I'm cold. It is -30C this afternoon. What is weird though is that in two days we are expecting a high of +2C. That is going to feel like the tropics! Okay, well not really but a girl can dream.
Got a lot of photos developed the other day so let the scrapbooking begin. Perhaps tomorrow I will get a chance to go down to the basement....
Submitted the following little story to a Simple Scrapbooks writing contest last month. Supposedly three winners were to be chosen but have not seen anything announced yet. It was just a spur of the moment type thing but I thought it was cute. Perhaps someone reading this will send me a prize. (snif, snif)
Musings from a Paper Addict – by Sandy Crowe
I will be the first to admit that I am a paper addict. I tend to lean towards kits or paper packs simply because you seem to get more for your money. The other bonus is that the papers are coordinated which makes planning a layout all that much easier. Regardless, there is nothing like that little flutter in my stomach when I find that perfect pack. Yes, I said flutter. Oh come on ladies, you have felt it too! The paper is either in the same theme as my next project, the colours are just my favourites, or even better, they are both.
My first clue that I was perhaps addicted to paper was when I would invite a new friend or neighbor over for coffee. Eventually we would end up in the basement in my craft room, a.k.a my studio, which sounds so much more important doesn’t it? Upon entering the room their eyes would eventually fall on the shelves of neatly arranged papers by colour and paper pack. Inevitably the next comment would be OH MY or WOW, you sure do like paper don’t you? As you can guess, these comments are coming from non-scrapbookers. Fellow scrapbookers would instead say, cool – where do you shop? My husband on the other hand doesn’t say a thing which is probably a wise move on his part.
In my little mind I think that paper is a staple commodity. You are always going to need it and it can be used in the background or as an embellishment itself. I have recently been playing with some paper flowers for example. A little bit fiddly but fun to do whilst watching an episode of House on a cold winter night. It would be interesting to know how many other paper addicts exist. I have a feeling there is someone out there (who doesn’t work for a magazine or supply company) who is worse off than me. Just in case, I am open to any donations to fuel my addiction! Seriously though, to avoid getting into too much debt, keep repeating after me – buy only what you need, buy only what you need…
Have a great day everybody!
Got a lot of photos developed the other day so let the scrapbooking begin. Perhaps tomorrow I will get a chance to go down to the basement....
Submitted the following little story to a Simple Scrapbooks writing contest last month. Supposedly three winners were to be chosen but have not seen anything announced yet. It was just a spur of the moment type thing but I thought it was cute. Perhaps someone reading this will send me a prize. (snif, snif)
Musings from a Paper Addict – by Sandy Crowe
I will be the first to admit that I am a paper addict. I tend to lean towards kits or paper packs simply because you seem to get more for your money. The other bonus is that the papers are coordinated which makes planning a layout all that much easier. Regardless, there is nothing like that little flutter in my stomach when I find that perfect pack. Yes, I said flutter. Oh come on ladies, you have felt it too! The paper is either in the same theme as my next project, the colours are just my favourites, or even better, they are both.
My first clue that I was perhaps addicted to paper was when I would invite a new friend or neighbor over for coffee. Eventually we would end up in the basement in my craft room, a.k.a my studio, which sounds so much more important doesn’t it? Upon entering the room their eyes would eventually fall on the shelves of neatly arranged papers by colour and paper pack. Inevitably the next comment would be OH MY or WOW, you sure do like paper don’t you? As you can guess, these comments are coming from non-scrapbookers. Fellow scrapbookers would instead say, cool – where do you shop? My husband on the other hand doesn’t say a thing which is probably a wise move on his part.
In my little mind I think that paper is a staple commodity. You are always going to need it and it can be used in the background or as an embellishment itself. I have recently been playing with some paper flowers for example. A little bit fiddly but fun to do whilst watching an episode of House on a cold winter night. It would be interesting to know how many other paper addicts exist. I have a feeling there is someone out there (who doesn’t work for a magazine or supply company) who is worse off than me. Just in case, I am open to any donations to fuel my addiction! Seriously though, to avoid getting into too much debt, keep repeating after me – buy only what you need, buy only what you need…
Have a great day everybody!
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