I Challenge You!

So, Jamie, Jess, and I have decided to Challenge each other to spend less money of scrapping goodies and make more pages with what we've got. Don't really know how we came up with the challenge. . . I do know that I want to go to CKU with my friend Terri next year, and I knew the only way I was going to swing that was to stop spending so much $$ at the scrapbook stores. . . even Terri's store (my favorite lss, even if it's not local to me!)!

So, for each 12x12 layout you do, you earn a point. Any layout smaller than 9x9, you have to do 2 to earn a point. If you buy anything for a layout. . .that layout doesn't count towards your total. Plus, you have to keep track of how much $$ you spend. The only things exempt is the $$ spent on adhesives, replacement cutter blades, and photos. At the end of the deal, whoever's spent the least amount of money gets an extra 10 points added to their score.

Plus, we're going to issue extra little challenges along the way . . . this week is the eyelet challenge. For every layout you put 5 eyelets on, you get double points. . . Triple points on "excessive eyelet" use.

ROFL . . .not doing good so far. No pages done, and certainly not one with an eyelet.

So far, I've bought 6 rolls of hermie (got them at last weeks 1/3 off HL sale price b/c they forgot to take the signs down) and 2 replacement blades for my Carl cutter. So, at least we're doing good there.

Hey just thought of something girls. . . I'm assuming the replacement pads for the cutterpede and Carl cutters are "freebies" in the money count, right?

Next week's challenge involves all those unused stamps we have ordered from Wendi Speciale Designs. Have you seen those things? They're gorgeous! Unfortunately, I didn't order September's kit before the no-shopping thing went into effect. {sigh} I do have {} to play with though . . .among other things.