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Post by 950nancy on Sept 29, 2018 19:50:30 GMT
Did anyone go to the Denver Expo this weekend? I went on Friday morning. I thought there were more actual scrapbook stores than the last few years. It seemed like there were many places that sold paper, embellishments and die cuts. Still lots of stamps, but more 12 x 12 paper too. I only had to make one trip back to the car. The booth selling Authentique, was selling some packs for $8 or three for $20. When I asked the guy about a particular pad, he just said, he'd take $4 for it. Cool. I bought 6 for $24. I got them for cheaper than a good sale at JoAnn's.
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Post by stinkerbelle on Sept 29, 2018 22:00:07 GMT
you know we need photos!!  glad you got some good bargains! |
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Post by artisticscrapper on Sept 30, 2018 0:37:19 GMT
Wow, that’s a nice deal. I wonder if they’ll have anything like that at mine.
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Post by 950nancy on Oct 1, 2018 17:50:39 GMT
Wow, that’s a nice deal. I wonder if they’ll have anything like that at mine. Find the table that has the mark downs. Then ask why one only has one page of 3 x 4 cards... There are 6 of each of the other pages and you can tell that Authenique messed up the packs. Talk to the guy... he's the one who gave the price quickly right when I asked. He's trying to unload the "rejects" quickly. |
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Post by 950nancy on Oct 1, 2018 17:59:41 GMT
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Post by Linda on Oct 1, 2018 18:19:26 GMT
awesome haul!
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Post by gramma on Oct 1, 2018 19:42:20 GMT
I'm going to the Sacramento Expo in 3 weeks. I'm going to be in so much trouble. I've been scoping out some of my favorite vendors on-line. Soooooo much new cool stuff. Maybe leeny can keep my in line. |
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Post by 950nancy on Oct 1, 2018 20:06:21 GMT
In the first picture, everything was a buck except for the wooden pieces and die cuts. |
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Post by stinkerbelle on Oct 1, 2018 20:16:53 GMT
ooh i want some wood veneer mermaids! i have no use for them, but so what? great haul 950nancy! |
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Post by 950nancy on Oct 1, 2018 20:32:48 GMT
ooh i want some wood veneer mermaids! i have no use for them, but so what? great haul 950nancy ! Thanks, it was fun. I go every year and always purchase the discount stuff and rarely get the new stuff. Paper Wizard is my favorite booth, but I rarely get stuff there. So expensive, but it is oh so pretty. |
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Oct 1, 2018 23:09:04 GMT
I'm trying to debate if I want to go to the Expo in Ontario. I don't know if the discount stores will have new stock from Pomona in April or if it'll be more worth my while to wait until next April to go again. Resources are limited and there are better things I can do with them than drive 4 hours each way for something that might end up being a bust.
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Post by leeny on Oct 2, 2018 1:20:54 GMT
Wow, that’s a nice deal. I wonder if they’ll have anything like that at mine. I am hoping that as it gets to the end of season with the last shows that the vendors will have some good deals. I am keeping a list on my phone of what I am looking for and hope I will find it! |
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Post by gramma on Oct 2, 2018 2:11:22 GMT
I need to make a list too. Usually I wander around and randomly pick up stuff.
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Post by 950nancy on Oct 2, 2018 3:36:06 GMT
Wow, that’s a nice deal. I wonder if they’ll have anything like that at mine. I am hoping that as it gets to the end of season with the last shows that the vendors will have some good deals. I am keeping a list on my phone of what I am looking for and hope I will find it! Word on the street is that some vendors marked stuff down at the end of the day on Saturday. They didn't want to cart it back home. |
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Post by gramma on Oct 2, 2018 5:54:23 GMT
950nancy They do mark things down on Saturday. They will also sometimes bring stuff to the crop that night and sell at a discount
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Post by patin on Oct 2, 2018 6:02:09 GMT
I went to Denver & actually shopped less than usual. I got most of the things on my list, though. My best deal was a Tim Holtz glass mat @$30. And Nuvo drops @$2 each. The Sparkle & Sprinkle both had a display of actual drops. Sometimes they look different in the bottle.
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Post by workingclassdog on Oct 2, 2018 19:17:13 GMT
I went on Saturday!!! Didn't spend that much, around $50ish? maybe a little less. So I haven't been to one in years so it was totally different from the past. Certainly not a lot of paper. I did get a couple of the Authentique 12x12 pads. I used my CC but she gave me the cash price. I bought a couple of 12x12 stencils and I never use stencils.. lol.. but they were beautiful. I can't remember the names of them.. but seems like their booth was almost across from Authentique, or at least in the same area. I also bought a couple of clearance die cuts out of a bin, $5/each, Spellbinders. To me they are really focusing more on stamping/making cards than scrapbook. Oh I guess you can buy premade pages (there were several booths that had those pages) but I usually don't get into those. Oh I did buy some Nuvo drops but I have no idea what it is either (I just remember the name from here..haha) and some stick on gems/dots/etc... those were pretty cheap.
It was fun to go to it, but for me I was a little disappointed. I just miss the big booths from the bigger companies, that are probably defunct now.
I would get into the stamping more since I got that lot at the garage sale (600 stamps), but I don't know where to begin, so I didn't really know what to buy to get started. That part is overwhelming.
There was a big Sizzix booth. The gal that runs that company lives near me.. apparently she is the largest distributor of Sizzix. I haven't seen her in years so it was fun to talk to her for a minute.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Oct 2, 2018 20:12:17 GMT
I went on Saturday!!! Didn't spend that much, around $50ish? maybe a little less. So I haven't been to one in years so it was totally different from the past. Certainly not a lot of paper. I did get a couple of the Authentique 12x12 pads. I used my CC but she gave me the cash price. I bought a couple of 12x12 stencils and I never use stencils.. lol.. but they were beautiful. I can't remember the names of them.. but seems like their booth was almost across from Authentique, or at least in the same area. I also bought a couple of clearance die cuts out of a bin, $5/each, Spellbinders. To me they are really focusing more on stamping/making cards than scrapbook. Oh I guess you can buy premade pages (there were several booths that had those pages) but I usually don't get into those. Oh I did buy some Nuvo drops but I have no idea what it is either (I just remember the name from here..haha) and some stick on gems/dots/etc... those were pretty cheap. It was fun to go to it, but for me I was a little disappointed. I just miss the big booths from the bigger companies, that are probably defunct now. I would get into the stamping more since I got that lot at the garage sale (600 stamps), but I don't know where to begin, so I didn't really know what to buy to get started. That part is overwhelming. There was a big Sizzix booth. The gal that runs that company lives near me.. apparently she is the largest distributor of Sizzix. I haven't seen her in years so it was fun to talk to her for a minute. I have a couple of suggestions:
1. Get EZMount cling foam. I just got some during a half off stamping product sale at Joann.com (they just started carrying them...I've been waiting over 4 years for a good sale on this stuff) making them $24.99 plus they had a 20% off coupon as well, making them $19.99 per 10 pack. I really don't like how much room wood mount stamps take up plus you can't use them in stamping tools.
2. If you have a Daiso near you or choose something you can have shipped, I highly suggest their document containers for storing cling mount stamps. I have some random cling stamps from a lot I bought in a FB resale group several years back and I keep them sorted by theme in the Daiso cases. I also have many that I've unmounted from Michaels' dollar spot when they were actually a dollar (often 50 cents because I tried to buy them on sale). The containers are nice and wide so you can keep stamps on both sides.
3. If you do mixed media, if there are good background style designs that you wouldn't use in scrapbooking/card making but would likely use in an art journal or something, I suggest unmounting those and just keeping them plain rubber because they're great for partial stamping.
Yes, you might end up spending more on the foam than the stamps, but if it helps you use them then it would be worth it. I find that this process helps me decide which ones I really like best because EZMount is so expensive, I tend to mount stamps in order of favorite. If I find myself not wanting to sacrifice any foam to mount something then I don't really like it all that much, do I?
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Post by Linda on Oct 4, 2018 18:26:56 GMT
Oh I did buy some Nuvo drops but I have no idea what it is either (I just remember the name from here..haha) is the nuvo queen and she can get you started on using those - they are fun and addictive |
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