Stampin' Up - Saving Money - Creating

The new Stampin' Up catalog is out you can check it out here - make sure you get me a message if you want to be put on my mailing list for all of my specials, and discounts, some of which are mailing list ONLY idea's and specials just for you!!!  I can't wait to share with you some of the fun creations made with the amazing new papers and ink colors we have!  I will be having a fun shopping club coming up, more details to follow - make sure you check back often for more info!  

When I start to create, I start with the things I have pinned to my Pinterest account first for a bit of inspiration!  Then - once I get the inspiration, I look at the supplies I have right now - before I end up shopping for more stuff I simply don't need RIGHT NOW!  If I have a project for things I buy - or enough paper that I would use on things, I will purchase it...  Along my journey of creating - I have discovered a few cost saving tips that might help you all out:

1. Honestly - you really DON'T need every single supply and paper out there known to mankind!  If you have a use for a whole pack of papers, then purchase it!  
2. Buy what you do need - or will use up, when it goes on sale!  If you know you will use a bunch of colored cardstock, then purchase what you will use!
3. Find a good die cut machine you can purchase, and a few cartridges/die cuts you will use a lot of!  I have a Cricut machine as well as my old red Sizzix machine with die cuts that I still use!  
4. Buy in bulk with friends and family!  This way you can save in shipping, supplies (simply purchase a pack of paper and split it in half), only getting what you need, versus more than you will use! 
5. Shop online at various web sites!  Put a wish list up on those sites you like, and check out the clearance items for sure! 
6. Shop with a purpose in mind - only for the project at hand!  If you know you will use 100 embellishments of the same color - buy them...if not - don't!  Get a file folder ready with those items you have available already...putting things in as you go!
7. Purchase basic supplies, such as glue - paper - etc...when they are on sale!  If you end up using a bunch of a specific supply, purchase as it goes on sale to end up saving you money - or being stuck doing something and you run out of glue!  
8. Take a look at Stampin' Up (see me to join my team) - for a discount on your supplies you purchase!  That 20% discount I get really helps my budget! 

I have more cost effective tips for you - check back next week for even more - Memories in Tyme style!  Creating doesn't have to cost you an arm and a leg - it should be about the memories you have, NOT the supplies you spend a ton of money on!  

Thanks for stopping by,

Lynda Jeffs

Memories in Tyme