I have had such a hard day. I have fibromyalgi and today it has really been acting up so when I got my order from Sirap I Paris it really brightened my day!

I placed this order this weekend when scrolling through Instagram (I should not be looking at Instagram late sunday nights...) and saw that they had some of the new stuff from American Crafts.

Now this is a pretty big deal sens these brands are a challenge to say the least to get in Sweden. They only had a few pieces from each line and I have recently place a big order over at Scrobby.nl (expected delivery date; 15 november...) so this was more because it was fun and I really wanted them! The perk of shopping from a Swedish store is you get it after a few days. The not so fun is the higher price you'll have to pay for it...

 Crate Paper -Maggie Holmes "Gather" stickers 
These are so cute and even though I also ordered them from Scrobby.nl I think you can never have too many cute stickers!

(One thing that I truly hate about online-shopping is that you hardly ever get to see the front and back of product like these, is it really so hard to post a photo like this so here you can see the front and back?!!)

 Crate Paper "Cool Kid" puffy sticker

So in my big order from Scrobby.nl I have quit allot of the "Cool Kid" but not these. They are puffy stickers but they are not so puffy. They are shiny and I would totally have gotten the "Cute Girl" if they would have had them.

 Heidi Swapp Color Shine "Tinsel" 
I have wanted a pretty silver mist and now when I'm starting a mini about my brother (using the "Cool Kid" by Crate Paper that has silver) I thought it would be a good excuse. It is pretty but I thought it would be more... sparkly, I don't know but the gold is so sparkly... well, well.

Amy Tangerine "Oh happy life" roller stamp 
 I have had my eye on this stamp but wasn't sure if the tiny font would stamp well. Well it does, so cute! I like that the handle is wood and that you get the weekdays and some that you can use when ever.

I really like that Sirap I Paris include a little gift in each order, these sticker will go straight to my TN! I do like shopping at them, they have a good price on shipping and it usually only takes a few days. They say that they have "selected inspiration" and that is true, they only have a few piece from each line and I wish that they would have the same piece from different lines. Like paper-pad, stickers and chipboard for example. or that you could pre-order to get the stuff you wanted.



 I also would like some more information, more photo, like front and back and how many sticker there is in one pack, how much the paper weigh or how much is it in the ephemera pack...

When it comes to the price it's high. I ordered for the minimum, 249 SEK (about 30$), witch i think is a bit much for the stuff i got... However these things apply to all scrapbook stores in Sweden and in fact I think Sirap I Paris is among the ones that do the best when it comes to information and bringing in new products. Will i shop at them again? Yes of curse! I will continue to place (small) orders and I like that they bring in the new fun things!

Love Julia

Don't you just love when you get those "have to reorganize it now"-feeling a Friday morning just before you leave for school of work...  Well I have though about my shelfs before but yesterday morning I just had to do it that day...

So here is the before, not to bad but things staked on each others stresses me out. Also I'm afraid an album will fall on my head when I craft.

 The after is much better! With a very limited space you have to have a "make -do" attitude but I'm very happy with what I accomplished with on the time-35 min.

It has a lighter and airier feel, I could take away more like the gold box with stamps I hardly ever use but then I feel, I've spent allot of money on those and honestly the space that they are taking up is not worth that much... But yes, one day I will most likely sell them.
For now it feel better and I can keep crafting!

Love Julia

First week of February is over and here in Sweden it looks like the winter is too. This week has been hard, the fibro but also my desk-project resulting in very limited crafting. Now that is for many not a big deal but for me, crafting is the one thing I can do when in pain... Anyway my desk top is back and painted white, what a differens!

 I also got some stuff online, to a very good price that I'm so excited to use. The first package came on Monday, the best day to get fun things. All the stuff are from Scrap&Ting's sale section but I think it was really good.

 From PYhobby, I was "only" to get the dye inks and tape... Well the washi was the designs I've been looking for and that A5 paper pad is so perfect for layering! And just now I got an email with the new stuff they just got in... deep breath and look away.

The ink is not the best quality but I don't have colored ink and I had orded a stamp set that just needs pretty colors. This stamp set I've been wanting for so long and now that I have it, I love it!! I got it from Pyssloteket and they have a really good service. 

Now I have seen alot of youtubers using this set and one thing I can say is that you really need to practices. But also that I don't think they need to be stamped perfectly either.  

The stamp set will defiantly show up in some upcoming videos. I filmed some yesterday and I've edited the one going up on tomorrow and now the one for Wednesday. Those layout I really like, both the stories but also in using some different materials...

Not saying any more now. Have a great week 6

Love Julia

 Through out my years of crafting, painting and scrapbooking my space have chanced allot. I move things around to find the "perfect" spot only to move it a few month later.  What is "perfect" now and suit my process my not be the case in a year.

 But here are a few things that works really good for me now:

In my space me desk is  facing a window with a rolling cart on ether side. On my left I have more scrapbook stuff and on the right one I have more mixed media and paints. 

On the middle shelf I have worked out this system that works nicely. I have 7 cheap lunchboxes with clear lids, in these I have die-cuts and embellishments stored by brand and type. It´s so easy to pull out and the the left side where I only have 3 my trimmer fits perfectly! (My no 8 box holds watercolor tubes in the other cart) In between these boxes there is a space so here my art journal lives with a work in progress album about Wiola. I really like having it close, just to pull out when I want to work on it, 

Moving on to my desk...

Here I try hard to keep it clean (try being the word) So that on the left side I can have new things. For the moment I have parts of the "Hello Love by Crate Paper and how doesn't love glass dishes? I do and I thing everything looks prettier. I also have a wooden box with my essentials.

 I love to find these old glass dishes at second-hand shops and they look so cute filled with goodies. Here I have embellishments from "Hello Love" as well as stuff I have die-cut, made myself and things I thing would go nicely with the new stuff. 

 I love my grey wood boxes and in this one I have what I would call my "essentials". Stuff I reach for all the time like photo-corners, letter sticker and doilies. And here is a good way to trick yourself, by placing thing I don't normally use or things I want to use up in this box. 

 Just in front of me I have my tools, my fancy brushes, photos, a planner and a notebook.

 In my other grey wood box I have tools that for me, is "can't-be-without".

A 12"/30cm ruler, 4 scissors (they each have a job and my others are on the left cart, I have happen to like scissors) They of coarse there is a craft knife, tweezers, stapler, stamp-blocks, wet glue and tape. I also have 3 misters. One is Heidi Shine- "Gold", a self-mixed silver and one with just water. 

On top of my right cart I have place this try meant for the kitchen drawer with space for knifes, forks and what else. Here I have the stuff I reach for in the "messy" way, I also have my heat gun and hot-glue hanging from hooks just above. 

So here I have gesso, white paint, mixed media brushes, ink pads, roller stamps, glitter and baby wipe. The best part about this is the roller stamps. I can easily see them and pick which one I want to use. 

That was a few of my best organisations tips  that I have in my space that I think, if you would like too. be easy to fix yourself. 

Love Julia

Hello and happy Friday to you all! 

As per usual I have a process video up today and on this one I mixed Confetti by Maggie Holmes and Craft Market by Crate Paper

This two collections go so well together and made a really fun layout.

 The title "Love You" is part from Craft Market chipboard and part thickers "sentiment" 

 I can´t turn down gold ether foil or glitter so I did both here. 

 "you are my happy"

 I had to use this blue squirrel on a LO whit Wiola. If you have seen the movie "Up" you know what I´m talking about... Squirrel!  

Love Julia

Hello! so yesterday I just got this urge to do a big cleans of my space and do some re-organizing. I didn´t take all that long and I´m so happy now when it´s over!

Before

 There is allot of stuff but I have decided to tackle it head on!

 After

 So now I have project life, tools and misc stuff to my left

 and messy stuff to my right. Is this better? I don´t know.

 The stencils and thicker are now hanging on hooks don´t know if it´s better but that´s the thing, I don´t know if I don´t try!

 So things are tried and and true like my hooks where I have my heat-gun and glue-gun. Best thing ever!

 One of the best things I have done is to bring up this extinction outlet, so easy to reach. Here I have the battery-charger for my camera, sewing machine, heat-gun (this are always plugged in) and at the end my glue-gun. 

 But this is how I want to store my adhesives but it just doesn´t work, I can´t keep it in order but in till I come up with something, this is the way it has to be.

Love Julia