Stash.
Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 02:39AM Wow. I was tidying up my scraproom last night and, um, let's just say that I could go a year or more and not need to buy anything else. I came across so many cool things that I've had for awhile now that I just haven't used. I'm sure at least some of you can relate. It's crazy. After all, I've made at least 300 layouts so far this year already (about 100 of those just in the past 2 months-ish). And I honestly don't shop that often (no snickering!). Apparently, I just don't *use* a lot of product other than cardstock (which I LOVE...yay for Prism!). Going to work on challenging myself to use up more stuff in my stash from here to Christmas. No guarantees, though, that I won't cave and buy more stuff, hee hee. ;)
Anyhow, in my sorting and cleaning and purging (yes, I purged a bunch also...seems like I do this often but it just multiplies anyhow...will do some fun RAKs before long so keep watching!), I had some questions. I'd love your answers.
1. How do you store the new KI lace cardstock? Right now I have it sandwiched between pieces of cardstock but I'm afraid I'll forget it's there or lose it or whatever. Ideas?
2. Am I the only one who compulsively "saves" really cool product because it's just really cool. I might need it for that perfect layout sometime, right? You know what I mean, don't you? ;) Honestly, I kept coming across these fabulous supplies that I tend to hoard. Gotta do something about that.
3. Chipboard. Alphabets aside, does anyone have any good storage solutions for chipboard pieces? Specifically, I'm looking for ideas on what to do with all the loose pieces after they get poked out of the backing. I need to be able to keep them together by manufacturer or at least be sure I'll be able to identify them for supply list purposes but would prefer to sort them by type (shapes, tags, swirls, etc.) for ease of use. Right now I'm keeping them mostly with their original packaging (in ziplocks when need be) but it's taking up too much room and it's difficult to find stuff.
4. Same sort of question for the loose cardstock shapes and tags that get punched out of larger sheets.
5. (This one isn't scrap related specifically but I honestly would like to know!) Why is the cursor (like on the computer) called the cursor? (Noah asked me this the other day and I have no idea. Anyone know?)
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I will answer only one of your questions, and check back to see what others say for the other ones, cause I'm interested too!
I store all my chipboard in one of the IKEA wooden drawer sets. I have one with 2 big drawers and 3 little ones, and it works well so far. I suppose you could get a 9 drawer one and each drawer could be a different manufacturer. Some of the bigger stuff (like Fancy Pants) wouldn't fit in there, though.
Oh, and I think "cursor" comes from "cursory"....like you give a cursory glance over something, which means you scan it quickly. The cursor on the computer allows you to do that. That's my guess, but no idea, really. :)
You know, I keep my chipboard in tins. Maya Road (orig. had chip board in, I think you can get of their tins with see through lids empty now? Same with tins from Michaels. Not see through. But easy to stack & lable.
But what first came to mind is a big bulletin board: Hang the lacy CS in a clear envelope. Pin the Chipboard shapes up. It's flat, not likely to get bent or lost. But then you need wall space, which I currently don't have!
A cursor is a moving placement or pointer that indicates a position. English-speakers have used the term with this meaning since the 16th century, for a wide variety of movable or mobile position-markers.
The literal meaning of the original Latin word cursor expresses the idea of someone or something that runs. Especially in the plural, Cursores 'runners', it was the name of certain functions, originally messengers.
The word cursor may refer to any of the following:
Cursors as used on slide rules.
Cursors as used on typewriters.
Cursors as seen in computers.
Cursors as used in databases.
Cursor was also the name of an early computer-based "magazine" that was distributed on cassette in the late 1970s. Each "issue" contained programs, utilities, and games and was a forerunner of today's computer magazines that come packaged with CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs. Cursor was produced for users of the Commodore PET.
i keep my chipboard alpha's in ziploc bags, my shapes in one drawer, hs chipboard in another drawer and all the other chipboard letters go in another--placed in ziplocs based on manufacturer.