Marion Smith's 31 Days of January Challenge

Hello Crafty Friends!

I've been participating in Marion Smith's 31 Days of January Challenge, and I'm quite surprised that I'm keeping up at well as I am.  There will be a complete video at the end of the project that I will post, but so far, you only get to see the first page.

The details about how the challenge works are outlined in her YouTube video:



I'm finding that this is a nearly easy challenge so long as I stay organized and on top of it, working on it every few days.  The only downside is I'm ordering my photos to print and have to wait for them to come in the mail.  It kind of works out, like for example, tonight I prepped a lot of the pages so I just have to glue the photos in and journal.

Thanks for stopping by!  :-)

-Theresa

https://theresacreates.blogspot.com

Organizing with Ikea :-)

Hello Crafty Friends!

This weekend we took a ride to Ikea to get some more organizing/storage solutions for around the house, namely, my scraproom.  I purchased 2 sets of drawers to fit into the Expedit bookcase I already had.  Sometimes drawers do the best trick at keeping small things tidy.  Here is the before and after:

BEFORE

AFTER

And, here is what is  inside each of the drawers:

WOOD- MOUNTED STAMPS

INKS

TAGS

EMBOSSING TOOLS AND GLITTER

I also received this order from Joann's during the week.  My big project of the year is starting and completing my daughter's baby album, and to start her toddler album.  So, I've started collecting some adorable papers.   I love these from K & Company.

So, what do you think?  Do you love to organize?  I have a love for organizing.  You'd never had thought that seeing as I always had a messy room as a kid.  I also got to re-organizing my kitchen cabinets yesterday, and my daughter's room.

We purchased this Trofast piece for our daughter's room.  It holds some puzzles, small toys, and books in the top three bins, and in the bottom bins, larger toys.  We're graduating from a baby's room to a toddler's room.  Yesterday, my daughter spent a long time playing in her room -- prior to this, all of her toys were in the living room.  I was able to work on my scraproom (on the same floor) and my husband watched her on the monitor as he prepared for work.  It was a new experience for all.

Thanks for stopping by! :-)

-Theresa
https://theresacreates.blogspot.com

Michael's and A.C. Moore Haul!

Hello Crafty Friends!

I had a lot of fun this past week, as my husband was off from work and we got to spend a lot of quality time together.  We got to go shopping and take advantage of some crafty sales.  Here are some of the things I picked up.  I've scrapbooked a long time, but I haven't gotten into the newer forms of paper crafting until recently.  So, I'm slowly building up my tool/supply stash.

from Michael's

from A.C. Moore

from Stuff4Scrapbooking.com

Thanks for stopping by! :-)

-Theresa
https://theresacreates.blogspot.com

Lost & Found Matchbook Mini Album (VIDEO)

Hello Crafty Friends!

So this is my first Matchbook Mini Album. I used the Lost & Found Paper Stash from Tim Holtz and black "Celebrate It" paper bags from Michael's. I followed Kathy's YouTube tutorial (Paper Phenomenon).

Front cover with belly band.

Front cover without belly band.

Open, Page One.

Page One.

Page Two.

Page Three.

Page Four.

Page Five.

Page Six.

Inside of back cover.

Tabs of photo mats inside pockets.

The back cover.

The End.

Thanks for stopping by! :-)

-Theresa
https://theresacreates.blogspot.com



*UPDATE*

FEBRUARY 4, 2012:

*NEW VIDEO*

My Scrap Room

Hello Crafty Friends!

Here is my NEW Scrap Room! It was our guest room, but it was hardly used, so over the Summer I picked out this delicious paint and my husband hooked me up. We had all of the Ikea furniture, I was using one desk and two bookcases, and my husband was using the other desk and one bookcase. I used to have my scrappy space in our basement, where I also had a computer desk. I swapped the computer desk (and computer) with my husband for the extra Ikea pieces so I could be all matchy-matchy AND more organized.

I hope you like it!

Canvas Storage Bins by Martha Stewart hold my daughter's books, crayons, flashcards, etc., and some office paper and electronics (chargers, manuals, etc.).

These Ikea Drona pop-up boxes hold lots of stuff I don't need at my finger tips, but need to get to often.

I don't have any decorations up yet, but I hope to get some things up on the walls soon. So, there will be more to come.

This is where I used to scrap... in what is now solely the man cave!

Thanks for stopping by!  :-)

-Theresa
https://theresacreates.blogspot.com