Are you ORGANIZED?
To begin today – I found this quote and just loved it! I hope it touches you the way it did me! I think we all get frustrated when we are not organized and I found this to speak to me!
"When it comes to organizing a workspace, relaxation and comfort aren't
the primary goals. Work is about efficiency and productivity. … The
more neat and logically organized your workspace is, the better you will
be at your job."
This is something that we ALL struggle with and I find it to be very interesting that each of us have our own system of being organized! The best thing that I find is…there is no right or wrong way as each of us need to do what works for us! Today I wanted to share with you how I keep my SU Paper organized!
There is nothing "prettier" than to see my "stampin' area" clean and tidy ( and trust me – that is not very often) but one area that totally sends me into a tissy is when I have paper and scraps here and there! I will say that having my paper in this system makes me use a lot less paper as I am using my scraps up more efficiently as before I would just pull out a new sheet and cut away! This is how I do it and boy is it simple!
I simply went through the catalog and typed out the names of each of the paper and printed them on Avery labels and POOF – done! I do keep them in the "family" as they are in the catalog as I just find that to be easier for me…ie – subtles…brights…in color etc….. I basically am making 3 different labels for each color
- smaller one for the tab - ie….Daffodil Delight Brights then placed the label over the actual color of card stock!
- larger label for the front of each hanging folder ( you could eliminate this one…but because I am doing it for the next step I just went ahead and did this)
- larger label foe the hanging folder BEHIND my full sheet folder and I label this one ie….Daffodil Delight Scraps
Hope this all makes sense and please feel free to contact me if you have any questions! I love to think that I am an organized person but many times I am challenged to find a system that works! Please remember, we all need to figure out what works for each of our workspaces. I also think a key element in keeping paper organized is that I am able to keep these bins of paper out on a work table! Have a great day and until tomorrow……!!!!
OK….you rock! I am so inspired by this! It has my mind going on how to re-arrange my paper stock right now. I may be on to something!!! Wooooo Hoooo! Thank you!
Susan..thanks for the tip on the folder for cardstock scraps…
Love this idea. Once I take the SU paper out of the package, it’s a guessing game for me which paper is which. I am not sure I can go back and label now but I can start from here forward. Thanks for the great idea.
What size is that container and where did you get it? It looks very large, but I love the idea. Do you do a separate file for 12 x 12 paper? I’m in the process of organizing my stamp/craft space and this would be a HUGE help.