breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on Apr 19, 2019 14:43:17 GMT
Mine is by theme, pads (kept intact), and then an everything else pile (mountain). The problem is the everything else is a mess and I don’t look in there...
So how is your patterned paper organized?
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gramma
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Post by gramma on Apr 19, 2019 14:48:08 GMT
I separate mine by cardstock and patterned paper. Then by color. The cardstock in in Iris cases and the patterned is in a cube stack.
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christinec68
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Post by christinec68 on Apr 19, 2019 14:58:49 GMT
I sort by manufacturer and then there's a handful of misc papers that are grouped together.
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kitbop
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Post by kitbop on Apr 19, 2019 15:16:35 GMT
I keep lines together almost always. I don't want to be searching through colours for a coordinating paper. Then I group lines by either general themes if they fit, or by manufacturer (Amy Tan. Pink Fresh. Simple Stories) if they don't fit a theme. My themes are: spring/floral summer (lots of this! and includes Canada Day) autumn/travel/camping (those colours always seem to go together) "rainbow" (for when you are making a super colourful layout) girlie boyish {Christmas and Halloween are completely separated out, including embellies and stickers. I assume most of us do that!} I do have a file of more "neutral" papers (like black/white diagonal, or wood grain, or graph paper look) I can't say I always put my hands on the "best" paper for my layout, but I've adopted Shimelle's advise that if you find a paper or embellie that fits the need, STOP looking, and just use it. If you look through all the things every time, you'll never get things scrapped
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Post by huskermom98 on Apr 19, 2019 15:29:53 GMT
I recently did a major reorganization of my papers (except for cardstock, that's always been separate and organized by color). I went through my old collections and pulled out what I know I'll never use. Then everything else (including all of my SC paper) was organized by color. There were some that are too multi-colored to classify, so those I kept separate and organized by either design (stars/stripes/etc) or a theme (travel, seasonal, animal, etc) and put in front of the rest of the papers. I did keep some of the collections together if there were still enough to do so.
My only (ongoing for years) issue with this system is that I tend to keep the papers that are true 12x12 size separate from the 12x12s with a cut off strip. I'm afraid to mix the two because I worry I won't see the shorter papers (I keep things vertical) when I looking through them.
I still have separate cases that have very specific themes like holidays, travel collections, birthdays, school, etc. This is always a work in progress for me...
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 19, 2019 15:45:28 GMT
Most of my paper is arranged according to line and then by theme. Anything that does not fit into that goes on another shelf.
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Post by patin on Apr 19, 2019 17:39:44 GMT
I organize by color.
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Post by janamke on Apr 19, 2019 18:01:21 GMT
Cardstock by size, then by color. 12x12 and 8x11.
The rest of my paper is kept by manufacturer, then by line. Always. I do have one cropper hopper that keeps themed collections by line, camping, birthday, pets.
I store vertically in cropper hoppers. Holiday papers (Christmas, Halloween, Valentine) are in art bin boxes with embellishments.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 19, 2019 18:40:03 GMT
Mostly by color or style for multi colored sheets ( stripes or dots ) There are a couple of things by theme Disney, Hersey, Halloween & Christmas type stuff.
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Post by amidwestkingdom on Apr 19, 2019 18:51:29 GMT
12x12 Papers:
I have several IRIS 12x12 storage organizers and I organize via alphabetical order by brand and collections. I separate all my specialty papers in the same way, but they are all together in one bin. I also separate anything with a map, grid, notebook styled lined paper and celebration specific sentiments in one bin together. All of my Christmas things are housed together too via brand and alphabetized.
Paper Pads up to 6x8: all sit in alphabetical order via brand and collection on a utility cart.
9x12 papers: in a 12x12 studio Calico bag.
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amom23
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Post by amom23 on Apr 19, 2019 19:10:20 GMT
I've always organized my patterned paper by collection/manufacturer. If there is matching cardstock I keep that with the collection too. All of my paper is stored vertically in my Kallax.
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 19, 2019 20:35:01 GMT
I keep mine by theme.
Non-themed papers are in one Iris case. It's getting pretty full. I have a second Iris case with gingham checks, dots, and stripes.
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Post by lilacgal on Apr 19, 2019 20:54:43 GMT
My card stock is organized by color with speciality paper in its own section. Patterned paper is by brand with collections kept together. Smaller amounts of brands are just kept together in a pile. Larger amounts of brands are either organized by date of release (Echo Park for example) or alphabetically (Basic Grey). I keep all my paper in vertical paper holders. Some vertical paper holder contain multiple brands. Other brands have multiple paper holders. For example, Echo Park has two, Shimelle has three, and Basic Grey has ten. I can just pull the vertical paper holder I want to use and then put it back on my shelf when I’m done.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Apr 19, 2019 20:59:36 GMT
Paper pads are kept together, standing upright on my desk. Any loose sheets are kept in a 12x12 Cropper hopper paper holder.
And my 8.5x11" cardstock is in one plastic magazine holder on my desk.
I don't keep a huge stash of paper because I want to use it and not hoard it. Plus, I have limited space.
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Post by Linda on Apr 19, 2019 21:03:16 GMT
by colour primarily - I only scrap 8.5x11 so I cut down to that size and store by colour (cardstock and PP - some colours are intermingled, others I have enough of to separate PP from cardstock). you can see my paper storage in this picture - the folders on top are scraps - also by colour. The drawers on top - one has Christmas, one has Navy, one has military in general, one has Girl Scout - paper and embellishments - the other two aren't paper. I do keep super themed paper in my theme folders (Halloween for instance) but I don't buy too much of that anymore.
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Chinagirl828
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Apr 19, 2019 21:58:00 GMT
I don't really organise my papers at all. I have a two drawer unit which sits on my desk that keeps (in theory at least) all my paper and cardstock with one drawer for each. Cardstock I keep in rainbow order, but patterned paper is all mixed up. I keep full sheets of specialty papers in the top of my patterned paper drawer, and, when they fit, I keep my 12x12 paper pads in there too. My paper stash is small enough that I can flip through everything I own when choosing papers.
All my scraps are stored in the same way: cardstock in one drawer, patterns and specialty papers in another, with no further organisation.
I tried the organising thing once and hated it so much that I purposely mixed all the papers up again. I think I just like to be surprised by what combinations fortuitously appear together in my drawer and what ends up working with my photos.
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Post by refugeepea on Apr 20, 2019 0:11:08 GMT
For pattern paper, it is sorted by theme. If it isn't specific, it's sorted under Misc. by color. I do have a few 12x12 envelopes with papers set aside for specific pages.
ETA: Non specific paper pads 8x8 and smaller are stored in a plastic CD crate.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2019 2:31:41 GMT
I have the 12x12 Iris containers from Michael's. I currently have 4. Christmas, fall/halloween, ds, dd.
They each also have the sticker sheets and the photo iris containers for other embellishments.
Works great for me because the only theme pages I do are Halloween, Fall, and Christmas. Everything else is done with the boy and girl papers I have.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2019 2:32:59 GMT
Oh and within the Iris containers, the papers are mixed.
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Post by Ryann on Apr 20, 2019 3:24:45 GMT
12x12 patterned paper is sorted by color in 12×12 Paper Handlers. Anything that is too multi-colored to go into a main color family is kept in one of three groups: geometric (stripes/dots/etc), nature (floral/animals/etc) and inanimate objects (coffee cups/balloons/etc). Cardstock is also kept by color in a separate 12x12 Paper Handler. I have 5 of the Paper Handlers that live on the bottom shelf of a Totally Tiffany Perfect Paper Cart (photo below). I go to day crops/weekend retreats often enough that I try to have storage solutions that are portable. For a long time I kept my collections together and have only recently separated everything into colors. I went to a 4-day scrap retreat last weekend and used this set-up for the first time. I really liked it! (This photo is taken from the Totally Tiffany website and is not my personal set-up. I keep the opening of the 12x12 Paper Holders face-up, rather than side-faced).
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Post by Embri on Apr 20, 2019 4:47:15 GMT
I sort first by weight, then size, and then colour/theme. Pads that are relatively intact are left alone, anything that's starting to lose its pages gets separated into expanding folders with the rest. Scraps are in page protectors sorted by colour, in binders for solids, patterns and specialty (glitter/metallic/gilded/etc.)
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Post by LisaDV on Apr 20, 2019 21:07:28 GMT
Collections/kits together. I have various themes/moods: office/graph, wood, specialty, masculine, feminine. cardstock by color. I have separate iris boxes for Shimelle's collections, Christmas, Love, holiday (mix of the other holidays).
I tend to scrap by kits most.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Apr 21, 2019 1:27:37 GMT
I keep kits together and my other patterned paper is by manufacturer and grouped by collection. Once I’ve gone through most of a collection or kit the remaining papers go into the general paper population by color. My solid card stock is by color.
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msliz
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Post by msliz on Apr 21, 2019 11:35:20 GMT
I keep collections together until they're thin. After that, they go into one of 3 Sterilite drawers: sheets that I only have one of, thin sheets that I have multiples of, and heavyweight sheets that I have multiples of.
I often make 2 page spreads, so my first consideration when I go looking for paper is, do I have 2 of these? So, I organize that way.
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PaperAngel
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Post by PaperAngel on Apr 21, 2019 15:02:37 GMT
Paper is organized using the Cropper Hopper Paper Holders, Pouches, & Dividers.
All paper (cardstock, patterned, & specialty) from my favorite manufacturers are stored together & divided by line.
Patterned papers (not from my favorite manufacturers) are sorted by pattern (e.g. stripes, plaids, dots, woodgrain)
Specialty papers (not from my favorite manufacturers) are stored together.
Cardstock (not from my favorite manufacturers) are arranged by color.
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Post by pas2 on Apr 21, 2019 20:03:18 GMT
Paper is organized using the Cropper Hopper Paper Holders, Pouches, & Dividers. All paper (cardstock, patterned, & specialty) from my favorite manufacturers are stored together & divided by line. Patterned papers (not from my favorite manufacturers) are sorted by pattern (e.g. stripes, plaids, dots, woodgrain) Specialty papers (not from my favorite manufacturers) are stored together. Cardstock (not from my favorite manufacturers) are arranged by color. This is basically my system. I break my non-manufacturer papers into theme or pattern and then any remaining PP is sorted by dominant color. All my pads are labeled on the spines with a sharpie as to general theme/manufacturer then stored standing up on a shelf like library books. 6x6 are labeled and stored in baskets that stack. Labels are shabby chic, vintage, brights, florals, seasons, birthday, etc. i have a large bank of stacking storage shelves that used to be in my kids bedrooms that are heavy and the perfect size for storing paper vertically. I have limited space so vertical is a must.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2019 3:31:07 GMT
I am having the hardest time sorting patterned paper! Say you have blue wood grain. (I do) is that in blue? Or wood grain? I have scads of paper that defies catagories, or so it seems! lol...
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Post by Embri on Apr 22, 2019 3:50:02 GMT
I am having the hardest time sorting patterned paper! Say you have blue wood grain. (I do) is that in blue? Or wood grain? I have scads of paper that defies catagories, or so it seems! lol... @kendramage How do you usually look for paper? Do you go 'I really need X pattern", or 'I really need X colour' or even 'I need paper/cardstock/vellum' more often? Sort the way you search.
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Post by joblackford on Apr 22, 2019 4:00:24 GMT
I am having the hardest time sorting patterned paper! Say you have blue wood grain. (I do) is that in blue? Or wood grain? I have scads of paper that defies catagories, or so it seems! lol... @kendramage How do you usually look for paper? Do you go 'I really need X pattern", or 'I really need X colour' or even 'I need paper/cardstock/vellum' more often? Sort the way you search. Agreed! It's going to work better if it matches up with how you think. If you have two sheets you could split between the two categories if it's really not clear which one you're likely to look in. But in your wood grain example, if you were thinking about needing wood grain on a page would you search through that category and think "ugh, blue is not a wood grain color!" That's how I would react, so I would put that paper in the blue category. But some people don't think in categories and some people enjoy the serendipity of sorting through lots of papers to find what they want. It probably depends on how much you have and how well you know it.
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Post by anniefb on Apr 22, 2019 6:07:06 GMT
12x12 is mostly by colour, except for OA and also some SC kits I have. Card making card stock and paper is by colour as well.
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