Rosey Posey Studio

Hello, Crate Paper friends!  I want to take a moment and Thank Crate Paper, American Crafts, my lovely Design Team friends and all of you for your time and encouragement over the last 2.5 years!!  I have had such an amazing time designing for Crate Paper!  I am happy to share my last project here with you today; I still have plenty of Crate Paper stash so it won’t be the last of me!

I used the lovely Sweet Story by Maggie Holmes and Crate Paper.  The colours in this collection are super sweet, so it is aptly named!  I have been looking at the rainbow paper “Parfait” ever since I received the collection.  I decided to make a really fun page and cut up the Parfait paper for a cut file full of clouds.  I backed the cut file with strips of the rainbow using all 5 of the colours.  I added coordinating colors of paint to my white background for extra pops of color!

To add some detail I adhered sequins in matching colors to the Parfait paper on some of the clouds, this added a ton of sparkle!  For more fun, I stamped 5 of the rainbow stamp from the Sweet Story stamp set, and fussy cut them to tuck into the clouds.  My title came together really quickly with the “Sweet” chipboard and the sunshine and smile cardstock sticker.  It was a happy accident that the yellow and mint of the sticker lined up with the paint and cloud color blocks!

I used foam adhesive to pop up the clouds and also added a different height dimension to the photo and title.  I also added one of the white clouds from the leftovers of the cut file and stamped the cut I love you from the stamp set on it!

I love all the sparkle and fun created with this page.  It definitely makes me happy!  The stamp set from Sweet Story is a must-have, as is the whole collection!

Thank you so much for joining me today!  I hope you are taking the time to create something that makes you happy!

Hello, Crate Paper friends!  Today I am sharing a few photos of where I craft and scrapbook! My craft space is essentially the same as I shared here on this post on the Crate Paper blog in 2018.  I have moved a few things around as my crafting life changes and updates!

I have a U shaped set up for my main workspace.  Almost everything I need is stored in this area; I can easily reach for stamps, inks, adhesives, tools, paper and extras.  I store big items like my manual die cutting machine, cinch etc in a closet across from my desk area.  My Silhouette machine is upstairs with my main computer.

My workspace is a mish-mash of older desks, Ikea shelving and Ikea drawer units and storage bins and baskets I have collected over the years from stores like Homesense.  I am always teetering on the fine line of needing to see items in order to use them and having items tucked away to have a tidier space, so a combination of closed and open storage seems to work best for me.

I find stamps one of the hardest items to store; I currently have them in multiple bins on my shelf and on my desk.  I seem to remember what stamps are in each bin, but have been looking into purchasing stamp sleeves and the lovely bins that a lot of crafters seem to use!

I love my cork boards that are in this area.  I will pin up recent work or something inspiring, and when it gets too cluttered, I start fresh again!  The bins under the corkboard hold more stamps, word sticker sheets, and the envelopes in the middle compartment hold tags, extra white cardstock silhouette cuts and doilies.

More stamp storage and another cork board.  I love these bins and, at times, change out what is being stored.  I had my Crate Paper Journal Studio supplies in the top row for a long time!

My large drawer unit holds bits and bobs in the top drawer, paper and my scoreboard in the 2nd drawer, stamping inks in the 3rd drawer, the bottom drawers have punches, large stamps and supplies that don’t have a proper home anywhere else!

Thanks so much for joining me today for a quick tour!  Happy days and happy crafting to you in your happy place!

Hello, Crate Paper friends!  I hope you are well!  We were given the prompt assignment – “Why I Scrapbook.”  I invite you to join the design team in answering that question!  I wanted to make a layout using the gorgeous Sweet Story collection by Maggie Holmes to go along with my thoughts about the question!

I took a photo of a bunch of memory keeping projects piled up, Project Life, Mini Albums, Scrapbook Layouts, Traveler’s Notebooks, etc.  I love to do all the things!  Since the photo was quite busy, I decided to arrange my layout in a grid design.  I found some pieces of ephemera and cut apart die cuts that supported what I feel about scrapbooking and memory keeping.

I used one of the blocks to add my title using the gorgeous pink alphas from Sweet Story.  It was fun to find little bits that fit into empty spaces and made for a pretty grid!

Here are my thoughts on the prompt question:

Why I Scrapbook. This prompt made me think long and hard about my answer. My first answer was that I scrapbook for a creative outlet, but I realized that it was only a small part of the reason that I continue to scrapbook or why I got started. In 2014 I felt a motivation that I couldn’t put into words to start figuring out a way to record our lives, My daughter was a big part of that motivation and the trigger for recording what was happening in her life. When she was little, I felt like I would remember every detail of her life because it was so important to me. As the years went by, I realized that I had started to forget moments or details, and that was not ok with me. It was a slow journey to find a way that fulfilled me and to find something I could stay engaged with creatively. I had many “fails” in things I tried, but of course, those were lessons in what didn’t work and got me closer to what did. Heidi Swapp was the first person to capture my attention with her ideas on recording memories. I purchased a Memory Planner that year and began filling out one thing a day and filling up the pockets with photos and stories. That starting point propelled me into a world I had no idea existed! I dipped into art journaling, travellers notebooks, 12×12 layouts, mini albums, basically all the things! What made a huge impact for me was 6×12 project life. I completed one album, and I was hooked. I went back in time and printed photos from 2010 going forward. I still dabble in all kinds of mediums for memory keeping, but I learned to keep the project life albums as the base for stories and photos and be creative elsewhere. I tried making a few 12×12 layouts in 2015; I couldn’t wrap my head around it at the time. I thought I would try again in 2017 and joined Big Picture Classes to learn how! I loved the creative element of using pretty things on a page. I have always adored Crate Paper products, and when I couldn’t figure out how to incorporate them into PL, it started coming together using them on 12×12 pages and mini albums. Pretty soon after I started making 12×12 layouts, I was lucky enough to join some design teams. What a fun journey!! I have met some amazing people and continue to have fun, learn new things and have an adventure! Through the years, I have formed a solid answer to the question of why I scrapbook. Ultimately I do it to connect with myself and my life. I do it so Hannah can look back at the rich life she has lived and remember. I scrapbook because it brings me joy.

Thank you for joining me today!  Be sure to tag #cratepaper or #createwithcrate if you make a project answering the prompt!

Hello, Crate Paper friends!  I am super excited to be diving into the Maggie Holmes Day to Day Disc Planner goodies!  Everything is so beautiful!

I thought I would start with the weekly page spreads.  I wanted to add a few photos to my spread, so I did some measuring and set up a template in photoshop to print my photos.

Once I had my photo spots picked out, I dove into Maggie Holmes heaven and looked through the lovely sticker packs.  I quickly discovered I better choose a “theme” so that I could make some decisions about what to use.  I wanted to use it all!  I chose the wild rose pattern sticker as my jumping-off point for the page scheme and used it to make my other choices.

For a little dimension, I stamped 3 of the pretty florals from the Day to Day stamp set, and fussy cut them. I added them in three spots around the spread to soften some of the edges.  I am in love with the little bookmark clips in this collection! I had to use the Floral Charm with the pink layered tassel and puffy rose.  Another subtle layer I added was the black dot washi tape, the washi tape sets are gorgeous, and I can imagine adding them to the bottom or sides of the weekly spread pages.  The top right box at the edge of the page is washi tape as well; the roll has different patterns of washi that fit the box exactly!  How genius is that?

I have not done much “planning” in my scrap journey; I do love to go back and fill out planners for memory keeping.  I look forward to continuing to play in the Day to Day Disc planner and see what happens.  I wanted to share my pages before I added heaps of journaling so that you could see the layout more clearly.  I am a bit messy when it comes to writing!  One thing I love about the discs is the ease of taking a page out; I can see running it through my typewriter to add journaling that way!

Thank you so much for joining me today! Be sure to pop into your local Joann store or online at Joann.com to see all the stunning products included in the Maggie Holmes Day to Day collection!