What Am I Up To Now??!

Today I had a lovely and very productive day in my newly revamped studio finishing off samples for CHA - thanks to everyone for the comments yesterday! It is definitely much more enjoyable with its current layout - I was starting to feel uninspired in the old space.

Today I have another bit of news, I am now working on the creative and marketing side of a fab Digi-Scrapbooking company!

GallimaufryUK is run by the lovely Penni, a very talented digi designer who makes lovely digi-scrapbooking kits. I must say I've never been that excited by digi scrapping until now! I am also helping her out with getting the marketing side of her business organised, something I've taken a step back into recently - nice to have some diversity in your work!

She has also very kindly agreed to sponsor one of our challenges over at the Challenge Blog in the near future so keep an eye out for that!

I will be posting some of my digi layouts very very soon, as well as some hybrid stuff, you know me, I need the feel of paper still! LOL - in the meantime you can buy Penni's kits over at Scrapdish - her new 'My Love' Valentine kit was only released today - I havent even had chance to look at it properly!

Thats all from me today, I need to go and scrub the Promarker off my hands before dinner, I have a very green hand (I will show you why when I can...!)

Sarah x

My Revamped Studio!

I mentioned last week I was tidying and rearranging my studio, I made about 3 floor plans (yes, I like to do these things properly and I am qualified as an interior designer - bet you didn't know that!!) went back and forth trying to decide if I needed / could fit in more furniture and finally settled on just a new desk using my old desk for storage - though I may replace this with an Ikea storage unit at some point (when I can be bothered to move everything again!!!) So here it is.....

The new desk and my old desk, now used as storage, shelves full of boxes of paper (eeek!)

The other end of the room with the magic built in cupboard that hides all of my shoeboxes full of buttons / ribbons / embellies etc etc and boxes of past work and samples for various things... it's like Narnia in there - don't go near the back!!!

My little reading area - somewhere to spend some quiet time when OH watches the footie at stadium volume *sigh* - those are my craft mags piled up behind the sofa - yes I do have a bit of a problem.... LOL

The top of my shelving unit with some of my fave things, mostly things I've made and my favourite Living Dead Doll

realised today how many sprays I have (ooops!) most of them are my own brand though and I need them for demo-ing etc....

The wall behing the new desk is a bit bare so will have to make something to go there but so far I love it!!! so much more room rather than being constantly surrounded by bits - I need a completely clear surface when I start crafting and I never got that before as I didn't have enough surfaces!!!

Today I just wanted to look at it so no crafting in it as yet but tomorrow I have CHA samples to finish off and a couple of projects to do so it will start to be used - can't wait :o)

Sarah x

Studio Reorganised - Again!

Today I spent some time re-organising my studio (again!) but I actually feel this time it's "done" the cupboard is fixed, everything is back in and now everything looks clean and bright and spacious - no clutter to mess with my head when I'm trying to be creative! I'm still waiting on my new furniture though so it will change a little bit soon - but for now, here is where I work.....

Heres a close up of the bunting in the corner that I made from a Maya Road Pennant Album strung onto Studio Calico twine - I just love that stuff!

Here is the view from my window - I just love this view - its the top floor of my house so I'm high up and look right over the green out front and the forest (at the back of the house is where I originally had my studio but thats right in the forest so it was far too dark!)

And here is my fave Living Dead Doll! I collect them but she's the only one that lives in my studio at the moment, my sister says this is what I will actually look like when I'm dead - I can definitely see the resemblance!! LOL

Tomorrow my sis and her boyfriend arrive - yay! and are staying for the weekend - the beginning of my birthday celebrations, it's finally here - woo! I'm so excited to see them :o)

As you can tell I didn't do much work today as the CD is done now! I did automatically open the folder this morning then remembered I was done! Instead I done the studio then worked on some illustrations for a children's book before crashing out with a crunchie (they should really come in twos like Twixes don't you think?!), very relaxing!

Sarah x