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Scrap Space Tour With Gabrielle Pollacco

I don't know about you, but I love to see what other designers have done to organize their scrapbook supplies. It's so inspiring to take a peek into other people's creative spaces and find out a little about how they work. 

Today, we get to go on a little tour of Gabrielle Pollacco's scrapspace. Gabi says, "I'm one of those scrappers that has to start with a clean slate, so no matter how messy I get while scrapping (and believe me, it looks like a bomb hit the room while I'm in the middle of scrapping!) I always clean up immediately after I finish my project so that I am ready to scrap when the mood/or assignment strikes."

Oooh, now there's something to aspire to! Take a look at the benefits of cleaning up your scrapbook room...let's start with Gabi's main workspace:

On the right, you can see Gabi has some great shelving, perfect for idea books, little knick knacks and simple storage that can even add a bit of color to the room. 

Here's a closer look at all the great things on these shelves:

To the left of the work space, she has what's called a slat wall, where she can easily display all of her packaged embellishments:

This makes these so easy to find whenever she's looking! This is also most likely the reason her daughter's friends ask to see "your mom's store." 

Here, you can see how her clear jars of flowers are pulling double duty, not just practical, but decorative as well:

And here, you can take a quick peek into the drawers in Gabi's room. Her inks and punches are perfectly housed and easy to reach when Gabi's creating a masterpiece!

Since Gabi, like so many designers, loves to create dimensional layouts, she's often asked what she does with them once they're done. While many of these go into an album, she makes a point to rotate new layouts into these frames every few months or so:

What a great way to keep your artwork on display. 

What a fabulous and fun little tour of this wonderful space! 

Gabi adds, "I know!  My red chair just does NOT go with the room! LOL!  But it's comfortable!" 

Maybe that chair has creative powers or something...because the projects that come out of here are certainly inspiring! Thanks, Gabi, for giving us the tour!

Scrap Space Tour With Emeline Seet

Today, you're in for a treat because you get to peek inside the world of Design Team Member Emeline Seet. Emeline has opened the door to her scrap space for us, and there is so much beauty to see! 

Here's the wide angle of the space, neutral and beautiful just like you'd expect from Emeline!

We love the way she showcases some of her own artwork here on the wall and how her supplies are in glass containers, perfect for organization but makes everything pretty at the same time. 

This system makes it so easy to find what she needs, but it's so beautiful it can sit right out in the open and become a part of the design. Plus, the muted colors are just stunning. 

Off to the side, Emeline has neatly organized built-in shelves with more supplies set out in an aesthetically pleasing way. 

One of our favorite items in the mix? The scale:

You can see here that it's holding a bevy of Perfect Accents. And her stamps are easy to reach, making use of a bit of vertical space.

Here, you can see the other side of Emeline's space where you can see the "at her fingertips" tools. The pen caddy and the way her mists are organized make them so easy to grab. 

Below, you can see two great ideas for organizing your supplies. Those sheets that are just over 12x12? Don't stuff them in a drawer, hang them up! And small wire baskets are perfect for your Sparklers and Princess Petals. 

Finally, here's another peek at the shelving in Emeline's space. Brilliantly organized and beautiful at the same time! 

So, what's your favorite part of Emeline's scrap space? 

Any organizational tips you might steal for your own room? 

Scrap Space Tour With Iris Babao-Uy

Have you guessed what our newest amazing surprise is?? 

The excitement around here is about to bubble over...and we are getting SO close to shouting it from the rooftops...not.quite.yet...but here's another hint...

Square by Square...all will be revealed!! 

In the meantime, let us distract you with a peek inside the scrapspace of Designer Iris Babao-Uy. Have you ever wondered where this girl creates her magical projects? Well, today, I get to show you...

Yes. That's where the magic happens...

So, how does she keep this space so tidy? 

Iris explains, "I have a very small working area, in fact it's just a corner in our bedroom. Because of this I have to always keep my area clean and safe for my family. That means, having to clean up after every project and having to part with supplies that I will probably not get to use.

"I always do give-aways in my classes and this helps me with my space issues. I also find it easier to create if I don't have to go through tons and tons of supplies (which don't fit my style) to find the right embellishment.

Everything I use frequently I keep in areas that are always within reach."

Why don't we take a closer look into the world of Iris Uy? 

Here you can see an office table top organizer serves as a holder for wooden stamps and Iris' favorite mediums, markers, pencils, paints, etc. These tried and true products are right at her fingertips for easy creating whenever inspiration strikes. 

Here you can see how easy it is to take supplies on the go. Iris explains, "Because I always crop outside my work area for classes or for get together with my crafty friends, I bought this make-up train case. It's perfect for holding small mediums like pigment powders, inks, glitter, and it has a deep enough base to hold mists, glue, mediums, etc. I just grab afew papers, embellishments, and this case and I'm ready to go!"

Here you can see easy organization for rubber stamps (on the left) and over on the right, notice how a table runner organizer conveniently holds paintbrushes, palette knives, heat gun, brayer, etc.

Various embellishments, including stamps and punches have a happy home right here in these metal drawers:

By displaying a few of her creations alongside her inking supplies, Iris creates a decorative display on one of her shelves. 

Here you can see how she's stashed items that would otherwise collect dust into these cute decorative boxes and created a lovely addition on her shelves. This is not only pretty but functional...it's the best of both worlds!

And finally, Iris has a new layout that she's created with some gorgeous Webster's Pages combined with a few of her favorite mediums: distress stains, bottled inks, and embossing powder. 

Perhaps it pays to be super organized...or so it seems given this beautiful page. 

Thanks, Iris, for sharing a bit of your world with us today.