I splurged and bought the Crop-n-Style paper/sticker storage book. All my stickers are sorted and stored in the "pockets" of the pages. The book then zips up so things don't fall out. It makes it really easy to take them all to crops, etc. I store my die cuts and rulers in there too. I've seen it priced from $24 to $29 for the book with a sampling of pages. Packets of 10? pages (assorted or single style) are about $8. Certainly not the least expensive option but it keeps all my stickers and die cuts in great shape, in the same place and easy to tote.

I store all my stickers in the pages you get for storing hockey cards or business cards. They work great and are pretty cheap. I did buy the Crop In Style inserts for my Design Lines though. I store all my diecuts in large ziplock freezer bags that are organized by theme. I keep all my paper punches in a platic tote, with any "loose" punchies that I have gotten in swaps etc, being stored in empty film cannisters with one punchie glued to the lid so I know whats inside.
I also store all my stencils in large ziplock bags also sorted by theme. I have punched two holes in the top so that I can hang them on the wall by my crop table.
Who else has some good ideas?
~Mar~

The plastic pages for storing sports cards are great. But...from there I "graduated" to the plastic pages for photos that you can get at Wally World (Walmart) or Walgreens or anywhere.There are about 5 pockets on a page, 3 horizontal and 2 vertical. They are great for the larger sizes of stickers. They have holes to put in a binder. I also like to keep my "punchies" and scraps in ziplock bags. I punch a hole in the top corner (above the zipper) and put them on a key ring. That way they can hang from a hook on the wall or on the hook of the cropper hopper or whatever is convenient. It is easy to see whats there and they stay together by size or color or however you want to arrange them. I am getting so many supplies I am going to have to re-arrange my spare bedroom and take out some other crafting supplies to make room for scrapbooking.I have bought some great things at the Dollar Tree (see entries above) like cookie cutters, scissors, punches, templates for lettering, etc. I have no idea what I will do w/ all this stuff. I'm drowning in scrapbooking supplies.

I think we should keep our junk to a minimum. I have a medium-sized tackle box that holds all my pens, punches, glue sticks and other supplies. My paper is stored in hanging file folders in an ice cream crate, as are my stickers, templates, extra page protectors, and other supplies that won't go into a tackle box. I make the "punchies" as I need them, from scraps of paper, rather than churning out a bunch that I will then have to store somewhere. This minimalist approach works very well for me.

Love the sticker storage ideas!! I was just looking for a way to organize my ever-growing collection! Scissors storage...a couple of ideas here. If you've got room, a corkboard with hooks in it works great to hang on the wall. If you're like me and don't have the wall space, go to WalMart or any store like that and go to the home organizing section where they keep all the little plastic-covered wire shelves you can get for organizing kitchen cabinets. They have one there that has square holes perfect to hold a single pair of scissors. I have mine stored in them and it works great! If anyone wants to see what that looks like, click on the link below.

As for paper scraps, I do like most everyone here...I have them in ziploc bags...but I keep mine in a 3 ring binder organized by color. I have 2 binders, one for plain colors, one for printed paper. I make punchies as I need them, and the extra ones I end up not using go into an empty film storage can. I keep whole sheets of paper in hanging file folders in a milk crate.

My rubber stamps are stored in a box exactly like my punches. I don't know what the best way is to store them...I'd like to hear some ideas. I don't use mine very often, and I don't have any that are too expensive, but I'd like to keep the ones I have in nice shape.

Anyway, hope something there helps...love organizing threads!!

--Becky T.

Here is a link that might be useful: Becky's Scrapping Area Pictures

I'm with Carla...my supplies are at a minimum. I bought one of those plastic stand things with the wheels on the bottom and 5 clear plastic drawers. I think it was $20.00 at Office Max. It holds everything, packs up and wheels out of sight in no time. My supply list?
Fiskers personal paper cutter
Colored paper (rarely used)
Stickers (more rarely used)
About 10 colored pens
Circle cutter
Oval templates
Corner mounts
Mounting tape
Mounting squares (back-up for when I run out of tape)

YIKES!! Don't think there would be enough room on the forum to list my supply list!! LOL It would be pretty boring if we all had the same style!
~Mar~

I also have the crop in style for my stickers and the 5 drawer cart from Office Max (I could use 2 of them!). My problem is with die cuts, I had them in the crop in style but they kept sliding out, so I moved them to one of those expandable see thru check files but I'm not too crazy about that either, may have to try the zip lock bag route. I also have a Bolsa bag which holds scissors, pens, also has 2 small fabric pouch bags for colored pencils etc. I bought a 2 sided plastic case for $2.00 at Hobby Lobby for my punches only the jumbo punched don't fit their too tall to close the case, so I keep these in the rolling cart. I store all my paper pieces in zip lock bags and any punchies in the plastic cases the punches come in. All I need is an automatic vacumn that picks up all the stuff that falls on the floor LOL!!!

I have found that the plastic 3-ring pages made for diskettes works well for die cuts. The pockets are larger than those made for trading cards (it didn't hurt that my company was throwing a bunch away so I got em for free)

Everyone's tips are great, and I have gotten several good ideas from this post alone.

Becky, I absolutely love the idea of the scissors storage. I have an extra shelf like that, and that's exactly what I will do today. Thanks so much!!!

Prissy,
You are so welcome! I'm glad that the idea is helping you out! I have to say that I'm really greatful for the sticker storage ideas...I used the magnetic album idea and completely organized my stickers....and found out I HAVE WAY TOO MANY OF THEM!!! LOL

Just one more storage tip (and maybe someone's already thought of this) but I found a better way to store punchies than in film canisters! (The round shape was a pain to store, imho). I bought (again at Wal-Mart...LOL) three of those little plastic divided storage boxes (the cheap ones that you use to store embroidery floss on the cards in). They hold a TON of punchies, and stack nicely too (no more rolling all over my drawer like the film canisters). I think I maybe spent $3.00 on all of the storage boxes, and will probably get one more just to have an extra! LOL

Anyway....that's the latest storage tip. LOL

Becky
(who is now organized...but why am I not getting any more pages done? LOL)

This is what I bought. I got an over the door shoe organizer at the WalMart for $6.99. It holds my scissors, pens, punches, etc. right over the back of my craft room door. And since the pockets are clear I just face my punches, stamps, scissors forward so I don't have to dig through them. I can see what's in there. The pockets really do hold things nicely.

**~~Misty~~**