Hi everyone, I'm sorry to see that I am not the only one who was at least a little disappointed in what they received from the Super Sale. This is the fourth Super Sale I have participated in (I think, maybe it is the third...), anyway, all items previously were perfect, just overstock. They did say these items are as-is, but, come on, @SMA X 2, what you received was inexcusable. I'm glad they took care of it. I have one item I am going to write them about. I received an Antique Botanicals Die Cut set that was clearly a return and more than half empty. There were supposed to be 96 diecuts and I received only 43. I don't know if they will do anything about it but it's worth a try. I also ordered the Holiday Decoupage Diecuts, there were supposed to be 72, but mine had 18 missing and the Foil Boisserie stickers were supposed to have 616 and I received 498. I can work with those, it's not that bad, but the Antique Botanicals were a disappointment.
The Gold Foil Flourishes were perfect as was the Xmas Pop-Up card kit that was a replacement for a card kit I ordered, but they ran out of after they took my order. I am not a pop-up card maker because, even though I love the result, I find them difficult to make, but for $20 I thought I would take this kit when they offered as a replacement.
I haven't done anything really with the things I ordered in January except try out the laminating function of the 5" Xyron. It works perfectly :-) Did any of you see the Craft show preview the other day? It was on for an hour. Xyron has a new machine that is sleeker and not green that allows you to use both the 5" and 9" cartridges. It is very nice though a little expensive ($89.95) I guess that's why the 5" was such a good price and I was able to buy the 9" at Tuesday Morning for $29.95. I can't remember a whole lot of what else they had, except the little stamps that click together to form words, they are on clearance now. I was just half watching because it was hosted by Bill Green and I just think he is a hoot.
By the way, even though I am signed up for Anna's blog with two different emails, I don't get them either. Not sure what is happening there because my first address worked great for a long time. The second address worked for just a couple of weeks and then they stopped coming. Oh well, I just bop over there on Tuesdays and Fridays. I love the Rose Designer Collection, that is really beautiful. The Fantastic Flips card kit looks like a lot of fun and I love that we are getting dies with it so we can continue to create the cards even after the kit is long empty. All that said, I think it is going to be expensive and I splurged on the Ornamental Frame dies. I will just have to keep watching the previews to decide.
I looked up making flip cards on YouTube and there are some good tutorials on using what you already have to create them and it doesn't look that hard. If I have time this weekend, I am going to try to make one and I will report back. One way or another, I will definitely make one or at least attempt to make one in the next week. I have some huge vet bills coming up so I may not be able to afford this kit. I need to recheck the horse's tendon injury and recheck the cat's cancer because the tumor is growing in his intestine and it could puncture if we don't keep an eye on it. It is not treatable except by surgery and even that is no guarantee. I have had more than my share of cats over the years and finally this year I have decided no more drastic," let's hope this works" treatments for my cats. In my experience, they don't work, they don't extend their lives or increase their quality of life any appreciable amount. Better to just start hospice or palliative care. That's just me, I certainly do not fault anyone who makes a different decision for their pet. Only you can decide what is right for you and your pet, there is no wrong decision.
OK, so all of that belongs in the Pet Forum, I guess, but I thought you wouldn't mind if I shared exactly why I might not get the flip card kit. TMI? Maybe I should just start journaling... :-) Take care everyone! P.S. Anna has an Instagram account. She posts something about once/twice a week and not always related to her papercrafting business.
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