Has this been a buying year or a use it up year for you?

It has been a using year for me, although I've still bought some new stuff. Doing the 50 layout until shopping challenge at the start of the year really kept me accountable, especially many times when I was tempted to buy but the thought of starting my layout count over forced me to put the brakes on.

I'd like to continue this using more than shopping thing next year. I had several years of buying way more than I was using, so I'm really glad the pendulum has swung back the other way at last. I'd still like to reduce my stash a bit more, so if a low or no spend thread pops up at the end of the year, as they typically do, I'll commit to that again.

#newgoal That is not me. I'm in the shopping for therapeutic value camp, but I've gotten much better.




I'm trying really hard to embrace this too. Use it while you still love it. It helps that when I did my big purge I got rid of stuff that I had loved and hoarded. A couple of years down the road, I didn't love it so much any more. It made me sad. I think of that every time I hesitate. For my 2020DD I actually cut into my favorite Christmas paper of all time from CP. I was both proud and horrified.

Overall, I think this has been more a using year than a buying year for me. I only have one kit (Coco Daisy) now and that really helped. I've picked up an occasional order from SB.com and 3 kits from FJ this year. I do buy digital supplies every other month or so. I've started to realize I just don't use that much on a page. I love having all the pretties though.

It’s definitely been a buying year, but I’ve also scrapped a ton. I think as far as paper supplies & consumables go it has nearly evened out. But my stamps & inks have grown a bunch. I had very very little to begin with, so at this point my stash is probably still considered small by most! But I can’t continue acquiring at the rate I have or I’ll be overwhelmed.

Are you me? I have the exact same answer.

I've done more scrapping in the last year than I had done in the previous 5 but I still bought more than I needed. I could probably go years without ever needing to purchase anything but adhesive, but where is the fun in that??

Buying. I witched from 12x12 to Project Life style scrapping this year and have sighed up for too many subs. I need to evaluate which ones I really use and cancel a few.

My year was kind of mixed. Lots of shopping in the first half of the year, and not shopping much the rest. Definitely not use it up, I feel like I've barely scrapped this year.

I say every year I'm going to be frozen and fail, so I'm not making any commitments like that for next year. I'll commit to spending less next year than I did this year lol.

Buying. I'm a pretty newby scrapper, so I have been trying out different kits. I love Cocoa daisy colors/designs, but not to scrap with. I enjoyed 3 months of little mini books from Everyday Explorer Co, but didn't continue the sub. Now I have Scrapbook and Cards Today sampler starting in October, it will be fun to see what arrives.
My impulse FYC Christmas kit said it was already shipping. I also pre-ordered a bunch of the Hearth & Home papers, that will go with my Cozy and Pieces of Home album I'm going to make. Between that project, DD, DITL, and finish up my bike trip album, I should have plenty to do this winter.

For me, both! I have picked up several newer collections that I love (the new Vicki B Fernwood collection is so beautiful! I only have the papers so far, but I love the designs!), but I’ve also created a ton of layouts this year.

I have at least a dozen layouts that still need journaling, and I hope to finish those in the next few weeks.

Neither. I’ve spent very little, and done very little. I focused 2021 on getting my stash unpacked, purged and all memorabilia and photos in our loft room, and then my father’s heart attack and death not even two weeks later had my husband turning the loft into a guest room while we were at the hospital. Everything I gathered so carefully has been shoved in random corners throughout the house. I haven’t touched anything since.

Some remote work changes have now given me the entire dining room as an office/craft space, so I’m hoping to bring everything downstairs, but I’m not sure where to start.

I realized I have enough holiday papers that I don't need to buy anything current. And that goes for Halloween and Christmas. I also have fall paper for fall outings.

I did buy some paper lines for dd and ds earlier this year and went to start using them. Took a break over summer to enjoy being outside but am back into the Grove.

So it will be a use it up season for me. Probably until spring 2022 when new lines come out.

The first half of the year was both. I bought quite a bit and made a lot of layouts. I had a very productive first half of the year.

The second half of the year thus far has been a buying period, but I'm trying to be mostly frozen until the spring. I'm not creating much right now. "Real life" is a mojo killer sometimes.


simplyparticular I'm so very sorry for your loss. It's hard to be creative when life is rough.

simplyparticular I'm sorry for your loss.