Well I've been a very busy bee recently.
On tuesday I managed to beg for a lift to Kanban's final clearance. I could
not miss out on the opportunity to get their products at such a ridiculously
low price. I'm now set for a good few months. Its a shame to see the company go
as they had some brilliant stuff. My only hope is that the artists continue
drawing and just find another company to produce the toppers.
Once I had found somewhere to put my new goodies, which took some time I
have to say, I looked around my room to see what my next project should be. I've
been crafting for 7 years now and I still have alot of the original stuff and
plenty of bits and bobs that people have given me along the way. I thought that
I should use up some of the stuff I'm not as fond of to make space for the
products that fit my style. Although you may not realise it you do progress as
a cardmaker. Looking back at my original stuff there is a big difference to
what I do now. Also my tastes have changed, industry trends change and
technologies evolve so I needed to see how to get rid of some stuff quickly,
but by using it rather than donating it. The item I found I had way too much
of was aperture cards, so I am currently trying to make my way through a rather
hefty stash of them. I'm not so much worried about design but just getting
something on them so I can sell them. I am trying to make a box up for the
summer fete to sell for charity so this is a quick way to get some cards done.
I some how managed to break one of my own records by making 15 cards in one
evening. Very impressed.
After having a crafty weekend at my grans the week before and finding out
that my auntie has a Create and Craft account I have been umming and ahhing
over whether to buy a Grand Caliber. The a4 plate is whats enticed me as I
could cut more dies at once and the new larger dies would also fit. The price
is quite good at the moment compared to what I have seen it at before but
technically its still just another die cutting machine. After searching the
next last night I had another look at the extender plates for my Cuttlebug. The
cheapest I had found them before was £66 but I've managed to find some, although
they aren't Cuttlebug official ones, for £35. I hope they're good and solve my
problem otherwise its alot to spend to end up buying a new machine as well
later.
