Precious Remembrance Shop ~ Stamp Storage!

Hi there! Are you enjoying your week? Hope so. I'm popping in today to let you know I have a post up on the Precious Remembrance Shop blog. Members of the design team have been sharing how we store our clear stamps. It's my turn!

Have a delightful day!

Hugs!

What an absolutely wonderful Sunday morning we had. I got to spend a couple of hours with my very sweet blogging friend Michele Ferguson (I Card Everyone)!! She and her hubby Tom stopped by to visit my hubby Shawn and I on their way home from Myrtle Beach! They are simply the best and we had such a good time! 

Lots of smiles, hugs, laughter and more hugs ~ wink!! I treated them to a fresh batch of homemade cookies and we had a visit to my little art studio. Shawn and Tom talked cameras and photography while Michele and I talked paper trimmers! Michele told Tom she would buy him a lens like Shawn's if he would buy her the Tonic paper trimmer!! Most would think that Tom was getting the better end of the deal. But those of us who have that handy little Tonic trimmer know that Michele would be one happy girl!!

The two of them feel like family to us, miss them already! 

See you tomorrow with a new ColourQ challenge ~Lisa

Welcome to My World ~ Part Three!

Okay here I am with the final photos of {My Little Art Studio}. Today I'll show you what sits to the left and right of my desk.

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To my right are all of my stamps.

The Bisley file cabinets from The Container Store hold my wood block rubber stamps. This is a great storage vessel for them, they can stack two deep! A galvanized tray from Pottery Barn keeps my clear stamps and stick stamps neat and tidy! 

I had just gotten my Avery Elle clear pockets for my clear stamps when this photo was taken, so they look a bit plain and are housed in a couple of plastic containers from Michaels. 

The tan stripe curtain covers two large steps up to the attic. It is on it's way out when I find a nice white polka dot curtain or fabric to make my own!! 

See the nifty Pottery Barn pocket watch clock? The green polka dot ribbon was from gift baskets I put together when our son opened his Veterinary clinic!!

And to my left, card making necessities!

These  shelves hold lots of paper crafting goodies! Jars of Washi Tape, twine, trims & buttons. You might recognize my Martha Stewart Recipe tins that hold my dies. The galvanized tin between them holds journaling tags. The ribbon box next to them was a Christmas gift from my niece. The bottom shelf has wire baskets from Office Max. They hold blank cards (ready for stamping), embossing folders and 6" x 6" paper pads.

I love these sweet little jars. I have a raspberry bar recipe that our son adores. The jars are from the Hero preserves I use! The shelves are deep enough to hold two rows of them. That equals lots of buttons ~ swoon!!!

   

My Martha Stewart recipe tins keep my dies organized. You can find all of the info on them in this post.

This tin was a gift from my sister-in-law (aka: stamping buddy!) several years ago. It turned out to be the perfect place to store my rolls of felt!

These cute wire baskets are perfect for storing my 6 x 6 pads. I trim the zipper portion off of a freezer bag then store the paper pad in them. All scraps from that pad are in the bag as well. This way I know what company the scrap comes from! I think this was one of my better storage ideas ~ HA!!

So what do you think? It's little, but it's all mine and I do love it so! With limited space I have to be organized, neat and tidy. A place for everything and everything in it's place! 

I'm so happy you could spend a little time with me in my art studio today! I hope you've enjoyed it. I'll have a page at the top of my blog that will be a direct link to all three posts in one! 

Have a blessed day friends ~Lisa

Welcome to My World ~ Part Two!

Hi there, ready for part two of {My Little Art Studio}? This time I've broken down the items on the upper shelves and desktop for you. 

My desk top (pre-made formica countertop purchased at Lowes) holds my die cutting machine, a clear glass vase for border dies and a galvanized container from JoAnn that houses 8 1/2" x 11" colored cardstock in pretty geranium file folders. A red wire basket containing a trio of Pottery Barn galvanized buckets that hold various pens, markers and hand tools (scissors, hole punches...).

See the stack of clear boxes to the right?  

They're ArtBin boxes that hold my ink pads.

The boxes with no dividers will hold 18 PTI ink pads or 10 rectangular pads like Memento, Memories or Versa Mark. You can find these at JoAnn.

This one with dividers is perfect for the small Color Box cat's eye & Versa Magic dew drops ink pads.

And now to the upper shelves.

The top shelf holds lesser used item. The square plastic boxes in the center came from Archivers. They hold fabric, patterns & magazines. The large galvanized tubs are from Northline Express and are actually wood bins. I found them online, they're really light weight and have lids. One holds floral design supplies and the other gift wrapping supplies.

I found the geranium nesting boxes at TJ Max. I keep curling ribbons, small seldom used craft supplies and larger rolls of ribbon in them. The silver photo boxes are from Ikea and they actually hold photos...go figure!

Call me sentimental, but I have a few special items on the shelves too. The red polka dot flower pots are left over from a  Mothers' Club brunch I chaired when our son was in high school. They held large fabric & paper blooms for a spring fashion show!

One of the clear bottles holds tiny hemlock pine cones from our son and daughter-in-law's first home. And if you look really hard you can see a tiny porcelain Mickey & Minnie Mouse from a big family trip to Disney World several years ago. Minnie Mouse...polka dot skirt...just sayin'!

And that finishes up part two! Tomorrow I'll show you more of what is at either end of my desk. I have a couple of great storage tips to share. See you then ~Lisa

Welcome to My World ~ Part One!

Today I'm inviting you to join me in my little art studio! Yep you read that right, I said {little}!! You see my creative space is in a closet. It's a deep closet in our third bedroom that we claimed as our den when we moved to this house. I have LOTS of photos and info to share so I think I'll turn this into three posts, making it a weekend event!

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 {This is my creative space ~ my little art studio}

My amazing husband did all of the handy work here, 

installing the shelving, lighting and my desk.

As I said, this is a deep closet. In fact I can close the doors behind me while I sit in my pretty little Pottery Barn Tolix chair, with room to spare! I don't do that, but I could! 

The stacking drawer sets on either side of the chair are white plastic with clear fronts. I covered a piece of poster board with polka dot fabric (of course!!! ~*wink*) and slid them right into place inside the drawer. This hides the contents and looks cute to boot! 

This is where I keep extra cardstock, envelopes, punches, adhesives, paper doilies, little what nots, baby wipes for stamp cleaning, chalks, colored pencils and some sewing supplies. You know all of the "stuff" we card makers "need"!

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Okay, that wraps up part one. Tomorrow I'll give you a breakdown of the upper shelves and my desktop. Hope you'll stop in again for more details! ~Lisa

Craft Storage Ideas Blog Hop!

Welcome to the first ever CSI Blog Hop!!!

We're showcasing our favorite craft storage or organization items from our own craft rooms!  The hop starts at Craft Storage Ideas so if you would like to start from the beginning head on over to CSI. Our hop is sponsored by OrganizeMore.com. There are give-a-ways all week long from OrganizeMore.com, Silhouette and some of the team CSI contributors are offering blog candy! 

Here's what I have to share with you today. I store my dies in two Martha Stewart Recipe tins. That's right...Miss Martha strikes again!!  

The tins are a bit larger then a typical recipe box measuring 6.25" x 4.5" x 4.75". They come with divider cards that are printed with usual recipe words. I just flip them over to write the names/categories of my dies. When those run out I cut more from inexpensive card stock. 

My dies are are placed in plain white envelopes from Office Max. I trim about 1  1/2" off of the top (this removes the flap), then I add a strip of clear packaging tape over the center seams to make it a bit sturdier. Trimming the envelopes lets them sit lower than the dividers making the index label visible. The name of the company and the dies are written on the envelope. Extra envelopes are kept in the back of the box.

I trim off the ziplock portion of the platsic bag the dies are shipped in and slip this inside the envelope. Extra die cuts can be kept here as well. 

 Now how about some blog candy from me!!! 

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As many of you know I'm a fan (understatement!!) of polka dots. 

I have one prize package containing a plethora of polka dots up for grabs! 

  Impression Plate (PTI), Dotted Frame cling stamp, 
Washi Tape, Sequins & Ribbon 

One random winner will be announced on {Friday March 28th} from all comments on this post. Please remember I must have a way to contact you! 

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 Okay now off you go to Hazel's blog ~ Play As You Go!

Here's the complete lineup:

Craft Storage Ideas

Rebecca - Scrapista

Lisa - My Paper Tales ~ you are here!

Hazel - Play As You Go

Laura - Laura's Crafty Life

Noelle - Paper & Ice

Cicily - Pink Dalmatian Scrapper

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Thanks for taking a peek at my blog. And don't forget there are super give-a-ways all week long on the CSI blog!!! ~Lisa