I would love to be able to get everything from an entire collection at one time. Because it is so expensive here in Canada I usually just get the paper and occasionally the ephemera. I do lots of fussy cutting for embellishments like you. It would be so much fun to sit and organize like you but then I may never use the stuff because I would always be admiring it. Lol. I did learn that cutting your packages on the side is much better then from the top. Thank you for that great tip!
I have found myself much happier to buy from just a few of my favorite brands rather than bits and pieces from all over (then trying to make them work together). I rarely get the entire collection, usually the papers and the stickers/ephemera. This collection I got from a Design Team, so I got more than I usually do. Glad it was helpful!
Some great tips here! Being in the U.K. I never can afford a full collection so quite often fussy cut to stretch what I do buy. I tend not to keep the collections together as by the time I’ve finished with them there’s so little left that what is left I store in colour folders so I can easily pull my own kits together. Any embellishments get stored in separate boxes for each colour. Thanks for sharing your great ideas!
Thank you, Becky! That's completely understandable. I think whatever system you use has to be intuitive to how you scrapbook. I don't think of things by color, I think of them by designer. My brain knows each of my favorites' styles and color schemes by memory, so I can find them more quickly that way. It makes so much sense to go by color though!
Oh my goodness this collection is gorgeous; I need to try to track it down. I agree re: the 6x6 pack in this case; easier to use as embellishments. I like that slit idea. I have never see it before. :) I may have a slight obsession with organizational ideas. :) ;)
This was awesome! Thank you for sharing your process. I'm not a fan of fussy cutting but I like the way you separate your papers out and store them after they are cut. Maybe I will try that with the next collection I bring in.
So glad it was helpful, Patricia! I really like to be able to pull out a full kit or collection with ease and make a quick page. Searching for all the bits and pieces around my craft room often stopped me from crafting!
I love the idea of opening each sticker pack on one side. I usual end up with the packages being ripped open lol! I organize by collection until I don't have enough left to do anything with, then I organize by colour. I have way too many supplies to remember the colours of all my collections.
Fascinating! I find myself being the odd man out because I buy kits and collections, but as soon as i get them, I split them up and organize all my supplies by category. I have found that when I try to work from a kit, I end up not liking all the matching/ repetitive elements and grab stuff from my neatly organized categories most of the time anyway. I also rarely make traditional scrapbook layouts. I do memory planning, creative journaling, project life I'd like to start doing more scrapbook-y pages which is why I'm here....and I'm looking around my space thinking, but I've separated all my collections!!!! aaaaaahhhhh!!!! lol I also find that I will never ever ever remember what I have if I store things away in collections and in drawers or bins like that. Anyhoo, just my two cents for what's it's worth.
You can absolutely still sort that way! Put together your own kit of mixed bits and pieces that look like they go together to you, that’s all I do in my DIY kits.
This was neat! I also don’t buy collections.Im mostly paper pads, individual stickers or die cuts, some newer small kits and the mountain of so much variation I’ve collected through many years...trying to incorporate old stuff to get rid of it!!! Mostly stored by themes. I’ve just recently started creating my own kits, pulling from a hundred different areas of the stash.... that has made a huge difference, to take a day and do prepared kits...same idea🥰
This is extremely helpful. Thank you! I have a lot of older paper collections and older embellishment packs - that actually don’t belong together. I find it hard to organise and store these. Lately I buy complete collections so would now choose to do what you do!😃
So glad it was helpful! I have found so much peace in limiting my purchases to brands and collections I really love, so my storage had to change to make this work better for me. I hope it works for you too!
great video. Most of my supplies are separated by color with the exception of holiday stuff, Disney, etc. Or separated by item type (mini alphas, word phrases, etc. After watching this video I can see how storing collections together would be beneficial in pulling page kits together. thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Lynne! I really don't want to spend a lot of time touring my craft room before each project, so by keeping collections together, I can quickly grab one and start making something right away!
Thanks for sharing! This was very helpful. I keel my papers by designers/collections in short boxes on my shelves so I can see the top half. But I never know what to do with the matching ephemera, etc. I love your condiment trays for your working collections- definitely going to get some of those & the IKEA boxes!
You're welcome! Yes, I find keeping all my collection pieces together, I'm much more likely to use them. I don't want to have to tour my craftroom to find the coordinating embellishments for one layout.
OMG Laura Great Organization Ideas. It was fun to see how you store all of your kits and or new collections. I do store my things differently because I don't buy kits or collections. I keep all my papers and or pads (12 x 12) in 12 x 12 iris boxes and have then labeled with contents. I have the JoAnns stands which snap together that you slide the iris containers into.. some of them are stacked and sit on the floor and i have many on shelves because the stands to pop apart so you can have the spaces hooked together and just put on shelving. sooo there ya go and all my dies I have a different storage system....I have the Anna Griffin Magnetic binders and have all my dies of Miss Emma's dies in those and they are labeled for catagory too...and so on my Tim Holtz Die I have in his plastic envelopes and in pull out drawer which are labeled to catagory and so on....TFS this was fun and fun too as I read the different comments to see what they do!! Thanks again YOU SO ROCK!! Oh for my printing of my labels I have a Brother Personal printer and use that. HUGS, Joan Smith
So glad you shared your storage ideas! I love seeing how everyone stores their supplies! We are all different types of scrappers, that's for sure! I generally use mostly open storage because I need to see things to find them easily. I do often buy most of a collection from my favorite brands, so storing them together makes sense. If you buy a lot of separate bits and pieces, that wouldn't work!
@@lauraalbertscrafts Your Share ideas are awesome and I totally agree that if your bought things separately you'd forget about them. I make my embellishments using Cricut Design Space or I use my dies....and many times I play and create embellishments because *as you know* we all know what pics we will be scrapping and then extra things I make I have a 12 x 12 PL Binder *cause I never did PL* That I have page protectors in the normal 12 x 12 and put the things i make on 12 x `12 cardstock and have them in there to grab....so we all have fun doing the same thing differently and I think this is spectacular...and I get tons of inspiration and ideas from everyone and I feel so lucky about that!! HUGS
Thank you very much! I am working through my craft room and finding new ways to organize supplies before I share a craft room tour, thought I'd share some of those ideas with y'all!
This was great Laura. Love how you are so organised. I rarely buy a full collection, they are so expensive in Australia. But I'm working on making kits to go with photos so that I can scrap faster when I'm ready tp scrap. I am such a slow scrapbooker I'm hoping this will help. Any tips on how to scrap faster? Thanks again. Love your work!
Thank you very much! Preparing your kits ahead of time is a great way to scrap faster, it doesn't have to be a collection. I do all my fussy cutting ahead of time, organize into the Fjalla organizers, and go through the kit to get a good feel for what's in it. You could also make page kits ahead of time for certain photos. I don't do those very often, but I know Nicole Jones here on TH-cam does!
Thank you, Melissa! It's so nice to have everything easy to find and look through! I find if I keep it all in the packages, I won't bother looking through it.
Hi Laura. This was a very helpful. I enjoy all your videos! I do have a question... I hope you have an idea to help me with something. I have been scrapbooking for many, MANY years and have quite a stash of supplies. I have some health challenges and sometimes can’t get to my art room but I try to use that time to fuzzy cut (and sometimes back cut files). I have been fussy cutting a LOT of pocket life cards & random papers (probably more than I will ever use- but it gives me something to do!). My question to you is how to store all these little items- small word phrases, icons, flowers, etc so I can see what I have and can access them and actually use them. Thanks for your input. I really appreciate it. I would have emailed you but I couldn’t find an email address.
Thank you, Julie! I put my fussy cutting into sandwich bags so that I can see what I have and keep it all together. Another idea is to keep the packaging from stickers and die cuts (the clear bags) and use those! I hope that was helpful! Sometimes, just doing a little bit of crafty things like making DIY embellishments, fussy cutting, or (like you said) backing cut files can keep your mind busy now and will make your scrapping more dynamic (and easier!) later!
@@lauraalbertscrafts Thanks. I do put things in bags when I cut several from a sheet of paper. I hang those on my IKEA peg board so I can see what I have. I’m just struggling with all these little phrases & tidbits where I only have 3-4 that get lost in the shuffle because I have so many of those now. Maybe I can figure out a way to group them in categories. Thanks for your help.
I pull collections out every once in a while, but not as often as I should. I try to rotate collections and if I find I'm not really reaching for one for quite a while, I'll break it down and put it into my stash kit supplies, so it will get used. I do have a plan for 2022 though that will have me pulling out those collections much more often!
Hi Laura, I just discovered your channel. I have thoroughly enjoyed the few videos I have had time to see!! I have a quick question about the white organizer from Ikea ... did you buy it in the store or online? I went online & they only show it in gray. Thank you! P.S. I used your tip to the move the paper when I fussy cut ... #gamechanger ...THANK YOU!
Hi Margaret! I bought them in person, but I do know that IKEA has scaled back production right now because of COVID lowering sales. I think if you wait a little while, they may come back with white options (or if it's safe, check your local store).
@@lauraalbertscrafts Thank you so much! Unfortunately our closest location is a long drive away & with my luck there wouldn't be one! LOL! Oh and thanks for the link for the embellishment tray! I remembered to subscribe to your channel today ... I look forward to seeing more of your videos. Thanks again for responding so soon!
I love your organization! I was planning on using the Fjalla from IKEA but needed some ideas on what goes where in the organizer. Where did you get that tray? I really need a bunch of those. Thanks for the inspiration!
Here is a link to the embellishment tray I use: amzn.to/3ksp1C2
I enjoy all your videos
@@anamariacham9252 Thank you!
I would love to be able to get everything from an entire collection at one time. Because it is so expensive here in Canada I usually just get the paper and occasionally the ephemera. I do lots of fussy cutting for embellishments like you. It would be so much fun to sit and organize like you but then I may never use the stuff because I would always be admiring it. Lol. I did learn that cutting your packages on the side is much better then from the top. Thank you for that great tip!
I have found myself much happier to buy from just a few of my favorite brands rather than bits and pieces from all over (then trying to make them work together). I rarely get the entire collection, usually the papers and the stickers/ephemera. This collection I got from a Design Team, so I got more than I usually do. Glad it was helpful!
I loved all of the different ideas in this video! So many great tips and different storage solutions! Thanks for sharing, Laura!
I'm so glad it was helpful, really appreciate the encouragement, Katelyn!
Some great tips here! Being in the U.K. I never can afford a full collection so quite often fussy cut to stretch what I do buy. I tend not to keep the collections together as by the time I’ve finished with them there’s so little left that what is left I store in colour folders so I can easily pull my own kits together. Any embellishments get stored in separate boxes for each colour. Thanks for sharing your great ideas!
Thank you, Becky! That's completely understandable. I think whatever system you use has to be intuitive to how you scrapbook. I don't think of things by color, I think of them by designer. My brain knows each of my favorites' styles and color schemes by memory, so I can find them more quickly that way. It makes so much sense to go by color though!
Oh my goodness this collection is gorgeous; I need to try to track it down. I agree re: the 6x6 pack in this case; easier to use as embellishments.
I like that slit idea. I have never see it before. :)
I may have a slight obsession with organizational ideas. :) ;)
Isn't it pretty? I may or may not be hoarding that one...
This was awesome! Thank you for sharing your process. I'm not a fan of fussy cutting but I like the way you separate your papers out and store them after they are cut. Maybe I will try that with the next collection I bring in.
So glad it was helpful, Patricia! I really like to be able to pull out a full kit or collection with ease and make a quick page. Searching for all the bits and pieces around my craft room often stopped me from crafting!
I love the idea of opening each sticker pack on one side. I usual end up with the packages being ripped open lol! I organize by collection until I don't have enough left to do anything with, then I organize by colour. I have way too many supplies to remember the colours of all my collections.
Yes! Cutting open the side makes it easy to slip things in and out, but still keeps it together.
Fascinating! I find myself being the odd man out because I buy kits and collections, but as soon as i get them, I split them up and organize all my supplies by category. I have found that when I try to work from a kit, I end up not liking all the matching/ repetitive elements and grab stuff from my neatly organized categories most of the time anyway. I also rarely make traditional scrapbook layouts. I do memory planning, creative journaling, project life I'd like to start doing more scrapbook-y pages which is why I'm here....and I'm looking around my space thinking, but I've separated all my collections!!!! aaaaaahhhhh!!!! lol I also find that I will never ever ever remember what I have if I store things away in collections and in drawers or bins like that. Anyhoo, just my two cents for what's it's worth.
You can absolutely still sort that way! Put together your own kit of mixed bits and pieces that look like they go together to you, that’s all I do in my DIY kits.
Thank you so much! Now maybe I can dive into all those collections I’ve been hoarding lol
You're welcome, Leah! I find it so much easier to pull out a collection and make with it when it's all prepped and ready to go!
I love your collection. I would never leave that room. Lol 😍
Thank you, Riley! It's a fantastic collection and I've had a lot of fun with it! Really excited to have my own space for the first time!
Great tips! I am currently trying to reorganize my scraproom to help me more easily access my supplies. Thank you --perfect timing for this!
So glad it was helpful, Daisy!
Stumbled upon your videos today. Great "detail" throughout. I will enjoy your insight.
Thank you! Glad you found me!
This was neat! I also don’t buy collections.Im mostly paper pads, individual stickers or die cuts, some newer small kits and the mountain of so much variation I’ve collected through many years...trying to incorporate old stuff to get rid of it!!! Mostly stored by themes.
I’ve just recently started creating my own kits, pulling from a hundred different areas of the stash.... that has made a huge difference, to take a day and do prepared kits...same idea🥰
Thank you, Anne! Yes! I have a stash of individual items as well, I really need to start making more stash kits and use up the older stuff too.
Thankful for the inspiration you give me. ❤️
This was super helpful, you should make another video like it because it was so fun to watch!
Thank you, Elle! I'll probably do an updated version soon!
I love how you organize your collections. Great ideas.
Thank you, Heather! I find it so much easier to pull one out and use if if I prep it first.
Love to see how you organize your stuff :)
Thank you! I have a few more ideas to share while I'm cleaning my craft room for an update room tour!
Love seeing how you store the collections! 💕
Yes! I have a craft room tour planned, but I need to clean up first. I can't wait to show you guys my space!
Wow! All this information is going to help me get organized, and USE what I have. Thank you.
I'm so glad it was helpful, Ellen! I love love prepping my kits and collections.
This is extremely helpful. Thank you! I have a lot of older paper collections and older embellishment packs - that actually don’t belong together. I find it hard to organise and store these. Lately I buy complete collections so would now choose to do what you do!😃
So glad it was helpful! I have found so much peace in limiting my purchases to brands and collections I really love, so my storage had to change to make this work better for me. I hope it works for you too!
Thank you sooo much for sharing this, many great tips 🤗👍🏻😉
You're welcome, Karin! I'm so glad it was helpful!
great video. Most of my supplies are separated by color with the exception of holiday stuff, Disney, etc. Or separated by item type (mini alphas, word phrases, etc. After watching this video I can see how storing collections together would be beneficial in pulling page kits together. thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Lynne! I really don't want to spend a lot of time touring my craft room before each project, so by keeping collections together, I can quickly grab one and start making something right away!
Thanks for sharing! This was very helpful. I keel my papers by designers/collections in short boxes on my shelves so I can see the top half. But I never know what to do with the matching ephemera, etc. I love your condiment trays for your working collections- definitely going to get some of those & the IKEA boxes!
You're welcome! Yes, I find keeping all my collection pieces together, I'm much more likely to use them. I don't want to have to tour my craftroom to find the coordinating embellishments for one layout.
So insightful; thank-you Laura :)
Thank you very much, Moira! I'm so glad it was helpful!
OMG Laura Great Organization Ideas. It was fun to see how you store all of your kits and or new collections. I do store my things differently because I don't buy kits or collections. I keep all my papers and or pads (12 x 12) in 12 x 12 iris boxes and have then labeled with contents. I have the JoAnns stands which snap together that you slide the iris containers into.. some of them are stacked and sit on the floor and i have many on shelves because the stands to pop apart so you can have the spaces hooked together and just put on shelving. sooo there ya go and all my dies I have a different storage system....I have the Anna Griffin Magnetic binders and have all my dies of Miss Emma's dies in those and they are labeled for catagory too...and so on my Tim Holtz Die I have in his plastic envelopes and in pull out drawer which are labeled to catagory and so on....TFS this was fun and fun too as I read the different comments to see what they do!! Thanks again YOU SO ROCK!!
Oh for my printing of my labels I have a Brother Personal printer and use that.
HUGS,
Joan Smith
So glad you shared your storage ideas! I love seeing how everyone stores their supplies! We are all different types of scrappers, that's for sure! I generally use mostly open storage because I need to see things to find them easily. I do often buy most of a collection from my favorite brands, so storing them together makes sense. If you buy a lot of separate bits and pieces, that wouldn't work!
@@lauraalbertscrafts Your Share ideas are awesome and I totally agree that if your bought things separately you'd forget about them. I make my embellishments using Cricut Design Space or I use my dies....and many times I play and create embellishments because *as you know* we all know what pics we will be scrapping and then extra things I make I have a 12 x 12 PL Binder *cause I never did PL* That I have page protectors in the normal 12 x 12 and put the things i make on 12 x `12 cardstock and have them in there to grab....so we all have fun doing the same thing differently and I think this is spectacular...and I get tons of inspiration and ideas from everyone and I feel so lucky about that!! HUGS
Love any type of organization tips
Good to know! I'm working on a few more ideas for future organization videos!
I loved your video Laura. TFS!
Thank you very much! I am working through my craft room and finding new ways to organize supplies before I share a craft room tour, thought I'd share some of those ideas with y'all!
Ooohhh this is very helpfull and thanks for the link for those trays they are great. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Anja! I'm so glad it was helpful! I love those trays, they are so much easier to sort things in!
Haha yes Laura, I was about to ask where your CVS stash lived! Saved the best ‘til last 😍
You know it had to have a place of honor in my closet!!
Oh, this is fabulous, Laura. New to your site. I needed a way to organize my paper collections so I use them!
Thank you, Joan! Welcome! I am going to be doing a lot of organizing videos in the next month or two as I get my craft room cleaned up for a tour!
This was very helpful. Thank you.
I'm so glad it was helpful! I've had a lot of questions about how I prep my kits.
Great ideas! TFS
Thank you very much, Carol!
Great video!!!! Soooooo helpful!!!!
Thank you, Kari! I'm so glad it was helpful! It was fun to do, I promise a craft room tour is coming...just gotta clean first!
This is awesome thanks for sharing. And yes I was thinking where is the coco vanilla was
Thank you very much, Bec! I figured those that watch me often would wonder!
Very very helpful. Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome! I'm glad it was helpful!
I do both. I must admit that I do hoard my collections, though. Tfs.
I hear you, I hoard Cocoa Vanilla Studio like it's nobody's business! Lol!
This was great Laura. Love how you are so organised. I rarely buy a full collection, they are so expensive in Australia. But I'm working on making kits to go with photos so that I can scrap faster when I'm ready tp scrap. I am such a slow scrapbooker I'm hoping this will help. Any tips on how to scrap faster? Thanks again. Love your work!
Thank you very much! Preparing your kits ahead of time is a great way to scrap faster, it doesn't have to be a collection. I do all my fussy cutting ahead of time, organize into the Fjalla organizers, and go through the kit to get a good feel for what's in it. You could also make page kits ahead of time for certain photos. I don't do those very often, but I know Nicole Jones here on TH-cam does!
@@lauraalbertscrafts Thank so much Laura. Great advice. 😊
Awesome video - I just ordered some of the embellishment trays -- great idea!
Thank you, Melissa! It's so nice to have everything easy to find and look through! I find if I keep it all in the packages, I won't bother looking through it.
I did, too.
Hi Laura. This was a very helpful. I enjoy all your videos! I do have a question... I hope you have an idea to help me with something. I have been scrapbooking for many, MANY years and have quite a stash of supplies. I have some health challenges and sometimes can’t get to my art room but I try to use that time to fuzzy cut (and sometimes back cut files). I have been fussy cutting a LOT of pocket life cards & random papers (probably more than I will ever use- but it gives me something to do!). My question to you is how to store all these little items- small word phrases, icons, flowers, etc so I can see what I have and can access them and actually use them. Thanks for your input. I really appreciate it. I would have emailed you but I couldn’t find an email address.
Thank you, Julie! I put my fussy cutting into sandwich bags so that I can see what I have and keep it all together. Another idea is to keep the packaging from stickers and die cuts (the clear bags) and use those! I hope that was helpful! Sometimes, just doing a little bit of crafty things like making DIY embellishments, fussy cutting, or (like you said) backing cut files can keep your mind busy now and will make your scrapping more dynamic (and easier!) later!
@@lauraalbertscrafts Thanks. I do put things in bags when I cut several from a sheet of paper. I hang those on my IKEA peg board so I can see what I have. I’m just struggling with all these little phrases & tidbits where I only have 3-4 that get lost in the shuffle because I have so many of those now. Maybe I can figure out a way to group them in categories. Thanks for your help.
Awesome…how often do you look thru your drawers….?
I pull collections out every once in a while, but not as often as I should. I try to rotate collections and if I find I'm not really reaching for one for quite a while, I'll break it down and put it into my stash kit supplies, so it will get used. I do have a plan for 2022 though that will have me pulling out those collections much more often!
Laura, I loved this. Where do you get the white 3 compartment tray?
Hi Laura, I just discovered your channel. I have thoroughly enjoyed the few videos I have had time to see!! I have a quick question about the white organizer from Ikea ... did you buy it in the store or online? I went online & they only show it in gray. Thank you! P.S. I used your tip to the move the paper when I fussy cut ... #gamechanger ...THANK YOU!
Hi Margaret! I bought them in person, but I do know that IKEA has scaled back production right now because of COVID lowering sales. I think if you wait a little while, they may come back with white options (or if it's safe, check your local store).
@@lauraalbertscrafts Thank you so much! Unfortunately our closest location is a long drive away & with my luck there wouldn't be one! LOL! Oh and thanks for the link for the embellishment tray! I remembered to subscribe to your channel today ... I look forward to seeing more of your videos. Thanks again for responding so soon!
I love your organization! I was planning on using the Fjalla from IKEA but needed some ideas on what goes where in the organizer. Where did you get that tray? I really need a bunch of those. Thanks for the inspiration!
The tray came from Amazon! It’s just a plastic condiment tray.
I have very similar trays from the $ Tree. You might check there.