How far back do you keep old SB'ing magazines?

[Soozie4Him]

I started my stamping and SU journey by scrapbooking. I have LOTS of Creating Keepsakes, PaperKuts, Memory Makers, Simple Scrapbooks, etc dating from 2001! I'm thinking seriously of starting SB'ing again soon, but we're clearing out our garage to prepare for some remodeling and I came upon all these old magazines. Should I pitch them?

I'm thinking of keeping all my Rubber Stampers, all my SU stuff, of course, and Stampers Sampler (esp Take Tens!), and SB'ing magazines from the past 12-18 months. I did stop getting the SB'ing ones for awhile, so I don't have THAT many recent ones.

How long do you keep your stuff? DH would be happy to pitch these boxes into the recycle! Have you kept old stuff then never looked at it again? Are the ideas out-of-date (talking SB'ing here, not stamping).

Thanks in advance for any opinions!

[Scrapping&Stamping]

I bet you could sell them at a garage sale

[PMR]

I just keep the pages I like. I had way too many magazines, some I will never look at again. I rip out pages and pile them, now I just need to get these organized. It sure does save on space. I am thinking of a 3 ring binder wiht those plastic page protectors to keep the pages in.

[scrapnstamp on the farm]

I have tons, I keeps them for one day when I might look at them again, but never do. I think I am as addicted to buying/reading the magazines as I am to stamping and scrapbooking, LOL
C

[jailbirdstamper]

I keep anything I'm published in (*NOT* that many)... everything else has to be able to be kept in one big basket or I get rid of it. I sell them for $1-2 in lots and it seems like someone always wants them.

[debbiemom23cs]

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Originally Posted by PMR

I just keep the pages I like. I had way too many magazines, some I will never look at again. I rip out pages and pile them, now I just need to get these organized. It sure does save on space. I am thinking of a 3 ring binder wiht those plastic page protectors to keep the pages in.

I do something similar. I took a composition notebook and made it my idea book. I cut out pictures of layouts and such that I like and glue them to the pages of my composition book. That way everything is in one spot. Then I can get rid of , what seems like, thousands of magazines taking up my space!

[frankie]

I only keep full complete magazines for 2 years. When they hit that 2 year mark I go through them and cut out pictures/articles I'd like to keep and then *recycle* the rest of the magazine . . . I fill up a flat rate priority box and ship 'em off to my sister. She and her friends go through them and take out what appeals to them.

[Soozie4Him]

Thanks for your comments! I will probably just recycle the older ones. Right now they're in boxes in the garage awaiting my decision. I don't feel I have time now to go through them all (esp since I'm not SB'ing at present), but will keep that in mind for the newer ones!!