You're welcome!! It's great, isn't it? It doesn't take long to set up and then you get the immediate payoff of using your stuff. So glad to hear it's working for you! 😀

That's good to know! I just started so will see how it goes. Now I have a plan if the adhesive wears down. 😊

That's a great system, Trudy. Thanks for sharing. 😊

Thank you so much!! ❤

I also want to leave the bin out on my desk if it doesn't get in the way too much. I really need to add all my extra die cut pieces and extra Silhouette cuts too! This will be perfect for the bigger ones. 😊

Great idea Fran. I'm so used to looking in my stamp/die bins, that I know where to look for specific category/theme items. Adding related die cuts and ephemera to these bins using this method Tammy shared and your idea of cutting the sheets in half is AWESOME. Then I can just to go the same stamp/die bins to find the same category die cuts and ephemera (example: Flowers, leaves/greenery/trees, sentiments/words, etc.). Then I can choose to use the die cuts or ephemera, stamp or cut out with the dies. They would all be in the same place. Genius!

Glad it was helpful! 😊

You're welcome! 😊This system has been working great for me so far. Some of the photo album refill pages on Amazon do not say they are acid free - some say they are. Just check the descriptions and photos in the listings to find the ones right for you.

You're welcome! Love it when us crafters all share ideas. You never know when someone else's system will spark an idea for you. Thanks for watching!

Awesome. I haven't regretted it for a second. I'm really loving my new system and wish I had discovered it sooner. 😄

You're so welcome! 😊

You are so welcome!

Wow, I never would have thought of that. Can't even remember the last time I had a phone book. Great way to re-use, re-purpose!

You are so welcome! So glad it was helpful. Just that little tweak took it from something I didn't think would work for me to my favorite new thing! 😄

You are so welcome! I'm so glad it's helpful. I really think this will be a game changer for me. I don't have a local SB store either, I know how you feel!🙂

Glad it was helpful!

Yes! Thanks Michele. I had to do something. The die cuts were out of control and I keep buying them. I'm excited about this. Just need to finish the cleaning and organizing so I can scrapbook something!!

Thank you! I love to mix and match. I see the same thing sometimes and just want to offer up an alternative. Keeping collections together doesn't work for me and I'd rather use my stuff than let it sit on a shelf. I figure if I have that problem, maybe other do to and they need to hear it! 😊

I use these too for paper, thickers & 6x12 sticker sheets.

Thanks for the tip. We do have one, I will check that out!

Yes! It's so funny how what works for one person would totally mess up someone else. I say the best systems support how you create. It's just a matter of figuring that out! 😊

Such a simple solution, but works so well! I'm excited to start creating again. 😊

You're welcome. Glad you found it helpful. 😊

You're so welcome! 😊

Correction: now all my die cuts are stored this way.

You're welcome! I figured I wasn't the only not loving the binders. Words are all in the binder and now and I love that section! 😀

YES! I make my own printables and always have extras. I need to add another section...and re-order some photo sheets!! 🙂

I do use these for other things. Great idea to use them for the die cuts. 😊

I actually bought two of these cases specifically for ephemera but found that having to dig through all of the individual cases was driving me crazy. Then I went to a giant bowl that I just left on my desk and pawed through when I needed something, LOL. It's about 14 in across but only 4 in deep so it holds a lot! But, I might dig for 10 minutes and not find what I was looking for. I say to heck with it and use something else and look back over at the bowl, and of course... What I originally wanted is sitting right on top laughing at me. 😂 Now I use these sticky sheets but I put them in sheet protectors instead of messing with the clear cover sheets.

I've heard that a couple of times now. Will see how it goes. I have plenty of page protectors if I need to remove the sticky sheets. Thanks for the great idea!

Yes! I used the baseball card protectors to hold Sizzix alphabet dies back in the day but SAME, I just hated the binder. It's so crazy the things that hold us back... I thought about the picture boxes too because I bet you can get a ton in each one. But if we don't use it, it's not helpful!! 😆

That's why it never did anything either. I thought anything I did would take too long because I have so much. It was an investment in both time and energy, but I'm soooooo glad I did it! Will save time in the future. But totally agree I wish the lightbulb had gone off sooner. 😄

@@tammytinedesign, I know right? I am planning to sell bundles of them in the future. I have some pretty ones along with some beautiful paper, stickers and more. I am sure you relate in that area too. A lot of us do actually. My best to you and the rest of us with the same dilemma, 😉.

Good tip. I've only ever used wax paper temporarily. The stickers are going to be a challenge!

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

Thank you so much! I'm glad this sparked an idea for you. Love that you can adapt it to fit what works for you. You probably can add the sticker sheets to the sticky pages. They are about 11x9 so you'd have to cut the sticker sheets for sure. The top cover sheet might not stick well because it works best when it has space in between all the stuff to stick to. I think the sticker sheet would stick to the sticky page fine but the top plastic cover might not. Good luck with it - hope it all works for you! 😊

Yay, so glad it made an impact! 😊 I haven't added my die cut extras yet, but I need to do that next.

You're so welcome! I'm loving how this system is working for me. Having the section for words has helped me use them more, for sure! I didn't like digging through a big bin and trying to find something to add to a page. Now I just flip through and can usually find something right away. So far, I don't have any videos on alpha or embossing folder storage. For my alphas, I found some open bins at Walmart that measure approx 13 x 10.25 inches by 5.25 inches tall. I just file my thickers long ways by color and add any sticker alphas to the front section of each color. I only allow myself two of these bins. If they get full, I have use, purge or stop buying. I don't have a ton of embossing folders, never used them much but I hope to get an electronic machine like the Sizzix Switch one of these days and then maybe I'll want to use them more and buy new ones. For now I have another bin that is 4.5 inches wide and the card sized embossing folders live there. Metal dies are all over the place. I need to get better. Some of them live in an Ikea drawer, others are on magnet sheets I attached to Ikea Helmer units. 😊

Thanks! Yes, loose was important to me. I was very happy I already had a bin to use. Made it a no brainer for me. Thanks for watching!

Awesome, so glad it helped you. And thanks for the subscribe! 😊

Good to know about the wax paper. I like to use it temporarily while creating, but didn't know stickers stick over time. I am looking into the sticker release paper. It would be good to move my stickers into the same kind of system. Thanks for watching! 😊

Craft some joy has a video about using sticker release paper with a link to ones she bought.

Awesome! I love how you flipped through the binder and pulled things to create your kits. That's exactly what I want to be able to do. 🙂

How & where can I find your videos please?

Interesting idea for die cuts definitely without a binder. Will keep my dies in 4 x 6 sturdy plastic pockets. There is sufficient space for a sheet of cardboard, magnetic sheet and dies.

Thanks! Good question. I think it could for lighter dies, that are open, frames, shapes. But if it has a solid metal back and are big, they may be too heavy. The static cling sheet will fit around smaller dies. It's worth a try. I don't know if the sticky texture would transfer to the metal die over time or not. It's not super tacky. I have tried the magnetic sheets and was never happy with them inside Avery Elle pockets. The pockets are great, but the dies don't stay attached. I fell in love with the magnet sheets when I attached them to the sides of my Ikea Helmer units. Upright like that, dies stick great. The magnetic sheets also stick really nicely to dry erase white boards. I have several in my space (for a different purpose) but if you put the magnet sheets on that and hang it on the wall you get a ton of space and can fit a ton of dies.

@@heatherchambers1609 Have tried the 4.5 x 6 pockets of $Store mini albums but looking for a way attach dies to a surface; otherwise they shift & sometimes fall out. Tried low tack dbl sided tape - worked to stick ok but hard to access/replace. Do you use a "baseball card" type insert?

@@tammytinedesign Nice info on the magnetics, thank you. I am but a humble carder & work small, so hoping this will work for me. Have ordered these from Amazon, will post back with results. So glad I came across your video. Good clear presentation, BTW. Thanks.

Yes, I'm sure that would work. I just used what I had and didn't want to buy another adhesive. It's more the book part that doesn't work for me. It goes on the shelf and I forget it exists. 😆

You're welcome and wow, I hadn't thought of this. I didn't know you could get sticker release pages themselves without the whole sticker collecting book. But a quick Amazon search shows you can buy sticker release papers. I will definitely try this and possibly do a follow up. Will see if I can get it to still work with the magnetic sticky sheets. Maybe use page protectors if not, but I would like to avoid that. Need to do some experimenting. Thanks for the idea! I've been trying to keep stuff together by designer - all Paige Evans no matter what collection, all Echo Park, all Simple Stories, etc.. I tend to think about the brand before I think of theme so that was easier for me. I don't mind over time if there's a variety on each page, as long as I'm using stuff up!

Thank you. For sequins and buttons, I personally use the plastic bags. Not very sophisticated. 😆 But have had my eye on some boxes at Amazon that might work. www.amazon.com/Plastic-Storage-Organizer-snap-tight-Containers/dp/B094VFVRT3/ref=sr_1_7?th=1 They come in different sizes with little boxes inside of a bigger box. Harbor Freight Tools has a similar box that I do use for wood veneer, but the boxes are really small. That could work depending on how much sequins you have, how large the buttons are.

Awesome idea. I took the Happy Planner idea and made my own storage for my stamps. I like having books to flip through. How do you store projects as you work on them?

I have project envelopes that I found on Amazon. I have a shelf under my desk and just stack them up.

You're welcome! I do not have a scrapbook store near me, I shop mostly online. My favorites are scrapbook.com and acherryontop.com.

You're welcome! 😊

You have to be careful, do your research and test with a pH pen when in doubt, but some of the products are now safe and won't ruin whatever you put in there.

The dimensions of the sheets I'm using are 9x11.

I think the stamps might be too heavy. Because the stamps aren't flat, the plastic might not stretch all the way across. Not sure it would be a good fit for unmounted stamps.

The Iris bins I was using are the 12x12 size, big enough to hold 12x12 papers.

@@tammytinedesign thank you for your reply

No, not yet. Open to suggestions! I feel like everything I've explored would be costly and time consuming and may not be worth it. Rather than finding a better storage situation, I'm trying to just focus on using them and maybe the problem resolves itself!! 🙂