For January, I have four projects to show you. Here we go!
Project #1 - Layouts That Need a Home
I file my layouts quarterly, so here is the latest batch of pages that need to go into albums. I chip away at this all month. Stacy Julian's Library of Memories system and Shimelle's Cover to Cover class form the basis for my album organization.
Project #2 - Organizing My Mist Colors So I Will Use Them More Often
After coming across this post, I knew I needed to tackle a similar project. So I went to my mist collection...
...sprayed smooth white cardstock with each color, let them dry...
...in a small basket on my scrap table with my mistables and masks. I have used this system on a layout recently, and it is so much easier to hold the tags up to a project to see what color works best without having to do a bunch of test sprays.
Project #3 - Shopping, Shopping, Shopping!
I received this order from Two Peas for:
- the latest collection from Crate Paper: Fourteen
- cards and chipboard shapes from Pebbles Family Ties collection to go with papers already in my stash
- enamel dots and brads from My Mind's Eye Lost and Found 3. I wasn't crazy about the MME paper, so I plan to use these embellishments for the basis of a kit I'll assemble from my stash
Project #4 Donations
One bag of patterned papers, one bag of miscellaneous scrap supplies and one bag of yarn, ready to be donated to our local PTO thrift shop.
The cat is not for donation.
There you have it! I hope you enjoyed this behind-the-scenes peek. What's been going on in your scrap room this month?
I certainly did enjoy it :) I like your idea of the tag book of misting colours
ReplyDeletei made a tag book with my mists as well! it certainly helps- doesn't it? i just put 2 years worth of projects in albums this weekend. oh my what a task but now it looks awesome
ReplyDeleteGreat new feature, Sue. I like seeing the way you approach all the things that go into creating and maintaining your pages and your stash. Thank you for sharing the wonderful idea on keeping track of mist colors. I'm using mine more and more. Definitely need to do these samples.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with the mist sample cards!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for a series! Love reading your blog. January is when I do my re-organizing in the scraproom. This year I am moving my themed papers out of 12x12 drawers into cropper hoppers and my alpha stickers into deeper drawers. My hope is to gain a few more drawers to better sort my embellishments. That drawer of stickers and diecuts will not close right now! Would love to make the mister tags too.
ReplyDeleteNancy Jo
My scrap room is my dining room. Had to clean it out for Christmas and I'm slowly bringing things back...though I can't remember where I put some things! I think I need to make a mist tag set too, I've managed to collect quite a few colors but really haven't used them much.
ReplyDeleteI need to do all of that and more!
ReplyDeleteLove your mistables storage and that you keep the tags in there :)
I do actually try to put my layouts away after I post or blog about them.
Ever since I had a water mishap with a stack that were ruined :(
But right now I think I do have a small pile that need my attention!
I'll take a cat donation!! haha
ReplyDeleteI am jealous of your enamel dots and brads. I need to restock both, but I'm trying to wait awhile. I might not make it, though!
Great idea!
ReplyDeleteI'm considering doing something like that. Although I usually have it in my mind which spray I'm going to use and then just commit. Even if it's not what I expected, I will just run with it and adapt.
What a great idea to see the process and what you are working on. I like that tag book for mists. Very neat!
ReplyDeleteSome great ideas here Sue! I don't have too many mists yet, but I will keep that in mind for the future, (the tag book). Did you like Shimelle's Cover to Cover class?
ReplyDeleteYes, I enjoyed it very much and refer to it often when I'm organizing layouts in my albums. I believe the link I gave is for an instant download of the entire class, so you can have all the materials at once!
DeleteThank you for sharing these great ideas, Sue! I love the idea of creating mist sampler sheets (and keeping the samples with my mistable products).
ReplyDeleteLove the mist tags, you created to keep with your masks, Sue!! And of course, I really love the shopping part!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for teheran behind the scenes peek, love the misting idea
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to be so organised!
ReplyDeleteAlison xx
I love the mist tag-sampler, great idea! And your 'cat not for donation' comment made me chuckle! I've sorted out a few bits from my craft room to sell, the donation pile is next. I filed away some layouts too, but it just reminded me I need to buy more albums! x
ReplyDeleteI was so glad to clean out of my scrap room after the holiday mini-albums. I felt like I needed to hose it down, lol
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of this post! Now I am off to make sample cards of all of my mists.
ReplyDeleteFun post! Love to see what's going on in other people's crafting world. I have about 20 layouts that need to get filed. Maybe a project for this weekend??? Thanks for the reminder! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat look into the behind-the-scenes things happening in your scraproom, Sue.
ReplyDeleteLove checking in behind the scenes! And I love your mist sample card - very cool.
ReplyDeleteI just saw your post on the Two Peas message board & came over to your great blog.
ReplyDeleteI saw your "Busch's" bags & knew instantly you are in Michigan! Me too!
I love following Michigan bloggers & scrapbooking so I will be following your blog- (I do not have a blog) Nice to meet you!
Thanks for stopping by! Always nice to meet somebody from Michigan. Small world!
DeleteGreat idea for a series!! Thank you for sharing your ideas! xo Evie
ReplyDeleteYou are such an inspiration!! I will be making a misting swatch sample soon!!
ReplyDeleteYou are so organized, I am jealous!
ReplyDeleteI love this series, too! Thanks for sharing some of your behind-the-scenes. I definitely will be making a misting swatch-- maybe that way I'll remember to actually USE them, lol!
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to have this peek!! That misting swatch is awesome. I definitely need to put out some bags (or boxes) for donations.
ReplyDeleteGreat series. Love the cat too!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea for a series! keep it up :)
ReplyDeletethis is awesome! tfs! hope you keep doing this!
ReplyDeleteLove the altered B (and the mist tags of course)
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