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I'm trying to get back into scrapbooking, but I don't know what to do with my 12 X 12 paper, where it's easy to see what I have. Right I have one vertical paper holder (which I really don't like) that holds most of my pattern paper, and the rest of it's just shoved somewhere. I really wanted one of those cropper hopper file drawers, but apparently they discontinued them :rolleyes:. How do you store you 12 X 12 papers? How do you know what you have? There have been many times I've realized I have the perfect paper for a certain project...problem is I usually find the paper after I already made it :lol:.
I am in the same mind set as you. I hate storing them vertical. I can never find what I want and I find I always struggle to get them out or put somethng back in. I too would love to have a cropper hopper file and I also really like the wire racks that are slanted that you see in the stores however you need a lot of room for that system. My stamp room is quite small. There's got to be a better way. Of course I have quite a bit of DSP as well. Any suggestions will be most appreciated.
i have a small craft area., i bought at target 12x12 containers cases. its works good for me, I dont have a lot of paper and I know more or less what I have. Im trying not to buy anymore until I finish that one ;)
I just got into scrapbooking too., and my system so far works for me ;)
I'm sad to hear that you don't like the vertical storage. I have thousands of sheets organized in a way that works for me in a bunch of vertical storage things. Horizontal systems take up too much room and you can't just thumb through the papers to find one easily. Take a look through some of the craft room photos on this site and maybe you can find some new systems that others have found that work for them.
Mary Beth
I used Office Depot fold-together file boxes for the longest time. Unfortunately, I could never fit the lids on them so they always looked a mess. Now that I've downsized about 75% of my papers, I have them in those vertical holders. I don't really like them either, but they seem to work fine. I separate them by collection or brand into the big ziploc bags first. When I want to find something, I just grab the bag that I want from there.
I'm going to keep watching here to see if there are any other better ideas Good luck!
I just bought 3 of the Store in Style file cubes at Michaels on clearance for $12.50 each. Now I just have to order the 12x12 hanging folders. :rolleyes:
I'm hoping that I really like this system for my 12x12 patterned paper. I have my 12x12 cardstock in Cropper Hopper vertical holders and really like it. But for some reason, that doesnt' seem to work very well for my patterned papers.
I have the vertical Cropper Hopper files. I am a CTMH Consultant so each set of DP that I purchase is stored in the 2 gallon zip lock bags. I write on the bag the DP inside. For CS, I do the same thing...I write which set is in the bag and also the colors contained in it. I make sure that the writing is at the top of the bag so that all I have to do is flip through the filed bags. It works great for me.
I have one of the horizontal wire rack systems. I used to store vertical until I came across the horizontal system at a yard sale for 5 bucks. I love it. I have papers of the same color family on a shelf making it fairly easy to see what I have and if I need to look a little further all I have to do is pull the stack out. I really like it
Thanks everyone. I guess I'm just lazy. I like the look of the vertical paper holders, but I just hate having to pull all of the paper out and look through every sheet to find what I need. I don't really have the room for one of those racks that store it horizontally.
I just bought 3 of the Store in Style file cubes at Michaels on clearance for $12.50 each. Now I just have to order the 12x12 hanging folders. :rolleyes:
I'm hoping that I really like this system for my 12x12 patterned paper. I have my 12x12 cardstock in Cropper Hopper vertical holders and really like it. But for some reason, that doesnt' seem to work very well for my patterned papers.
I'm trying to get back into scrapbooking, but I don't know what to do with my 12 X 12 paper, where it's easy to see what I have. Right I have one vertical paper holder (which I really don't like) that holds most of my pattern paper, and the rest of it's just shoved somewhere. I really wanted one of those cropper hopper file drawers, but apparently they discontinued them :rolleyes:. How do you store you 12 X 12 papers? How do you know what you have? There have been many times I've realized I have the perfect paper for a certain project...problem is I usually find the paper after I already made it :lol:.
Right now I am storing my 12x12 paper in a Paper Taker Bag. For now it works for me.
I will be updating my Stamp room this summer and will look for another way to store my 12x12 Paper.
I use a combination of the cropper hopper & Stampin' Up plastic vertical holders with dividers. One for textured cardstock, one for solids and a couple for designer paper which is divided by catagory: Romantic/wedding, nature, baroque, striped, etc. I tape a piece of paper on the binding, then list specific catagories so I can grab the right holder and go!
How do you store you 12 X 12 paper?
