Organizational Tip of the Week - crop bag

This may seem obvious but every 4-6 mos clean out your crop bag. Restock supplies you always maintain, take stock of supplies you regularly use and note items that need to be replaced or purchased. Pull out items you wont use and set them aside to sell or donate. Take everything out and clean out any misc. items from the bottom. If you have a new favored supply or tool be sure you have it packed in your bag when you re-pack it. Scrapbooking - Autumn.

Organization Tip of the Week - layout list

I get to crop once a month, so I try to make the most of my time. I always start preparing for a crop by looking at my pictures and making a list of the layouts I want to accomplish. You can even make a larger list of your backlog items to help you plan out what needs to be done. It's a simple task but very effective. Happy Scrapbooking - Autumn.

Organizational Tip of the Week - Embellishments part 2

Now that you have gathered all your embellishments together and put aside items you no longer want or need, it is time to organize them. Depending on how much you have, there are several good totes on the market with small locking containers to store and organize them. If you have a local scrapbooking tag sale you can usually pick up storage containers at a good bargain if you arrive early. Take a critical look at your supplies. I find it best to put my embellishments in categories. ie. brads, eyelets, buttons etc. These are my "staple" embellishments I always carry to a crop.



If you are local to CT Memory Lane in Marlboro CT is having a tag sale on May 24th. Happy Scrapbooking - Autumn

Organizational Tip of the Week - embellishments

Gather all your embellishments and clean house. This may take a while but there is no sense keeping or toting around things you will never use. Partially used supplies can often be donated to local charities. Good items you no longer want can be swapped or sold at local scrapbooking tag sales. You can also put several unwanted items in a decorative basket and donate it for a charity auction. Happy Scrapbooking - Autumn

All About Me Album - May page layout challenge

This month we will be working on an easy and fun layout for our album. My favorite things to do. You can spend a day taking pictures of yourself doing some of your favorite activities. You can make a bulleted list. Lots of fun options this month. To start take a few minutes and write down what you like to do, then wait a day or so and look at your list again, you may want to make additions or changes. Then pick out your paper, take some pictures and make a layout.


I planned these layouts out for the whole year by doing many of the double layout months in the early part of the year when it is cold and we tent to scrapbook more. I also put many of the more challenging topics in that part of the year. Happy Scrapbooking - Autumn