There are so many little bits and pieces that I want to incorporate into my Project Life album. I had to get organized so I could keep up with it all and remember to use it. Thought I'd share a few tips to help you too!
Iris boxes are perfect for keeping up with little odds and ends. I get the boxes at Michael's when they're on sale (they're super cheap - maybe $2 regular price). I also separated like items (arrows and tabs) and put them in their own Ziploc baggies.
I have like items separated with binder clips in the basket - alphas, word/phrase stickers, labels, tabs, and stickers. This makes it easy for me to grab whatever I'm looking for and quickly look through my stuff.
I use a medium CTMH organizer box to keep up with my cards. Binder clips help me keep cards separated. Organize into whatever categories make sense to you - I have "specific" cards - Travel, On the Blog, Summer, and Currently, grid journaling cards and core kit 'filler' cards, 'phrase' and 'quote' cards, and lined and unlined journaling cards. I keep all the filler cards and journaling cards grouped together by core kit name so I can remember which kit they came from. I haven't tried organizing by color, but that would be another way to do it.
I actually changed this on Sunday - I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut some cute little tabbed dividers. I just drew a rectangle and added some decorative tabs on the top of it. Now I'm using those dividers to keep everything organized into categories, instead of using binder clips. I just wrote the categories on the tabs. Quick and simple!
Here's what my Cameo file looked like - I used a similar method to make 4x6 dividers.
I'm a bit of a... collector of different pocket page configurations. I use them all though! :) I put all the pages in an extra binder and used a post-it note to mark where each starts. That way I can quickly flip through and see which page I want to use. I have full 12x12 pages and insert sizes (smaller than 12x12) in this binder. I have a ton of Design A and Design D (since I bought the Blush kit bundle on HSN), so I keep them in a second binder.
Do you have any great organizing tips to share with me? Let me know in the comments!
This is so pretty! I love organization and sorting! I love the binder with the cameras on! In fact I love everything with a camera print =) Thanks for sharing your lovely stash!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mirabyll! I love the camera print too :)
DeleteLots of great idea. I don't do PL but could see using some of the ideas for other things. TFS
ReplyDeleteYes, you could definitely use some of these ideas for other scrapbook supplies!
DeleteSome great ideas here. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Erica!
DeleteLots of great ideas!!! TFS!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Tracie!!
DeleteGood tips! I like: the post it notes separating the pages and will be incorporating that tip. Need to sort out my goodies and try to organize it better than what I got. thanks
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Tina. Separating the pocket pages has been a big help to me!
DeleteI took it one step further and actually use a Project life "bookmark" and on the label drew a tiny picture of the layout so I can see what's behind each tab!
DeleteI think I need you to come and organize my whole house, not just my scrapping area! LOL Great ideas! Love Penny
ReplyDeleteHaha Penny! I Would love to be a professional organizer!!
DeleteI organize very similarly except I sort my cards by color. I actually ran our of design A and had to run to Michael's for a new pack!
ReplyDeleteI may need to organize a few by color... I usually look for a certain color when I'm looking to fill an empty spot!
DeleteGreat tips Emily (: We organize our PL stuff much the same way. I just need to get a bigger container for all of my cards! I also need to get my post up for my organization and PL process. It's been on my to do list for months! Thanks for sharing yours.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see yours, Crystal. Great minds think alike! ;) I'm determined to only have 1 medium CTMH box full of card and have that be the limit... but there are so many new cute cards all the time!
Deletenicely done - always interesting to see how others organize.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I like to see other people's ideas too... sometimes it can help when you have a lock on something :)
DeleteI made folders on my filing cabinet with categories like school, travel, baby, love, Halloween, spring, summer, journaling cards, borders,etc,etc. I have about 25-30 categories that I always use for my layouts. For the smaller items I put them in the folder in baggies. I have found for me that color sorting of items was harder to know what I had for a layout. But with sorting this way I am doing a layout about a school day or a summer swim and I know where to do to find the bits and main subject matter to start the project. After all each card or scrapbook page is about a certain subject or thought. I hope I described it well enough.
ReplyDeleteThat makes total sense. I think that's why I haven't done color sorting, although sometimes I do look for a certain color. But mostly I look for a certain type or subject matter for a card, so my method is working for me. Sounds like your system is great!
DeleteHow can I get one of those CTMH organizers?
ReplyDeleteHey Marianne - I connected with a CTMH consultant through a Facebook group, but you can check out their site and find the closest consult to you - http://www.closetomyheart.com/default.aspx?cl=1
DeleteYou have a lot of scrapbook materials that definitely needs to be kept in order. By doing so, you'll have a better view of your items that you use every time you update your scrapbook, or in creating anything. Instead of using clips, maybe you can consider storing each in a zip lock, for better protection. As long as you make an effort to keep everything organized, then it is good.
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Great organization ideas! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Danielle!
DeleteHi Emily. I find all your work just beautiful and thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteI am about to begin my first PL album, so your post has given me some great ideas.
I noticed most of the comments posted here are quite old, so I just wanted to check if this is the proper place to be asking you a question? Emily, is there a certain kind of binder you would recommend for my first album? Thank you for all your work and advice. It's much appreciated.
Kathy