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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Dec 24, 2017 12:00:48 GMT
I'm considering myself frozen.
I've barely scrapped for the past 3 or 4 months. A couple pages here & there.
I bought two wrmk albums with gift cards I earned through surveys.
I've been buying Scotch double sided tape as I run out of it. I'm not even considering it a scrap purchase anymore. I've been using it almost exclusively on my ds's school projects, which he has two per month.
I order photo prints once per month, but would do that whether I was scrapping or now. It's always under $10, usually under $5.
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Post by dasmith2 on Dec 24, 2017 12:58:48 GMT
Not so good. I broke down and ordered the TH oxide bundle for the 2nd release, a precision tip glue bottle, a powder tool for heat embossing, and a wink of stella pen. The last 3 were needed for my current project and for my hopefully Christmas card making. The oxides were just because I'm weak!!!!! I'm really excited for them to get here and yet still feel a bit guilty too. I consider. Oxides a necessity.... and I heard that 12 more will be released soon!!! 12 more being released? Uh oh for my wallet lol
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Post by LisaDV on Dec 24, 2017 14:21:09 GMT
Not so good. I broke down and ordered the TH oxide bundle for the 2nd release, a precision tip glue bottle, a powder tool for heat embossing, and a wink of stella pen. The last 3 were needed for my current project and for my hopefully Christmas card making. The oxides were just because I'm weak!!!!! I'm really excited for them to get here and yet still feel a bit guilty too. I consider. Oxides a necessity.... and I heard that 12 more will be released soon!!! I only have the 2nd set of 12, not the first set. I'm sure I'll break down at some point and end up with all of them.
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Post by LisaDV on Dec 24, 2017 14:23:27 GMT
Although I consider myself refrigerated and not frozen, I bought things for gifts and 2 black ink pads for myself. You know since I was getting them for the nieces, I should buy one for myself kind of thing.
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Post by dasmith2 on Dec 24, 2017 23:50:02 GMT
Although I consider myself refrigerated and not frozen, I bought things for gifts and 2 black ink pads for myself. You know since I was getting them for the nieces, I should buy one for myself kind of thing. I consider myself refrigerated too. I know I will buy things here and there and I'm ok with that. I mostly want to stop my mindless spending, which I've done a really good job of the last couple of months, and plan on continuing. I feel a lot better about the amount of spending I do now. When the new oxides come out, I might get a few, but it all depends on what the colors are. I picked up the first set when they came out, and less than half of the second set.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2017 0:01:14 GMT
Not so good. I broke down and ordered the TH oxide bundle for the 2nd release, a precision tip glue bottle, a powder tool for heat embossing, and a wink of stella pen. The last 3 were needed for my current project and for my hopefully Christmas card making. The oxides were just because I'm weak!!!!! I'm really excited for them to get here and yet still feel a bit guilty too. I consider. Oxides a necessity.... and I heard that 12 more will be released soon!!! That is my one allowance for unfreezing!! They make me feel like an artist! Lol
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Post by dasmith2 on Dec 26, 2017 1:23:13 GMT
Had a cart of a few things at Joanns earlier today since I got no scrappy gifts for Christmas and I was kinda bummed, well my car battery died so I won't be buying what was in my cart. Lol maybe someone is trying to remind me I don't need it. Scrapping tomorrow to enjoy what I already have!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2017 15:06:14 GMT
Had a cart of a few things at Joanns earlier today since I got no scrappy gifts for Christmas and I was kinda bummed, well my car battery died so I won't be buying what was in my cart. Lol maybe someone is trying to remind me I don't need it. Scrapping tomorrow to enjoy what I already have! Sorry about your car! That is a bummer anytime especially around the holidays. I hope you discover something wonderful in your stash.
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Post by dasmith2 on Dec 26, 2017 17:16:38 GMT
Had a cart of a few things at Joanns earlier today since I got no scrappy gifts for Christmas and I was kinda bummed, well my car battery died so I won't be buying what was in my cart. Lol maybe someone is trying to remind me I don't need it. Scrapping tomorrow to enjoy what I already have! Sorry about your car! That is a bummer anytime especially around the holidays. I hope you discover something wonderful in your stash. Thanks! At least it was just a battery and not something major so I am so very grateful for that!!We are a one car household right now so I was super nervous with it being down. Car is all fixed, supper is in the crockpot and I am headed down to the craft room- I spotted some buffalo plaid that matches my outfit today, lol, the craft room is calling my name!
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Post by LisaDV on Dec 27, 2017 14:21:27 GMT
dasmith2, I'm glad your car is all fixed and that you were able to craft yesterday. Did you get a lot accomplished? I'm hoping to get some craft space cleaning accomplished today.
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Post by dasmith2 on Jan 1, 2018 16:00:52 GMT
I stocked up on some cardstock at Joann's and also picked up 2 pp pads and a cats eye ink pad. Bought a page maps class on sale too. I'm so excited! My mojo is going although I don't have much energy to scrap, but I can feel myself getting there. I needed a little pick me up.
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Post by amom23 on Jan 1, 2018 16:17:16 GMT
The past couple years I've been doing a No Spend January challenge that includes everything except groceries, etc. November and December are such big spending months for us with hosting the 2 holidays and gift shopping that there is a natural urge I get to just stop shopping and bleeding money. It really isn't as hard as it sounds and this year I am challenging my self to extend it through February.
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Post by Linda on Jan 1, 2018 16:40:52 GMT
I went to Michaels yesterday and left with JUST the one item I went in for - new blades for my trimmer. I consider those a necessity not a want so I'm still good.
I did get a HL gift card for Christmas but I'm thinking of using it on albums not adding to my stash. Although I did see a new photoplay release I really want (I'll post a separate thread so as to not enable the frozen)
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Post by FurryP on Jan 1, 2018 21:25:47 GMT
Can we start a new thread for January?As one pea posted (in different words), this thread had many frozen/thawed/frozen again postings. How about a fresh thread for January 2018? I will start one and delete it, if it is not wanted. My feelings won't be hurt. Really!
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