Organizing Paper Scraps- Tips from my Craft Room Episode #1

Hello YouTubers!

Today's short video shows you my old method for storing paper scraps and my new system. It is totally customizable and can be put together very cheaply (or free!). By storing your scraps vertically and pre-cut to usable sizes, you'll be able to flip through and find what you need with ease. Making this change has saved me so much time and made it so easy to actually use my scraps. The widths I use are 4.25", 5.5", 3", 4", 5", and 6", but you can chose whatever sizes work for you!

In this video, I also show a couple of card samples that use paper scrap strips as well as a very brief demonstration of how you can use scraps to make unique backgrounds of your own.

This video is the first of many to come with tips from my craft room; if you'd like to see more, be sure you're subscribed to my channel. Thanks for spending some time with me. Until next time, go make something beautiful!

[cherismith]

I hope you see this. I am totally cracking up that you are supposed to be teaching us how to *organize* paper scraps but you get distracted by all your scraps and start designing cards... you are SO ME!!!! 😂😂😂


Lol, that said, THIS is what I've been trying to figure out... exactly HOW to organize by size. So helpful!!

[angel_on_the_edge]

I love using scraps, something satisfying about it. Even the tiniest little pieces I sort into jars by colour, then after a while I've enough to make handmade paper from them. TFS.

[rnjetta]

Cute cards using your scraps. I love playing with scraps!

[daniellehernandez]

You HAVE inspire me. Thank you I am going to give these ideas a try. My goal this year is to stop the paper hoarding and use what I have.🤣🤣

[suearcher]

I really like this system! My scrap pile is not all that big...well maybe it is. The best part is the wood dividers. Thank you!

[TheTruckingScribe]

I love the ideas of baskets. I need to store mine by size 💜💜💜

[iartistdotme]

Really great video! I recently cut up a ton of old 12x12 scrapbook paper that I didn't plan on used - into many card bases and have so many thin strips left over. I took the sturdiest ones and stuck them with the sentiment stamping supplies and I took the rest and bundled them thinking I will do something with them. Using them for quilt patterns, stripes and even partial cards is a great idea and I will begin a huge project making a bunch of card bases like that. A group of women from a local church take cards to nursing centers and hospital recovery centers and can use up my donated cards easily for good causes. Thanks! Now to go see the rest of your series. This was great!

[mariposa]

I love this organization set up! I will definitely be trying this out! Thank you for sharing. I just subbed recently and I have been binge watching your organizations videos. Enjoy your summer! It is so lovely to find a fellow teacher crafter! Yeah!

[digupstuff]

I love it and I wish that I could do that it looks great! I subbed you!!! Hello from Albany Georgia!!! ♥️🙏

[terrie]

Great keep my scraps and sort them by colors and for me that is a big time

[GladysPerrin]

Excellent video! Beautiful cards and I am so happy that you decided to show me how to deal with my scraps. Thanks so much for sharing.

[lhernan]

Think you. Great way to store those scraps.

[azcarmela]

Hello! I've enjoyed your videos and you had mentioned about organizing your scraps. Yes, I have the struggle of scraps bin(s). So I got all (okay, most) of my scraps and cut them down -- still wanting to save as much as I could. So it worked out pretty good, but all the different sizes wasn't as much help as I thought. Granted, it was a lot more organized then before, but I hid them in one of my drawers until I could face them again. THEN, you came out with this video! Tomorrow I am cutting them down to some standard sizes and using the odds and ends to make my own useful patchwork paper scraps. Thank you! P.S. You are the only person that truly motivated me to clean up/out my craft room and organize it into its intended useful and purposeful way. I am excited to enter my room now.

[hopeful]

Thank you for showing your scrap paper system! I recently redid mine in a different way, but the results were the same I find it much easier to find what I need.

[Kraftyfunmom]

Hello new subbie i been looking for a video for paper scraps and your idea is perfect thank you for sharing ❤

[RoseD]

Great video especially since I am in the process of organizing my paper scraps too. New subbie. Thanks for sharing.

[friedapartlow]

Love your idea, right now I have mine in Plastic Pockets, Thank you have a great Labor Day Weekend and this is my first time on your page :>)

[Charismeansgrace]

hi thank you for this great video
i really did enjoy it i've been messing with my scraps this weekend and nabe a book

[sheilaperl]

I’m a new subscriber, great video, I’m looking forward to more from you!

[rjfscrappingaustralia]

Hi Hannah,
I really enjoyed this video. I have been making a half-hearted attempt to sort out my scrapbooking room for many months now. Australia 🇦🇺 is heading into its Winter 🥶 months now so this really is a great opportunity to knuckle down to it. I am sure I will love my space even more and definitely be more efficient for it. It is also a great reason to stay inside and stay warm

I am now going to look at your 2nd video for “Tips From My Craftroom “. Tfs.
Best Wishes, Rebecca