Day 4 All My Embellishments

On day 4 I tackled my major frustration- embellishments.  They were stored everywhere- stickers in a binder, the long one's in a pull out drawer, jars, baskets and my rub-ons where in a file cabinet.  When I needed something I had to look every where and wasted so much time...sound familiar.

This task actually took me about a week to complete.  Last Fall, I purchased a ScrapRack storage system after seeing one on You Tube. I even took it out of the box, just never had the time to fill the pages.  I decided that I was not going to include my ribbon, flowers or brads because I already store those in jars on my counter so I can easily see them and use them. 

So first thing I did, was gather all my embellishments (stickers, die cuts, rub-ons) and dumped them all on my counter...BIG MISTAKE.  I was so overwhelmed that I left the scrapbook room and didn't return until a day and half later.  I decided to put everything in baskets (no system) and just tackle one basket at a time.  But before I tackled my fist basket, I made a list of all the things I scrapbook about and then decided on my ten categories.  I only had ten categories because I only purchased 10 dividers.  My list included- weddings, school, family, vacation, fair, trips, swimming, birthdays, zoo, everyday, holidays.  Once I had my list, I grouped them into 10 categories- Alphabet letters, holidays, celebrations, seasons, nature, colors, school, vacation, Disney and other.  Then I tackled one basket at a time putting them into the sheets.  It was very time consuming but boy did I feel good every time I finished a basket. I also purged so much that I have been holding on to.  Now that I am done with my embellishments I feel great...now what to do with all those empty containers...LOL.  If you are interested in the scraprack you can learn more at
http://thescraprack.easystorecreator.com/
Below are a couple of photos of my finished product.  I will tell you that it is pricey but well worth it.