A sad goodbye...
Monday, January 25, 2010 at 09:06AM So, it's official now. Prism Papers has announced that it's closing its doors. This statement was issued by Mark, manager of Prism, last week:
Prism Papers has spent the past 5 years building up the Prismatics brand, with its rich and vibrant colors, along with the unique watercolor texture, to be a unique and much needed addition to the crafting industry. After much work and dedication in providing top service – we, regretfully, will be exiting the craft industry as of Feb 26, 2010.
Yes, you read that correctly. Prism's Prismatics line has been sold to Bazzill and they will no longer be a part of the scrapbook/stamp scene. Poo.
I've been privileged to work with Prism for about three years now...since Tami convinced me to apply for their design team. (Thanks, Tami!!) Since my scrapbooking is so heavily cardstock (often only cardstock) this was a perfect fit for me. (I've tried other design teams but always found them to be "work" while Prism was just such a natural thing.) Beyond the fabulous product, Prism was like a family. The customer service and design team communication were superb and will be tremendously missed. Jamie rocks big time. The design team was always treated like royalty and had opportunities to work with many partner companies through Prism. In short, it was awesome.
So, sad though I am, I figured I'd take a cue from Tami's beautiful write up and share some of my own favorite Prism layouts: (this is a random sample...so very many of my layouts during the last three years are Prism only)
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This was one of the first times I'd ever used Prism papers...for an article in the 2007 Top Ten issue of Creating Keepsakes.
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This one was one of my design team application layouts.
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This one was for an instructional dvd for Creating Keepsakes (love that folded "grass"!).
This was also for that dvd...I think this may have been the start of my love of foam squares. ;)
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This is one of my all time favorites...made for the Prism CHA booth. (In particular, this one features Prism's mirri and metallic papers...no word yet on what will happen with those. Bazzill's only picked up the Prismatics line.)
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Another one for the Prism CHA booth. :)
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And another. ;)
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This one (above) was for Creating Keepsakes (June or July 2009 issue I think).
These last four are all layouts that were created for the Prism blog:
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Whew. So. Thanks a million, Prism!! I'll miss you!
Reader Comments (5)
Oh, that is sad news Amanda! :(
HUGS! Love the layouts you shared!
Hey, all is not over, is it? Are you going to disown me from now on? Am I just in denail? will there be no more chatters? :( :( :(
I'm sorry to hear that, Amanda. :( Hopefully another door will open shortly...
Amanda, really sorry to hear about Prism...really love that cardstock! You have to be the cardstock queen! I don't know anyone else who is as good with it as you are! Hoping for that new door to open for you!