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Hi there folks, please tell me if this is an age thing or a sign of having too much! When I come across something that I don’t want to lose, I think to myself – ‘better put that in a special place or else I’ll lose it’. Then guess what, I can never find that special place that I was so sure would make sense when I went to find ‘that thing’. Welcome to my week!! All over my house things are sitting in their ‘special place’ and I can’t find them; today I spent 1 hour looking. The only saving grace is that most of the time while I’m looking I locate something, long since surrendered, that’s been missing for a long time :-)
If you’re new to the blog, welcome to my 30 Days of Giving – every day during the month of July I’m giving away a handmade card – you can read all the specifics HERE. You can check to see if you’ve won a card by searching for your name on the Giveaway Winners page. You get there by the menu at the top of the page – put your cursor on Features then look down the list and select Giveaway Winners.
For today’s comment – where do you fit in – lean crafter – rockin’ with just what you need, collector – like to acquire everything over time, hoarder – you want it all. Fess up :-)
The card that’s being given away today is shown above. Just a note – this is a card that has been shown before and there is a possibility that some of the supplies that were used are currently discontinued, no doubt there will be something you can substitute – have a look through my galleries for alternative ideas. Many things can still be found on the open market, just google and you’ll find that many retailers are still selling.
Rubber Stamps: Quietfire Design – A Smile That You Send Out
Craft Paper: Neenah Classic Crest – Natural White – 80 lb, PaperTrey Ink
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Spellbinders Antique Corner, Spellbinders Majestic Labels One, Source Satin Ribbon – Gold, Clear Embossing Powder, Spare Parts Brad, The Paper Studio Pearls.png)
Thanks for stopping by! See you tomorrow!
I guess you would say I am a hoarder. I have more supplies than I will ever use in my life time. I will be 62 in September and even if I scrapbooked, made cards, or other paper crafts 24 hours a day, I would never be able to use it all.
Becca,
OK this is the question! I want every Spellbinder die they make!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful card, bow, color, everything. I remember this card and again one that I copied!!
Hugs
Mstgane
Ann Robbins
Oh I want it ALL LOL!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Becca,
I like to acquire everything over time, hoarder – yes i want it all, that’s half the fun for me.
Best
Beverley,
I am definitely a hoarder. I love all of the supplies that are out there and, then, when I buy paper that I really love, I like to save it.
Call me a …well organized hoarder! I see a card (usually one of yours lol) and have to have all it takes to make it….then use those items once or twice…then on to other thinngs I had to have.If I worked every day in my craft room, I would still not use all that I have.
I guess hoarder…but not by intent! I have won so many papercrafting supplies in contests that I don’t know if I will ever use it all (I admit that I still buy things, too!)!! This card is amazingly beautiful. Gonna be a lucky winner that gets this one!
If we rub your head, does the good luck rub off onto us?
Joni :)
This is a beautiful card Becca. I love the sentiment, it is so true! You can never go wrong when doing something truly from the heart.
Love your card, I remember when you first posted it I thought how lovely it was and so simple.
I suppose you would call me a hoarder, my husband does, for I have more things than I will ever use, and still want the new things that keep coming out.
I too like it all. I always tell my husband when I pass away have a garage sale, you will be able to pay for my any bills I might have left behind. lol
Another absolutely adorable card today!
I’m bound by a fixed income, so I tend to pick up supplies on clearance which leads to quite a hoard… my precious!
I love the way you turned the ribbon on the corners
Another awesome card. You do such beautiful work. I like to go for everything but when my mojo is flowing I always seem to be missing something, even with a craft room full of stuff.
Boy can I relate to this. I used to remember everything, but 3 years ago I suffered from a burst brain aneurysm, and I couldn’t even remember if I ate. Things are way better now and I can remember. One thing I learned to do was to keep a journal, and put post it notes as reminders. My house looked like Ray Rayner’s- remember all his reminder notes? Haha
So glad I survived all this! I haven’t written to you in ages!
I remember this card. As soon as I saw it I remembered that you had posted it before. What I liked about it was the pearls on the ribbon. So different. Lovely card it is…
I have more paper I can ever use….and still buy more!
I guess I would say I’m a hoarder! Can’t afford to have it all, but
I definitely love to collect crafting tools. You should see all my
dies! Oh my goodness!
Your card today is exquisite, Becca……so feminine! LOVE IT!
Would love to give it a wonderful home!
Blessings
Pat
Who doesn’t want it ALL? I want every single speelbinders products there is, and I want every single card you make, but because that will not happen, I just copy them and do them again using different colors. I am hopelessly hoping (HA, HA) that by duplicating your cards I will get some of your talent. Keep hoping.
Yes that certainly is true, what you give comes back! Another great card Becca and I love the way you used the ribbon! Sorry to say but I am a hoarder,like to have every thing at hand .Take care Jane B.
I believe I am a slightly organized hoarder. I love a lot of the newest dies from various companies, unfortunately I can only dream as I don’t want to be “craft-poor” and buy them only when I can afford them. LOVE LOVE LOVE your card today!
I’m a collector – mostly of paper and dies. Thanks to finances I collect slowly but that’s actually a good thing because I make sure I really want something and am not just following a trend.
Hopefully hubby won’t read this. ;) I’m a collector/hoarder. Beautiful card today!
Beautiful card once again, Becca.
I admire the way you always use the ribbons and bows, just wonderful!
No doubt, I am a hoarder.
Unfortunately, I am an addicted “must-have” person when it comes to scrapping supplies, and have more than I can ever use ;))
I am so guilty of being a collector – no, wait – make that a hoarder. Paper and dies are my downfall – along with Pan Pastels, copics, watercolors – well, you get the idea. I guess there are worse things I could be doing….
Love your card.Becca. It is lovely
Guess I am between a hoarder and want it all!! As most stampers I need to chose my purchases very carefully due to finances but I do have a very large collection of stamps, mixed media supplies and die cuts (which I am so addicted to!!).
I love your use of ribbon today in such a unique way.
I would fall in the collector category. I have a lot of stuff but have acquired it all little by little. I have been a stamper now for several years and have added to my “stash”. Thanks for sharing all your beautiful cards with us!
Wow! Such a gorgeous card. I remember when you showed it before, and I wished I could copy it.
I think I’m a collector, although if funds were not an issue, I could turn into a hoarder. I am making an effort to use what I have, not add to it.
Thanks for sharing your talents with us.
I’m more of a frugal crafter now that I’m on a pension. I love dies, so I save a little at a time until I can afford to purchase them ( I always look for a sale!).
Thank you Becca for all the inspiration that you share with us! As I have got older I have often put things in a certain ‘special’ place, with the intention that they are not lost forever. Thises’special’ places are getting fewer sonthat Incan recover my treasures! The discovery of finding an item that was long forgotton though is such a delight!
Lyn
Australia
Semi sort of organized, my paper is in its places, dies are mostly in their cases, trying to organize stamps, started to Mem weekend, but never finished, ribbon, lace in various places. :) probably the H word…
Pink is such a happy color! Love the way you used the ribbon. I guess I’m in the category of Collector, even though I could easily be a hoarder if I had the space!
I craft with a little more than what I need. I say this because I have supplies I have to learn how to use yet. Each week I try to learn how to use what I have and try to get things to go with what I already have. I have not been crafting a long time so I have a lot to learn.
Love the soft pink in this card. It is just beautiful! Well, I am a hoarder but I like to think of it as I am a collector. I still have drawers full of dies, ect that I have bought at previous shows over the years and have not used them yet. I am sure glad I have them though. I always knew there would come a time when I retire and would not have the money to buy so much so I went full steam ahead. I am now retired but it has not ended my buyingn spree of Spellbinders. The cards that you are showing now, if I don’t have that die I am ordering it. I MUST have it all!
ok started out as a very lean, but not am definitely a hoarder! I no longer have a dining room thanks to my love of this craft!!
You are so funny girl! I love our options for today, the last 2 are me for sure all the way. I keep wish lists and buy when I can and YES I want it ALL!! Love your card I do not remember this one so I saved it on my board just in case. And I do the same thing I have miss placed so many things over the last 2 years as well. I am blaming it on my age and will stick to that story for ever!
Beautiful card.like to acquire everything over time, but sometimes I just have to have it. lol
What a beautiful card. You inspire us all. I would have to admit that I want it all – NOW! and would border on being a crafting hoarder.
Love this card oh my it is beautiful. Love your question as well made me laugh. I guess I am a “hoarder”. My craft room is pretty full. My intention was to have a place where I could craft, have some classes and make a bit of an income when I retired. I am retired and doing just that
Thank you Becca for your beautiful cards and inspiration
Pink was my Mom’s favorite color especially roses. Beautiful card! Is it fair to say all 3 reasons Collector-Hoarder and yes I want it all. I love to create-I see something new and my mind wonders but what I need to do is create as soon as I see the product-not just dream. Have a great day Becca!!
Oh, I am most definitely a hoarder. I have paper and card stock in my stash which are so beautiful I just can’t bear too use them! Stupid, or what? I used to feel very guilty about the amount of money I spent on my crafting until my wonderful sister put it into perspective. She said – “You don’t smoke and don’t spend a fortune on clothes. If you went to a football match (soccer to you guys in the USA) it would cost a small fortune these days. You get a great deal of pleasure from what you do, and it results in an end product which then gives other people pleasure too.” Do you wonder why I love my sister? Hugs Christine xx
I must admit I’m a hoarder. I have so many treasures and not just for paper crafting. I have yarn and material also. I have more than I need and don’t craft as often as I should partly because I have so many treasures and can’t always find exactly what I want in my treasures.
Becca,your cards are just absolutely gorgeous and I just love seeing them.
The art of letter writing is slowly fading and I keep saying I was going to pick it back up. When I was a teenager, my cousins and I use to write letters all of the time. I was the once who got the most mail in the family because of letter writing. I truly need to pick it up again.
Thanks so much for this series. I’ll have to go back and read the comments from your readers because they are so inspiring.
I have to confess I am a hoarder. I love to have it all. I love how you used the ribbon on this card. Christine Springman
Omgoodness, I can’t believe that I am admitting this… I am a hoarder! Some of it’s just to pretty to pass up. :)
Well actually I prefer the term “gatherer” instead of “hoarder” but that’s my category. I really do use a lot, but more goes in than comes out. And my worst habit is when I find something that’s perfect for what I’m doing, I often say to myself “I’d better save that because I really like it and there may not be anymore.” See, I feel better already having confessed my sins.
Awesome card as usual!
Your card today is lovely. I especially like the way you placed your ribbon and added the pearls for a tuxedo look.
When it comes to cardmaking, I am a “want it all” girl. I don’t want to need that special item and not have it in the middle of making my card. The problem I am having is storing all these little bits of “everything” and the ton of cardstock I now have on hand. It seems I would rather make something than organize my stash. Regarding finding that special item that has been put in a safe place, I have that problem too. However, for me, the item doesn’t have to be special anymore. Each day seems to bring another issue of “where did I put it”.
Love the sentiment you used on the card. The ribbon on the card is gorgeous. I guess I fall into the collector/hoarder category. I’m collecting Spellbinders dies – just placed an order to take advantage of their July sale – and of course the ones I need most are the ones you’ve used. I’m a hoarder when it comes to patterned paper or double sided scrapbook card stock. I keep buying it, but then I can’t bear to cut into it to use it on a card.
Afternoon Becca. Just love today’s sentiment.I think hugs and smiles are the best medicine ever!! Right time to confess. I am a hoarder,
but I do love to share as well.I hope you have a good day. Hugs. Jan. U.K.
Fantastic Card…love the dies used. You have great ideas that never end.
I would have to say I was a Hoarder but easing into Collector.
I really have enough “stuff” to last the rest of my life (because of my hoarding I guess.
I’m somewhere between a lean crafter and a collector. I do have more paper than I’ll ever use, but I haven’t bought any new in a couple of years. I’ve only bought adhesives in those years. Thanks so much.
Another beauty, Becca! Love that soft pink. Now to answer your question. I am a hoarder. Okay, there I said it. I’ve publicly confessed. I want it all. I constantly battle trying to fit more into an overfull craft room. I love pretty craft stuff.
I am somewhat of a beginner and have already accumulated quite a bit. So I guess maybe a hoarder.
Love your elegant card. I craft with what I have. Blessed to have generous blog friends who have giveaways or send me supplies. I suppose I’m a collector.
The put something up so you will be able to find it. And then you can remember where you put it. I will hide candy so my grandchildren won’t eat all of it. I am a hoarder. Put the problem is I have no organization so I can’t always find the items I am looking for. My husband said if I had a fifty room mansion I would fill it up. Sometimes I buy paper and then it so pretty I don’t want to use it as I know I can’t find more. Have a wonderful day.
I’m a collector, especially of paper. Have always loved the feel and look of paper. A beautiful card again. Just lovely.
LOL!!!! I don’t think it’s an age thing, Becca! I do it too…place things in “special places” so I will remember…but, to forget where that “special place” is! I’ve done it FOR YEARS!!!! LOL
Your card is BEAUTIFUL!!! LOOOVE how you put the ribbon on this one! NEAT IDEA!!! ;)
As for your question, I have changed over the years….I used to be a hoarder. I couldn’t get the products fast enough. Over time, I have realized I don’t NEED EVERYTHING, nor do I need it RIGHT NOW! LOL Now, I am more of a “Lean Crafter.” I never did get to the point of wanting to purge everything to begin again either… LOL
I use what I have!
Wow, I love the way you put the ribbon down the center of the card. I have that corner die and would never have thought to do that. As for supplies, I want it all but can’t afford it so just save for the things that I want or put it on my Christmas wish list. I do have a lot of dies, but mostly the older ones and I love using them. A card, to me, seems bare unless you have a diecut of some sort on it.
I am definitely a hoarder!and it takes me a lot longer than an hour to find something!
Love the pink! I am definitely not a lean crafter. I have so much stuff, I can barely move in my craft room. I don’t get rid of anything, because I’m sure I’ll find a use for it one day.
Hi Becca. I love the simplicity of today’s card. It’s beautiful :-) I guess I am a bit of a hoarder and collector. I have a big storage box with wooden stamps, some passed down to me which I have never used, yet I still keep hold of them just in case! :-) Hugs xxx
Hi Becca
Another stunning card,i love this shade of pink, me… i want it all, i am afraid i have to get a little each month that finances will allow .
God bless
Elaine H X
Another simple yet simply gorgeous card, Becca. Still trying to figure out how you do those lovely satin bows. Mine are always bulky and tend to slip apart even though I use an excellent bow maker (by Becca Feeken!). As to your question: I am, as usual, a combination of the types listed. I have learned the style of dies I prefer and the colors of paper I am drawn to; I keep those colors stocked and watch for that type of die. I have learned that I do not like circles (cards or dies) but I LOVE dotted anything. I use my Distress Inks and re-inkers instead of many of the things on the market… I love versatility in a product and don’t go for a different tool for everything. (One exception: I have an envelope maker and a score board.) I want one tool to do many things. (I absolutely love the way you find so many ways to use one die.) So, I think I am “lean” in a way. Yet, I have a stuffed craft room… and I know where every single thing is in that craft room… and can always find room for more!!
That is such a cool layout, Becca. And the cream and pink are just gorgeous together. Love it.
I confess I want it aaaaalllllll. I spend way too much on craft stuff, but that being said, I use it all. It doesn’t just sit around gathering dust.
I acquire things over time but never get rid of anything. You never know when you will need something purchased years ago.
Oooh your card has taken by breath away Becca. Sooo feminine, really magnificent. I just love how you’ve handled the ribbon ends and the placing of the pearls down either side of the centre join. Reminds me of a fancy bodice. I can’t recall seeing this card before, must have been one of the numerous times my computer was playing up!
Embarrassed to say ‘Hoarder’ would describe me. Well, I have duplicate dies, duplicate stamps and paper that is too nice to use!!. I almost always shop online which presents problems when it comes to matching up colours and colour shades so I can’t even guess when all the card and paper will be used up but I need more ;)
That is a beautiful card!! I think I am a collector! I see something great on your blog, on pinterest or where ever and then I need to get it!!!
Oh no! Confession time! I’m a hoarder…I want it all! I love pretty papers and ribbons! I love new ‘gadgets’ and techniques, too!
I hover between collector and hoarder. I love my paper. I especially love Graphic 45 and tend to collect their various collections with the intent to make albums out of them, but don’t seem to get around to making them. I don’t need to have all the latest and greatest tools or things they come out with, just the paper.
I must admit, I like to have a ready stash when I’m crafting. I buy when there are great deals, sales, clearance items that I think I can use, and anytime I see something that I might use in the future.
Love the card today, pretty pink!
I really appreciate your talent and imagination! Your cards are so lovely and exude such warmth.
As far as what I want to create with, I want it ALL!!! There are so many magical things to use and I want to try them all.
This is such a beautiful card! I’m gonna have to try to make it and I have those dies. I confess, I’m a horder and I want it all – especially Spellbinders dies! Be still my heart!! I don’t smoke, drink very little, don’t buy many clothes, don’t gamble and don’t color my hair – what else do I have to spend my money on?!? Thank you Becca for being an enabler!!
Currently, I am mindful and attempt to be balanced about my crafting supplies. There have been times in the past where supplies overwhelmed my creativity. A few moves around the country have remedied that situation. Now I evaluate my purchases (even when they are only 25 cents at Michaels). I have found that “scrap – busting” ideas\books really help. Most importantly, I have learned the freedom and joy of “letting go”.
WOW! what kind of crafter am I? I think I will have to say I am a collector. I have only been in this for 2 years and I am acquiring bits and pieces, especially dies. I wait for sales and use coupons all the time.I do hoard some papers as I fall in love with them and hard to part with as I know I will probably not see them again. Doing beautiful work as you Becca is taking time but I am getting there with your help.
Lean crafter. If it’s not been used in 6 months (not including seasonal) it needs to be traded with a friend, given away or sold. When you don’t have a paying job you have to be very selective what you purchase. There are so many things I’d love to have, especially the new stuff.
It’s so true that if you send out a smile it returns to you.
I am a collector/hoarder. But I have to have it well organised. I keep things for ages, just in case, don’t use them, then bin them or give to charity etc., then I need them! The times this has happened and usually it’s something that’s difficult to find again. Soooo frustrating! Everything has its place and that’s where it lives. If I move anything to a special place I put a post it where it should logically live with a note of its special place. The times I’ve searched for items I’ve put in a special place and can’t remember where that is. It makes me mad! It’s always in the last place I look after I’ve turned the place upside down trying to find it making a mess and spending hours in the process. I’ve often joked I should keep a special places book to refer to.
I try not to, but I hoard. When I retire I will use everything I have, one more year!
Hi Becca!
What a lovely card today! Soft pink is so delicate and sweet…Love it.
I must confess, I am a borderline collector/hoarder. I do tend to want it all and it is had to use up supplies b/c “if I run out, I will never be able to get it again.”
Valerie
BTW…I can NEVER find what I have put away in a special place. If I was the swearing kind of girl, I’d swear that I spend more time trying to find something that I know I have than actually crafting.
Love this gorgeous pink card!!!
I want all the beautiful paper, flowers, dies,; ok, I want it all and I want to make it all. Thanks for all your inspiration!!
Cindy
Becca this is such a pretty card, and a lovely sentiment that you could send to a loved one or very dear friend.
Wendyxx
Good morning Becca, another beautiful gem!!! I too put things in a safe place, so safe
I can’t find it, and have done for years!!! Paper and card stock are my real downfall!!!
I have to have it but never use it I just keep it for a special occasion which is stupid really!!! Definitely a hoarder!!! Oh dear me!!!
Good luck everyone!!!
Have a good one!!!
Loopy Lynda xxx
I do not call it hoarding, I call keeping the necessary tools handy (dies, stamps,paper and etc) to spread beauty in the world. In other words hoarding, yes I confess.
I love these corners, they are so versatile, making such a gorgeous card. I confess I am a hoarder and I want to have everything I like but there are things in my stash that have never been used! One day, I keep telling myself, I will use them all.
Doreen R from Bournemouth UK
Until 2015 I spent about $500 per year on this hobby. This year I decided that I would buy glue and tape (consumables) in an effort to use what I have on hand. Initially it was difficult as I love dies, but now I’m real okay with my decision.
Beautiful card. Love the ribbon treatment.
I have to confess I am a hoarder – I want it all. :)
Beautiful card again Becca! Yes, I admit I put things in their ‘special’ place only to find when I need that thing that I don’t remember where that ‘special’ place is! Very frustrating! I think it’s to do with age and not being able to remember.
I admit to being a hoarder. Have lots of stuff I absolutely had to have but haven’t yet used it. I want it all and don’t necessarily follow trends so much, just buy what I like. Have tons of paper, stamps, and especially ribbon that I had to have but shamefully have never used.
Oh, my! I would love it all, but I try (key word – try) to hold back and get just what I need. Am I successful? Of course not!!
hahaha…well I will admit I will buy all kinds of embellishments IF they’re on sale. So I have tons of stuff waiting to be used. Mostly I tend to layer paper….and just enough to make it purrrrdy. Not to many heavy tangly things added just because it costs more to mail them.
I remember this card! xo
Becca, I have many more supplies/tools than I need but I don’t have to have everything. As of now, I am working with the supplies I have except for dies. I’m addicted to dies and I need HELP!
Good Morning Miss Becca
Your talent never ceases to amaze me. Everything you make is so breathtakingly beautiful. I always wonder where it all comes from…Where I fit in today is hoarder-I want it all and if possible-right now or maybe even yesterday. Thanks for sharing your beauty with us. Rebecca
An ode to you Americans….I cannot tell a lie…..I am a hoarder….!!!!
But a very organized one! Have a lovely day everyone!
Oh my goodness… I am such a hoarder! I too put things in a safe place and then can’t find them for days! I’ve tried to change, but just can’t make myself do it. Guess I’ll always be a hoarder. :(
Love the way you did the ribbon on this card Becca, and of course your bow is spectacular as always! So wish I could do bows like yours.
Beautiful, such a neat design with the ribbon and pearls!!
Well by the way my room looks and I have no more room for anything I would probably be put in the hoarder corner, but I do have some patience and don’t have to have everything now
I’m a lean collector. I usually get what I need for a project but when I see a sale or just a plain pretty paper, etc. I become a collector. Some days I look over my stash and think I could open my own store. I do buying a few new dies each year. I am trying to look at the dies I have and use them in a different way.
Thanks again for this fun blog and give-away.
I loved this card!!!! But, not sure there has ever been a card that you have made that I didn’t just love. I guess I fall into the category of “Hoarder”. I love making things and like to have what I need on hand, so I have tons of paper collections, Spellbinder dies, punches, die cutting machines, sewing machines, fabric, woodworking tools, paints, pens, stamps, inks etc. Do I have more then I need???? Do I want it all???? Absolutely!! But I very seldom have to run to the store to try and find something at the last minute and in my defense, I do have a fairly large house with two rooms set up with storage for my craft addiction and I have a very support husband. LOL
Marcie
I love the new, the excitement of the unexpected ribbon texture, paper design, newest dies and stamps. I regularly turn over my craft supplies every year and dispense in a great free for all at really almost giving it away prices. I only have about 3 – 4 stamps that I have kept since starting this hobby 19 years ago.
I keep some cards that I have made and cards that inspire me. This would be a thrill to have one of your creations in my humble craft room.
Hi Becca, Another gorgeous card here from your hands again today. I totally love your style and your gorgeous work, and I still hope, I´ll be soo lucky to win one of your gorgeous cards here, before it´s all over.
About todays comment, then I think, I´m one of those, who have and get what I need, but often wish I could afford much more, but as I´m on health retirement pay, there´s not much to play with anymore, and then I think, we all know, this kind of things are the first to be cut back on, but luckily I´m very good at recycling loads of things, and there really are lots of things, that works really well for all kinds of crafting and also cardmaking, so I always find a way of things, even I´m missing an item or two, so I´m doing just fine amuway, and will do just great.
Hahahahahahaha! What a question! Of course I started out with just a few items. Went to other people’s craft rooms & said “I will never have that much stuff. How can they use it all?”
Now, even though I look for sales, use coupons, & only stick to my style of items, I have definitely accumulated a “stash”! Every year I purge & say “no more stuff”!
Then, something new draws my attention & somehow works its way into my room! Huh! Imagine.
I definitely think the Internet has become my worst enemy. I love to peruse blogs & Pinterest for ideas. And I find them. I also find “things” that I fall in love with. It could be worse. I could be out at the local bar is what I tell my hubby! Lol
Another gorgeous card up for grabs today, Becca. ????
Hi Becca,
This card is so beautiful and very chic….love it!
You are a real artist.
Xx Ellen
This is hilarious!, this prompt makes me admit to being a paper border! Yikes.
I LOVE the card for today. The use of the ribbon around the corners with the pearl rows is a terrific design.
What a luscious card Becca….so soft and – well – simply GORGEOUS!
Have to say if anyone needs anything, they call me…I have collected for the 10 years I have been crafting and have a lot of everything at my house…especially dies and stamps! There! lI said it and fessed up! I do shop with coupons and sales ‘almost’ all the time, so really do not feel guilty! I craft everyday and dislike the hassle of having to run to the store or online to find what I need to do a project!
Paper Hugs,
Jan
Good Morning, Becca! I am getting so much enjoyment out of this “30 Days of Giving Series” of yours. Seeing an exquisite card each and every day from your stash is such a pleasure! As to the question of the day: I have so many obsessions: a paper fetish, a ribbon fetish, a love of all dies, a gene that forces me to buy many, many stamps beyond my means and something in my psychic that compels me to buy every color in a particular marker, spray or paint line. I guess I will fess up and gleefully put myself in the “like to acquire everything over time – hoarder” category.
Oh my, I’ve run out of space in my craft room. I guess I qualify as a hoarder or someone who can’t toss anything. This is beautiful and I plan on casing it. Thank you for your lovely examples. Hugs, Shirley
Very, very pretty. Fancy, yet simple all at the same time. Love it! As far as buying, it all depends on what the item is. If it is an ink that I find I love, then I need all of the colors. Cardstock and papers are less of a hoarder unless again I find something that I love, then I will get lots of it. I’m always concerned that something I use a lot will be discontinued. Although hubby will say that I’m a hoarder, then I just show him pix of somebody else’s craft room!
gorgeous card. i’m either a collector or a hoarder. I use my stuff and I get a lot of it. but I have put some restrictions on what I get. i’m getting better about sharing my cards. at first I wasn’t sure they were good enough. now it’s like oh, if I send that I won’t have it to copy. I know it’s not rational. I could just take a pic but …
I will admit it, I’m a hoarder. Keep items — waiting for the “perfect” time to use it. But I’m trying to share better!! And Becca, I got my July 11 card today and I LOVE IT. So many details are so much better in person. Thank you so very much!!
I would be a collector. I’ve got lots but now have ran out of room (moving so things are going in storage until house is finished). I’ve only been pressured by a friend to buy one more thing and don’t even know where it is now. I just can’t get rid of anything so I have to stop for my own good.
don’t know if its age or what but it happens to me all the time. I’ve just learned to pray and ask the holy spirit to bring it to my remembrance and it works every time. Love your card and I’ve been enjoying the month long pretties. Thank you for sharing your talent, which I believe is your gift from God, with us.
Oh merci. To be called a Collector is saying it nicely but honestly, I’m more of a hoarder. Blame it on when I used to teach Therapeutic Art where you had to have everything available to produce a completed project. So now that I am completely enthralled by this ultimate hobby, I find that my habit of collecting everything that I can envision for future projects makes my shopping sprees look wild. Plus the fact that there are few craft stores here and I have to rely on craft websites. And I do like to have all supplies readily available when I start a project.
okay I forgot to answer the question – Today’s confession -I am a hoarder! But I’ll have it when I need it. (great rationale) I still don’t have all of the Spellbinders dies, but I’m working on it.
I am definitely a hoarder!
I must confess that I’m a hoarder. I need to live a hundred more years to use everything I have accumulated. But that’s half the fun as well as an “occupational hazard.” Can’t resist those sales. Love your cards.
Hi Becca, I always loved that card it is so soft looking and feminine. As for my type of crafter, I would love to have it all but happy with what I do have. My crafting friend and I always borrow from one another.
Have a great day.
Katherine
Another lovely creation today Becca. I am definitely a hoarder. I always think that I need something new, but now that I am retired I am finally starting to use my “stuff”. I have cut way down on purchases. My girlfriend that comes up to stamp and scrap with me always says lets go look in the “store” (my craft room) if we need something. I’m glad to share though.
I believe “Collector” describes me as a crafter. I have used the word “collection” for my arts/crafts supplies. :-) I have been “collecting” for the past forty plus years!
Thank you for the chance to win one of your beautiful creations!
Hi Becca Love love love this card if l try this l bet the ribbon wont look like your,s . As for crafting l wont it all no l need it all hugs linda
Love the pink & pearls. It is hard to say it but I am a hoarder. I need to work on that.
God bless,
PeggyA
Hi Becca
I have to have all!!!!!. If I see a card I like I have to buy those dies, and I have not seen any cards I don’t like that have used Spellbinders. I have spellbinder dies from day one when they use to put them in cassette cases.
Also your card is beautiful too.
Love Marion
I confess, with my head hanging down, I’m a craft hoarder. So bad, so bad wait is that a new die I see over there? Beautiful use of ribbon today dear Becca!
I am probably on the “lean” side but “gaining” slowly. One of the principles I try to adhere to is: “The most expensive items in our homes are the ones that go unused.” I really try to evaluate items before purchase by asking questions about versatility, storage space, cost of “add-ons”, and so forth. I started making cards to “use up” scrapbooking left-overs, but eventually succumbed to a nice, but manageably sized stamp collection and a good collection of 6 x 6 card stock pads. Many of the “non-consumable” things such as tools can be used for both crafts and also to make decorations for my elementary classroom, so I have a clear conscience about “my crafting stuff”.
gorgeous card!! I am definitely a hoarder, lol. I see things I like, buy them, put them away and forget about them a lot of times. I cant do that so much anymore, because I am retired and money sometimes is tight!! so I have to be really sure I want and need it, lol
Oh my love this card, simply gorgeous, your bows are always beautiful and love the embellishments added, just stunning.
I have to be called a craft hoarder, so much stuff, and think I will use it all one day, yeah right who am I fooling but life’s too short not to enjoy what your doing and that’s creating xx
Hi Becca,
Hoarder all the way! Isn’t everyone? I have even ordered duplicate stamp sets and tools, not bothering to unpack the first ones so they weren’t where they should be when it was time to order more. When I read your blog today, I thought, “that is so me”. Forever looking for things that I put in an easy to find place. Ahhhh, kindred spirits. At least you are VERY productive. As for me, I am still looking for my supplies :-)
Bernie
Another beautiful card!!
I like to acquire everything over time, I normally wait until it is in a sale and then when I have it I won’t use it straight away. I love gift wrapping paper which is stored flat and rarely used. Thanks for your stunning giveaways x
Lovely card, so sweet and feminine another amazing creation
Another beauty, Becca.
I think I’ve been all four and in the order you’ve listed them in lol.
Hugs
Anne (UK) x
Well I have to admit it I do like a particular set of dies that can interchangeable with each other I do want it all. Lol
PS this card is beautiful and love the color and ribbon placement.
Lovely card and
wonderful saying!
I’m a hoarder for
sure! The more the
merrier!
Carla from Utah
Love your card Becca, especially the sentiment because it’s so true. I also love the way you wrapped the ribbon around the card from corner to corner, very clever. I’m the type of crafter that likes to acquire “everything” in time, or when it’s affordable.
Hello. My name is Bernice and I am a true hoarder!!
I had to comment today because your question made me laugh out loud!!! I tend to go by the way of “collector” pushing to the first stages of “hoarder”! I do use the items I have, but then there are some things that I just haven’t used because I haven’t found “the right project” to use it on. I used to buy a ton of patterned scrapbook paper (and never use it), but haven’t bought any in a quite a long while as I haven’t worked on my scrapbook. I use digi papers for my cards or make my own patterned paper with stamps, and other mediums. I am LOVING your 30 Days of Giving. Thank you for doing this.
Beautiful card! I want it all!
Giggling…I have ALL the fun toys…except for the next batch of dies I will need….
I also have gotten more lean on some things…more astute on not buying something just because. I now make myself stop, and not just dream but imagine…how would this look, where would it go, how would I use….and I have pared Dow a lot of embellishments that way! Also, if I like two things out of a package of six, does it make any sense to buy the pack?
Another day to find gratitude in my passion, and my craft…in my learnings and in this community. thanks, Becca!
Joni
Now this card is so sweet and classy. Love the pink and pearls. Just one all round gorgeous card. Thank you for the chance to win this one Becca! I have so enjoyed seeing these beauties pop up each day on your site.
Becca, You sound so much like me. I am always putting stuff in special places too.
I like everything I see but can’t buy it all.
Looks fairly simple but the card also looks very elegant; really like it. I think I’m almost a hoarder – almost! LOL! Can’t resist all this coupons that come out and have to go get something. I also order on-line to get more up=to-date items and newer stamps, etc. I am 67 and don’t think I’ll ever be able to use it all; still going to a stamp convention next weekend here in MI. LOL!
Hmmm I think I might be all of them. Some in secret and also due to financial constrictions. But usually make due and remodel things with what I have.
Your cards Becca are wonderful
Annamieke from the land down under
I am definitely a collector…. not quite to the point of hoarder, though :) But why is it that no matter how much you have, when you want something specific, you don’t have it?
Yes Grace does flow
to all who see
your beautiful cards
so amazing to me
I collect what I need and it turns out to be
quite a stash.
I’m a collector, but could be a hoarder very easily. I try to buy what I think I’ll use, but at the same time I find it necessary to have materials at hand when you’re ready to craft. The nearest stores for supplies are an hour away, so I’m not going to jump in my car for one little thing. What a beautiful little sentiment on this fantastic card.
I remember this card! I still love it! I’m a hoarder. I want to try everything–not always successfully. When it’s time to move to a smaller place, the moving truck will just have to take the whole room. Because if it didn’t work once, it may work better the second time. And there is *always* something new to try.
Morning Becca, your card this morning with the pink ribbon is just wonderful , love how you have done the corners with the ribbon. I am a hoarder, but do like to use what I have on hand.
Hugs Trish.
Gorgeous card. Love the ribbon with the pearls added. I’m a hoarder, want it all, always looking for a deal on dies, especially dies and paper collections. And I too forget where I’ve put something special or loose it while I’m crafting. Just located a pair of very sharp small scissors that I lost while crafting with a friend in early June. been looking for them for over 6 weeks. Ha ha ha! Oh well, its just the way I craft, especially when I get on a roll. Thanks for your sharing your beautiful work.
Hi Becca, Through necessity being retired, I mostly make do with I have and only occasionally buy new dies. Doesn’t stop me looking though!
Love your card today as always
Hi Becca I just saw this card on Facebook it is so beautiful! I think that I am both a have to have it all crafter / hoarder, but then I think we all can be like that at times! Thanks for sharing your beautiful work with us! Hugs Rebecca!
I am one of those who wants it all! LOL I really have been trying to go through and organize my things and sell or giveaway the things I know I am not going to use. That is my next goal along with only get what I truly can use.
I am a hoarder with small pockets. Can’t buy everything but wish I could have it all.
Love the pink! Oh my gosh, I have everything and I want more! I don’t need it, mind you. I just want everything I see. I have to pace myself. Sometimes I tell myself I will never even get to use it all! Blessings, Lisa
Collector! A beautiful card!
I guess I would be in the category of wanting it all. I love pattern paper and ribbon. I also love dies and want one to match every stamp I own.
As usual, another beautiful card Becca. I’m definitely a crafting hoarder, I collect and love all crafting and art materials and tools. I want it all, …..all of the time and as soon as I get it, I see something else “I need” and start saving for the next goodies. Though I’m filling my wee craft room to the extent I’m running out of room to really enjoy using it, resulting in crafting in a confined space, surrounded by all my lovely dies, stamps and pretty papers etc. When will I ever have the time to use everything I own?
Beautiful beautiful card and what a lovely sentiment too! AND to top it off, I’m so glad to know that I am in good company and there are tons of “I want it all/hoarders” like me out there. I am especially obsessed with stamps with matching dies, and of course, the gorgeous PAPER!
I fall into the category of hoarder, at least that’s what my hubby says. lol
Want it all! Lol! Although I do keep trying to not buy it all…but every time I see something new and exciting, yup, I want it all! lol!
I am definitely a hoarder! Number 21 in the beautiful card giveaway is just that – BEAUTIFUL!! You are amazing!
Wow! This card is amazing! Thank you for designing such a perfect card :D
Love your work! I’m glad I am not alone, it looks like a lot of us are hoarders. I love stamps with matching dies. And of course I love spellbinder dues too. I just want it all.
Hi Becca loved this card the first time very girly !
Pleased to hear EVEN YOU misplace things makes us all feel normal !
At least when they turn up its a good feeling the fact they are not lost.
I AM A HORDER can not believe I just said that. ,!!! I put it down to
appreciating their value lol.
I do like to share with my friends that is a good feeling .
Good luck everyone and well done to the winners.
Still have a few days to go ………
P.S. Who won yesterday ? XXXXX
I am not a hoarder, I am not a hoarder, I am not…
You get the idea! I get rid of things but love having my craft supplies.
Beautiful card Becca! Loving collector that has morphed into a hoarder- that is me! Had to build a new craft room to house all of my stuff–in my book,a girl can never have too many crafty items–besides, I’m saving up for retirement! lol
Beautiful card! I think I’m a little bit of a hoarder but I’m getting rid of things I probably won’t use or have never used a little at a time.
Well the you describe it, I’m definitely on the hoarder side. LOL! I have done a very good job at using my patterned paper and not buying more this year. I just love patterned paper but really struggle to know how to fit it into cards and scrapbook pages. Your pink card is so beautiful!
Gorgeous card! I am a collector. I buy things on a regular basis to try and get a little of everything. I like to try different things.
Love the soft colors …. so gorgeous!
Definitely a collector!
I am a lean crafter who will look in my supplies to see what I have that can be used to make a card similar to the one I saw.
I am a collector who will buy things over time.
I am a hoarder unintentionally. I have acquired a lot over time, and know I won’t get to use it all.
I am a stamper!
I am a total and complete craft hoarder. I tell myself… “No more stamps, no more dies, and no more paper!” And what do you think I do with my Joanne coupons?! I’m sick.
I do that all the time. I manage to find a place so safe that it’s safe from me!
Hm, honestly a hoarder at least when it comes to dies. Paper, I am perforce a lean crafter. I have limited space. Given that dies take up so little space, I ca afford to hoard them. The CRd Creator series is particularly versatile.
Ohhh, I admit to being a borderline hoarder. Borderline, because sometimes I actually say No to a new item, at least for the time being. Love your card.
I admit to being a borderline hoarder. Borderline, because sometimes I actually say No to a new item, at least for the time being. Love your card.
This is one of your cards that I have wanted to make since you first posted it. I guess you could call me a collector. When I see a card like this, I want the dies and everything it takes to make it. Eventually, I will get around to making it. Thank you for the opportunity to win it.
I want it all, but why don’t I use some of it, I get it all organized, but I’m a horder too…love your card…
Hi, Becca,
I suspect you are in very good company. I know exactly what you are talking about. I’ve even prayed for divine guidance-and found what I was looking for. A miracle!
I’d like to say I’m a collector but one look at my stash and I’d be busted. Guilty as charged.
I love what you did with the ribbon in the corners of this card. I’ve covered all 4 corners of a card but have never handled this way – great idea!
Blessings,
Sandy
Your card is GORGEOUS! Now I must confess I land in the hoarder category!
This card is one of my favorite! !!! I would love to be picked for this one.
I would say my kind of crafting is all three.
Sometimes I go with what I have. If I’ve got the money at the time I want to buy as I go along. When I see good deals. And yes, I have to say that at times I do hoard things.
Becca,
Another beautiful card today. I spend most evenings and lots of my day off crafting, preparing for a class I give every second Monday or doing cards to order. I so enjoy making and love to have some free time to try out things that I have seen on your blog or on Pinterest. I wish I had more time to craft as the day job gets in the way all the time.
Thank you for all your inspiration .
Margaret
Very pretty card, as always. Love the ribbon technique, I must try it on my sister’s birthday card. You never cease to amaze me. Now, the question of the day: HOARDER no question about it! One can never have to many stamps, dies, embossing folders, chalk, ink pads, markers, colored pencils, copic/spectrum noir pens and of course paper. I am a paperholic. If I made 100 cards a day for the rest of my life, I would still have paper left! LOL
I don’t just want it all, I NEED it all!
WOW loaded question. . . I would like to think I fit in the middle, of course every time something new in the Becca Fekken collection comes out, I’m drooling and must have it!!! I have a lot of supplies, but I do know every time I go on line and do some searching oh boy, there sure is a whole lot out there I would love to have, or at least have a chance to use it at least once!
I’m not a horder, but then I’m not skimpy on supplies either, love to have supplies on hand since I DO NOT live by any craft stores, with that said I’m sure my better half, my love, my husband would say I have it ALL in his eyes!!!
I marvel over this card and how well you got your ribbon to go over those corners, quite impressive!
Becca thank you for the 30 Days of Giving, I so have loved the questions, thinking, and answering, it has stretched my thought process out of the box!
What a beautiful delicate, lacy looking card. Love it!! I’m a crafter who unfortunately sees crafts and wants the dies and etc to make what I’ve seen! My eyes are bigger than my crafting practice! I’m trying to organize my craft items so I can be more productive!! I guess you could call me a hoarder with my craft products.
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!!! I definitely fit into the upper end of the scale of being a hoarder. My craft room was described as, “Victoria, this looks like a store. It’s like walking into JoAnns or Hobby Lobby.” Yeah, don’t judge me, it is all paid for, free and clear to the Glory of God! I am blessed beyond measure and pass those blessings on. Love your work.
…I thought “crafter” and “hoarder” were synonymous.. LOL!!
Right now I am in So Calif doing a shop hop of scrapbook stores. Drove 225 miles to get to our first store. Do I need anything more. No. Did I but at all 8 stores YES. It is an addiction. Tomorrow 5 more stores then back home.
Love this card. So many possibilities
What a pretty card! I love what you have created with the ribbon and your bows are always perfect. Well, I am a hoarder in the sense that I save all sorts of what-nots in case I could use them on a card. On the other hand, I can’t afford to buy near what I would like to, so I can’t go all out. That would be nice!
Definitely hoarder regarding some brands, especially the brands you use! I could probably start my own store!
Yes! I have had the same problem of trying to remember where that ‘special something” is. I finally got so frustrated I now have a special notebook that is dedicated to record the ‘new’ home of that special something. NOT kidding. I do this. And, end up using that notebook often. LOL!
As for crafting I am the collector. Don’t have to have it all…but must have most because I am sure I will need it at some point.
Definitely a hoarder….too much to love out there..can’t just choose one
I usually just keep on hand what I need to make my cards with.
Your card is beautiful.
Blessings,
Kathleen
Another lovely card Becca, you are such a treasure. I have to fess I am somewhere between collector and hoarder and probably tending more towards hoarder!! I just wish I managed to spend more time creating rather than dreaming..
Hi Bekka, Beautiful feminine card, so pretty, I love it. I have not been crafting very long, but am surprised by the amount of goods that I gave acquired up to now, it’s surprising how it mounts up just by buying a little here and a little there!!! LOL. Linda.
Hi Becca – I do the exact thing with things I think I’ll need at a specific time. I used to be able to remember where I put those “special things” but age and memory fog from medications make it more difficult each year. I have a wonderful brother-in-law who has early onset Alzheimers. It’s such a tragedy watching the ravages of this terrible disease. He was my sister’s high school sweetheart and they’ve been married 46 years. I know no one is exempt from this disease but I do believe we can keep our brains healthy and I’m trying to do that.
I didn’t intend to get serious but this is an issue close to my heart. So…I love your fabulous peach card. Your “out of the box” use of the ribbon is so creative. I love this wonderful sharing of your art. I enjoy seeing the variety of your creations consecutively. It’s so inspiring.
I was c reading comments from this post and when mine came up, I realized I didn’t answer about my habits regarding crafting materials. I definitely was a hoarder in the past. I actually have accumulated 14 different die cutting systems! Of course, I have dies to go with the non electronic systems. Spellbinders are my very favorite. I also have more paper than I could use in two lifetimes. lol! Looking back, I wish I had approached my paper crafting differently. We lived in a rural area when I began with no local shopping so I shopped “ahead” just in case I might need it. I wish I had been more directed.
Today, I am more selective . I am still hooked on beautiful Spellbinders dies and they are my splurge. I haven’t purchased paper in m o re than a year. Not even cardstock. When I am physically able, I plan on a major purge and reorganization. I think I’m a “collector” now. I hope I can stay that way. When you’ve been laid up for 7 months, you can do a lot of online shopping. (big smile). I’m working on being selective!
Beautiful sentiment on a breathtaking card.
Morning Becca, Hahahahahaha, I do that all the time !!!!! it is so annoying when you can’t find it though, isn’t it hahaha.
A stunning card, I love how you have done the ribbon at the corners, so effective.
I am a hoarder, and I always ‘want it all’ hahaha, so much so, that I buy stuff when I see it being demo’d and then after a while I can’t remember what to do with it !!!! what is all that about hahaha.
You have given me quite a few chuckles today.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
I am definitely both a collector & hoarder :) Thanks for sharing this card. I have forgotten about the ribbon technique in this way and it looks so beautiful.
I’d like to say I’m a collector, but I must confess I’m a hoarder. I have WAY too much stuff.
Hoarder………lol I want every,die. They’re all so pretty:)
I must admit, I’m the hoarder. There’s so much I want, and if I see it on sale; it’s a wrap. It’s , mine!!
Hello, Becca,
Praying all is well with you. God is in every moment of every day, and I’m sure HE is with you now! Looking forward to hearing from you when you are able. Enjoying the gift of creation and art that you have posted and I am learning a lot! So much beauty out of simple paper and ribbon is incredible! Thank you for sharing your heart and your gift.
This card along with all the other cards that you make is absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!
I forgot to mention that like everyone else “I want it all”
This card is so delicate and soft, I love the way you use the ribbon, have never seen anything like if before, it just adds so much!
Well I am fessing up, I am a collector of wonderful objects that I know I will use sometime, I hate having to go out and find just the thing for a project, I want it near or close somewhere in the basement. In face a couple of weeks ago I was drilling holes in hockey pucks and the most wonderful black curls came out, was I surprised, they went into a ziplock bag for later, I just might need them. The reason I don’t get anything done is I have too much stuff, but hubby is retiring next year, so I know the end of the buying season will be over. Then I can play with all my hoarder objects.
Hugs and God Bless,
Gretchen
Hi Becca…I’m happy to have just spent some time with my Mom, painting her new gazebo. Perfect summer day!
Hi Becca,
Gorgeous, gorgeous card. I am afraid I have to say I’m on the borderline of Collector & Hoarder lol! Though I am starting to slow down now lol!
Love & hugs
Jacquie J xxx
Hello Becca,
I just couldn’t let this go without saying how beautiful it is.
Maureen xxx
Oh!! I am a hoarder!!! I do not buy everything I see or want, but I have my fair share of items. I have my favorite companies and I make sure I buy most new products that they come out with.
You are the queen of elegant! Thank you for sharing your beautiful cards, ideas, and videos.
May God richly bless you!
Hummm I would consider my self a collector of awesome stuff !! If Becca would stop making such beautiful cards using such amazing items, I would not be such a collector!!! Love this card!!