Paper Storage Ideas -- help,please!

[DigitalStamper63]

Hello all,

After organizing my own little space for creativity, I decided to reorganize my SU paper by color *hue" instead of by color families. I saw a post on here where someone had organized her paper by color groups and I thought I put the pic in my favs, but unfortunately have not.

Has anyone out also grouped their SU papers by color hue? Do you have a pic in your gallery I can take a peek at? Thanks so Much!

Kelli

[missinkyfingers]

That's an awesome idea, I'd like to see that too. Wonder why I never thought of it. Geesh.....kinda silly!

[JackieM]

Hi Kelli! That's how I have my paper organized. I just uploaded a photo so you may not be able to see it yet, but I hope it helps!

[*Alice*]

I have my papers in this order. Mine are just on a shelf of a bookcase. Sorry, no picture, but I don't think a pic of my system would be helpful. Jackie's system is great.

[missinkyfingers]

Thanks for sharing that. I'm rearranging my papers. Still awestruck at myself for not thinking about it, EVEN when I say to myself, where are the other pinks, etc.

Thanks for the idea.

[wendykins]

I have done that as well---I like tolook at all my blues and pinks together! Here is my picture http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...0&ppuser=46596

[mcw519]

To all who store their cardstock in ROYGBP order, have you also put your SU ink pads in color order to match your cardstock? And your markers, also?

I began card making with a hefty collection of the packs of 25/50 pre-scored cards & envies in white & ivory that come in two different sizes. And, you know those Scrap Packs of colorful cardstock pieces that come by the pound? The pieces are up to 5 1/2" square - One pack had mostly blues & greens, so I had to get a pack of reds, yellows & oranges. Then on another shopping trip I saw a pound pack of pastel colors and now I have 16 1/2 inches of solidly packed Scrap Pack cs in a Rubbermaid Keepsake container. I don't even know if I've ever actually cut into a whole piece of SU cs!! I guess I've used cs strips in place of ribbon and DP and the scraps sizes have suited me so far.

Back to the storing of SU ink pads - I have the inkpad caddy from SU for them. It's all personal preference I know, but it seems like I could find the ink colors I need more easily if I rearranged them into the color "hues" order of the rainbow. What to do?

I just don't want the SU Color Family Police coming after me! KWIM???

[kphorse]

I keep all mine by family in alphabetical order, works....

[vickster]

Jackie,

Where did you get those racks for the cardstock? Were they expensive?

Thanks!
Vicki

[gregzgurl]

I organize EVERYTHING alphabetically - ink pads, cardstock, stamp sets, etc.! I can't remember what color family or what season it's supposed to be, or whatever, but I can remember their names and lay hands on them quickly since I can remember the alphabet! (If I get stuck, I can always sing it, LOL!) I'm seriously toying with the idea of cutting all of my 12" x 12" papers down to 9" x 12" so I can store them in legal-size hanging files, and not need a special storage unit (not even my scrapbook pages are 12" x 12", so I'll essentially NEVER have a need for the full sheet to be intact). Any thoughts on that idea?

[JackieM]

Originally Posted by vickster

Jackie,

Where did you get those racks for the cardstock? Were they expensive?

Thanks!
Vicki

Hi Vicki!

I found them on Kijiji. I believe they have come from stores that were either closing or redoing their displays. They were not expensive at all! About $40 a piece. I sourced them directly from the manufacturers and they were well over $100 plus freight! They can be hard to find sometimes, but just keep looking and they do come up!

[NashvilleRebecca]

I have similar paper storage rack and found them at a Hobby Lobby store locally. They run specials at 50% off, so I bought a rack for $25 and then assembled it. You can also buy similar "cube wire racks" at Target. The do not have the smaller paper racks, but go to a Hardware store and buy the plastic twist and you can create the same type of storage yourself for around $17 for smaller ones.

[DigitalStamper63]

How cool is that? I've been keeping up on everyone's suggestions and this past weekend organized my paper by the ROY G BIV system. Now, to assemble that cube storage system. Thanks, everyone! I love the ideas, keep 'em coming!

Kelli

[Phillis]

Originally Posted by wendykins

I have done that as well---I like tolook at all my blues and pinks together! Here is my picture http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...0&ppuser=46596

Where do you get shelving like that? My problem is that I have so much design paper that I forget what I have and buy more of the same. I have it in a cabinet and I would like to have it out where I can see it. Are the shelves expensive??

Phillis

[Maus]

I have 2 file holders I pull out to use and put away behind a door to store. I don't remember where I got them but here's a link to a store that carries them. But free shipping expires today! Jan 14th.

http://www.stacksandstacks.com/file-...size/257/2396/

[aross813]

I have a two-drawer file cabinet with hanging folders. Each color group is in order lightest to darkest, and I (forgive me) cut the color and name out of an old catalog to put on the tab af each folder for identification. You could also use a scrap from each color and just write the name on it. I also have the other paper types this way; watercolor, gloss, etc.

[ShariW]

My husband made me a cabinet to store all of my paper flat. I used to store by color families, but after pulling my hair out one last time trying to find the color by it's name, I decided to store all of my SU papers in alphabetic order and all of my other papers by hue. I have been blessed to have lots of paper given to me in the past from a printer friend of ours in Wisconsin and now a friend of ours works at a paper store here in California and when they are getting rid of papers they can't sell, he always asks if I want any. I have all of my SU white on a shelf and my SU Very Vanilla on another shelf and all the rest of the whites stored in a different place. Because I have them stored flat, I also store the schnibbles on the same shelf or in the cellophane package it comes in. I needed to have some place to store my papers in a closed environment because my stamping area is on an enclosed patio with windows on three sides, thus a paper cabinet.

[Cibi]

Hello all, I am wondering about the various letters used to describe your filing system for papers. It confuses me. I'm quite new to paper crafts, so am not ;yet familiar with the 'language'.

FILING PAPERS.
I have some lovely papers, and store them in PLASTIC DISPLAY BOOKS. Those are available in all stationary shops here in Ireland, also in school and office supply stores, and even the cheap shops, known here as the Euro shops, and in UK as £1 (pound) shops. Those come in various cover colours, so I store red card/papers in a red display book, green in green book and so on. Clear covers are for really nice papers, florals, decoupage etc. All sit nicely on my desk shelves, easy to see, and very clean. The display books usually cost me €2.00 for a 40 page book. Put 2 sheets back-to-back, so storing 80 papers in each folder. Sometimes when paper is light/fine, I put a few sheets into the display page.
Perhaps this will help other crafters to keep track of nice stock.
Cibi:

[gregzgurl]

Originally Posted by Cibi

Hello all, I am wondering about the various letters used to describe your filing system for papers. It confuses me. I'm quite new to paper crafts, so am not ;yet familiar with the 'language'.
Cibi:

The letters ROY G BIV refer to a 'spectrum' method of filing: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet - that's how colors appear in a rainbow, and it seems to work well for many... Hope that helps!

[fura]

Originally Posted by Maus

I have 2 file holders I pull out to use and put away behind a door to store. I don't remember where I got them but here's a link to a store that carries them. But free shipping expires today! Jan 14th.

http://www.stacksandstacks.com/file-...size/257/2396/

I'm currently using the holders from SU! But I really like this idea...TFS

[Rarinslik]

I have a cart that I purchased at Costco last year. It works great with the hanging file folders on both sides. The left is all the SU color family and the right is the In Colors at front and specialty papers following. They all have labels and a punch out of the cs so is easy to see. I will attach picture for you to see (hope it works). I eventually want to get Cardstock wire racks - just doing some research as to where to get them in Canada and close to home or second-hand.

[gale]

I've always kept my su cardstock by the earth elements, soft subtles, etc but now I am seriously thinking about switching to color families. It's not always easy for me to remember which 'family' a color is in (unless it's obvious) and it takes me a while to find it sometimes.

Right now I keep them in manila folders which are in hanging file folders in desktop hanging file folder boxes.

[wendykins]

Originally Posted by Phillis

Where do you get shelving like that? My problem is that I have so much design paper that I forget what I have and buy more of the same. I have it in a cabinet and I would like to have it out where I can see it. Are the shelves expensive??

Phillis

These are the wire cubes found at Target or Bed, Bath and Beyond--I bought two packages and made the shelves with the extra pieces and zip ties. Works great for me, I can see and get my hands on everything!

[kinglake]

Originally Posted by Rarinslik

I have a cart that I purchased at Costco last year. It works great with the hanging file folders on both sides. The left is all the SU color family and the right is the In Colors at front and specialty papers following. They all have labels and a punch out of the cs so is easy to see. I will attach picture for you to see (hope it works). I eventually want to get Cardstock wire racks - just doing some research as to where to get them in Canada and close to home or second-hand.
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Love your idea and adding those cute little butterflys is too cute xx jo xx

[Rarinslik]

Originally Posted by kinglake

Love your idea and adding those cute little butterflys is too cute xx jo xx

The little butterflies work great if you can't remember what color is in what family - having a visual of the color really helps.

[Rarinslik]

The little butterflies work great if you can't remember what color is in what family - having a visual of the color really helps to find it.

ETA - sorry for the double post - it was taking a long time to post

[Cibi]

Originally Posted by gregzgurl

The letters ROY G BIV refer to a 'spectrum' method of filing: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet - that's how colors appear in a rainbow, and it seems to work well for many... Hope that helps!

Thank you Sue, that makes sense.
God bless,
Cibi

[smp2smp3]

In a filing cabinet, I have my SU paper sorted by color family- Rich Regals, Bold Brights etc...but in each family I go by hues....red, oranges, yellow..
when I have multiples of colors (blues in RR's) I go from light to dark. Neutrals, specialty and In colors are seperate.
It works for me.
All my 12x12 is sorted by the "packages" they came in.
All my other paper is sorted by company and or theme

[dogzruleca]

I'm very new to scrapping and stamping, and am still working out some of my storage ideas, but here's some of what I've done:
- Cropper Hopper Vertical Value Pack (400 sheets of 12x12" with dividers) from Michaels for about $25 each for paper
- Binders with photo storage pages, or hockey card pages for embellishment packages that aren't too thick (ie stick on gems)
- Binders with or slide/coin storage pages to store tiny ziplock bags with eyelets organized by colour
- a media storage bookcase sitting on the back of my worktable for vertical storage of narrow items like my cricut and cartridges
- photo storage boxes for larger embellishments
- plastic drawer units on wheels for my CTMH stamp sets
- CTMH stamp pad holders
- CTMH "My Accents" Organizer for bulkier but small quantity items like hinges, bigger brads, etc organized by coulour and shape
- small multi-drawer units stacked on the desktop with drawers dedicated to fast grab items like acrylic blocks, tape runners, markers, pens, really small paper scraps

I've already re-arranged a dozen times and probably will a few more, but I've been learning that some things specially designed work best and others you need to think outside the box for what will work for you.

I'm also a very visual person. I need to see what I have. I have a duotang that shows samples of every pen, pencil, stamp, scissor, etc that I have so I can look through and see it all in one handy place. I have a second one for techniques, tutorials, etc. I'd love to do one with a small sample of every embellishment I have, but I can't overcome my hoarding instincts enough for that; maybe someday.

Remember that organization is unique for every individual and what works for one doesn't necessarily for another, but ideas are a great place to start.

[1flourish]

After years and years of working with different systems for paper storage I have finally stuck pure gold. I had these paper storage units built by Mike Wiggins at www.Organicemore.com. He was great to work with and my units are perfect.
Here is a look at them:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...00&ppuser=5508

[fura]

This is a great site. I like the stamp storage white with white inserts. It's very pretty. I wish there were more slots to include the "in color" pads though.

[jjueck]

I found what I think was the answer to my dreams when I found Best Craft Storage units www.bestscrapbookshelf.com It wasn't cheap but it was much cheaper than some "custom furniture" cabinets, and sturdier than the ones I was finding in the craft and specialty shows. Fits many craft needs including 12x12 paper, stamps, beading, AND they have drawer inserts to keep all the extra goodies organized. You can rearrange drawers when you think it would be better. Mini-cabinets can be on wheels, plus it's not attached to wall so it can move with you when you get your dream home. Take a look!! I LOVE MINE!!

[debimac]

Originally Posted by Rarinslik

The little butterflies work great if you can't remember what color is in what family - having a visual of the color really helps to find it.

ETA - sorry for the double post - it was taking a long time to post

I purchased a set of these tags, with the exact butterflies, from e-bay a while back. Was that you? LOL Love this system.

[toniballesteros]

Originally Posted by 1flourish

After years and years of working with different systems for paper storage I have finally stuck pure gold. I had these paper storage units built by Mike Wiggins at www.Organicemore.com. He was great to work with and my units are perfect.
Here is a look at them:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...00&ppuser=5508

May I be so forward as to ask what he charged for your paper storage unit? I was unable to find anything like it on the site. I just closed in my back porch and made it a stamp room, and have all my paper in a file cabinet. I really like the unit you're using though, if it's within my budget. Thanks!

[jeanne3579]

I am lucky enough to have lots of natural light in my craft room, so things like paper that can fade, must be in a drawer. I keep mine all by spectrum (as well as stamp pads, markers, ribbon, etc. in expandable file folders--one each for each color family. When I pull out the drawers they are all there for me and I can lift out each expanded folder as well. My DH is a master craftsman so he built my drawers to my specifications, but if I didn't have that luxury, I would use file drawers purchased commercially.