scraps

They're simple but profound: tips to organize scrapbooking materials from blogger Tracie Claiborne.

"The first key to being organized is DON'T OVER-BUY. I only allow myself enough stuff that I can keep organized and in sight. If you have already bought too much...PURGE."

Together with photos of her beautifully-organized scrap wall, they're sure to inspire you to clean house and cut clutter in the scrapbooking room:

Scrap Stuff Organizing 101

We all know the story: products come and products go, leaving bits and pieces of "so-last-year" stuff behind them. What do you do with those out-of-style embellishments, stickers and tags?

Try these creative ideas from Scrapbooking.com. Creating mini-books and small projects with old-style page elements makes good use of them, and clears space in the scrapbooking area for this month's must-have product:

A Scrappers Approach To Spring Cleaning