by Wendy Smedley, Aby Garvey
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Overwhelmed by creative clutter? With 26 years of combined experience, professional scrapbooker Wendy Smedley and professional organizer Aby Garvey will guide you through the process of creating your very own organized and inspired workspace. Overflowing with tips, quizzes, projects, and inspired scrapbook spaces, this book will help you define your scrapbooking approach and discover how to organize your stash in ways that support your hobby.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 A Book That Will Change The Way You Scrap, Not Just Organize, 2008-09-02
Authors Wendy Smedley and Aby Garvey take a unique approach that solves problems without being overwhelming, and the book even features a few projects readers can create to decorate their creative space with.
The Organized & Inspired Scrapbooker is spiral-bound and divided into three main sections. The first section is a step-by-step process of determining your needs for your organization and inspiration in your space. While seemingly not as in-depth as other books on the topic, it effectively addresses topics through broader concepts without bogging the reader down in distracting detail. In fact, I believe that it is the application of these broader concepts that has helped lead me to the solutions that I needed.
The second section is devoted to sample scrap spaces but is definitely more than just eye candy. Tucked between each room's detailed photographs are descriptions and explanations of the room's set-up and contents. Even if the room's occupant didn't have the same scrapping process as I do, it seemed that there was still a relevant storage or decor idea that I could take from each room.
The third section of Organized and Inspired focuses on projects that scrapbookers can create to store or display their supplies and creations. It is a beautiful reminder that our spaces should not just be practical but should be inspirational as well.
One of the most valuable parts of The Organized and Inspired Scrapbooker is the workbook that is tucked into a pocket in the back of the book. Consisting of a two page quiz and checklist for each of the book's first 11 chapters, the workbook walks the reader through identifying their personal organizational needs and style. Answering questions in that workbook is what made my personal lightbulb go on about what wasn't working for me in my storage set-up and made me realize why certain of my supplies were constantly ignored in my creative process.
The Organized and Inspired Scrapbooker is a simple but comprehensive way to re-evaluate your scrapbook area and improve things that aren't working for you. It is also a great source of inspiration to remind yourself that form and function do not have to be mutually exclusive - your scrap space can be nice to look at and nice to work at!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Scrabooker worthy, 2008-08-31
This book is really worthwhile if you are struggling to get your craft space so that you are using to the fullest. That is not all, the book is really helping me to rethink my scrapbooking techniques, what inspires me as well as the use of my products and what to do with what I am not using. I like the visual and the extra insert tests and information. A wonderful book if you need help to keep motivated and working on whatever you like to do. A+A+A+ all the way.
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WOW, 2008-07-25
I am thoroughly impressed with this book. The ideas are great! Throughout this guide, you'll see creative ways to organize paper, ephemera, photos, and all kinds of supplies. At first glance the ideas may seem expensive, but most can be adapted using inexpensive or recycled containers and materials (think shoe boxes, clean jam jars, etc) -- including those little scraps of paper that can become labels and much more.
Though be warned, it all seems very time consuming, but time spent upfront organizing will help when it comes to having materials easily accessed when working on layouts. The organizing tips helpful, but there are also numerous scrapbook page ideas to boot! Inspiring for scrapbookers, artists and creative types trying to organzize a workroom or studio.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent Purchase!, 2008-05-29
This book was just what I needed to figure out just what kind of scrapbooking space I wanted to create. I was able to see what style would work for me. I had tried several things in my scrapping space and it never seemed to work. Now I have used this book to help me create a wonderful creative room!! It is pretty too!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Beautiful Book!, 2008-05-25
Beautiful spiral-bound book! I enjoy looking at the fabulous photos of the various scrap rooms and of all the organizational containers. Gives lots of great ideas. And plenty of fun reading and instruction on how to organize the many embellishments and paper we love to collect! Excellent book. It even looks pretty just sitting on my shelf. Worth every penny! Very happy that I bought it.
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