I’ve been doing a lot of scrapping lately. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about scrapping lately. Although, apparently I haven’t been doing a lot of writing about scrapping lately. ;) I guess I was too busy scrapping… most of which are DT layouts. I’m loving these products, and can’t wait to share them with everyone!
But in my thinking about scrapping, I’ve been thinking about albums. And album organization. I only have a few actual albums. 4 to be precise. However, this is a large step from the zero I had last year. All the layouts that can be in albums are in albums, and the rest are simply seeking a home. And like most scrappers, those layouts live in piles. Piles and piles and piles of layouts.
I was not happy with the situation. Here are my precious layouts—layouts I’ve spent hours on— getting crushed, warped and bent out of shape by my lumpy-bumpy embellishments. So last night I did something about it.
I grabbed my pile of recent layouts (from the last year), and divided them into piles based on appropriate albums. I then bagged them in large grip-lock bags, and stood them up in a box. (Tip: the box isn’t full with layouts, and I was afraid of the laytous bending and warping, so I placed one of my altered books in there to fill the space. It seems to keep the layouts nice and upright.) Now after I finish my layouts, they either go into their albums, or go into this file of layouts waiting for albums.
By organizing my layouts in such a manner, I’m able to keep the layouts in the best condition possible. Free from warping. Free from dust and sunlight (if you put a lid on the box). And grouped into their appropriate themes. I also know which group is most deserving of an album, based on how full these bags are. And when I get around to ordering more alubms, it will be quick and easy to simply slide the layouts into their appropriate places, rather than my old trick of sorting through every single layout to find the layouts I wanted for the new albums.
While I was organizing my layouts, I also put name-tags on the 4 albums already on the shelf. I simply used some Making Memories vellum tags, and wrote the name of the album on it with my journalling pen. I got the idea from Carrie Owen’s scrap space. She uses them id for her in-progress albums, and I thought it was jus such a great idea.
I’m so happy with my new system. I just thought I’d share. :)