on my favorite scrapbook message board {http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/} there was a thread recently asking how others organized their stuff to go to crops. this requires some strategy if you have more supplies than fit in one bag or tote. you don’t want to bring too little, especially if you are going to scrap at someone’s house or a public facility that doesn’t sell scrapbook supplies. if you forget your adhesive or scissors you won’t be able to just buy another. on the other hand if you bring too much you may not get a lot accomplished because you will be continually looking through all your bags and totes to find something you know you brought but just can’t find.
several people replied that they make up page kits from their supplies before they go and it helps them get more layouts done. i have heard and read this advice before but didn’t give it much thought because while i love to organize, especially in my scraproom, i’ve felt that planning out my pages wouldn’t work for me because i scrap pretty organically. meaning that i don’t necessarily use coordinating papers and embellishments, i typically mix and match supplies based more on color and texture than manufacturer.
so to pack for scrapping away from home i usually bring some favorite paper, dies, flowers, brads, etc. throw in some tools and favorite photos and call it good. when i type it out it sounds so haphazard – it’s pretty amazing i actually get any pages done at all!
as you might have already guessed, i decided to give this pre-planning a whirl. yesterday i made up three page kits to take to Linda’s. i started by going through a stack of photos and picking one. next i went through various drawers and containers pulling out bits and pieces that looked like they might work. i didn’t spend a lot of time carefully sorting through, i just quickly heaped up several likely items. then i put all of it in a project envelope and stuck it in my tote. times three. Linda noticed that i didn’t haul in as much as usual - she asked me where the rest of my stuff was!
the verdict? it was AWESOME! i loved it and got three pages done that i really like. i’m thinking i can even make up kits to have ready to go for the next time i get to go scrap somewhere. i didn’t use half of what i brought – but it worked really well to have so many coordinating possibilities right there at hand. wanna see?
this is me when i was about 6 or 7:
this one is from a long time ago also:
so is this one:
i may need more project envelopes! do you pre-plan your pages when you scrap away from home?
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