Stories By The Month™ | 2024 Changes
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We are excited to reveal new changes to our Stories By The Month™ subscription for 2024 starting with our January themed kit which launches Sunday, December 10th, 2023.
The 2024 monthly kits will consist of:
(8) 3x4 and (6) 4x6 Cardstock Journal Cards
(8) 3x4 and (6) 4x6 Vellum Journal Cards
4x6 Chipboard sheet
4x6 Sticker Sheet
Variety Die Cut Paper Pack
The biggest change you will see this year is that we are removing the 3x4 stamp from the kit and will be offering it to subscribers as an add-on. Moving forward this change will mean that the new SBTM add-on stamps will be consistent with the quality of the stamps we sell in the shop. Our goal with removing the stamp from the kit is to be able to provide you with a higher quality product, as well as an opportunity to choose the stamp if you would like to purchase it, since not everyone participates in stamping in our community.
For those of you who were fans of the bigger 6x8 paper sizes included in the 2023 kits, we will have a quarterly offering of a 6x8 Seasonal Specialty Paper Pack (sized at page protector dimensions of 7x8.25 in) available as an add-on. These papers were designed to coordinate with the first three themes for 2024 (January, February, and March). The next 6x8 Seasonal Specialty Paper Pack will be available with April's theme that goes live in March of 2024.
Each Quarterly Paper pack will consist of:
(2) 7x8.25 in Cardstock papers
(2) 7x8.25 in Vellum sheets
(2) 7x8.25 in Transparencies.
Our Customer Service team is happy to help with any questions or concerns. Please reach out by Friday, December 8th to make any changes to your subscription.
Here is a video walkthrough from Ali:
INSPIRATION BY THE MONTH™
We are also excited to announce that we will be adding a new lesson into the Inspiration By The Month™ classroom each month from a Guest Storyteller from the community, similar to what we offer in the Story Class classroom. This online class subscription will continue to include the digital version of Stories By The Month™ and inspirational lessons using both the physical and digital kit by members of the Ali Edwards community. All physical Stories By The Month™ kit subscribers will be continue to receive access to the Inspiration By The Month™ class content as part of your subscription. Physical Stories By The Month™ kit subscribers will still have the opportunity to add on the digital Stories By The Month™ kit to their orders for $5 during the add-on period.
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These changes are fabulous! I just unsubbed last week because I have 3 years of physical kits and all those monthly stamps .. looks like I’ll have to renew!! Again!!
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I’m so glad the stamps will be of the same AE shop quality that I’ve grown to love. Thank you for making this change!
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Okay Ms. Edwards, I'm going to need you to show me how to use 4x6 vellum! But you had me at vellum, so....
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This looks great! I love the changes—especially all the vellum! I would love it if it were possible to subscribe to the quarterly 6x8 paper packs and the digital SBTM kits. I do not always have internet access and with only 2 days for the add-ons, I sometimes don’t get a chance to add anything. It would be so helpful if I could just subscribe and not need to worry about it!
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Agree! I would like a quarterly 6x8 paper subscription too.
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What is the price going to be for the add on papers and the stamp set?
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LOVE LOVE LOVE the changes. Two questions please. How much will the physical stamp cost per month?
Also I noticed the packaging design repeated in a number of the elements, which is very cool. Will the packaging design change every month or remain the same throughout the year?
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I love the changes. I don't really use the stamps and can always use more journaling cards. Are the colors for each month going to change? I know previous years each month matched colors from previous years (same month), so you could mix and match old cards with the new.
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Just curious Ali, did you decide if you are doing project life next year, or no?
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Quick question: Will the 6x8-papers be available as an add-on for all subscribers (also for, say, Story Kit subscribers)?
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I'd like to know this as well!
Me too!
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This is amazing!!! I love the new package. So fun and it seems to be less bulky.
I don't stamp and I am happy that this is an add on now. So exciting changes. The vellum looks so good.
THANKYOU!!!! I love to subscribe to this kit.
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Will Ali make project life pages again?
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I'm so excited for this! I was already thinking of adding SBTM to my subscriptions but these changes are incredible. Well done team!
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I am excited to see these changes. The January kit looks amazing too. I miss however seeing more inspiration in the class room. I would love to see more lessons especially projects from Ali.
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I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!! Hope the quantities of the add-on paperpack will be large enough, cause I need those <3
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Love the bright colours and the mixed media patterns! Will the add-ons be available to Story kit subscribers as well?
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Wow, the new kit looks awesome! I am very happy about the changes, because exactly the items I didn't use will be add-ons, but there will be other cool items added that fit my scrapbooking better. I am also very happy to hear that the price will remain the same, because in 2023 I often had to pay taxes on the kit, which of course makes it more expensive.
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So happy with the changes, Works so much better for the way I scrapbook. The January kit looks fabulous and so excited to start a new year with these products 🥰😄
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Yay! Yay! Yay! So excited to see the kit more focused on pockets and the stamp quality issue being resolved! I think this is a great compromise for those who like the 6x8 papers, etc.
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Love the new kit make up. Thanks for finding a way to keep the papers.
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Love the changes, making me reflect how I want to tell stories next year. My absolute favorite part is that Ali’s mixed media paper is included. As a digital subscriber, I wanted to put in a plug for including the envelope art as a digital file…if at all possible. Thank you for all the thought that went into these changes!
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