creating keepsakes has a new book out right now, called the organized & inspired scrapbooker. and let me tell you, it's a gorgeous book!
i'm a huge sucker for organization. and organizing scrapbooking supplies is one of my favorite things to organize. it's also a necessity. it's so easy to become overwhelmed and buried in pattern paper, stickers, and photos. and all the other goodies that we use to preserve our memories. which is why i feel it's so important to stay organized, and come up with a plan for what works for you and the scrap space that you're working with.
and this book is full of great ideas and tips. it originally came out a few years ago, and was a hardcover book. just in case a few of you think it might look a bit familiar 😉 there are 176 pages, filled with ideas. everything from finding your organizing style, organizing your supplies and tools, finding a system for your photo storage, organizing memorabilia, and so much more. and lots of photos of all different kinds of scraproom and studios.
here's a peek into a few pages from the book.
if you're thinking about ordering a copy of this gorgeous book, i have a coupon code to share with you. it's the same one that i mentioned last week, for the digital book. just use coupon code DS25DT, to get free shipping on orders of $25 or more (expires 2/11/11).
and creating keepsakes has provided me with a copy of the organized and inspired scrapbooker to give away to one lucky blog reader. all you need to do, is leave me a comment, telling me one simple organizing tip. i'll leave comments open until thursday night, and will announce a winner on friday morning.
and to go along with this theme, i also wanted to share that it is organization week (click to see what they have planned for the week) over on the CK editors blog, as well as the CK club site. check back in each day to see what they have going on.
today, on the CK blog, you'll find all sorts of tips and ideas for storing scrapbooking tools. i think i even spotted a few storage tips from my own scraproom 😉 i have a few storage and organization posts planned for this week too.
Laura Vegas 
63 responses to “the organized & inspired scrapbooker – a CK giveaway”
To store extra packages of embellishments, I hung one of those over the door organizers (the kind with 4 hooks used for hanging up towels or bathrobes) on my scrap room door. Using the hanger hole on the pkg, i slip several pkgs onto jumbo metal binder rings and then just put the rings onto the hooks on the door. Holds tons and, when the door is open, you don’t even see them. Makes use of that dead space that wouldn’t otherwise be used,
LikeLike
When I buy entire collections (or almost an entire collection), I keep the paper, chipboard sheets and stickers together with a bull dog / binder clip and then stick it in my slotted jetmax cube. It’s a very simple way to keep everything together and easy to take apart!
LikeLike
That looks like a really good one! Thanks for the chance! I like to keep my patterned paper in labeled Cropper Hopper paper containers, then I put in my cubes I got at Michaels- they fit perfectly in the vertical holders!
LikeLike
I use clear plastic storage containers so I can see what I have (and not forget about what I already have). Even though I can see what is inside the containers, I labeled them with its contents.
LikeLike
I am a traveling scrapbooker. That means I don’t just scrap at home, so I have to be organized on the go. I use a milk crate on wheels (purchased from office depot) that Cropper Hopper containers fit nicely down into. I keep my solid papers in one crate, labeled and sorted by color and my design papers in another crate labeled and sorted by theme. Works great for traveling!
LikeLike
That book has my name written all over it. I love organization and any tips on how to be more organized for scrapping would be amazing. Thanks for the chance to win!
LikeLike
I want to win this! I am a sucker for organization! I make lots of cards, and organize them by category (birthday, thank you, etc.) I can just go to my card file when I need to give or send out a card.
LikeLike
Such an awesome giveaway! I am SO in need of that book right now!!! My cork boards that I use to tack up my supplies are falling apaprt and I need to find a new way to organize stuff in such a bad way. My organizing tip is that I find it much better to store my chipboard letters in those plastic sets of drawers (from the hardware section). One drawer per letter(all A’s in one all B’s in another etc). I have 2 sets of drawers one for upper case and one set for lower case. I painted them white with that plastic spray paint and voila! Perfect!
LikeLike
I am the least organized person EVER, so this book would be a great help. The only tip I’ve used that works for me is storing my ribbon by color in jars. Although that’s starting to become a mess as well, LOL! Thanks for the chance to win.
LikeLike
The only tip is to just do it – stay organized. Scrapping isn’t very fun when your supplies aren’t where you can access them.
Love a chance to win!
LikeLike
I love the cover! I stored my scrap papers on boxes and I label all my boxes.
LikeLike
tackle boxes, tackle boxes… 🙂 I store all kinds of little embellies in them, plus they’re easy to grab when i head to my bi-annual crop! 🙂 c’mon random number generator- pick me!!! I tried to find this book (the old edition) on amazon, and it was over $100!!!
LikeLike
Wow, that’s a fantastic giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win. My favorite thing that I use to organize is a plastic drawer organizer that is meant for a kitchen drawer to put batteries, etc. in. I use mine for brads, buttons, eyelets, all those little things. It has a lot of little compartments, I just open my drawer of my desk and it’s all right there organized by color. Those little embellies seem to be the hardest to keep track of and this works great.
LikeLike
I really need this book. I organize by color but need to divide it all up more than just that. I like cropper hopper paper storage and divided boxes for tiny embellishments.
LikeLike
I really need help in getting organized. I do not know where to begin. The room that I am going to use is such a mess it is over powering me. I want to get it organized so I can go in there and just scrapbook.
LikeLike
I can’t scrap unless my room is organized. Have to have my paper in the cropper hopper vertical paper holders. Love baskets for my stamps, ribbon, flowers, mini albums and new stuff that I want to use. My #1 must have is my MM table top carousal that holds all of my goodies right there for me to grab and scrap.
LikeLike
I found some adorable little tin pails in the dollar aisle at Target. I bought a bunch of them to sort my different colors of brads into. Love seeing them sitting on my windowsill in my scrap room! Thanks for the chance to win.
LikeLike
Organisation? Umm I just throw everything into a big cupboard! Lol I think I need this book 😉
LikeLike
mmm this may be what i need…have been toying with the idea of grouping my stuff into colours!!!! might look into this again!!!
my tip is to have some stuff OUT on your table often.. i have a multi layered fruit bowl stand… it find if my stuff is OUT i use it!!!!
LikeLike
My cardstock is organized by color and patterned paper is organized by vendor or theme. I have so much from my favorite vendors that they just get there own bin. always looking for more ways to tame the scrapbook room!
LikeLike
ohhhh…love the look of this book and I NEED some organization help bigtime! Ummm…my tip, if you could call it that…LOL is get a clip it up or make one, lots of tutorials out there for this as I find the clip it up a big help in knowing at least some of what I have right there to see! 🙂 thanks for the giveaway Laura!
LikeLike
i organize my embelishments by color in two rolling iris carts. It works for me at home and when I go to a crop
LikeLike
I’m not too good at organization—
the only tip I have is USE YOUR WALLS
LikeLike
the only thing I have organized is my punches. I keep them in the same bin. I REALLY NEED this book.
LikeLike
I have a file folder box with files for each color of paper. I organize my scraps by color so that when I am working on a project and just need a little piece, I pull out the appropriate file instead of digging through a bin of mish-mosh. Currently my scrap room looks like “a bomb went off” according to my husband- so apparently, I am in need of this book!
LikeLike
I’ve wanted this book since the old edition went out of print but it was so so pricey after that. My tip…I keep my stickers organized onto large binder rings, with a label of who or what I bought them for. For example, unicorn stickers that remind me of my oldest niece would go on her ring.
LikeLike
I could use a lot of help organizationally! I tend to have stacks of paper in various places, and then I don’t remember that they’re there (especially all the patterned paper). Not helpful!
LikeLike
Thanks for doing this giveaway Laura! My best organization tip is to store “kits” of product in large zipper bags — I store the paper, ideas, embellishments etc all together so all I have to do is grab the bag and go 🙂
Hope I win, I could really use it!
LikeLike
I’ve been thinking a lot recently on how I can get (& more importantly stay!) better organized. Hopefully this book can provide me with some ideas.
My organization tip is to tidy up between projects & put everything back where it belongs. Saves so much time later when you’re looking for stuff.
LikeLike
What a great giveaway! My tip is to use a $1.99 clear plastic organizational box with about 36 rectangles. I use it to put my round yellow sponges, cut into 8 triangular pieces, that I use for my ink colors. Then on the top of the plastic box I put a small white sticker and write the name of the color ink so I know right where to put it back when I use it, and I don’t have to mix the ink colors on the sponges when I want to use red one day and yellow the next.
LikeLike
The only thing I actually have organized is my embellishments. They are in jars from IKEA. I seriously need this book!
LikeLike
Always love tips for organization! Gotta check to see if I have this already, if not you KNOW I’ll be getting it!
LikeLike
I use flat rate boxes as my makeshift cropper-hoppers. They work great and are easy to trim down to fit in an Expedit! thanks for the giveaway.
LikeLike
we are living with mum while we build, so keeping organised is kinda hard. BUT i do keep colours with colours in my rolling trolley and collections with collections. AND do need inspiration for organising my ever growing scrapbooking collection when i have my very own scrapbooking room. bring on the book !! and thanks for your fab blog!
LikeLike
i now have my ribbon sorted by colors and i LOVE it!
would love to also get my hands on this great giveaway.
LikeLike
I love the color of this book and the photos you showed us, especially the last one. This would be so awesome to win because I’m finally turning half our family room into my scrap area and I NEED ideas to make it work. Please pick me as the number, I’m even willing to share it. After 3 months of memorizing it and getting my room ready I will happily mail it to someone else.
My tips that work for me is to keep my most favorite tools right there on the table in a bucket, basket, whatever you want. The other thing I do is organize my paper in a scrapbook paper zipper bag I have, each section is a theme christmas, summer, spring, fall/halloween, etc. so it’s easy to find those. My other paper is in a 5 drawer cart on wheels, one drawer for pattern paper, solids, scraps, then the other two are stuffed with embellishments which makes it hard to find. Thank you so much for the giveaway and I’m crossing my fingers.
LikeLike
I organize Everything by brand. That’s the best way that works for me !!!
Thanks for the chance,
Karina.
LikeLike
I subscribe to a monthly kit club & put each kit in a large ziploc bag to keep all the contents together. I then put the bags in a large basket under my scrap table so I have easy access to all my kits whenever I want. Thanks for the awesome giveaway. I would love to win a copy of this book!
LikeLike
I have started storing everything by color, a la Stacy Julian. It is an amazing time saver!
LikeLike
Thanks for the chance to win this Laura..I would love this. Here are a few tips. Store your papeer scraps in an accordion file by color..makes it very easy to find them. Pure regularly and look at what you are purging. It will help you not but things that aren’t really your style!
LikeLike
THANK FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN THIS LAURA I WOULD LOVE THIS BOOK I HAVE STORE MY PAPER BY COLOR SO I CAN BUY MORE SCRAPBOOKING SUPPLES TOO
LikeLike
i store my punches on little shelves that my husband made. these shelves are on a wall of pegboard. they work great and they enable me to see exactly what i have.
LikeLike
what an awesome giveaway! i am in the process collecting scrap studio ideas in hopes of revamping my scrap room (ok, who am i fooling? i am hoping you will come over and do it for me!)
so my organization tip…purge regularly and often.
LikeLike
lol. I will never be an organized scrapbooker, but my tip is – always put everything on it´s place. when you use a punch, put it back to your punch box. when you use piece of paper, store or throw away the rest. i just wish i would do it every.single.time :))
LikeLike
When I finish a layout, it goes straight into the album. The album actually sits on my desk so it’s easy to slip right in. I also scrap what I feel at the moment. I used to get caught up on staying chronological. This took that stress away. I also clean up after every project when it’s complete. I think it gives me permission to start the next project. 🙂
LikeLike
The only thing that works for me in my organisation is storing cardstock by colour. Everything else is pretty dysfunctional and not really working for me
LikeLike
I have put all of my cardstock alphabets into a plastic container, all stacked neatly so it is easy to flip through them to see what I want.
LikeLike
I use accordian files to organize stickers and some embellishments; you can get files in various sizes, which accomodates almost any size embellishment!
LikeLike
I have found it helpful to “kit” some of my themed materials that I only use for that theme — for example I have a Christmas box that contains Christmas themed papers and embellishments. I have also created theme boxes or kits for Halloween, Valentine’s Day and for the school albums I keep for both of my girls. This has greatly helped me in putting together my speciality and mini albums.
LikeLike
I love to use vintage finds to store my tidbits. Buttons, flowers, leftover diecuts and ribbon remnants go into vintage glass jars with lids (the type found in old five & dime’s to hold candy), then they are displayed in an antique glass front cupboard from my DH’s Grandpa’s store. Thanks for the chance to win!
LikeLike