First Craft haul

Hey guys!

As I've mentioned in my previous posts I decided to start doing some card making. So I need some supplies right? I've been doing a little shopping and picked up some goodies here and there! I'm on a tight budget so I try to buy things a little at a time.I know it seems like a lot but I collected all this stuff over the past few months and decided to put it all together and do a haul. I found some awesome deals! Can't wait to share with you all. I went to Tj maxx Joanns, Michaels, and a new dollar store that just opened called dollar zone  (I think) welp! let's jump into the haul!


I had found these Acrylic stamps called My minds eye (The Sweetest Things) sets for a dollar each on the clearance section at TJ maxx. Yes folks a DOLLAR each! I was super  shocked! I couldn't believe the price when I saw them so I had to snatch them up! I had done some research on them and hese bad boys run for $5-6 dollars! what a deal i had gotten on them!

 I went into the new dollar store that just opened up. I found these awesome thigns for only a dollar each. These double sides tapes run up for $3 and up for a roll. I'm on a tight budget so for a dollar i couldn't go wrong! I also found some of the Forever In Time Glue pads, Pop dots, and 3D pop dots. I also found 3 small glue bottles in a pack for a dollar also. I was so happy I found these (as you can tell I just had to open them and put glue in the bottles.) since I always have a hard time with the big tacky glue bottles I always get more glue to come out than I want to. So these ensure that I get the right amount of glue each time I use them. I picked up an embellishment sticker too! I just LOVE embellishments they add such a nice touch to everything!

I went to Michaels the following week and found these awesome stamps from recollections on clearance for $1.99. Since I only had a few dollars on me I was only going to get one. When I went to the checkout counter they only rang up $1.00. A DOLLAR each! I was so shocked of the price for these that I had to go get each one in every design they had!

  I went to Joann Fabrics. Just about everything was 40% off and I found some great deals on some clearance items as well. Are you guys starting to get the hint of how much I love clearance items. I'm always after the best deals!! Although it's a bit tough since I spend my money on things from clearance items I don't necessarily need, but I love getting things for super cheap that I just cant pass up a deal.

Here I found a colorbox mixed media ink on clearance for $1.97 which I thought was a good deal seeing as ink pads are expensive, and it's black so I'll always be using it for basic things. I also picked up these studio g stamps on sale for around $3.60 originally around $6.00. ( I already opened a pack to use as you can see the pink pad is upside down lol)

I found these amazing embellishments on clearance for .50 each! Such an awesome deal!! I just LOVE the pack that has the dream, inspirational, create, and potential sayings in it, that I had to grab all the ones they had left. They are definitely inspiring to me. I can't wait to find a project to use these on.  

I picked up another embellishment pack for .50 as well. I also found this Martha Stewart stamp set for around $3 on clearence. I'm not exactly sure how to use them. It says that it's supposed to create boarders for cards. I kind of wish I had passed on the kit, but I'm stuck with it so I'll have to figure out how to use them. If you guys know how to use the kit, please let me know!

I also picked up these stamps from studio112. They were a dollar a piece. I'm thinking of returning a few of the picture ones seeing as I need more saying stamps for the cards I'm going to be making.

I almost forgot about this paper pad I found.When I got home I realized it was actually a calender set. But I can easily use the paper for other projects. I only had a few mins to decide on this item since the store was closing. I have a bad habit in running in stores last minute! This lady in there likes to give me a hard time about it. I think everywhere I go I just leave an impression on someone so they always seem to remember me....Yeah sounds about right. Lucky me! (sarcasm)

I had went to Walmart a month or 2 ago.  Walmart was making room for new products and most of the items in the craft area were on clearance. I found these Colorbok paper pads on clearance for only $2.50 each! What a deal, these usually run for $5 and up. I picked up 5 total of these. Two of the black and white themes paper and one of each on the other pads.

I also found these smaller pads for $1.50 originally $5 as well. I couldn't believe I scored a great deal on all thi paper! I shall be a busy bee for a while!

Well That's the end of my first haul! Hope you guys enjoyed seeing the goodies I picked up. and I hope you guys find some awesome deals shopping too! Feel free to leave a comment. Let me know what deals you guys find and score on! I'd love to hear from you.

-Tiffany