2009 No Buy List

So for 2008, I decided to ban myself from buying scrap stuff. Needless to say, a look at my Quicken Scrapbooking category will show I was unsuccessful. I did sell lots of unused QuicKutz stuff on eBay and Scrapbook Addict, and made $140 at the LSS garage sale, but I still spent more than I made. I just can't resist pretty stuff, although I was successful in cutting back on tool buying, and I did spend less than I did in 2007 or 2006 (2006 I was really bad - babies are bad for scrap budgets!).

So for 2009, I've decided to aim more realistically and try Molly's No Buy List.

Bree's No Buys:
Chipboard - I forget to use it b/c it doesn't organize into my color system.
Alpha stickers - I reach for my QK alphas first.
Rub ons - never remember to use them, either.
Ribbon - too much stash and only use it for cards or mini album covers.
Prima flowers - I rarely use them.
Buttons and other lumpy embellishments - too much stash.
Cricut carts - have 2 unopened ones from the Michael's sale - I use SCAL more.
Cardstock - this will be hard, but I have SO MUCH Bazzill.
DCWV 8x8 stacks - I have plenty to do gift albums with, so they need to stop coming out with cute new ones!
Foam/Felt - I'm good for awhile!
QuicKutz- alphas or shapes or the 12" platform. I can cut plenty of custom shapes with my Cricut and Sure Cuts Alot.

Things Bree just won't give up buying:
Patterned Paper - I have a weakness for Doodlebug, Basic Grey, Crate Paper, Collage and American Crafts. All of which my LSS stocks.
Mini Albums - for specific projects only
Brads - I use them!
Acrylic card sentiment stamps - I use them, too. Although I could probably use my computer more.
QK alphas - it's cheaper to buy the fonts for my Cricut.
Digital Kits - I've been dabbling in digital, and some of the stuff is too pretty to resist. But I'm using them!

Wish me luck...

I'm back, sorta

Yes, I basically dropped off the web. But for a good reason. :) I'm 16 weeks along in pregnancy #2, and just like #1, I have all day sickness (still).

Nausea and toilet-worshipping tend to sap the creativity. The only paper scrapping I've worked on has been my sister's 8x8 pregnancy album. As usual with most gifts, I was in a hurry, and barely got it finished before I gave it to her. So of course, I forgot to take pictures.

But it was a really sweet variation on Cathy Zielske's baby album template and used lots of cute pastel American Crafts paper from The Goods II line, that I've had around forever.

Oh, and I did start my Stories in Hand project last week, but that is still in progress.

Over the weekend, I broke out PE6 for the Christmas cards. I'm rusty from not doing it in a few months, but here is version 1 of what I'm working on. The WordArt is printing weird, and I'm going to change the name to include us all, rather than just the cutie, but you get the idea of where I'm going.

Credits: tree, swirl and paper: Shabby Princess. WordArt: unknown. Font: Pharmacy.