AUTHOR: cropaddict.com TITLE: Chatterbox sold DATE: 10:23 AM ----- BODY:
Chatterbox has been bought by 7Gypsies.

"Ultra*PRO Corp., the parent company of 7gypsies® and other leading consumer products, has acquired the assets of Chatterbox International, LLC. As you know, Chatterbox has been a leading brand in scrapbooking for over 10 years and is known for beautiful, innovative product designs and kits that address the needs of scrapbookers of all interests and abilities.

Ilene Albert-Nelson, VP of Scrapbooking & Business Development at Ultra*PRO, recently said, “We are very excited to add another premier scrapbooking brand to our portfolio. The combination of Chatterbox with our 7gypsies scrapbooking business places us amongst the leaders within the multi-billion dollar scrapbooking category.” Ilene went on to say, “We are looking forward to being able to offer an incredible array of new products for both brands at CHA Winter 2008.”

Chatterbox founder, Melody Ross, will continue as the Head of Design for all Chatterbox products and is already hard at work creating a brand new release for CHA Winter 2008. Melody said, “We are thrilled to be partnering with another leading brand in scrapbooking where we can continue to design fashion-forward yet timeless products to help people all over the world capture their family histories and life’s greatest moments. It’s what we love about this industry.”

Donna Smylie will continue to head the design efforts for 7gypsies and the entire 7gypsies team will continue to offer you the same great products and service that you have come to expect from one of the industry’s leading brands.

Both the Chatterbox and 7gypsies brands will be headquartered in City of Commerce, CA."
----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Blogger bruinbr DATE:December 28, 2007 at 12:05 PM wow! i hadn't heard about this! so many companies getting bought up or closing! :( thanks for sharing! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Blogger Deanna DATE:December 28, 2007 at 6:21 PM What a great combo! I think they'll make a good team, making each other better. Can't wait to see what they come up with! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Blogger Morgan DATE:December 29, 2007 at 11:08 AM I hope they keep the companies fairly the same, I love their products!!! ----- --------