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The Final Challenge . . . Preparing for a Crop Crops can be a wonderful chance for you to get caught up on pages, catch up with friends, and enjoy your hobby with other Scrapbookers who understand your obsession.   But planning ahead is very important to your success – it is a proven fact that the less you bring to a crop, the more you’ll actually get done.   Here are a few tips to help you prepare: Mission  Statement:   A crop is a rare chunk of time to spend on yourself.   How long will the crop last?   What do you want to accomplish?   Do you want to socialize?   Do you want to set a goal for completed pages?   Would you like to complete a mini-album?   Do you want to try to master a new technique?   Do you want to organize your photos?   Knowing what you want to get out of it and how much time you’ll have to do it is crucial to your planning, and helps to avoid frustration at the end of the day if you don’t achieve what you set out to do. Gather your Blueprint:   If you’re planning

I know that the paper challenge can be a bit overwhelming but I hope you gave it a shot.  Even if you SPACEd through just some of your papers you are ahead of the game.  Next time . . .  I'm still working on sorting through my papers and packing page kits. Its taking a little longer than usual because I'm changing my system up a bit. I'll share photos of the finished challenge when I'm done . . . which I hope will be soon. I'm almost ready for Challenge #3 ~ Photos So, your paper is beautifully organized, your scraps carefully stashed or purged, and your desk is gleaming! You are starting to get organized. Doesn't it make you feel creative? Don't you want to get cropping? Well, you CAN'T scrapbook without PHOTOS!  Our third challenge is to organize our photos. Here is an excellent article to get you thinking about how to organize those precious photos before we start to S.P.A.C.E. them:  https://www.scrapbook.com/articles/organizing-and-storing-your-phot

How did you make out on the first challenges? It's not too late to share your photos. Doesn't it feel great to start the new year with a clean work surface?   Let's move on to the next challenge . . .  Did you know that a 1” high stack of patterned paper equals as many as 250 sheets of patterned paper? That’s a lot of paper. I don't know about you, but I have a lot more than 1" of paper.  So 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!  If you are a quilter you need to S.P.A.C.E. your fabric. A knitter -- your wool. I think you get the picture. This challenge is for everybody!  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

Challenge #1 Clean Your Work Space. The first challenge of our ORGANIZATION CHALLENGE is to clear off your crafting work space. Maybe you have a desk committed as your craft space, maybe you have an entire room of tables, or maybe you have taken over the dining room table. Wherever you craft, completely clear off the entire surface of your work space, dumping everything into a big box. Give your surface a good scrub and polish, removing every speck of paint, adhesive, and uh.... is that chocolate???? Take a photo of your newly scrubbed craft space and upload it to our  Facebook group . Okay, now let's get to work on that big box of stuff. Now is the time to learn that you need  S.P.A.C.E.  to craft: * Sort * Purge * Assign * Containerize * Equalize *  We're going to use this method for each and every challenge. SORT :  Going object by object, divide everything in the big box into categories that make sense to you. You may want to have some baskets laid out and labell

Welcome to our annual Craft Space Organization Challenge . . .  Videos were taped for the Fall 2020 Challenge. The one room that always seems to become a cluttered mess is my studio.  As the clutter piles up it becomes harder and harder to find what I need.  Is this the same for you? Today is the day to begin taking back your space so you can accomplish more and get more enjoyment out of your precious crafting time. These challenges were originally set up for scrapbookers but they work quite well for just about any type of crafter . . . which is a good thing for me.  My studio is set up for my paper crafting, quilting, stamp collection, letterboxing, knitting and crochet, writing, my hubby's leatherworking, genealogy, cross stitch, and tapestry.  I need a system that works for ALL of my crafts.  The information in these challenges can help both new and veteran scrapbookers and other crafters to get organized.    It doesn't matter if you are st arting a new craft room or