World CardMaking Day - My Space

Hello and welcome to the first challenge of World Card Making Day with Joy Clair Stamps. We will have 5 challenges throughout the day and 

we want everyone to be able to play so there is *no* requirement to use Joy Clair Stamps although we would be thrilled if you did. Please make a new card though!
We will have all challenges open until next Sunday, October 14th, 2018 at 11:55 p.m. EST to let you create a little more, because celebrations should never be limited to a single day, right? 

If you are unable to participate in the challenges, simply comment on the posts. We will be giving one prize to a randomly drawn commenter compiled from all WCMD 2018 posts.

Here's how to play along, 

Add your link to the appropriate Inlinkz Link-up tool for that post. You may enter as many times as you wish while the challenges are open. There will a prize posted on each challenge and one card will be randomly chosen as a winner of that prize from those that Link-up.

We really want to reward those who enter multiple challenges. The crafters who enter a different card for at least FOUR (4) of the challenges (hopefully all of them!) AND add JCGP to the name of their link (for example "Lisa Lane JCGP") will be entered into a special pool to receive the Grand Prize. Entering to the WCMD -18 My Space Challenge below will qualify as 1 of those 4 challenges. 

What is the Grand Prize you ask? We are giving away 6 Stamps Sets from Joy Clair Store 

Now on to the first challenge of the day.

My Space

We want to see where your creativity comes alive. Here are a few positions of my studio. I can't show you the entire thing because it's kinda messy. I am working on getting it purged and organized and once I do, I promise you can se the whole thing. 

This is how I store my clear stamps

This piece on top is where I store my loose pieces of ribbon, this piece is very dear to my heart. My dad used to raise quail and he made it himself as a feed holder. When he passed away and I was going through his things I came across it, of course it was unfinished wood and dirty, it had to be cleaned up and then my sweet husband finished it for me. 

I hop you have enjoyed seeing glimpses of my room and I will post more as it comes together 

The Big Reveal (Finally)

All of my stampy peeps have heard that I got a new stamping studio. I waited for three years on this to happen and  shame on me for not posting any pictures of it because it is pretty darn awesome and this is where I will be holding my monthly classes as well. I have plenty of room and can seat up to 18 
Here are a couple pictures, just picture a big TV in that vacant space because thats what is going there eventually.

This smaller table is the one I actually work at 

You can see lots more of storage and my awesome closet on my Pinterest page or my Splitcoast Stampers gallery just click on the links 
and also see the before (with imaginary walls) post HERE

thanks for looking and Happy Stampin

A Shabby Chic Diamond In The Rough

Today is my day to share my craft room over on Meljen's designs so I thought I would share it here with you also.

The above photo is what you see when you walk into my studio. When we moved to Colorado we have a basement and I have a nice big studio now. It is a diamond in the rough, we are finishing it as we have the extra money and we haven't had much of that lately, so I have imaginary walls. The table is my old dining room table where I do my coloring and scrapbooking.  I am wanting to find chairs of different styles to go around it, and then paint them fun colors. I have two four more to go.

This is my prettiest wall, the hubs put up a drop cloth so it looks like a wall. The dresser is where I store my Unity and stampin Up stamps and my beads and such in the smaller drawers. The sheves next to it is all my card making cardstock, this will go in my closet when I get one. The smaller piece beside that is where I store my scrapbooking cardstock.

the pink and brown organizers is where I keep my clear stamps such as Sweet 'n Sassy and Verve. These will also go in my closet when I get one. The small drawers beside that is where I keep more 8.5 X 11 cardstock, vellum and rub-on's.

these two have alot of goodies in them the one on the right has my Unity KOM and mailing supplies

I had the hubs glue this corkboard on the doors and had fun with my brads 

This is how I store my stickles

 

This is how I store my Copic markers,. I had bought two of those shelves made just for Copics and when I was waiting on them to arrive I found this and I love it because I can just carry it with me to crops.  Never even used the shelves. 

I have had several people ask about my Copic storage. I found this at target about three years ago in there patio section. It is designed to hold cutlery I think. 

My Dad made this ribbon holder. But he made it as a feed holder for his quail, as soon as he quit raising quail I asked him for it. Perfect ribbon holder don't ya think?

Saw this n Pinterest and had to copy. Love storing my glitter in old salt shakers

Another Pinterest idea the hubs made for me, only my imaginary wall won't hold them fight now.

Buttons in one and ribbon on old clothespins in the other 

Are you getting tired of looking and reading yet? We are almost done. This is two things I can't do without. My Vagabond and my Janome Sew Mini. The frame above the hubs made for me too.

This is my favorite corner. We came across this old fainting couch and my hubby redone it for me. We found the vintage light above it at a resale shop. The couch is comfy too, after making card I lay here and read a book.

This is my card making table and of course my furbaby, Willis underneath. He is either playing with his toys (you can see in the first picture, he never picks them up) laying in his bed or here under my feet.
I hope you have enjoyed my diamond in the rough. I love the shabby chic/Vintage style and my husband has helped me achieve this look. All of my shelves my sweet husband built and finished for me, all of my furniture with the exception of my desk and the piece my sewing machine is on he refinished for me. I love going to junk stores and fining pieces of furniture because he can make all of them match,.
Hopefully one day soon I will show you with real walls :)