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”
I have mini albums stored/showcased in an antique sewing machine drawer. It’s the perfect size!
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I like to store my buttons and small items in little glass jars. I would love to win a copy of this!!!
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I keep my thickers in a flat plastic container that holds two rows, side by side. It makes it so easy to flip through them to find what I need. My scraproom needs a makeover and I have been eyeing those Ikea shelves. This magazine would definately help with that.
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I don’t have a scraproom. I split my stuff between my closet & mini van – lol. I do alot of shopping @ thrift stores for unique storage items . My recent purchase were some cute spice jars that I now use to put buttons & beads in-
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I store my buttons in the embroidery floss keepers. Four of them stacked in a neat box holder that I spray painted yellow to match my craft room.
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I’m a sucker too for these magazines! I will probably have to run out and buy it! I bet you miss seeing your scraproom when you get up in the morning. I’m sure it is nice having it downstairs, though, and you can run in there when you have a free second. And if there is a mess, you can just close the door! Storage tip…I like to use Ikea boxes to hold embellishments by brand, not theme. I also love the cubes that have the drawer with the dividers, because they easily fit the Doodlebug and KI embellishments that I hoard.
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I am in the process of moving, so this issue is certainly on my list! My tip is to store things in the way you use them. I search for colors, so I sort by color into plastic drawers.
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I’ve recently incorporated pieces of my Grandmother’s old china. These are chipped pieces that we wouldn’t be able to eat out of, but having them in my space gives me the gentle reminder of her. I’ve got my twine samples stored in the old gravy boat and bits and pieces are stored in a cup and saucer.
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I love looking at other people’s spaces. I’m in the process of cleaning/reorganzing right now. My favorite storage is a collection of old mismatched drawers and a an old soda bottle crate. I thought it would be a good idea to put all my vintage/ephmera goodies in there, since the drawers are antique.
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Empty Tic Tac containers are great for brads & eyelets. And I repurposed a thread rack as my homemade clip it up.
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I love organizing books, and cannot wait to see this one! I keep all my thickers on a clip it up, so it easy to see the colors I have on hand!
I hope your day is great!
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I use embroidery floss keepers to store all my little embellishments. One keeper per color. So easy to just pick and go. Definitely one of my fav organizing solutions! Thanks for the chance to win!
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I love organizing… just wish I could settle on one method! I’m constantly evolving and changing it, and my room is still a MESS! 🙂 My favorite tip is stamps in CD holders, then in a CD rack on the wall… mine aren’t there yet, but they will be one day! I also keep my stamp pads in an old wooden cassette holder box.
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I store all my ribbon wrapped on little cards meant to hold embroidery floss and in the little box meant to hold those cards. Then it’s easy to tote with my if I go to a crop!
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I store my clear stamps in baseball card holders and bigger clear stamps in page protectors, then I put them in a binder so that I easily flip through them to see which ones to use. The cool thing is this binder fits right on the shelf and if you need to adjust the size of your page protectors you can customize them by cutting them and sewing up where needed.
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No great tips from me. I need all the organizational help I can get!
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I store my chipboard letters by letter, not by style or manufacturer. I’m sure everyone has already heard of this but it has helped me tremendously.
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Keep your go to items close at hand. Love the look of this new book!
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I use small ceramic pots, all lined up, and fill them with my tools, scissors, pencils, pens, markers… Looks very pretty!
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I had 100’s of skeins of floss from my cross stitching days (which have been taken over with sb’ing). I gave 1/2 of that floss away to a friend and use the empty floss container to store my brads in. When a candle jar burns down the last of the wax, I wash it out and put buttons in it. My room is always ever-evolving!! I would love to see some new ideas. My room still isn’t the way I would like.
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I can always use more help to organize all my craft supplies and the looks of this cool magazine could really help me out.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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Can’t wait to see your space! I need some inspiration! I saw someone do this and am doing this for myself – creating a binder with little swatches of all my inks and sprays. Now I can see what I have (didn’t realize how many pinks I had!) and be able to match for a project.
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I love Ikeas canvas & plastic storage bins that fit perfectly in their expedit shelving. This is where I keep my work in progress supplies & projects where I put kits together in regards to topic.
I too love seeing organized spaces so I can dream that one day mine may look clean & organized.
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I have many ideas but my most recent is putting my most recent purchases in a fun bowl.
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i picked up jars just like yours for my stuff! i am renovating right now and the scrap room is the only room i won’t let them touch! love the magazine articles on storage. i can hardly wait to see this copy!
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I have an IKEA bookcase that I love! Small cubbies to store a lot of my scrap supplies – keeps them somewhat organized and not too cluttered.
Thanks for a chance to win – would love this magazine!
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I have IKEA shelves that I LOVE, but the item I love the most is also from IKEA — a little tray that fits on the leg of my table and swings in and out — I put there the items I use most often and that get lost if left on my workspace — adhesive, brown and black pens, a couple ink chalks I use a lot, corner rounder, etc. It is great.
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I have a small shallow bookcase that is just right for holding small metal buckets. I store all sorts of things in those buckets: glitter glue, cat’s eye ink pads, 7Gypsies journaling tags, rolled up sheets of alphabet stickers, and on and on. It’s easy to just grab a bucket and take it back to my desk!
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My next room to tackle in the house is my scrapbooking room. I would love the eye candy and inspiration that I am sure this magazine is. In regards to a storage tip; clear containers are your friend. If you can’t see through it don’t bother to use it. This way you can quickly locate anything.
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One of my favorite ways to organize is to put my paper kits (paper, embelish, buttons, ribbon..etc.) all together in a 12 x 12 plastic paper box, so I have everything that matches that paper kit when it is time to make a card or page. Of course your fabulous scrap room is in that book. Your room is so organize and I am so jelous of both your rooms!
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I store my letter stickers in an accordion file..the kind that has the plastic see through dividers so I know what I’m looking for pretty quick. I also store my stickers in another accordion file..both have handles so I can grab them quickly and bring them to the table or where ever I’m crafting… 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win..Good Luck Everyone! xo
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I love looking at other people’s crafting spaces. My favorite storage method is keeping ribbons in clear jars by color. I can see what I have and its a pretty burst of color in my scrap room!
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OHHHH! I Loooooooove reading how to organize!! I enjoy organizing and redecorating my studio! My only tip for organizing is to keep going through your stash and get rid of things (paper, floss, embellies) that you haven’t used in a year. This helps keep the clutter down! THANKS for the chance to win:) sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com
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I organize my things by color … buttons, brads, paper, ribbon. I have really been feeling like my space is closing in on me these days, so I really need to start organizing again and do some major purging of things.
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I, too am a sucker for organizing! Can’t get enough of it and can’t wait to get my hands on this issue! I store my punches in one of those soft plastic shoe racks hung on the backside of the door.
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i feel so inspired seeing other peoples spaces….i would LOVE to have a copy of this!!!! thanks for a fun giveaway!!
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I put my clear stamps (still on their index sheets) on an acetate sheet & slide them into a page protector. I’ve got lots of those in a 3 ring binder- SO much easier to flip through to see what I’ve got & I don’t have random stamps all over the place!
No surprise you’re in this issue- you ARE the organizing beautifully queen!!
Thanks for the chance to win this issue!
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OOOh, I want this issue! 🙂 Organizing tip: hmmm…I’ve been more organized by taping up my kids’ school calendars and menus on the inside of the pantry door. Accessible to them, not cluttering up the fridge. Scrapbooking tip: storing things in jars so you can it-looks pretty, too! 🙂
Amy in CA
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I have a small container on my desk that I put little bits and pieces in that would otherwise get lost – things like small sticker sheets that I brought because they were cute and didnt get the matching paper etc. Ive found this really helps me remember to use them!
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Love organizing scrap stuff…wish I could say that mine is organized! One thing that I have is a bin of scraps of paper and it is organized by color with a file folder for each color. I can’t say that I use it with every project, but when I am looking for smaller pieces of paper to do layering, etc…it works great!
Will definitely need to get a look at this great magazine! Thanks!
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Thanks for the chance to win! I store my scraps in an accordion file by color….makes it much easier to find them!
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I keep a little book ring with a kraft sample of all my shape punches. I can lay them on my pages to see what size I need without taking all my tools out (& it reminds me what I have too!)
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I desparately need a scraproom makeover, this issue would come in so handy! I have a generations tote that I keep my letter stickers in (and I have a ton!) I made color coded labels for the tabs and it has really worked out well for me for quite some time. I should use this method for some other supplies…hmmm…
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I just got the expedit shelving from Ikea…haveing so much fun reorganizing my craft room. Just put my ribbon in big glass jars.
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I like having little plastic containers for all my stuff. Big ones for my stamps, small ones for ink pads, the list goes on and on.
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I like using clear interlocking bins to store my stash. Rubbermaid makes stacking bins that have a handle on the top. Easy to grab and go for special scrap outings.
Thanks for the chance!
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I just found your blog and I love it! I don’t really have an organizing tip. I need organization tips. That’s why I’d love to win this magazine! Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win! 🙂
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I organize all my stuff in scrapbook cubes by theme…ex; baby,school,winter,summer,fall,spring,pets, travel.
I organize all my paper by color in paper cubes.
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I use those divided plastic containers for my eyelets & brads. Glass jars for flowers. I love baskets, I have a separate one for alpha stickers & another one for already made titles. Plus a bunch of hodge podge baskets. I think the basket of only alpha stickers is the best thing I ever did. Oh & I keep my stamps in photo boxes.
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I love using apothecary jars to store my little smaller items, like my spools of twine!
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