As the year comes to a close I want to thank our readers, and most especially our loyal advertisers, for their continued support of Scrapbook Retailer. It is our pleasure to serve the scrapbooking and paper crafting business community!

I'd also like to extend a special thanks and recognized the contributions of the dedicated editorial and art staff of Scrapbook Retailer: Christy Miller, Maddy Roe, Melissa Whitehead, Bill Doe, Natalie Kendall and Kjerstin Myers. They make business of scrapbooking come alive in print and online.

Also thanks go to our fine ad sales team under Jemina Keller: Cristy Adamski, Carol Lake, Mary McClane, and Krista Morel for their contributions are so very important.

May you  all enjoy the true gifts of the season-peace, hope and love- and may the new year be a happy and healthy one on every possible level.

I am looking forward to enjoying some down time next week to get a little organized for what will be a very exciting and busy new year.--Beth