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Post by refugeepea on Jan 5, 2020 16:48:06 GMT
Yeah I can’t get my head around this either. Infact the thought makes me feel a bit queasy. For example I know I’m going to some national parks in 2020, so I have bought nature, outdoors themed supplies in advance. If I waited until I was ready to scrap those photos, those supplies may not be around at that time. Nope nope nope - literally cannot fathom the stress of coming to work on holiday photos during winter and not having bought any summer releases in advance. After doing this for so long, I definitely do better with a stash. I've also learned to buy products that have a specific look right away rather than later. We had a huge group family photo with coordinated colors that aren't popular in scrapbook lines now. When I finally found Prima's Midnight Garden collection, I probably purchased a little too much. I haven't ordered the photos yet! I try to have a set space for scrapbook products. I have a general idea of the type of paper I gravitate towards and I'm okay owning it with no photos in mind. If it gets too tight, I use it, or stop spending in that one area.
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Post by Texas Scrap on Aug 1, 2022 21:32:45 GMT
Bumping because this is great advice andId love to see more ideas as I purge my stash right now . Also how do folks decide when to purge stamps?
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Post by justjac on Aug 1, 2022 21:56:02 GMT
Bumping because this is great advice andId love to see more ideas as I purge my stash right now . Also how do folks decide when to purge stamps? I get rid of some stamp sets when I have no room in my bins for new stamps.
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Post by bossymom on Aug 1, 2022 22:36:52 GMT
Thanks for bumping. I missed this thread previously and it is full of GREAT ideas.
I had a window replaced in my scrap room Friday. So I had to move a bunch of stuff and my foldable scrap table collapsed. (silent scream)
Talk about a sign to minimize.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Aug 1, 2022 22:42:19 GMT
I re-read my previous answers. Since then, I've added one more utility cart and a couple more file carts. Everything is on wheels and rolls easily to be put away. I've also added a dozen 14 x 18 cafeteria trays to my scrapbook area (they reside on one utility cart). I can spread out "work in progress" layouts on the trays, which are easily moved from my table back to the cart. Previously "take it all out, then put it all away" was time consuming and a pain in the ass. So much more efficient now. Thankfully, my studio apt has three storage closets, and all my file carts reside there, and the two utility carts stay in my scrapbook corner. Scrapbooking is my passion, therapy, brings me happiness. I am more maximum that some, but based on some of the maximum scrapbook rooms I've viewed online....I could be considered very minimum. It's all in the eye of the beholder. To each their own. If I love it....then there's always room for more scrapbook products.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 1, 2022 23:00:56 GMT
Bumping because this is great advice andId love to see more ideas as I purge my stash right now . Also how do folks decide when to purge stamps? The secret is that there's no perfect moment to purge a particular something. As long as you have the time to sit through the volume of stuff you'll need to get through to achieve the goal, you can and probably should do it if you're asking yourself (and others) the question. You may end up getting rid of only one stamp set but you'll have done the work. You will know what you have, how to find it all (especially if you reorganise as you purge) and feel renewed to use it. Personally, I worked towards having a reference base in terms of acceptable volume customised to fit my needs (actual physical space available, mental space, creativity enhancement vs killer) and that base is now the maximum allowance for my stamp storage. If you can't decide whether to hang on to a stamp set (or any other thing) or to get rid of it, besides the usual strategies ("how would I use this and how often would I use it?", Kondo's spark-joy question, "maybe" bin with a time limit and facilitated access to make sure you don't forget to try to use it over the next X weeks/months, etc.), you can flip the question on its head and see if you can convincingly argue in favour of keeping it. If you don't have proper reasons for it staying in your stash, you may consider it ready to move on to another home. The only requirement here is honesty with yourself. Best of luck with your purge!
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 2, 2022 1:52:14 GMT
Bumping because this is great advice andId love to see more ideas as I purge my stash right now . Also how do folks decide when to purge stamps? For many of my supplies, I have a designated space. When I exceed that space, I try to get really creative with stuffing more in and then the next step is to purge.
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Post by FuzzyMutt on Aug 2, 2022 23:36:01 GMT
I’ve been struggling with the age old (it has to be!) Question of WHY? When I’m gone, will my kids want these albums? A literal library of their lives? Hmmmm maybe one day one will be President and have a Presidential Library???
Nah. I know these kids lol That’s not likely.
All joking aside, I’ve moved very very minimalist. More so because I figure when it is time, the kids will likely want the photos. I don’t think they want the stickled and heat embossed circa 2015 DD doily lol
I’m staying in the page protectors for photos I think someday the kids may want, and embellishing on the page protector in a lot of cases. And that is usually just a few stickers and peeled chipboard.
I have cut down my stash in a way that amazes me. I moved three times in 5 years and really gave away soooo much!! Sold a good bit (so much work!!) I also cut the subs a couple years ago and only buy 3 or 4 a year from Ali. Can’t tell you the last time I bought anything from SC… and I buy a few times a year from Kelly. If last night was any consideration, I still have too much.
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Post by cupcakepeddler on Aug 3, 2022 3:22:17 GMT
The best thing about any form of paper crafting is that you can do it however you see fit and there is a plethora of styles that you can take inspiration from. These days I have a pretty sizeable stash considering how much I actually craft but when I first started and for years after I was a minimalist scrapbooker. I was very young and started my scrapbooking journey at the end of my parents dining room table out of a small plastic tub, money was tight so I was careful with what I bought and as I had no dedicated space I had to use every bit of what I bought. Even though that was over 20 years ago now I think many of the habits that I picked up in the early days have stuck with me today.
I love the bolder patterns but I find them incredibly hard to work with with so these days I stick to versatile patterns and colours that can be used across the board for me. In the same vein I stick to products that I know I will use, I always loved the look of those long border stickers and bought a ton back in the day but I hardly ever use them so I just stay clear of them now. I do buy a lot second hand and pick things up from thrift stores and market place on occasion. I am super lucky and have an amazing LSS close by and they have garage sales a few times a year, I sometimes pick up amazing things that I will and do use a lot cheaper than new. Use the old stuff, cut it apart, recolour it, use it as a mat, paint over it, chuck some glitter on it, sure some of the older stuff that I have found in my stuff just does not work for me anymore but some things just need a bit of a glow up and they work. I like the sweary and sassy stuff and not a lot of companies make the stuff that I want so I either source it from an online seller or make my own and print them out. There is so many places you can find digital content these days and that way you just print what you want and have no waste.
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Post by jennoconnell on Aug 3, 2022 8:39:16 GMT
Bumping because this is great advice andId love to see more ideas as I purge my stash right now . Also how do folks decide when to purge stamps? I purge stamps when I have no more room in my stamp container. How I decide which ones to purge is a little more complicated. If I have a bunch of birthday stamps sets, I ask myself some questions. Of all the birthday stamps I have, is this my favorite? If not, why not? Have I ever used it? How likely am I to use it? Was I happy with what I made when I used it? Can I use it again? If I use it again, can I make it look different by using different supplies or is it a super specific dog-holding-a-piece-of-pizza-wearing-a-birthday-hat-that-I-got-for-free-and-will-probably-never-use-so-I-can-get-rid-of-it stamp? I bet you can guess which one I'm getting rid of.
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Aug 3, 2022 9:12:35 GMT
Also how do folks decide when to purge stamps? Last year I created a list of all the stamp sets I own. As I use each set I check it off the list. At the end of the year I had a really clear picture of what stamp sets I was using and which ones I wasn't. I decided to carry forward into this year, so I have a 2021 column and a 2022 column. It's had two outcomes for me: it's been really eye opening to see what sets I'm gravitating towards and which ones I am not using; and it's made me reach for some of those lesser used sets because in my mind I want to check them off the list. My plan was to reevaluate my stash at the end of two years and see if I should be getting rid of those unused sets, if I haven't used it in two years, how likely am I really to use it? I don't have a massive stash of stamps, but even doing this has made me pull out a couple of sets that I now know I just don't love, and I find I am looking for ways to use those sets I do love but haven't inked up yet so I feel justified in keeping them in my stash. It's been so effective I've done the same thing with my inks for this year, and similarly have already pulled out some colours that were near-duplicates because it's obvious I prefer one ink pad over the other option I have.
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Post by hop2 on Aug 3, 2022 20:03:45 GMT
For stamps sets, if everytime I use it I swear I get rid of it. No matter how much I ‘like’ the design if the stamp does not function as it should ( Big box stores ) OR I am not skilled enough to use it ( rotation stamps ) then out it goes.
Crafting should make me happy but sweary. I get sweary enough with idiots at work I do not need that in my crafty time.
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Post by paget on Aug 4, 2022 3:04:38 GMT
Is there a place for it? 100%. Do *I* do it in regards to shopping or creating? No. 😂
I am trying to slow my roll on shopping. I took a giant break from scrapping and now scrap so differently than I did 15 + years ago and needed to stock up a bit… except I have more than enough now so I need to stop spending. I find my happiest place is plenty of options- but not so much that I feel overwhelmed and not so much that I have “everything” - I find a lot of joy in creating my own things but I will take the quicker route abuse a pre made thing if it’s right there. It’s just that buying is so fun!
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