Everything AE/Ali Edwards

Does anyone know if AE does a digital stories revisited sale? I sub to the SBTM and my July kit never showed up so I started a conversation and basically all the kits are gone and I got a refund but I think I want the digital kit so I have some continuity in my album.

Sad to see they are discontinuing the Story Kits at the end of this year!

Announcement in the Quiet kit classroom:

After nine years of Story Kits + Story Stamps ( that's 108 Story Kits - one each and every month since 2015) I've decided it's time to change things up.

As you will hear me explain in the video above, Story Kits, Story Stamps, Just Write and the Quarterly Scrapbook Kit will be retiring at the end of 2024. As you might imagine, this is not a decision I took lightly and rest assured that the business is not shutting down and I'm not stopping scrapbooking. In fact I'm feeling even more excited about memory keeping after deciding to make these changes. Story Kits have been a wonderful chapter in my life personally and in the life of my business. I hope they brought you joy and helped you to creatively document pieces of your life over the years.

Starting in January 2025 we will be offering a new quarterly kit subscription that combines elements of the Story Kits and the Quarterly Scrapbook Kit (read more about that below). This will be called the Storyteller Kit. We will also be offering a new 6x8 stamp subscription called Stamps Are Fun (read more about that below).

Thank you so much for being a part of this adventure (for whatever length of time you've been a part of this subscription). Working on this content each month for nine years has taught me so much about myself and I've told SO MANY stories along the way.

STORYTELLER KIT

We have four more Story Kits this year ( school, grit, fan, and hello) and then in 2025 we will be offering a new kit that essentially combines pieces of the Story Kit with pieces of the Quarterly Scrapbook Kit to create one new quarterly subscription called a Storyteller Kit.

Current Story Kit subscribers you will be automatically added to the subscriber list for the Storyteller Kit. If you decide not to join us in the next chapter of kits you can reach out to my Customer Service Team to cancel before December 31st without penalty.

Here are some details:

Each Storyteller Kit will have a "general" theme. The themes for 2025 include: Fun, Q+A, Colors, and High/Low.
Kits will include 12x12 pattern papers, 6x8 pattern papers, 3x4 cards, die cuts, 6x8 chipboard, etc.
The new Storyteller Kit will also include a classroom similar to this one with projects from me + from our team.
There will be a digital option for those that enjoy that format. Subscribers will have the option to add the digital during the Add On period.
Prices for new subscriptions will be communicated to current subscribers via email in the coming days.

Yes I feel the same!
And the themes for next years 4 kits are not jumping out at me…
But I guess we will see

On the plus - will give me a chance to use what I have been collecting and save some $$$ if I don’t love the new kit format

I’m never as inspired with the quarterly kits - I average about 2/4 that I have an interest in, and of those I’ll buy 1/4 whereas I’ll buy 100% of the story kits.
I’m just frustrated that they’re still flogging the subscription horse… I don’t have a credit card so I can’t subscribe as they won’t do it through PayPal. I have to wait until the kits are sold much later on in the year. I can buy Elles studio and cocoa daisy month by month via PayPal at a higher cost but it means I don’t miss out…

I'm a bit surprised but also not. At some point there needs to be a refresh. I don't have a story kit sub anymore, mostly cause of the 6x8 pages because I used the kits for PL. I switched to the SBTM kit and have been much happier. Hopefully those will stay the same for a bit. I'm wondering if the additional stamps are fun thing is similar to Heidi Swapp?

“Luckily” (eye roll) my craft room is full of stuff I can/will use. But really, I’d have l referred seeing the SKOTM go away.

As much as I’ve wanted to be a stamper- I’m not. Lol

paget do you find that you are using up the SBTM kit each month? I wasn’t sad when they got rid of the bigger papers since they were hard to use but when I look at the kits now there is just SO much product to use up. I’m such a minimalist with my PL I don’t think I would use half of it. I really do miss having repeated monthly elements that give continuity to the album.

I just feel in love with Story kits this time last year. I absolutely adore them and working in the 6x8 format. I am very sad to see them go. 9 years is a really long time, but still, this hurts. The SBTM kits just do not do it for me, I haven't like a single design this year. I also love having 6x8 papers to work with.

I too am not thrilled with quarterly kits, theme or style wise. I guess I will wait and see. Man I'm going to miss my monthly hit of serotonin.

Oh, this is so disappointing! I just subbed for 6 months because I love the Quiet Kit. I was subbing to the digital kit, but I missed getting physical product.

I'll listen to what Ali has to say. I'm at the beach this week, and the wifi is spotty...

I just hope this isn't the beginning of the end. (Dramatic, I know.) Ali seems to be more into her mixed media projects, so I wonder if her company will be evolving. I'm sure there are a lot of stressors to running a niche business. I'll try to keep an open mind!

End of an era for sure. I have to think that 9 years of investing in not just design but all of the classroom content and examples created is just a lot. She has other people doing the SBTM so that is off her plate. My hope is that this gives her some new things to pour creativity into, but not completely different. I have not been interested in the quarterly kits, but I will keep an eye on this. I am TBD on if I continue SBTM. I have subbed this year and not done as much PL as I hoped. The designs are OK, but not loved as much as in past - esp 2022.

I am hopeful that maybe she will double down on designing for WITL, OLW and DD going forward and hopefully other new products. I just prefer to see her designs.

I have been thinking about the end of the subscriptions and my first reaction is man, now I will have a ton of money lol. I'm sad though about the Story kit and story stamp ending. The products and the classes. They have been my happy mail and inspiration since inception. I am not as enamored with the quarterly kits, but I will try them and see how it goes.

I was considering keeping my Story Kit going because I was intrigued by the theme of "Fun," but $50 for a kit is no fun for me!

I truly hope this works out for AE, but I'm just not sure it's a good fit for me.

And may I add, a lot of thought go into the January and February kits. After that, not so much.

The story kit was my favorite of all her subs and I’ve told so many stories with it. I’m definitely disappointed. Hopefully the storyteller kit will be just as good. $50 does seem steep especially since someone asked would it be two or three months worth of product combined and Ali replied no just one. I’m anxious to see it. I am glad there are less offerings though. It will save me money and I’ll be able to use up the stuff I already have.