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Greta Adams
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 10:16 - Edited by: Greta Adams
found it on organizedscrapbooks.com.
Did you know that an inch of pattern paper is estimated to be 100 sheets or 75 finished pages?
Did you know that one inch of cardstock is roughly 50 pages finished? How many inches do YOU have? How many pages do you do a year?
Do you have over 12 inches (1 foot) of cardstock or printed paper? Do you realise that is enough paper for 1000 pages? Are you stockpiling for someday when you already own enough paper to do thousands of pages?
Did you know that one tin/set of 100 eyelets makes and average of 20 pages? (And how many sets of 100 do YOU own?)
Did you know that many paper packs and multi sheet slabs usually have 10-20% of their patterns that will not suit you within a pack? (one sheet in 5 may not be to your taste so don't keep it in the stash--share!)
Did you know that each sticker sheet you own will do aproximately a two page layout? If you have binder full of stickers it will equal about 300 pages to use them up?
Did you know that each yard of fiber you own will make 1-2 pages? If you own a skein of knitting yarn, they contain between 100-200 yards of fiber? At that rate it will take you 100-200 pages of JUST THAT SKEIN to use up that yarn ball on layout pages? (SHARE!!)
Did you know that the average gel and writer pen ink longevity INSIDE a pen is one year before it is generally dry or unusable? (Use them up before they DRY up!)
Did you know that playing music when you scrapbook helps your creativity and productivity?
Did you know that starting with a format saves you 20 minutes PER PAGE?
Did you know there are about 500 free sketches online? Watch our links for sites. If you can't find those free ones online to print and refer to, or need ideas for crop parties, get Becky Higgins Creative Sketches book and also her Creative Companion book. Sketches are simply awesome for versatile formats of layouts.
Did you know that shopping once a week at the scrapbook store costs most scrappers an average of $25.00 each trip? (And most of those have enough items at home already to make 1000's of pages.) $25.00 times 52 weeks a year means $ 1300 spent per year.
Did you know that sticker letters cost an average of $3-$5 dollars a sheet now? Buy black so that later you can mix and match later your partial sheets for 'mixed font' titles. It will save you at least a dollar a sheet to BUY BLACK! Why? Because you will eventually get more many titles per sheet that way!
Did you know that one ABC sticker sheet usually makes only two titles before is is 'cast off' by most scrapbookers? Over half the stickers are then wasting away in binders or storage and cloggin up precious storage
space--never to be used again.
Did you know that people will pay $1 each for two punched flowers and a brad or pop dot? (Think Jolees, K and Co, and Paper Bliss) Do it
yourself for a fraction of that. It takes only pennies to make a stacked flower from your scraps and chalk the outside petals..... I know you have scraps and brads, eyelets or pop dots! LOL Pay yourself about $20 to $40 an hour and make a few dozen sets instead of buying them.
Did you know that stamping your own twill ribbon with phrases saves you $2.00 a yard? How many premade ribbon yards do you have that you need to use up? Wording ribbon usually works out to 1 foot per page. If you have a stockpile of 20 yards of worded ribbons of all kinds, that means you better get cracking and make 60 pages before you buy more!!
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good googly moo..i have enought to make 23626521254665 layouts without every buying a single thing except adhesive, pop dots and glue dots... what about you?
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Candihearts
Haute SISter (892)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 10:29
pfft I couldn't even count how many layouts I could do, Unfourtunatly I am one of those people who is obsessed with buying new things instead of using them, although I hope that will change as I spend way to much! interesting facts though and I am going to check out that website!
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bmwgirl1
Favorite SISter (36303)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 10:41
good googly moo..i have enought to make 23626521254665 layouts without every buying a single thing except adhesive, pop dots and glue dots... what about you?
I think I have enough to make that plus 2 more...LOL LOL LOL.....
thanks for those interesting facts Greta! :):):):):):):)
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planty
Style Maven (581)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 11:12
oh gee I really didnt need more guilt LOL shhhh I didnt read that
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spazzgirl
Style Maven (596)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 11:55
good googly moo..i have enought to make 23626521254665 layouts
yes...yes you do! LOL
I can only make about 12356454 layouts.
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Pegasus
Big SIS (4389)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 12:05
Well, I already knew I spent a lot of money!!!
LOL
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dilnatmom
Style Addict (1382)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 12:06
pfft I couldn't even count how many layouts I could do, Unfourtunatly I am one of those people who is obsessed with buying new things instead of using them, although I hope that will change as I spend way to much! interesting facts though and I am going to check out that website!
That is me but I am trying really hard to get in there and use my supplies! I bought them with a purpose in mind and I am bound and determined to get going on them.
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kimberlybrimhall
Big SIS (4646)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 12:08
oh dear.:)
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JamieBoBamie
Style Maven (661)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 12:13
I think you just ruined all the joy I was feeling about my new purchases the other day! Hmph!!!
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Lillyrose
Model SISter (2993)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 12:14
Well, I already knew I spent a lot of money!!!
And I love it!!!!! :)
Lillyrose
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tara pollard pakosta
Haute SISter (905)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 12:14
i find myself wanting to go shop all the time too and i have
more than i could ever use! it's ridiculous! i purge all the time too.
i really want to make a point to not buy much in the next year
and see if i can use up some of this lovely stuff i have already! thanks
for putting into words just what i needed to hear to make me see
the light LOL! i need to get on those layouts and get some done!
i did do about 15 last week!
thanks!
tara
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Lillyrose
Model SISter (2993)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 12:16
i did do about 15 last week!
WTG Tara, 15 wow!!!!!!!!!
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Lillyrose
Model SISter (2993)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 12:17 - Edited by: Lillyrose
BTW I only made 3:)
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Drummergirl
Big SIS (4008)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 13:11
these are so interesting
thanks for sharing greta!
:)
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Linda
Favorite SISter (9750)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 13:13
That's crazy! I'm SO in denial!
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StraitFan10
Favorite SISter (6287)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 14:08
That's crazy! I'm SO in denial!
OMG, me too!!!!
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shadylane14
Style Maven (665)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 14:12
i've been pretty proud of myself for using up a lot of my stash lately! go team!
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jenrenee
Haute SISter (847)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 15:33
ummmm, wake up call!?!
yeah.
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BrendaSmith
Haute SISter (900)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 16:55
Thank you for that! (a month ago I would have been sarcastic when saying that) I am just finishing up moving my studio upstairs and OMG! I have so much product, I think realizing there is way too much was one thing. Seeing it put into how many pages I will never complete using the 5 billion items I have is another thing.
So here's a question... I have a lot of stuff that I'm going to get rid of, would love to say I'd sell it on ebay in little packages, but I'm not wanting to spend my time doing that. So, if you were me, and you had a LOT of stuff to get rid of, what would you do with it?
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lpmkate
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 17:32
Wow!
I purge and whittle down constantly.
I'm at a point where I feel like I don't have waaaay too much.
Just waay too much.
My buying has tapered off a lot in the past 6 months.
It needs to just stop.
(sorry to the owner of the boutique, JJ is her name I think)
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allison11
Vogue SISter (3568)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 17:35
hmmm...and i just got back from getting some goodies.
not a lot though.
i do think that i'm really good about going through my stuff and getting rid of what i don't think i will use.
So, if you were me, and you had a LOT of stuff to get rid of, what would you do with it?
you may want to start a thread asking if anyone could use it for charity purposes. i know there were lifebooks a while back.
and in the past i've sent some of my stuff to a sister who used it in projects with kids.
you could always check with local teachers and see if they would like any of it for arts and crafts time, or check with the full time art teacher.
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mandiegirl
SISter Elle (1610)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 17:48
wowza!
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lpmkate
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 17:49
So, if you were me, and you had a LOT of stuff to get rid of, what would you do with it?
Well since I nosed on your profile and see that you have kids...assuming they are school age...ask their teachers. I used to teach and would have loved extra art supplies for projects or centers.
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sandritaaaaa
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 17:54
whoa buddy-thats a lot.
im off to order more goodies from the boutique. cuz of course i just read how expensive all this is and im broke but i need *one* more thing ;)
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Courtneybee76
Stylin' SIS (133)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 18:19
what about a swap? I'd love to pair up with somebody who loved the same stuff I do and swap it out...lmk if you are interested...have a great night!
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danzer53
Big SIS (4056)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 18:28
oh man! dont let the men see this, they will just say 'told you so!'
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TammyGray
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 19:52
I LOVE to swap. I also love to recycle. Like making tags out of junk mail and things. I have made fiber packages out of yarn (to share with others) and all sorts of ways of sharing. It is fun and if you swap you will end up with more diversity in your scrap space than if you kept all the things you have now. The only things I don't swap are things I got for dt work.
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jessica
Vogue SISter (3012)
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 20:24
$1300!!!!
I knew I was up there, but DANG!!!
let's see...2 kit clubs @ $40.00 or so per month X 12 months...
that's over $1000 already, not even thinking about what I pick up here and there plus adhesive!
definitely scary but I love my scrappy stuff shopping!
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SassySasha
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 23:17
I am going to use this as my Friday post on my blog homie cheese .. lol ..
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jeffsgirl
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 23:23
So here's a question... I have a lot of stuff that I'm going to get rid of, would love to say I'd sell it on ebay in little packages, but I'm not wanting to spend my time doing that. So, if you were me, and you had a LOT of stuff to get rid of, what would you do with it?
My friend and i just made $700 selling our scrap crap in a garage sale. we only put an ad on craigslist and people were at her house at 7 am (btw the sale didnt start till 9) if you dont do that sell on etsy its for crafters and their fees are waaaaaaaaaaaay lower!!!
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