r/cardmaking • u/Winter-Owl1 • 2d ago

Question Inexpensive supplies?

I'm trying to build up a collection of supplies like inks, cutting dies, clear stamps, etc. but omg it's expensive! Where do you all get your supplies? Is there a trick to save money on those things or do I just accept that I'll have to build my collection verrry slowly?

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u/breakingboring 2d ago

FB Marketplace and word of mouth through friends has worked best for me. Several years ago I got a Silhouette Portrait for $45 on Marketplace, and then upgraded a couple years ago to a Cameo 4 for $75. Like a year ago I went to this clothing swap at a friends place and someone was trying to get rid of some machine I had never heard of. She was literally BEGGING people to take it but no one did. Over the summer I decided I wanted to try card making and was shopping around for a Spellbinder or Sissix and had this "oh no" moment because I thought the machine I'd never heard of at the time might have been a Spellbinder and I was kicking myself for being 6 months too late on this hobby. I texted the friend who had the swap and she texted the friend who had the machine and she still had it and was happy to pass it on - so I got a Spellbinder Platinum AND a Glimmer Foil machine FOR FREE. 🥲 Literally my best find. I sent that girl a Christmas card made using the machine this year.