In My World

Quilted Heart 4.5 x 5.5" $2.50 BUY May not be exactly as shown.  Each piecing is individually handmade.

I just dumped my tool tote. New smaller totes . . . one for markers and the other for my basic tools. Extra tools are in the two green totes.  My stamps are in the wicker basket. One bin is for foam stamps and the other contains punches. How did you make out on Challenge #4.  I actually downsized my tool tote quite a bit.  I guess I just stuff everything in there even if I just use it once a year.  In fact, that is the secret to downsizing my readily-available-on-my-desk tote . . . everything that is only used once in a blue moon has been containerized.  While it is all still available, it is out of the way until I need it . . . which will be when there is another blue moon.  I was actually surprised at how few markers I threw out.   I'm ready for Challenge #5: Stickers, diecuts, and rub-ons are some of the hardest things to organize because the different sizes and shapes pose many challenges. Rub-ons present their own challenge...

Rooster 4.5 x 5.5" $3.00 BUY May not be exactly as shown.  Each piecing is individually handmade.

I've finished Challenge #3. How about you? I'm very lucky because I've done the photo challenge so many times over the years. I always upload my photos to my favourite photo processing site as I go along but I wait for a sale and then order them to be printed. As soon as I pick them up from the store I pop them right into page kits. All done. How did you decide to sort and store your photos? If you are ready, here is Challenge #4 . . . Tools & Adhesives Gather together all of your tools and adhesives into a box and let's start S.P.A.C.E.ing them! Sort : one by one, put each item into piles: FAVOURITES, TRASH, TO SELL, STORE, DONATE. Purge : For the SELL pile: bag up and assign a price and your initials to tools/adhesives that you don't love/use anymore and put them in your garage sale box. Throw out the TRASH pile. Arrange pick-up or drop-off of the DONATE pile. Assign : Store your most used items in a basket or box or other system right on your desk...

Soccer Ball 4.75 x 4.75" $3.00 BUY May not be exactly as shown.  Each piecing is individually handmade.

Truck #1 3.5 x 5.5" $2.50 BUY May not be exactly as shown.  Each piecing is individually handmade.

Challenge #3 So, your paper is beautifully organized, your scraps carefully stashed or purged, and your desk is gleaming!   I've posted photos in our  Facebook group  but you are also welcome to post links to your challenge photos as a comment here. Scrap paper and extra cardstock I don't save any scraps smaller than 4 x 6" My patterned papers and cardstocks are the basis for my page kits.  Photos, ephemera, embellishments, sketch ideas are added to the page kits so when I get a chance to scrapbook I am ready to go. More page kits Even the photos are in the kits, ready to scrap. More page kits.  I haven't had a lot of time to scrapbook yet this summer. This is actually just one page kit.  We took a lovely tour up to Manitoulin Island in June and made many many many stops along the way and took a ridiculous number of photos.  It is a really beautiful part of the world. I need lots of Christmas and sport...

Challenge #2 How did you make out with last week's challenge? Did you find your work table? I managed to get all of my tables cleared and scrubbed. I've posted photos in our Facebook group but you are also welcome to post links to your challenge photos as a comment here. We have started a  Facebook group  as a place for us to share photos, accomplishments, encouragement, tips and tricks as we work through the 2017 Craft Space Organization Challenge. Here is this week's challenge: Your challenge this week is to S.P.A.C.E. your paper - - and I mean ALL of your paper: cardstock, patterned paper, specialty papers, and all those SCRAPS! SORT : Bring all of your paper to one area. Sort it all into piles: KEEP, SELL, DONATE, TRASH PURGE : bag up, and assign a price to paper bundles that you want to SELL at a garage sale or online, and put the bags in the garage sale box. Throw out the TRASH pile. Bag up the DONATE pile and immediately make arrange...

I made this 8x8" album as a graduation gift for our niece.

It has been a pitiful month for scrapbooking finishes.  In my defense, I was planning and participating in two great holiday trips in June. Here's all I did accomplish . . . 😞: