Nesting Lace Ovals Dies

Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Lace Ovals Dies - Front Packaging

Finally, my Lifestyle Crafts nesting lace ovals dies has arrived! I purchase this Lifestyle Crafts nesting lace ovals from Oh My Crafts! when they are having 33% off on order USD$33 or less in early September 2012! This is a great offer and I cannot miss not to grab a thing with this promotion! I end up saving of USD$5.57 equals to RM17.82 with exchange rate RM3.20.

As my budget is limited, I can only to get one or two items. Thus, I search for the things that I want but most of them are out of stock. Thus, I keep on evaluating my purchase list. The great thing about this time promotion is that I get to buy something low value but also gets the 33% discount. Usually Oh My Crafts! set a value of USD$25 and above for the discount to take place but this time, it set the price USD$33 and below and no minimum! In the end, I only managed to get this Lifestyle Crafts nesting lace ovals. Although I prefer Spellbinders, to my disappointing, most of all of them are out of stocks. This 'out-of-stock' issue is very common in Oh My Crafts! which makes me re-considering to purchase from them in the future. 

Another issue is the way they process the orders. I am not sure if because of the daily promotion and discount that caused the issue which makes the orders volume high. I usually get 'processing' status after my order confirmation like few days afterwards. This time around, I get my 'processing' status after five (5) days I placed and made my payment! That is only processing stage which I think they verify the order and my payment and perhaps other things they have in procedure.

Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Lace Ovals Dies - Actual dies

Well, it is extremely long and takes me a lot of patience to receive their shipping notification. After eleven (11) days from the 'processing' e-mail notification, I finally received the shipping notification! It takes Oh My Crafts! almost two (2) weeks to ship my one (1) particular item! I guess when you get cheaper stuffs, you get to pay your price as well which in my case, patient and waiting!

Anyhow, my Lifestyle Crafts nesting lace ovals dies is here now after almost one (1) month purchasing it. I hope I can make use of it soon as I sometimes become bore with square, rectangular, circle and scallop circles. Hopefully with this Lifestyle Crafts nesting lace ovals dies, it gives me some inspiration and more creative in my card making.

Biggest Parcel Ever Received!

Top view of the 'stove-sized' box of parcel

My husband called me when he goes to pick up our daughter from kindergarten. I am surprised as usually he would not call me during that time. He informs that he received the parcel notification that I have a parcel that needs to be pick up from post office. He adds that the postman said that he unable to deliver it to our house as the parcel is too big like a size of a stove!

Side view of the 'stove-sized' box of parcel

Well, I am and did expecting a parcel from Oh My Crafts! which has been pending for a while. Just two (2) days ago, I written to them that I have not received my parcel. I been worrying that the parcel is lost but then, today, I am relieved after I receive the news from my husband. I am purchasing Martha Stewart Scoring Board which I know is big (12"x12") and three (3) Tim Holtz distress ink pads. I never expect that the parcel is so big like a size of a stove!

Martha Stewart Scoring Board

I ask my husband if he could go to the post office to pick up the parcel after he picks up our daughter from kindergarten. He says he will. Somehow, few minutes after that, the sky turned his emotion suddenly and heavy rain began to pour down. I quickly call my husband to cancel picking up the parcel but he did not answer and I predicted he is on his way to post office. I am so worry about him and our daughter on weather like this. Once they got back, my husband is all wet and my daughter is wearing raincoat (they are riding motorcycle). I apologize to them for the trouble and luckily my kind heart husband did not angry at me. ~phew~

Not my actual parcel but this is how it looks like when I open up my parcel.
The AIRplus® on top of the Martha Stewart Scoring Board and the remaining 40% of the empty spaces in the box
Photo credit

Well, guess what! It is indeed a big parcel like a size of a stove and the biggest parcel I ever received! I did not believe it as the Martha Stewart Scoring Board is square sized but the parcel comes in rectangular size. It makes me wonder. When I open up the parcel, the scoring board only took about 60% of the parcel box. Oh My Crafts! protect it by putting some what is known as air cushions or air pillow, AIRplus® from Storopack on top of the Martha Stewart Scoring Board and the remaining 40% of the empty spaces in the box. The three (3) Tim Holtz distress ink pads are squeezed in between the AIRplus®.

Tim Holtz distress ink pads
From top left :
Spiced Marmalade, Barn Door and Mustard Seed
Also known as 'High Noon' pack which exclusively available at Oh My Crafts! 

Well, although the parcel arrived a bit late which worries me a lot earlier, I am relief that it arrived with everything intact and in good condition. It was late as the custom cleared it on 08 September 2012 which is on Saturday. Hopefully I am going to use them soon for my next project.

Spellbinders Nestabilities and Jenni Bowlin Inkpad

I been surfing Oh My Crafts online store for past few days ever since they have this President Day sale as well as 20% discount on order over USD$20. Who do not loves discount especially when Oh My Crafts offer 20% discount on order over USD$20 which usually they only offer 10% discount only.

Furthermore, they have this American Crafts Dear Lizzy Neopolitan Jar stamp in stock which is my wishlist. I select this stamp set and put it in my shopping cart. Then I browse through other product as it needs to be over USD$20 to entitle the 20% discount.

Spellbinders Nestabilities S4-129 Classic Scallop Squares Small 

Finally, I settle for another Spellbinders Nestabilities. I choose the Spellbinders Nestabilities S4-129 Classic Scallop Squares Small as I would like to make baby announcement tag. I choose this scallop squares as I need to coordinate the square to the stamp of baby details in Hero Arts CL145 Baby Girl. It took me some time to find the size of the Spellbinders Nestabilities whereby I measure between Spellbinders Nestabilities S4-129 Classic Scallop Squares Small and Spellbinders Nestabilities S4-127 Classic Scallop Squares Large.

Back : The actual dies

Well, for some reasons, I did not purchase right away. Actually I am waiting for the last day of sale as I am hoping that Oh My Crafts will have another discount coupon. Well, it is my bad that I have this hope as after few days I login to my accounts, the American Crafts Dear Lizzy Neopolitan Jar stamp is out of stock! I am so disappointing.

Ranger Jenni Bowlin dye ink pad - Stick Candy

As the 20% discount condition is only applicable when my total purchase is more than USD$20, I have no choice but to select another product. I browse through the items I want but most of them are out of stock. In the end, I select one of the Jenni Bowlin dye inkpad. I encounter this inkpad during Kelly Marie Alvarez, owner of Lawn Fawn use it in her Lawn Clipping video. Well, since I only need a very minimal amount to hit the USD$20, I decided to purchase this Jenni Bowlin dye inkpad and give it a try.

I quickly made my payment this time to avoid the same situation of out of stock happening again. However, there is no update from Oh My Crafts until three (3) days after I made my payment. On 24 February 2012, finally I got an update from them that my package is shipped.

Today, the package is arrived at my doorstep. Again, I have to really find some time to make some cards using these new supplies and tools I been purchasing for the past few months. It seems that time is not enough for me as I a juggling between my office works, house works, my six years old daughter home works as well as taking care my three (3) months old baby boy!

Venturing Into Distress Ink

I been stalking Oh My Crafts online store for a while in October 2011. The items I am looking for is distress inks as they offered the cheapest price of all the online stores I visit. Furthermore, they have recently launched double dip discount coupon whereby you can have discount on selected items follow by the store wide discount coupon which means you save twice as much! Imagine that you can get the distress ink at USD$3.84 at Oh My Crafts after both discounts while other online stores are selling at at least USD$3.99. It maybe little but for me, after exchange rate conversion, it means a lot and not to mention taking shipping cost into account as well.

However, due to the cheap price, most of the inks has been sold out. I tried to e-mail them to ask when they will restock the inks in late October 2011 but they have no idea when is the next shipment coming in. That really disappointing a bit as those discount coupons will expire and you never know if they come up with another discount coupons.

Left : Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tea Dye
Right : Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Broken China

I still stalk Oh My Crafts online store occasionally after that to see if they have restocked the inks. Finally, my efforts paid off in early November 2011 as the new shipment has been arrived and most of the colors are in stock! I quickly select the colors I want which is broken china and tea dye as starter. Since I am newly venturing into distress ink, I also bought the blending tool. Payment is made on the same day I order the items but Oh My Crafts did not process my order until two (2) days later. I guess it is because of year end and the high volume of orders. Even the processing took some time and finally I am informed that the package is shipped on 06 November 2011.

Inkssentials Blending Tool

After patient waiting of ten (10) days, finally the package arrive to my doorstep today! Now, I can use them on my new projects which I have on my mind. Hopefully the outcome is nice as I afraid I am not too good in using the distress ink.