whambampam
Shy Member
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Post by whambampam on Jan 5, 2018 5:04:52 GMT
Welcome to No/Lo. I decided to create weekly challenges to motivate & inspire myself & others to stop shopping (or shop mindfully) and start crafting.
You do not have to post a project to participate in No/Lo. You can just check-in about your week, spending or otherwise & know that someone is listening. You can confess your shopping “sins” if you like
Yes, for sure, you can post your projects here!
NO/LO Jan 5, 2018
CHECK-IN: Slipped one last order on Dec 31st for two more stamps for $3.49, no other spending. Spent a fun evening with the other Pam from my Facebook group using the Minc I bought during the Black Friday sales. We tried printing on Heidi Swapp acetate, printing on transparencies ordered from Amazon & printing on Epson premium presentation paper. Everything turned out perfectly.
Have you managed to use any of your purchases so far for 2018? What have you used? I've used the previously mentioned Minc & a bunch of stamps in my agenda/planner.
PROJECT CHALLENGE: I’m fairly certain at least at few of us will have weather “Bomb Cyclone” pictures or storm pictures. Make a weather LO, card, pocket page or journal page.
BONUS POINTS: Snowflake, icicle, snow embellishments.
COLOR COMBO SUGGESTION: Wintery blue, red & white or glittery white.
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Post by grammadee on Jan 5, 2018 13:27:31 GMT
I still have gift buying to do for myself. Store credits and gift cards are wanting out of my purse and into the action. B/c of family commitments and bad weather I've missed the post christmas sales, but... Planning a trip to town next week.
Did a 2 pager about the extreme cold (All bundled up" in the Gallery). And I have a bunch of snowflakes on a couple of pages on my scrap counter. Have been using a paper pack I received as a gift for the last few LO's.
Need to switch from my winter papers and supplies and dive into the Christmas cupboard to scrap december photos.
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Post by anniefb on Jan 5, 2018 20:20:30 GMT
Still frozen here apart from my Cocoa Daisy kit. And based on the new releases posted on the forum, I won't have any trouble staying frozen for a while! Thanks for your challenges whambampam and happy new year! |
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Chinagirl828
Drama Llama
Melbourne, Australia
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Jun 28, 2014 6:28:53 GMT
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jan 5, 2018 23:43:29 GMT
I bought some of the new Felicity Jane kit. I blame my husband - he gave me money and told me I had to spend it on scrapping supplies. To balance that I just finished purging my stash, even pulling sheets out of paper pads I thought I'd never use. I don't have a massive stash to begin with (just a desk and a couple of small drawer units) but I managed to throw out a good sized bag of stuff and recycled a pizza box of paper and scraps. Aside from paper I now have room to move in all my storage.
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whambampam
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Post by whambampam on Jan 6, 2018 3:42:11 GMT
grammadee What are you planning on buying, anything you've been wanting or whatever strikes your fancy? anniefb Thank you for being here & congrats on staying frozen. I was feeling quite lonely in December, hardly any views or responces... lol Chinagirl828 Purging does feel very freeing. Nice hubby for giving you money for what you want.
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Post by grammadee on Jan 6, 2018 3:54:40 GMT
grammadee What are you planning on buying, anything you've been wanting or whatever strikes your fancy? It would be easy enough for me to blow it all on things like cardstock and page protectors, but when I have gc's I like to get something "bigger" I can point to and say it was the gift. Planning to check out a Cameo I think, unless I can get a Minc at Michaels. I have a Cricut Expression that I don't use very much, but I think that being able to type out a title and then cut it with a Silhouette would be a something I would use more? I also like the idea of free cut files with some of the paper lines. I had a Wishblade back in the day and loved it, but never did get it to speak to my "new" computer (which is now 5 years old). There are also some dies I want, but I don't have gc's for that supplier. Thinking of ordering them anyway--as my gift to me now that I have paid off my credit cards for gifts for everyone else! |
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Post by dasmith2 on Jan 6, 2018 4:05:45 GMT
This week I spent 9 dollars for a class, and 10.66 for a 3 pack of Nicapa cutting mats. No more spending for me. I did 2 pages and started on a 3rd, so I'm excited about that. Most I've scrapped in a while!
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michellegb
Pearl Clutcher
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Location: New England and loving it!
Jun 26, 2014 0:04:59 GMT
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Post by michellegb on Jan 6, 2018 12:19:33 GMT
I am really, really trying to cut down my spending and just limit it to the couple of kits I get. I did get $13.60 of add-ons for my SC Documenter Kit because I got the survey code for $5 off. I got a couple of the main kit embellishments and a set of page protectors.
I've challenged myself to actually start using the kits I've collected and if I haven't gone through at least a couple of them by Feb. 1, I need to cancel the subscription. So, today and tomorrow (since it's stupidly cold outside), I will actually use my supplies instead of making plans for how I'll use them. Wish me luck LOL!
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Post by myboysnme on Jan 6, 2018 22:49:16 GMT
I am frozen right now for this month. I have a Michael's gift card I may use to find a nutcracker sticker if I can find one. I asked on the FSOT board if anyone had any Graphic 45 Nutcracker but no luck.
I am going to crop I think next weekend and I am going to go shop my stash for my current photos.
I have 2 packs of photos at Walmart to pick up.
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