reorganizing and found: 'ancient artifacts'

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Welcome to our group! I got rid of all my magazines a few years ago. I did just come across some large alphas I had forgotten about.

I still have Ali Edwards' Designer's Eye book packed away in a cupboard along with a handful of old issues of CK that I always found particularly inspiring. Of course I haven't looked at them in many years so who knows if I'd still be inspired by them.

I got rid of most of the magazines - I probably saved the 2nd issue of CK, the first issue of Making Memories, most of the Hall of Fame issues, most "idea" books (like the "Desigining with ... " series). I have also have some Ostrom lettering books, some punch art books.

I'm with oaksong -- stunning how those Zig markers are still going!

Lindsey Ostrom drew my name on my plastic honeycomb Zig marker storage box --- that was an entire sentence of old craft crap -- that I can see from right here at my desk!

I tossed my old magazines after I clipped out any layouts I still loved. I gave some technique books to my nieces but I still kept a pile.
I have:
CK Wedding Memories, Disney Memories, School Memories and Creative Sketches
BH&G Scrapbooks Etc. Celebrations and Techniques
Simple Scrapbooks A Simple Guide to Scrapbooking Celebrations
Deluxe Designs Color Blocking Idea Book and the templates
Memory Makers Scrapbooking & Stamping

I have three scrapbooking hardbacks on my shelf. All found at thrift stores in perfect condition. I can't part with them just in case I might need to find inspiration one day and the internet has imploded or something.

I think that's only for the For Sale/Trade board.

My zig markers died rather quickly actually!
My CTMH ink pads from 15 years ago still work nicely.
And my magazines...I had to send them away, they were taking up too much space and I never looked at them. I am sad...I know there was good stuff in there (seriously, other than techniques and new designs, the basics of scrapbooking never changes!)

I especially remember a purple "binder" type book by Becky Higgins that had her sketchy ideas for pages - some sketches, some lettering, some embellishments... I would love to flip through it again.

As to those Zig markers - I'd like to hear from oaksong as well - but I have always been careful to get the lids snapped on tight and the markers have always been stored horizontally in the tote. I think both points have helped make them last. I know that some Zigs that were poked into my "pencil jar" have a tendency to "dry up" on the tip that is "up". For Zigs, I'm thinking that the horizontal storage is critical -- one reservoir of ink to supply both ends.

I'm thinking that Copics have a different reservoir system -- Zigs are just fluid as needs to flow between each end. I believe I've read that Copics are some sort of foam -- like a stamp pad that can be re-inked??

I loved my magazines. I read them twice before I would go through each one and add favorite ideas/layouts to my inspiration binder. It has about a dozen sections of ideas. It was my early form of Pinterest. Won't thow that out.

I recently found a copy of "The Art of Creative Lettering" with the bright blue cover, while reorganizing a storage cart. I had attended a class that Becky taught at my LSS and she autographed the book for me - dated Nov. 2000!

I am another who sorely misses the SB mags. Yeah, the internet is great for information and inspiration, but somehow it just doesn't match the anticipation of holding the latest CK or MM in your hands. But I just signed up for a GB subscription, so I am enjoying a bit of that anticipation feeling!