december devilment

[craftycat]

Half way through the month and we haven't started our confessions thread! Oh boy have I been bad again. Some of this is birthday/christmas presents for me, from me! So far:

Cuttlebug Winter folder
Enchanted Dreams CD (Joanna Sheen)
Cosmic Shimmer Gel
Craft Stamper Magazine
Candy Store boxed set (those little card confetti things that look like brads)
Ink Duster set
Large craft sheet ( the mess about with inks sort)
ATG gun and tape
gatefold arch and arch layering templates
4 crafty individual stamps - script/music to use for backgrounds and a yummy street scene one
2 hero arts stamp sets - antique engravings
Sheena Douglass Faith stamp set
Prima birdhouse stamp
My Minds Eye christmas glitter card stack.

Think I'm going to have to get more stamp storage!

[suban]

Oh CC! Glad to see you're treating yourself!

I've ordered 2 cross stitch kits, hotp colour-me papers, load of Elly's stuff - can't afford £10 for a few gems. Ordered a few things from the £5 show which I will use for matting and layering in the future. Knitting and crochet stuff. Still, this is likely to be my last big splurge, so I've made the most of it!

[budgie]

I have been ordering Graphicus stash whilst I still can. 4 lots of stamps, paint brushes and a cd. House mouse stamps, 3 debbie moore cds and a set of stamps. Can't remember what else, but I am sure therewas more.

[LoobyLou]

I thought there was meant to be a closing down sale starting at Graphicus today, but no sign of it yet.

[tru-ella]

some gems, bow maker and some magnolia rubber stamps

[craftycat]

hovering with getting the Seraphina through the ages CD from CherryPicking. Don't really need it but......

Interesting though that it is being pushed so soon after release with a discount price and "while stocks last"

[Purplepig]

The Graphicus closing down sale is on with most stuff reduced by 40%, but they are having to charge for delivery:

http://www.graphicus.co.uk/pages/default.aspx

[fabyon]

I treated myself to two Pagemaps 2 books as a safekeeping but will probably put one as blog candy ! :) Then for crimbo I got some crochet hooks and the Crochet bible, I also go a nice jacket/coat which was on sale in one of the catalogues but I asked Vince to wrap everything up before I could even try the jacket or read the book so at least I have a real surprise for Christmas day ! :)

[suban]

I'm like you Fab everything that's arrived has gone straight to Santa, and as my memory is so lousy, I'm going to get a load of surprises come Christmas Day. Heck, I may not even have time to watch Dr Who and Emmerdale!!!!!

One kit I'm waiting for I am nervous about - an impulse buy, but heck I'll use it for something!

[morgana123]

Ive been very restrained just two cricut cartridges, a cricut tool kit and two kaisercraft beyond the page albums, sadly only the cricut tool kit has arrived and I really wanted to get the cruise ship album completed for christmas. A dear friend has just taken what is probably her last holiday with her husband, as he is terminally ill, cruising around the canaries, the cruise ship album was released while they were away and I thought it would make a lovely christmas gift for her. I will probably keep it now until such time as it will bring her some comfort to remember their last wonderful holiday.

[suban]

Glitter yarn and carnival yarn jumped into my hands on Friday. Along with 6 large bags of assorted sequins, 1 packet of head pins, 1 packet of eyepins and 1 packet of necklace fasteners.

Cross stitch kits and impulse buy still not arrived.

[Rentochops]

I have bought the Kanban Dollshouse kit and a new guillotine, and a subscription to Making Cards (no one got the hint).

[suban]

Oh ROC are't some people slow on the uptake!

[Rentochops]

Oh ROC are't some people slow on the uptake!

Too right Suban, my family don't understand my crafting quite clearly, I even said to my Mother, a subscription to a magazine would be nice!

[suban]

Don't they realise we craft as therapy, it's not like we'd want to ;)

Wouldn't craft products on the NHS be wonderful. You'd get an NHS voucher to a fixed value every three months and a list of suppliers ........... Just if they can supply methadone, can't they supply foam pads and mirricard! ;)

[morgana123]

Fellow crafters, I would really value your opinion. I entered an email comp from Charmed Cards and Crafts to will a $25 dollar silhouette download card and I was lucky enough to be the first winner of one - so as I wont have to top up my silhouette account for a little while I am justified in spending the equivalent amount on more goodies arent I? I mean, just because I won it doesnt mean it should be instead of me topping up should it?????????

By the way if anyone has a silhouette there are more download cards to be won, its simple to do, you just log on to the website, click on the link and e mail why you should win a card and if they like what you put, you win one. As the meerkat says Simples.

[Rentochops]

Fellow crafters, I would really value your opinion. I entered an email comp from Charmed Cards and Crafts to will a $25 dollar silhouette download card and I was lucky enough to be the first winner of one - so as I wont have to top up my silhouette account for a little while I am justified in spending the equivalent amount on more goodies arent I? I mean, just because I won it doesnt mean it should be instead of me topping up should it?????????

By the way if anyone has a silhouette there are more download cards to be won, its simple to do, you just log on to the website, click on the link and e mail why you should win a card and if they like what you put, you win one. As the meerkat says Simples.

I won the Partycraft blog candy last Christmas and it never stopped me Morgana! I met up with a forum member and they led me astray!

[suban]

So now we lead people astray? So which one of you dragged me into the craft shop and forced me to buy the sheets of classy Christmas peeloffs (buy one, get one free) the bumper sheet of 246 gemstones and the 12 sheet Dovecraft Christmas box kit?

[morgana123]

I won the Partycraft blog candy last Christmas and it never stopped me Morgana! I met up with a forum member and they led me astray!

Well I took you advice and added the qvc tsv and 5 12 x 12 cardstock stacks from C&C to the december spends. Well the tsv was such good value and the stacks were half price so I saved even more lol. And I would never dream of saying I was led astray, I just regard what my fellow crafters say on here as advice and if the advice is that something is too good to miss then it would be extremely rude of me not to take the advice, wouldnt it!!!!!!!!!!!

[LoobyLou]

Well I took you advice and added the qvc tsv and 5 12 x 12 cardstock stacks from C&C to the december spends. Well the tsv was such good value and the stacks were half price so I saved even more lol. And I would never dream of saying I was led astray, I just regard what my fellow crafters say on here as advice and if the advice is that something is too good to miss then it would be extremely rude of me not to take the advice, wouldnt it!!!!!!!!!!!

You keep telling yourself that hon!

[suban]

Forgive me crafters for I have sinned!

Bought the MCS Christmas CDs for 14.99, a spirella kit and cross stitch kit! The postage voucher is to be used on some silk art card next time St Barbara is on!

[sam]

Don't worry Suban, it's a new year tomorrow - we can put the past behind us and look forward to another twelve months of sinning. Oops I mean carefully considered purchasing!

[dyzni]

I've also ordered the MCS Christams CD's from C&C.
Last night DH ordered me a Craft Robo for my Birthday, hope I am allowed it when it arrives :cheeky:

[Wellington]

I am finally, finally, the proud owner of my first ever set of nesties :mysmilie_864: Delivered this morning & stroked for a moment before storing away until such time as I get chance to play. I used the money my FIL gave me instead of the book token he said he was getting me (no hardship, I got quite a few books from hubby this year anyway). And with the money that BIL& SIL gave me instead of the links I gave her to items on JS's site, plus the 'change' left over from FIL's gift, I treated myself to a 10 set & 5 set of promarkers with the free p&p offer at Cowling & Wilcox...(but they haven't arrived yet)

[LoobyLou]

Oh dear Welly, you are done for now! One set of nesties soon becomes a metal mountain

[jenty]

I agree with you Looby, I thought I would buy a set to see why everyone liked them - a nicely shaped set of rectangles. Got some more on order now! I need much more than this week off work to play. :grin:

[angela]

ooh enjoy welly you'll love the pro markers, there's plenty of tips online too

[sugarplum]

which set did you go for welly?

[Wellington]

I got nesties in Labels 17 & expanded my currently meagre promaker collection (about 20 so far) with Rubber Stamping Set 1 & also the Skin Tones set. Oh & a Memento pad in London Fog...Not sure which nesties to aspire to next, but quite possibly one of the more 'basic' shapes, classic ovals. Not so bothered about matching scallops though as yet. On the other hand sooo liking the lacey &/or eyelet squares/circles *sigh* Very nearly got lacey squares actually, but there are less dies in that set, so I thought I'd be greedy for my first nesties & get a set with 6 dies :wink:

[Impossible Princess]

I have bought the Kanban Dollshouse kit

Saw a bit about this kit in Dawn's column in the back of Crafts Beautiful and immediately thought of you!! What's it like? xx

[Rentochops]

Saw a bit about this kit in Dawn's column in the back of Crafts Beautiful and immediately thought of you!! What's it like? xx

It's ok, not quite as nice as expected but will be fun to play with, doesn't leave much scope for the imagination, but then, if you look at all the new Kanban kits in new items (there are pics now) I think I must've moved on in my mind as none appeal to me.