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I have a different problem - I have a great storage rack for my paper, but the problem is, the DSP and 12x12 all gets put on the shelf, and I never know what I have, or what goes with it, or what color it is, etc.
What system do you use to know which DSP you have and what colors coordinate with it?
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I have all my Design papers by color, and then the paper stacks(packs) I have here and there. I always pull from the dp first, and then match my cardstock. Cardstock I keep in a cabinet where I can see all of it! This helps me to be able to grab them and go!
Hope you figure out a system that works for you, just mess around and see how you like it, and then you will change as you go im sure!
This is Cat's thread where she has lists of all the DSPs and the colors in them. (Yea, Cat!) I have just printed out labels for my cardstock packs (I keep 'em in page protectors) with these check-off catagories: Whole Pack; DSP; Accessories; Ribbon; Retired.
The label will go on the page protector, then I'll check the DSP spot, so I'll remember to use the DSP!
Good luck finding a system for yourself!
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I have 5 jet max storage cubes. I sort by "theme" (i have tons of different companies paper) summer, baby, school, halloween, girly, masculine etc. then the left overs go by color. I also have it in sets,like if there are 3 papers that go together, they stay together for easy matching.
I have two plans. Certain theme items are kept together in a paper keeper--vacation, family, birthday because I use them a lot. Then I keep my other patterned paper and cardstock in upright file folders. I use the old science, Roy G Biv plus neutrals order and keep my colors in hues from lightest to darkest. I have 3 magazine folders for 8 1/2 x 11 and two paper holders bought at Archivers for my 12 x 12 paper. Even my scraps are in a large accordion folder in the same Roy G BIV neutral order. I keep a big basket and place scraps in the basket which keeps desktop clear and every two weeks I sort the scraps--about a fifteen minute job while I watch TV.
I store by color (pink, red, blue, green, etc.). Each section of my storage (Display Dynamic paper shelves) is divided for solids and prints (red solid, divider, red prints). I tear apart stacks and file them in the appropriate or most prominate color. If I buy a set of papers I want to keep together I store them in 12x12 baggies from the dollar store until I make the first project with the paper. After that, this paper is filed with all the other papers. The 2 top shelves of my paper rack holds the bagged paper.
What I select for a project depends on if I'm starting with a stamped image or a color in mind. I then "shop" my craft room to find what I want.
I really have two systems. The first goes something like this....
See adorable DSP
Buy/order it
Bring it home/unpack it
Let it sit on the scrap counter for a week
Get tired of looking at the clutter
File it with the rest of my DSP
Promptly forget about it.
Repeat.
And second.....
See a great DSP and plan an entire project around it.
Buy it/order it
Bring it home/unpack it
Let it sit on the scrap counter for a week
Forget what the great idea/fabulous project was
File it with the rest of my DSP
Promptly forget about it.
Repeat.
I can't really recommend either system. :rolleyes: I hope you find something that works for you. And you share it here with me. LOL~
I really have two systems. The first goes something like this....
See adorable DSP
Buy/order it
Bring it home/unpack it
Let it sit on the scrap counter for a week
Get tired of looking at the clutter
File it with the rest of my DSP
Promptly forget about it.
Repeat.
And second.....
See a great DSP and plan an entire project around it.
Buy it/order it
Bring it home/unpack it
Let it sit on the scrap counter for a week
Forget what the great idea/fabulous project was
File it with the rest of my DSP
Promptly forget about it.
Repeat.
I can't really recommend either system. :rolleyes: I hope you find something that works for you. And you share it here with me. LOL~
I really have two systems. The first goes something like this....
See adorable DSP
Buy/order it
Bring it home/unpack it
Let it sit on the scrap counter for a week
Get tired of looking at the clutter
File it with the rest of my DSP
Promptly forget about it.
Repeat.
And second.....
See a great DSP and plan an entire project around it.
Buy it/order it
Bring it home/unpack it
Let it sit on the scrap counter for a week
Forget what the great idea/fabulous project was
File it with the rest of my DSP
Promptly forget about it.
Repeat.
I can't really recommend either system. :rolleyes: I hope you find something that works for you. And you share it here with me. LOL~
OMG, this is so funny!! But sadly true for me also!!
I think I might do the cutting it down method, but there are times when I want a 12" strip. So I might try doing 1 sheet into 6" x 6" and the other sheet into 6" x 12" strips. I'm talking SU paper here as you get 2 of each sheet per pack. It's easy to grab a 6" x 6" piece and cut it for a card, where it hurts a bit to pull out a full 12" x 12" and cut a small piece off!! I have an issue!! LOL I know Cropper Hopper makes a 6" x 6" storage file, but is there anything the perfect size that holds more than the file like a box of some sort??
I really have two systems. The first goes something like this....
See adorable DSP
Buy/order it
Bring it home/unpack it
Let it sit on the scrap counter for a week
Get tired of looking at the clutter
File it with the rest of my DSP
Promptly forget about it.
Repeat.
And second.....
See a great DSP and plan an entire project around it.
Buy it/order it
Bring it home/unpack it
Let it sit on the scrap counter for a week
Forget what the great idea/fabulous project was
File it with the rest of my DSP
Promptly forget about it.
Repeat.
I can't really recommend either system. :rolleyes: I hope you find something that works for you. And you share it here with me. LOL~
Mine is your second method :lol:
Now I print the card or project that gave me the original idea so when I finally get all the supplies punches and stamps I will remember why I want them :lol:
I keep a running wish list on my computer desk and buy the items on the list when I have the money.
Before I started printing the ideas I ended up buying a couple of great punches that I have used a lot , but I can't remember the original project that made me want to buy them :(
Last edited by Barbara Jay; 07-21-2010 at 06:03 PM..
I think its a great idea to keep track of what you have and what it co-ordinates with other thing i can suggest is a tag on the rack saying the name of the DSP in it (if you have that many racks that it)
OMG thankyou thankyou thankyou!!! I needed a box this size for a while and could not find one anywhere (we arent as lucky to have such a big base of crafters and products in aust) but DEF going to make that one this week
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The Jetmax 4drawer cube fits 6X6 in the drawers perfectly. I love the idea of cutting the 12x12 down to two 6x6 & one 12x6. It's perfect for scrapping & cards & my cricut. TFS.
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I cut all of my 12 X 12 DP to 6 X 6. They stack nicely on end in a cute box so they're all at fingertip's reach.
I must be in the minority here. If you keep it 12 x 12 you can make 6 cards from one sheet. (Assuming you are using it for the background.) If you cut it to 6x6 you reduce that to 4 cards and some scraps. But then, maybe you aren't using 4 x 5.25 inch pieces like I usually do. Just a thought.
I must be in the minority here. If you keep it 12 x 12 you can make 6 cards from one sheet. (Assuming you are using it for the background.) If you cut it to 6x6 you reduce that to 4 cards and some scraps. But then, maybe you aren't using 4 x 5.25 inch pieces like I usually do. Just a thought.
I'm with you as I can't cut my 12x12 paper down to 6x6. I prefer to leave the sheet in one piece until I decide how I want to use it. I do buy 6x6 stacks and it is rare for me to not have little pieces left over that I just don't use.
I can see cutting the paper down if storage is a critical issue, but otherwise, I just can't do it. It's hard enough to make the first cut as it is. LOL
I really have two systems. The first goes something like this....
See adorable DSP
Buy/order it
Bring it home/unpack it
Let it sit on the scrap counter for a week
Get tired of looking at the clutter
File it with the rest of my DSP
Promptly forget about it.
Repeat.
And second.....
See a great DSP and plan an entire project around it.
Buy it/order it
Bring it home/unpack it
Let it sit on the scrap counter for a week
Forget what the great idea/fabulous project was
File it with the rest of my DSP
Promptly forget about it.
Repeat.
I can't really recommend either system. :rolleyes: I hope you find something that works for you. And you share it here with me. LOL~
OMG!!! This is exactly what I do!!! Surely there can't be two of us?!!!
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I really have two systems. The first goes something like this....
See adorable DSP
Buy/order it
Bring it home/unpack it
Let it sit on the scrap counter for a week
Get tired of looking at the clutter
File it with the rest of my DSP
Promptly forget about it.
Repeat.
And second.....
See a great DSP and plan an entire project around it.
Buy it/order it
Bring it home/unpack it
Let it sit on the scrap counter for a week
Forget what the great idea/fabulous project was
File it with the rest of my DSP
Promptly forget about it.
Repeat.
I can't really recommend either system. :rolleyes: I hope you find something that works for you. And you share it here with me. LOL~
OMG Deb!! You made me laugh so hard as I was reading this. Guilty as charged on this one too! Why is paper so darned appealing?
At the moment, I have those 6 drawer Iris paper holders and a few of the 3 drawer ones from Walmart. I have a very hard time "sorting or seperating" my DSP. Most of mine is SU so it comes in a pack of 12 sheets. I have been just creating drawers that are specifically general....like FALL (florals and leaves, etc) or BRIGHTS (floral and stripes and patterns) or CHRISTMAS. Then I lay each DSP in there and make a tag for it and write the name on it. I then glue that tag to the piece of cardboard that each pack of SU DSP has in it and fold the tag so that it is sticking up and I can see the name. Then at least I know what DSP is in there pretty quickly.
I am a scrapper and card maker as well as anything else I can stick paper on LOL. I use cropper hopper paper holders in 3 sizes, I first sort by holiday/ season, then what is left is sorted by lines and dots usually nothing is left after that. As I have to fit everything on a bookcase from wally world this method works best for me and I have easily more than 2,000 sheets of dsp (man typing that hurt LOL)
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I really have two systems. The first goes something like this....
See a great DSP and plan an entire project around it.
Buy it/order it
Bring it home/unpack it
Let it sit on the scrap counter for a week
Forget what the great idea/fabulous project was
File it with the rest of my DSP
Promptly forget about it.
Repeat.
I just about spayed my screen with diet coke! LOL I'm definitely the second group there!
It's sorted into paper keepers by color with specific holiday paper in it's own dealybobs. While I like the idea of cutting the paper, I do 8 x 8 pages and quite a bit of 3-D construction. I quite often need the 12" size DSP.
I bought 3 plastic 12x12 accordion cases with handle from Container Store. Each case has 12 slots. Each case has a theme: BOY, GIRL, HOLIDAY. I have my specialty designer series papers in these labeled. I put my other papers (patterns designer series paper in a single color) in with my solid 12x12 cardstock in the clear 12x12 SU paper holders. I have them stored by color family (8 full on one shelf of bookcase).
Foamcore board is available at many OfficeWorks Stores in the same areas as the large sheets of cardboard. I think it's around $11.00 a sheet. It's quite different from polystyrene, which is very fragile. Some arts stores may also have it.
Good luck with the paper storage.
I have the 3 drawer Iris units (I got mine at Walmart) and these hold all my 12X12 papers. I think I have five of them all stacked on top of each other. I just did a major purge/reorganization of it all. I have one drawer for Christmas, one for Halloween and the rest are sorted by colour. I keep all of my coloured cardstock in these drawers too, so that if I am looking to do a project that needs pink, for example, I just bring the whole drawer (they come out of the units) to my desk. I also try to keep the scraps in these drawers too. Now, I just have to start using some of it!
I really have two systems. The first goes something like this....
See adorable DSP
Buy/order it
Bring it home/unpack it
Let it sit on the scrap counter for a week
Get tired of looking at the clutter
File it with the rest of my DSP
Promptly forget about it.
Repeat.
And second.....
See a great DSP and plan an entire project around it.
Buy it/order it
Bring it home/unpack it
Let it sit on the scrap counter for a week
Forget what the great idea/fabulous project was
File it with the rest of my DSP
Promptly forget about it.
Repeat.
I can't really recommend either system. :rolleyes: I hope you find something that works for you. And you share it here with me. LOL~
>>I am SUO (Stampin Up Only), in huge part to make my craft room less cluttered. And then in that, I try to only keep *current* Stampin' Up! This way, I remember what product I have. And I have less materials that I have to organize and sort through.
>>I also cut my dsp immediately. I cut the pages into 6x12, 6x6, and 6x6. This takes away the initial fear of cutting into that beautiful dsp 6x6 has turned out to be a great size. It is not wasteful if I want to make 3x3 cards or regular card fronts, and it works on the big shot dies. The 6x12 works on the XL big shot dies.
>>I store my dsp, per pattern, in Cropper Hopper pockets. These are the pockets for scrapbooking actually. I put the bits in the side, and the large pieces in the main middle pocket.
>>I use the Big Shot to die cut some of the patterns immediately into common dies (like the Top Note, or flowers, or circles, or various embossing folders). I store those in clear envies in a photo box.
>>For specific projects (i.e. Hawaii scrapbook where I bought Hawaii dsp and Scrapbook and stamp set) -- I have 12x12 scrapbook boxes from Joanns. I have quite a few of them. I have projects in them until the project is done. I limit the number of projects I have going at any time. If I start to have too many projects, I make the tough decision to give stuff away or sell it.
>>I sign up for SUO (current) swaps so that I have to use my product immediately.
Not trying to sell anyone on anything I am just sharing what works for me for my clutter.
My husband redid a vintage pie safe for me with 4 shelves. I write down in order and how many packs of each DP I have. If I have 3 packs of the same thing one of them has the matching colors written on the back. I also keep a paper in the back of the notebook of all the dps, even the retired ones, and the colors that match each one. I know that if I want a fall one I can look in my notebook and find that it is the 4th pack down and that I have 2. Every once in awhile I have to redo it but I did it on the computer so that I can easily delete some and add others in. I have to keep it written down or I just don't remember.
I cut mine to 6 x 6 and just to demonstrate my "little touch" of OCD, I made a chart with all the colors and the papers I have so that if I pick a color of paper, I can check my chart for a match. It actually works great!
I used cardboard as dividers for each pattern.
Non-SU is in its own bin, and is currently being ignored. It is divided by color.
attached is the chart if anyone would like to adapt it to their own inventory.
Cat's chart is fab! I used it extensively for my personal chart.
But I have decided to use all of mine before I buy anymore. I used 16 sheets of DSP block of Christmas paper I bought at least three years ago and now don't like, in my cricut and I can't really see the pattern just the colors! So all those cuts are now going on my Christmas cards this year! Now to decide what to do with the scraps of the paper I didn't really like in the first place. :confused:
This is how I used store my 1/2 sheets, 6x6, and 8x8 paper. It might work for you. You can't tell from the pic but I have all the colors together (red, blues, etc.) and I don't label what company or name of the paper because I stamp by color not by company.
DSP - how to use what I have
