Well we decided to just let the shipping increases, slowly drift by without doing much about them. For the month of May and June, we will not be increasing the shipping rates one bit. Things are difficult for many with the rising cost of the economy and we want to do our part!
Go ahead and visit us and enjoy the shipping charges, just the way the were!
As always Happy Scrapping
The Scrap Cents Team!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Whats New Around Here!
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Organize and Use Your Paper Scraps
It’s only inevitable that if you are a scrapper than you will have tons of scraps!
Now for my story. When I first started out I didn’t see any point in keeping those scraps and usually when I ended my scrapping session those scraps went right into the trash. I finally seen how I was using up tons of new cardstock and paper and decided that I should try and keep my scraps and see if I could save me a few more bucks. For a while it was great, and I just kept them in a gallon zip lock baggie. Then the one baggie turned into 2 and then the baggies finally turned into folders and then it was throw them in the big box. Now it was such a mess to just find one piece of paper I wanted that I turned back to my old habits of just getting another sheet of paper out, hence the cycle continues, more paper, more scraps. Finally it was inevitable that something be done with all those scraps, so I turned to organization ideas for scraps and came out with some great ideas that I would definitely like to pass along to all of you. Basically its sort, store and use, use and use. If you have organization and find them readily you will use your scraps. So here are a few ideas to get you started at using up your scraps by making them readily available for just that.
How to Sort and Organize Your Scraps.
The first step is to set aside a block of time so that you can finish your paper scraps organization project and have everything cleaned up and put away in one sitting. If you walk away, you'll end up with little pieces of paper flying around the room, and scraps of paper all over the floor. Children, Pets and paper piles on the floor do not mix. Remember my warning! Been there done that!
Begin the process by sorting your paper scraps into piles. Create a pile for each color, and separate colors into piles of solids and patterns. Also separate textured and specialty papers into their own piles by color, as these are often used for different purposes and you'll want to find them easily. I usually just sit on the floor and create different piles for each colors. I don’t separate light colors and darks, such as like pink and dark pink, I just put them all in one category.
How to Store Your Scraps.
If you are a scrapper that doesn't have a lot of scraps, then an accordion file will probably work best for you. Find one that has index tabs so that you can easily identify at a glance where each color is stored. You can either write the color on a tab or simply cut a piece of paper in each color to place in the tabs.
For a larger scrap collection, try vertical hanging files in a file drawer. With this method you can have multiple files for each color and expand your storage files as your scrap collection grows. Another handy solution is to use poly envelopes for each color and store them on a shelf.
There are other ways to store your scraps. Those nice little clear colored storage trays work great. Or some people do shoe boxes. These are all fine; just make sure you label it somehow with the colors for easy choosing.
***For Shoe boxes try decorating the fronts with the color of your papers. Makes a great and easy way to store paper scraps.
Organization of all those scraps can be very trying, but I am here to tell you if you start with some kind of organization and keep up with it, you will be scrapping much more easily than just throwing them in a big box. Take it from me with that kind of storage all you do is cut up more paper or fumble through the whole mess looking for a certain piece of cardstock.
Happy Organizing! You will be glad you did!
Article by
Debbie Ruggles
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Paper Getting the most for your money
With the cost of paper going up and up we are realizing that scrapbooking is not just a craft that is inexpensive any longer.
We all have tons of pictures laying around that we want to get into scrapbooks, but you know you can't just walk into a store and buy one of two sheets of paper and leave, so what is the solution to the growing expense of scrapbooking?
Lets see if we can come up with some ideas that are cost effective and still give us what we are looking for to achieve.
Paper! Who says it has to be from the Scrapbook store?One thing I will tell you to invest in is a pen that tells you whether or not a paper or scrapbooking product is acid free. Test gift wrap, magazines, greeting cards, and any other decorative paper to see if it is safe to use in your scrapbooking projects. If you are unsure if something is safe for your scrapbook, don't put your photos next to it. Use it as an accent and just put your photo away from it so that it doesn't come into contact with it.
There is always the obvious check out the reduced racks at the scrapbook stores! Look at dollar stores, they have began to offer some scrapbooking supplies. Be careful with this because just because it says its a dollar doesn't mean you won't find it at you Scrapbook store for less. Jolee's are sometimes .79 cents on sale. Remember you can get good quality paper for .50-.70 cents a sheet, so beware of the dollar store packs! Look them over and see if they are what meets your expectations before buying. Sometimes we think we have nothing so getting things is better than that. Not always, remember you are wanting to put some great pages together and although it starts with the photograph, quality papers do add a lot to them.
Here is a great tip, instead of rushing to the scrapbook store because you got your pictures developed. Sit down and categorize them. Look at the ones you want to get done. Now the next time you are headed to town and want to go to the Scrapbook store, take them with you. Now you can put the pictures against the papers and get the papers that you want to go with them instead of guessing I might like this one or that one. How many times I have picked up papers just because I think I will use it! I have stored them and said someday I will use it. I am here to tell you I just donated a box of papers to a charity and I had to use the Flat Rate Priority box to get it to them. What a waste of money! Try this one thing. This one little step will save you tons in unwanted papers.
Another great tip is: there are places on-line that you can download some papers to print. Of course if you want a 12x12 sheet you will have to have a printer that prints that size. I download some of the 8x11 sheets and use them for accents, photo mats and other things that I want on my pages. So don't think because its not a 12x12 sheet its unusable. Its not always the case.Hopefully we have started you in the right direction on getting some of those scrapbooking pages done without spending a fortune trying to get the right papers. Remember its not about getting quantity of papers just to have them, its about getting papers that you will use. Remember the quality issue, don't just buy because it says sale, remember you don't want your papers just to sit in a pile to say you have paper, you want to have papers that you will want in your scrapbooks behind your pictures.
Article By
Debbie Ruggles
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Scrapping with Patterned Paper
Have you seen all the rich colors of patterned papers? Have you tried some of them and went, Yuk that paper just is to much for my layouts. HMMM well we all do that! Don’t think its not possible to use it and create layouts where the paper doesn’t over power the pictures.
The idea is to use it sparingly. Typically I like to start out with a sheet of plain cardstock, then add my patterned paper to it. If it doesn’t look quite like I want it to look I might just add a different color ca
rdstock to it to break it up a bit. For instance I may use a dark blue cardstock then a patterned paper that is cut smaller to start my layout then if it still is looking like it’s too much I may tone it down by matting my pictures in a different color of blue, maybe a lighter shade or sometime I double mount them in 2 different colors. It does make a difference when you are trying to use a very bold paper as opposed to a softer one. Give it a try and see what happens. Most of my layouts just happen.

Friday, December 21, 2007
Personalized Christmas Bulbs
For the ornaments that I put photos in, I made them small by inserting them in a blank word document and print them on photo paper.

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Saturday, December 15, 2007
Merry Christmas from KayDee Designs
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