Card A Day March Challenge

I hope you are all enjoying your Sat.  I am just popping in to enter the Card a Day Blog's  March Challenge.

I made this card using my newest file Card Base 10.  The neat thing about this card is that bottom green strip actually has a scallopped edge.  It gets attached to the inside back of the card and peeks out to the front.  This was a fun card to make.  I added the corners from my flourish set file to take up some space allowing me to use a smaller focal point.  I actually pulled out my seldom used stamps to make the heart.  I colored the flowers with Copics and attached tiny gold seed beads for the centers.  A sheer bow finishes the card. The heart stamp is from Stampin' Up and the sentiment stamp is from Papertrey Ink.

If you would like to purchase any of the files I used please click on the previews below.

My creative design team member Johanne also put this file to you to make her own unique card.

Here is what Johanne had to say about her pretty card:

"The lace file is Lace  - KBD30013 from Keepsakes by Design.  The leaves for the flowers are Butterfly in a Round - EC00147 from Accents by Edita and the flowers are Open Me Flower from Just Laury. The beige paper was a scrap piece from K&E company.  The paper for the flowers and the lace border was Jolie Chocolat from SEI.  For a finishing touch I added pearls to simulate the center of the flower and on the ribbon."

I love how Johanne combined 4 different designer's files to complete a great looking card.  I just love the colors too!  

It's supper time so I've gotta run!  I hope to work on some organizing tonight or tomorrow so I will have a post for you on Monday.  Hope you'll come back again!  Enjoy your weekend!

 

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Blog candy winner!!!

Hello!  I hope you week is going well.  Thank you to spent some time visiting my blog this weekend.  I hope you had fun and truly enjoyed the Customer Appreciation Days festivities.  You guys are the BEST!

Thanks to random.org the winner of the blog candy is....

Congrats Kathy Serrahn!  Please e-mail me at shellysart@verizon.net with your address and I'll get this out to you soon!

Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Last day for 50% off my files!

I totally know what it is like to be on a budget so for customer appreciation days I have put all my files on sale for 50% off.  This includes not only cutter files but also digi stamps and digital scrapbooking kits.  I am working on converting all my files to MTC and Studio formats.  If you see a file you want but isn't available in these formats simply purchase any format and e-mail me the invoice...I will send you the format you need ASAP.   Click here or on the photo above to go shopping...But WAIT before you go please finish reading this post. 

If you are here for the blog hop it can be found here.  Hurry though it will close at midnight EST tonight.

If you are here for the blog candy it can be found here.  Hurry though I will close this at midnight EST tonight.


As promised here are the last set of cards from Johanne.   She used my Happy Everything card file.


First up this wonderful butterfly version:

Here is what Johanne had to say about her card:

"The papers are 100 Days of Summer collection - Simple Pleasures from Simple Stories.  .  I inked all edge with red.   I cut the butterfly 3 times in 3 different size.  The base and butterfly were cut in the red paper but the top was embossed and enhance with stickle.  I worked the edge slightly with a hand embossing tool and used pop dots between the two layers.  Very tiny button were applied to simulate the bodies. "

This reminds me of a dress my daughter would wear.  I just love that floral pattern mixed with the plaid and those pearl buttons.  I also love how Johanne cut the butterflies in three sizes adding much movement to the card.

 Here is what Johanne had to say about her classic graduation card:

"I cut apart the ring border in two sections.  I made the cap using the same color but manually embossing the top part with a hand tool. The papers were from the Nordic Holiday collection- Carving, Wedge &  Apres Ski from Basic Grey. The edge were all inked with Faded Jeans Distress Ink. The stamp in my sentiment is from French greeting #2 from Bonnidee. It means congratulations.  I used Faded Jeans Distress Ink and embossed with clear powder."

I love how she did the cap...really making it look 3-D!    I also love how she split the border to decorate the sentiment.   I didn't even know you could heat emboss Distress ink!  Below is a photo of all her cards in case you missed it.  If you would like to see the other cards up close and personal please check out the two previous blog posts. 

If you would like to make your own set of cards please click on the preview below to purchase my file.

I'm not feeling very well today so there won't be a mission organizational post this week.  I will be back next Monday with the next installment.

Have a great week!

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Blog Candy Time! CAD sale continues!

I totally know what it is like to be on a budget so for customer appreciation days I have put all my files on sale for 50% off.  This includes not only cutter files but also digi stamps and digital scrapbooking kits.  I am working on converting all my files to MTC and Studio formats.  If you see a file you want but isn't available in these formats simply purchase any format and e-mail me the invoice...I will send you the format you need ASAP.   Click here or on the photo above to go shopping...But WAIT before you go please finish reading this post. I promise you won't be disappointed!  


Note:  If you are here for the blog hop...it is listed in the previous post. 

As promised I am going to share with you some more of Johanne's wonderful card set using my Happy Everything card file.   First up we have a wonderful heartfelt greeting.  Here is what Johanne had to say about her elegant card:

"I printed papers from Shelly digital kit Be My Valentine - SS00074. I used Staples matte white brochure & flyer paper.  The matte paper is new for them.  It is thinner than the photo paper and the print quality just as good. It comes in a 150 pack, printable on both side for about $18.  I applied gold ink on all edge.  The pink heart was outlined with burgundy Zig pen writer  and a plastic sticky heart was used instead of the button.  I love the result!"

I love how Johanne printed the embossed paper from my kit to serve as a focal point for the background of this card.  It truly looks like it was physically embossed doesn't it!  

If you would like to purchase any of the items used in Johanne's card click on the previews below:

Next up I have a very classic yet wonderful card by Johanne:

Here is what Johanne had to say about her vintage looking card:

"The papers were Lost & Found Two Collection -  Blush Favorite Dance Paper and Lost & Found Christmas Collection - Noel Paper -  both from My Mind's Eye.  I used brushed corduroy distress ink on all edged, applying very generously.  I slightly rolled the edge of the flower. Very simple but elegant, this card can be used for many occasion."

I just love that musical paper paired with the dots.  That metal brad is the perfect touch!

 In case you missed it...above is the whole set of great cards Johanne made from my Happy Everything file.  You can see more info on two other cards in yesterdays post.

As promised I have some blog candy for you!

Included in the blog candy is the following:

18 double sided (6" x 6") papers (cardstock weight) designed by Amy Butler for K and Company

clear dew drops

pre-inked paper labels and leaves

flowers

3 ribbons/trims

assorted jewel brads

Everything you need to complete a stunning paper crafting project!  

How do you enter a drawing for the blog candy????

Simple..hunt for eggs!  HUH!?!  I have hidden two Easter Eggs in my store previews.  It looks like this:

 E-mail me at shellysart@verizon.net to let me know which TWO files contain the eggs.  You must find both eggs to be entered into the drawing.  Please don't spoil the hunt by posting where you find the eggs here.  I will close the hunt at midnight tomorrow Monday March 26,2012 .  I will hold the random drawing of all correct guesses on Tuesday.  I'm sorry but I can only ship to the United States.

Let the hunt begin!  Good luck!  Thanks for stopping by and come back again!

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Customer Appreciation Day blog hop

Thank you!  Thank you!  Thank you!  Thank you! to all my wonderful customers.  A million thanks isn't near enough!  You deserve sooo much more!  I can't thank you enough for liking my files enough to buy them.  Even though I have been designing for about 4 years now I still get giddy when I see my files being used on wonderful projects.  I marvel at how talented you are all!  So give yourselves a big hug and pat on the back (also be sure to pick up the freebie at the end of this post)!  Thanks for bieng YOU!  I totally know what it is like to be on a budget so for customer appreciation days I have put all my files on sale for 50% off.  This includes not only cutter files but also digi stamps and digital scrapbooking kits.  I am working on converting all my files to MTC and Studio formats.  If you see a file you want but isn't available in these formats simply purchase any format and e-mail me the invoice...I will send you the format you need ASAP. 

 Click here or on the photo above to go shopping...But WAIT before you go please finish reading this post. I promise you won't be disappointed!  

 
 Wow!  Take a look at that gorgeous set of cards my talented design team member Johanne made!  Would you believe all those cards were made from one file.  Yeppers Johanne used my newest file Happy Everything to make cards for every occasion.  You can see it below.  Click on the photo to buy it.  

Johanne cards are soo fabulous that I decided over the next few days to share with you each card individually.

 Here is what Johanne had to say about her beautiful card:

"The papers are Gold & Silver Collection from Martha Stewart - EK Succes.  I embossed all edges with gold powder.  I cut each border twice, one in each color to play as shadow.  For the ring, I interlaced them with ribbon and used the top part to glue to the other border. I stamped the bell with Mindy's flowers clear stamp autumn leaves and also embossed it.  The sentiment was printed  and then cut.  I decorated the bell with the heart button and the ivory ribbon bow."

I am simply amazed by the details Johanne put into this card!  I especially love how she wove the ribbon through the border.  Below is a close up photo so you can see how it's done!  Brilliant! 

You have to click on the above photo to make it larger...that is the only way you will see the detailed stitching Johanne added to the flourishes to this card.  I just love the texture it adds! Here is what Johanne had to say about her festive card:
 

"The papers are  Baby Steps Collection - Totally Adorable & Flash Card  from Simple Stories and Lost & Found Two Collection - Blush Favorite from My Mind's Eye Dance Paper.  When I cut the base, I picked the area of the paper with the swirls to be able to embroider over them with brown thread.  This give the card some dimension.  I printed my sentiment and then cut the border.  I embossed the top part of the cupcake with the Cuttlebug embossing folder inked it with Memento pear tart ink and used stickle over it and also over the flame. My button was too thick for the card so I sanded it to be able to use it."

 I have that embossing folder and must make a mental note to use it for icing!  I love the look!  I have never thought to sand down a button to make it thinner either!  Johanne is just filled with brilliant ideas!  I'll post the other cards tomorrow and Monday.

Laury (Just Laury) fellow Paperthreads designer and I have decided to team up to give you matching freebies.  The sentiment is what I am giving you at the end of this post and you'll find the leaves, stems and vase as a freebies on Laury's blog.

Deets of my example:
I used my card base 1 for this card. It gave me the perfect place to showcase Laury's great floral arrangement and also my sentiment.  I also used the flowers from my Build an Easter Egg file.  I tried to sculpt them with my needle too but it didn't work extremely well.  One of these days I need to get some of those paper shaping tools
Laury talks about.  I used Copics to color the inner part of the leaves darker than the outer.  I also used Copics to draw tiny lines in the center of the flowers to add depth.  The yellow centers are part of Laury's freebie file.  I added some liquid pearls to the center of the flowers and decorations on the vase.  You can't tell in the photo but I added some glossy accents to the vase to make it look more realistic.  I also used some of my homemade baker's twine.  (Sorry I haven't gotten around to a tut on this..one of these days...promise!) Oh and the papers are from Autumn Leaves.  If you would like to purchase any of the files I used simply click on the photos to be taken directly to them in the store.

Whew!  Thanks for reading all that!  As promised here is your freebie!

Click (link expired..look for this file in my store) or on the preview above to download the digital stamp along with flower and circle cutting files.  This sentiment can also be punched with a 1 1/2" circle punch..  Don't go...keep reading! 

It's that time for a Customer Appreciation Day Blog Hop!

Make sure you visit all the blog participants, they may be offering more prizes and fun on each blog!  Also, comment on each blog, and you get an entry into the GRAND PRIZE drawing, which will include:
Xyron Mega Runner
2 Greeting Farm Stamps
Quickie Glue Pen
Platinum Plus Flex Pod Gripper Tripod
9" roll of Silhouette Vinyl (can be used on most die cut machines)
2 - Metallic Rub n Buff
10 Color Souffle Gel Pens
10 Color Glaze Gel Pens
12 Color Crushed Velvet Flock by Doodlebug Design
1 Activation code to Make The Cut software

 Check out the blogs today!

Thanks for stopping by!   Please stop by tomorrow as I may just have some blog candy to give away!  Have a great weekend!

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Mission Organization: Paper Storage

Hello,
I am back with another installment of my mission organization series.  Today we are going to discuss paper storage.  All of the paper I am going to show you is 12" x12" but most methods should work with 8.5" x 11" paper too.  I am a total paper addict especially patterned paper!  I just love paper!  I have a ton of stamps and keep telling myself I can use these stamps to make my own customized paper.  I can also create my own paper digitally and print them out.  I don't need any more paper!  It never fails though.  A pattern catches my eye and I must have it! Sigh...how does the saying go...whomever dies with the most paper wins!

I feel one of the most important things in organizing your paper is purging.  Take a good look at ALL your paper.  If you have ever bought collections of papers you know that in most instances  at least two sheets of each paper comes in the collection.  Will you use both sheets?  Are there patterns in the collection that don't fit your style or that you simply do not like in the least.  Well then put them in the purge pile.  Now I'm not telling you to throw these away (gasp!).  I go to a crop in which we are allowed to sell unwanted items.  What isn't my cup of tea may be another person's treasure.  I sell my paper cheap 10 cents a sheet.  Now this doesn't seem like much but if I make even a little money off of the papers that better than having it sit in my cabinet going to waste.  Remember purging gives you room to buy paper that you love!  If you can't find a market to sell your paper then contact a school or nursing home and donate your paper.  I do give some of my paper to my kids and they just love adding paper to their crafting stash too.

Organizing my paper has been something I have always struggled with.   My current setup isn't ideal but I am using what I have and don't want to buy anything new so I will make it work. I do apologize for the bad photo.  It was dark by the time I got my paper organized. I have a cabinet with moveable shelves that I store my paper in.  I can close the cabinet doors and know that light will not damage my paper. 

Now I will go through the letter and describe what is in each.

• A-homemade paper holder using a used Priority Mail box (will post a website later on in this post that tells you how to make this yourself).  Contains Christmas paper.  I thought about covering this with wrapping or contact paper but since it's behind closed doors I figured why bother.
• B-Cropper Hopper Paper Storage.  Solid cardstock organized by the rainbow color system (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet)
• C-Cropper Hopper Paper Storage.  Mixture of patterns.  (More details later in the post)
• D-Smaller Cropper Hopper Paper storage.  Complete collections of papers that don't have any embellishments to match.
• E-Cropper Hopper Paper Storage.  Mixture of matching papers.  (More details later in this post)
• F-Box of K and C company classic patterned paper (sold in this box).  
• G-Accordion Paper Holder (got this at Ollies several years ago) Holiday themed and seasonal papers.
• H-Accordion Paper Holder (got this at Joann's it came with paper in it...several years ago).  Chatterbox papers only (got this paper as a huge stack deal several years ago..not sure if this company still exists..but I love this paper!)
• I-Cardboard file box with hinged lid and folders (got this at Joann's several years ago and it has seen better days...but it still works) Contains Basic Grey papers only.
• J-6 x 6 paper storage as mentioned in this post.
• K-Creative Memories accordion paper storage (very old as this was when they made papers odd sized..8.5 x 11.5 or something like that....need to sort through this yet)
• L-Art Bin Super Satchel (won this at a crop...if you like to store your paper horizontally this baby holds a ton of paper).  Contains all the paper I have purged.  I will take this to the crop simply set it on the table and write my info on the lid and let the dimes roll in! :)

 As promised I will explain my Mix and Match labels on C and E in the first photo.  When sorting through my paper I noticed I have some printed paper that is nice but does not have any coordinating paper to go with it.   I still like the print and may be able to use solid colors to enhance it or stamp some papers to match it therefore it goes in the "Mix" box.  I sort these as best as I can by the rainbow system again.  However, most patterns have multiple colors.  I find the dominant color and file it away using that.  If the pattern has any hint of pink or purple on it..it will go in those colors because I won't use them on my boy scrapbook pages.  At the end of the box I have multiple colored prints.  If the paper has one coordinating paper it will go in the match..only singles go in the mix.

Okay that is my paper storage.  I am happy to get most of my paper on that one shelf and I still have room for more! Oh and I store my papers that have matching embellishments in a different way and I will share that at some point in time.

Supplies needed for my paper storage

Cropper Hopper Paper Storage 

Used Priority Mail box

Accordion file folders

Cardboard file box with hinged lid and folders

Art Bin Super Satchel  to put purged papers in but you could use a 2 gallon zip lock bag or a clean pizza box

I have searched high and low to bring you some frugal paper storage options.  Unfortunately, I did not find many.  Sure there are a ton of fancy paper holders out there to buy but I wanted to give you some DIY holders to save you some money.  Anyway, I will share with you what I found and hopefully something will inspire you to organize your paper.

As promised Oakie shows how you can cut a used Priority Mail box to make your own version of the Cropper Hopper boxes.  Check out more info here.

Above is another version.  I love how she covered the boxes in little squares of scraps.  I may just have to do this to mine!  You can decoupage the squares on and/or cover it in clear contact paper to protect it.  See more photos here.

Soraya discovered vinyl record holders fit 12 x 12 scrapbooking paper perfectly!  Way to recycle!  Time to ask your relatives if they have any of these in their attics!  Check out more info here. 

I would never in a million years guessed what this cabinet is supposed to be used for.  It is an Ikea shoe cabinet but two stacks of 12 x 12 paper fits side by side perfectly.  Check out more info and see more of LeAnn's wonderful craft studio here.

Another great way to store paper is in hanging file folders.  However, 12 x 12 folders are very expensive and not readily available in my neck of the woods at least.  Cynthia Ewer shows how you can transform ordinarily legal sized file folders into folders that will hold 12 x 12 paper.  Brilliant!  She mentioned these will actually fit in most legal sized folder holders too.  Read the tut here.

When I first started scrapbooking I bought a bunch of those wire cubes and hooked them together with zip ties as shown in this tut.  I didn't really like it..didn't seem that sturdy and I didn't have any way of keeping it out of the sun.  However, for some reason I saved all those wire shelves.  Not sure why but now I know!

Ohh isn't that wonderful!  It uses those wire racks but surrounds them in wood so the shelves can be slid out to get to the paper.  It even has a counter top on it.  One of these years I will find someone who can build this for me!  I think I'd want doors on it though or some way to attach a curtain to the front just to keep the sunlight out.  Ahh this would be my dream paper cabinet!  Check out more of TechGoddess's amazingly organized room here.

If you are at all handy.  You may want to check out Sew Woodsy's awesome tut here.  You'll find step by step instructions on how to make this wonderful paper cabinet from scratch.  It is 93" high so it might not work for you if you are small in stature...but maybe the design could be modified to suit you! 

Well now I soo wanted to get this post to you on Monday but alas it is 12:40 am so it's actually Tuesday.  Oh well better late then never.  I am soo happy to have my paper organized and can't wait to find some time to use it!  I found pretty papers I didn't even know I had!  LOL!  I hope I have inspired you to get organized too.  If you are just tuning in I have had several mission organization posts...you can see the ones you missed by clicking on the tab on the top of my blog.  Please become a follower if you don't want to miss future posts. I will not rest until my room is completely organized!  Thanks for stopping by I must get to bed!

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Sorry No Mission Organization post this week

Hi everyone,
I must apologize.  My craft room organization has come to a halt.  I am organizing other parts of my home.  We just had my son to the allergist.  He is allergic to many, many things.  One of them being dust.  So I am getting rid of any and all decorations and trying to make it easier to dust.  I am not a good housekeeper but I am trying to get this house as dust free as possible for his sake.  He also has asthma.  He only had taken an inhaler in the past when he had a bad cold.  So I was amazed when he didn't have enough breath to blow out the candles during the pulmonary function test!  Poor guy has been through soo much...lazy eye, migraines and now this.  I'm hoping he's getting all this out of his system during his childhood so he can have a good and healthy adult life!  Anyway, I am hoping to get this house in tip top shape soon so I can have a mission organizational post for you next Monday.  


I do have a card to share that Johanne made.  She is a super talented member of my design team.

Isn't that just gorgeous!  I just love the gold accents!  Here is what Johanne had to say about her lovely card.  This is based on a sketch and file the talented Aussie Caz created. 

Cutting files:

            Shelly's Art Hummingbird file - SS0123

            Aussie Caz Card Template_23. 

Papers:Tim Coffey from KE Company.

Stamps:

            French Wording from Bonnidee

            Spiral Symphony from gel-à-tins

I dry embossed the triangle and then applied embossing powder.  I used the same flower paper for the hummingbird but colored on it with copic.   I applied gold stickle on the wings and tail. I gold embossed the tag.  The french wording is from Bonnidee and the swirl is Spiral Symphony from gel-à-tins.  I glued the ribbon and applied 3 brads to balance the card.

 If you would like to purchase the Hummingbird Card file please click on the preview below. 

Have a good week!  Thanks for stopping by and again I am sorry!  I would much rather be organizing my craft room then dusting trust me!  

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Mission Organization: 6 x 6 paper

Welcome to the next installment of my organizational series.  Today we are going to talk about organizaing 6 x 6 papers.  Why you ask?  Why not talk about the traditional sized papers like 8.5 x 11 and 12 x 12?  Well I just discovered 6 x 6 paper pads and am soo excited about them!  (Yes...I know these aren't new...it's just I don't live near a craft store so often I make do with what I have...and I didn't have these before!)  You see I do scrapbook and I have always purchased 12 x 12 paper.  Lately though I have been making more cards than scrapbook pages.  I always dread cutting into a full sized sheet just to make a card.  Sometimes I'd pass up the perfect patterned paper even if it matched the theme of my card because I just couldn't justify cutting into that 12 x 12 sheet.  So I browsed on Etsy.com and founds tons of 6 x 6 papers that are perfect for card making!  I ordered a few and was soo impressed with them when they came!  I even took some of my 12 x 12 papers that I had duplicate sheets of and cut them into 6 x 6 too.  I did the same with some of my scraps.  Another nice thing about these smaller papers is that they are so much cheaper than the larger sheets not only in purchase price but also in shipping costs too.  Don't you just love being frugal!

Here is my 6 x 6 paper storage solution. I just love this little pink plastic tote! It cost me $1.00 at the Dollar Tree. I may just have to get some more bins in case my paper collection expands one day! LOL!  Anyway, the tin with the handle inside the pink tote is just to keep the papers from flopping over since I don't have that many.  I was inspired by Patter Cross's stamp inventory rolodex (you can see it here) when I made the tabs for my dividers.  I simply cut cardstock into 6 x 6.5" sheets.  I applied the oval tag from my tags galore file and a little ribbon to the top of each cardstock sheet.  This makes up my dividers.  I used two different kinds of ribbon because I just didn't have enough.  Probably would look better if they were alternating but I didn't feel like ripping everything apart to do that!  I used my label maker to add labels to the oval.  Since I didn't have complete pads with the packaging showing the name of each paper collection and such I decided to write the name and brand of the paper on the tabs.

I cut extra ribbon and ovals and attached them to the back of the box so I can easily add more dividers if my
collection expands.

Note:  Click on the photos to view them larger.

Above you can see one of the collections I just purchased.  It is stored behind the My Mind's Eye dolled up tab.  I also kept the front cover of the paper pad for easy reference.  I like to keep  collections together but you could also sort these by color if that works for you better.

I have a few digital paper packs I designed in my store that I always forget I can use for hybrid card projects.  So I printed some previews of the papers in draft mode to save on ink.  I cut them at 6 x 6 width and I didn't care what height they were.  If you purchased 12 x 12 paper to print on you could get true 6 x 6 sheets for these digital paper previews too but I wanted to be frugal so I used standard letter sized card stock to print on.  I printed previews for any digital kits that I thought might work for card making and put them under the digital tab.

 

Digital versions of Cosmo Cricket and Echo park are my favorite so I put them in a separate tab.  You can get these papers at JessicaSprague.com. They also sell Pink Paislee.  Jessica puts items on special every Wednesdays.
The nice thing about these digital papers is you can actually scale the print down if it's too large for your card.  You can also just print just the size you need.  For instance....if you need a 2.5 x 5 inch strip then print out a 3 x 6 just to be sure and cut off the excess.  There is no need to print a full sheet and waste all that ink! 

Oh and I really don't have a lot of scraps from these just yet but when I do I intend to use the stiff clear envelopes that Creative Memories stickers and such used to come in.  I will place the scraps in the envelopes and file them with the rest of the collection.

Supplies needed for my 6 x 6 paper pad storage

Bin big enough to hold the paper upright (bought mine at Dollar Tree)

Card stock or chipboard for dividers

ribbon (optional)

labeler (optional) 

 I have found a few other ideas for storing these 6 x 6 papers.  So I will share them with you now.

I did see these at the Dollar Tree and almost bought them.  It must have been that light pink color of the bin I bought that won me over!  Anyway, Betsy Veldman uses these crates to store scraps that have been cut to 6 x 6 size.  She also has a neat way to make her own paper using strips of scraps here. 

Chris Simon uses the same method I used except she made her own box out of foam board.  I love how she decorated it with pretty paper!  She gives instructions here. I wonder if you could make this for 12 x 12 paper by enlarging the dimensions?

Leenda uses an accordion file folder to store her paper pads in.  She stores the scraps right in the same slot.  Read more about her method here.

Jody Marrow uses a plastic 3 drawer cart to store her paper pads.  I think this one on the Wal-mart website would work.  Gosh I'm soo envious of all her wonderful paper!  Read more about her system here.

Oh I almost forgot....Jody has a brilliant idea for those of you who use markers to color images for your cards.  She writes the Copic marker number that matches the paper pad directly on the cover so she doesn't have to take the time to find the colors each time she uses that paper pack.  If you have artist you admire who uses markers and lists the patterned paper they use then you can just copy the colors down that they use so you don't have to take the time to match either. 

I know you are probably thinking..what in the world does this have to do with paper organization.  Well leave it up to Patter Cross to turn this into something practical and beautiful! 

Patter spray painted all the bins brown and then used it to organize her 6 x 6 papers among other things.  There are 7 boxes on that toy storage unit that can be used for 6 x 6 paper storage!  It will hold a ton of paper!  Patter you are my idol!  Hmmm I wonder if the kids would mind if I took over theirs!  LOL!  Well maybe in 10 years it will be mine!  Read more about Patter's transformation here.

Okay this is 6 x 6 paper storage in a nutshell.  I hope you'll come to love this sized paper as much as I do!  Thanks for stopping by!  Come back again!  I do apologize this post took longer to come together than I thought it would but it is still Monday right!?!

Enjoy the rest of your week!

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