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Post by scrapaddict702 on Apr 4, 2016 18:14:02 GMT
Do you use enamel dots and washi tape on pretty much every layout, since you have them at the ready? I need to find some good ideas for using enamel dots instead of just as 'sprinkling' them in with embellishment clusters, I know this question wasn't directed to me, but I thought I'd share my thoughts about using enamel dots (I don't have a huge stash, but I do use them a lot). Enamel dots are great for sprinkling in triangles of three in embellishment clusters, true. But they can do so much more. I love to make swirly designs across the page with them. I like to form them into an arrow shape, to have them pointing at a photo or journal box. I like to make dimensional circles by using a circle die-cut or punchie as a template and then circling (but not overlapping). Then I remove the diecut/punchie (that I never adhered, only held in place) The above technique can work with any shape. I like to show the flight path of butterflies, bees, & fairies with enamel dots by trailing them behind the stamped image. They make great flower centers. I like to use two larger dots half on half off the top left or right of a photo, to look like it is holding it to the layout. I pretty much just use dots all over my layouts. Most layouts have more than ten dots on them. i just can't help myself. I have an enamel dot addiction (as evidenced by the photo I posted) so along with that comes me talking about them a lot...when they show up on sale in big box stores I have to hunt them down and a conversation with the hubby (okay, mostly it's a monologue with hubby as my audience, lol) so when I got him to scrapbook with me, he told me he wanted to use 'dots, dots everywhere!' He ended up using a good chunk of a pack doing exactly what you are describing...swirls or something. I can't use that many on a page at once and even though they weren't my favorites (a pack I got on clearance at M's) it was rough watching him use so many on ONE PAGE. When my new desktop comes in and I can set up enough space for 2 to work at it at once (it's a 92 1/4 inch solid core door) I'll have to suck it up because I'm going to make him craft with me more then!!
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Apr 4, 2016 22:47:16 GMT
First of all, I agree: LavenderLayoutLady, a table is a necessity, not an impulse buy. Thanx for the ideas for enamel dots! I have a few (and a bunch of Perler beads, just waiting for their metamorphosis) and now I'm inspired to make some more! grammadee, your credit card does not hate you. It gets lonely in your wallet. You are keeping it feeling loved and needed. It's a good thing. Your comment reminds me of a t-shirt I have. The back of it says "See Jane. See Jane run. See Jane run to the scrapbook store for just a couple of stickers. OK, and maybe some paper. Is that a new die cut? Run Jane, Run!" My last impulse buy? Cardstock. OK, cardstock in and of itself is certainly not an impulse buy. However. Every collection made by AC purchased in 2 HUGE installments simply because you read in someone's blog that it worked well w/the Cameo, thereby making you think you needed every. single. color. might qualify as an impulse buy. Oh, and I had to have the swatch book as well. Before that it was this die cutter. On autoship. And the cute storage binder that matches. Yep. Soooo needed this.
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Post by grammadee on Apr 4, 2016 23:04:46 GMT
grammadee, your credit card does not hate you. It gets lonely in your wallet. You are keeping it feeling loved and needed. It's a good thing. Your comment reminds me of a t-shirt I have. The back of it says "See Jane. See Jane run. See Jane run to the scrapbook store for just a couple of stickers. OK, and maybe some paper. Is that a new die cut? Run Jane, Run!" Ha ha! I NEED that t shirt!
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 4, 2016 23:12:34 GMT
I love enamel dots for the same reasons scrapaddict702 does. Another boy mom here who feels weird using rhinestones or pearls on boy pages. Enamel dots are just the thing. I also get irritated when a pack has a lot of pink in it bc I really don't use a lot of pink these days. I use rhinestones and pearls, but stay away from anything pink. When my son started bringing a girl "into the picture," I was kind of happy. Then she told me she wasn't a fan of pink. She likes blue. She did find a lovely, sparkly pinkish-salmonish dress for prom and I used pink. But I stay away from packs of paper with pinks in them too. I hated pink as a kid.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 4, 2016 23:14:34 GMT
First of all, I agree: LavenderLayoutLady , a table is a necessity, not an impulse buy. Thanx for the ideas for enamel dots! I have a few (and a bunch of Perler beads, just waiting for their metamorphosis) and now I'm inspired to make some more! grammadee , your credit card does not hate you. It gets lonely in your wallet. You are keeping it feeling loved and needed. It's a good thing. Your comment reminds me of a t-shirt I have. The back of it says "See Jane. See Jane run. See Jane run to the scrapbook store for just a couple of stickers. OK, and maybe some paper. Is that a new die cut? Run Jane, Run!" My last impulse buy? Cardstock. OK, cardstock in and of itself is certainly not an impulse buy. However. Every collection made by AC purchased in 2 HUGE installments simply because you read in someone's blog that it worked well w/the Cameo, thereby making you think you needed every. single. color. might qualify as an impulse buy. Oh, and I had to have the swatch book as well. Before that it was this die cutter. On autoship. And the cute storage binder that matches. Yep. Soooo needed this. Or as someone who just really plans ahead.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Apr 4, 2016 23:21:23 GMT
Or as someone who just really plans ahead. See? This is why we all come here! We know our sisters will help enable & justify. Thanx!
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 4, 2016 23:32:17 GMT
Or as someone who just really plans ahead. See? This is why we all come here! We know our sisters will help enable & justify. Thanx! I have three closets with 12 x 12 paper. Girl, I don't judge!
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Post by alissa103 on Apr 4, 2016 23:55:44 GMT
See? This is why we all come here! We know our sisters will help enable & justify. Thanx! I have three closets with 12 x 12 paper. Girl, I don't judge! LOL! Let's all go scrap at Nancy's!!!
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Post by oaksong on Apr 5, 2016 0:07:17 GMT
I have three closets with 12 x 12 paper. Girl, I don't judge! LOL! Let's all go scrap at Nancy's!!! Field trip!!
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Post by stampinisfun on Apr 5, 2016 2:40:47 GMT
Last night I ordered some stickers for my planner and a couple of planner stamp sets.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 5, 2016 16:55:01 GMT
grammadee , your credit card does not hate you. It gets lonely in your wallet. You are keeping it feeling loved and needed. It's a good thing. Your comment reminds me of a t-shirt I have. The back of it says "See Jane. See Jane run. See Jane run to the scrapbook store for just a couple of stickers. OK, and maybe some paper. Is that a new die cut? Run Jane, Run!" Ha ha! I NEED that t shirt! I would love that shirt, too-- any idea where you got it, tiffanytwisted?
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Post by checkwheelsdown on Apr 5, 2016 21:14:35 GMT
I "impulsed" all over Tuesday Morning and Michaels not too long ago: 12x12 and 6x6 paper packs, alpha stickers, embellies, washi, buttons, Heidi Swapp and Maggie Holmes items, fine line glue bottle, etc. (I stopped by Joanns but actually didn't buy anything, amazingly enough!) I also ordered a Cathy Zielske alpha and number stamp set she just started offering. Then purchased my first set of gelatos from ACOT with some other embellishments that caught my eye. (This shopping spree was over a few weeks last month and not all in one day lol.) I think I've satisfied the itch for the moment and now have a scrapping weekend down in VA to look forward to at the end of this month! I'm more than prepared!
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 5, 2016 21:29:14 GMT
checkwheelsdown, it sounds like you got some great stuff!! I am absolutely itching to get to a Tuesday Morning; it's been a month or so since I've been... but our work schedules haven't allowed me to do any after-work shopping, darn it! (too bad the dogs can't feed themselves their dinner, lol) Now I have to go check out Cathy Zielske's site to see what her stamp sets looks like; I'm a sucker for alpha stamps, even though I don't use them very often. (but just in case, you know...)
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Post by checkwheelsdown on Apr 5, 2016 22:18:10 GMT
checkwheelsdown , it sounds like you got some great stuff!! I am absolutely itching to get to a Tuesday Morning; it's been a month or so since I've been... but our work schedules haven't allowed me to do any after-work shopping, darn it! (too bad the dogs can't feed themselves their dinner, lol) Now I have to go check out Cathy Zielske's site to see what her stamp sets looks like; I'm a sucker for alpha stamps, even though I don't use them very often. (but just in case, you know...) Love me some CZ! She called the first stamp set "Favorite Slab Serif." It's an outline alpha, as is the second stamp set called Everett (but this one is a sans serif). I may have to get that one too!
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 5, 2016 23:35:04 GMT
Is it impulse buying if you go into the store knowing full well you are going to spend your money? I just call it shopping or retail therapy. Impulse shopping seems judgy to me.
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Post by melissas on Apr 6, 2016 10:45:43 GMT
My last impulse buy were some white feathers with gold paint in the middle and gold glitter at the top - swoon! I was getting some gesso at Hobby Lobby and was grabbing some white cardstock, so glittered gold and white feathers were definitely an impulse buy! I used them on my last layout and love them! They had some in hot pink and blue and green, too, that jumped in my arms since I seem to be on a color kick lately...
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Apr 6, 2016 17:46:08 GMT
I would love that shirt, too-- any idea where you got it, tiffanytwisted? Sadly, no. I've had it forever. I even googled part of the phrase to see if I could share a link, but all I got was message boards from 5 years ago discussing how cute the shirt was. Sorry! Is it impulse buying if you go into the store knowing full well you are going to spend your money? I just call it shopping or retail therapy. Impulse shopping seems judgy to me. Absolutely not! Planned spending is just that - planned. To me, impulse is when it wasn't on your agenda (or worse yet, in your budget, lol). My cardstock purchase could fit either category, technically. I had thought about purchasing cardstock just to use w/the Cameo, but hadn't intended to buy so much of it at once (I found it on sale, so I went for it). So there was thought behind it (planned), but I bought it on a whim (impulse). Now, anything I buy on Peachy Cheap, Crafty Steals or Scrapbook Steals would definitely be impulse buys!
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 6, 2016 17:55:52 GMT
^^^ this post made me think, "oh, hey! peachy cheap!" but thankfully, after looking, I don't like today's deal. thanks for looking for the shirt for us, tiffanytwisted . I guess somebody crafty will just have to make it, so we can all buy one!
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Post by refugeepea on Apr 9, 2016 0:55:00 GMT
My husband and kids went to Comic Con, so I decided to impulse shop at the SEI warehouse store. They are only opened on Saturdays so it's harder to get there. I did have layouts in mind, but I bought a big stack of paper for a great deal.
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Post by refugeepea on Apr 9, 2016 0:56:51 GMT
Now, anything I buy on Peachy Cheap, Crafty Steals or Scrapbook Steals would definitely be impulse buys! Yep! And to make it worse, I found out steals.com will hold your orders for you in Salt Lake City. So my husband can go pick them up (his job is somewhat close to the store) and there's no shipping charge!
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Post by nancydrew on Apr 9, 2016 6:53:06 GMT
It was definately some Heidi Swapp wood veneers and a Cricut cartridge that I bought at Joann's the other night. Although in my defense, the cartridge was one my daughter has been dying for me to get(so she can use ) and she was with and of course I couldn't say no because I am thrilled that she has finally started Scrapbooking.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 9, 2016 18:30:21 GMT
I "impulsed" all over Tuesday Morning and Michaels not too long ago: 12x12 and 6x6 paper packs, alpha stickers, embellies, washi, buttons, Heidi Swapp and Maggie Holmes items, fine line glue bottle, etc. (I stopped by Joanns but actually didn't buy anything, amazingly enough!) I also ordered a Cathy Zielske alpha and number stamp set she just started offering. Then purchased my first set of gelatos from ACOT with some other embellishments that caught my eye. (This shopping spree was over a few weeks last month and not all in one day lol.) I think I've satisfied the itch for the moment and now have a scrapping weekend down in VA to look forward to at the end of this month! I'm more than prepared! I'm trying hard not to find a way to get myself over to Tuesday Morning to do a little impulse shopping after reading the other thread that someone found a bunch of EP collections at theirs. If I could drive myself, I would have already been out the door five minutes ago!
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