big, exciting news! creating keepsakes has a new special issue out, called creative spaces. i am such a sucker for anything related to organizing. and if it's organizing scrapbook product and supplies, then it's even better. so i was super excited to get my copy of this gorgeous issue last week. i have been ohhh'ing and awww'ing over all the rooms, and checking out every little detail of how they have arranged their spaces.
this special issue is packed with peeks into scraprooms of all different sizes and types. small spaces and large spaces, and plenty of ones in between. closets, corners off the side of a room, full bedrooms, open areas in the house. there's something for everyone. there are 45 stops into scrapbooker's spaces, and my old studio happens to be stop #44 in the book. want an idea of who else has a space featured in this issue? check out this impressive list.
Allison Kreft (Hambly Screen Prints), Aly Dosdall, Amanda Probst, Amber Packer (My Mind’s Eye), Amy Coon (The Paper Life), Angela Magnuson (Unity Stamps), April Foster (Studio Calico), Becky Higgins, Brooke Walker (Studio 5), Candy Rosenberg, Celeste Rockwood-Jones, Cindy Tobey, Deena Wuest, Elizabeth Kartchner, Ginger John (Glitz Design), Holly Jones (My Cute Stamps), Jana Eubank, Jennifer McGuire, Jodi Sanford (Fancy Pants Designs), Julia Nomichith, Kelly Marie Alvarez (Lawn Fawn), Kelly Purkey, Kim Watson, Laura Vegas, Linda Barber, Liz Hicks, Maggie Holmes, Mandy Douglass, Margie Romney-Aslett, Megan Hoeppner (me), Mou Saha, Nikki Sivils (Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker), Piradee Talvanna, Renae Curtz (Paper Crafts magazine), Reyanna Klein, Sara Douglass (Stampin’ Up!), Sharon Kropp (Little Yellow Bicycle) , Sharon Laakkonen (Prima), Shelli Gardner (Stampin’ Up!), Stacy Cohen, Stephanie Hunt (Bella Blvd.) , Suzy Plantamura, Teresa Collins (Teresa Collins Designs), Trisha Ladouceur, Wendy Sue Anderson
as i mentioned, this issue features my old studio. here's one of my favorite parts of that space. seeing it again, makes me miss it a little bit. i joked to joe that i was going to move back upstairs to the loft again. he didn't think i was very funny. lol!
Laura Vegas 
90 responses to “CK creative spaces + a giveaway”
Laura, I’m so very excited about this issue. I’m such a fan of these kinds of magazines. How awesome that your old scrapping loft is in there, I love that space but your new space is just as cool. Thanks for the chance to win, really want this.
I have two tips, the first was a recent discovery from a class at BPS and it’s to keep a favorite’s bucket on your table with like 10-15 favorite go to products in it. This way it saves you time looking and forgetting to use these products and get’s your scrapping done faster.
My other tip that I do is to store all my theme/holiday paper in a paper storage bag organized by holidays, birthdays and seasons. I don’t use these papers as often so it’s nice to know that they are in one spot to find easier.
Thanks laura.
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I keep my stickers in page protectors, organized by theme, in a 3-ring binder. That way I can see everything I have by simply flipping the page!
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I have all my ribbon wrapped around 4 x 8 pieces of foamcore. Each piece can hold several pieces of ribbon. It’s all sorted by color, and held into place with a small pin. The pieces are in a basket so I can easily flip through it to see the pieces.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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I have these 4 x 4 square containers I bought at Walmart for $1 I store my bling, ink pads, and stickles in them–they stack SO nicely! thanks Laura for a chance to win! 🙂
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I would love a copy of this one! Where did you move your studio?
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I have those metal cubes that you can get at Target and put together however you want. I have two dowels to hold my ribbon spools and they slide right into the cubes nicely displaying the ribbons. Like many of your readers I have those floss holders that I’m using for brads, buttons and small alphabets. I would love to win a copy of this issue! Thanks so much!
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i think my best tip is learn to give away what you are not using… if you keep it and dont use it you are wasting precious space.
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Congrats on getting your space pubbed! I love using old Ball jars to store odds & ends.
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I keep my buttons, brads and eyelets in a see-thru box for lures. Easy to choose and I can easily see my entire collection in one glaze.
I’m just planning my new bigger and better craft room, and this copy would be perfect for me! Can’t wait till Nowember when we can move in!
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I NEED the book to get me organised so the likelihood of me having an organising tip is zilch- although my husband would say don’t buy it in the first place and it won’t need organising!! PLEASE help me with uninspiring unorganised room and get my creativity flowing!!
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I have a ten drawer plastic unit that I house some of my supplies by color. One drawer for white, one for yellow, etc. And I have a large amoire for most of my embellies, adhesive, trimmers, punches. I would love to win this mag and see how others organize their space!
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I needed some new ideas. Perfect timing
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Looks like a fabulous space! Can’t wait to read the entire issue. Thanks for the chance.
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I love color sorting everything — scraps, ribbon, cardstock, alpha stickers, brads. Makes it so much faster to find what I need!
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Would love to win this magazine! Thanks for the giveaway.
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I cannot wait to get this issue! Like you, I send a great deal of time organizing and reorganizing to find just the right combo to make things work for me. One of the best things I did was separate small embellishments into clear tackle boxes with different sized compartments. And the other thing that I have done a good bit is tear up my magazines–keeping only the pages that I will use in the future. I slip them into sheet protectors and put them in a notebook–ideas are right at my fingertips!
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This would be a wonderful addition to my crafting bookshelf! One of my favorite storage ideas is those little drawer systems found in the automotive section of retail stores. Many little drawers for storing embellishments and stamps all for under 20 bucks!
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I keep intending to tidy up my scrap area but I never seem to get around to it; maybe this magazine would succeed in getting me into gear! 🙂 One thing I do is store small embellishments in a repurposed jewelry/makeup box.
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Thanks for the giveaway Laura and CK! I can’t wait to see this magazine!
Gosh, the only tip I can think of off the top of my head is that when i get cute little candle jars/or other cute containers I use them later to store buttons/brads/etc. Love little containers/jars sitting around filled with goodies! 🙂
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I use empty glass spice jars to hold loose ribbons and other odd and ends.
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I’m always moving my stuff around. I just wish I can get settled already so I can scrap more 🙂
Thanks for the chance to win!
Madelaine Madrid
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After finishing my tic tac I use the container to store small embellisment like brads and eyelets.
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I had a scrap space until we moved and now we are moving into our new home soon. I can’t wait to get to organizing again. But my favorite storage would be for my stamps. I unmounted all my stamps and now I store them with my clear stamps in cd cases on a tall cd tower that spins. Which I got at the thrift store for about $2. I currently can hold 200 cases (which I have almost filled it up).
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I am forever reorganizing my space, trying to make it both attractive and functional (neither of which it truly is–yet!). This issue lloks like it will have lots of info to help!!
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Not entering since I already ordered my copy, but I can’t wait to get my hands on this! Great giveaway!
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I did love your old scrap space very much. 😉
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I keep all of my monthly kits in large ziploc bags & put them in a big basket under my craft table. That way I have access to them any time I want! Congrats on being featured in this issue. I can’t wait to see all of the beautiful spaces in there!
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Iris carts – they aren’t the most attractive but they hold lots of goodies. I have used my label maker to identify each drawer – one drawer for each of the kids, one for school work that I want to preserve, one for large chipboard pieces, etc.
Can’t wait to take a peek inside the book – it looks fabulous!
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Ok, I’ll try for this, because ORGANIZING SCRAPBOOK ‘STUFF’ is something I truly struggle with – but dream about!
My tip would be: Put supplies back in their spot when you are done using them.
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My biggie for organization is using various pieces of the Cropper Hopper vertical storage line: paper holders (think 12×12 magazine holder) for patterned paper, paper files for theme specific stuff and pages in progress and the Easy Access Paper Storage for organizing cardstock. Best products I’ve bought for over the years for organizing! I also love Ribbon Rings for my ribbon, it’s so nice to be able to run my fingers through it as I select the ribbon I’d like to use…I have them hanging on hooks inside a cabinet so the cat can’t play with the ribbon.
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I would love a copy of this! I am an organizational addict! My only suggestion is that everything should have a place and be easily accessed and labeled. That way clean up is a breeze and you can quickly find what you need! I love my Clip it UP too!
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I have three flat 14″x8″x1″ deep jewelry “cases” with 10 to 20 divided areas for earrings. I decided they’d be more useful for storing little embellishments like metal charms, keys, locks, lockets, cameos, etc. Best part? The covers are glass so you can see what’s in each without having to open the cases. I’m on the prowl for more!
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I love this kind of magazine, get so many ideas from them. I go to lots of crops so my storage has to be portable. I use a lot of divided clear boxes for embellishments, flowers, ribbons, buttons etc and sort things by color. thanks for a chance to win.
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I store my clear stamps in binders – holidays are seperate, everyday in their own; ink pads are kept in a large picnic basket, and the acrylic blocks in a small hanging basket. that’s probably the only thing that is really organized.
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I can’t wait to get my hands on this! so fun that you are featured again for it! … I guess my favorite storage idea is for my alphas. I keep them all in a long basket so all I have to do is thumb through to find what I want 🙂
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Keeping like items stored together and then sorted by color helps me stay organized. Thanks for the chance to win!
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would love to know this, I really need some organization for my new scrap room. Thanks for the chance to win!
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I just love your room.. I can’t wait to see it in this mag.. congrats Laura!!
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I have my ribbon spools (well some of them) in a metal long narrow basket that i think was for some kind of media storage. it can hang on the wall or sit on top of a bookcase…
would really love to win this magazine!
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I reuse the plastic soup containers when we get Chinese take out. They come in different sizes and I store all my homemade embellishments and buttons in them.
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