Clean Sweep Challenge #3 - Tools

Tool Organization

Having your tool ready for use is very important if your at home or going to a crop.
Below are a few ideas to get your tool Organized.

~Tool Bags Great for Crops, or at home. ( Also my method)
When picking a bag, make sure that there are plenty of pockets big and small to accomedate your variety of tools, from Trimmers to tweezers.

Tote-Ally-Cool Tool Totes:




Making Memories offers these desk items to keep your crafty tools tidy:



Alvin Spin-O-Tray Rotating Desktop Organizers


To Enter this week's challenge
check out the thread on
Juju Bee's Forum

Clean Sweep Challenge #2 - Stickers

It’s time for our
Stickiest area, our stickers.

Article from:
http://scrapbooking.lovetoknow.com/How_to_Organize_Scrapbook_Stickers

How to Organize Scrapbook Stickers
Deciding how to organize scrapbook stickers doesn’t have to be a difficult task. Whether you’re just getting started in the hobby or an enthusiastic crafter, there are a number of strategies you can use to make sure your sticker collection is both easily accessible and protected from damage.

Factors to Consider When Choosing an Organizational System

Before you can begin to organize your stickers, you’ll need to spend some time thinking about what type of system best fits your crafting profile. Ask yourself these questions:

How many stickers do I have? Your organizational system won’t work unless it is large enough to accommodate your entire collection.

How large do I expect my collection to get? Scrapbookers who only buy new stickers when they are needed for a specific project will need much less storage space than those who prefer to buy whatever catches their eye.

Do I like to attend crops? Scrapbookers who need to transport their supplies to crops or classes will need to consider the portability of their organizational system.

How much can I afford to spend? It’s not necessary to spend a small fortune to organize your stickers, but it is a good idea to consider your budget before purchasing any organizational tools.

How to Organize Scrapbook Stickers
Contrary to popular belief, there is no “right” way to organize your scrapbook supplies. When deciding how to organize scrapbook stickers, you have a number of options. For example:

Theme: Scrapbookers who frequently complete pages with travel, baby, or holiday themes may find this method of organization most logical.

Style: If you don’t scrapbook thematic pages, you can try organizing your stickers into general style categories such as vintage, grunge, contemporary, or ethnic-inspired.

Color: If most of your stickers are general-purpose embellishments, sorting by dominant color is a simple yet highly effective organizational strategy.

Purpose: Separating your stickers into categories such as alphabets, titles, borders, tags, and general embellishments is a simple way to organize smaller supply collections.

Product Manufacturer: If you love Basic Grey, Chatterbox, KI Memories, or other coordinating product lines, sorting your supplies by manufacturer will make it easy to quickly pull together a finished layout.

If you have a relatively small amount of stickers, you may want to include your die cuts and rub-ons in the same file categories. Since all of these supplies serve the same general purpose, this is an easy way to minimize the amount of time you spend searching for embellishments.

Popular Organizational Tools
Organizational tools to consider when storing your scrapbook stickers include:
Binders: A large binder filled with plastic page protectors makes it easy to flip through all of your stickers at a glance. If you have a number of smaller stickers, the pages commonly used to store baseball cards will be quite useful.
Cropper Hopper offers Sticker Binders:

Plastic Storage Drawers: Drawers help protect your stickers from damage while accommodating very large collections.
Drawers come in all sizes from 81/2 x 11 to 15x15. You can find the type that fits your needs.



Boxes: If you’re looking for a storage system that is both functional and attractive, pick up a number of decorative boxes and label each box with the appropriate category.
Use Plastic clear bins of for a more stream line look try using photo boxes.

Bulletin Board: If you like to be able to see all of your stickers, place them in plastic storage bags and tack them to a large bulletin board.
Bulletin Board is nice because you can rearrange them as often as you need to.

Another Fantastic Option is the “Clip it Up” http://www.clipitup.com/store/:

For my stickers I organized them by theme from a-z in hanging folders in a filing bin. So far this is my favorite way.


To Enter this week's Clean Sweep Challenge go
to Juju Bee's.

Juju Bee's Feb Kit Full Reveal

Hello everyone!
I'm so excited to how off the
lastest Kit from Juju Bee's.
Remember I told you it was
packed with yummy goodies?
Well now you can see for yourself.






Featured Paper is Pink Paislee's Cupid.

CONTENTS:

PAPER
1 - Pink Paislee Cupid Eternal Love (Die-Cut)
2 - Pink Paislee Cupid Postcards
2 - Pink Paislee Cupid Bow & Arrow
2 - Pink Paislee Cupid Hearts Bloom
1 - Pink Paislee Cupid Love Potion
1 - Pink Paislee Cupid Bullseye
1 - Basic Grey Bittersweet Truffle
2 - Fancy Pants Vintage Valentine My Heart's Desire
1 - Making Memories Love Notes Red Glitter
3 - American Crafts Cardstock


EMBELLISHMENTS
1 - Fancy Pants My Valentines Transparency
1 - Fancy Pants Package of Clearly Bigger Die-Cuts (3 12x12 Sheets)
1 - Pink Paislee Enchanting Chipboard Alpha
1 - American Crafts Thickers LAX in Powder
1 - Fancy Pants Rub-Ons Mulberry Road
1 - Pink Paislee Press-Ons Sweet Cakes
1 - Prima Say It In Pearls Swirls Blue/Pink
1 - Prima Say It In Pearls Ivy Green
1 - Maya Road Trinkets Flowers Buttons (24 pieces)
1 - Maya Road Trinkets Suede Stitched Blossoms Pink & Cream
1 - Maya Road Trinket Pins Hearts (6 pieces - 3 red & 3 pink)
1 - Making Memories Love Notes Felt Clips (8 pieces)
1 - Making Memories Love Notes Shimmer Brads (24 pieces)
1 - Making Memories Noteworthy Ava Embellishment Jar (160 pieces)
4 - Yards of 4 different Ribbon/Trim


This kit is SO BIG!
I was able to complete 11, yes 11
projects and still have plenty
left over to do more. I LOVE it!
Check them out below!












Check out the Juju Bee's Store for
this kit and many more scrappy items!

Juju Bee's Feb Sneak Peek!

Juju Bee's February Kit is so
yummy you won't want miss out on
getting your hands on one!

The Kit is PACKED and I mean
PACKED with tons of goodies.
Here's a Sneak Peek


Kit will be available for purchase
with in the next week or so!

Kits as always are $35.95 for one time fee.
Or $32.95 if you are enrolled in the 6 month subscription.
Price does include Shipping so it is a major steal!
Check out the Juju Bee's Store for more information.

Clean Sweep Challenge #1

Feb 1st, 2010/ Feb 8, 2010 – Ribbon
Juju Bee's Forum Thread.
This week your challenge is to organize your ribbon stash.
Below are a few ideas to get you started.
Remember to post a before and after photo.

Juju Bee’s Store offers the
following solutions from Making Memories:




A blog post on Little Birdie Secrets offered these solutions:




EllaBella Designs had a wonderful post with the following options.





I currently keep my ribbon pinned or in little baggies in clear drawers. I like this method because I usually think of a color I’d like for my project, go to that drawer and I can easily look through my ribbon. Small scraps or thin ribbon is put into small baggies you can find in the craft department at Wal-mart.



I use ribbon a lot and it became an issue when it was time to pack for crops.
I’ve been seeing these wonderful bags by Pull-EZ which retail for over $18.00.

These are wonderful, but I didn’t need a bag that big, nor could I find one locally. So one day while strolling through the make-up isle I saw small clear bags. The plastic is thick and it’s easy to take a Crop-a-dile and punch holes where you wish.


I need to warn you, I made the one below with too many holes and put in way too much ribbon. I put in about 2ft – 3ft of each ribbon. That exceeded the limits of the bag.


So I’ve redone the bag with less holes spaced about 1 ½ inches apart from each other in every direction. There are holes in both sides of course. This will help insure the ribbon will pull easily and not become stuck.

These would be awesome to make one for each color in your stash and they are a steal at only $2.00 a bag.

Okay Ladies, now that you have a few ideas I can’t wait to see what you come up with for your storage solution.

Remember your photos for this challenge need be posted under this thread.
Challenge photos are due Next Monday Feb 8th, 2010.

Juju Bee's January Kit Full Reveal

It's the New Year and a new Month for
Bee-utiful Juju Bee's Kits!

You will love this month's kit.


Featured paper is by Pink Paislee Amber Road.

CONTENTS

PAPER
1 – Pink Paislee Amber Road Fall Festival (Die-Cut)
2 - Pink Paislee Amber Road Postcards
2 - Pink Paislee Amber Road Bonfire
2 - Pink Paislee Amber Road Apple Cider
1 - Pink Paislee Amber Road Harvest Hayride
1 - Pink Paislee Amber Road Autumn Blossom
1 – Pink Paislee Fascinating Spectacular
1 – Basic Grey Pattern Paper Granola
1 – BoBunny Double Dot Cardstock Paprika
1 – American Crafts Cardstock Black
1 – American Crafts Cardstock Stone

EMBELLISHMENTS
1 – Package of AC Fabric Thickers Patchwork Black
1 – Package of Prima Flowers Alabaster (6 pieces)
1 – Package of Prima SIIP Mixed Crystal Black/Red
1 – Package of Basic Grey Designer Half Pearls
1 – Package of Maya Roads Vintage Pearl Pins (30 pieces)
1 – Package of Pink Paislee Captivating Petals
1 – Package of BoBunny Chipboard Swirls & Brackets Wild Berry
1 – Yard of May Arts Crochet Lace Ivory
1 – Yard of May Arts Ric-Rac Black
1 – Yard of May Arts Ringlets Burgundy
2 – Yards of May Arts String Burlap
10 – Prima Leaves Ivory
1 – Exclusive Sketch by Trisha (will email to you)

You can purchase the January Kit here
for a one time price of $35.95.

Or you can or can become a 6 month subscription
member and get the kit for $32.95.

Price does include Shipping.

I totally recommend becoming a member the kit's
are jam packed with goodies and always beautiful!

A Very Merry Blog Hop & Crop

Yay it's Offical!

Some of the Challenges you'll be seeing:
~Gift Card Holder
~Oh Christmas Tree
~Shaped Card
~Thankful
~Year In Review

Hope so see you all there :).

Juju Bee's November Full Reveal

Fall is my favorite time of year and
this year I get to celebrate it with my
Bee-u-tiful Juju Bee's Novemeber Kit.
The papers are so pretty and the
embelishments are awesome.

Here's the full Reveal of the Kit:

You can check our more detailed pictures
and also see the full list what's in
the Kitchen Spice Kit here.

Here's my projects using this amazing kit:
Justin & I up in Carr Canyon spending an
afternoon together and with our monsters.



I'll have more to share in the next few days.