The blueprint of a card
Sorry kids. No MACM this week. Why, you ask? This is why...
Yep. I have a messy craft area. It's actually one of the reasons I haven't been too motivated to create anything recently. BUT! That's about to change!
After procrastinating cleaning out my craft room, it's down to just a few days before I HAVE TO have it all done. New roommate Jen moves in this weekend so I need to have it all in order so that she can move her stuff in, too. We'll be sharing the office, and I was definitely taking up more than half my share. :) So, I moved the stamp set shelves into the closet --the walk-in-closet--and I lined the shelves up side by side so I could see the stamp sets easier). There's still a lot of random junk in the closet, but at least my stamps have a home. :)
I'm slowly going through ALL my stuff and giving a lot of it away. Stuff I'm just not too excited about or that I know I'll never get around to using. I'm taking in a big box of stuff to the office this morning to share with the work buddies. But I'm sure I'll have even more tonight when the cleaning commences once again. Speaking of, leave a comment here and I'll randomly pick a name tonight. That person will receive a little somethin' from my stash of giveaway goodies. :)
Anyhow, not too long ago I created some cards for the scrapsupply.com newsletter (see the May 2008 newsletter). As I was cleaning out my craft room I found this notepad (from M.O.):
Oh yeah! I forgot I sketched out ideas for this card:
In fact, you might recognize one of the sketches from another card. Which was is it, eh? ;) Anyway, have a happy Monday ya'll and I'll catch you tonight when I post my Color Challenge card and the selections for the last challenge.
Yep. I have a messy craft area. It's actually one of the reasons I haven't been too motivated to create anything recently. BUT! That's about to change!
After procrastinating cleaning out my craft room, it's down to just a few days before I HAVE TO have it all done. New roommate Jen moves in this weekend so I need to have it all in order so that she can move her stuff in, too. We'll be sharing the office, and I was definitely taking up more than half my share. :) So, I moved the stamp set shelves into the closet --the walk-in-closet--and I lined the shelves up side by side so I could see the stamp sets easier). There's still a lot of random junk in the closet, but at least my stamps have a home. :)
I'm slowly going through ALL my stuff and giving a lot of it away. Stuff I'm just not too excited about or that I know I'll never get around to using. I'm taking in a big box of stuff to the office this morning to share with the work buddies. But I'm sure I'll have even more tonight when the cleaning commences once again. Speaking of, leave a comment here and I'll randomly pick a name tonight. That person will receive a little somethin' from my stash of giveaway goodies. :)
Anyhow, not too long ago I created some cards for the scrapsupply.com newsletter (see the May 2008 newsletter). As I was cleaning out my craft room I found this notepad (from M.O.):
Oh yeah! I forgot I sketched out ideas for this card:
In fact, you might recognize one of the sketches from another card. Which was is it, eh? ;) Anyway, have a happy Monday ya'll and I'll catch you tonight when I post my Color Challenge card and the selections for the last challenge.
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posted on June 2, 2008 6:01 AM by Kristina |
397 Comments posted in Cards |
I feel your pain! My craft room looks about the same as yours at the moment, hard to get motivated when it looks like teenage boys live here.
Good luck with with cleaning!
Suzanne
Glad to hear the unpacking is giong well. Good luck with the rest!
Hmmm, looking at your craft room photo makes me feel right at home! I see cleaning in my future as well. Good luck! BTW, LOVE LOVE LOOOVE the card! The color combo is so fun :)
I'm organizing my craft space also. It seems to go in waves of looking better and looking worse while things are being sorted! Good luck with your process.
As a fellow messy type I thought you might enjoy the following which I have posted over my desk:
"Those proud of keeping an orderly desk will never know the thrill of finding something they thought they had irretrievably lost"
Enjoy your creative chaos!
Fiona
My stamp room looks the same- you are right, it really just suck the motivation right out of me. I feel like it's such a big project to clean it up and I'm just not up for the challenge right now.
I just recently went through the same process of purging out the old and making room for the new! Check out my stamp room redo for ideas if you get a chance!
You're room looks a bit like mine. i share with my husband, who gets a bit tired of looking at it sometimes. should be cleaning it right now, but other things to do that are more fun. like laundry, vacuuming, dishes, you get the picture, and know where i'm coming from. have been able to make some cute cards though. love your sit.
thanks
laura
Hi, my name is Noa and I'm from Israel...(so my English isn't so good...) it's the first time I'm here and I l-o-v-e your cards!=)
Noa
Deadlines are a great motivator. Best of luck with your office organization. You can do it and I bet it will turn out great!
Looks like creative chaos to me! Good luck with the purging.
Good luck with your cleaning :-)
Yes! I am not the only one with a messy craft room! I can't wait to tell my husband :-) haha
here is my attempt to find a silver lining to that cloud of a job looming over you:
at least it's not the garage! everything you touch is a cute little papercraft item, not a yucky, smelly bag of fertilizer or grimy tool.
hope that helps...
Hi Kristina,
I am so pleased that I am not the only one who sometimes has a room looking like that ;-). Good luck with the workspace consolidation!
Sam.
I got the cleaning "itch" this weekend too! We'll look forward to seeing pics of the new, all organized space!
Have a great week!
Emily
Missing seeing your scrapbook pages and cards - but totally understand the organizing dilema! Once I get into it though organizing my space becomes a creative process too - so good luck to ya!
I don't even have a craft room. I have a craft workspace in my utility room. And it stays messy. Here's my theory....messy = creative.
I completely understand the frustration with the unorganized craft space. I have to same problem and in turn I to don't have the desire to craft it up as often as I would like.
Don't worry though...a few hours of organizing and you will be ready to craft again!
Good Luck with your new roommate and with the reorganization of your craft area.
Miss your creativity............hope your cleaning brings it back. How much time do you think we put into reorganizing? Too much!!
getting everything cleaned up and rearranged always motivates me to get creating again! I love your cards! Glad to see you back from your break! Brooke
I just finished cleaning/reorganizing my craft room. Once your done, a wonderful feeling of inspiration will occur. Have fun purging, cleaning, and organizing.
I only wish my craft room was that clean! My piles of stuff have piles-hehe! Just think of all the amazing stuff you will create in your newly organized space. I can't wait! Love that card.
Jen
I feel your pain. When my DD was born, my craft room became her room. Now my stamps are organized and reside in our walk-in closet. I've been sifting through old treasures and trying to decide which beloved stamps need to go to a new loving home.
Good luck and thanks for all you do! You are amazing!
Good luck with your cleaning. It's a good thing....you'll get your motivation back and you'll find a little something to send to one of yur dedicated readers! Yay for US on both counts!
I have this same issue. I cannot create in chaos. I do notice that when I take a crafting hiatus and clean my area, I come back with mucho mojo. Can't wait to see what you come up with :)
boxes...check, paper...check, ink...check, cardboard boxes...check, chaos...check & double check!
There's nothing like necessity to bring on a good clean-out...that & not being able to see the floor. Hope your re-organising goes well. I'm sure you'll feel totally refreshed to make some creative mess once it's all re-organised.
Best wishes
Di
PS: I'll think of you as I work through my mess tomorrow too!
I totally understand your lack of motivation. I feel the same way when my room is piled high with stuff. Good luck with the rest of your cleaning :o)
I just cleaned up my little area and everything was so neat I couldn't create! lol so I had to mess it up again! lol... (but not as messy though ! lol)
Hope your mojo comes running in full force at you soon! :)
I feel like keeping a craft area clean is like keeping up with laundry--it just never ends!
Yes, I definitely think purging will open up some creative space! Good luck!
Your room looks much like mine right now.... You are so good at inspiring me to create wonderful cards, and now you've inspired me to get that room cleaned up and organized a little bit! Can't wait to see your color challenge card...
Oh my, yes, I too am not all that motivated when my zone is crazy. Since I am still in the ever so slow process of organizing it, I just put up some floor to ceiling curtains over the worst area & then just keep my desk in order. Not good to hide the mess, but at least that way no one has to see it.
Let us know how you finally organized it, I'm sure it'll motivate me to "downsize" the mess a bit. Wonderful card, btw!
Hmmm, understand about mess = unmovitated. But the bright side of things, you've got a craft room to clean! At the moment the mess on my crafting table, oops I mean kitchen table is getting higer and higher. Soon I won't be able to see my partner who sits at the other end, LOL
Have fun, sometimes there's nothing better than a big cleanout
Cheers
Jo
I am doing this today too! We adopted two children a couple of years ago and they got my craft room. I now work from our walk in closet and bedroom. Continual downsizing is a must for me to be able to keep creating. Good luck with your project.
Yvonne
I feel your pain! Thanks for your blog and videos. As a relative newbie to stamping you inpire me and I appreciate that!
Isn't it amazing how FAST you can mess up your craft space? I think I spend more time cleaning than creating! ... but once you find a layout and organizational habit that works for you, the creating never stops!
"pick me, pick ME!!!!!" (PAH-leeze!) ...random comment
Yeah! Hand me downs! Good luck on your cleaning. I cleaned all day Saturday so I can completely empathize! You'll feel GREAT...when it's done!
Cute card! Love the layout! Good luck with the cleaning!
good luck with the cleaning and i cant wait for the posts to come!
:)
YIKES- I thought you had been burgled !
Best of luck with the clean up, it always feels great after :)
It is inspiring to see someone else try to organize their craft stuff. I keep ideas in my head - but nothing out there yet. Take pictures when you are done!
I always wondered what your crafting space looked like. And I can totally relate to the piles on the floor! My space always looks like! Happy Monday!
Hi Kristina
Nothing like a good clean out to get all inspired again. GOOD LUCK!!!!
Uggghhh! MYour craft area is pristine compared to mine! My craft area and I have a love hate relationship! I love having my own space to create, but every time I clean it, it ends up back the way it was in less than a week :) I think it's the crafters curse!
Have a happy day :)
lol, that's what my room looks like most the time too, however I just revamped mine and love it! you'll have to share some pics of the aftermath :) great card too btw! love the colors!
I've got to do some cleaning out of old supplies too. I just need to be ruthless and throw stuff away. The mess doesn't make me happy.
Uggghhh! Your craft area is pristine compared to mine! My craft area and I have a love hate relationship! I love having my own space to create, but every time I clean it, it ends up back the way it was in less than a week :) I think it's the crafters curse!
Have a happy day :)
My room looks like that each time I make something. Good luck,can't wait for you next MACM.
I'm trying to clean up my stamping space, too. Took a road trip to Ikea yesterday to get supplies; now I just have to assemble it all, and I'm good to go! :)
oo oo oo...me me me!
So last week we (as in me and all 4 kiddos) go over to a lady's house that I highly regard. The littles had all been forewarned that we were only playing outside. When she opened the door, the 5 year old says, "oh, I see why we can't go inside, it's because your house is so messy." Humility, it's what kids do best.
good luck with all the cleaning & new roomie stuff! It's definitely a great feeling to purge old stuff every now & then!
thanks again for all that you do!
Best of luck with the organizing...looks a lot like my room! I'm lucky though because my room is on the 3rd. floor and no one but me sees it.
Although I must admit every now and then I'll spend a day just re-organizing. When your all done, step back and enjoy!
Love your blog and always look forward to MACM!
Happy cleaning!
Arlyne
So happy to see that I am not alone! My mother-in-law came to visit last week, and I would say my craft area took me the most time to clean up than any other room in the house :-) But doesn't it feel so good to get it organized? :-)
Good luck in your organizing! it's always nice to get it done, but like you I procrastinate getting it done!
Doesn't it feel so good to purge? It's amazing how quickly stuff accrues in a craft room!!! Good luck and how fun you're getting a new roommate!!
I thought mine was the only one that looked like that!
Amazing how we still manage to find what we are looking for when our craft rooms look like that, isn't it? You just sit there and say to yourself "I know I saw it.... it's here somewhere..."
Happy spring cleaning to you. Perhaps, you will inspire us all again.... this time, to clean!
:)
Hang in there!! You'll feel great when it's done!! :)
Good luck!!
Marie
Oooh good luck! I've been there, done that, bought the t-shirt - way too many times! Thanks for the chance to win - love your blog!
LOL @ Suzanne's comment...kids...dontcha just love em!!
I hate working in chaos as well...in fact I like to have a clear mind as well, if I've something worrying me I can't find inspiration.
I spy your 'awesome' card on that sketch pad :)
Hope you'll share the 'after' photo too...looking forward to the next MACM.
xxxxx
Good luck with your clean up!
If a cluttered desk signs a cluttered mind, Of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?
***Albert Einstein
I KNEW you were a genius...
naomi
It's so hard to be creative when there is chaos around! Best wishes on getting through it all. Thanks for all the great inspiration!
- Mandy
I wish I had a scrap room to make messes in. I have to drag all my stuff out and then put it away when I'm done, no fair! Thanks for the great cards you share and for the chance to win some goodies.
No MACM??? AHHHHH!!!! I can totally relate to the messy stamp studio. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who creates a disaster zone when I'm creating cards. I'll be waiting with breathless anticipation for next Monday!
I am actually moving today and am avoiding packing for another 10 minutes. Love your cards!
I think the saddest thing is that mine is worse AND I am actually spread out across 2 rooms and growing....my disorganised chaos is stopping me from getting organised and starting LOL
Good luck and post a new pic of the clean room!
Organizing a craft room is always a work-in-progress for me...have fun!
Best of luck with the cleaning. I wish mine could look cleaner than yours, but it doesn't.
Oh man... our space looks about the same, except for the fact that mine is about half that size with as much crap on the floor :) good luck cleaning and organizing your space.
Ah space, space, or lack of it. My friend Ceecee. Did the greatest thing with towel bars from Ikea, for punches. Check out this pic.
http://bp0.blogger.com/_3_WM4rZTSAE/Rtx7R9rrWHI/AAAAAAAAAaU/H-QCpl9w-xI/s1600-h/wall+of+punches.jpg
it contiually amazes me how quickly my crafting area gets disorganized and it seems like the more in need i am of having to make something for a certain occasion, the messier it is. then i have to allow time to get it organized so i can complete the project that i just gotta get done now!
crazy huh
well, trust me, we all feel your pain.
good luck on the temporary organization....
HA HA
becky
SCS belledancr
I try to organize, I do! And then that card muse comes out and starts using all my stuff and BAM it's a wreck in here. Befor I know it I find myself with a tiny stamping area amidst a large table of stamping stuff. LOL Must put things away! Wishing you content organization,
-Bev
wow - and here I thought I was the only one who's craft area took on a life of its own, and I have been trying to organize if for 6 months now. LOL... have almost unmounted 75 retired SU stamp sets though... Saves TONS OF ROOM. I am definatly taking up more than my half of the office I share with my boyfriend... =O) but he thinks I am cute so it is ok...
give stuff away... I might have to try that... LOL... who am I kidding. I am a pack rat...
Have fun and Good Luck with it.
Angie
Glad to know that I am not the only one who has problems with a messy craft room.
I'm glad to hear that after some cleaning and organizing you'll be back to creating. I've been missing your creations!
Ohhhhh....I did a major clean on my craft room last week....it took a while, but now my room is a happy place again! Have fun organizing(or at least try to have fun!)
Smiles,
Heather B.
I agree that a deadling always help me clean more thoroughly and quickly. Hope you have a great day.
I meant deadline. D'OH. Sorry.
Just went thru this same thing earlier this spring - the cleaning and sorting but in fabrics!
Great card & sketches!!
I am sharing my craft space with my husband and his massive amount of books and shelves. I just moved and reorganized my area and I still haven't got much accomplished either. It's kinda why I didn't get a card done for your challenge.
Just remember: "this too shall pass!"
I'll miss your MACM but cannot lame you for taking a week off - have fun cleaning :P
Take small comfort in the knowledge that my area is worse :)
Good Luck with the organizing project. Sometimes that is as much fun as the stamping.
Glad I'm not the only one who gets messy! Isn't that supposed to be a sign of creative genius, or something? (Or it that what I just keep telling myself....??:-)
Good luck getting your organizing done! It will be so worth it when it's all finished :) I can't wait for MACM next week!!!
Hi :-)
the card is very cool, and good luck organizing your room, I'm sure it will look great!!!
Your craft space doesn't look too bad, but at least you have motivation to clean it!
Kristina -
I am so sorry that is one of the things that has dampened your motivation. I think it would be funny to issue a challenge for the most disorganized, least useful craft areas. I think that I could be a contender!
Can't wait to see your card and the round-up tonight! Presents are always fun!
Toni
I have to clean out and purge my room too. Love your MACM and look forward to watching them. Love your designs.
Nothin' like getting orgainzed!
this makes me so happy, because now i don't feel like the only one who has a messy craft space, i can't get inspired until mine is tidied up either
Hey Kristina,
I really enjoy your work and love watching your tutorials! You seem like the kind of person that would be so fun to hang out with! Good luck on your cleaning!
~Kristy
Organization does wonder for the mojo! Good luck with the next phase of the clean-out!
OK..we'll give you ONE Monday off to get more organized. *S* Have fun.
Its nice to know that even the pros have days like these. We moved a year ago and I never have settled into my new craft space so I've been completely unmotivated recently.
Good luck with the clean up! I can't wait to see you creating again! I miss your inspiration!! :-D Hugs! Have a great week!
Kuddos to you for clearing stuff out...feels good when you're done and you can see and get to the things you really like and use!!!! Can't wait until MACM is back!!!!
Great job on starting to clean. I think I do it once every couple of months!!! It feels so good to have everything in place (for at least on hour or so)...
Kyla in KY
Kristina,
Good luck with the room. I am helping my brother-in-law design a room for my sister for her 50th birthday. Any ideas or goodies would be welcome.
Cindy
yikes... i hate it when you think you are getting somewhere and yet it still looks like that. good luck... and i can't wait for tonight to see which cards were chosen.
--cheers
lauree