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As a customer (not a demo), is there a good reason to hang onto all my old catalogs? If so, what are they?
I rarely if ever look at any besides the most current, and maybe the one before that. I'd really prefer the space back on my shelves!
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
__________________ Mary
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Martin Luther King, 1963
I go back to my old ones to look at layouts and color combos! If you didn't want to keep your old catalogs, maybe you could cut out the layouts and color combos you liked!
I keep mine for layout and color inspiration. If, however, you don't see yourself gloing back to them for ideas then I also vote for unloading them-though you ought to try listing them on the BST boards before sending them tot he landfill because your trash may be someone else's treasure!
I always keep one copy of each past catalog for personal reference -- not just for ideas, but also so I can look up the original retail price for my retired stamp sets!
__________________ Rachel Proud SU! demo and Sci-Fi Geek!
My Stampin' Up! blog "I'm a time traveler -- I point and laugh at archaeologists." 10th Doctor, "Silence in the Library"
I hang on to mine for about 3 years just because it takes me that long (yes, its true) to use up all the designer paper I order. Sometimes a couple of years later I forget the color combos that went into the DP and I need to check it! I wonder if there'd be a way to save the file from the website to my computer and that would save some space but honestly, I still like to go back and look at those older catalogs because some of the ideas are so great. More than 3 years, though, and they start to look outdated because so many new products and techniques have come up so I toss those older ones.
I cut up my old catalogs and put the pictures of the projects of the stamp sets I own in the box with the stamps. That way, if I ever need quick inspiration or my internet service is down, I have a couple of ideas handy. Otherwise, I am in the camp of if you don't use them. lose them. Great question, by the way.
I keep mine for layout and color inspiration. If, however, you don't see yourself gloing back to them for ideas then I also vote for unloading them-though you ought to try listing them on the BST boards before sending them tot he landfill because your trash may be someone else's treasure!
I gotta agree with the Goddess here. There are lots of us "completers" out here. Completers have to have the whole set. Set of ink? Can't buy just one. Color family? Better have them all! Catalogs? Must have all catalogs, just in case I want to look up a retired set to see if I want to buy it off the BST on SCS...
It's not necessarily healthy, but there's plenty of us who suffer from the completer affliction. If your catties don't sell within a week or so, you can always recycle them then!
I know that it is designed to highlight the stamp with ideas but honestly I get my ideas other ways. Wouldn't it be nice to get a booklet of ideas with each stamp set specifically for that one in particular?
Whenever I get a new stamp set I make 2 copies of the sticker page. One goes in a folder so I have a record of all my sets, and the other I cut out and put in the bottom of the stamp box so I can easily see what stamps are in the set from either side. That is espcially useful when I'm putting them away - lol!
I'm going to sit down and look through them one more time before I pass them on one way or the other (rest assured - I will not be putting them in the garbage).
I like to hang onto things too - that's why I have so many!!
__________________ Mary
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Martin Luther King, 1963
I know that it is designed to highlight the stamp with ideas but honestly I get my ideas other ways. Wouldn't it be nice to get a booklet of ideas with each stamp set specifically for that one in particular?
I use layouts from one set for other stamps as well! Sometimes I'll spot a project I love but I don't like the stamps used, or I don't own that particular set but see similarities to a set that I do own!
__________________ Rachel Proud SU! demo and Sci-Fi Geek!
My Stampin' Up! blog "I'm a time traveler -- I point and laugh at archaeologists." 10th Doctor, "Silence in the Library"
I use layouts from one set for other stamps as well! Sometimes I'll spot a project I love but I don't like the stamps used, or I don't own that particular set but see similarities to a set that I do own!
Me too! Just not from the book. :p
__________________ Mary
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Martin Luther King, 1963
Old Catalogs ??
