Crafting on a Budget

Today instead of sharing a card I choose to share my June 2017 AliExpress purchases with you.

Here is the Dies I ordered for a total of £36.80.  They were all ordered on the 15th June 2017 and the last one arrived yesterday.  All cut perfectly except the Heart, Spiral and die below, that needed an extra shim.  I also bought a metal shim for £3.13 and that made cutting these 3 dies possibly as the precision plate was not enough to cut them.  This metal shim is small enough to use in my Big Shot but remember not to force your sandwich if it does not go through and remember adding anything not made by Sizzix you do at your own risk.

 I also bought these to Stamp set as I like to add a bit of a colour splash from time to time and they came to £3.11

So in total, I spend £ 43.04 on my spoils and I think I got a really good deal considering what these items normally cost.

I normally store my dies in Document Wallets like these that you can get from Poundland in a pack of 5 for £1, I prefer to get the clear pockets but they are not always available at my local Poundland.

This white cardstock comes at a good weight and makes great card bases. I also use it for die-cutting especially when I will be colouring my die-cuts.  They also from time to time have it available in black and craft card at £1 from Poundland.

Crafting on a Budget

So here is the second post of crafting on a budget and again the most expensive part of my card was the inks and glue.

For today's card, I used dies and a  Layered floral stamp set, from AliExpress.  Total Purchase £ 8.53.

Supplies list:
Dew Drop Inks was used:
Summer Sky
Danube Blue
Paris Dusk
Pear Tart
Bamboo Leaves
Olive Grove

£4.77

£2.41

£1.35

Base: 5.5" x 4.25"  from Poundland
Mat: 5.5" x 4.25" Vellum I had in my craft stash from a very long time ago.

So as you can see this time the total came to a bit more but still not too bad when you consider a similar alphabet stamp from Apple Blossom cost £9.99.

Crafting on a Budget

I am hoping to post a card or two every Sunday made from items I purchased either in a Sale or from AliExpress, just to show that you do not always have to spend a fortune on products to get a great result.  The most expensive part of my cards was the inks and glue.

The Stamp set cost me £1.16 including post and packaging from Aliexpress and was delivered 21days after I ordered it.  You can find the link below in my Supplies list

STAMP SET:

CARDS:

Tim Holtz Distress Inks was used for the flamingo:
Worn Lipstick
Barn Door
Aged Mahogany

Dew Drop Inks was used for this flamingo:
Versa Magic Pixie Dust
Memento Rosebud
Memento Love Letter

Supplies list:
Flamingo Stamp set
Base: 5.5" x 4.25"  from Poundland

Mat: 5.25" x 4" from The Works
Gemstones also from Aliexpress 
 
In Total each card cost less the a pound to make.