| Scrapbooking is a wonderful hobby!
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| | great scrapbooking ideas and tips in your
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| Besides being relaxing and fun, it also
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| | head--you know, the ones you pick up from
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| allows you to be creative and to spend
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| | magazines, web sites, etc.-- keep a
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| quality time with your family and
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| | 3-ring binder with some notepaper inside
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| friends. Plus, it results in a storybook
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| | for all your thoughts and ideas. Plus,
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| of lifelong memories.One very important
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| | when you see something in a magazine, you
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| element of scrapbooking is getting it all
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| | can simply tear the page out of the
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| organized. This includes, but is not
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| | magazine, 3-hold punch it, and place it
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| limited to:storing all of your supplies
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| | in your binder. The same goes if you see
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| in an organized fashion so they can be
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| | something on a web site that you wish to
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| found instantly when you need
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| | refer to later; just print it out and
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| them.remembering what supplies to pick up
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| | insert it into your binder. You can even
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| at the store, and eliminating duplicate
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| | separate the binder into a few different
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| purchases.finding time to research new
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| | sections, such as page layout ideas,
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| and creative ways to spruce up your
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| | organizing ideas, neat tools/supplies,
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| scrapbooks.finding enough time to enjoy
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| | etc.CHOOSE A DESIGNATED WORK
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| the art of scrapbooking in your busy
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| | AREA.Scrapbooking is more fun and less of
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| life.TELL A STORY.Plan your photos,
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| | a chore, when everything is in one place
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| before you shoot. Instead of taking
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| | and in close, accessible proximity to
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| random shots of someone standing here, or
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| | your working area. Designate a room, or a
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| someone else sitting there, tell a story.
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| | portion of a room, in your home for this
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| For example, let's say it's Halloween.
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| | activity. You should be able to retrieve
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| You may plan on taking four photos of
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| | your supplies, photos, etc. in seconds,
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| your child:on the hayride taking him/her
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| | without having to walk into another room,
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| to the pumpkin field.looking for a
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| | or rummage through a closet.SHOPPING.Use
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| pumpkin.finding a pumpkin.with the carved
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| | an organized shopping system so you
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| pumpkin later.GREAT PHOTOS.Photos for
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| | remember what you want to pick up for
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| your scrapbooks can be extra nice if you
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| | your hobby --scissors, crimpers, papers,
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| take a little bit of time to learn some
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| | etc. This will also eliminate purchasing
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| basic photography. Visit for a quick
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| | items that you already have. When you
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| photography tutorial. Getting organized
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| | think of something you need, immediately
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| has a lot to do with preparation and this
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| | put it on a SCRAPBOOKING PICK UP list,
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| site is filled with helpful tips and
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| | and bring this list with you when you go
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| ideas.WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN. Organized
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| | shopping. Using 3 inch x 5 inch index
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| documentation is important for the
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| | cards, make examples of your cuts and
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| serious scrapbooker. The main goal is to
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| | punches on them. Label and keep them in
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| eliminate future questions such as "Who
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| | your day timer, or a tiny 3-ring binder.
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| or what is that?", "Where and when was
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| | Bring these cards with you when shopping
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| this photo taken?", and so on. Document
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| | for scrapbooking items, and you'll never
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| photos as you're taking them, so you'll
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| | buy duplicates. This also works great for
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| know exactly what is on each roll of
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| | remembering what color pens/pencils you
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| film. That way you'll be prepared when
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| | have. Just draw a line on your index
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| you're ready to organize the photos in
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| | cards and label them.USE WHAT YOU HAVE
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| your scrapbooks.TAKE CARE OF THAT
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| | FIRST.Resist the urge to buy a million
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| UNDEVELOPED FILM.If you find rolls of
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| | new papers, punches, and so on, until
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| film around your house that are ready to
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| | you've used some of the craft supplies
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| go to the developer, bring them today.
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| | you already have. Unless you're planning
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| You may consider mailing all of your film
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| | on opening a scrapbooking warehouse, it's
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| to a supplier such as so you don't have
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| | best to be choosy before emptying your
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| to spend time dropping off film or
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| | wallet on new items, when you already
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| picking up photos. Simply mail your film
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| | have items you could use in your current
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| out, and you'll get your photos back in
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| | supply.SHOP ONLINE.You'll save a lot of
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| the mail a week later. From now on,
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| | time running back and forth to the store,
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| always get your film developed as soon as
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| | if you commit instead to making your
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| you take the used rolls out of your
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| | purchases online.TRADE.If you have
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| camera.STORING PHOTOGRAPHS.Once your
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| | something that you haven't used in a year
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| photos are developed, you need a place to
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| | or more, such as craft scissors,
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| store them until you're ready to put them
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| | stickers, etc., swap them with a friend.
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| in your scrapbook. Keep them separated by
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| | Who knows? Perhaps your friend will find
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| year or event, in Ziplock bags. Label
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| | immediate use for this item, and you will
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| each bag with a number, and put a
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| | get something you can use right now in
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| corresponding number on your
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| | return.GOALS.Always set goals for your
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| Documentation Form. Then, store them in a
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| | scrapbooking hobby, perhaps one to two
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| photo box. Keep the box in a dry, cool
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| | pages a week. This is especially
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| place to protect your photos until you're
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| | necessary if you're creating a scrapbook
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| ready to put the photos into your
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| | for an upcoming special
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| scrapbook.ORGANIZING BOXES OF PHOTOS.If
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| | occasion.PLAN.Before you start working on
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| you have boxes of photos that span from
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| | your pages, plan ahead. Arrange your
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| the beginning of the 1900's to now, it's
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| | photos in chronological order and gather
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| time to start getting them organized.
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| | stickers, diecuts, etc. that correspond
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| Schedule a day and time to begin sorting
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| | with your photos. Think about your layout
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| through them and stick with your
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| | and how you plan to document each photo.
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| appointment when the day rolls around.
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| | This will ensure you're going to be happy
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| Get your kids, or friends, to help out.
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| | with the final results, and will reduce
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| Begin by making piles, categorized by
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| | the need to redo things.DO THE TWO
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| event or year. If you don't know the
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| | STEP.Step One: Assemble your pages with
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| exact year, at least sort them by decade.
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| | your photos, documentation and critical
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| This may take a little while, but once
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| | diecuts.Step Two: Decorate with stickers,
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| everything is separated, scrapbooking
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| | stamps, etc. The two-step process will
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| your photos will be much easier and more
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| | help you get the critical part (step one)
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| pleasant. Once they're all sorted, store
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| | done faster, and then you can continue
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| your photographs as mentioned above.WORK
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| | with the second step (less important)
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| BACKWARDS.If you're planning to scrapbook
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| | later on.KEEP YOUR PAGES SIMPLE.Although
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| lots of photos from way back, start with
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| | you may really feel the need for creating
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| the most recent photos you have, and work
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| | a work of art on occasion, if your goal
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| backwards. Chances are, you have a
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| | is to get a scrapbook done as quickly as
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| journal describing recent photos, and
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| | possible, keep it simple. Getting photos
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| even if you don't, you can probably
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| | and documentation in the album is the
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| recall the details more easily. Older
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| | main goal. Save your really creative
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| photos--the ones that you don't have a
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| | moments for extra special scrapbooking
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| journal for--will take a little more
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| | projects. And remember, too much stuff on
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| thinking.BABY STEPS.If your scrapbooking
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| | any one page, takes away from the
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| hobby seems like a colossal job to you,
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| | photos.QUICK COLOR SCHEMES.Quickly,
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| it's not going to be fun. Don't feel like
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| | organize your scrapbooks with colors that
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| you have to put ALL of your photos into
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| | compliment each other, by referencing a
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| scrapbooks. You can always put the
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| | good color harmony book. You can pick one
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| majority of your photos in acid-free
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| | up at your local bookstore. They include
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| photo albums or photo boxes where they
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| | hundreds of color combination examples.
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| will be safe. Choose a small set of
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| | Color Harmony, by Hideaki Chijiiwa, is an
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| photos to begin scrapbooking. Once you're
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| | excellent book for this
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| done with this small set, you can then
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| | purpose.MULTI-TASKING.Looking for a few
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| decide whether you want to dig into your
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| | minutes here or there to catch up on your
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| photo albums or photo boxes and continue
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| | scrapbooking? Take and make all your
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| scrapbooking them, or leave those photos
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| | phone calls in the same room as your
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| where they are, and simply scrapbook any
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| | designated scrapbooking work area. Then,
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| new photos in the future.DOUBLE
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| | while you're on the phone with your
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| PRINTS.Double prints will do you no good
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| | friends or family, you can crop, frame or
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| if they're just sitting in your photo box
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| | mount at the same time. Or, instead of
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| taking up space. Do something with them.
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| | making punches when you need them, make a
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| Perhaps send them to someone who is in
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| | bunch of punches at once while you're
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| the photograph. It's a great way to keep
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| | watching television, or are on the
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| in touch. Or, pass the doubles onto your
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| | telephone, or when you're waiting for a
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| young children who may like to create
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| | pot of water to boil. This will save time
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| their own scrapbooks. It's a great way
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| | later because your punches will be ready
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| for them to learn your beloved hobby and
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| | when you need them.GET YOUR KIDS
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| decide if they would like it to be a
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| | INVOLVED.Many people like to get their
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| hobby of their own.RELATED
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| | kids involved with the actual project,
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| STUFF.Sometimes, for the purpose of
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| | such as arranging stickers, applying
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| creatively decorating your scrapbook, you
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| | diecuts, etc. If you would rather your
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| may wish to keep tickets, brochures,
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| | kids were not involved with the actual
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| maps, postcards, and so on, that are
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| | project, give them a project of their
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| related to a particular trip or event.
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| | own. You can always find a few photos
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| Use manila file folders or catalog
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| | that you're not going to use in your
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| envelopes for this purpose. Label the
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| | scrapbook, some inexpensive paper, kid
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| folder/envelope so that you know which
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| | scissors, etc. Then have each child make
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| photos/Documentation Form it corresponds
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| | their very own scrapbook. Either way, the
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| to. File these until they're ready to be
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| | kids will be occupied, which will give
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| used.KEEPING IT ALL TOGETHER.Already have
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| | you time to enjoy your hobby.ELIMINATE
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| a pretty good idea of stickers, diecuts,
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| | BICKERING.If you have more than one child
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| etc. that you're planning to use with a
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| | that is involved with a scrapbooking
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| particular set of photographs? Keep them
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| | activity, get them each their own plastic
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| in the same Ziplock bag with the photos
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| | storage box and/or accordion files to
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| until you're ready to put them into your
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| | keep their own supplies in. This way,
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| scrapbook. This way, everything will be
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| | when they want to work on their
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| in one place and ready to use.STICKERS
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| | scrapbook, all of their supplies will
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| AND SHAPES.Stickers and punched shapes
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| | already be separated. You may even color
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| can be kept in acid-free sheet
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| | code their supplies, plastic boxes, etc.
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| protectors, plastic baseball card sheets,
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| | so they always know which stuff belongs
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| business card sheets, or even Ziplock
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| | to them. For example, blue container,
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| bags that are 3-hole punched. Each sheet
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| | blue scissors and markers labeled in blue
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| should be categorized and labeled by
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| | for Billy, and all pink for Sally.FAMILY
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| theme: birthday, Christmas, Halloween,
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| | TIME.Scrapbooking is a great way to spend
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| wedding, springtime, etc. Insert these
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| | some time with your family. Get the whole
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| sheets into a 3-ring binder. If you have
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| | family involved and around the table at
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| a large number of stickers and shapes,
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| | the same time. It's a great time to share
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| you may want to use index dividers
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| | ideas and dreams with each other. Can't
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| labeled with general categories. For
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| | seem to get the male family members
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| example, a general HOLIDAY category, may
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| | involved? Perhaps they can sit at the
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| hold Easter, Christmas/Hanukkah,
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| | table while the females are scrapbooking,
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| Halloween, etc., a general SEASONS
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| | and they could do something they enjoy at
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| category, may hold Summer, Fall, Winter
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| | the same time. At least everyone will be
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| and Spring, and so on.TINY STUFF.For very
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| | together and having fun.TEAM
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| tiny diecuts and other small items,
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| | UP.Scrapbooking is a great way to spend
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| consider storing then in empty film
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| | time with your friends and catch up with
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| canisters. The clear ones are best, but
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| | each other. Start a scrapbooking club and
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| if you only have opaque ones, simply
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| | meet at each other's homes one day every
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| stick a label--or the actual diecut
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| | few weeks. Make a party of
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| attached with a piece of tape-- on the
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| | it!IDENTIFY.The next time you get
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| canister indicating what is inside. Baby
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| | together with friends, or a scrapbooking
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| food jars serve the same purpose
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| | club, put a little piece of colored tape
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| well.PAPER.Where do you keep all of that
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| | on your scissors' handles, the sides of
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| cool paper until you're ready to use it?
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| | your punch tools, pens, etc. Then,
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| You can get a plastic, portable filing
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| | everyone could share, but you'll be sure
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| container--research its composition to
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| | to get your tools back when it's time to
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| assure archival safety--that holds
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| | go home.DON'T TAKE THE KITCHEN SINK.If
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| hanging file folders. Label the hanging
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| | you're going to be scrapbooking at a
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| files by theme or color. You may want to
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| | friend's home, take a few minutes to plan
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| place a manila file folder into each
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| | what you want to work on. By doing this,
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| hanging file folder, to keep your papers
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| | you will only have to carry those
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| from curling. Or, you may buy file folder
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| | supplies you're going to use. In other
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| pockets or sheet protectors that fit into
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| | words, if you're going to be working on a
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| a 3-ring binder and store your papers
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| | wedding theme, there's no reason to be
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| inside each pocket, categorized and
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| | carrying all of your holiday items with
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| labeled. By the way, be very careful not
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| | you.CLEAR THE WAY.If you are spending too
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| to store acid-free paper with other
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| | much time looking for supplies,
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| paper.STORAGE CONTAINERS.Do a little bit
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| | background papers, photos, frames, that
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| of research and purchase a scrapbooking
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| | great rubber stamp and so on, then, it's
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| organizer, which will hold papers,
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| | time to organize your work station.
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| supplies, etc. There are many products on
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| | Declutter and toss out or trade those
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| the market that can help you keep it all
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| | items you don't need, you don't like,
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| together. Many office supply stores carry
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| | etc. Organize your supplies into binders
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| six-drawer organization stations. They're
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| | and storage containers. You should always
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| vertical and have 6 see-through drawers
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| | be working on a clear surface, with only
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| of equal size. Each drawer can be
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| | the current project in front of you.CLEAN
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| designated for a different
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| | UP THE SCRAPS.If there is a wastepaper
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| purpose--papers, templates/diecuts,
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| | basket right near your work station, all
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| stickers, etc. Plus, they have wheels,
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| | of the scraps that you're not planning on
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| which makes them very easy to transport
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| | using can be tossed immediately. Don't
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| from one room to another. Or, if you
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| | leave trash on your work surface. If you
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| often bring your scrapbooking supplies
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| | visit a friend's home, you may want to
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| outside of your home, such as to a
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| | carry along an empty tissue box so that
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| friend's house, use a portable system
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| | all scraps can be discarded immediately,
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| that isn't too heavy or cumbersome, and
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| | and make clean-up for your host quick and
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| comes with a handle.STENCILS.Put your
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| | easy.PUT IT AWAY.Always have a home for
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| stencils/templates into sheet protectors
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| | your supplies, and when you're finished
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| that can be purchased at any office
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| | using them, take a few moments to put
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| supplies store. Then insert them into a
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| | everything away. You should be able to
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| 3-ring binder for easy access. By the
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| | start fresh with a clear mind and a clear
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| way, you can store two templates in one
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| | surface.BIG ITEM/SMALL ITEM.Never place a
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| sheet protector with a piece of paper in
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| | big item over a smaller item, because if
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| between each--white or colored depending
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| | you do, it will be out of sight, and
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| on the color of your template. This will
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| | difficult to find
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| make it easier to see the designs and
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| | quickly.ERGONOMICS.Organize your work
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| eliminate them from catching onto each
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| | area for increased productivity. Make
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| other.SUPPLY CADDY.If you always
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| | sure it's well lit. Have a comfortable
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| scrapbook at home, use a kitchen utensil
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| | chair to sit on. Your supplies and tools
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| caddy with a number of divided
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| | should be within arms
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| compartments, like those you normally
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| | reach.SAFETY.Organize your scrapbooking
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| keep tall kitchen spoons, ladles, and
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| | with safety in mind. Use a protective
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| spatulas in. The ones that spin will keep
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| | covering for your table. Craft mats are
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| everything you need at your
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| | great for cutting on. Scissors and other
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| fingertips.HANG IT UP.If you're lucky
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| | sharp tools should be face down in a
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| enough to have a room specifically
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| | holder, and out of a young child's
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| designated for your scrapbooking hobby,
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| | reach.MAKE IT EASY.Different personality
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| hang a large pegboard above your work
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| | styles require different organization
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| area. You can then attach scissors,
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| | systems. Make sure you use an
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| templates, crimpers, rulers, stencils and
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| | organization system you can live
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| more, all within easy sight and reach. In
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| | with--one that works with your style and
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| addition, you might hang a small ledge or
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| | that allows you to find things without
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| shelf nearby, to store all of your corner
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| | delay. If you find things easier when
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| rounders, photo corners, and so on. If
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| | they're alphabetized, then use that type
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| you prefer everything out in the open,
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| | of system. Perhaps you're better at
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| this system will work like a charm.RUBBER
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| | finding things by color. Then use that
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| STAMPS.Store rubber stamps in shallow,
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| | system. Your organization system must
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| plastic containers, a rubber stamping
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| | work in harmony with your
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| organizer, or a plastic organizer with
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| | personality.DON'T DO SO MUCH.Finding the
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| shallow drawers. Don't stack stamps. They
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| | time for your scrapbooking and/or
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| should be stored in a single layer, so
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| | rubberstamping hobby can be difficult if
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| that you can always see the top of the
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| | you have too many things going on in your
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| stamp showing the design.OTHER STORAGE
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| | life. Reduce or eliminate the activities
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| IDEAS.Fishing tackle boxes--with
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| | you don't truly enjoy. Reduce the
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| compartments and levels that expand and
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| | activities of your children. Get on an
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| collapse--are wonderful for storing
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| | organized cleaning schedule, so you're
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| scrapbooking supplies and tools. Plastic
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| | not wasting the entire weekend cleaning
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| tool boxes, with many see-through drawers
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| | up. Make easier dinners that are healthy,
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| are also great for this
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| | but take half the time to prepare. Get
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| purpose.SCRAPBOOKING MAGAZINES.Is your
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| | your family to help out with household
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| closet full of scrapbooking magazines?
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| | chores and obligations.SPARE TIME.Those
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| There are a few things to do about this
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| | spare minutes that we all have can be put
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| dilemma. 1) You can go through your
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| | to good use. Have to wait at the doctor's
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| magazines, find the articles you wish to
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| | office for your appointment? Sketch out a
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| keep and organize them into file folders
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| | quick layout idea. Waiting for the wash
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| by category. In other words, keep the
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| | cycle to finish? Sort out some photos, or
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| article, toss the magazine. 2) Or you can
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| | gather supplies for tomorrow's
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| keep the magazines in cardboard magazine
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| | scrapbooking project.WRITE IT DOWN.Don't
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| boxes. If you do this, you should always
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| | ever leave your home without a small
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| keep a list of the title/issue of the
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| | notebook in hand. You're bound to come up
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| magazine, the pages that interest you,
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| | with a thought, or a cute caption, for
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| and a few words describing why they
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| | your scrapbook. If you don't write it
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| interested you. This way, you can just
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| | down right away, you may forget about it.
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| scan your list, instead of going through
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| | You may also want to keep a small pad and
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| the entire magazine to find what you're
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| | a pen right near your bedside, in case
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| looking for. You can even use your
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| | you have a bright idea in the middle of
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| computer and create the list in a word
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| | the night.ENJOY!Plan, organize and
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| processing file. Then using the Find
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| | schedule some time to enjoy your
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| feature, you can simply search for key
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| | creations with family and friends.
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| words in your document.HOLD THAT
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| | Scrapbooking is all about fun, laughter,
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| THOUGHT.Rather than keeping all those
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| | memories, and touching moments!
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