Alphabets - Meet the Clip-It-Up Jumbo!

Hi everyone!  It's Lesley Langdon with you today and I am excited to show you one way that I've become more organized since I've owned the Clip-It-Up. 

I have over 50 packages of alphabets, whether they are chipboard or stickers.  I used to pile them up in a wooden tray, and they would all stick together, and fall off, and I would have to search under piles and piles of packages to find what I was looking for.

When I got my Clip-It-Up Jumbo, first thing I went for was the alphas.  I knew I needed a better system.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

And here is a layout made with 2 sets of my hanging alphas.  This makes me happy, because I love the feeling of satisfaction when I use up older stash.  The Clip-It-Up is also good for hanging embellishments, and having them IN SIGHT so that you can REMEMBER to use them!  I snatched up the acrylic tag, the camera rub-on, and the Kraft flowers from my Upper-Tier.

This is me in 1979.  Wasn't I cute?  :)

Layout Tips to USE YOUR STASH:

• think of ways to use up your numbers and alphas in your title
• layer scraps of coordinating papers to add dimension
• when finishing up, add little things like pins, buttons, and brads
• look around and use up what's on the table
• make a point to use items before you start a project

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye (Lost & Found)

Stamps: Unity Stamp Co. (Picture Perfect) Adhesive: Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro (Extreme Tac)

Alphas: Cosmo Cricket, Pink Paislee

Kraft Flowers: Maya Road

Lace: Prima

Pin: Maya Road

Ink: Palette, Color Queue

Acrylic Tag: Tim Holtz

Have a wonderful day!