Sunday, January 26, 2014

MIXED MEDIA MONDAY - Get Organized Challenge Week 1


Today marks the final day to do the assignment for Week 1 of the Get Organized Challenge with Tiffany Spaulding over at TheScrapRack.  Although Tiffany sells The Scrap Rack, she doesn't say you HAVE to use her product. She is all about EDUCATION. She truly wants everyone to be organized and ENJOY their CREATIVE JOURNEY.

I met Tiffany over ten years ago when her system was still just breaking the market.  I used her 4-system concept to organize my tools and supplies when we made the move from IL to MO. And I've taken her class three times. But something is different this time...

I am DOING the assignments. I am DOING the steps to finally put my studio back to the way things were before I began sharing the space with my daughter when she moved back home with my first grandchild. Something about 'sharing' that space kind of sucked the creative energy right out of the space. I'm looking forward to putting things back to rights and doing a thorough sage cleansing to restore balance and positive energy again.

So why do I need this Get Organized Challenge? Because my ACTUAL creative space measures approx. 75 square feet. That is the space that includes the work table, SU area and the upcycled entertainment center. I am expanding that work area a bit by relocating my Die Cutting area as you'll see in the following slide show. I'm shuddering as I share this but this is part of the journey I have embarked on:



So with these pictures out for all the world to see, let's move on to Week 2. We're going to be talking PAPER.  Thankfully, mine is pretty much where it goes. There will be some minor changes at the end of the course when I add my very own SCRAP RACK!

10 comments:

  1. I have a video on my blog of my scraproom if you want to see.
    I think this is the second time for me for this class as well, but for some reason it seems different to me as well. I don't have a space for her system, but I am doing the challenges as she goes to tidy up my supplies and tweek my storage.

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    1. Maybe we're just tired of looking at our disaster, Joyce LOL I'll check out your video on my break today. Although I like the way my stuff is arranged, I've decided a small version of the Rack will work best as a Progress Rack... for whatever scrapbook (like the girls' or the house) that I'm working on at the moment.

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  2. Kelly, Thanks for sharing. This is a lot of fun following each others blogs during the challenge ;-) This is my second time taking it.

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    1. HI Melanie. Thanks for stopping in! I hope you'll come back. I'll check yours out this afternoon during my break. Creative Blessings!

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  3. I can'tsee your slide show but I am sure you have a lot of work cut out for yourself!

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    1. If you cursor over the bottom left corner you'll see a play button. Also make sure the volume button there is not muted if you want the tunes.

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  4. Cool slide show. Happy that you are getting organized. Trouble is, I get organized, then a few months down the road, I am a mess again!
    :) Some things stay put, but still. :)

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    1. Two things come to mind as I read your comment. 1) Maybe it isn't organized to a way that really suits you yet. We're always tweaking. LOL and 2) are you putting things away when you're done. Tiffany compares our supplies to the silverware drawer. One of those Duh! moments for me. :-)

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  5. Loved seeing the slide show. All I can say is...I want to come to your Creative Space and PLAY!!! Look at all the fun stuff!!! WOO HOO!!!

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    1. You are welcome any time, kiddo! Why must we live so far apart? Darn it!

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