Workspace Wednesday

Well it is Wednesday and it has been some time since I posted a workspace pic.  The idea for Workspace Wednesday came from Marcy Penner and I love the idea of the glimpse into what is currently on my desk, and it gives me motivation to keep working in my creative space.  With lots of room to spread out I am still finding my way using my space.  Loving getting so much done.

So I am not usually one for keeping up with the latest tools but this one has been an exception.  The We R Memory Keepers fuse tool has been out for a little while and the web is a buzz with how people are using it. I was looking at getting one as part of my voucher I had won at Scrapbook.com but realised that the plug couldn't be used in NZ.  It has come to NZ in the last month but the price was high.  It pays to hold out for bargains though.  With it already discounted and a bonus 15% voucher I decided to get one at Spotlight. And I love it.  I am still getting the hang of using it and making sure I have everything I want sorted before putting it together.  Up till now I have been stitching pockets and finding that the ready made ones are never quite right for what I want.  So now I can make them as go.

These pages I added to a layout that I already had with this story

This one I had a real play with adding shaker elements and the extra pamphlets that I had from the date.

Set up for Story Stamps

I really enjoyed the last month's story stamp layouts using a kit that I had put together so I went for it again for the next month.  I subscribe just to the stamp set but there are some great things in the kit that goes with it that can also be purchased.  So this month I went with the colours and themes from the kit to put together my own one.  I added journalling cards, stamps and dies that fit.   Always something to do while waiting for the stamps to arrive.  And usually I am still putting things together and finishing up my last month when it does.

Looking forward to telling more stories with this one.

Story Stamps - Little Moments

The story stamp for May was little things.  This time around I had prepared a kit of favourite colours that started with a purchase of washi tapes that I had got a craft show at the time.  So loving having all my stash sorted so I can go through and pull out bits and pieces for these projects.  Then I headed to my photos and pulled out the different stories that I wanted to tell.

 This is one of favourites from this month.  Ali had put together a similar layout and it was fun working with the circles and as she suggested using a pen to recreate the lines that were on the paper that she had used.  It also tells a different story of home rather than a specific event.

I took the chance to do a layout for each of the boys of their little things.  Must go back and look at mine!

Story Stamps - Click

The story stamp for April was click.  Having the photos and a kit ready to go with the pages and embellishments for each I was sorted when the stamp set arrived.  Didn't mean I got on to doing the layouts straight away though.  So hard to set aside the time.

Story Stamps - Magic

The story stamp for March was Magic.  Lots of fun stories to tell.  I had the photos ready to use and made the most of the {inter}national scrapbooking day to get the stories told.  

{Inter}national Scrapbooking Day @ studio calico

Studio Calico

The fun of {Inter}national Scrapbooking day at Studio Calico lasts all week.  They have challenges, chats and prizes on the day and then you can carry on with the challenges and upload all week.

Challenge One - Picture your mood

Use the mood board for inspiration

Challenge Two - Recipe

Tag. wood veneer, paper, washi, journalling card

Challenge Three - Sketch

Challenge Four - Combine kits

I don't subscribe to the kits but used my Ali Edwards story stamps combined for this challenge

Challenge Five  - Stamps

Again I used my Ali Edwards story stamps for this challenge

Challenge Six - Instagrams

Always good to get the photos from your phone printed and the stories told

Challenge Seven - Pockets

This challenge was the Project Life style pockets with a twist.  This year I want to keep on top of my pictures and stories and am opting for the pocket style pages.  I got as far as putting in the photos for this challenge and need to go back and add the extras!

Challenge Eight - Go bold

I went bold with the colours and the photo for these layouts

Challenge Nine - Watercolour

Loved this layout that I had pinned on pinterest.  This was the perfect challenge to try it out on

Challenge Ten - Less is More

Another fabulous round of challenges and layouts to add to my albums.  Great motivation