Aspiring to Creativity: crafty org tips

The "Man of the Hour" stamp set from Waltzingmouse Stamps is one of my favorites!

I actually used my glue gun for the button/ribbon embellishment! I'm scared to death of glue guns but I couldn't see any way around it. I have the cordless Imaginisce one and it wasn't too bad at all! ;)

I'm entering this into Simon Say's Stamp masculine challenge as well as CAS(E) This Sketch. I kind of flipped the sketch.

And the inside (a rare consideration for me):

I thought I'd share another couple of crafty org tips.

I used PTI's Desktop File Card dies to organize my ink blending foams:

I inked each color and used a tiny piece of Velcro to adhere each roam.

To organize my buttons, I use IKEA plastic organizers (discontinued?). I don't need a ton of spice jars taking up space!

Each divider is adhered to the bottom using dimensional adhesive--a tip suggested by my mom to keep the buttons from moving between sections.

And, of course, no organizing project is complete without labels!

Thanks for peeking!

{Supplies}

Cardstock: Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream (both Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper (interior): Studio Calico

Stamps: Man of the Hour (Waltzingmouse), Distressed Corduroy (Impression Obsession)

Ink: Dark Chocolate and Kraft (Papertrey Ink), Versamark (Tsukineko)

Dies: XOXO (Papertrey Ink), Stitched Mats - Squares (Li'l Inkers)

Other Tools: Dark Chocolate button and grosgrain ribbon (Papertrey Ink), Rustic Cream button twine (Papertrey Ink), clear embossing powder (Filigree)

Seems like I haven't done paper-piecing in awhile so I was inspired to put Melissa's interesting technique to work at this week's Make It Monday.

I used PTI's Road Trip papers and In Bloom stamp set. I masked off the edges on the card before stamping a bit of a border. The flower centers are glittered up with a gel pen. I tied a bit of lace to a vintage pin before sticking it through my dimensional foam tape.

I'm also entering this into Moxie Fab's Gift Tag challenge.

I thought this would be a good time to share how I keep track of my PTI papers. I made it easy to flip through my options before going on a paper hunt by using PTI's Tag Sale #3 and a circle punch (or two).