Organizing all those Project Life Cards

As promised I wanted to share with you one of the things that has helped me stay organized with all of those 3x4 and 4x6 Project Life/Pocket Scrapbooking cards.   In August I took a course from Studio Calico called Workspace - well worth the $15 spent.  With that class I learned about how I think, what I buy, what I keep and how I work best.  

The storage container is the Large Journaling Card Caddy from Organize More - took about 4 weeks to get, but totally worth it.  Its made of wood, and comes painted white.  The dividers you see there are removable making room for the 4x6 cards you see in the back left and right. 

I've found that when everything I have is well organized, then I can be more productive over all.  I used to keep all of my project life cards stored in one of the drawers in my JetMax cubes, but I found myself shuffling through endless decks of cards to find the card that I know I got as part of a kit four months ago - now I can look by color which makes things much easier.  

The Workspace class had a digital file for the Silhouette that I used to make the dividers that you see below.  I used only the colors that coordinated with my craft room.   Each divider has a specific set of colors - for colors that were more abundant I was able to break them down.

For example, I could have lumped ALL the green into one category but I've broken it down into green, lime green and blue green to help me separate a bit more.   There are also spots for title cards, multi-colored cards (those cards with so many colors its hard to categorize them) and then specialty cards.  

Organizing the cards that I currently own makes my monthly Project Life projects less frustrating as I no longer have to struggle to find what I'm looking for.  AND by knowing what I have, I'm able to stand in my local scrapbooking store and ask myself "Do I really need this?".  If you're looking at your space wondering what you can do to make it work for you - whether it is big or small I highly recommend the Workspace class from Studio Calico.

Thank you all for stopping by! 

Welcome to my Creative Space

I thought I'd share my creative space with everyone today.  I purchased a house a little over two years ago and since then have been slowly working on making this space my own.  It honestly is an oasis of calm in my chaotic world.  When I'm at work I'm typically dreaming of my next project and my quiet time here.

The room is long but narrow with doors at either end along one wall along with two closets.  So I only had one major wall to line everything up against.   I know that there are many creative spaces shared on the Internet - I'm very mindful that they all end up looking the same, but I'm hoping mine stands out with the unique decorations and organization.

The saying "a place for everything and everything in its place" is my motto of choice.  I've made sure that everything I purchase has a proper home, that I know what I have and that when I'm done I put everything away.  A clean space clears my mind to be even more creative as I can find everything I'm looking for, most of my items are a quick reach from my chair and everything has a home when I'm done.

In future blog posts I will share some of the things that make my space unique and organized to help others find ways to craft in a budget friendly way.  If there are things you'd like me to share in future posts about how I organize or questions you have for me about my space or what I've done please leave a comment below.  I hope you all have an amazing day!