Inspired

I don't know about any of you, but I spend lots of time online getting ideas for layouts and cards.  I love finding inspiration and there are so many amazing creations out there!

I got the idea for this Easter layout from one of my favorite page kit websites, Scrapbox Studios.

I had purchased this happy Easter paper a few weeks back, but wasn't sure how to build my layout around it.  I know that Scrapbox Studios always offers such detail-rich layouts so I went there to get some ideas. 

Here is the layout that inspired me:

I used the first page of this layout as my inspiration and tweaked it slightly to make it my own.  I had a lot of fun with this page and even cut the bunny heads out of a second sheet to make them pop-up embellishments (I tried to photograph the dimension). 

I also used some white Puffy Velvet fabric markers on the bunny tails.  (If you haven't used this product, you should definitely pick some up ~ it's so much fun to use on so many crafts!  You just wait for it to dry and then use a heat gun on it to make it puff.)

Scrapbook Organization Woes

Now that I have more space (thanks to a huge liquidation sale last month), I'm working on reorganizing my scrapbook stash and spreading things out.

I'm having the hardest time organizing!

Don't get me wrong ~ I love looking at my favorite papers and embellishments over and over again (wishing I had a bigger family just so I'd have more pictures to scrap). So many great papers, so few events...

Anyway, the question of the day is:

How do you organize?

Sort by color? Theme? Brand? Season? Alphabetical? Shopping trip?

I think I've moved sections of goodies to different areas about 3 or 4 times so far. At first it was all the Vintage/ephemera themed goodies (my favorite right now). That was too big and still strangely random. Then, I sorted by brand. But what if a Basic Grey sheet would go perfectly with a Graphic 45 piece and I'll never know about the greatest pairing since argyle and socks because one was upstairs on a paper wrack and the other downstairs next to the mac and cheese?!

Also, what in the scrap do you do with all of those sections of paper that are partially used, but match other 12x12 sheets or kits?! I have a ton of 13x13 baggies and I try to keep everything together that way. Now, it just looks like my scrap drawer is a Ziploc Ad. Nothing lays flat or even makes sense. I never even know what I have (yet I still find myself shopping at the craft store each time a coupon comes in the mail).

Any advice? I'd love to hear what you do for storage and organization! Also, any organizational brands/items that you really like? I think laying things flat (700 sheets deep) is no longer working for me. Things are getting squished and wrinkled (although it saves time distressing my paper).

It's my goal to get organized this week ~ wish me luck!