Saying Goodbye To Studio A
The December issue of Creating Keepsakes is the last issue for my monthly Studio A column.
Studio A debuted back in January 2006 (the first theme was scrapbooking your intentions). Each month since then I have been given the opportunity to create pages & projects that were interesting & inspiring to me at the time. Over the years CK gave me a ton of freedom to decide my own content/topics and allowed me to find & maintain my own voice in the pages of the magazine. For that gift I am extremely grateful.
I am also especially thankful to my column editor Lori Fairbanks who was always able to take what I had written and make it flow and fit the space available.
The decision to end the column was mutual; the editors and I both felt like it was time for a number of reasons. I am very thankful to CK for the opportunity and the experience. I am currently working with the magazine to gain access to the Studio A PDF's to add to the initial archive located here. I will let you know when those files are updated.
Will you still see my pages & projects in Creating Keepsakes? At this time, no (you may potentially see some feature articles from me in the future but nothing is currently scheduled).
Right now I am making plans for what's next for me. I will continue blogging. I will continue designing products for Designer Digitals and Technique Tuesday. I hope to do more online education. I will continue telling my stories and making stuff. I am looking forward to moving forward.
I am also very thankful for all of you who have read my column over the last few years and have shared your own stories with me. I love what I do and am so grateful that I get to share my passion for telling stories creatively with photos & words.
I didn't continue my sub to CK this time...this confirms that decision. Your approach was different than anything out there, not trend oriented, more linear, graphic, and uncluttered than anything else I was seeing. I am still trying to adjust my approach to stay in line with things like that which appeal to me more than anything else I've seen over time. The combination of digital and "other" and stitching was always so clean and timeless and yet...still creative. It flowed with life...not just chasing latest trends and seeking "wow", though you usually hit it. I wish you the best as you journey forward and look forward to what will come. Keep on! It's a shame the magazine will miss the family life growth of adding pink to your repertoire. I look forward to it here!
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I was so frantic when I recieved the January issue to not find my favorite Ali there. Your creativity and love of the simplest things have inspired me for so long and I will continue to follow you here and wherever your creativity leads you. I've consistently saved every Studio A article since it's premier and I have to thank you for changing my entire outlook on scrapbooking. I've let go of the "I have to's" and the "I'm so behind's" and really let it go with the flow. Thank you Ali, you continue to be an inspiration.
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Well I opened my Australian edition of CK when it arrived in the mail this afternoon and was devastated to see you and Becky not there. I guess I need to read the blog more often, and that's guaranteed now!
Very sad to see you go. You were a huge part of CK's appeal.
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i am so sad that you wont be doing your column anymore, i have only ever purchased ck for your column! it is really very sad first becky and now you! thank you for teaching me to keep it simple and real and that words mean more than shinny new products
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