Organizing Tips for Your Craft Room!
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We are sharing lots of tips from our followers in this episode. Hear how others organize their craft spaces including their patterned papers and stamp sets. What ideas do you have to share? Join the conversation over in our facebook group - the
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Craft House Tour - Reactions!
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On the last episode we toured our craft house with its many "make-do" items for our cardmaking supplies .... such as a spice rack on the wall for our ink refills and a small shelf laid sideways on the floor to hold our 12 x 12 papers. Today its fun to share many responses we got from our listeners as we continue this conversation about repurposing and using what we have. To see the actual tour visually - go here
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The Craft House Reveal
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We don't have a craft room - we live in a craft house. Today we will share how we have repurposed many items to use for storage for our many craft supplies. If you want to actually see the tour - this is the video tour: https://youtu.be/Dk7nc7_GFBo
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Chaos in the Craft Room - act 2!
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Lots of great comments to share from all of you as we work together to try to take control of our craft room clutter. Join us the ideas and the laughs and then join the conversation over in the Back Porch Stampers group on Facebook. We would love to hear about your ideas for organizing your papers, stamp sets and supplies and how you keep it organized!
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Chaos in the Craft Room?
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Time for spring cleaning your craft space? Join us as we talk decluttering and more! We all need space for all the new stuff! I share ideas on how to declutter your craft space - and a fun idea about what to do with all of that stuff! Then join us in the Back Porch Stampers group on facebook and share your tips and your stories with us. Lets work on this together.
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A-tisket, A-tasket, Let's Make An Easter Basket
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Lets share Easter fun with simple ideas for paper baskets. Did you know you can make paper baskets with no measuring - or with not cutting and gluing? Watch us make these three baskets Come share your baskets with us in the group on Facebook.
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40 Cards for Lent
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Many of us think of giving something up for Lent. How about using Lent also as a time to focus on giving? Lets get creative in who we sent cards to this month. I like the idea of making a list of 40 people during the 40 days of Lent because it will take us beyond the obvious. In this episode we talk about different ideas for making those 40 cards meaningful.
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Project Pocket Quilt Cards!
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On a Facebook live I made eight quick and easy pocket cards and challenged my viewers to make and post one over in my Facebook group - the Back Porch Stampers. Over 200 pocket cards. Have been posted - how amazing is that!!! Then Jjlie Heitz, a team member and friend, called with an idea. "The moment I stamped “sending healing hugs” my heart felt something. A quilt, a hug and I thought “this quilt could be the hug someone needs during these Times”. Then my mind started racing and I had to contact Karen with an idea that was put on my heart. “Would you be interested in...
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Celebrating Galentine's Day!
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We had no idea what Galentine's Day was when we received a Galentine's Day card. I actually thought it was a misspelling - and Tim won this argument. There is a funny story about how this became a holiday - dating back to 2010 and an episode of Parks & Recreation - but what a great reminder to celebrate those platonic friendships! Those friendships we can count on though all of life's ups and downs - we are so grateful to have those. This is a reminder to thank those special people in our lives - and to share a story with them about how they have impacted our lives. We would love to hear...
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Celebrating Galentine's Day!
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We had no idea what Galentine's Day was when we received a Galentine's Day card. I actually thought it was a misspelling - and Tim won this argument. There is a funny story about how this became a holiday - dating back to 2010 and an episode of Parks & Recreation - but what a great reminder to celebrate those platonic friendships! Those friendships we can count on though all of life's ups and downs - we are so grateful to have those. This is a reminder to thank those special people in our lives - and to share a story with them about how they have impacted our lives. We would love to hear...
info_outlineWe are now in advent - a time of waiting, a time of reflection.
It got me thinking about all of the seasons -and celebrations - throughout the year and how even my crafting reflects that - and I’m sure it does for others as well.
This is a time for a new catalog with SU! The autumn/holiday one is ending this month.
As I was looking through it for a last time, I was already nostalgic about autumn ending ….truly, for me, I love fall most of all!!!
Its my favorite time to be outside - with the vibrant colors of the leaves changing and of all the harvest vegetables - its a time of wanting that comfort food of soups and stews….
And back to card making - nature becomes our inspiration.
Give me any stamp set with leaves or trees and I am a happy stamper!!!
There are so many fun techniques to use with leaf stamps and tree stamps - and the abundance of earth tones to play with.
Add the autumn papers - and the plaids - all speak of “cozy” to me!
The other thing about fall is that feel a renewed interest in card making - because the days get shorter and I start spending more time inside.
—-and of course its the time to start thinking about making those Christmas cards as well.
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Then comes winter - my favorite winter cards often include snow. There are so many stamp sets and so many techniques to make snow! Embossing folders, stamps, watercoloring, spritzing, an so much more.
And the blues ….. love the blues of winter.
We can make the day fly by even when we are stuck inside.
When the weather outside is frightful….
Our craft table is still delightful…
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Now with the new catalog - we start thinking spring - this will be a very special spring I think with the pandemic improving - and getting to be with people again!
I see nature blooming - with lots of flowers and soft pretty colors.
***Yes I’m ready for a new catalog!!!
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And summer - maybe be craft less since we are outside more - but maybe we have more time to craft with kids and grandkids since there is not school …. Or maybe we take our cardmaking along on vacation - perhaps bringing card kits or making our own —- but you know we are still collecting ideas in our minds!!!
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Isn’t it fun to think of card making as a seasonal activity along with other things during the year? I don’t think I would love to only make floral cards year round.
For all cardmakers, we do think and plan ahead. Right after Christmas we are planning our Valentines cards - because we need to plan them and get our supplies long before hand —— and creating while anticipating each event makes it even more special.
We are also thinking of the birthdays coming up for our family and friends and planning for them.
I love the turning of the seasons and I love how our crafting reflects that too.
Every season is magical in its own way!
Each season provides something great to look forward to, enjoy, and remember
We get to celebrate the seasons with crafting.