Hello! Today I am sharing my original plan for storing paper scraps and why it didn’t work!! If you ever save scraps of paper for your cards or scrapbooks, you are going to want to watch this!
See the video below or watch it in HD on YouTube:
I always wanted a drawer set aside for scrap paper. I was in absolute heaven when I finally had the space to have this EXTRA drawer. I thought it was the best thing ever! I could just throw all my scrap paper in this drawer and have it ready and on hand when I needed it.
For a while, it was a dream. Until it got a little out of hand…
After a short while, the drawer got filled up, and overflowing so that it became hard to even close the drawer without paper falling out. It got so bad, that one day I decided this was NOT THE WAY!!
So I took the larger pieces of paper and cut them into card-size pieces (4 1/2″ x 5 1/2″). The rest of the smaller paper I made into piles of color families.
I now have a good size collection of patterned paper for cards. And I keep them at the top of my desk for ready access.
As for the scraps, threw away quite a bit. But I do like to keep scraps for easy die cutting (especially for my favorite layering flower die cuts)!
Watch the video to see how I keep it ready and organized now!! It’s my new favorite system. I love the change and now I have an empty drawer to organize my next obsession…which I will share very soon!
Thanks for stopping by! How do you keep your scraps organized?
May your days be filled with sunshine,