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I unsubscribed from 95% of crafty emails and TH-cam notifications a year ago. You summed up my feelings 100% accurately. It’s overwhelming and suffocating to have so much stuff that I haven’t used. Then there is the guilt thing….
I’m not cured; but, I am so much better. Thanks for the kick in the ass.
You are SO correct! I’m so tired of spending my money and not creating enough to justify the spending. I’m off to unsubscribe.
Yes, the suffocation describes it perfectly. That is why I chose my 2 favorite crafts to concentrate on, card making/papercrafting, and quilting. Plus quilling that I have supplies for, and that I want to do more of. It's really just another papercraft, just some different supplies that I can also use for my others.
We need monthly meetings for crafters anonymous.
I really struggle with this too. I realised how expensive my cards are when I had to buy a new stamp set for each one. Now if I buy a stamp set that costs $25 I don’t let myself buy any more until I have used that one 25 times at least. If I don’t think I would use it that many times I don’t buy it.
Ilike your Idea :)
That's a really good idea, Kylie!!!
Awesome idea
Love this idea
Best idea is to SHOP AT HOME! The regular stamp club I belong to have monthly demos using supplies we probably already have. Everything old is becoming new again. Try it and you'll see that you are buying less. Stampin Up catalog is redoing similar stamp images on alot of ideas.
My story is similar. I could have purchased my own house with what I've spent and then donated, in fabric and craft supplies over the last 30 years.
You've inspired me to get rid of the last stamping company website on my computer and unsubscribe from the rest of the makers highlighting products. I AM KEEPING YOU AROUND because you make sense; teaching us to be smart crafters and not 'gotta have it all' crafters. I've been one of those for way too long. Thank you, my dear.
And they're gone. With the help of my daughter, all craft supply enablers are gone off all of my devices!
I love your reply! I am sitting here laughing out loud! Yes, I probably could have purchased 2 homes on what I have spent!
@@janettetippetts7942 YES GIRL! Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes! I'm so glad you read my mind. ..this is why I have been watching Natasha foorte so much. She uses her supplies smartly. Thank you for sharing this as well.
Love her too!
I too watch Natasha. Laurel and Natasha are both good at giving us ideas on how to use our stash. I’m so grateful for TH-camrs like them.
I love Natasha Foote as well!
I love Nasta Foote and Sasha Reade, too.
I watch her too. Soooo many good ideas using what you have. Laurel is the same. Thank goodness for these 2😎❤️👍
I owe you the biggest thank you! I just realized that I am an impulse buyer when it comes to the same things. As much as it will kill me, I am going to do what you did with all your emails from the companies I like. I really need to do this because I have so much stuff that it's scary. And watching your video made me realize that I need to use what I have and buy no more. Thank you so much 🙏
A bit like me
Totally agree Stephanie Loughead
Sing it!!!! I am saving this video and playing it when I need strength!!!! It’s shameful what I donated on my last purge. THANK YOU!!!
OMG! Thank you for this. This is so me. If I see it; I want it.
Funny I did the same, donated thousands of dollars to primary school, kindergarten and also local crafters and was disgusted with what I have done with my precious money 💰 if only my husband knew........ 😲
Thanks for the wakeup call. I'm doing my best to use everything I own.
Preaching to the choir sista!!! I have been very aware of my impulse buying too. Full set syndrome died quick when I realized I won't use all the colors! I so agree with unsubscribing... did it!
I am part of a company that has 2 new catalogues out for us to preorder from... won't look at them as I am retiring from them! I am challenged to go through the ones I don't like anymore for stamp sets!
How many floral stamp sets can I have before it's illegal to own that many?!🤣🤣🤣
Great motivator video! Thanks so much Laurel!
I just loved everything you said! I am a huge impulse buyer and I have FOMO!! My friends joke that I have more stamps, dies, paper, ink pads, you name it than most hobby stores carry. I have a very large craft room with 2 desks, 2 counter tops at least 8 feet long, 8 cupboards and bookcases and shelves and I can barely move. I have stuff all over the floor in containers so they cannot get damaged, I have 4 rolling carts full of stuff and I have no idea what's inside. I did a quick run through in one of my many fridge bins and in a matter of minutes I had a huge box of stamps that I have never used and I will never use and that was just one company. I have a few neighbors who are interested in making cards so I will be putting together a box or two or three or..... and I am going to start giving things away.
I really did appreciate the honesty. It took me a long time and a lot of money to figure out that buying the new stamp/die/stencil would not magically provide me with design talent! Once I got that straight, it’s clearly more about learning to use what I have and how I like to create my stuff. I have stopped following a number of TH-camrs or watching certain videos about new releases. I focus more on design theory, design process, and media use than on product. I Like to hear what color was chosen for what reason and the use of texture and why the designer picked that type of stamp versus what I made with this new expensive release. They are to find! I’m frustrated still that the focus is so firmly on spending money but I have shifted mine anyway! TFS.
Excellent outlook 99zanne! AND, great advice! Thank you
If you like design process, Christine Stokes, Cathy zielske, natasha footer, sash reade, Ellen Hudson has a great tutorial on design process. Also ingred bergen (I think) Mary pollack and Marion Emberton. They are all about using your stash and design process, hope that helps. If you know of any I haven't mentioned who discuss how to use y hour stash and design process please let me know. I love craft
@@hayleydoherty9557 That list is pretty comprehensive - and, the ppl I watch! Thanks!
I buy & buy and never create. Great & refreshing video. BTW I always love your energy in your videos😊
I do the same, I create in my mind and I think, "O goodie I will make so much with that...and then there it sits...expensive and I'm not touched. I think she's on to something. I think she should do a bi-weekly motivational like this one with more of her great thoughts.
Thanks for this video. I don’t really have fomo but I’ve bought too much and never used it. There is another area that I seem to have a problem. I tend to watch a lot of videos but never get into my craft room and make cards. I just sit in my recliner and watch videos!!!Of course, if there is a birthday in the family I will probably put a card together. (I made a birthday card with a dog on it for my grandson and his dog ate it!!! Next year I’ll just give him a couple of dog biscuits instead!!).
But getting back to the problem, is there anyone else out there who watches lots of videos and never makes the cards? I think I need help!!
Yes I do, I have really tried to stop buying and I have, except for a couple of ink pads. I haven’t been in my craft room much and yes I watch way too many videos. My goal is to get some card blanks and have a stash of cards ready. You are not alone!
That is me too! I watch craft video's and scroll pintrest. But only get into the craft room a few weekends. And I see all these amazing products. I work full time, and weekends are for cleaning house and family time. So I only end up in my craft area a few times a year. And even though I am not generally an impulsive buyer, after 20 plus years of buying and never wanting to get rid of anything. I have enough paper and supplies to make 1000's of cards! I am also horrible if I see an amazing sale. Can't seem to resist even if it isn't my style. And then if I use it, it is only like once!
I am exactly the same as you!! I have only returned to cardmaking , after about 25 years , 6 months ago. This means that there is a whole new world out there now!
Die cutting wasn't around when I last did it, and stamps were all on blocks of wood - and I still managed to make some beautiful cards! I also used to be able to heat emboss and then watercolour the image, as well as some calligraphy....... It seems, however, that I have spent a vast amount of money on all of the 'must have' new things - although I have resisted the electronic ones so far!
But have I practised? Nope. I have just assumed that I needed all new supplies.....
😔
I do exactly the same thing!! Why do we do this?
At least two reasons we do this (and I suppose they are connected): Resistance and perfectionism. Artists struggle with resistance all the time-and the fear that what they produce will not be good enough. Books have been written about this by several excellent authors. You might begin with Julia Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way.” Jill Badonsky’s books address these issues in various ways, and she has wonderful suggestions for getting back into your art or craft again. One way is to reframe the thought, “I should …” with “I get to ….” Example: “I get to make a couple of cards today,” or “I get to work on my journal today.” And we have to let go of the result and enjoy the process. Yes, we might make a “mistake,” but they often turn out to be happy accidents (or at least something that’s fixable just by adding another layer of color or ephemera or something). There is a reason you love to watch the videos; it’s because you really do want to make things. Learning one more technique probably will not change your life today. Allow yourself to watch one video-to get the inspo and the juices flowing. To remind you how much you love doing this. And then get up and do something-even if it’s with every intention of just experimenting and using it for scraps or throwing it away. It’s just paper. It’s just ink or some paint. PLAY! (If you watched just one video each day for the next month, that would still be more than plenty to help you learn new skills and techniques.)
In my first year, I bought everything, including lots of duplicates. Today, I have a strict budget & when I get something new, I use it right away - swatch it, stamp it, die cut it, embellish something. Thank you for your tips Lauren
Thank you so much Laurel! I am going to take your advice and unsubscribe from all my stamp and newsletter company and whittle down everything I own. I don’t work on anything because I have so much I can’t decide that to do next. Thank you for the heart to heart. I needed it.
Me too!
Love this message. I have been in my own "austerity zone" since the beginning of the year. But I still struggle with crafting. I love watching the TH-cam videos and tell my self it is to learn new techniques - but then I feel like I MUST HAVE ..... that thing. And I don't need it. I have plenty - more than I can ever use !!!!
Laural, what you are saying is so true, I have stuff I never used and I overspend. I want to learn how to be creative with what I have. Bless you and I am unsubscribing from news letters and many of the youtube channels ( not yours of course).💖💖💖
Were you a fly on the wall at our crafting session this afternoon? You have just outlined everything my friend Cherry and I discussed today…brilliant video, thank you. X
Samantha I just can’t believe it she must have had the room bugged and remember at all times it’s not a competition 😆
It helped me a lot to create a catalog for my stash. A friend was so cool and programmed me an app for my birthday. Everything is in there with key words about the motives and texts. When a new stamp set appeals to me...because of the cute squirrels...I open the app, search for squirrels and I can see right away if the set really is an asset or not. The situation is similar when I see someone crafting something. I can then look for similar items in my inventory and recreate it without having the exact same materials. Sometimes being creative is much more difficult when you own too many things. Then it takes 3 hours to find the right stamp or paper.
I just told my husband what I was watching and he asked if this was the last time I watch you! Lol. I realized how much I spend when I watch people make new and cool technique videos and am having trouble watching because I know I have issues with buying. I really did need to hear this. Thank you! I love your candor.
I also do not watch hauls. Process videos are my favorite but I do get enticed by the new stamps being used in these videos, even though some creators do say, use what you have! Thank you Laurel!
Thanks so much for your honesty and wisdom. I am retired now so I don’t have the money to buy stuff whenever a new catalog comes out. Also, I really do need to use what I have. I am in a card club with some people who buy a lot more than me, but, I have a rule that I have to have used what I have, at least once before I buy something new. Appreciate you so much.Laurel.
Thanks Laurel ⚘️
Everything you said made sense.
I'm a compulsive impulse buyer. I'm trying to teach myself to stop buying anything and everything. I have stopped buying papers and paper pads. I always would get 2 of each.
I have so many products here, there's enough to stock a shop and this is no exaggeration. It doesn't help that I'm a hoarder, so getting rid of anything makes it really hard. That mindset of I might use it, takes over and then causes the anxiety to become overwhelmed.
Hopefully I will be able to cull my supplies one day.
YESSSS!!! I totally agree! I think most of us do this. It's hard to resist new stuff. And Yes to donating all the things you no longer need or use. One point you missed is that we are very lucky if we can afford to buy whatever we need or want. I think this is a real privilege. So appreciate what you have everyone. Also recycle and re-use as much packaging (including all your plastic) as possible. We all have an obligation as crafters to do this because all these craft supplies are probably really bad for our Planet. It's good to THINK about the resources involved in making all these things. 👍💖
GIRL I am soooo with you and have unsubscribed from several companies already...I have sooo much that I have never used that it is ridiculous...I have been doing this for 15 years so you can only imagine how much I own....sooooo girl you are talking my language now..now I do not know if I could go down to one bin but.......
Thank you for having the courage to create this video. I’m grateful that I’m not an impulse purchaser but I really do need to bash my stash as I am a collector of things “ I love butterflies” 🤪
I was so happy to watch your video today! I started out just buying some really cheap this to get me started at a flea market, next thing I know I’m spending hundreds of dollars at a time just because I watched a video and loved what the person made. By the time I get the products I forgot what I wanted to do with them and just file them away. I plan to do what you suggested and stop buying things just because it’s new. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this video!
Just watched this…last month, I was so overwhelmed by all the craft products I had that I could not be creative. So I started a ruthless purge. Made numerous trips to Goodwill and donated all that I removed from my craft room. I would add that not everything was used infrequently or not at all, there are also stamps that I have used so often that all the people to whom I send cards have probably received one from me with that image. So those stamps were donated as well. The bonus is that my room is less cluttered and my creativity is back👍🏻👍🏻
Excellent advice! My only change to what you said is: Put the item in your cart and wait for a week or a month-by that time you're more apt to be past the impulse! Setting a monthly budget can also help as well-forces you to make choices rather than buy on impulse. I love your suggestion of having a "use now" bin-I am currently trying to do that. Thanks for sharing!!!
Leslie you are spot on about the cart thing. I've done that many times until the "fever" from wanting it was over. If it REALLY nags a me after a while, I'll usually go ahead and buy it, but not always, LOL!
Oh my gosh!! This is exactly what I needed to hear! I am definitely an impulse buyer and have found lots of things in my stash that I can't believe I spent money on. :( Thanks for letting us know we are not alone!!
Fantastic, well said. I'd also add a problem I have about buying magazines with stamp sets or dies on, I look at it a few times then it's gathering dust under my desk & the stamp sets are not great quality. There's website we have here in the UK called Olio where you post things you don't want & it's all free. Also you can put a request on for things you want. At least you'd know that the things you are giving away are going to people who really want them.
When I was a teenager I usually paid for my own art supplies. If my parents gave me money, it wasn’t a lot. I was very careful with what I bought. Fast forward to marriage and children. I was very lucky, my husband made enough money that I could stay home. I was still pretty careful about spending.
As my kids got older I got back into art and crafting. I found a fantastic local stamp store in the mid-90s and I loved stamping. I found more stamp stores; none close to home unfortunately, at least then I could have made money by working there!
By the mid 00s all but one of the local stamp stores were gone, but then there was the internet! A whole new way to shop! I also had lost my dad, my mom, and all my kids had left home. I was dealing with mental health issues and fibromyalgia and lost touch with friends. Instead, I had all these new friends online. Except most of the new friends wanted me to buy stuff. So I did.
Five years ago my husband died very suddenly. (Heart attack) I had to move from our house in the country to a very small house in the city. Two years ago my middle daughter died from a pulmonary embolism. My studio still isn’t organized, but I have lots and lots of PRODUCT! After Steve died I started ordering everything. I was paring things down before I moved, but after Elizabeth died I started buying again.
My youngest came from California to visit and she said I have more supplies than a crafting and gift shop she likes in LA.
I’ve resisted “getting rid” of a lot of my things because I truly love the images, the colors or what that supply does for me. You have made me realize that it’s ok to pass a lot of this on to others.
I’m going to go back over my stamps, my ink pads and my dies to thin everything out.
Hopefully I will be successful in creating more space to actually create more art.
Thank you for your wise words.
I'm very sorry for your losses.
@@jelliebean1 thank you.
Omgosh. I am so sorry Mardi, but ... so wonderful for those homemaking years with your children and time for your husband and for crafting!
Thanks for sharing your story. I am so very sorry for your deep losses. Please be as kind to yourself as you would to any of us as you look through your studio. ❤️💐
Wow! Thanks for this video! I am so that person! For years I didn't have a lot of $$ to purchase new supplies for quilting, scrapbooking, and cardmaking, but that has changed and I am also an impulse buyer! If I see a video with a bunch of great stuff I just buy it all instead of seeing what I have that is similar - and I have a LOT, so I know I can replicate the idea with what I have. I have spent some time last night right after I watched this and this morning unsubscribing from every craft email about sales and new releases and newsletters. I often spend more time organizing and putting away new products than I do crafting! It's just ridiculous! I so appreciate this video. Thanks, Laurel!
I do the exact same - buy and buy, tidy up, organise but very little crafting done.
Thank you Laurel this is EXACTLY what I needed to hear! Appreciate you so much 🥰
I watched this a while ago then I rewatched it after I read your email today. Thank you! Seriously, thank you. I also want you to know I'm listening. I have two large bags in my car. I reached out to the activities director of a local retirement/rest home facility near me. Monday morning I will be taking my sacks to her. And it feels good. Bless you for your voice of reason.
Truth! It’s so easy to get caught up in the new releases! But I’m learning to say no. The only thing I do want eventually are the stencil/ embossing folder sets.... but I haven’t because I’m waiting to see how I’ll feel later. We’re moving and it has taken me 3 DAYS to pack up my craft stuff..... ridiculous! I’m going to spend time doing exactly what you are saying...purge baby purge! Also.... when a post comes on... instead of looking at the new supplies used...I’m concentrating on the technique and asking myself how I can use the technique with what I have. Great and honest post! Thank you! 🙋♀️💕🌴
Don't purge, just use it and don't buy more. I hate buying remorse but I also hate purging remorse. Because as soon as you give something away or get rid of it then you find a need for it and you wish you had it. I totally get what she's saying, but just use what you have and try to find new ways to use it. For instance I am incorporating my dies and my stamps into journal/mix media book work instead of just making cards. It's really worked out for me that way.
Not super impulsive but still needed to hear this sensible advice. I have toooooo much! But I just may get that sticky mat … SSS has a 15% off!! Thank you Laurel.
OMG Laurel. YESSSSS. What a Spectacularly Awesome share…and I used to be an impulse buyer too and Yiikes….I was like a bobble head doll watching your video my head almost fell off!! Love the way you delivered your theory and OH YES YOU NAILED IT!!!! I did a HUGE purge and donation and truly use what I have!! Thank so much this was Awesome…YOU SO ROCK!!!!
Joan Smith
Buying stuff twice cos I didn't remember I'd already bought was me. Retired right b4 the pandemic hit, started watching how to videos and went SHOPPING. Now I take pics, have them in files for easy finds when I shop now.
Great tip!! I'm guilty of buying things twice already, and I only started again (after 25 years) around 6 months ago!!
Love this and thank you! I only have so much room so I decided a while ago to only buy very little. I’m hoping this will catch on with various TH-cam crafters and we start to see videos using older items and focus more on techniques than buying new stuff.
Love your chat, Laurel. Sometimes I need the brush-up on why I Don't need to go shopping. I did buy 3 small sets of dies, on clearance, this past week that I can get a Lot of use out of. Hobby Lobby is clearing out All of their dies. Makes me kind of sad. But I did stick to the ones I can stretch to other occasions, and uses.
Not subscribed to any temptations, but I have left craft groups because of the constant pressure to buy, buy, buy. Most of the items they all insisted I needed weren't even related to what I liked to do. I did not yield to their pressure, but their constant yammering just made it unpleasant to craft with them. They all seemed to think they Had to have Everything, and so new members did too. Nope!! Oh, you'll love it!! Nope!! Well, you need to at least try it!! If I'm not interested in a certain technique, I'm Not going to spend $100+ to try something I don't feel I will enjoy. I know what I like. I have tried new things. But I've already dropped about 5 old hobbies in the past 30 years, and have reduced my stash to quilting, cardmaking/papercrafting, and quilling, which I hope to pick-up again, because the interest is still there. I finally found a TH-cam quiller that is informative, slow enough, and gives details and tips. Hope she stays around, awhile.😊
I bought old block stamps from good will,about 5 years ago!!! and i really love them,and yes is true we dont need everything in the market industry to craft!!
So very helpful. I needed to HEAR this. Thanks for the suggestion to stop getting all the newsletters. I have bought way to many things just because it was the next best thing out there and haven’t used it yet.
Yes, I found it very, VERY helpful!! The past several weeks I knew I had to so something because my craft room is getting cramped and I hate it! I just un-subscribed to a lot of emails and I look forward to getting more in the coming weeks to continue to hit that unsubscribe button!! Thank you Laurel, I love your honesty and always have! ❤
I applaud your frankness!! Thank you for speaking some truths. I stopped buying about three weeks ago and am finding it more and more liberating!!! My brain is finally getting the point that I really don't need the "more." You just confirmed and drove it home for me. Thank you sooooo much.
Thank you so much for your wise words. I feel so much lighter after listening to you; you expressed just what I’ve been feeling. I just needed the push to move forward and lighten my craft supplies and to better use what I already have. Someone once told me that comparison is the thief of joy, and I do believe that’s true. I always compared what I made to what others did, and I never measured up. Well, no longer-thanks to you!! It’s a new journey for both of us!
This is a great series and I am totally with you guys on this. I am a "sale" person so for some reason if it is on sale then I just have to have it. I have been going through my stash recently by categories and yes OMG - I have so much and Florals and butterflies are my weak spots.
Me to
I so glad I'm binge watching your videos. As a beginner I've purchased things I don't need or am interested in creating. Just now I'm working on buying inks. I've learned the hard way to stay away from anything that doesn't have ink re-fillers and way far away from the minis. I too am an impulse buyer and in less than 3 months I've spent more than $2k. This is insane, since my only income is my SS. Thank you for bringing me to stop the madness. Be blessed.
Laura, Laura, Laura! I love this video beyond anything I’ve seen so far. I am an impulse buyer addict. There’s just one more point I would like you to make because you have a wide audience and maybe folks will listen. Having too many supplies: too many stamps; too many dries; too many inks; too many gadgets; and too much paper can actually impede the creative process. As a lifelong artist/crafter, I feel some of my best work comes from variations of a basic idea. So having endless stamps that you feel you must use Is a burden. The supplies are dictating to me. Instead, I should be experimenting with new ways of making my materials look exciting and fresh. I resisted the feeling I had to have everything for years. But gradually the sickness of doing all the things you so aptly described took over and I’ve been spending a fortune on the never ending “new” products. The joy (rush) comes from clicking on the PayPal symbol and then anxiously awaiting the delivery AS IF those items would make me a better artist. I try to be honest and say “ am I a card maker or a craft supply collector”? It’s true for every hobby, golfers, photographers new lenses etc. But your video and others like it are essential to remind us where the joy and fulfillment is best served.
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Omg... I'm a craft supplies collector!
LOL. I thought you were talking about me personally! I'm so guilty of so many of the things you pointed out. When I think about all the money I've spent on products I haven't used for whatever reason, I could literally cry. I could probably pay off my car with what I've spent. This was really a good reminder for me to break so many of these horrible habits that I have developed. Thank you for your honesty!!
All three of you give a very convincing argument to use your stash. I purged about a year ago. It was hard- i cannot remember what I gave away anymore. Many TH-cam crafters are singing the same song and it is interesting your they show new ways to make due with their supplies.. I appreciate the "industry" but too much wasted money is the key to changing bad habits of spending for the reasons you stated.
This video changed my life. Since watching it earlier this year, I stopped purchasing new items unless it is something I really know I am going to use. I have so many stamps and dies in my stash I've never used. I'm on a mission to use them now and NOT purchasing anything new. I look for card ideas that emphasize using what you have in your stash. Thank you Laurel!
Great video. I saw Lindsay "the frugal crafter" say that she never buys matching dies for stamps. They are super expensive and I can fussy cut easily. I only buy basic shape dies now.
I am a dedicated Lindsay “The Frugal Crafter” fan. She also has wonderful ideas in the different ways you can save your hard earned money.
Thank you. I’m in the process of purging & I love how you have reenforced my thought process. If I love a stamp, I want to keep it & use it, even if it is retired.
I also ”need” a lot, but I can’t afford it (Thank God!). I rather pay my rent. 😊
But, I follow far too many TH-camrs that inspire me and make me want to buy more stuff. 🙈
OT: your hair looks great!! 😍
Well said. I am definitely an impulse shopper. I put myself on a total craft spending freeze until I had used at least half of my supplies I had not used at least once. I purged so many things from my art journal stash and I have started with my stamp supplies.
Oh my I am so glad I watched your video and it is definitely being saved. I have gone through my “stash” several times, and I do have a place I make donations. BUT obviously I’m not purging enough at once as I seem to go back in another month or two and go through the same process. ( UGH )For me, I also think having too may of the same sentiment ie: a version of thank you, makes it harder when choosing which one to use. Sorry to have rambled; thank you from another impulse buyer.
I watch Natasha Foote (NZ) and Sasha Reade (UK) who both use what they have time and time again. For those of us who have an over-abundance of 12 x 12 cardstock, I recently came across a video by MayMay who has a 'mystery cutting plan' which I found very useful - using the backside cut into 6 pieces without looking at what you are cutting - a bit hard with double sided paper. Then you have 6 card fronts ready to go. I also watch another couple of crafters who major on 'using their stash'. Very helpful ideas. BTW Laurel, great video. Loved your honesty.
Love to hear the reinforcement in this idea. I love to Copic colors although I don’t shade in as many markers as some. But I have tried and really, super, don’t use pastes and gels with my stencils. I stencil with distress inks instead. I didn’t get any oxides because I like the inks just fine.
You are so right! There is so much guilt associated with impulse buying. It's not thoughtful and challenges our responsibility to be good stewards with our gifts (our money). Jennifer McGuire constantly challenges her viewers to use what they have to when trying her techniques. It's fun to see a card that you love and then go through your stash to see how you can repurpose something you already have to apply the technique. Doing this actually challenges me and gives me MORE creative inspiration. Something that I think would be great for the stamp industry is a site where crafters can resell their stamp sets. I think it would be great fun to create one last card with a stamp set you no longer want and use that card so sample and sell the set. I love the idea of donating as well but having the opportunity to resell to a relevant community. This would help us to save for new items we really do need. Thanks for your very thoughtful talk! Great point!
I have been thinking this for the longest time. You and MayMay made it are the only two TH-cam crafters that I subscribe to any more. Your honest is greatly appreciated.
I still watch a lot of people but Maymay was the first I found and I still enjoy watching her have FUN!
Thanks for this video! I think we all need this at some point. I get very frustrated when watching someone make a card and it feels like a commercial. I realized these companies need to keep the products coming to stay in business but just because something is popular right now, (for example blending brushes) doesn't mean they need to make their own just so they can put their brand on it and then try to convince us theirs is better! Thanks for letting me vent. If I buy something, it's on me.
@Lonya Mathys -- Agree -- seems more like a late-night infomercial than a "learn to make a card" video!!
Yes yes yes. Good things to hear. I have found, for me, best thing is to accept that I have a certain style. I’m not flashy, I go simpler. Once I accepted that, it seemed easier. I bought embossing powders and inks, dry embossing folders, washi tapes (out the wazoo)…I joined a stamp club a few years back, wanted to be a part of the “group”… It didn’t work. I still like my style. I have two years worth of those stamps that I didn’t use. Plus our crafting/stamping industry is changing. More expensive for one thing. And several “local” craft stores closed, and a few don’t carry much for card making. Which helps me get more creative with what I have. All that said, I still shop on line every so often. I try to screenshot things I see that I think I want. Then when I get around to shopping, I check and see what I saved. Goes about 50/50. Sometimes I still want the items, sometimes not. You gave us several really good ideas. Thank you for sharing!
Oh, thank you! In the beginning I watched videos and thought I needed everything in them. I saved up and spent a ton. Then I decided I'd only buy twice a year. Now my bin is stuffed and I have nearly bought things and then rethought them. And I love watching Natasha, because, like you, she shows how to use what you have. But I haven't unsubscribed from the stamp companies--why didn't I think of that? Anyway, love your videos and look forward to more.
@@NancyLynn just search for Natasha Foote
Amen. You are absolutely correct! I need to keep watching this video over and over! Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I also need to keep watching this awesome video over and over!!
I've gone through my collection and pulled everything I haven't used. I'm slowly working my way through the LARGE pile and using it all. I have also already unsubscribed from quite a few email lists. btw, your hair looks fabulous.
Thank you Laurel! All too often we feel the need to have the latest and greatest stamp & die sets. I have fit into that category many times. You are right, it is a habit we need to learn to break. Thank you for your wisdom with the "unsubscribe" button, I never thought of that. Such a great idea! I also love how you have just one box of stamps and dies. Wow! You must have some awesome stuff in there! Thanks again for sharing your FOMO (fear of missing out) syndrome video. Very timely and filled with lots of inspirational wisdom. Thanks Laurel, I definitely need to hear your thoughts on this subject!
I'm fairly new to this... maybe 5 years in... and already I see it happening... 5 watering bucket die cut... uh... how many gardening sets do I need... BUT for now I'm just challenging myself to USE everything. 5 watering buckets and NO Get well die cuts or stamps... there ya go. I totally can relate to what your saying.. thanks for another reminder.
My weakness when I began card making was monthly card making subscriptions. Don’t even want to think about how much money I spent!! I eventually stopped those altogether. Now I try to limit my purchases to consumables- adhesive, cardstock and envelopes. And Natasha Foote is my go-to inspiration on using what I have in my stash.
I need to get the strength to cancel my subscription kits. Fumo is real.
Great video! You’re preachin’ to the choir! As a long time paper crafter I am beyond overwhelmed with all the stuff I’ve accumulated over the years. I’m going to be doing a major destash, and be intentional about what I’m keeping.
OMG, you are now my 'go to' guru to stop me buying ANY MORE THINGS!!!! Just over the past couple of weeks I've stopped all my subscriptions on line because I realised I can't craft because I can't find anything even though I've got everything? That's the problem, too much choice that just blows my mind and I end up doing nothing, it's madness. I am that impulse buyer, the grass is always greener in someone else's craft stash and I have to try the 'NEW' thing, it's truly ridiculous how much I've got, so I hear you lady and the butt stops here, today, no more. Just like several others who have commented today, I will watch this video every time I get tempted, even when I don't, just to keep me in line. Thankyou so much Lauren, I needed this reality check. Love n hugs from Victoria in England 😘👍👏🏼
Honestly, this video makes me want to go to my craft room right now and clear out my stamps. I bought a LOT of stuff when I worked in local scrapbook stores and when I was a consultant for a certain stamp company where you have to spend so much money every few months to stay in the loop. I got tired of the loop and buying things because I felt that I had to. I still impulse buy but I really think through whether or not I’ll use that product more than once or in more than one way. Great video Laurel!! 👏
You speak my craft language. I am an impulse buyer, in the beginning I had to have everything. I am now trying to implement different techniques to curtail my buying. Thank you for this video series with Justine and Ardith.
I love this video. OMGosh I am new to card making and was doing exactly what you discussed, Impulse Buying, I am really bad. I need to unsubscribe from ALL of the companies of stamps. Thank You for this I needed to know that I am not the only one. Have a great weekend.
Loved your honesty. I fall into this same trap. Gotta have it. This video opened my eyes and stepped on my toes. 🤣😂🤣
Love how you three ladies have different perspectives on the same topic. When I started STAMPING- it seemed so simple, and as you say the companies have come out with all kinds of supplies that are beyond stamping. I find it harder to find lots of stamps. The other supplies have gotten so expensive. I do think we need to just say no to certain techniques and keep focused. I always want supplies after watching videos. My weak spot. Thanks for the info- have a wonderful weekend.
Yes! I got off the buying train and stopped watching some creators because it all became too much. I had to try the newest marker or paint set because everyone was using them. I still cave now and then, but not nearly as much. Now I would rather invest in art classes so I can get more from what I have.
OMG...you were speaking to me. I’m such an impulse buyer and need to purge. I have stamps and dies I haven’t used it ages.
When I first started making cards, I was frustrated because I didn't have many supplies nor local access. Then when I started accumulating all the things I thought I NEEDED I was frustrated because I had so much I couldn't make a simple decision about what to use. I made less cards even though I had a ton of supplies. You described me perfectly in this video. Impulse buy. Gotta have it. Never use it...or make that one card and never use those supplies again. I took the first step and unsubscribed from all the e-mail lists. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Then I started weeding out what I know for a fact I am never going to use. Thank you for this video.
I enjoy watching the newest and best videos, knowing that at some point those items will be on clearance. That is when I will invest and try them...possibly. Those treasures may out of style products for the companies, but for those who receive my cards they is a totally new ideas.
Thank you so much for posting this. I retired and was looking for a relaxing hobby, discovered TH-cam and now I’m in debt! Just had to have everything I saw being used. Like you, I have things I’ve bought twice and some I’ve never even used. I was just addicted to receiving things in the mail! The anticipation of the postman’s motor cycle and opening the package, it wasn’t even about doing the art!
I ended up with 5 gelli plates and countless stencils. 🤦🏼♀️
My craft room was so crowded, my children were worried that I was beginning a hoarder! I was!
Well….last weekend, I posted on our local Facebook community page that I needed help to destash my art supplies FOR FREE!
2 lovely art therapy ladies were so grateful for the supplies. One of them came and I got her to take the boxes away….. I didn’t want to sort through because I knew I wouldn’t be able to “let go”.
She did it all and she shared it with the other lady to help mental health patients and children with disabilities. I’m so happy about that!
I do not begrudge the $5,000.00 that I m still paying off my credit card. I now consider it my tithing.
Do I miss my supplies? Not one bit. I feel freed instead of weighed down and overwhelmed. I still watch and enjoy artists “making” on TH-cam but I do not feel the need to buy the stuff. I sew quilts for charity instead and I take more walks and I read.
I love you channel and I love your art and I appreciate your honesty.
All the best from Australia. ☺️💕
You´re so right! In just everything you mentioned. I´ve also stopped buying supplies at once. If I see something I would like, I put it on my list instead of ordering it at once. I still regret to have bought a lot of scrapbooking papers, because I discovered very soon, that I liked to make my own papers with my geliplate so much more. I like to make my own stencils and masks, but in the beginning I bought tons of stencils made by companys. And because I am not selling my products, I realized that I only needed a few things I really liked - just as you said. So thank you very much for this video 🥰.
Liked the comments about inks. Being retired and on limited funds. I bought the colors that I KNEW I would use. Also, all the refills for those colors too. This will last me a LONG time. As an artist, with cards as my "fun - play" stuff, I know how to blend primary colors into about every color under the sun :) So, basic color choices saved me lots of money. I also love the Oxide ink line & the Distress (because they react with water), so they are my inks of choice. I love Christmas everything. But, with my stamps - I STOPPED buying Christmas ones. Really, how many Christmas seasons will I have left, in my life, to do cards etc.? Reality kicked in on those choices! thanks for the "get real" video. Loved it!
Thank you!! I remember sitting one day in front of a screen watching a TH-cam video of a popular card maker and thinking to myself 'What did I just watch!?' A infomercial! I just watched a infomercial, I've been watching infomercials!!' I then decided I need to watch channels that reuse the things that they show. Some channels rarely reuse the stamps and other supplies after showing them the first time, and I began to feel left out because I cannot afford to buy new products that come to market most of the time. Which I thought, how silly of me, I have more than enough to create beautiful things. I course I understand that for some makers this is their business and bless them but I only have a limited amount of time to watch videos so I want to be wise with that time. Okay, mini rant over. 😅🤗
Thank you so much. I have impulse problems too and major guilt! I have been working on this problem. Good information. I love watching you. You are a most honest person. The real deal! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
Before February 2023, I hadn't bought anything (except tape from Scor-Pal) for 18 long months. I went to a summit in February and bought stuff, which I now start to regret but I told myself I'll try each item on at least 12 cards and go from there. I also unsubscribe from most of my list on YT, kept 3 but didn't really watch their videos. I'm recouping now because I have stuff they are showing and need the inspiration. I think I'm going to go on the no-buy again and use what I have. Brenda Fertitta here on YT showed a really great idea of using library card to stamp every time you use an item. I'm going to start doing that too. Beth from Bourbon (something) counts everything she makes out of a paper pad. I love that idea too. And then we have the Queen of finishing paper pad, Kristie Marcotte. Every time I watch your videos I find you down-to-earth and we really need someone who's not shy in telling us how things are. TFS, Nicole
Wow!!!!! A great video, Laurel. Boy did I need this talk. I’m going to END all the TH-cam-, newsletters, etc. companies. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!! You are the best ❤
Glad it was helpful!
Yep! Have gotten rid of SO much! Know I need to phase out more because I cannot find the items I do use! Thank you!
You are the best Laurel,
I feel I’m falling into to the same thing, needing everything I’m seeing. Like my sister always use to say to me “do you need it or do you want it”. I have accumulated a lot of supplies since Xmas and I know I have to stop and start using what I have purchased, because like you said I have bought stuff and not used it once. I love your honesty 👍
Oh Laurel, thank you so much for saying what I needed to hear!
Only yesterday I unsubscribed from several craft channels because I felt they sacrificed creativity for promoting new products. And in doing so, I found watching them not only caused me to buy products I do not really want or need, but it stifled my creativity. I make many cards to donate to charity and all cards I share with family and friends, but I want each card to reflect my style and the person for whom I am making it…not the latest craze from the company who sells the product. We get so overwhelmed by new stuff ( I have oodles of sequin embellishments that I really do not like) because they are on trend. Thank you for putting things in perspective. I am looking forward to more craft room cleansing and donating so I can get back to creating!👍🏻👍🏻
I store my stamps the same way you do!!! I love that system. Great talk, thanks for laying it all out!!
You are speaking to me. I am looking at things right now that I bought and haven't used.
Here in the UK we have 24hr crafting channels and numerous crafting outlets which all deliver direct to your door. This leads to HUGE debt for some of us. I am sure this is true of most countries. Myself I mostly buy people's craftroom clearouts on ebay and that has got a bit out of hand. My point is there must be thousands of people in real debt despite the three now four month flexible payment schemes available. Non stop selling of craft ranges that cost hundreds at a time with a few cheaper ranges to draw you in. The constant "check out your baskets" mantra because after 10 minutes the baskets are emptied and you lose your order!!! Constant "You need this in your stash" Well you really don't. Thank you for your honest opinion and I have bought stuff I forgot I already have and lot's of stuff I have no idea how to use yet. It does concern me that crafters are in great debt, maybe having to lie to their partners, families and friends. There should be a Crafters Annoymous meeting, I would attend, bring along my crafting story. Obviously no one would bring their unwanted stash because that would be wrong, you get the idea. We could have zoom meetings whilst crafting to help people use as little as possible. Happy guilt free crafting. 😉
What I have started doing a while back is stamping every stamp I have in a book. Going through it and marking it with an X, to tell my self I got rid of it do not by again. Same with stencils. You're right about the news letters, I need to unsubscribe. At least it's a sort of healthy addiction. No one gets hurt but my wallet. Thanks for the video, it really was a needed kick in the but.
You are so absolutely right! Thanks for sharing this with us. I immediately unsubscribed from all newsletters I received except 1 because they host fun free online mega hobby fests that I love to watch.
Yes Laural you are so so right and yes I was a copycat junky and my studio was overflowing into my home, so I but the bullet and culled every craft item I no longer did, yes most new and never opened. I now only do journaling, and try to stay away from my fav artists and new collections.
You are so right Laurel!!
I buy what I like and if I know I will use it!! I don’t need every craft companies new release!!
OMG I so so needed this video. I am a Craft-a-holic. I swear my name is Brenda and it’s barely been a day since my last purchase. I need a 12 step program and a sponsor, or rehab to stop spending! I am like you, an impulse shopper. And it was easier buying years ago when there weren’t so many vendors, now it is impossible to keep up and it’s overwhelming and I’ve charged my credit cards up astronomically again. And I try to find ways to ‘support’ my hobby, but they never work out and I can never make enough to support my spending urges! Thank you so much for this video! We need a support group for crafty spenders!
HAHAH, my pleasure!
I am glad to hear there is someone out there that is ok with " I like what I like" I DO NOT care what is popular or trendy! with that being said.... I do need impulse control over flower stamps--- have sooo many - how about toooo many! Thanks Laural!