Sharing my idea binder with you!!

Hey everyone! Well I really needed to not only re-do my idea binder, but I also needed to weed it out and update it. Seems that over time likes and dislikes change and it is important to do this from time to time. So I used to use a regular note book and grew tired of it. I got several of these American Crafts Albums at Big Lots (really cheap! lol!) and decided I would use it for this.

Here is what it looked like before I started...

So y'all know I am in LOVE with Basic Grey's Color Me Silly line, and I have used it to alter most organizational items for my scrap space. So here is what it looks like now.......

Here is what the inside is like and the dividers for each section (on the left are pictures that inspire me) I have the sections broken down as follows:

1. Printouts - this is for ideas that I find on the net and print out. Some times I just save things to the computer but I also like being able to access some of them while I am not on the puter (which is rare! lol!)

2. Templates - Some times I make my own templates like large flowers, or circles and to aviod making them again I save them in page protectors here. I usually make them from a light weight chipboard so that they will last.

3. Sketches - Some times I print out sketches for fast reference and keep them here. I also am in the process of altering a rol-o-dex to save sketches in also. I have a nicely bound sketch book that my friend Renee made for me as well. (guess I have them all over! lol!)

4, Poems and Quotes - In this section there are also page titles and other "words" that I may see on a layout while browsing a gallery, blog or really anywhere, that I might want to use on future projects.

5. Miscellaneous - All the odds and ends that I don't know what to do with like copies of on line orders, upcoming events, etc. Thanks for looking and I hope that I have inspired you to pay some attention to your own idea binder!

MY TOOLS OF THE TRADE

Hi! This is where I keep all my scrapbook tools that I use often while I am scrapping. It was a bare wood box that I purchased at IKEA. I painted it green and used a Making Memory foam stamp with lime green paint to make the swirls (they match a design on my favorite Basic Grey paper "COLOR ME SILLY"). I adhered the paper to the front of the drawers and embellished with flowers cut from Color me Silly and card stock, Prima flowers and die cuts. If you noticed, I put the drawer that belonged in the opening at the bottom on top of the unit to make additional storage (just be sure to decorate the sides of the drawer to make it more eye appealing). Hope this inspires you to alter something for your scrap space!

FINALLY UP AND RUNNING!

Well here it is....my very first post...hope you enjoy it!

First let me say that you can pause the music if it gets on your nerves and secondly I am really new

to all this blog stuff so hang in with me...I will get it all

figured out! Ok so let's get started!

This is not my original idea. I saw it posted at

twopeasinabucket and just knew that I had to

make one. Unfortunately I did not get the name of

the person who made it (so if you see this let me know

and I will add your name). Anyways I went to

Michaels and bought 3 wooden plaques in different

sizes. In the smalllest one I cut a notch that would

fit my ATG using my jigsaw. then I just screwed all

the layers together using wood screws. The best

part was the altering! I spray painted the plaques

it was faster than acrylics then glued on patterned

paper and flowers! Hope you try this!