Summer is amongst us and with it comes amazing warm weather that we wish to enjoy. After all spending the long cold gloomy winters inside has us looking forward to the travels and vacations outdoors. That normally slows down our paper crafting projects. But it doesn’t have too. I have traveled and packed my Stampin’ projects with me many times. I hate suffering crafting withdrawal syndrome. I mean I don’t bring all my crafting supplies with me, but depending where and how far I am going I do pack projects to complete while I am on vacation. I know what you are thinking, why go all that way to stay inside and craft. You see, I not only enjoy my well deserved vacation but I craft as well. In this blog I will show you 4 Travel Tips for Crafters-Take your project with you!
Tip #1: Plan Your Projects before you leave
Never leave it to the day you are ready to figure out what you will create and pack. You know what happens when you do that. You either pack everything or forget the most important thing. Like your clear block or ink pad. I normally choose one or two projects that I want to work on. Depending on how many I’m making of each.
Tip #2: Decide what to prepare before hand
Once you know the design you would like to create, decide if you can pre-cut prior to leaving. After all you don’t want to be tagging along the big shot or the paper cutter. Leave the big item tools at home. Nothing ruins a perfectly good vacations when your load is too heavy or if it gets damaged in the transition to your destination.
Tip #3: Decide on storing or packaging
There is no need to hide your projects between your clothes. I have packed and brought my projects in a zip lock bag and placed it on the very top of my luggage. Nothing has ever happened to it. You heard me right, nothing was confiscated. I’ve brought my Paper Pumpkin kits and projects that I have designed. I normally individually pack each group of items in small Ziploc bags. For example all my circle cuts in one little baggy, all my folded cards in another baggy, well you get the idea. I then place all the baggies in a large baggy with the ink block and ink and adhesive. This just makes it easier for me to find it all in one place without digging through one baggy.
Tip #4: Decide when to Craft
Just because you are on vacation doesn’t mean that you need to stay inside to craft. After all the whole point of travelling is to get awesome R&R. So not craft on the balcony. I used to sit on the balcony with the door open while my kids were afternoon napping. That was the best me time ever. I always crafted in between. Like waiting for hubby take a shower, early mornings when hubby/kids were still sleeping, or in the evenings after coming back from that dinner and entertainment and I needed to unwind.
So there you have it. Just because the weather gets warmer, it does not mean that you need to put crafting on hold. You can take it with you and craft while you are enjoying yourself. Just remember to plan ahead of time so that it will be part of your amazing getaway.
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