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But first, from now through April 26th, visit www.silhouetteamerica.com/
when you visit the Silhouette April special offer page! [Read more...]
Creative Memories parent company The Antioch Company filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday (April 16th) for the second time in less than 5 years. Petitions are also pending for the company’s six subsidiaries and affiliates. The cases are being handled jointly by the court.
The company had previously filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2008. That bankruptcy case was closed in early 2009, but a lawsuit brought by former employee shareholders who lost their retirement in the bankruptcy is still pending against various company executives.
According to the bankruptcy filing, The Antioch Company has in the range of $10 million to $50 million in debt, and in that same range of assets. The company claims to have somewhere between 10,000 and 25,000 creditors – a huge number (even for a corporate bankruptcy) that is obviously swelled by Creative Memories’ large network of consultants. The company has more than 20,000 consultants worldwide, and any consultant still owed a payment on the date of the bankruptcy filing is now a creditor of the company.
Among the top 30 unsecured creditors of the company, some names are familiar to those in the scrapbook industry. Adhesive manufacturer 3L is owed $350,000. Nancy O’Dell, through her company Nancy O’Dell Enterprises, is also owed over $260,000, presumably for the work she did on her signature line for Creative Memories. As in the previous bankruptcy, the majority of the company’s top 30 unsecured creditors are listed as “benefit plan participants”, meaning they are former employee shareholders who are owed buy-outs of their shares after leaving the company or being laid off.
As part of their bankruptcy filing, The Antioch Company also filed several “first day” motions requesting orders they need from the court to continue operating while in bankruptcy. Most of the orders are fairly routine, requesting access to bank accounts and other assets and the right to continue paying payroll. Two motions stand out, however. [Read more...]
For our readers’ convenience, Scrapbook Update now publishes industry job listings in our main feed, with the company name in the header!
To see a page listing all of these published jobs for easy reference, visit the Jobs category page of Scrapbook Update.
Scrapbook Artist
Close To My Heart, a leader in the scrapbook and stamp industry, is looking for a full-time Scrapbook Artist to be a member of our art studio. This position will support the Creative Marketing team through the design and creation of artwork for printed and online collateral, making sure all are on time, on budget, and on strategy. Artwork may include layouts, handmade cards, 3-D items, and home décor.
Qualifications & Responsibilities:
• Create artwork for semi-annual catalogs
• Self starter
• Deadline driven
• Problem solver
• Respond well to feedback
• Remain creative under strict guidelines
• Understand and follow trends both inside/outside of the scrapbooking industry
• Interest in scrapbooking and/or crafting
• Excellent organization skills with attention to detail
• One year experience scrapbooking and stamping preferred, but not required
• Working knowledge of Photoshop is a plus [Read more...]
Welcome to another edition of gallery highlights! I’m so excited about the layouts and cards I have for you this week! They are colorful, cute, and so much fun. Let’s go take a look at what I found. I hope you like them all as much as I do! Don’t forget – you can click on the links to visit the layouts in their galleries and view supply lists, leave a comment for the designer, or view the designer’s other work.
Isn’t She Lovely by cindys732003
Cindy did such a fantastic job combining bright colors, different patterns, and a bunch of embellishments, along with four photos. She kept all of her papers within the same collection and same color families, used coordinating embellishments, and layered all of these elements perfectly.
Hi everyone! This is Ashley today, with the third installment in my Trending:Gold series. Today, we’re going to talk about color… and provide some ideas and inspiration on how to combine gold on your pages with other colors.
If you missed the first two installments, you can go back and read Part 1 and Part 2.
Before we go any further, I’m officially declaring that gold is the new black! That’s right — gold is basic, and timeless (for now!) and can be paired with anything. If you still aren’t fully convinced, think of it as a shinier, flashier neutral.
Here are 10 color ways that I’ve used to pair with gold… some of these, like neon pink and gold, became fast favorites and I’ve gone back to these color combos again and again. Click on links in the caption below to see full size images.
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