Sponge Dauber Storage

How come when I start a “Research Project” I end up spending money? While viewing other blogs I learned that you can keep one sponge dauber with your coordinating stamp pad so that when you need to use that color for lets say edging you have a sponge dauber ready for use.  The consultant that gave me this idea (I forgot her name) kept her daubers in with her stamp pad storage. 

I am not able to do this because of the rack that I have my stamp pads in, so Mike and I were trying to find a way to have one dauber per each stamp pad color that I own and have it readily available for use.  While brainstorming Mike was talking about a peg board with post sticking out at an angle…. Duh a spool rack!  So I Googled “spool rack” and Amazon.com came to my rescue again.

Yes, I know that you can wash them but that wears them out and I always make a mess in the process.

This rack holds 60 spools but since CTMH comes out with new colors every couple of years I wanted to be able to expand so I ordered 2 of these.  At $15.00 each Mike said he could not build it any cheaper.  Mike will be able to mount it on the wall for me and I will be able to label each spot so that I know what color is being used.  Now back to research…..

Studying ways to build a crop space

I am starting to research ways to build my crop space and once again I find myself referring to the book I used to design my original scrap space in 2004.

 

If you are interested this book is still sold at Amazon.com

 

I forgot all of the wonderful information that this book has that is still relevant.   We all still have printed photos from the “before digital” time, we have negatives, and some of us even have slides.  It is proving to be a great refresher course on photo storage.  Speaking of Storage, now we have to worry about Digital Photo Storage.

Here is a quick re-fresher on why it is a good idea to do back-up’s from the book.

Top 8 Reasons To Do A Backup

• Power Surges
• Hard Drive Crashes
• Human Error (hello a blonde lives here)
• Hackers
• Theft
• Natural Disasters
• Magnetic Interface
• Electronic Viruses (been there done that)

So while I continue my research / design on my new Crop Space, I think  I will have Mike work on a back- up.

I am having a ton of fun but I also have to remember to go to bed tonight, I have a Crop Night planned for tomorrow!  YEA!

I’m Still Here

I am in the process of sending 342 photos to Snapfish for printing.  As soon as they come in I will be able to start scrappin again…..

Until then, this weekend is CROP NIGHT / January 30, 2010 at 6:00

I hope to see you there!

Veranda Workshop Cards Are Complete

After running errands this morning I was finally able to sit down and finish the Veranda Workshop Cards.  Having the workshop pre-cut worked like a charm and I was able to put 5 cards together very quickly.  The workshop makes 6 cards but my lunch fell on the last card. 

It may have taken me a couple of days to complete this workshop, I love the effect.  Now I have 5 cards ready to go, that will be one less trip to the “card store” and because I make them myself they are full of love. 

A Couple More Checkbook Covers

I was playing on Saturday morning and came up with these additional checkbook covers.  I think Kaela and my mom are going to be very happy.  Kaela will be using hers for her savings account.

 

If you are coming Crop on the 30th you will be getting a clear checkbook cover and cutting directions to make your own.  Please RSVP that you are coming to crop so that I can save a seat for you.

Another Checkbook Cover

This one is for my Mother in Law… she is doing the Dave Ramsey thing and loves Frogs so why not combine the two.

And here is the backside

 

The same color where used on the frog as the one I made for Mikes cover.  I hope she will like this one too. 

Jenny’s “Color Me Monday” on Friday?

Well that did not take too long. I did an Google search for the measurements of the checkbook covers and being a blonde I started to laugh when I read to “use the clear checkbook cover for your template”  Ok, now I am starting to feel stupid! 

The colors are:

• Cocoa Cardstock (Basic color family)
• Crystal Blue Cardstock (Winter Cozy color family)
• Garden Green Cardstock (Autumn Garden color family)
• Hollyhock (Autumn Garden color family)
• Exclusive Inks Cocoa stamp pad
• Black embroidery thread
• “Diamond” Stickles

Kaela is standing behind me telling me that the hiking boot sticker does not match the Hollyhock or the Crystal Blue, but this is Mike’s checkbook cover and I did not want to go toooo girly.  He wears hiking boots everyday and this just fit to me.   

I have not placed the finished artwork into the cover yet because the stickles are still wet.

  I think he will love it, and since tomorrow is 24 years since I started spending his money somehow this little gift is perfect for the 24th anniversary of our first date.