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Post by PEArfect on Aug 27, 2015 15:55:34 GMT
How do you organize yours?
Right now mine are in Iris boxes. This system is ok, but I don't use them as often as I would like. I want to make them easier to browse through. I bought 3 large binders and 8x10 and 12x12 sheet protectors. I'm thinking I'll organize alpha's by color, bling by color, and stickers by theme. Using label markers on the edges. Hopefully by doing this I'll use up my stickers! |
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Post by freeatlast on Aug 27, 2015 16:20:30 GMT
I don't have stickers (except for some kids ones I use for cards). But I do have alphas! When I purged that category, I got rid of about 70% of them. The remainder are in a large drawer and are organized by size (Thickers, small like the single sheet that comes in kits and medium for everything else but typically something on a 6x8 sheet). I'd like to tell you that they are organized then by color or font, but I'd be lying. I was lucky to get them sorted into 3 piles!
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 27, 2015 16:31:41 GMT
I use 12x12 Iris boxes for most of my supplies, because I rummage through my supplies when I work (I sift through things to see what I might find useful for any given layout). My embellishments are separated out in the following manner, which includes stickers:
1) Bling (includes sequins, adhesive rhinestones, enamel dots, wood veneer, etc.)
2) Thickers (these get their own box because of their size)
3) Small / other alphabet stickers (any besides Thickers, including the tiny alpha tile sticker sheets)
4) Borders (includes sticker borders and any other 12-inch borders, like K&Co or cut-off strips from 12x12 sheets)
5) 'shaped' stickers and embellishments (any that are shaped like what they are-- butterflies, flowers, etc.)
6) journaling tags, label stickers (OA blank label stickers, 3x4 journaling cards, tags, etc.)
^^^ Since I separate out stickers by what type / shape they are, that means I cut up my sticker sheets: if I buy a 12x12 sticker sheet that includes shaped stickers, an alphabet, and journaling stickers, I will chop it up and put the pieces into the proper box.
This system wouldn't work for people who use their supplies by color, or by brand / collection, but it's the best way I've found to actually use my supplies.
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Post by Linda on Aug 27, 2015 16:41:30 GMT
I have a magazine holder for my alphabets and it's on my desk to encourage me to reach for it more often.
I have a 3 drawer plastic unit on my desk - one drawer each for Christmas, Girl Scouts and Military - and everything that fits those themes (stickers, papers, rub-ons, die cuts...) go there.
Then I have a file box under my desk with hanging folders - stickers and diecuts and rub-ons etc...are stored in there in broad categories based on how I look for them. Any super-themed paper goes in there too...(ie stuff that really can only be used as the theme like ghosts for Halloween or school buses). I have categories for themes/events like school, the 4 seasons, baby, animals, outdoors, Boy Scouts etc... but also more generic stuff like quotes
I tend to be an event/theme scrapper more than an artsy scrapper so this works for me
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Post by oaksong on Aug 27, 2015 16:56:56 GMT
So far, all of mine fit into a decorative little cardboard suitcase-type box. It's getting pretty full though. I'm not sure if that means I should quit buying them, or find another storage system? If I were to expand my collection, I would like them sideways in an open-top baskets or boxes so that I could flip through them.
ETA: Just to be clear, I am only talking about my lettering stickers/thickers here. I have another box with sticker sheets, an accordion file with really old stickers (Mrs. Grossmans, anyone?) and lots of stickers in organizers with collections. I didn't want anyone to get the impression that I can fit it all in one little box. Oh, heck no!
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Post by maribeth on Aug 27, 2015 17:13:18 GMT
I scrap by theme so mine are organized that way. I use plastic drawers and then I just have to rummage through the one drawer to fit the theme of my project.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 27, 2015 17:35:16 GMT
oh, and to add one more piece of info-
I would never use anything that was still in the package; I don't know why- I just had some sort of a mental block on actually opening up a package to take something out of it. So for the most part, I no longer keep anything in it's plastic packaging. It comes out of the plastic, I throw the plastic away, and I put the item into its proper 12x12 Iris box. That has helped me immensely to get over the 'it's so special I don't want to use it' feeling.
(so has cutting up the sticker sheets, etc., I think-- since they're already 'damaged' by cutting them up due to my storage system, I find it easier to actually use them on my projects-- which is what I bought them for in the first place, lol!)
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Post by mikklynn on Aug 27, 2015 17:37:15 GMT
I do my stickers and embellishments by theme, in Iris boxes. My Thickers are in Iris boxes by color, with a square of cardstock in the appropriate color on the front of the box, so I can see at a glance which color is in the box. I have one box for miscellaneous Thickers, like gold or patterned.
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Post by cannmom on Aug 27, 2015 19:19:18 GMT
Most of my alphabet stickers are in a box on my desk. They stand up and I can thumb through them easily. I have a few things divided by theme and stored in Iris boxes. !2x12 sticker sheets that came with a collection are stored with their matching paper in a paper holder on my desk until I have used enough to put it in my regular storage. Regular storage for those is a drawer in one of my cubes. I keep a few small sticker sets like the MME's label sheets in my carousel storage thingy. It sounds complicated and like everything is really spread out, but it works well for me. I like rummaging through to find stuff.
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Post by dewryce on Aug 27, 2015 19:32:40 GMT
All of my letter stickers except those from collections or very specifically themed are on a clip it up by size. I have a seperate section on there for monograms and grunge board letters. It takes up a lot of room and isn't all that attractive, but for me this is the easiest way to see all of my options because of package size differences.
My other embellishments, stickers and paper are sorted in this order:
1) With collection kits in 12x12 plastic envelopes
2) In themed accordion files
3) By color. If not solid, I put on color that stands out the most. If none then with mixed colors.
It is sorted by how I would look for it. I don't have near the stash a lot of peas have so this works well for me as all of my purple embellishments fit in one drawer. The only exception to the color rule is rub-ons. I keep those separately to protect them since I just throw things haphazardly in my embellishment drawers.
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Post by PaperAngel on Aug 27, 2015 22:34:58 GMT
Stickers are stored on the Clip-It-Up base by frequently-used manufacturer (e.g. OA, EP) or type (e.g. alpha, labels), except Thickers, which are stored upright in a large, rectangular, orange wire basket. This system has worked well for several years.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 27, 2015 23:31:59 GMT
I need to come up with something for this. I have a lot of alpha stickers that I've collected but for many reasons never seem to use. Anything themed is already with other things that match that theme, and there are some that I bought for a particular purpose and those are in the bins with other stuff for that project. But as for the rest of it, right now it's in two giant messy piles. Sticker alphas and other miscellaneous alphas (cutout sheets or whatever) are in one pile and the rub-ons are in another. They are all colors, all sizes, etc. and it's a mess. I don't know if it would be better to sort by color or what because with most of my layouts the style or size is probably most important and the color can usually go a few different ways.
The problem is those long sticker strips that are like 14" long (Making Memories little letter type things from a roll, remember those?). I have a ton of them and they don't fit in anything 12x12 without folding them, and there are just way too many of them to mess with folding them. I need a better solution.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 27, 2015 23:40:19 GMT
"...they don't fit in anything 12x12 without folding them..."
^^^ Would it be possible to very carefully cut them somewhere in the middle? and then staple the two sheets together so they won't get mixed up? (that is, if there's some sort of edging area that you can put a staple through safely, that is...)
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Post by dewryce on Aug 27, 2015 23:54:01 GMT
"...they don't fit in anything 12x12 without folding them..." ^^^ Would it be possible to very carefully cut them somewhere in the middle? and then staple the two sheets together so they won't get mixed up? (that is, if there's some sort of edging area that you can put a staple through safely, that is...) That's what I do with the 12x12 alpha sheets for my clip-it-up. It's not pretty, but it works. And the 14" stickers fit as well. And I love that I can hang the alphas in boxes on there as well. crazy4scraps when you're ready to put your title/text on the layout, what do you think? I need some red letters, I need some large letters, I really want to put thinkers on here...That is how I would categorize them, I think you would use them more often. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 28, 2015 0:44:25 GMT
"...they don't fit in anything 12x12 without folding them..." ^^^ Would it be possible to very carefully cut them somewhere in the middle? and then staple the two sheets together so they won't get mixed up? (that is, if there's some sort of edging area that you can put a staple through safely, that is...) That's what I do with the 12x12 alpha sheets for my clip-it-up. It's not pretty, but it works. And the 14" stickers fit as well. And I love that I can hang the alphas in boxes on there as well. crazy4scraps when you're ready to put your title/text on the layout, what do you think? I need some red letters, I need some large letters, I really want to put thinkers on here...That is how I would categorize them, I think you would use them more often. LOL, usually I think, "Dang, these stickers don't have enough E's. Those ones are too big/small. Those ones are the wrong color. Guess I'll just make something with my cutter." Which explains why I never use any of my stupid stickers! It's pathetic. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 28, 2015 0:47:21 GMT
"...they don't fit in anything 12x12 without folding them..." ^^^ Would it be possible to very carefully cut them somewhere in the middle? and then staple the two sheets together so they won't get mixed up? (that is, if there's some sort of edging area that you can put a staple through safely, that is...) Cutting them would work. At least then they would fit in a bin like the rest of my stuff is stored in! Instead of stapling though, I would probably put the halves right sides together and attach them at one side with a piece of tape. |
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Post by dewryce on Aug 28, 2015 1:46:29 GMT
when you're ready to put your title/text on the layout, what do you think? I need some red letters, I need some large letters, I really want to put thinkers on here...That is how I would categorize them, I think you would use them more often. LOL, usually I think, "Dang, these stickers don't have enough E's. Those ones are too big/small. Those ones are the wrong color. Guess I'll just make something with my cutter." Which explains why I never use any of my stupid stickers! It's pathetic.  |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 28, 2015 2:13:24 GMT
LOL, usually I think, "Dang, these stickers don't have enough E's. Those ones are too big/small. Those ones are the wrong color. Guess I'll just make something with my cutter." Which explains why I never use any of my stupid stickers! It's pathetic. ^^^ and THAT is the reason I make my titles out of a mix of fonts and colors, lol! If I don't have enough of one color, I'll make the title out of two or three different sticker sizes and styles. |
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Post by chrispeas on Aug 28, 2015 4:19:26 GMT
All my stickers are stored on my clip it up. I got rid of all my alpha sets as I find I don't really use them. I like to make my own.
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Aug 29, 2015 9:29:11 GMT
My alpha stickers are all thrown into two drawers beside my desk. The only organisation is that one drawer holds my newer purchases while the other drawer holds the overflow. My ultimate goal is to use enough to get them back into one drawer.
All my other stickers are cut apart and thrown into one drawer on top of my desk. I originally cut everything apart when I tried sorting by colour but quickly learned that wasn't the way for me but the bonus is that I started to see how there were stickers that appeared on very themed sets that would work for other pages simply because I wasn't blinded by the theme.
My just purchased supplies usually sit on my desk until I have used them a few times or I'm no longer super inspired by them.
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Post by cupcakepeddler on Aug 29, 2015 12:24:43 GMT
My stickers and alphas have always been stored in cute boxes on a shelf but recently I had to rehaul the way I stored all of supplies due to the room I am in. Now I store everything in gift boxes with lids kind of shoe box size or in folders like this. Thicker Storage FolderI do miss having them all out on display but I have to have everything covered in this house. |
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Post by mikklynn on Aug 29, 2015 13:43:54 GMT
crazy4scraps I just cut the top off the sheet to make it fit in a 12" space. If I think I might want to know the manufacturer, I tape the top label to the back of the sheet. ETA - I also purge my Thickers and stickers when I have used the most popular letters, like e, etc. It really cut down on the frustration of digging through my supplies and not finding anything that worked. Of course, I try to use other letters, like a u for n.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 29, 2015 15:09:26 GMT
crazy4scraps I just cut the top off the sheet to make it fit in a 12" space. If I think I might want to know the manufacturer, I tape the top label to the back of the sheet. ETA - I also purge my Thickers and stickers when I have used the most popular letters, like e, etc. It really cut down on the frustration of digging through my supplies and not finding anything that worked. Of course, I try to use other letters, like a u for n. I do that too for the 13" cardstock letter sheets like from Doodlebug and I don't buy Thickers at all. But those stupid Little Letters sheets are like 14-15" long (and they were on a roll, so not folded/packaged) so even if the header is cut off it won't fit in a bin and lay flat. I have a ton of them left from when I had my retail store and I keep thinking I should use them but I rarely have. But in my own defense, I haven't scrapbooked much over the past several years and I'm trying to get things organized now that my studio is done. I'll be doing more scrapping starting this fall/winter as things come together more and more. If I don't make a dent in them before next spring, I'm kicking those stupid things OUT once and for all! |
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Post by SunnySmile on Aug 29, 2015 17:41:01 GMT
I use ziplock bags a lot for organizing my stuff. My alphas are separated by color in gallon size bags. My scraps are the same. I store both together with the bags upright like file folders. I keep that by my side while I scrap and I use my scraps much more that way. I have some paper separated by theme if it is obvious in the cropper hoppers. I will then put stickers or die cuts that go with that theme in ziplocks that I store with the paper in cropper hoppers. I used to use a binder, but it just wasn't working. Now, if I'm doing a camping (or whatever) layout, I can grab the box that has the right paper and the stickers are all right there too. I store my other embellishments by type and color in divided boxes, except for chipboard.
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Post by SunnySmile on Aug 29, 2015 17:43:36 GMT
crazy4scraps I just cut the top off the sheet to make it fit in a 12" space. If I think I might want to know the manufacturer, I tape the top label to the back of the sheet. ETA - I also purge my Thickers and stickers when I have used the most popular letters, like e, etc. It really cut down on the frustration of digging through my supplies and not finding anything that worked. Of course, I try to use other letters, like a u for n. I do that too for the 13" cardstock letter sheets like from Doodlebug and I don't buy Thickers at all. But those stupid Little Letters sheets are like 14-15" long (and they were on a roll, so not folded/packaged) so even if the header is cut off it won't fit in a bin and lay flat. I have a ton of them left from when I had my retail store and I keep thinking I should use them but I rarely have. But in my own defense, I haven't scrapbooked much over the past several years and I'm trying to get things organized now that my studio is done. I'll be doing more scrapping starting this fall/winter as things come together more and more. If I don't make a dent in them before next spring, I'm kicking those stupid things OUT once and for all! When you do, let me know, I love all alphas!  |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 29, 2015 19:01:13 GMT
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Post by dewryce on Aug 29, 2015 22:00:36 GMT
My stickers and alphas have always been stored in cute boxes on a shelf but recently I had to rehaul the way I stored all of supplies due to the room I am in. Now I store everything in gift boxes with lids kind of shoe box size or in folders like this. Thicker Storage FolderI do miss having them all out on display but I have to have everything covered in this house. Okay, this might just be a game changer for me! Especially with the fuse tool. I can see putting all of my flat alphas in there. I would have to keep the others in a seperate box, and I very much like to keep like items together. will have to think about it, thanks for the video! |
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Aug 30, 2015 14:05:42 GMT
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Post by Skellinton on Aug 31, 2015 12:42:29 GMT
Î have my alphabets sorted by color in itso bins from Target. They are just over 12 inches long and about 6 inches tall and wide, they hold Thickers perfectly. I then stick the bins in a single shelved cube from michaels, 2 on top and two on bottom.
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Post by molitva on Aug 31, 2015 13:06:24 GMT
I have my Thickers in a bin, standing up. It's easy to flip through. It doesn't hold a lot, but more than anyone really needs. If that's full, it's either purge, freeze, or use.
My flat alphas (OA mini market, SC, lily bee etc) are stored on a metal ring, so that I can flip through them easily. I have hooks on the side of my desk and just hang the rings on there.
Stickers get stored with the collection. When I've used up the collection to the point where it's no longer a kit, I'll either cut up the stickers and sort by color with my die cuts, or, if there's a lot of them left, they go in a photo storage box with my other embellishments, which includes rub ons, labels, enamel dots. This box is out on my desk for every layout.
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