artbabe
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Post by artbabe on Jun 7, 2023 15:15:34 GMT
Besides paper, because you know we all have that problem. I've been sorting and reorganizing my stash. I am astonished with how many enamel dots I have. I use them all of the time but I have an insane amount of them. And when I think of the price, I try really hard to not think of the price.  So now I'm forbidding myself to buy any more this year. And I'm going back and putting those suckers on more layouts I've already completed. I'm going to go all Oprah on them - you get an enamel dot, and you get an enamel dot... I am also stencil obsessed lately. Again, crazy expensive but I'm just in love with stenciled backgrounds. I swear I'm not going to buy another one until I use every single one. Although I just discovered I don't have a butterfly one, so that idea might go out the window. I can actually list a ton of things, but the enamel dots are out of control. What supply do you buy too much of? |
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Post by Linda on Jun 7, 2023 16:11:27 GMT
truthfully? the majority of supplies are cardstock and patterned paper. I don't really have a lot of anything else ... maybe stickers but most of those are older purchases
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breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on Jun 7, 2023 16:13:28 GMT
I don't tend to have a lot of one thing but I do have a Washi tape problem, and I have started collecting Distress Oxides, and have yet to use most of them.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 7, 2023 17:13:28 GMT
Punches. Lots of them.
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Post by sarahsprettypapers on Jun 7, 2023 17:34:27 GMT
Hmm... the pile that seems to be growing steadily right now are my wood and acrylic pieces from Color Cast. But I love my subscription, so I am enjoying watching the pile grow and grow!
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Post by grammadee on Jun 7, 2023 18:21:15 GMT
I take the 5th LOL
Biggest surplus? I have a cabinet full of stamps and hardly ever put one to ink.
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Post by mbanda on Jun 7, 2023 19:20:27 GMT
Well I have tons of washi tape & really never use it except maybe as decoration on envelopes for cards. I don't buy it anymore...I need some inspiration to use my washi!
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scrapnnana
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Post by scrapnnana on Jun 7, 2023 19:21:45 GMT
Everything. I’ll never use it all, but I love options.
My biggest weakness: stamps, dies, and pretty papers.
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Post by hmp on Jun 7, 2023 20:29:02 GMT
I feel that I should plead the fifth. I’ll confess that I’m slowly moving into a new house and I’ve recently been drowning in stamps & a huge variety of glue dots. I knew I had too much and now I’m downsizing. It’s a problem.
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Post by Prenticekid on Jun 7, 2023 21:17:02 GMT
I don't really have too many, but I never use them, so that makes them too many - metal dies.
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Post by Citygirl on Jun 7, 2023 22:07:15 GMT
Stamps.
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Post by papersilly on Jun 7, 2023 22:30:52 GMT
I take the 5th LOL Biggest surplus? I have a cabinet full of stamps and hardly ever put one to ink. this is my fear. lately, i've been buying stamps right and left. ugh. i told myself i wouldn't slide down another hobby rabbit hole but i didn't listen. |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jun 7, 2023 22:46:48 GMT
Adhesive. I use double sided squares and double sided tape rolls. I ran out once decades ago(in my beginning days of scrapbooking), at night and had to wait for morning to buy more. That will never happen again, because I now have an abundance.  |
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Post by deekaye on Jun 7, 2023 23:11:35 GMT
I can't pass up a cute package of lettering, which is ridiculous because I hardly ever use them, instead cutting my own on the Silhouette! It's a sickness, I tell ya....
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jediannie
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Post by jediannie on Jun 8, 2023 0:27:38 GMT
Everything?  Seriously though, I am weak around Disney inspired collections and travel collections. We haven't traveled or gone to any Disney park since early 2020 so I really need to stop buying all those things! |
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Elsabelle
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Post by Elsabelle on Jun 8, 2023 0:43:39 GMT
Summer collections. I'm drawn to them and love every single one that I have but I'll never be able to use them all. I have gotten myself to stop buying them, though, so that's good. The problem is I just started buying spring collections instead. I have lots of pinkfresh spring supplies.
This summer my goal is to use my Carta Bella Summer Market supplies. I had to have it and I still love it but have only made one layout with it. I better get busy with some fun summer pictures to use with it.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 8, 2023 1:16:02 GMT
As a cardmaker I figure it’s quite reasonable to buy all the cool dies and stamps and stencils that I love. But I buy more than I need considering how many cards I make just using patterned papers and purchased die cut ephemera. I do use most of them but maybe not as much as I should to get my money’s worth (or justify the space they take up). I keep wanting more though, especially if they seem like they’ll be good for donation cards.
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scrappinwithoutpeas
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Jun 8, 2023 2:12:56 GMT
Besides paper of course...although I will say I apparently have a weakness for 6x6 paper pads. I tell myself I don't need more paper (thinking of 12x12) and somehow justify buying whatever it is in the 6x6 size, so it really only seems like I'm not buying more paper...  *stamps *ink pads |
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Post by hop2 on Jun 8, 2023 9:50:33 GMT
The key word is *too* in too much of which to me would mean what I buy & don’t use. I have a ton of dues ( and punches ) but I use those, so I don’t consider it *too* much.
Stickers, I have to work to use stickers, it doesn’t come naturally. Including alphabet stickers, I’m much more likely to punch or diecut a word in just the right color, than to reach for my stickers.
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Post by KikiPea on Jun 8, 2023 14:23:32 GMT
Floral diecuts! If there is a collection release with strictly floral packs that I love, I will buy at least 3 packages of them. Last year, I spent $50 for 4 packages of Coco Vanilla Studio florals from the UK because they were discontinued here in the states. LOL
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Post by KikiPea on Jun 8, 2023 14:24:19 GMT
Floral diecuts! If there is a collection release with strictly floral packs that I love, I will buy at least 3 packages of them. Last year, I spent $50 for 4 packages of Coco Vanilla Studio florals from the UK because they were discontinued here in the states. LOL Also, enamel dots and all sizes of puffy hearts! They are just the perfect added touch! |
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JRock
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Post by JRock on Jun 8, 2023 15:20:28 GMT
I just bought an embarrassing volume of enamel dots but I'm going to say inks! I have actually been using stamps quite regularly, but I pretty much only stamps in black ink. Yet that didn't stop me from buying some metallic dew drops and thinking about buying full ranges of ink cubes. It's not that I necessarily own or buy a ton but anything feels like too much given I think I'd be happy if all I had was black.
Also page protectors. Why do I have so many? I have so many different sizes and permutations of pockets. I do enjoy using different ones but omg I am drowning in 12x12 page protectors. None of this is going to stop me from buying more.
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Post by justjac on Jun 8, 2023 15:51:13 GMT
Stamps currently, but I have gone through a washi phase and a wood veneer phase among others!
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Post by travelscrapper2 on Jun 8, 2023 17:58:58 GMT
Almost everything, but especially
cardstock/paper
buttons - I have a drawer full
ribbon - I have another drawer plus 3 iris containers full
rocks used in jewelry making - I use them to embellish outdoor layouts
washi tape
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Post by mikklynn on Jun 8, 2023 19:10:08 GMT
Bwaahaha - One thing? Pretty much all of it. But, I have no regrets. I don't buy much for mixed media, I guess.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jun 9, 2023 0:19:40 GMT
Dies. Just bought an old spellbinders card kit just for the die.
I have a Joy, but I prefer manual die cuts. Especially small items. And stitching.
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PaperAngel
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Post by PaperAngel on Jun 9, 2023 0:50:02 GMT
I don't buy "too much" of any supply. I painstakingly overanalyze every purchase, so I only buy what I like & will use...eventually.
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Post by wordyphotogbabe on Jun 9, 2023 1:14:00 GMT
Alphabets! They are usually what pushes me into buying a kit... but I rarely ever use alphas. If I do, it's generally one of the 15 or 20 (digital) ones in my stash that I've had for the last 10+ years. I just hate having to drag every letter on my page and then having to line them all up.
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Chinagirl828
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jun 9, 2023 5:12:21 GMT
I was tempted to say alphas, which was not helped by the stocking up I did when FJ closed, but I think I'm going to have to go with labels. I have so many they do not fit in their designated storage space, or the designated overflow storage space. I love labels, I use them on most of my pages, but this apparently translates into thinking I also need to constantly buy them.
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artbabe
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Post by artbabe on Jun 9, 2023 14:36:25 GMT
I don't buy "too much" of any supply. I painstakingly overanalyze every purchase, so I only buy what I like & will use...eventually. Okay, now you are just bragging. I admire people that can do that but I have a really difficult time scrapping that way. I'm too scattered. I pull out the photos, with no plan, and then have to "shop" my stash. I love having the perfect colors of enamel dots, or a line of paper I bought 5 years ago but now have the perfect photos for it. Of course, you have a lot more money in the bank than I do, and I admire that level of self-control. |
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So now I'm forbidding myself to buy any more this year. And I'm going back and putting those suckers on more layouts I've already completed. I'm going to go all Oprah on them - you get an enamel dot, and you get an enamel dot...
