At LAST at PEACE with my PAPER!

Another look at my Craft Room Organization highlighting the system I have finally found to work for organizing ALL my paper. This is an in-depth look at paper organization including tips and ideas on how to use power project folders, plastic sleeves and Recollections cubes in your craft room.
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[@ruthmccauley8546]

I had done a little of this style of organization. However, I had not broken apart all those theme packs - and I have some from way way back! Today’s project is to break those apart and put n my color folders. Seems like I just needed permission to do that! Ha ha! Thanks again for sharing.

[@ellaconner9452]

I watched your Friday night LIVE a couple of weeks again and you mentioned these. Thanks for this video so that I could see how much paper one folder holds. I’m ordering some from my advisor and can’t wait to use them 💕

[@birdyyenc9852]

I, too, have adapted your style of paper organization and will have to add in the many project life journaling cards I have to that right front pocket. I also have one additional tip that I’ve added to my project folders. That is to move all my cut apart paper to the back of the large gusset. When I can’t find a journal card or am looking for a word or phrase to match a particular color all I have to do is pull out those back few pieces of paper.

[@thechickincharge1073]

THIS would SO be my style for organizing paper! It is too, too easy to forget what we have and this style makes everything we have so much more ‘available’.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

It really does! I love having all my choices at my fingertips and not having to look through different collections 🙌🏻👍🏻

[@debchambers8563]

After watching your last two videos on paper organization, I completely overhauled my paper stash in the same fashion. I love it! I had to move my existing recollections cubes around so they were all vertical and all together but it looks SO much better. It was a lot of work but it was worth it. Thank you for the idea!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

So glad it worked for you Deb! I love it, each time I reach for my paper!❤️

[@elizabetheddy1073]

Hi Lauren, I know this comment is a little bit on the late side, considering you posted this video three years ago! But I have decided to get back into scrapbooking. I started doing it about 25 years ago! I guess we started at the same time ha ha ha! I have always loved watching your scrapbook organization and many many of your videos. But I haven’t been scrapbooking because I got in just so many other different crafts, including card, making. now that I have almost everything a paper crafter could use, I’m trying to get all of my scrapbook paper in order! I love this video, it’s kind of how I’ve been doing my scrapbook paper all along, but it did take me quite some time to figure out what was the best way to do it! So, thank you so much for reminding me! And I love those 12 x 12 check out store record sleeves! I think they are wonderful! (I’d love to get the other ones that you mentioned, but that’s really not in my budget. Because I would want one for every color and all my patterns, paper and collections!) I do have a question for you?? Where can I buy colored cardstock in bulk that doesn’t break the bank?? I can’t believe how expensive paper has gotten!! If you could, please let me know I would appreciate it! Thanks again for all of your great videos, I am definitely going to start watching you all the time now. Oh I do have one more question. Are you a creative memories consultant? Because I have all of those things that you showed in your drawer for cutting out different shapes with your paper. I need the little blades that are red blue and green. Do they still carry them? Thanks again, Liz.😊🩷

[@cinthiaholley1752]

Thank you I am getting a new craft room so this paper organization will be great.

[@marose6]

Thanks so much for showing the paper in your power folders I’m a visual learner

[@pcfloresnm]

Love!!! This is the way I think too. I'm not quite there to split my CM Collections but I'm sure it's coming.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

It’s a big choice Patricia, but I am really happy I did at this point, you will find what works best for you!

[@shirlvann8451]

Ready to join and get organized

[@marcellakramer7118]

I am in awe, your organization techniques leave me speechless!! I have never found a way that suited me almost perfectly to organize papers until now! I’ve watched this a few times and even though my scrapbooking style is very different from yours, everything you’ve shown in this video and many others can all be used to help me create in a chronological but yet artistic way. I can not describe how your organization tips have sparked how I want to redo my crafting area. I do not have a space as large as yours, even though I truly need it! I am sold on the creative memories power pockets and need to start placing orders, I need a lot of them... my stash is overwhelming I’ve done purging already a couple times so that’s not the issue, I need to tear my pads apart and sort them as you have done. You are my #1 favorite scrap room organizer. My collections of products are from over 25+ years also. You have inspired me and I wish I was your neighbor!!! LOL I am going to be using many of your tricks, tips and techniques! This is a huge compliment to you as I’ve searched the internet for a number of years for the perfect style to imitate. I will also be doing the POP series in the very near future. I’m very excited! Thank you for all you do and how unbelievably talented you are and that you want to share with all of us... you’re the best! xoxo 😊👍💖

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Wow Marcella! How kind you are!!! Thank you so much for your comments ☺️ I especially love that you mentioned you are a different style scrapper, because organization is key and we can each adapt as to what works for us ✂️🙌🏻👍🏻

[@gaylewills1294]

I just found your channel on 4-9-20..so glad I did. I started scrapbooking in 2006 with creative memory products. I have over 70 creative memory albums...i finished my oldest 7 albums and still have my youngest 5 kids to do. Plus I do monthly project life in we r memory keeper albums for our family albums. I plan to be binge watching.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

@@gaylewills1294 So glad you found it! ❤️❤️❤️ Get out the popcorn!

[@claudiar4235]

I just love your paper storage system and can’t wait for July when the CM Project sleeves are back in stock.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

THEY ARE BACK!!! yay~

[@JenniferPerryMyScraproom]

I changed my paper organization to this method last year and so far so good. I leave my collections or "workshops" together until I scrapped about as much as I can as a full kit, then I break it down and sort it. I find that I am using more of my paper collection and in completely new ways. Oh and thank you for your vid on the plastic sleeves. I ordered 200 from Amazon along with the tags and spent the day just doing a general tidy on my room. It looks much better now.

[@stephaniesnow7422]

I love this idea!!

[@Oh_Cecilia]

I organize my papers the same but my solids are stored in paper holders. They are really heavy to pull out. I think I’ll try using the CM sleeves. Looks easier to grab and bring to my desk. My other stickers and embellishments are organized by season and theme in my Scrap Rack. I learned this in 2005 when I bought my Scrap Rack. Tiffany teaches this method. TFS! I love your handwriting!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Thanks Cecilia! The sleeves will be not as heavy, so that may be helpful. I think they are easy to work with!👌🏻

[@christaprim4371]

This seems like the best way I've seen so far, but could you possibly show us in another video exactly how one of the themed cubes is organized using both the folder and the record storage sheets?

[@bethbuehn8745]

I actually organize my paper into prints and solids too!!!! but mine are in totes to take to crops . Got some more great ideas from this video. Thank you!

[@scrapnstitchtawnya5423]

I love this! You have the best organization ideas. Thanks

[@CraftSomeJoy]

😃aww thank you!!! Glad I can help😁

[@kristenhuynh6272]

I use the CheckOut brand pouches too. I add Velcro to keep the tab closed and small scraps from falling out. Love how your paper storage turns out.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Great idea Kristen! I love Velcro! 🙌🏻

[@ellengates7843]

Amazing information that I need to use for organizing my paper for the best, fastest and easiest way to scrapbook. Thank you!!!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Thanks again Ellen! I love this way of organizing 😉

[@vickiemifflin2854]

Thank you for sharing all your wonderful tips on organizing. In the middle of your video I went to my scrap room to check if the paper I have organized by theme would fit on my new shelves my husband just finished for me and they will. You just give me such good ideas. Thank you again.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Awesome Vickie! Wow I bet you are getting anxious to get everything in you new space 😄

[@dianaryan3564]

You with carpentry skills available are really lucky!

[@wendyengland2530]

I really enjoyed this video. I would have loved to actually watch your process too - We always love seeing other people's paper. I had already decided the last time you showed those power folders that I was going to purchase some. I have to wait until I go to the States this summer, but honestly can't wait to get my hands on them and get my paper better organized. I have a lot less paper so will be doing this on a much smaller scale, but I think the principles apply no matter how much paper you have. One thing I'm eager to have is my patterned branding strips organized by color with my paper. Those power folders will be perfect for this. Thank you so much for sharing these ideas. I've been really sick lately so I haven't been able to actually scrapbook, but the videos help in the meantime.

[@kristenhuynh6272]

Wendy England hope you feel better. My paper collection is much smaller too but growing slowly. I can’t seem to get myself to break up the paper pads neither. For the flower papers I would put them under Spring.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Yes! Do hope you feel better soon... paper organizing is so fun😉

[@jeanetteclintonridgegarden]

I don't have as much paper as you do.....( yet ) lol I have been looking for a way to organize my paper and i think this might be my answer. Thank you for sharing..

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Thanks Jeanette! I hope you give it a try, it has helped my process so much!!...and the paper WILL come, LOL!

[@TammySkipperTV]

Ahhhhh, LOVE this, thank you!!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

😍thanks Tammy!!

[@carlajohnson8574]

Love this!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Thanks Carla👍🏻

[@tiahamilton6056]

Great tips and ideas.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Thank you Tia ❤️

[@ChaChaKathy]

I really love the way you have your paper organized, especially using those CM folders!!! Thanks for much for sharing! :)

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Thank you Kathy! Still living it after all these years❤️

[@nancycastleberry1273]

I knew nothing about the small Happy Album, watching u makes me wish I could begin my albums all over again. Informative, awesome, thank you!

[@gabriellarollins5550]

This was such an informative video! I've been struggling with how to best organize my craft room, and this method looks like something I can do! Thank you!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Awesome! Glad it helped ❤️

[@jenniferlake305]

This is such a brilliant way to store paper. I have been in a quandary how to start sorting my paper I hope I can get these storage sleeves in England .

[@CraftSomeJoy]

I hope so too! You will love it❤️❤️you are welcome to message me if you need help!

[@francescha66]

Moving makes paper storage get done. LOL!!!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

So so true! It gets a LOT done!

[@hazelpoole1954]

Ordered my album sleeves the other day. Then it’s down to the hard work.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Excellent Hazel- you will be so glad once it’s finished!❤️

[@rosemarycarpenter4290]

Thanks! I am organizing a craft for myself. yay! I needed this guidance about paper! I am also a consultant. Do you have a separate place for stuff you are selling? Before my whole room was just for storing inventory. NOW I want to have my space. Thanks for any guidance.

[@rachelbeu2648]

So I have a question regarding breaking down CM collections. Do you break them up right when you get them? I want to try this, but it’s kinda scary. If you have a summer collection, do you only keep the paper that actually has summer stuff on it and take out the papers that may have flowers, stripes and dots?? That’s where I’m not sure about breaking the collections apart. Love how neat all your paper looks- and it’s all together!! So lovely

[@rachelbeu2648]

This all looks amazing!! Can you please tell me which paper holders you used for your back stock of colored paper?

[@hazelpoole1954]

Great and simple way to store it all easy to see what you want and take to crops too. I split my blue pile to aqua and blues, same as my green pile to olive and green. I also bought a colour wheel to help. Ploughing through the POP videos. Was refreshing to see so many of the papers I have and someone with as many. I have mine split into three different organization systems. Original size papers & card stock in a old CM carry hanging file, CM original 12x12 papers in a scrap-rack, card stock in a plastic carry cases and folders, the true 12x12 in old consultant boxes, a system still to be to be optimized, and new CM card stock in a CM rolling cart. Looking forward to my new room being finished, currently getting painted, and the chance to split packs as you have done.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Yes Hazel ❤️ it’s all about the paper! How fun it will be to organize your new room. Step by step and you will get it done 🙌🏻

[@ScrapbookingwithBarbara]

Hi Lauren! I'm new to your channel and love many of your organization ideas! After watching your paper organization video, I wondered what you do with all the smaller scraps of paper that don't fit into either the border size or mat size category. I know you use the top pocket for 'scraps' but as I'm reorganizing, I'm finding that I have many, many smaller pieces that create too much bulk in the folder. Do you separate these out and store elsewhere? Thanks in advance!

[@julieharden158]

Love this storing system. I have just gone through and organised my paper exactly like this, I have even purchased both storage sleeves! Struggling with all my flowered paper though, is it spring or summer? I just wanted to ask do you keep your stickers in the collections too? Thanks for sharing and inspiring x

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Julie Harden hi Julie! Flowers can be tricky, so go with your first impression! What kind of page would you be working on when you wanted that paper? For the seasonal and theme collections I do store stickers with them❤️👌🏻

[@lindarippstein4489]

Love your nail polish color! Do you use page protectors? I really like the black background pages I usually just pick white. I’ll have to get some black pages soon and give them a try.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

😊Thanks Linda! I allllways use page protectors, but just put them on as a treat for finishing journaling on my page... I don’t call it done till the words are down 🙌🏻

[@Ninjamom4]

❤️❤️❤️

[@CraftSomeJoy]

😁😁😁

[@lisawilliams4202]

I have old old old CM paper "scraps" that are triangles and rectangles (late 90's, early 2000s maybe). Where would you suggest storing those? I don't consider them scraps. They aren't journal boxes or sized to mount photos nor are they border strips.

[@sherriworonick2618]

Can I ask you if all those scrapbooks viewed in this video are completed by you, I am amazed and just wonder and worry if many many years down the line you think that family will take care of them?

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Yes all completed by me 😉 I did a video explaining more, “how I would start over”

[@dianaryan3564]

What do you do with double sided paper? Sometimes i like both sides a lot. I think I'll just use the first one i need. But i never remember where they are filed. That's why I haven't sorted much of the c.m. packs.

[@andreajohnsMyPotteryBliss]

How do you differentiate between the differing weights of paper? Some paper just is too stiff to use in my printer. I have a Cricut Maker and the print then cut feature eliminates the need for dies. The Cricut handles any weight but my printer sure doesn’t. I’m pretty new at paper crafts. I just haven’t learned many methods of how different people work in paper crafting.

[@kristenhuynh6272]

Andrea Johns I have the same problem too with certain paper thickness won’t go through my printer. I use white 65lbs card stock and print in color. It works great. When I print the sentiments for the inside of the card, I print in black and trace over with a fine point marker.

[@paik117]

Laura, which holders that you use is more sturdy, the record sleeves or the bags the paper collections come in from creative memories? It looks like you may use both products.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Suzanne, for my larger collections I always use the power project folders from CM. I prefer the record-sleeves for my smaller collections just so I am not fighting with the ziplock zipper😁👍🏻

[@lyndajohnston6557]

Not sure if this is the best place to post, so will put here in the POP Facebook. I am working on organizing my paper the way you have done, as I scrapbook in a very similar way and I use CM. I am struggling with identifying colours. Even using a colour wheel is only helping a little. The best example is the Rugged Power Palette. I think maybe they are mixtures, shades, or tones, but that doesn't help me much, as some are really difficult. Don't know whether to put in brown, green or yellow. Do you think it is worth it to do categories like yellow-green, blue green, etc.? That said, in this case there are some I still wouldn't be sure where to put. Any thoughts on this would be much appreciated.

[@tammyhagon865]

I love this organization but I think I missed something somewhere, as I was counting only 6 cubes and the video was referencing 9 cubes? If I count the original 4 with seasons, theme, etc, I am coming up with 10. please re-direct me. thx

[@pattymongolo9643]

Hi there! I mostly make cards and paper crafting projects, but I have been looking for a system to organize my stash of 12x12 paper pads....I would love to know if the "Power Project Folders" are pretty sturdy? And also what cube system are your shelves from? Thank you in advance!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Patty, I have had some of my folders for more than 10 years, and they still work great, and have held up. Creative Memories really has exceptional quality products! My cubes/cubbies are from Michaels 😁

[@gingerpana6859]

Hello, not sure how to look for the paper pockets that hold the scrap papers by color that you used from CTMH? Great ideas! Thank you!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Ginger, those are called power project folders and they are available on my creative memories website! The link is in the description 😊

[@gingerpana6859]

@@CraftSomeJoy ok I'll look again. I did try your link but it didnt take me directly to the page pockets. Thanks!

[@gingerpana6859]

@@CraftSomeJoy ok found it, thank you!!

[@gingerpana6859]

@@CraftSomeJoy ok now I need to order them. Can I order from you?

[@CraftSomeJoy]

@@gingerpana6859 yes! I would love that! just have me set as your advisor when you go to creativememories.com

[@dianaryan3564]

One thing i do differently. I don't put my cardstock in my theme packs until I've matched them up for base pages. When i check all the reds, none may work. So i can quickly switch to another color or try the Grey's. All right in front of me in rainbow color. About 2 feet of solid card stock. I need to keep all the shades of colors available. I have another foot of printed card stock. Haven't figured out how to sort these yet. Any ideas?

[@dianaryan3564]

If i use the prints i figure I don't need embellishments. Usually.

[@grandepuce8]

How do you deal with double sided paper that are not similar and you like both sides of the paper. One side might be blue and the other side might be red and you would potentially use both sides of the paper at some point in time. So much of my paper comes double sided so I wouldn't know which side to use to file - just curious how you tackled that challenge!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Great question, and not an easy one. What I did was file one side in each color, since usually the paper comes in sets of 2’s. Then if you really want to remember, make a note that reminds you there is another sheet in the other color. I typically do not need 2 sheets of the same paper since I do color blocking, so that is what I did... hope it helps!

[@grandepuce8]

@@CraftSomeJoy Thanks that is helpful

[@chrispayne2010]

What is backstock paper? I have mostly CM.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Haha! I guess I did not explain that very well... those are the extra packs of paper I have, mostly card stock that I can pull from when I use it up in my power project folder. Thanks for the question! 😄👏🏻

[@scrapbookshopgirl6398]

What is the difference in the power project folder and power layout guide? Thx!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Wendy! The power layout guides are the flat plastic boards that go with the power layout box. The power project folders are what are perfect for paper storage!

[@scrapbookshopgirl6398]

CraftSomeJoy thanks for the info! Just found you on KZbin and love your paper storage!!!👍🏻🤗