Packing for a retreat/crop
I’m leaving tomorrow morning for a scrapbooking retreat. As always, I waited until the last minute to organize and pack my stuff. Argh.
You’d think after doing this for so many years, I’d have a system. I don’t. Well, I sorta do. I’m on my WAY to having one, I think.
I’ve slowly accumulated 2 sets of most of my tools, so the bulk of my must-haves, like trimmers, scissors, hole punches, exacto blades… those stay packed. I have a 12-inch slide trimmer that stays packed - I don’t use it at home. The huge honkin’ 12″ Tonic guillotine cutter that I love so much will stay behind this weekend. I don’t have room to pack it.
There have been scrapbook retreats where I took every piece of paper I owned. This works for obvious reasons: I don’t have to plan ahead, and anything I might want to use is right there. Just like at home. But this time, I don’t have space. I’m taking myself AND four other people in one vehicle. I have to pack light.
So I planned ahead. I just spent 3 hours in my studio sorting my photos and choosing paper to go with each set. I don’t usually like to work this way. I’m not a planner-aheader; I feel stifled when I try to plan too much. Inevitably, when I actually get to working on my photos and I’m “in the groove”, I totally ditch what I’d planned and go a completely different route. I’m a little nervous that I won’t have that option this weekend. I’ve gotta go with the plan.
Embellishment-wise, I allowed myself 1 12×12 box full. I crammed it with ribbon, rub-ons, brads, a few metal accents, chipboard….
I’m taking my new 48-color set of Zig pens that Darren bought me for Christmas.
I’m taking all of my foam stamps, but none of my rubber ones.
All of my fluid chalks and inks, and all of my paints.
All of my Sizzlits but none of my Sizzix.
Ooooh. Just remembered that I forgot to pack the little soft-bristled child’s toothbrush that I use to clean my foam stamps.
Must go do that before I forget.
Happy Weekend!
I hope you find time to scrap!
January 19th, 2007 at 5:22 am
Yeah i’m not a planner-aheader either. Gotta get better at that.
Have fun! Hope you get lots done.
January 19th, 2007 at 9:12 am
I’m going to one tonight too. I don’t plan ahead either. The car is loaded to the hilt, unloaded all of it here at work since it’s damp outside & will have to load all of it back into the car this afternoon when I get off work. Checked once more through all my stuff & found I’ve left my photos at home
I gotta get a plan too. All suggestions appreciated! Have fun!
January 19th, 2007 at 10:13 am
Have fun Stacy … can’t wait to see the pieces of art (hope you’ll share some) you create this weekend.
sue
January 19th, 2007 at 10:58 am
Have a great time. My planning ahead usually involves throwing it into multiple boxes and shipping it
I’m going to get better at that as soon as you publish some guidelines.
January 19th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
I could have gone to a crop tonight, but packing for it is why I will stay home, oh and the weather…still ice and lots of it on the ground.
I hope you have fun and have lots of pages to
share when you get home.
January 22nd, 2007 at 12:28 pm
You sound just like me. When I try to plan ahead, I still change everything. But now you’ll have to blog about how it went with such limited paper and what you learned with this challenge!
January 29th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Yeah, I just hauled ALL my stuff over an hour away and compleleted four pages. Whoppee. Maybe if I HAD taken time to plan I could have gotten more done. I definitely don’t have a system either though.
~Heidi