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I am very new to stamping and was introduced to SU! last summer. Of course, I felt like I just had to have EVERYTHING! I was able to control my impulses and for the most part only purchased the basics: ink, paper, stamp sets and adhesive. When he saw me unpacking my box, he just had this stunned expression on his face and said, "There's no way you NEED all of this crap." Me? "Crap? It's not CRAP!"
So, for the most part I've only bought extra stuff here and there. Last weekend he was trying to get me to play XBOX with him ("You mean you NEED all 40 of those games?" ). I told him that I would play XBOX if he made a Happy Birthday card with me for my Dad - thinking the whole time that there was no way in hell he would take me up on my offer. Yeah. I was wrong. He said, "Sure...show me what to do." So, after the initial shock, I was showing him different things.
"Well, how do I make this stamp straight...it keeps stamping crooked!"
"Well, honey, they make this cool little thing called a Stampin-Ma-Jig."
"But, I don't want this whole phrase blue. Can I make part of it red?"
"Here, you can use the markers for that, but I don't have a red color."
"You need a red color."
"WHAT? NEED?!!!"
"Yeah. Actually, you need them all."
At the end of our little session, after going through how different things could make stamping life easier and oh so much prettier, HE had a list of the things I NEEDED. :o
"Order this stuff. I don't know why you just didn't order it in the first place."
HAHAHAHA...So, ladies, maybe it can work for you, too!:mrgreen:
Really cute story. My husband however runs from my space. Still love him though since he hasn't asked me for about a year how much something is going to cost him.
Awesome hubby...now that he's seen the "light" of stamping=) Mine is great too...he'll check out what I'm working on and think up different ways to display it. He's going to make me a display rack for my coasters!
I have tried to get my husband and boys to make cards with me but they go running scared in the other direction. Next time they want me to play with them on their xbox, I'll make them a deal, one game equals at least one card.
They might go for it!! Not!!
Great story! I think that my husband would have to be really sick or really drunk to actually stamp with me! He is usually pretty good about NOT asking how much something is and giving me some extra $$$ for parties, but I have had to write my grocery checks over for some quick stamp cash - but don't tell!
that won't work for me plus it's already past that I did however ask first to join stamp camp and he said I could But didn't realize I would spend about 50.00 a month.Which I said well how much do you spend golfing.not to mention the league he joins every year.and all the tournaments that cost extra to join.Plus any clothes he has to has to support his hobby.So I told him there's no differance.my isn't any more expensive than his.Mine just shows more.because of the products.His is more physical.
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I don't care what my husband thinks of my hobbies; I do what I want. And I'd rather not have him join me in making anything. It's something I do just for me and if he was around putting in his 2 cents I'd just get aggravated.
He does like the cards and scrapbook pages though. Once I actually bought a Valentine's cards for him because I didn't have time to make one. He was disappointed because it wasn't hand-made!
My DH can't say a word. His hobby is triathlon, and with his stable of FIVE bikes (most recent purchase was a $3400 Kuota), wetsuits, race fees, travel expenses, heartrate monitors, GPS training gear, clothes for all season training, pool fees, etc., etc., his hobby is way more expensive than mine. Whew! No guilt on my part, for sure!
I love your story! My hubby won't stamp with me but he will put his 2 cents in when he doesn't like a color combo! He's even told me that an Anniversary card looked more like a Sympathy card. (in a kind voice) LOL. I hate to admit it but he was right!
I love it!! Well I got my hunny to get his own hobby - that way he doesn't really interfere with mine. I took him to this amazing hobby shot this past weekend. He was in the Marines and is all into military things. When he was younger he used to build models, and battle scenes. Well, I told him to put those 2 together. He can build tanks, little soldiers, whatever his heart desires. Now I can get whatever I want, since he too will have to have things to purchase. Don't you just love it ;)
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My DH is slowly seeing the light, at first he just thought that I had too much 'stuff', but whenever we need glue, wire, tape, a pen, scissors, fasteners, a specific color of paper, etc., my craft area is the place to check. Plus he really appreciates the whole 'card on demand' thing; need a sympathy card today, give me ten minutes and you've got it! This weekend he was helping me organize sizzlet dies and I moaned about how much 'stuff' I have and he even said not to fuss, because at least I use it all! Plus he has gotten much more interested in what I make, he even said he would like me to frame all the ATCs I have made and give them to him as a gift!
Rachel V.
My dh will help me with ideas but he has never shown interest in stamping with me....sometimes I wish he would enjoy something that I enjoy but it often seems to be the other way around!
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Now you obviously have an OCD husband, I have the complete opposite, he wouldn't care if it was straight, it wouldn't care what colors he used, he wouldn't care whether is said Happy Birthday or "U Suck", that would depend on whether I could get him through the door of my stamp room at all. :mrgreen:
That is a cute story! I guess one of the good things about being single is- I don't have to answer to anyone but myself. I do feel kind of guilty since I emptied out my savings account...but stamping makes me happy! So Myself lets myself buy what I need- as long as there is money in the checking account....
That is a cute story! I guess one of the good things about being single is- I don't have to answer to anyone but myself. I do feel kind of guilty since I emptied out my savings account...but stamping makes me happy! So Myself lets myself buy what I need- as long as there is money in the checking account....
My husband likes to "help" a lot too, and I have to admit that he is pretty good! He says a lot about what I buy, but then I remind him about hockey, hunting, fishing, woodworking....he doesn't have a leg to stand on!
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I am very new to stamping and was introduced to SU! last summer. Of course, I felt like I just had to have EVERYTHING! I was able to control my impulses and for the most part only purchased the basics: ink, paper, stamp sets and adhesive. When he saw me unpacking my box, he just had this stunned expression on his face and said, "There's no way you NEED all of this crap." Me? "Crap? It's not CRAP!"
So, for the most part I've only bought extra stuff here and there. Last weekend he was trying to get me to play XBOX with him ("You mean you NEED all 40 of those games?" ). I told him that I would play XBOX if he made a Happy Birthday card with me for my Dad - thinking the whole time that there was no way in hell he would take me up on my offer. Yeah. I was wrong. He said, "Sure...show me what to do." So, after the initial shock, I was showing him different things.
"Well, how do I make this stamp straight...it keeps stamping crooked!"
"Well, honey, they make this cool little thing called a Stampin-Ma-Jig."
"But, I don't want this whole phrase blue. Can I make part of it red?"
"Here, you can use the markers for that, but I don't have a red color."
"You need a red color."
"WHAT? NEED?!!!"
"Yeah. Actually, you need them all."
At the end of our little session, after going through how different things could make stamping life easier and oh so much prettier, HE had a list of the things I NEEDED. :o
"Order this stuff. I don't know why you just didn't order it in the first place."
HAHAHAHA...So, ladies, maybe it can work for you, too!:mrgreen:
Awwwww--I love love love your story! TFS!
__________________ Julie Ebersole (JulieHRR once upon a time . . . )julieebersole.com"So shines a good deed in a weary world." -Willy Wonka
Oh bless, well at least he now sees that there are things we just have to have!!!
My hubby not too bad, he has just helped me rearrange my area to make the most of the space, and has offered to rearrange my shelve space so that is not too bad, and he bought me a load of new stuff at christmas
That story is THE best!! Can't say I'd ever get my DH to stamp with me but he does support my habit (as long as he doesn't know how much stuff is!). He can't complain too much as he has spent WAY more than me in a single year on a new motor for the Shelby!!
Not to hyjack the thread but this story was shared on another group (if I remember right). The lady of the story had ordered items online and was very excited for her order to arrive. Her husband knew about the order and knew she was excited. Brown drove up while the DH was home. "Yeah!" she said, "You know what this means?!" "Yup," said the DH, "Lunch will be late."
__________________ Ann Here is my oily blog! CLICK HERE Certified Copic Instructor - Local ClassesI love cars, stamping and essential oils!
My husband has his own little hobby which makes it easier for me.
As long as we do not take from our savings account we order pretty much when we want. He tells me that at least he is home and not at the bar like most guys and I tell him at least I am not buying more shoes.. That is my other weekness.
I had to make two baby cards last night - one is going out today to my husband's best friend and his wife who had a little girl yesterday (so he kind of had a stake in it)... I had the cards on the table and he looked at them and said, Wow - those are a lot better than any cards I'd find at the store!
I NEARLY FAINTED, especially after a conversation last week when he asked me to estimate how much money I have tied up in stamping supplies, tools, etc., and HE nearly fainted! He's really enjoying many things I've made lately, though, so I didn't have to point out his humongous collections of CDs, guns and hunting gear, and motorcycles!
After stamping for almost three years, I'm feeling like he finally gets it and is supporting me instead of patronizing me! I can't see my husband EVER stamping with me, but I can certainly appreciate YOUR story!:-D
My DH has learned that my craft supplies come in pretty handy sometimes - I've even seen him use my rotary trimmer. He needed a tiny pliers to fix his bicycle and I pulled out my jewelry pliers. Then he was trying to shrink wrap some bicycle cables with the hair dryer and I pulled out my heat gun. I just smile
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January pages scrapped 1/10
I don't care what my husband thinks of my hobbies; I do what I want. And I'd rather not have him join me in making anything. It's something I do just for me and if he was around putting in his 2 cents I'd just get aggravated.
I hear ya Linda! I am SO happy when my DH tells me he'll be fishing all day Saturday, or going hunting for the weekend. While I enjoy those hobbies too, I really don't want him in "my" stamp space!
How Sweet! My Dh was doomed from the beginning because I have been stamping for 11 years and we have been together for 4 years. The stamps were part of the package. We have a four bedroom house (no kids) so I have a craft room and he has a music studio. He doesn't care what I spent since he knows I'm a freak about money and would never harm us financially. He gets whatever he wants as well. I have tried getting him in the craft room and he laughs at me. We have a deal, I go stamp and he plays Xbox. Works for me!
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Such a sweet story, my hubby likes to particpate in my craft interests as well, and since he has started stamping, he the one say when are we getting a cuttlebug, why haven't you ordered such and such, I just love it!
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What a sweet story. TFS! You much have been giddy with pleasure!
I love it when my DH acts interested in my art, and he has occasionally (though rarely) made me a card too, but only after I clean up my studio!
I don't think it would occur to him to ask me how much I spend--I make more than twice what he does, and I balance our accounts and pay all the bills. As long as the bills get paid, the wine doesn't run out, and Netflix keeps coming--he's good! LOL
Now you obviously have an OCD husband, I have the complete opposite, he wouldn't care if it was straight, it wouldn't care what colors he used, he wouldn't care whether is said Happy Birthday or "U Suck", that would depend on whether I could get him through the door of my stamp room at all. :mrgreen:
This is my hubby. I f my computer was not in my stamp room, he would never enter it.
Okay that said, he told one of my friends, "I dont care what she has, as long it is in the closet where I dont have to see it all the time" (my stuff is everywhere)
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