Scrap Accountability - Month 2

so I really need to slow down on the purchasing. with that said, I seem to be buying non-consumables so that gives me some level of comfort......or a good excuse! lol! I also have a rew "enroute" purchases that will have to be counted in March.

 Layouts: 4

Cards:
OWH 25

PURCHASING
4 QK alphas
10 QK dies
5 "other" dies
2 embossing templates
2 dimensional adhesives
2 stamp sets
1 rub-on set

USAGE
cardstock: 12 (because i don't count the card bases)
patterned paper: 24
3D alphas: 21
buttons: 6
brads: 53 (wowee!)
flowers: 15
ribbon: 3
alpha stickers: 12
stickers: 2
rub-ons: 1
die cut alphas: 7
die cut shapes: 14 (see.....I am getting good use out of those QK and other die purchases!)
punches: 20
misc: 15
ink: 9
pens: 5

Scrap accountability - Month 1

the goal is a 2 to 4 ratio (ie: use twice as much stuff as I buy). not sure I was successful in January if only because I had to do things like restock my black cardstock and some storage purchasing......and no, I am not ignoring those impulse purchases either! but at least I was scrapbooking!

I think in future months instead of keeping a running total on each blog post I will just total up that post and then do a combination once a month. this whole thing got ridiculous!

MONTHLY TOTAL

LAYOUTS: 6

CARDS:
OWH: 9 (sent box of 68 cards today.....includes cards I received in swaps that met the guidelines or I could alter to meet the guidelines. not going to count those for my 2013 goal)
Brave Girl: 1
Other: 9

PURCHASING:
cardstock: 125 sheet package of 8 1/2 x 11 white for OWH cards (I'm not going to count this against my purchasing but also not count when I use it. I also bought 250 envelopes for the same purpose.)
cardstock: 27 sheets
1 set Thickers
1 QK alpha
4 dies
3 punches
1 embossing template
1 stamp set
4 storage
2 adhesive

USAGE:
cardstock: 5
patterned paper: 32
3D alphas: 58
buttons: 6
brads: 43
flowers: 14
ribbon: 8
alpha stickers: 41
stickers: 4
rub-ons: 2
die cut alphas: 9
die cut shapes: 10
punches: 12
misc embellishments: 9
stamps: 1
ink: 12
pens: 7

Spending Spree!!!

I still have layouts and cards to post from last week's crop, and a couple cards I've done since then. I haven't gotten the journaling done and photos taken. I'll get to them hopefully tomorrow. but in full disclosure, I needed to get some recent purchases down before I conveniently forgot about them! I debated excluding some of these as I used "birthday money" for them......but that's a slippery slope!

JANUARY PURCHASES TO DATE:
4 QK dies: bird, conversation bubbles, concession food (this is totally a spree purchase), dress up (another totally unneeded item)
1 QK embossing template (hey, it was only $1.50!)
2 packages QK holders (and I really need more if I am going to get my die collection under control)
1 set Thickers
2 sheets Bazzill
25 sheets Raven Bazzill (heavens this should be considered a necessity like adhesive!)
2 packages pop dots (not sure how to account for this......probably adhesive. it isn't like I keep track of glue dots or framing tape!)
3 punches: conversation bubbles (yes, you read that right), flower punch - in transit, tag punch


also, I had some concerns about how to accurately credit myself towards die & punch purchases. a friend suggested things like amortizing my uses. I think that is a fantastic idea! I don't plan on counting how many times I use NEW ones versus ones I already own, but I think a 10:1 ratio would be sufficient. 

• so for this purpose, I will be considering die cut alphabets, shapes, punches, embossing templates. if I spell out a title, I won't count every single darn letter. I do that for the 3D alphabets but those are consumable and the dies really aren't!

MONTHLY TOTAL

LAYOUTS: 4

CARDS:
OWH: 7
Brave Girl: 1

PURCHASING:
cardstock: 125 sheet package of 8 1/2 x 11 white for OWH cards (I'm not going to count this against my purchasing but also not count when I use it. I also bought 250 envelopes for the same purpose.)
cardstock: 27 sheets
1 set Thickers
4 dies
3 punches
1 embossing template
2 storage2 adhesive

USAGE:
cardstock: 2
patterned paper: 16
3D alphas: 41
buttons: 1
brads: 19
flowers: 8
ribbon: 6
alpha stickers: 33
stickers: 4
rub-ons: 1
die cut shapes: 5
punches: 6
misc embellishments: 3
ink: 6
pens: 5

Brave Girl Truth Card #1

a LM friend mentioned the Brave Girls Club on Facebook and I had to check out their site. Melody Ross (formerly of Chatterbox) is one of the founders.......so you know it is going to be a crafty creative kind of place. it is! it is also a super positive and supportive place.

quite last minute, they asked for "cards" for Manila. believe it or not, I had my card completed in less than 12 hours! (I was amazed by how much time was spent waiting for paint or mod podge to dry! sheesh!)

kinda plain compared to a lot of the examples they posted. next time I will pick a shorter quote......but this one spoke to me and that IS the point, right?