" they are burning through. Influencers followers are not all lemmings willing to pay a premium for cheap stuff from China because it has a JWoww label slapped on it. IMO April is only out to get as much money as possible from investors to prove she's a big important CEO. She is so busy chasing $$$ and the next "big huge exciting It girl" thing that she is destroying her business in the process. Seriously other than AE or the Rad Happy chick, who else does she ever mention more than after the initial release? I can't think of anyone else. Ironically both are crafting geared which April should embrace her crafty roots instead of trying to distance herself. She'll start flipping houses with Greg soon. Another Joanna Gaines wannabe. I think she believes that the AE model can easily be plastered onto everything. While Ali definitely has her shortcomings (especially lately where it seems she's phoning in a good chunk of her business), she uses the products that she sells, offers inspiration for using the majority of it and has spent years building a business on selling products to people. These other partners may have huge followings, but I'm betting they don't have a history of selling product, but rather receive sponsorships from companies based around their appeal as an influencer. A huge social media following does not necessarily equal schmucks willing to buy anything from said individual. Inked is not likely to accidentally find a brand with the success that Ali has drummed up for herself because there is so much more to Ali's success than a long standing history in the industry, formerly with Technique Tuesday.
They could have had continued success with BBB and ABM. The problems with BBB were that their offerings weren't well thought out and were of poor quality. You could find the recipes quite easily online. The problems with ABM stemmed from the faces completely losing interest in the products and having no input into the contents of the products, therefore the kits had nothing in them that tied them to what they were selling. Just like they are finding out with Studio Calico, you can't offer crap and expect people to keep spending money with you. I feel like SC still has products to sell because of their longer history (brand recognition), otherwise they wouldn't be around, either. They sold low quality crap for way too much money right out of the gates with their other partnerships which resulted in near immediate failure.
I hope that Ali recognizes the writing on the wall and is working on sourcing out a supplier (hopefully one with a better printer than the one that Kelly Purkey uses) if she aims to continue offering kits...just in case. She could find herself in a tough spot if SC just up and shuts the doors. Hopefully SC would assist in transitioning her or a fulfillment center into working with the companies they already use since they have the dies (for chipboard, as an example) and whatnot for what she sells now.
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Post by karinec on Jan 31, 2019 13:20:53 GMT
Well I completely missed all of this yesterday. Can’t say I’m surprised. I love the bit about add-ons including “shop staples “. I wonder if that includes brown balloons. Seriously, if the “shop staples” don’t include the 3B protectors, I’m going to raise holy hell. I’m not going to pay extra shipping for something they should have had in stock months ago.
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