Journal and Supply Organizing

Journal Organizing Day :)
Here are some of my journals in my Raskog cart.
The ones where you can see the spines, are ones I have yet to use.
The ones where you can see the pages are the ones I have in progress.
My finished journals are stored elsewhere…..and now that I think of it, I have many other "yet to use" journals in other areas of the house…hmmmm, do you think I like journals ;)

I have most of my planner and journal supplies in my pink Craftsman tote.
If you want to see what I have stored in the tote, check out this post "Travel Tote"
But then I moved some of my supplies in a brown decorative box in the living room, as it has a lid and I  can hide my supplies if company comes over. I do most of my journaling in the living room during the evening.
But I noticed that I was  storing too many supplies in the decorative box and the lid wouldn't fit tight.
So I went back to my Craftsman tote.
Even though it is out in the open, I can hide it in my room when company comes by.

I took over the pool/craft table today to organize and go through all of the supplies that have creeped into my totes.
I had more than I needed in there.

I watched Heather play "The Last of Us" while I organized my supplies.
I am so enjoying this video game. The graphics are so detailed and the story and characters (zombies/infected) are pretty cool.
I have watched from the beginning of the game and have so much invested in the story, that I told her she can't play it without me, lol.

I hope you all had a very Creative Friday :)

Tracy :)

My Travel Bag

When you travel or go on a trip do you take along some of your creative supplies?
I do.
I don't think I can go anywhere without something creative…even if it is just a note pad and a pen to jot down some ideas and list.
But honestly, I usually bring a lot more than that ;)

Here is one of the totes that I take with me.
I love this tote as it has heavy duty straps and is a very strong and durable material.
It has inside pockets and also pockets on either side, outside of the bag, that close with heavy duty snaps.
I usually keep a pair of small scissors in one of this pockets as well as pens and sometimes inks or stamping blocks

Look how many books I can fit in here :)
I have about 4 magazines, my art planner, my day planner and also my fauxbonichi…as well as some other supplies I fit into the empty spaces.

So here is everything I have fit in my Travel Bag.
I even have a tube of washi tape, stamps and my chocolate mints ;)
Honestly I think this bag is heavier than my luggage, teehee.

I couldn't fit my mini inks or my pen/marker sets in this tote…these had to go in my luggage.
Who needs that many clothes anyway ;)
It really bothers me that I didn't notice my pen container was upside down in this photo :(

Do you travel with your crafty supplies?
If so, what are your must haves?

I hope you all had a very Creative Tuesday :)

Tracy :)

Travel Tote/kit for my Smash book, Day Planner and Journals complete

I have finally got it completed.
My Travel tote/kit for my Smash book, day planner and journal supplies!!
I should have got a better photo of those plastic photo boxes.
They house my:
Journal pads, Photos, Smash pads, Stamps, Sticky Notes, Tabs and Washi tape.
And yes they are in alphabetical order ;)
I have an extra one that is empty. I do have room for one more, but the colours wouldn't be even, and not sure if I can handle that, I may start to twitch, lol.
I have my tiny trimmer and T-squared in the velcro holder.

On this side I have my inks, then my date stamps.
My Journals and Smash books. I also have a clear pouch with memorabilia in it, but you can't see it from this photo.
Then I have a ton of coloured pens, white out and pencils.
On the left side I have 6x6 paper pads, die cuts, twine.
On the right side I have the different types of adhesive and my scissors, extra blades and ruler.

I also made a video of my process and more detail on what I keep in here.
It is still uploading as we are walking out the door to go to the cottage, so I am hoping Kristy can figure it out when she comes home from Blakes tonight.

I hope you all have had a creative Friday, and a wonderful weekend.
I hear it suppose to rain all weekend, but I would rather stare out at the lake in the rain :)

Tracy :)

WOYWW, Working on my Traveling Tote

Today I am working on something I have been planning on doing for the last month or so.
I have my Day Planner, Smash book and journals... and a whole lot of mess ;)
I usually work on my books while Wayne and I watch television. He likes for me to be with him, so encourages me to bring my supplies up from my craft room.
So instead of running up and down the stairs, and getting Wayne to pause the movie we are watching...I decided to put together a supply kit I can keep in the living room so I don't have to leave all the time and so it doesn't look like I trashed my living room, lol.
Plus we go to the cottage almost every weekend, so with this all put together it will be so much easier for me to grab my travel kit and head out the door.
Wish me luck in condensing 3 project supplies into one tote :)

I just realized that it is Wednesday, so I can share my desk on Julia's blog for her "What's on Your Workdesk" post :)
Mind you this is my dining room table and not my actual craft desk.

Onto My Day:
I did my hour long walk.
Then Ashley came home for lunch.
Kristy took her college class exam, as yesterday when I brought her there, the teacher wasn't there. He phoned me today to tell me it was his error as he forgot...no sh1t sherlock. She was there on time, waited for 45 minutes and phoned him and emailed her other teacher as she waited for him.
So the teacher set up the exam, at her high school. she took her exam and figures she did very well on it :)
After school I took Kristy and her friend Allison for ice-cream.
It has been a tradition with me to take my daughters out for ice-cream at the end of the school year. Since my other daughters have been out of school for a few years, that  just leaves Kristy left, so we have taken her friend Allison with us for the last few years :)
Spent a good part of the day putting a video together for my Traveling tote. Hopefully I can share that tomorrow :)

I hope you all have had a creative Wednesday :)

Tracy :)