Through The Camera Lens

Log Your Memory: The Covers

Again this year I am using LYM as a planner & memory keeper. Doing it a bit different from last year and going with the half page size.

Also broke it up into two books: This one has the challenges in it. I'll post soon how I set the insides up this year. Tried to keep them a bit flat so they don't interfere with writing - which is what they are all about!

Since the kids went to visit Grandma this weeknd I also found some time to work on Project Life & One Little Word too - feeling pretty good for the end of first month! As for MMEL, still working at it! I forgot to put on my pedometer a few days  over the month & it really bothered me - so hopefully I'm heading in the right direction - trying to get that number higher each day.

Have a good week!

Log Your Memories Binder

I divided my binder into 8 sections:

• LYM Planner Not only can you keep notes on the day but also has challenges and sketches in it. Very cool. While I have Jan-April in there now, I will move some of the earlier months into it's own binder to look back at.

• Sketches Here I keep sketches I have printed out from PageMaps and also some blank sketch sheets from LYM Add-Ons.

• Classes While I keep the bulk of classes in their own binders, I keep current class handouts in this section.

• To Do: Instant Where I keep a list of Self-Paced classes.

• To Do: Workshop A list of more in depth classes & details of which weeks I need to finish. I am using Becky Higgins worksheet from here.

• To Do: Crafty A list of non-scrappy crafts I'd like to try. Two lists - one for general and one for Holiday ideas.

• Blog A list of ideas I want to blog about, again from LYM Add-Ons plus the super cool year long list from Shimelle's "Blogging for Scrapbookers" class. While I had a cute little booklet, they are no longer a free download and until I find where I saved the file, lol - I am using this printable for weekly planning.

• Lists I keep scrap shopping list here. I printed the little cute pages to make the mini book here. Also other misc lists, such as Photos Ideas, Scrap Pages & 101 Things To Do With Ribbon (I couldn't find link to mine from Shimelle but good ideas nonetheless.)
  

• Folder For keeping little tidbits until I can get them into the right place, like small pieces of paper I scribble something the kids may have said.

So there you have it! How I try to stay organized in the scraproom.

Hope you have a great weekend! Send some Spring vibes here to Wisconsin.

Please!

100th Blog Post - Woo Hoo

Was going to call this post "Weekend Stuff" but noticed this is my 100th blog post. So let's see - that's not very good considering I've had this blog for almost two & a half years - will have to up my bloggin'! :) So without any further ado - let the 100th post begin:

Here is one corner I haven't posted a picture of since working on the big room clean up. Somehow got the Cricut, scanner, external hard drive, printer & laptop to fit snuggly in the corner. Just have to move the laptop to use the Cricut - no biggie.

On shelves above I have embellishments sorted by color in clear shoe boxes, misc embellies like staples, clips & such in snap boxes from QVC years ago. Punches & bling in tin boxes and CD boxes. And of course my cute GOBI inspirational clothes pin & my just as cute PictureMate.

Need to straighten the color drawers & get to labeling things - but I've been feeling like making stuff so did about 16 layouts from my CKU Start Sharing album. Might put that aside for a bit again & get to Shimelle's "There's No Place Like Home" class. Already 6 posts behind - oops!

I did finish this cool Jenni Bowlin Project Kit but didn't get a good picture of it before giving it as a gift & just have to attach a picture to another kit & hopefully will have a pic of something creative soon!

Also watched a bunch of movies from Netflix this weekend. Some better than others but I have to say that if you are into the 60's or The Beatles or things that are rockin' cool - you have to see Across The Universe. It rocks from the music to the visuals to the symbolism to the hot boys! lol Sometimes you swear you are watching a young Paul McCartney.

And last but certainly not least was cropping Friday night at Serendipity. Met a couple of cool girls there & hope they can come out and scrap with The Outlaws soon! They both made the night fun - not big into night crops, especially at stores but we laughed so much I was glad I went.

Get Organized, Be Inspired Project

Made this cute little reminder book today. Covered chipboard covers & index cards. Inside tasks to be done to keep the scrap room clean. Too cute of an idea!

Get Organized, Be Inspired - Update 3

So here is where I am now...still truckin' along. Feel like being creative today so going to work on a Jenni Bowlin project kit but maybe I'll get to a few areas still in need of attention.

Here is my future sewing table + cutting table as soon as I get these projects that need this or that finished & put away:

Got these cool wire baskets from IKEA for paint. So many Making Memories paints I kept the white shelves up too:

Lovin' the journal basket idea from GOBI class, so cute & handy:

also love this idea using the Making Memories Organizer - just an afternoon with some black paint & pretty Crate Paper and got this cool projects/pages in progress holder:

And can't end this post without showing one of my favorite parts of my room - Eeyore, guarding my stash:

Get Organized, Be Inspired - Update 1

Spent a few more hours pulling more stuff out, moving stuff around & straightening a bit. Might not look like much change but it's getting there!

Ran around all over looking for some kind of solution for paints. Wanted some cool looking metal mesh "spice rack" type thing but found this at Home Depot & hoping it will work, so far so good - at least the paints stand up!

So after two weeks of purging, here is where I'm at going into Week 9 of GOBI:

Get Organzied, Be Inspired

In weeks 7 & 8 of GOBI the REAL work has begun! Our Mission is to take everything out of the Studio. BIG job! Have been pulling stuff out & the living room downstairs is full & Z's room is getting there. Luckily he's at school so not so bad invading that space. I'm not going to pull it all though since I recently purged my patterned paper & I know I like the way it's organized, so it will get straightened but not taken out. Same with a few other shelves.

So this last Saturday we had our first "Super Saturday", Wendy meeting up with all of us students on the hour in the chat room to urge us on & giving us tips throughout the day.

Here is where my room started Saturday morning - after a week of purging & taking out:

Here's some parts getting there after a long day:

And the room view at the end of Saturday night, still a ways to go BUT at least my workspace Is clean & the shelves above are organized, ribbons, flowers & brads, all sorted by color & in glass jars:

I Say Clip It!

Clip It Good! Been adding to the Clip It Up, it holds so much - thank goodness as I have much more to add. Still working out the kinks as far as how to organize but I'm hoping this will be much more productive than searching through a basket. It's quite big so going to have to clear some room for it. Not sure if I'll get the top in the future, have to see how many things I can find to hang up!