Scrap paper organization!!!

I do believe I have found a solution to my scrap paper situation. I realize this may or may not be temporary. It may or may not work and function well for me. But it is what I’m going with for now!!!

I have placed the smaller pieces of scrap paper in a clear plastic container that I believe I got at Tuesday Morning. It is for closet and/or drawer organization, but I think it will work great for the scrap paper. I have sorted and organized the paper by color.

I organized the large pieces of scrap paper by size and color and put them in 12 x 12 page protectors. It works great and fits nicely in a Totally Tiffany paper holder that I purchased at Hobby Lobby.

The patterned paper all fit nicely in a craft keeper (at least I think that is what is call) that a purchased at Michael’s.

I’m hoping this system works well for me.

How do you organize your scrap paper???

Organizing the mountain of leftover (scraps) scrapbook paper.

Since I finished our Carnival Magic 2011 albums, I have a mountain of scrap paper. I’m trying to decide how I want to organize it. I’ve had some ideas but I just haven’t really decided on what will work for me.

For now I have the solid in one box and the pattern papers in another. I’m sure organizing the solids will be easy, it’s the patterned paper that has me at a loss?

I hope I have the solids organized tomorrow morning… that is if my brain doesn’t fry from this heat wave!!!!

If you read this and have any ideas, PLEASE leave me a comment with your suggestions or ideas!!!

Organizing my scrapbook paper I didn’t use for the Carnival Magic cruise series

Now that I have completed the Carnival Magic 2011 scrapbook pages, I had a lot of paper I didn’t use that I needed to put up. Luckily, I have several cruise scrapbooks I need to do and a cruise on the Carnival Vista coming up, so I know these papers will be used.

I keep my paper in 12 x 12 page protectors to keep them from getting messed up. They are then placed in cubes I purchased from Michaels and Hobby Lobby. I have them separated by category. It is very easy for me to find what I need, but I still have the urge and desire to buy more!!!! So today was spent putting all the patterned paper into page protectors and putting the solid colors in the proper slots in their cubes!!! So much fun!!!

I did manage to start some wedding pages from when Jim and I got married in 2001. The only thing I have done is put the pictures on paper, but I’m not sure I like it. I will probably end of changing them to something I like better in the next day or 2. But it’s a start!!!

Tomorrow’s weekly family lunch will be at my mother’s apartment. Luckily, that means I will not be spending to much time out in the heat. I have found that this extremely high temperatures we have been experiencing is affecting me negatively due to my COPD. I have come to realize that there are some things I will have to miss. I’m hoping for cooler weather, like in the 90’s!!!! And maybe with a breeze here and there!!!. I’m sure I would be okay if I was on a cruise in the Caribbean. I know the salt air would do me good!!!!

Cheers to better days!!!