My Creative Space...

I know I shared my scrapbooking room a few years ago, but I don't think I ever updated with any photos after the kitchen cupboards and sink was installed... so here's a complete up-to-date share (as in I just took the pics a few minutes ago).

I tidied it up a bit, but there still is a great need for some major purging...

This is the Wizard's Hangout, a place where I create and where I hold my papercrafting workshops.

It is my own private studio above our 3 car garage, with its own entrance from the garage for workshop attendees, and also from the upper floor of my home.

It is approximately 700 sq. ft. and currently I have one 5ft. table, three 6 ft. tables, and one 8 ft. table permanently set up and ready for classes.

A friend of mine bought me 6 black leather chairs from Staples for a house warming gift after we built the house and moved in... how lucky am I?!!!  They are so comfy and completely awesome.

Anyways, here's pics of my room...

Mostly just CTMH paper and CTMH cardstock storage, with various punches on top.

The white container holds my CTMH buttons, twine, and embroidery floss.

This is a bit of a hodge podge of stuff, but mostly I have my CTMH pattern books, embellishments and re-inkers, glitter, Coluzzle, pieces of white cardstock scraps, and some miscellaneous tools.

On top there are ribbons and paper flowers, plus a bunch of stuff that I need to go through.

This is my photo printer area... on top I have my wireless printer and printer papers in various sizes.

In the cubbies I have old photos waiting to be scrapbooked, including school photos of my kids that I need to scrap too.  The rest is mostly tools, and extra adhesive, and some patterns/instructions I have printed out over the years that I keep in page protectors all in zipped binders.

On the next shelf over, I have my Cuttlebug and my Cricut Expression.  My mats, dies, cartridges are all stored below, along with some of my tote bags.

And the all important tv in the corner, where I can watch old VHS, and DVD movies while I craft away so I don't feel lonely.  It isn't hooked up to satellite, so I just keep a bunch of chick-flicks (and some action adventure) stored in here.  lol

These shelves hold a bunch of my old SU stamps and papers, with my handmade cards sorted into bins on top.

Down further I have my mini albums and regular scrapbooking albums stored in the cubbies.  And on top I have 3 piles of layouts I've created: ones completely done and ready to be placed into albums, ones that are bare of photos, and the other pile is specifically from our trip to Disney World last summer.

This is my little "kitchen" area.  No cooking facilities, but a mini fridge and a single sink for cleaning up paintbrushes, ect.  It is perfect for workshops.

Right now I have a ton of stuff sitting there that needs to go.  I recently went through all my almost 9 years of cards I made and pulled anything I don't want and put them into "freebie" bins.  Whatever my friends/workshop attendees don't want, (the rest) will be donated or tossed. 

This area is my sewing area and the entrance up through the garage.

Behind the fan is my basket of slippers for the wintertime.

I thought I'd throw in a picture of where I take photos of my cards and 3D items. 

I've been taking photos of my layouts in a different area of my home lately.

The drawers below hold my older CTMH stamps, most of them retired but ones that I am not yet ready to part with.

I tend to keep all my current/new stamp sets on a little table beside my main workstation.

This is my personal workstation.

You can see the blue Ikea cart where I currently have my CTMH embellishments, clear blocks, ect.

Beside that at the end of the table is a mini table where I have my current CTMH stamps.

The little basket is holding my Picture My Life cards and My Crush Assortments along with some embellishments.

On the far right I have a tower that holds my CTMH ribbons, rub ons, DE chipboard shapes and alphas, brads, ect, with my main tool bag on top.

I keep my CTMH inks and markers in a turning storage tower, my current papers in a cropper hopper, sponges in a jar, and adhesives right in front of me.  My most used tools and pens are in the mug off to the side beside my paper cutter.

Always working on something new.....  ;)

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed a peek at my creative space.

Happy creating!  :)

♥

My Scraproom... a work in progress...

I keep getting requests every once in a while from people wanting to see my scrapping space.

It's still a work in progress and not everything has a home yet, nor is it really photo ready or perfectly tidy, but I'll share it as it is...

These first 2 pictures are looking from the same end of the room, just from 2 different angles.

 

 

So far, I have purchased 7 Ikea Expidit shelves for some storage.

They fit perfectly for the wall height of these short walls.

I have my scrapbooking albums stored on this end, with some of this and that in the middle, and on the other end it has all of my Stampin' Up stuff I've purchased over the years.  On the top is a great place to hold my recent cards and 3D projects on the one end, and on the other end I have clear boxes containing a bunch of cards I have for sale.

On this end wall, I have more Expidit shelving, with one that holds my Cricut and Cuttlebug and some other tools, and the other which has ribbon, photos, more tools and adhesive.

This area is close to where I like to sit to scrapbook, so these shelves hold my B&Ts, cardstock, layout books, embellishment cases, re-inkers, ect.

On top I have baskets that hold my punches, more embellishments (the ones I use most of the time), paper flowers, and upcoming card classes.

This nook is still awaiting proper storage solutions.  It's pretty much the only tall wall I have, but is still limited in height due to the window.

I'm looking for some paper storage of some sort to go in there.

For now though, this is where I do my heat embossing.  And on the right is a storage unit with drawers that hold my CTMH stamp sets.  On top of those drawers is where I photograph all of my projects to share with you here on my blog.

Also, if you notice in the upper right corner of the photo, I finally found a chandelier at Ikea.  Super cute and priced just right.  ;)

Here's all the tables for my classes.  You can see where I like to sit when I'm creating....

Here's another corner that isn't done yet.  My plans are to have a sitting area with a little coffee table in the corner right where all the boxes are.

This is that same corner, but from a different angle.  The door is the entry from the garage, so when I have classes, people can just come right on up.

This area beside the entryway from the garage will eventually be a little kitchenette.

The plans are for upper and lower cabinets.  There's a little mini fridge in there.

It will be so nice to eventually be able to have coffee and snacks right there... and a sink, too.

Right now though, all that stuff on the floor is my to-go pile.  I will likely have a "garage" sale this Spring or Summer to help find these things a new home.

And lastly, this is the doorway that heads into the main part of the house.

I hope that you enjoyed the little tour.  :)