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Storage thoughts and ideas - card related

     Storage doesn't have to take a ton of money in order to keep your stuff organized and in one place.  For my cards, I use a simple box that used to hold envelopes in - after they are gone, then I can use the box!  I added categories such as Anniversary/Wedding, Baby, Birthday, Thank You, Thinking of You, Note-cards and things I use a lot of.  As I am scrapbooking and have paper or things left over from what I am doing, I add the scraps of paper to the categories I have in my box.  This way - if I am working on a birthday card and I don't have one already made, I can make it from the scraps I have!         I like to keep things in one place, instead of all over the place in drawers and things.  As I want to work on something - a birthday card lets say - I grab my box to see what I have available first.  I then look at the stamps I have and the embellishments I have and see what I can put together with what I have. ...

Using scraps for card making

Organizer box - categories for cards      Making cards is a lot of fun - grabbing a quick card pack from a local craft store that has the envelopes and the card bases, add your scraps and leftovers from your layouts - and you instantly have one of a kind handmade cards!!!  Since I have rubber stamped longer than I have scrapbooked, doing both crafts makes it easy when I create, by using leftovers for things like cards, bookmarks, and even paper piecing patterns.  I have things in categories for the cards I make, however, this is my list - feel free to add to it, or change it in any capacity!   Anniversary or wedding Baby Birthday Friendship Get well Just because Notecards Sympathy Thank you Thinking of you Holidays      As I scrapbook - I put the scraps from that project in a small clear plastic drawer - and then when it gets full, I put them in an accordion style file folder separated by color.  As I am creating thin...