Organizing Your Paper

As a scrapbooker I have collected A LOT of paper. Let's not discuss exactly how much... teehee .... most of you know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. We buy paper that is 8.5 x 11, 12x12, solid, patterned, loose, in a pad ... so many different types. There are so many different ways to organize your paper and depending on your scrapbooking style some ways work better than others. Hopefully this post will give you a few ideas for your paper organization. 

Organizing Solid and Patterned 8.5 x 11 Paper

I bought a metal, 3-drawer, filing cabinet. It works perfectly for 8.5 x 11 paper. Two of the drawers are used for my solid colors. On the outside of the cabinet I used my label maker to label which color was in which drawer. The third drawer is for my 8.5 x 11 paper pads. I don't have a lot but love the ones I have. I don't buy a lot of loose, patterned paper in 8.5 x 11 but when I do it doesn't go in this filing cabinet. I decide what themed folder it goes in with my 12x12 patterned paper. 

Organizing 12 x 12 Patterned Paper

I have a cube from Michaels that holds 12 x 12 hanging files. I use this to house all my loose patterned paper. The following are the themed sections I have:

• School
• Dots/Stripes
• Seasons
• Holiday
• Nautical
• Baby/Kids
• Animals
• Chevron
• Birthday
• Sparkle
• Sports/Games
• Wedding/Love
• Food/Drink
• Travel
• Pirate
• Beach/Water
• Nature 

I also put patterned 8.5 x 11 in these folders too since I don't have a lot. 

When it comes to my paper pads I use cubes from Michaels as well. They are open shelves. I label the spine with either a black permanent marker or I use my label maker. I try to group them by themes as much as possible but not as detailed as the loose paper. I put all baby pads together and school pads together, etc. 

I also have a bunch of paper packs/page kits from Close to my Heart and Echo Park. I store those upright in a cube as well. 

Organizing 12 x 12 Solid Paper

This is one area I have spent a chunk of money and it was worth EVERY SINGLE PENNY. After trying different organization methods for my solid paper I came across these wooden cubes that fit perfectly inside the IKEA cube shelves. Each wooden cube is about $85 and can be purchased at https://www.stampnstorage.com/paper-holder-for-ikea/ .... yes, that is pricey but like I said WORTH IT. My solid paper is in grabbing distance from my scrapbook desk and makes choosing paper a breeze. 

Make sure to check out my recent post about organizing your smaller paper scraps!!! Hopefully this helps you make order in a world of paper madness!!

As always if I can help in any way with your scrapbooking and organization needs I can be emailed at jessie.hood.3@gmail.com