scrappington
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Post by scrappington on Mar 1, 2019 11:56:26 GMT
Wow its March already. I really wish the winter would end, or if one of our snow storms would just be on a weekend instead of I need to drive to work in it. I have been hard on the pocket book last month.==Thank you Jennifer McGuire. I picked some stamps from the new Lawn Fawn release. And the day I went to buy them from my other LSS I was having a really bad day at work so I spent $55 on the shifter interactive die. I normally wouldn't spend that much, I wait for a sale, but I wanted it and I bought it. It made my day better. This weekend is art journal class..We are doing an altered item, I already did that when we were suppose to be doing something else, so I am going to be doing the something else. Making something to hang on my scraproom walls. I did make some progress on my scraprooms last month. It is really amazing what you can do if you just stand up and do it.. I have a scrappy day planned with my friend some time this month. We haven't committed to a weekend yet but it is happening. We are doing another themed day as in: We pick a technique or a product and we use it to create some cards. Its a great way to try out stuff and build our card stash for the year. We are using the new concord & 9th stamps set: Again thank you Jennifer McGuire.. Also I watched a You Tube last night on using your Nuvo drops , I am going to try it out. Its a short video. I watch a few of her videos last night. Hedgehog Hollow
I don't even want to add up what I bought last month, I ordered direct from Concord & 9th (twice), I have to say super fast shipping. I ordered some Simon Steals & Deals. I got a beautiful stamp set for watercolouring. I ordered form the Ton..I did post they are having a 30% off sale code is byefeb30 , I do not know how long it is on for. And I ordered from Ink Blot Shop this morning. I got a set I have been wanting but was out of stock at Simon, but they just released new stamps and they have a ground stamp set. So various stamps to place what ever your stamping on. And I ordered the hippos from Hello Blue bird. They are my new obsession.. I have been following from the Cincinnati Zoo on facebook and instagram Fiona the baby hippo . So that is about it. Its enough..I hope every one has their scrappy mojo
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msliz
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Jun 26, 2014 21:32:34 GMT
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Post by msliz on Mar 1, 2019 12:12:13 GMT
Ooh, I like that Ink Blot stap set a lot. I'm still finishing up my 28-4-28s for the first couple of days, and then March scrapping will continue to tackle my 2018 album. I have a crop coming up on the second Saturday, and I'm hoping to use that time to start organizing Disney albums from 2 trips when the kids were little. Then I'll be ready to tackle some pages during sleepingbooty 's PeaCrop weekend. Thanks for starting the thread scrappington!
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camcas
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Post by camcas on Mar 1, 2019 12:29:25 GMT
Wanting to start my Hong Kong travel album
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Post by grammadee on Mar 1, 2019 15:10:33 GMT
Random thoughts...
I have some birthday cash still to spend. I may pick up a new camera case. Yes, I still use a "real" camera--a Canon Rebel--and the photo shop has a special on a case with an extra camera battery. I will have the camera with me today, so will check if the battery in the case fits it.
I have a ton of cardstock. Literally, I think, Ladies. But strangely I don't have many sheets of my GO-TO colours left. What will I do? Order my favorites? Find ways to use the "leftovers"? Where did all these muddy browns and dull greens come from? Some is from kits or pages left in cs pads, but I must have chosen at some point to actually purchase some of this... How can I use the pastel yellows and burnt oranges? Or that dark greeny teal?
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Elsabelle
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Post by Elsabelle on Mar 1, 2019 15:32:00 GMT
grammadee , I use a real camera, too. I'm rarely happy with pictures from my phone. I've bought a few new things over the last month but haven't had much time to play with them. Tomorrow is my day! Today I'll be doing the cooking, cleaning, and laundry that will give me the peace of mind to do nothing but scrap tomorrow. I have so many new paper pads that I'm thinking about trying this RTS Scrapbooking 4for4 Series. That's the great thing about paper pads. No need to skimp because there are so many papers in each pad. I hesitate so much less about cutting my paper pad paper.
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Post by pas2 on Mar 1, 2019 15:39:02 GMT
I had surgery on my finger so I can’t do anything messy because of the huge bandage I’m sporting. Since i have to move my scrapping supplies I can’t scrap either. Instead I made a travelers notebook sized journal from a magazine to use as a glue book. Got some free magazines from both the library and at work so I have lots of things to cut up. My DH thinks I’m nuts and is miffed that I’m not working on the taxes instead. I’m having a blast.
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scrappington
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Post by scrappington on Mar 1, 2019 15:40:03 GMT
I ordered from ink blot this morning. About 6:30 am EST just got notification at 10am it's shipping. That's pretty impressive
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scrappington
Pearl Clutcher
in Canada
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Jun 26, 2014 14:43:10 GMT
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Post by scrappington on Mar 1, 2019 15:41:10 GMT
I had surgery on my finger so I can’t do anything messy because of the huge bandage I’m sporting. Since i have to move my scrapping supplies I can’t scrap either. Instead I made a travelers notebook sized journal from a magazine to use as a glue book. Got some free magazines from both the library and at work so I have lots of things to cut up. My DH thinks I’m nuts and is miffed that I’m not working on the taxes instead. I’m having a blast. I'm glad your having fun. Taxes aren't due yet.
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scrappington
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in Canada
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Jun 26, 2014 14:43:10 GMT
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Post by scrappington on Mar 1, 2019 15:42:36 GMT
Random thoughts... I have some birthday cash still to spend. I may pick up a new camera case. Yes, I still use a "real" camera--a Canon Rebel--and the photo shop has a special on a case with an extra camera battery. I will have the camera with me today, so will check if the battery in the case fits it. I have a ton of cardstock. Literally, I think, Ladies. But strangely I don't have many sheets of my GO-TO colours left. What will I do? Order my favorites? Find ways to use the "leftovers"? Where did all these muddy browns and dull greens come from? Some is from kits or pages left in cs pads, but I must have chosen at some point to actually purchase some of this... How can I use the pastel yellows and burnt oranges? Or that dark greeny teal? Start cutting some flowers or Easter stuff. Burnt orange - fall pics?
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Post by myboysnme on Mar 1, 2019 17:45:05 GMT
I tried to find my real camera a few weeks ago and could not. It is hiding in plain sight, I'm sure, but it has been that long since I've used it that I no longer even know where it is.
I have one crop this month. The second crop I have to miss because I am doing a ren faire type thing with my family. I will work on Christmas pictures and then jump back into my granddaughter's baby photos.
I went to a retreat last weekend and worked on my years in Arizona photos from the 70's. I have nearly 3 albums full of layouts completed but have quite a few more. I am putting off that project until I have a good handle on current photos.
I have been filling a box on Scrapbook Deals on facebook with one seller. Hope to get that filled and into my hands in the next 2 weeks!
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Post by jenr on Mar 1, 2019 18:44:34 GMT
I am going to finish my Hawaii albums this weekend. I AM. It's been 11 months since our trip, I've got to get those suckers done before the next vacation comes up!!! Hope you all have a great weekend
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Post by marg on Mar 1, 2019 20:07:14 GMT
Where did all these muddy browns and dull greens come from? Some is from kits or pages left in cs pads, but I must have chosen at some point to actually purchase some of this... How can I use the pastel yellows and burnt oranges? Or that dark greeny teal? If you do any mixed media you could cover the cardstock with white gesso, or do stencils with paste on it. You can also use it to cut pumpkins or Easter eggs or something out of - die cuts to piece together, maybe?
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Mar 1, 2019 22:40:51 GMT
I hear you. I have been really good about my shopping...mostly because I seem to run into an 'if, then' situation. If I buy something pricey that I want, something more expensive ends up going wrong with something in the house or one of the vehicles. It only takes that happening a few times before you just start to think that the universe is testing you. It means I worry about 'what else is going to go wrong' before I buy most things. I even cut my Tuesday Morning (my biggest vice, by far) spending down quite a bit because of it.
Then the week before last my senior dog who has been having more frequent bad days (still only one or two a month and then she'd seem to be fine) took a real big dive. She wasn't nearly as sickly as my beagle was when we made the choice to let her go 3 years ago, but she was on the same path. If I hadn't been in such a bad mental health state when my beagle's health was declining, I would have noticed how bad off she was and wouldn't have waited until she was suffering so badly before I realized how sick she was. As hard as it was to let my last dog go on President's Day, I didn't want to force her to suffer just to make it easier on me, so we let her go. Even though we've known this day was coming for a while...she was almost 15 and likely close to entirely deaf. her vision wasn't great anymore and her mobility wasn't the best (she ruined both of our sofas from how hard she dug into the cushions trying to jump onto them...she did not want to use stairs or stools to help).
My sister found a vet that made house calls, so we didn't even have to move her (I couldn't lift her and my husband couldn't find a way to lift her that didn't upset her...when she did finally leave the sofa after nearly a full 24 hours, she couldn't land on her feet and fell straight onto her belly) which was a relief. It was a really hard week. I notice her absence constantly even though as an older dog, she wasn't always a constant (unless it involved food...then she was right there...her bad days usually involved her not eating so we knew things were starting to get bad if food was of no interest to her)...she slept a lot of the time. I was able to deal a bit better with losing my other dog a few years ago because we still had one left...routines didn't change too much which helped me avoid processing it entirely. This time, it's all different. My sons have dog allergies but we kept the dogs since they didn't have life threatening reactions to them. Now that she's gone, we aren't going to be having anymore pets for many many years...so this time, I'm really being forced to work through the grief process because there aren't many rooms in the house that don't remind me that my pups are gone.
It was the first time that I allowed myself some significant retail therapy so I had something to look forward to. I bought the Gemini from Joann.com and then bought a bunch of dies and punches from the Tuesday Morning ad the Sunday before last. We also went to Ikea recently so I could get the purple (I hope they make more purple things) Helmer unit and ended up nabbing a TV stand that they were selling off a bad batch of (barely noticeable marks from a certain manufacturer) for half price. I've actually enjoyed the shopping a lot more than I thought I would. I didn't need any of the stuff that I found, but man, retail therapy is real.
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Post by thracian on Mar 1, 2019 23:45:32 GMT
I got a lot of pages done for 28-4-28. I'm hoping to stay motivated but be perhaps slightly less frantic. LOL.
I also have a ton of work to do putting stuff away. My room is not that organized to begin with, but with all the scrapping I've done it looks like a tornado hit it.
I need new photos! I wish I had more recent ones, but I can always go through and print some older ones. There are some I haven't done because I wasn't that good at editing. I'm a better editor now, so I might be able to do more.
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Post by anniefb on Mar 2, 2019 1:53:01 GMT
I just went to Spotlight (our local big box craft store) to spend a birthday coupon and came away with a Scan n Cut CM350 which is on clearance at the moment for $289 (reduced from $699!) Have been vaguely thinking about one for a while but they were too expensive until the new machine was released.
I want to use it to cut out stamped images so I don't need to hook everything up to my computer or buy dies for everything. Now I need to watch some videos and get some tips for using it!
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Post by mikklynn on Mar 2, 2019 13:58:24 GMT
scrapaddict702 You deserve some retail therapy. I am so sorry for the loss of your beloved dogs.
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Post by LisaDV on Mar 2, 2019 16:31:16 GMT
scrapaddict702 , I'm so, so sorry. Hugs to you! You definitely deserve retail therapy and to grieve. Hugs
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Post by LisaDV on Mar 2, 2019 16:34:09 GMT
I spent $40 in February on digital kits. The Digital Press had their pennysaver - lots of kits (pieces of kits) for $1. The Sweet Shoppe had their birthday bash. I spent $20 on kits and got 4 kits free. Now I have to go unzip it all.
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Post by jacquelinescraps on Mar 2, 2019 17:24:08 GMT
finishing up a 12x12 scrapbook about me and my husband. I want to have it out at our baby shower.
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msliz
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Jun 26, 2014 21:32:34 GMT
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Post by msliz on Mar 4, 2019 3:09:59 GMT
I'm so happy. One of my DDs just let me back up all her pictures and videos, and she said I can take pretty much whatever I want for scrapbooking. She's my favorite kid tonight, that's for sure!
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Post by Linda on Mar 4, 2019 3:22:41 GMT
another 'real' camera user here - Canon Rebel DSLR that I bought on markdown 12 years ago. Of course, since I don't have a mobile phone, it's also my ONLY camera.
I'm continuing to plug away at my scanning and albuming project. I've been scrapbooking for 17 years now and until we got a HL a couple of years ago, I didn't have ready access to albums. So I've been slowly buying albums and scanning my completed layouts and putting them into albums. In the process, I'm filling in the gaps where I either printed photos and never scrapped them or didn't even print them.
So far 1994-2005 are complete, scanned, and in albums (some other random years are also - 1970, 1991, 2007, 2011, 2016 and 2017) . Pulled 2006 to scan this weekend...found a couple of missing layouts for April. Did one tonight, have 2 more to work on (both Easter). Haven't looked past April - I'm hoping there aren't too many other missing layouts so I can get it finished up and on the shelf and go back to working on something current.
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scrappington
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Jun 26, 2014 14:43:10 GMT
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Post by scrappington on Mar 4, 2019 14:12:57 GMT
It was the first time that I allowed myself some significant retail therapy so I had something to look forward to. I bought the Gemini from Joann.com and then bought a bunch of dies and punches from the Tuesday Morning ad the Sunday before last. We also went to Ikea recently so I could get the purple (I hope they make more purple things) Helmer unit and ended up nabbing a TV stand that they were selling off a bad batch of (barely noticeable marks from a certain manufacturer) for half price. I've actually enjoyed the shopping a lot more than I thought I would. I didn't need any of the stuff that I found, but man, retail therapy is real. Totally justified in retail therapy.
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Post by LisaDV on Mar 4, 2019 14:49:25 GMT
I want to have it out at our baby shower. Congratulations.
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Elsabelle
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Post by Elsabelle on Mar 4, 2019 15:24:49 GMT
scrapaddict702, I'm so sorry about what you've been through with your dogs. It's so hard to let them go after they've been with you for so long.
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Post by mikklynn on Mar 4, 2019 16:49:00 GMT
Does anyone else get ridiculously happy when you hit the order button for your photos? I do! I'm expecting a Shutterfly package tomorrow, yay! Now, to pray it's in a box, not an envelope the substitute postal worker bends to fit in my mailbox.
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kitbop
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Post by kitbop on Mar 4, 2019 22:01:08 GMT
I am quite jealous of your purchases scrappington! Those concord &9th stamps are some I've been eyeing, they are *gorgeous*, but I find them pricey and I don't think I'd get my money's worth of use because I'm more of a scrapper than card maker. I just received an order of new vicki boutin and some other new lines to play with tho, so I shouldn't complain. How can I use the pastel yellows and burnt oranges? Or that dark greeny teal You don't - you put them aside until they come back into trend!!! That's what I've done with mine at least Or I've used them to cut stencils on my cameo. And every now and then they do come out for a specific project or need, so they aren't being wasted. I do find that my tastes and style have matured into "me" over 18 years of scrapping, and if I try to force myself into a colour or pattern that no longer feels like me, I just can't be happy with the outcome. Speaking of cameras, my D90 bit the dust last year, and a good friend loaned me his old Nikon to tide me over. It's heavier and bigger tho, and my lens isn't always cooperating (ahem. beach.) so I have been using my phone almost exclusively. I'm NOT happy! I want my DSLR back! I have my eye on a new one but the budget just doesn't allow. scrapaddict702 - I am *so* sorry you lost your pup(s). When we lost one of our pair, we adopted a replacement quite quickly, so that when the 2nd of the pair went we still had a dog to focus on. It certainly made the process easier. I can imagine your heart feels lonely! I have been eating a ton of junk food since Christmas and today marks the first day that DH and I have vowed to clean up our diets. Withdrawl for both of us! I plan to spend my evenings buried in my scrapbooking so that the temptation is less.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Mar 4, 2019 22:26:19 GMT
Thanks for all the love, everyone! I've continued to drown myself in retail therapy. Not all of it has been scrappy, but also things we have been planning on for the house. It is still an adjustment, but I'm trying to focus on the things I can do without pets that I couldn't before (sort of a 'making the most of a bad situation' type approach) because it is a pretty solid distraction. Pet free life sure is different!!
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scrappington
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Post by scrappington on Mar 5, 2019 13:05:48 GMT
Last night I went into my room to work on cleaning it. Spent some time doing so and then it happened. I got out some stamps and tried some things. I actually created or experimented. I'm hoping to spend 15 mins a night just cleaning and straightening up. Therefore it's routine to just go in there.
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Post by Linda on Mar 5, 2019 13:21:49 GMT
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Post by mikklynn on Mar 5, 2019 13:40:58 GMT
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