Despite the occasional downpour, it’s definitely starting to feel as though spring is indeed springing. Daylight Savings helps too — there’s nothing like getting home while it’s still light outside.
So far I’ve not succumbed to the Catslife Press temptations. In fact, I’ve put a self-imposed ban on new scrapbook supplies until next year. I re-organised my stash a couple of weeks ago, and was a little horrified by the amount of stuff I have. On the bright side, it does mean there’ll be a few RAKs on here. (Don’t get too excited though — it’s not brand new, cutting-edge stuff. Some of it I’ve had for an embarrassingly long time. Let’s call it vintage.)
It also means that the wonderful, talented and gorgeous James gave me my birthday present early, and I’m impatiently waiting for ‘Design Your Life‘ to kick off. No more supplies until I’ve completed the course and finally paid attention to the things I actually enjoy using. Note that that’s using, not just looking at. I did have to acquire something resembling kraft cardstock though, which seems to be almost impossibly difficult find. Does anyone have a reliable source for it?
Lastly, I managed to cool my desire to participate in The Scavenger Project. Well, when I say ‘cooled my desire’, I really mean the terms and conditions for the project poured buckets of icy water all over it:
Legal Stuff
By submitting artwork to Art House, LLC, you grant Art House, LLC a perpetual, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, and otherwise exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to that information at its sole discretion, including storing it on http://www.arthousecoop.com servers and incorporating it in other works in any media now known or later developed without limitation.
It doesn’t specifically state that it’s an exclusive license, but since they get to exercise ‘all copyright and publicity rights’, it’s hard to see how it’s not. My art becomes their art? Um, no. Thanks.
oh I am so jealous you are doing that course. Hey if you do find a good supplier for the kraft crdstock can you let me know. I have had problems finding any. Good on you for putting a ban on buying product, makese a lot of sense to me.
Kraft cardstock supplies…. A4 can be purchased from Stampin Up. THere are 2 names I could pass on to you to contact at your leisure if you are interested in that option.
Or, have you checked Timbrall’s (I think that is the spelling…) in Upper Hutt. They have an enormous stock of cardstock of various colours and grades that are pretty cheap. I think they are all off cuts or slightly imperfect so they sell to the public.
and man! Count me in for being jealous at you doing the course…. I would love to have done it, but I had to be good and prioritise for exams etc. Hate it when conscience pricks
Ooh… Timbrel’s sounds good. May have to wait until there’s a pressing need to head out in that direction though — driving out to the Hutt to look at cardstock isn’t quite James’ idea of a fun morning. Odd, I know.
(I couldn’t find a website, but in case anyone else is interested the address is Timbrel Paper Products, 33 Montgomery Crescent, Maoribank, Upper Hutt City. I think.)