Bruce the Chef

By: Tom Ambrozewicz

With the hundreds of thousands of scrapbooking papers and
embellishments available on the market, it is easy for your craft area
to become overwhelmed by scrapbooking supplies. This becomes an
especially difficult challenge for scrapbookers who live in small
spaces such as apartments or dorm rooms. Never fear-with a little
effort you can follow a few easy steps to create a space for your
things that is organized, clean, and beautiful.

You will likely need the most time and space to organize your papers. A
good option for this is a paper saver, as made by most of the larger
scrapbooking companies. Usually made from plastic, these folder-like
portfolios are large enough to hold hundreds of papers and include tabs
to separate your pages into categories for easy organization. If you
find that you do not have enough room in a paper saver, you might also
find it useful to invest in a filing cabinet or one of the sets of
drawers made especially for scrapbooking. These are available at all
craft stores and online.

Once you own a tool for organization, the next step is to decide how
you want to categorize your supplies. The option most often used is
color, but you can also separate your paper into themes (holidays,
wedding, etc) or by marking, such as solids and stripes. You can also
use this system to organize flat embellishments, such as die cuts or
stickers.

You also need a place to store your tools and embellishments that are
not easily filed. One good way of doing this is by using baskets and a
shelving system. Store cutting tools in one basket, glues in another,
markers and paint in a third, and so on. By buying baskets in bulk, you
will save more money then if you use photo boxes, and the display will
be uniform and attractive. Remember to label your baskets so you save
time when you’re looking for a particular item.

If you need to save space, however, a basket and shelving system may
not work for you. Instead, keep all your tools and supplies stored
somewhere safe and out of the way and keep a "kit" of your most used
items close at hand in a photo box, basket, tote bag, or other
container. That way when you only have time to do a quick page or two,
you can use your kit to complete it and then quickly clean up. On the
other hand, when you can devote an entire day to scrapbooking, you can
pull your supplies out of storage to complete many pages of your album.

Try to remember that keeping your space clean and organized will make
scrapbooking easier and more enjoyable in the future. By labeling your
storage containers and sorting your papers, you will be able to quickly
find the tools you need. Organization is the key to stress-free
scrapbooking and creating beautiful albums.

About the Author:

Tom Ambrozewicz is one of the pioneers in using breakthrough audio technology on his web sites. You can read, you can listen to professional narrator reading to you or having MP3 files ready to download if you hate to keep printed files. You can check all scrapbooking tips at Ask-How.info now.

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