Scraproom Sunday: Packing for a Crop
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- This video shows you how I pack for a weekend (3 day) out of town crop. I'm working on several videos today, so I didn't edit it down as much as I could... so it's a little long and verbose!! Enjoy, and make sure you leave me a comment with any tips you have for packing for a crop!
I never did tell you about the ipsy bags. Saw it on one of your vids last year-when you used the beautiful packaging in a PL LO. You opened up a whole new world to me. Knew there were all the monthly scrapbooking kits and have successfully avoided those. Had no idea until I checked out ipsy that you can pretty much get a monthly subscription for a monthly box of ANYTHING! Not that much into make-up but loved the bubble wrap. Tried it for 3 months-too much weird stuff for me. Now getting Love With Food and the Conscious Box. We enjoy "Love" more than the other. At least the girls:) My teen boy can't like anything that says anything on it about healthy.
So thanks for that, I think;)
Last year I went to the 2014 Expo, my very first crop in as a new scrapbooker (under a yr) & was quite over packed & unprepared. The Expo is here again next month & until I watched your video still had no idea how to not repeat last years fiasco. I've actually already started off overdoing it again mostly because I had no real page ideas and planned to wing it by throwing everything in my tote. Thank you for the kit idea's. That's exactly what I need to keep the load to a minimum and productivity to a maximum so that I can enjoy myself this year. Thank you!!!!!
Very inspirational, as I usually take way to much stuff and am worn out from packing it all before I even go. I like the kit idea.
Such a helpful video, will definitely be sharing with the ladies that crop with me. Some bring so much they spend more time lugging in, setting up, digging through. No time to scrap!
It was great watching your pack for your crop. I often think about packing a bag so I can bring into the other room and never now where to begin. Thanks for the share.
Im so jelous you got enough for 3 days into 3 bags! My husband says when I am packing for a crop it looks like I'm moving out. Lol
Thanks so much for sharing this video Tracy!! So many great packing tips. Can't wait to see all your lovely creations :)
Loved this video. I go to a 3 day crop atleast 2 times a year and I try to challenge myself to take less and less each time. I take scraptastic kits and my own kits. At my best I've completed 32 layouts. I try to go thru my pictures and match them up with my kits before the crop. One thing I do that you may want to consider is that I have a 5x5 stackable bins or maybe a little smaller. These are my go to bins for my color embellishments that I keep on my desk. I like to have them in the event that I'm running low. Wood veneer....I came to the same conclusion- don't need that much. I also need to do a better job with my Thickers. My next one is in November so I will let you know.
lolafox1029 32 layouts??!! You are a scrappy rock star! I wish I could slap that many in a weekend! I've seen people with those stackable containers and they look very convenient for crops. I would have brought a small assortment of wood veneer but I really didn't want to have to sort them all back out to put them away when I came home. Next time I'll skip them all together (wood veneer sometimes comes in a kit anyhow). Good luck packing in November!
Wow, I bring everything plus the kitchen sink! Wish I could just narrow it down like you!
leeleescraps I used to bring everything but I've really challenged myself to pare it down. I never use all that stuff anyhow!
I laughed when you said "I seriously don't need to bring that much wood veneer"!! Lol! And that's what I was thinking haha. Tracy you should do an afterthought vid about what you liked and disliked about scrapping for 3 whole days.
She said that and then in the same breath she went to doilies hahaha
loved seeing all you took .can't wait to see what you got done with what you took
Awesome! Sometimes it feels overwhelming thinking of what to pack, but you did a great job!
TL Marzewski Thank you!
Well, it was interesting to see your approach. I would have left my kits laid out and then thrown embellishments right into each of the kits - but maybe you need to keep the kit contents separate for other reasons. I thought using an IRIS case for misting was brilliant, but I'm glad you told us that it wasn't necessary in the end as the space it uses is a lot. I like trays like you do for pouring things out but keeping them contained. I take just one tray that is actually an old divided tupperware dinner plate - and it has a lid which I could use as a separate tray. Compact and useful. Thanks for sharing - I'm off to watch to following videos on what you created.
When I travel, I use a Becky Higgins page protector box to do my misting in one side and I use the other side as a "tray" to sort through all of the little pieces. It is a lot thinner than the iris container, but doesn't protect against the mists spilling.
landiodo what a great use for those trays!
I'm do impressed with your packing! I went to a three day crop recently and took half the house!
Natalia Palmer I used to bring most of my room, but I had to figure out how to scale it back!
thanks for sharing this video Tracy.....it was really fun to watch.....I'll found myself talking to you...telling you to bring this and not that....teeheeheee......;-)......I found the video really helpful though because I have a two weekends in a row crop coming up and its good to know what might not necessarily 'NEED' to come....since I tend to overpack..........;-).......now Im off to watch the next video.......
Very helpful! Going on a weekend crop in June and I will be referring back to this closer to time! Thank you!!
Jennifer Phipps You're so very welcome! Enjoy your crop!
Thanks for sharing Tracy! I always feel like I'm packing too much cause I never know what I'll be in the mood to do once I'm at the crop! In the past though, I have done page kits before hand which helped a lot, and I try to focus on a certain project if I'm going to a crop, such as a mini book! :)
***** Great idea, to work on a mini album at a crop... will have to consider that for next time
Great job packing. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for sharing! Love your organizational skills. :)
This is so incredibly helpful, thank you! I also use the same freckled fawn pouches when I'm scrapping at friends houses :)
Jen Thompson They are so cute and useful... I'm glad to have a handful of them!
When you go, it’s a little bit smaller of a box just downsized a bit like have a large and then have like a smaller size medium size or something
Crops are great.... I have a small jar of eyelets and brads and small metal goodies and maybe the odd pearl or dimension embellishment...then another small plastic containers of wood veneer...that just stay in my crop bag..as well as a tiny plastic bag of fibers and thin ribbon.....other than that the whole process is very much like yours....I often think I should have my go to tools on a container on my desk that can also be packed, but I have nor found that solution yet...
Usually I pack and repack at least 2x so I do it way in advance lol tfp
I find an open tote for my tools is good when i go to a crop....it sits on my table and i use my tools from there. There is enough room for ink and stamps and other embellishments as well as tools. Xx
Stephanie Gower Thanks for your comment. That's what I did with my tool tote and it worked like a dream. I need to get a sturdier one for my next crop. I think I gave my sturdy one away to my sister.
This video makes me want to go to a crop just so I can pack up my goodies! I have never been to one. Did you have enough space to work in? Did you take any photos of the crop? I'd love to see what it all looks like, space wise.
chingaling2u Ill talk about this in my upcoming Scrap Chat video. I do have some pics. There was lots of room at the Crop and Create.
Loved this video!
I will be posting a video next week on how I pack for a crop. I organize 2 a year, in May and Sept and we go to a house that is set up for scrapbookers in the Colorado mountains for 4 days 3 nights. I start months in advance getting ready and what I do is make kits. I figure out my layouts before I go. For this crop I have approx 16-20 kits ready and by that I mean I layout everything on my page, take a photo of it, print the photo in 3" size and place everything in a clear file so that when I get to the crop all I have to do is ADHERE EVERYTHING DOWN. Yes, that means all my paper is cut, all my dies that I use have to already been cut, my journaling is done, everything is ready. Saves a ton of time because I want to be able to mingle with my group at the crop and to wait until I got there to figure out what to work on would not work for me. It takes me approx 3-4hrs to figure out each of my layouts so planning ahead is key. - Jodie in Colorado
I am getting ready for Crop and Create in Cornwall next weekend so i am reviewing packing for a crop videos. I've been to crops for a number of years and this year, i am bringing the least i can. I am currently making kits but i think i will leave mists, stamps, etc. at home. I always bring too much and i can add the finishing touches when i get home.
+J9cardstock plus you can always buy stuff at the crop to finish off your pages, lol! Hope you had a blast. I kept seeing pics from the Cornwall C&C are all over IG and FB this weekend!
Tracy....could you also share a bit on how you decided which pictures to take with you to scrapbook?
Lorraine Lawson Yes, I'll have to put that in my upcoming ScrapChat video. Thanks for the question!
Thanks for sharing your process for packing for a crop!! Was wondering where you bought your crop bag that you put your kits in?? Thanks for sharing!! Hugs,Robyn
Maybe you could have like the big one that big one that you brought and then have like a smaller version of that
thanks for sharing your process, I think I would just give up if I had to leave the house to scrap, I always want to just take EVERYTHING, but of course you can't do that... when I had to go into Hospital to have my last, I was going to be gone from my family for 3 months and as they were so far away couldn't even visit, so I packed a TON of scrappy goodies, and it was stupid.... and I only ended up getting like 4 pages done after all that :( Maybe I should go on more crops just for practice purposes?
Chelle Beeby Practice might not make perfect, but it makes you better than you were before! You could always go for a one day crop and challenge yourself to use a certain kit, and if worse comes to worst you could just socialise instead of scrapping. Thats what I did with most of my time at the crop, lol!
what if you used a small vinyl make-up bag for your sprays. would that work?
I really like your crop bag that hold 12x12 paper! Can you please share the maker of it?!? Thanks in advance. ;)
***** I'm not in my room now so I can't get the name of it, but I'll put it in an upcoming Scrap Chat video. Creative Options might be the name. Thanks for watching!
where did you get the containers with all your wood pieces?
Just curious-how did the amount you took compare to those around you?
Would like to know the brand of printer you have that u packed
Where is your crop bag from, and what is it called? Thank you!
TinaLynnReads I think she has the Scrapbook Paper tote by Everything Mary. They sell them on scrapbook.com
Hello I am new to packing. I was just trying to see what exactly a crop is and how do I find them (because I am guessing its some type of retreat. I put in the search area scrapbooking retreats and this came up)
What is a crop?
Hi there, a crop is a gathering of scrapbookers who work on their scrapbook projects and socialize. It could be held at someone's house, at a scrapbooking store, at a community hall, or at a hotel (or anywhere else I suppose).
What’s a crop?