Hi everyone. I have posted about how I organize and store my cardstock in a previous post, however, I made some changes recently and wanted to share them with you.
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I use these -magazine dividers to label them and keep the cardstock straight in the folders. I LOVE these dividers but they are a little spendy. You can probably make your own using chipboard if you wanted and add your own tabs. That would be less expensive but I like the dividers so I invested in them 🙂
I now use these four compartment magazine holders from Amazon. They fit perfectly in the Expedit/Kallax unit from Ikea perfectly.
To store the actual cardstock, I used to use job ticket folders but found them difficult to get in and out of. I discovered these clear folders that I like better because they are open on two sides and I can slide the paper in and out easily.
These are the document clear plastic folders that I got on Amazon. They come in a pack of 100 and are fairly inexpensive. MUCH less expensive than the job ticket holders!
As you can see from the third photo below, I put my scraps in the front of the folder so I can access them easily!
Next, I use Magazine Dividers to divide and label them. These can be a little pricey if you have a lot of cardstock. I got mine for about 12$ a piece from this seller on eBay, but you can get them on Amazon as well, (they cost more on amazon). They are thick and sturdy and will last forever! But alternatively, you could always laminate thick cardstock and add a tab to it.
Next, I label my Magazine Dividers. I put the manufacturer name or initials and then the color name.
I used to use the (PTouch label maker) that everyone else uses but I do a lot of labels at once and I hate punching it in by hand and the waste for the labels weven when using chain print so…..I recently switched over to the PTouch Cube.
The PTouch Cube uses the SAME labels that the basic (PTouch label maker) uses. The difference is that there is no waste, you can use different sizes (6mm, 12mm and 24mm), as well as the fact that you can use the software to type out the labels on your computer OR on your phone. I really like doing them on my laptop and i make less errors when typing them out. I will never go back to the basic one now that I have the cube!
I hope this helps you with your cardstock organization! If you have any questions, please let me know!
Happy Organizing!
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