HUGE Download collection for Nothin'!

Alright...I didn't think I would ever get this site to load so I could pass along some great freebies I got word of from Creating Keepsakes.

I'm going to make it short, so just go here: http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/mag/article.ihtml?index_field=1872

There was too much to see at once, so I left the site to come here and tell you about it ASAP!

Do you like all the freebies and goodies I tell you about? If you don't let me know and I'll stop!

Your scrappin friend,
Susan

Cool Site with Freebies

I just found this very cute site called Scrapbook Buddy when I was doing a search online. YOU NEED TO CHECK THEM OUT!

The have lots of neat goodies on their site, including some digital freebies. Just click on the Free Patterns link on the left hand side of the page.

I hope you enjoy looking around their site as much as I did!

More stuff???

Yes, I told you I had too much excess scrapbook stuff! I have put MORE stuff up on eBay and let me tell you...if you won an auction of mine last week, you got a STEAL of a deal. Most of my items sold for a measly $1.30 or even $0.99!! Even a custom pre-made 6x6 scrapbook albums sold for only $0.99!! It was painful, but that's the "fun" of eBay. You just never know how much your stuff will sell for. I even had a buyer from the Netherlands! How cool is that!

Well, my question of the week has to do with great deals on scrapbook supplies. I want to hear your best stories. Once, when we lived in Corpus Christi, TX, a local Christian bookstore had been bought out by a big chain and was selling a TON of scrapbook supplies at 75% off. I got 3 albums, lots of alphabet stickers, pens, papers, glue and too much other stuff for about $50.

Then, when we lived in Georgia, the local scrapbook store was closing because the owner had terminal cancer. It was a very sad story, but I did my part to help her sell off her inventory. I think I ended up going to the store 3 times before it closed and got chalks, albums (yes, I had a thing for albums...did you see my auctions??), paper, card stock, eyelets, fibers, brads and more. I don't even remember what I spent, but it was WAY more than I had intended.

Isn't that what sale shopping is about? :o)

I look forward to your replies. Remember, if you win an auction of mine, let me know you are on my mailing list and I'll send a few goodies. Oh, and the fibers I have for sale are my daughter's. She is trying to save up some $$ to buy some clothes for her American Girl doll. She spent all her money on the doll and now she wants clothes for her! I'd appreciate you helping her if you need any fibers. She's in charge of cutting, packing and addressing her orders. It will be a great learning experience for her!

Keep on scrapping...

She's at it again!

Yes, I've been at it again...cleaning out my scrapbook closet, that is! One of my resolutions/goals this year is to simplify life. Get rid of stuff and commitments I don't need and keep or even add what I do need.

You know we all have stuff we hold on to for "some day" and more often than not, "some day" never does come.

For instance, I thought, "Some day I will sit down and make a bunch of 6 x 6 mini scrapbooks." I also thought, "Some day I will use the 12 x 12 albums that are just sitting on my shelf." And then I also thought, "Some day I will actually get rid of all this stuff I don't use!"

Well, the last "some day" came on Sunday and I listed a bunch of stuff on eBay for $0.99. Yep, not even $1 for this stuff I have to get out of my house and out of my life!

Clutter, even fun scrapbook clutter, can really stress me out sometimes. I almost look at my scrapbook armoire and wonder if I really do need all this. I did say "almost!"

So, my question of the week ties in to my eBay auctions. "What kind of scrapbook stuff are YOU holding on to for 'some day'?"

Just leave your comments and then head over to eBay to get a steal of a deal on some of my stuff. Oh, and if you win one of my auctions, let me know you're a newsletter subscriber and I'll throw in a little surprise! ;o)

P.S. As I was preparing the newsletter to send, I thought, "You know, I should ask my subscribers if they enjoy doing altered projects!" What I mean by altered is like those cute altered paint cans or decorative composition books or wall decor. So, I am bucking tradition and asking you a SECOND question this week. Don't freak out. I'm not going to do this on a regular basis. Just let me know how "altered" you are!