Haul

So the last scrapbook haul that I posted was totally supposed to be it for the year until I made major dents in my stash....I hang my head in shame because I outrageously failed my spending freeze in spectacular fashion over not one or two trips out and about but on five separate occasions including four to spotlight.  I am ashamed and have subsequently banned myself from travelling anywhere near that side of town so I can avoid the place where my husbands money enters and never returns i.e. SPOTLIGHT.

Stationary is kind of a big deal to me, big deal.  I love it but that's kind of where it ends as I am one of the most disorganised people I know.  My cupboards are immaculate and organised to an inch of there lives but everything else is a mess and all that gorgeous stationary is used for a week and then shoved in the draw of no return until one of the kids needs something to draw in.  No way they are getting there hands on these goodies, I have a thing for floral and bright colours and anything cupcake related....big kid at heart always.

Oh my goodness I am dying from the cuteness...look at those adorable stickers and little plastic envelopes, tooooo cute. 

Fabric goodies.  I love fabric especially printed quilting cotton the trouble is I have grand ideas, limited sewing skills, even less patience and I am fairly lazy when it comes to actually pulling out my sewing machine so I just keep adding to my already sizable stash and I don't make a dent in it.  In my defence I actually do have plans for all of these fabrics and I didn't just buy them because they are pretty *cough cough* all other fabric purchases I have made in the last two years.  I am going to make pretty ruffled edges and trim some white tea towels with the pink kitchen print fabric, I am going to make an apron and a cricut cover out of the cupcakes and I am making a skirt and an apron for my daughter out of the dog print....wish me luck.  

Maggi Holmes Love Notes was all on major clearance and I picked these up for half off the sale price, so the $4 stack was only $2....what these prices are too insane for me not buy them.

 

 

Just a few things that I did pick up throughout my trips back and forth.  The thickers were both on sale and there was no way I was leaving without that map print set.  The Heidi Swapp stuff was on 30% off, Kaiser was 40% off except for the collection pack and the carousel stickers were just too adorable for me to leave behind.  

 

American Crafts goodies.  I bought these on my first trip out to Spotlight when they first started reducing all the older stock, I realise that these are all older stock but I didn't buy into the whole Amy Tan/Dear Lizzy stuff bandwagon when it first came out and at $3 a piece I was happy to pop these into my basket.

Assorted bits and pieces I have picked up from my LSS and from Big W.
I have many photos from our trip years and years ago at the Auckland Zoo and I  have never scrapbooked them but I also have never really found a line of paper or embellishments that I liked enough but this echo park line is perfect.

Albums.   I have been waiting for AGES for a good album sale and finally Spotlight had 50% off so I had to go and buy some.  On the day that I was there I bought two buuutttt when I went back a few days later they had the brown Amy Tan albums at $1 each WHAT THE ACTUAL......seriously $1.  I bought three, I could have bought more but I can't be too greedy, actually I should  have bought them just for the refills which I have already put to good use. 

I seriously need more crafting and less shopping in my life.  Life has been stressful sick and busy lately and my craft space inhabited by a family member staying with us so there hasn't been anything actually happening in the scrapping department.  Bring on the end of the week when my house is actually clean and empty and the kids are not sick and at school.

Say what!!!!

I have been blogging in some form for the past eight years, over three different blogs and two different blog addresses.  Sometimes I blog about food, or things I like or pinterest but one thing is a forever constant, I am primarily a paper craft blogger and a out and proud traditional paper scrapper.  I have seen a million changes in this little hobby of mine from the days of creative memories and primary coloured Canson paper to mixed media type artsy stuff that we see so much of today, I have bought first edition magazines and then in subsequent years bought the last, I have seen scrapbooking stores filled to the brim with the latest and greatest and seen lines out the door for the final day sales but I never ever in all my years thought I would see the day when this happened....

I can't even.....
This was news that had long been rumored on the message boards and it was a reality that I saw coming but the news is still a shock.

 I was a lurker for a few years before I decided to join up and unlike some women I never did find that place where I fit in and made life long friends, no two peas was just a place where I went and sought inspiration and advice but it was my place where I could be free to love my hobby for myself and share with other like minded people with a passion for scrapbooking.

The first layout that I posted on two peas all the way back in 4/5/2007

I will forever remember the days when you could not even keep up with the first three pages on both the general scrap and NSBR and pages upon pages of layouts to drool over, of RAK's and praise trains and Pea Soup, the inspiration that the talented garden girls gave us and introducing me to some of my all time favourite scrapbookers.

I have no idea where I am going or what place I am now going to call home but I will always have those fond memories of when my little hobby was the coolest craft in town.