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How do you keep track of all your scraps of cut cardstock/dp? I need to find a good way to organize all of the little bits (and even the bigger bits) of paper i cut from a full sheet. I normally just shove my leftovers into a medium sized plastic bin then I hunt through that for whatever I need (cuz I know there's something in ther I can use!). I decided to try to get it organized last night and it took me over an hour just to sort it out into 3 piles - plain paper, designer paper and specialty papers. It's a total mess and I can't stand it any longer. So, how do you keep track of your "leftovers"?
I have the plastic totes that hold hanging files from Staples. They cost around $10. I stick a little piece of card/paper onto the folder label along with the name of the contents so that I can easily pick out what I want.
It works well for me and I can separate each type/color of paper without having to use up a load of space to do it.
I bought an accordian file from Creative Memories and I have filed all my scraps according to color family. So when I need a small piece of red, for example, I pull out the red file folder & look through it. This system works great for me - I've been using it for years. Another bonus, it's very portable. Easy to pack when I go to crops or stamping events.
I have my paper in hanging file folders. The scraps are in a gallon ziplock in the same folder with their corresponding color full size sheets. This way I check the scraps first when grabbing some paper.
I store my paper in the 12x12 plastic drawers (isis carts) by color
I put my scraps in ziplock bags and put them in the same drawer.
I find that I use them more often because I use the scraps before
I cut a full sheet.
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I have a tower of 10 drawers from Sterlite and I reserved one drawer
for my paper scraps. It is so full now that I can hardly close the drawer
and need another one. It would be nice to have several and sort by the
kind of paper.
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Just looked at the altered file box from Identicaltriplets..really, really cute.
I'm sure that works well.
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I have some of the Sterlite 3 drawer units that I got at WalMart. I have the DP sorted by main color (the color that pops out and me when I look at it). I have my CS sorted by color in a hanging file. It works well for me.
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I have my scraps in page protectors sorted by color- blues, reds, etc and I keep them in three ring binders. So far I have three binders going and as I need more space I just add a binder. It is working so far but I want to adapt this system to include VCR tape boxes to hold smaller scraps and keep the quarter sheets and half sheet in the binders. For me scrap storage is a work in progress but worth the effort as I use a lot of my scraps.
I used to keep my stamps in the 6-drawer mini Iris carts and when my collection outgrew the mini-carts I started storing my scraps in the mini-chests. I had tried other solutions but they were not big enough to hold large scraps and I did not want to cut them down to fit.
The drawers are "organized" by color, reds, blue, green, metallic, etc. They are right behind me when I stamp so I have a tendancy to use them because they are close. I used to save small scraps and now I only save pieces that are at least 3".
I get a monthly kit in the mail from www.scrap-room.com. I save the boxes to cover with beautiful paper and embellishments. I cut and make binders from them. I label each with a specific color. I have binder for each color. Every scrap worth using is in hands reach when I need certain color, I always look here first.
I have my paper in hanging file folders. The scraps are in a gallon ziplock in the same folder with their corresponding color full size sheets. This way I check the scraps first when grabbing some paper.
This is the simplest way to do it - that way all your colors are together, no matter what size, and you won't keep cutting into those full sheets!
I keep my full sheets in file folders inside hanging files in a filing cabinet sorted alphabetically. I keep my scraps in side-loading sheet protectors filed along with the corresponding file folder. I write the color on the edge of the protector with a Sharpie. Whenever I need a color, I pull out a full sheet plus the sheet protector full of scraps, and I have what I need to make a card! Then when I'm done, I put all the scraps in the sheet protector and back in the file drawer. So easy!
I keep all of my scraps in a big box full of hanging file folders. That way, each color has it's own folder. All greens go together, all purple goes together...etc. Now if I could REMEMBER to check there before getting a new piece of CS out, I might not have to buy paper for at least a year or two. LOL!
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