Scrapping Servant

Inventory Sale October 18, 2007

Hey Ladies, I wanted you all to be the first ones to know that I am selling my inventory very cheep… except some of the stuff I don’t mind keeping of coarse :o)  I will put a pretty detailed list below, but if you have any questions please feel free to email me.  This will be on a first come first serve basis, so be quick…. here goes….

….if you do end up wanting something, please email me your list as soon as possible.   

Bazzill Products

(Trios are 3 colors - 5 of each, Monos are 5 colors - 5 of each) 

• 1 - 8.5×11 Monochromatic Gray Pack - $3.50 
• 1 - 8.5×11 Monochromatic Pink Pack - $3.50
• 1 - 8.5×11 Monochromatic Yellow Pack - $3.50
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• 2 - 8.5×11 Raisin Trio Packs - $2.50
• 2 - 8.5×11 Blackberry Trio Packs - $2.50 
• 2 - 8.5×11 Root Beer Trio Packs - $2.50 
• 1 - 8.5×11 Bahama Trio Packs - $2.50
• 2 - 8.5×11 Buttercup Trio Packs - $2.50 
• 1 - 8.5×11 Velvet Trio Pack - $2.50
• 1 - 8.5×11 Arctic Trio Pack - $2.50
• 1 - 8.5×11 Marigold Trio Pack - $2.50
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• 1 - Orange Monochromatic Ribbon Pack - $2.50
• 1 - Red Monochromatic Ribbon Pack - $2.50
• 1 - Purple Monochromatic Ribbon Pack - $2.50
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• 5 - Square Orange Monochromatic Brad Packs - $1.50
• 2 - Square Purple Monochromatic Brad Packs - $1.50
• 1 - Square Red Monochromatic Brad Packs - $1.50
• 3 - Square Gray Monochromatic Brad Packs - $1.50
• 1 - Square Green Monochromatic Brad Pack - $1.50
• 2 - Square Yellow Monochromatic Brad Packs - $1.50
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• 5 - Round Pink Monochromatic Eyelet Packs - $1.50
• 3 - Round Red Monochromatic Eyelet Packs - $1.50
• 4 - Round Neutral Monochromatic Eyelet Packs - $1.50
• 4 - Round Green Monochromatic Eyelet Packs - $1.50
• 2 - Round Purple Monochromatic Eyelet Packs - $1.50
• 4 - Round Orange Monochromatic Eyelet Packs - $1.50
• 4 - Round Yellow Monochromatic Eyelet Packs - $1.50
• 3 - Round Gray Monochromatic Eyelet Packs - $1.50
• 2 - Round Brown Monochromatic Eyelet Packs - $1.50
• 2 - Round Blue Monochromatic Eyelet Packs - $1.50
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• 4 - Round Orange Monochromatic Brad Packs - $1.50
• 3 - Round Gray Monochromatic Brad Packs - $1.50
• 3 - Round Red Monochromatic Brad Packs - $1.50
• 3 - Round Yellow Monochromatic Brad Packs - $1.50
• 2 - Round Purple Monochromatic Brad Packs - $1.50
• 1 - Round Green Monochromatic Brad Pack - $1.50

 Making Memories Products

• 3 - Crop Cans (used) - $3.00
• 4 - Green Ribbon Charm Letter Wrap Packs - $4.50
• 3 - Pink Ribbon Charm Letter Wrap Packs - $4.50
• 2 - Blue Ribbon Charm Letter Wrap Packs - $4.50 
• 1 - Valentine Foam Stamp Set - $4.50
• 1 - Tag Maker Tool - $12.50

 Random Products

• 1 - Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 for Mac (new in box) - $250 
• 1 - Single Hole Paper Drill - $18.00
• 1 - Command Central Binder - $21.00
• 3 - Cropper Hopper 8.5×11 Paper Holders - $5.00
• 1 - Swell font adjustable scrolling stamp (slightly used) - $7.50 
• 1 - Alcohol Ink Pack, with Cranberry, Lettuce & Eggplant - $6.00
• 4 - Vario Tab Dispensers (1 purple & blue, 2 pink) - $6.50
• 2 - Copper Round Brad Packs - $1.50
• 1 - Black Square Brad Pack - $1.50
• 1 - White Round Eyelet Pack - $1.50
• 3 - Cream Round Eyelet Packs - $1.50
• 1 - SEI Groovy Gal Brad Pack - $1.50
• 1 - SEI Sassy Pink Buttons - $2.00

Tackle it Tuesday October 16, 2007

I’ve been tackling the organization of my scrapbooking supplies recently… mostly paper.  I am re-sorting by color the papers I will keep.

Including putting my 8.5×11 sizes with the 12×12 sizes in color order. 

I am sorting the papers I want to get rid of. 

I am sorting supplies I can most likely use for Wendy’s scrapbooking swap on her blog.  Check that out here… sign-ups end this Saturday! 

And I am putting aside things that can be sold on ebay… this step is by far not done, I still have a large rubbermaid bin to go thru… 

This all helps with the overall look of my office (once it gets out of the hurricane stage) and it helps me get more actual scrapbooking done!  Who’d a thunk?!  :o) 

Friday for Friends October 12, 2007

My hope is that this will help more than one of you, but I got the idea from Rebecca (The not so desperate housewife) who commented asking how I decide the size of my photos, and if I already know my layout design before I choose sizes. Here is the method to my madness Becca…

I decide on my picture sizing by picking my main “favorite”, a family shot, or the best of the bunch to make it a 8×10 or 5×7, sometimes I pick two.

Then the “others” end up being smaller sizes but usually all something similar like 2×2’s, 4×3’s, or some of both. The smaller ones give me more choices in photos also because they could be pictures that wouldn’t look good huge or “normal’ size (4×6) anyway, like a close-up on my daughter’s head or a blurry smiley one of my son, you get my drift?

These are the steps I follow that work for me… 

1. I pick my photos (usually all digital) unless I know a family member gave me doubles or memorabilia I know would go with them.
2. I pick 1-3 “favorites” to put them in a folder on my computer marked either 5×7 or 8×10 even though I might choose to make them a 5×5, 4×7 or 7×10.
3. Then I go through the rest that I chose in step 1 and kinda randomly pick their sizes knowing how much room I should have left on my 12×12 if I already have one 4×7 down. And I will put them in a folder marked 4×6 (so I know what size they will get sent to the printers as) but they will be 2×3’s, 4×4’s and so on.
4. I send them to my online printer, crop them when they get here.
5. Then I do a rough layout on two blank white 12×12’s, sometimes I draw a sketch. 
6. I pick my paper, my embellishments and so on, and when I put it my whole layout together my pictures will usually shift a little again to make the colors and shapes on the layout more pleasing to the eye… visual triangles, “color throwing” and such.

There is a pretty good video of a method similar to mine over at paperclipping.com that you could check out if you want…. have a GREAT friday!

Wordless Wednesday October 9, 2007

New Project Update October 8, 2007

Do I love control or I’m I just a woman of order?

I couldn’t handle not having a full plan for my blankie project, so I made a chart on my computer.     

It helps me know how many rows I will have total, how many rows will be light purple, how many will be dark, where my rows are and how much yarn I will need. 

I am currently completing row 32 and have run out of yarn, but now that I know how much I need of each color and have more peace about purchasing.   

Take a look at my progress… I am hoping to have this done for my daughter for Christmas…. I especially want it done before my baby is born, because I don’t want to get too overwhelmed to finish it. 

Wordless Wednesday October 3, 2007

This one’s for you Mary… this is when my crazy cat was a kitten, she fell asleep on a friend’s lap at a crop at my house!  Yes! She is sleeping!

Forever Tackling Toys! October 2, 2007

My kids like to dump out their toy bins in their room to use them to stand on, sit on, even have a picnic on?! I am starting to hate toys and am really not liking the teaching process so my daughter will learn to pick up after herself, but I know it will be better in the long run.

And this is a view of my constant pick up in the family room… my daughter moves ALL the pillows to the floor and puts her animals to “sleep” with ALL of the blankies from the blankie basket… at least this is an easier pick up :o)