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stwa
BucketHead
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Loc: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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I was sorting some stuff out in my scrap room and I found a whole box of patterned paper. Meaning I have double the amount I thought I had! I am pretty sure I have enough to last a lifetime!! |
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RnKMom
Prima 'n' Stickles Pea
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April 2003
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If 1 box doubles the amount of paper, you have barely enough... unless it's a fridge-size box, LOL!
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If I have to use all this paper before I die, I'll live forever!
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mebarnet
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| Posted: 2/2/2013 9:50:27 PM
Depends on the size of the box!
I did three purges last year and purged over 1/2 the paper I owned. The remaining stack is still taller than me at 5'2" tall. It does include all of my collections though so maybe it isn't too bad! |
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dreamerpea
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no way! You can never have enough paper!
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PinkIsMyFavColor
Loving Life
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October 2005
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One can NEVER have too much paper!  |
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tinkgumby
StuckOnPeas
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October 2006
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My problem is never "too much paper," it's "not enough Cropper Hoppers."  | |
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mdferri
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January 2001
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Loc: Pittsburgh area, PA
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Join the club....I've been diecutting like crazy lately and using a ton of paper. It helps the guilt ha ha |
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doesitmatter?
AncestralPea
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I'm with tinkgumby on this one |
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stwa
BucketHead
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June 2009
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Loc: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
| Posted: 2/3/2013 1:48:53 AM
Thanks guys. I don't feel like so much of a hoarder now |
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pelirroja
StuckOnPeas
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tampascrapper
trying to find my bliss. . . have you seen it?!?!?
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March 2003
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Layouts: 102
Loc: somewhere south of somewhere
| Posted: 2/3/2013 6:43:34 AM
Too much paper???? What does that even mean??
I'm with the other peas, there is no such thing!! |
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Mystik Nat
PeaNut
PeaNut 108,721
September 2003
Posts: 232
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Loc: UK
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Hah, I had my epic paper reorganization session of 2013 yesterday. I thought it would take me all day, but it ended up just taking 3 hours and I am so much happier to have wheedled out the stuff I will never use and condense what I have into papers I can still see myself using and combining with other papers and even new purchases much more easily. It has really breathed new life into it. I have a healthy pile to give away for rehoming, but still a shelf and a box full of "old" paper that I can rummage through must more easily.
You can never have enough patterned paper, but it's nice when you fall back in love with what you have.  |
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Loydene
PeaFixture
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Loc: Kansas City, MO
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I cannot purge paper. I've tried and I lose maybe .... 3 sheets.
My friends purge paper ... and I bring it to my heap.
It is really rather sadly pathetic .... but, at least, it isn't cats. | |
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anitatina
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September 2012
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| Posted: 2/3/2013 9:45:56 AM
Yay to finding lost treasure! I only have one accordion folder full of paper, but that feels like too much for me already. |
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TeamSteve
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| Posted: 2/3/2013 9:50:45 AM
Too much paper, no way. |
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PinkIsMyFavColor
Loving Life
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October 2005
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Loc: Utah
| Posted: 2/3/2013 10:58:17 AM
I cannot purge paper. I've tried and I lose maybe .... 3 sheets.
My friends purge paper ... and I bring it to my heap.
It is really rather sadly pathetic .... but, at least, it isn't cats.
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magentals
PeaNut
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December 2004
Posts: 208
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Loc: sc
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Don't think my paper is taller than me (I'm 5'4" however I did feel like 15 cropper hopper of 12 x 12 paper was way to much for me. So....... at one point I had matched cardstock to my pattern papers so I had was ready to use the papers. However I recently switched to my background paper/foundation would either be kraft, white or black. So I did not need as much cardstock. So I went through that and pulled out only the textures I like about like crisscross, and a couple of others I don't remember the name. The rest of what I pulled out went to a coworker with 2 small kids who needed some goodies. (she was excited) After that I went through all the pattern papers and separated them by transparencies, die cut papers, velvet/flocked, glitter, dots/circles, stripes, flowers, journaling, grids, words, chatterbox(still hoarding it lol). I love it. Now it is much easier to find stuff and use it. Found lots of paper I had forgotten I had and fell back in love lol.
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purpledaisy
Calm
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November 2003
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| Posted: 2/3/2013 2:10:20 PM
I am SO with you! |
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ckettel
PeaFixture
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December 2004
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| Posted: 2/3/2013 2:35:53 PM
"My problem is never "too much paper," it's "not enough Cropper Hoppers."
That's mine too!  |
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scrapmomto5
PeaAddict
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never!!!!! | |
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Pottle
EncycloPEAdia
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August 2006
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My problem is never "too much paper," it's "not enough Cropper Hoppers."
This is me also. |
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stwa
BucketHead
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June 2009
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Loc: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
| Posted: 2/4/2013 5:02:13 AM
I must admit it is nice going through and finding a heap of papers that I still love
The sorting and donating/throwing away is going to take a little while longer though |
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arelys1228
PeaFixture
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same here LOL and i will buy more smh LOL |
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Shih Tzu Mommy
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September 2005
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| Posted: 2/4/2013 9:03:19 AM
If 1 box doubles the amount of paper, you have barely enough... unless it's a fridge-size box, LOL!
LOL, I agree!! |
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CreativeEngineer
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
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March 2004
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Loc: East Coast
| Posted: 2/4/2013 9:06:22 AM
I have given away about 4 FEET of patterned paper at the last two crops I attended. And you can't even tell. 
That's when you have too much paper.  |
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Legoluce
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July 2011
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Loc: London, UK
| Posted: 2/4/2013 9:36:38 AM
My problem is never "too much paper," it's "not enough Cropper Hoppers."
Definitely!!
I know what you mean, I feel like I have too much at the moment. I usually use cardstock for backgrounds, but last night I went through all my old patterned paper and made kits pairing with my photos to use up some of it - for nearly each kit I made sure I had a whole sheet of pp to use as a background so it's used and out of my stash!
I recommend doing it for older stuff, otherwise I'll never make a dent in the pile! | |
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baby fever pea
Jeepers PEApers
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| Posted: 2/4/2013 11:33:35 AM
I cannot purge paper. I've tried and I lose maybe .... 3 sheets.
My friends purge paper ... and I bring it to my heap.
It is really rather sadly pathetic .... but, at least, it isn't cats.
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northcarmen
StuckOnPeas
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| Posted: 2/4/2013 2:40:29 PM
My wake-up call was needing to empty out a BIG tub of random supplies in order to pack what I wanted to take for a weekend crop. I came home from the crop yesterday with the desire to clear out a bunch of that stuff, a lot of which I knew I would not want to keep -- or take with us, or store, when we move to S. Africa later this year. So far I've cleaned out that tub and reduced it to a stack of paper about a 1/2-inch tall and a reusable grocery bag (with space left over) of embellishments and paper scraps. I also emptied out a small drawer of chipboard embellishments (got rid of most of the "naked" chipboard), cleaned out a couple of binders (compiled in 2003...) of flat embellishments (filed some in the paper files I'm now using, added some to the giveaway box) and have started on another box. I've got a banker's box FULL of stuff (paper and embellishments) ready to give away to our local Girl Guides troop, and I know I will be purging a lot more yet. Feels good! Oh, and this is AFTER I purged my patterned paper during the ScrapRack organizing class a year ago and gave one box away and sold another one with several hundred sheets of patterned paper.... I need to address my cardstock soon, as I hardly use it any more.
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RnKMom
Prima 'n' Stickles Pea
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April 2003
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Loc: Southern California
| Posted: 2/4/2013 6:24:59 PM
I have given away about 4 FEET of patterned paper at the last two crops I attended. And you can't even tell.
You win!!!!
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If I have to use all this paper before I die, I'll live forever!
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SnappyScrappy
BucketHead
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June 2011
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| Posted: 2/4/2013 8:20:30 PM
You. Can. Never. Have. Too. Much. Paper. |
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Doe-Doe
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| Posted: 2/4/2013 8:22:50 PM
Pretty paper is just so hard to resist. |
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miaow
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| Posted: 2/4/2013 8:24:41 PM
If you like it, you can't have too much!! |
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PolarGreen12
StuckOnPeas
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| Posted: 2/4/2013 8:28:22 PM
Pretty sure "too much paper" is an oxymoron. |
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nylene
MotherBam-pea
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| Posted: 2/4/2013 8:37:42 PM
Pretty sure "too much paper" is an oxymoron.
My sentiments exactly! |
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Casii
CasiioPEA
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| Posted: 2/4/2013 8:54:24 PM
Pretty sure "too much paper" is an oxymoron.
Yep! It's just top hard to resist.
That said, some of you lovely ladies sure do have a LOT of those pretty papers! |
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stwa
BucketHead
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Loc: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
| Posted: 2/4/2013 9:24:13 PM
I am laughing so much reading this
Perhaps I don't have too much - perhaps I just need to find a better way to use it I can't even imagine what it would look like if I made it all into scrapbook pages |
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LovMelrose
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
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February 2003
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Loc: Nebraska
| Posted: 2/4/2013 9:39:59 PM
I know I have too much paper but still can't resist buying more! I'm very selective but with the awesome new lines that have come out I can't resist! |
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johnmac44
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| Posted: 2/4/2013 9:45:15 PM
I'm a paper hoarder too. I have to purge at least once a year to get rid of the excess. I try to keep the stuff I really want to use but when I go through the two cropper hoppers and find 47 of almost the same black and white chevron papers throughout multiple manufacturers, its time to cut some lose. |
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*Angela
Go Tarheels!
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| Posted: 2/4/2013 9:47:01 PM
My problem is never "too much paper," it's "not enough Cropper Hoppers."
This is my perspective as well (see below)...
Pretty sure "too much paper" is an oxymoron.
...& a myth & an urban legend! OP, you need more Cropper Hopper Paper Holders (as indicated above)! | |
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DebbiePierce
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| Posted: 2/5/2013 12:35:07 AM
I have purged and shared with the kiddos and I was going to do so again but I have a baby girl now so I feel like I need to reevaluate what I may or may not use now. And of corse my daughter will be a scrapper one day so Im saving my future purged items for her crafty endeavors |
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passion4scrappin
PeaNut
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May 2004
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| Posted: 2/5/2013 12:43:59 AM
I have 2 huge boxes full of paper because I have no room and it is in the closet so I constantly have to remove everything out of the closet to get to the boxes on the bottom. I need a bigger room but it is the only extra room that serves as a guest room,office, sb room. | |
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stwa
BucketHead
PeaNut 426,757
June 2009
Posts: 611
Layouts: 46
Loc: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
| Posted: 2/5/2013 1:17:53 AM
find 47 of almost the same black and white chevron papers throughout multiple manufacturers
Me too! I love chevron papers but never use them enough |
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PennyPaws
PeaAddict
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April 2012
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Loc: Canada
| Posted: 2/5/2013 2:27:39 AM
I cannot purge paper. I've tried and I lose maybe .... 3 sheets.
My friends purge paper ... and I bring it to my heap.
It is really rather sadly pathetic .... but, at least, it isn't cats.
I went through a woodgrain phase... I have duplicates ten times over of probably every woodgrain paper by every manufacturer... Had a moment a few months ago where it suddenly reminded me of 70's panelled rec rooms and now I can't bring myself to even look at it... |
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jenandtricks
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March 2009
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Loc: Stockholm
| Posted: 2/5/2013 2:40:08 AM
Haha, love this thread *joins club of happy scrapping enablers*
It's an addiction, this thing with papers. 
I keep trying to convince myself that I most certainly absolutely feel really guilty when I buy even MORE paper. But... you know... it's hard to fool myself. Maybe I think I should just accept the fact that it is just one of those things in life, where buying pretty papers just satisfy me on a completely silly level and it makes me happy.
Granted, if I stacked my papers they would not be taller than me, but I AM reaching a point where I am running out of space to store my paper in a manageable way. And that's when it turns into a clash in my little scrappy brain, because I love to keep organized as well.
All jokes aside:
I remember when I started scrapbooking, and could fit all my papers into one 12x12 folder; one stack of papers 1 inch high at the most. I remember that it took me ages (well, it could take days) to put a layout together, I never felt I had enough choices.
Well, I do now And I am very grateful that I can "shop from my own stash", and always find something I love to use.
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kethry70
BucketHead
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February 2008
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Loc: ATL, GA
| Posted: 2/5/2013 2:11:49 PM
I am a certified, grade-A paper HO-arder. I have paper racks taller than me full of paper. You're good |
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Keianna
PeaAddict
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May 2006
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Loc: Missouri
| Posted: 2/5/2013 2:17:33 PM
I do to. But it never goes bad. I used a 5 year old sheet on a project a few weeks ago There is hope, haha. |
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hrodriguez
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February 2007
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| Posted: 2/5/2013 2:48:47 PM
he he .... add me to the paper HO-arder list. That's too funny 
I have so much "new" (to me paper) and no time to use it. But I will still buy more and keep pinning projects using them. and then one day... I will have a smidge of time.... | |
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JoanneW
BucketHead
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April 2003
Posts: 678
Layouts: 21
Loc: Jersey
| Posted: 2/5/2013 3:07:01 PM
I love you lot. I will now know I only have too much when it is taller than me, it isn't even as wide as me yet | |
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therevolution
BucketHead
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June 2012
Posts: 815
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Loc: Bay Area University
| Posted: 2/5/2013 3:27:49 PM
I have about 6" of paper, which is a solid chunk considering I live my whole life out of a dorm room. That said, I find I just don't USE patterned paper very often... even with my Cameo! So my real problem is not the size of my collection but the fact that I hardly ever use it! | |
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kethry70
BucketHead
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February 2008
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Loc: ATL, GA
| Posted: 2/5/2013 3:30:56 PM
That said, I find I just don't USE patterned paper very often
You just use cardstock for the most part? Tell you what - you send me all your PP and I will send you all my colored cardstock since I only seem to use neutrals anymore |
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