(You know where this is going.) Last night was the crop at Archivers and I really liked the
new venue. Instead of paying $15 and getting food that is moderate at best, a page layout that you'll tear about and take the two pieces of card stock and one piece of pattern paper and put it in your paper stash, and three raffles of stuff you really didn't want anyway. (Valentines hearts in the middle of July.) They charge you $5 to hold your spot, and then you get a $5 coupon to use in the store.
I had $5 to spend. I now know, EXACTLY how a kid feels when you take them to Toys-R-Us and say, "You can buy anything you want, but you only have $5 dollars."
What! Are you crazy! Just $5! Do you KNOW how expense things are?! Do you KNOW that there are a gazzillion items to pick from - and the majority of them are NOT $5. And even when I find something for $5, the choices. Oh the choices!!!
So I shopped. For 45 minutes. You would think I was never, ever going to shop again. What should I buy? It's got to be good. It's got to hold me until I get to Utah. I don't want to buy something "silly". It's got to be something that I'll use. Do I buy a tool, so I can use it over and over again, of some more flowers. Do I get papers to do some layout? Do I buy more white paint because I'm out?
Do I get something "fall-ish" to match the season? NASA doesn't ask this many questions to get men on the moon.
At one point, I had a black acrylic title that said "Sweetie"- could use this on a number of pages. (Especially one about me! ). Then I had a Fancy Pants, punch out sheet. This sheet (for $5.99) had 6 different glittered clear arylic punch outs in pinks and greens. One was a frame, one border strip, one title ("Dream"), etc. I analyzed this sheet for about 10 minutes. 10 minutes! Trying to figure out how I would use each and every piece and on what kind of layout. Someone watching me must have thought I had gone into some kind of trance. "Why is this women just standing in the middle of the aisle staring at this one piece of paper in her hand? And how long is she going to stare at the darn thing! Did she have some kind of stroke?!"
I put it back. I wasn't sure how I would use all the pieces on any of the current projects I'm working on.
I decided on
Yes. The Basic Gray Rub-on tool. I had one of these before and lost it within a couple of weeks. It IS a great rub on tool. I can use it over and over and over again. And with my cards - there is a lot of rubbing on to to do.
It was $6.99, slightly over my five dollars - but heck, no one is perfect. Total bill for last nights crop $2.15 including tax.
P.S. Don't forget.. .the back of the packaging works as an "embelishment" too.
Soon to be seen on a card!
Wow - good job KJ! You were like a dog with a new bone and no place to bury it, but you did good! And hey you even used the back of the packaging as an embellishment! Way to go!
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