ComplicatedLady
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Jun 11, 2019 3:06:49 GMT
...but I HAD to because of the Spellbinders small die of the month subscription this month. Look at how cool these kaleidoscope trio dies are! Of course, since I blew it today, I went ahead and ordered a few more things from Spellbinders... I’m also blaming the hexagon die purchase on the need to meet the June 8 Sketchy Saturday challenge! Ok, enough whining and self pity. I’m adjusting my tiara, bushing the dust off, standing up straight again, and getting back on the freeze track tomorrow. |
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Post by joblackford on Jun 11, 2019 4:35:29 GMT
Haha, if you're going to shop you may as well shop some more! It's all good. Start over again tomorrow.
I actually did the same thing the other day. I figured once I placed a (somewhat necessary) order at scrapbook.com that I may as well spend a bit of my SSS gift card (I got one for myself to get a bonus card last month, and now I'm making one purchase a month to get their loyalty rewards, which may be a false economy, but oh well). I got some word dies which I hope will be really well used - I have a card project in mind for them right away.
Those dies are pretty cool. I love the circle one and there were some neat hexagon examples too. Looking forward to seeing your hexie results!
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Post by grammadee on Jun 11, 2019 11:00:08 GMT
Good job keeping all your shopping to one day, ComplicatedLady. And good job tempting the rest of us, so we all fall off the wagon—or out of the freezer—together!  I LOVE those June mini dies. If I could have figured out how to order just that set without subscribing I may have already had them on the way to me! |
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Post by joyfulnana on Jun 11, 2019 11:36:34 GMT
I came THISSSS close to caving yesterday. I had to remind myself it's only for a month, I can shop in July lol. ComplicatedLady those dies are so cool, I would have had a hard time resisting! I don't have a manual die cutter. I think about it, but I know that would be a whole new spending rabbit hole! grammadee isn't it crazy how tempting it is when one person shops to do a little yourself? And once I get started all bets are off lol |
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Jun 12, 2019 1:57:20 GMT
And good job tempting the rest of us, so we all fall off the wagon—or out of the freezer—together!  Haha—BUSTED! I don’t even know why I went to look at the site. Then I saw them, and tried to ignore them. Then I had to go back and look at them again. Then I looked to see if I have any hexagons and I don’t. So I caved. I’m so weak. At least I was able to resist subscribing to anything beyond the small die of the month! |
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Jun 14, 2019 17:19:11 GMT
Can you just buy this month's kit or do you have to subscribe?
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 14, 2019 17:35:51 GMT
It's like cheating on your diet. It happens and you still have all of the other days to be proud of.
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ComplicatedLady
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Jun 14, 2019 22:05:41 GMT
Can you just buy this month's kit or do you have to subscribe? I think I can subscribe and then either cancel or skip, but I’m a sucker for monthly kits!  |
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Post by joblackford on Jun 15, 2019 2:08:07 GMT
I saw Jennifer McGuire has a video with the fancy little hexagon dies. I'm not going to watch. I've resisted the temptation once, I'm not going to play with fire.
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Post by LisaDV on Jun 15, 2019 13:56:34 GMT
lol. I went to Tuesday Morning and bought a few things one day and then since I had already purchased something went and bought a couple of digi kits. I figured if I'm going off the wagon I may as well jump all the way off. But you don't have to use a hexagon for the June 8th sketchy Saturday, you can substitute and change as much as you like. I shouldn't have looked at those dies though. Now I'm thinking I may go off the wagon again. They're really adorable. |
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Post by LisaDV on Jun 15, 2019 20:31:41 GMT
ComplicatedLady, do you know if I started a subscription now, would I get the June kit?
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Jun 15, 2019 20:53:05 GMT
LisaDVI believe so—as long as it isn’t sold out. Apparently I’m not the only one who couldn’t resist. It says available June 1-30. I ordered mine on June 10th and it arrived yesterday. As far as this: I’m sticking to my story that I HAD to have a hexagon because of that sketch. The end.
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Post by LisaDV on Jun 16, 2019 2:48:36 GMT
LisaDV I believe so—as long as it isn’t sold out. Apparently I’m not the only one who couldn’t resist. It says available June 1-30. I ordered mine on June 10th and it arrived yesterday. As far as this: I’m sticking to my story that I HAD to have a hexagon because of that sketch. The end. Thanks for the info and the enabling. I think I'm going to get the kit. I've liked several of their past months. If that's your story, I support it 110%. |
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Post by grammadee on Jun 16, 2019 5:21:47 GMT
I am stopping at Scrapbooking Fanatics on Monday to pick up my June kit (doesn’t count b/c I am already subscribed) and some glue (doesn’t count b/c it’s a necessity). But she has so many pretties in her store that I can’t guarantee I won’t buy something else...
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Post by justjac on Jun 17, 2019 19:00:48 GMT
I think I have bought things on four different days: stickers at Michaels before I knew there was a challenge, then this collection by Paper Phenomenon (isn't it gorgeous!) and some of Heidi Swapp's Wolf Pack because then I got free shipping, then some digi kits that were on sale because they were going to be retired, and then an album because I needed to put away layouts. I have a million excuses.
Meanwhile I haven't shopped on the other 13 days... |
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Post by grammadee on Jun 18, 2019 17:59:38 GMT
Meanwhile I haven't shopped on the other 13 days... 15 days shopless for me as of yesterday... Picked up a couple of paper packs and some letter stickers with my kits. Forgot to ask her about white cs which I am almost out of. |
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Post by joblackford on Jun 23, 2019 19:28:05 GMT
I actually went into Tuesday Morning and got out without buying a thing! And it was right after they had unloaded the truck too.
I think I'm at 2 days of shopping this month (one day was just a font) but I might need to place an order for some papers this week.
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Post by joyfulnana on Jun 29, 2019 2:50:13 GMT
I have only shopped one day this month! So far lol.
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Post by grammadee on Jun 29, 2019 16:32:24 GMT
I caved yesterday and ordered a Wild Hare kit for July. They offer a "curated" kit, and actually ask a bunch of questions about style and product & colour preferences. Don't know what came over me, other than that I had just paid off my credit cards from my trip so I was feeling less financial pressure! I am usually pretty safe from spending when I am at home. All my other purchase days (just 3) have been the ones when I was near a LSS &/or an M's. But last night my computer got me! |
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Post by joblackford on Jun 29, 2019 19:09:38 GMT
I had to buy some supplies for a custom card order and to restock some papers that I need for other cards in progress, and I figured I should make the most of the shipping cost and buy as much as possible without buying stuff I didn't need (a hard balance!) so I ended up buying about $90 worth of paper! That's a lot for me, so I should be good for a long time. I also placed an amazon order for adhesive (which I know doesn't actually count) and threw in some of the makeup brushes for ink blending. I ended up with green clouds the other day thanks to my single (not very good) Tim Holtz brush >.< so I'm going to dedicate one to blue inks only. I'm up to 4 days of shopping for the month, which I think is pretty good  |
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Jun 29, 2019 20:10:56 GMT
I got home from the beach yesterday and as I was catching up on some board reading, I saw the Kelly Purkey shells and sand dollar stamps—which I **had** to buy. I probably could’ve waited two days but what if they sold out in that time?? I wasn’t willing to take that risk.
I also got her California stamp since we were at the beach in Southern California. Since I was shopping already, I figured I may as well grab a couple more things. Then I went to bed so I didn’t shop anywhere else.
So, for this month, I’ve only shopped two days. That might be a record for me. I think last month there were only two days that I DIDN’T buy anything...
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I LOVE those June mini dies. If I could have figured out how to order just that set without subscribing I may have already had them on the way to me!
