Organizing Your Scrapbook Workspace
I took on organizing my scrapbook workspace as a summer project. I had boxes and drawers full of scrapbooking supplies bought over the years. My photos were all neatly organized but not my supplies. As I looked over the boxes, I realized that there are several ways to organize scrapbooking materials.
The most common way to organize your scrapbooking supplies is by type. Put all your stickers in one box, and your ribbons in another, etc. You can further break this down by organizing the individual types. For example, you can sort paper by color or pattern. I like the Cropper Hopper Vertical Paper Holders for this. I really like that you can clearly see the sheets of paper. I have them sorted by color beginning with neutral colors, white, off white, gray, black, and then by the colors of the rainbow, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet. The last section is for patterned paper. These I have sorted by color unless the paper has a particular theme. For example, I have 2 hockey players in my family. I have a section just for hockey-themed paper. Christmas and Halloween are other popular themes for patterned paper.
You can also sort stickers and other embellishments by themes, such as, baby, wedding or Christmas. I like the idea of sorting by theme because that is really how I am scrapbooking. I reach for the supplies most likely to be used by that particular layout. Here is a list of possible themes to get you started organizing your embellishments:
Baby
Children
School Years
Wedding
Christmas
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Winter
Summer
Spring
Fall
Vacation or Places
Birthday
Boy
Girl
I also have the following sections for my embellishments:
Borders
Stars, Hearts and Circles
Titles
Quotes (that don’t fall into the themes above)
Frames or Mats
These are just a few ideas to get you started. I recommend Memory Makers book called How to Organize Your Scrapbook Workspace
