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bugluver
PeaAddict
PeaNut 371,264
April 2008
Posts: 1,405
Layouts: 0
Loc: St. Louis
 |  Posted: 3/9/2013 3:35:28 PM
I know I need to purge so I bought a spot on the LSS garage sale but....
I am thinking how deep do I want to go?
I know that since my son is 14 I will not use some of the more juvenile things I have but I am just thinking as I look around how far do I want to go? I have not gone to a crop in years and thought I may sell my XXL Cropper hopper among some other larger items and just stream line.
Tell me was it liberating and what if anything have you missed after purging? | |
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papersilly
Don't let the dreamkillers get me
PeaNut 109,681
October 2003
Posts: 6,222
Layouts: 112
Loc: so. california
 | Posted: 3/9/2013 4:14:30 PM
thankfully, nothing. and i've gotten rid of a lot of stuff. it's true what they say--put of sight, out of mind. i thought i might regret some stuff but i don't. feel good in knowing your unneeded stuff if getting new life in another home. |
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paperpea
PeaFixture
PeaNut 12,112
March 2001
Posts: 3,639
Layouts: 19
Loc: Iowa
 | Posted: 3/9/2013 5:14:33 PM
My childhood typewriter, although I doubt I was the one who got rid of it. | |
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EllenPea
Pea with a Pen
PeaNut 70,644
February 2003
Posts: 19,335
Layouts: 783
Loc: Southern California
 | Posted: 3/9/2013 5:18:34 PM
I don't think I could have come up with a better answer than Paperpea, although I do know who got rid of mine. The (huge) family cat jumped on it, and we could not find anyone who would fix it for less than $400, because it was the 80s and typewriters were becoming obsolete. |
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*kaleidoscope*
Leader of the Banned
PeaNut 52,171
October 2002
Posts: 17,512
Layouts: 105
Loc: Froogville
| Posted: 3/9/2013 6:56:27 PM
My electric Smith Corona typewriter. Hubby talked me into that one.  And I sort of wish I still had my Punchkins punches even though I didn't really use them. They were cute. (And I actually still have some heads and bodies I saved  ) |
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andtyler
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 251,639
March 2006
Posts: 2,288
Layouts: 27
 | Posted: 3/9/2013 6:59:43 PM
I still have my xxl... I haven't taken it to a crop in quite some time but it does hold supplies well in the closet. I really don't regret selling any of the supplies that I have let go of... There always seems to be something new that interests me. |
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FurryPea
Sit. Stay. Pea!
PeaNut 115,196
November 2003
Posts: 7,363
Layouts: 101
Loc: It's dark in here......I can't see a thing!
| Posted: 3/9/2013 7:29:39 PM
I think I might have some of andtyler's supplies at my house...lol
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AnniesPaperGarden
PeaAddict
PeaNut 387,494
August 2008
Posts: 1,434
Layouts: 0
Loc: Central Minnesota
 | Posted: 3/9/2013 9:24:52 PM
Not a thing! And, I've gotten rid of A LOT! Now I can see what I have and work with that. My style is very clean and simple and I'm not buying everything in sight. I had tons of 12x12 pads of paper and now I just buy the few sheets I really like. I always thought it was cheaper to buy the bulk pad but my new system is working great for me. | |
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2boysandwill
My turn to hit the PEAnata!!!
PeaNut 121,208
December 2003
Posts: 13,119
Layouts: 71
Loc: SCV, CA
| Posted: 3/9/2013 9:30:14 PM
Ask yourself...if you were going to scrap tonight, right now? what would you use?
What would you NOT use? sell what you wouldn't use and go from there.
do a quick yes, no and keep to it.
"maybe's" are probably "yes" so put those apart and revisit it right before you pack up for the garage sale. You'd be surprised at what you're ready to get rid of.
Good luck! I think I'm ready for a purge too  there a few things here and ther that I don't think I'll ever get to | |
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ckettel
PeaFixture
PeaNut 181,125
December 2004
Posts: 3,667
Layouts: 33
Loc: Chicago, IL
 | Posted: 3/9/2013 9:43:27 PM
I have purged a lot and had no regrets. Well, one small one - I purged a paper line I knew I wouldn't scrap with. A few months later I bought a rubber stamp that would have been fun to use with that paper to make cards. No biggie, just a tiny regret. |
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scrappin_usmc
BucketHead
PeaNut 119,156
December 2003
Posts: 742
Layouts: 0
Loc: Jacksonville, NC
| Posted: 3/10/2013 6:56:29 AM
Honestly, nothing. I've purged a lot over the years because we move quite a bit. As my style changed over the years stuff I'd purchased just sat there collecting dust. Space is always an issue too. I would buy new stuff only to find I had no place to put it so I'd purge.
Good luck with your LSS garage sale! |
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keddypea
AncestralPea
PeaNut 268,680
July 2006
Posts: 4,359
Layouts: 712
Loc: Wisconsin
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StreetScrapper
AncestralPea
PeaNut 251,919
March 2006
Posts: 4,839
Layouts: 18
Loc: Toronto, Ontario
| Posted: 3/10/2013 8:19:41 AM
I have to agree... nothing. When I clean out my supplies, the stuff that ends up in the "get rid of" box is stuff I haven't used forever and know I never will. If there is the least bit of doubt and some crazy thought goes through my head that I could use it to do ... whatever... I will probably keep it. But you know what, I still will probably never use it and so the next time I'm cleaning out, it gets put in the "get rid of" box! |
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Canon 85mm f/1.8
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KBPea
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 395,153
October 2008
Posts: 9,916
Layouts: 135
Loc: Here
| Posted: 3/10/2013 8:38:12 AM
Thankfully, nothing. For a brief moment I regretted tossing my foam alpha stamps and acrylic paints, but I actually don't think I'd use them much and the paints would probably be dried out and useless by now anyways. So, I'm over it | |
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Epeanymous
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 15,108
May 2001
Posts: 2,165
Layouts: 1
| Posted: 3/10/2013 11:27:10 AM
I don't purge a lot, honestly. When I do, it is because I really don't want or use the stuff, so I don't miss it at all.
I got rid of lots of holiday and themey stuff, photorealistic papers, and, most space-freeingly, books and magaznes over the past few years. I don't miss any of it. I handed over some paper that was perfectly nice but too bright for me to my ten-year-old, and she has been enjoying using it in her scrapbook. It looks great, but I am not sorry I handed it over. | |
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Sophikins
PeaAddict
PeaNut 62,725
January 2003
Posts: 1,509
Layouts: 27
Loc: Pacific NW
| Posted: 3/10/2013 11:29:48 AM
I got rid of them years ago but do you remember all the stencils you could get? Some were in packages with a lot of different shapes and some where alphas. I would love to have those back to use for misting
This is exactly why I don't purge! Yes, I still have those stencils and I have pulled them back out. I have plenty of room, so I am one of those who just doesn't purge. Multiple times I have used papers that I thought I'd never use- either theme ones that became appropriate for an unexpected event, designs I did not like at first but were part of a slab/pad/stack or collection and later I found the perfect page to use them, or other paper that I have altered with ink, paint, mist or distressing. |
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robkaynel
1 Pea, 2 Pea, Red Pea, Blue Pea
PeaNut 530,045
November 2011
Posts: 865
Layouts: 151
 | Posted: 3/10/2013 11:39:43 AM
I have also purged alot in the last few years & can't think of a single thing that I wish I had back. If you know it is something that you will never use, let it go to a new home & make a little $$ for some new stuff that you will use. | |
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robkaynel
1 Pea, 2 Pea, Red Pea, Blue Pea
PeaNut 530,045
November 2011
Posts: 865
Layouts: 151
| Posted: 3/10/2013 11:39:45 AM
I have also purged alot in the last few years & can't think of a single thing that I wish I had back. If you know it is something that you will never use, let it go to a new home & make a little $$ for some new stuff that you will use. | |
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86saycin
PeaNut
PeaNut 18,346
July 2001
Posts: 315
Layouts: 0
Loc: Mid-West
 | Posted: 3/10/2013 2:34:03 PM
My magazines! Seriously, today I would look at them with different eyes. I'd look at color, layout, photo placements and other uses of embellishments and techniques. It would be a great to use old product, tools and techniques and merge them into my today layouts.
It is way easier to look at a magazine than go though 100's of sites and galleries for ideas. For example, I would love to use my MM paints and foam alphabets. Maybe I could mix them with some wash tape. | |
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design girl
PeaNut
PeaNut 451,040
January 2010
Posts: 479
Layouts: 22
Loc: Idaho
 | Posted: 3/10/2013 2:43:16 PM
Just my embossing supplies. The only reason is I would like to do a few things on cards and such, but it just seems too expensive to re-invest in the tools for something I would only use a couple of times.
Short answer - tools.
There is not a single embellishment, piece of paper, or paper pack that I miss. |
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2013 layout count: 36
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FurryPea
Sit. Stay. Pea!
PeaNut 115,196
November 2003
Posts: 7,363
Layouts: 101
Loc: It's dark in here......I can't see a thing!
| Posted: 3/10/2013 4:08:55 PM
Ask yourself...if you were going to scrap tonight, right now? what would you use?
What would you NOT use? sell what you wouldn't use and go from there.
I still have trouble letting go. Great idea. Thanks!! | |
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FLCindy
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 154,236
June 2004
Posts: 5,089
Layouts: 0
Loc: South Florida
| Posted: 3/10/2013 4:49:14 PM
The only thing I would've remotely thought of were punches. But the old heavy punches have been replaced by easier to use punches, so I can't say I regret getting rid of punches. |
Cheers from Southeast Sunny Florida!
Cindy
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FLCindy
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 154,236
June 2004
Posts: 5,089
Layouts: 0
Loc: South Florida
| Posted: 3/10/2013 4:50:29 PM
Getting rid of items gives you a new sense of purpose with scrapbooking. |
Cheers from Southeast Sunny Florida!
Cindy
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FLCindy
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 154,236
June 2004
Posts: 5,089
Layouts: 0
Loc: South Florida
| Posted: 3/10/2013 4:50:40 PM
Getting rid of items gives you a new sense of purpose with scrapbooking. |
Cheers from Southeast Sunny Florida!
Cindy
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aerynkelly13
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 176,471
November 2004
Posts: 2,716
Layouts: 26
Loc: Big Bear Lake, SoCal
| Posted: 3/10/2013 5:01:01 PM
I got REALLY tired of a travel line when working on the album. When I was finished I passed the left overs onto a new scrapper friend. I regret it because now I want to play with that paper, maybe use some of the stuff. The rest of the HUGE box I gave her? Can't even remember what was in it. |
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