Consignor Tip: #3

Deciding how to group your product is much easier than deciding what to sell... so congratulate yourself on getting to this point in the process!!

There are a several different ways to group your product.  Consider the following:

1. By Theme: Baby Girl, Holiday, Birthday, etc.

2. By Type: Cardstock, Pattern Paper, Ribbon, Embellishments, Thickers, Stickers, etc.

3. By Condition: New Product, Used Product, Scraps of paper

4. By Color: All shades of one color grouped together- this works well for cardstock and pattern paper.

4. By Kits: All remaining product and embellishments from a kit or paper line.

Find a good amount of space, like your kitchen table or counters, and begin sorting through your stash and grouping them in piles.  You may decided to group them in a combination of ways... like your cardstock and pattern paper by color an your embellishments by type.  You may even decide to make up your own themed kits by putting together a few pieces of cardstock, pattern paper, and adding a few embellishments that coordinate.  If you have a lot of one product, consider making smaller groups.  For example, if you have a lot of Halloween product, make up 2 or 3 kits.  The idea is to present your product in a way that would appeal to the buyer.

Lastly... as you sort and group your product DO NOT create a 'return to scrap-stash' pile!

Note:

With a little over 1 week to the crop & sale, we have seen a increase the amount of registrations we are getting daily.  For this BIG event we rent both the Atrium and Ballrooms, and will be seating croppers in both rooms too.  We already have enough registrations to fill the atrium which means there are limited seats available.  Several registrations referenced creative crew members who still need to register... so if you know of anyone who still needs to register, they should do it soon to secure their spot!  Seats are going fast!!!  REGISTER NOW

Consignor Tip: #2

Deciding what to sell may not be as easy as you think once you start to go through your scrap-stash.  This is because we are reasoning with ourselves on why we should keep the item.  Let's admit, we've all heard those voices inside our heads!  

So, decide on a reasonable time frame like 6 mos, 1 year, or even 2 years.  Then, as you go through your scrap-stash, keep only those items you purchased within that time frame.  Items purchased beyond the time frame should be added to your designated bin, box, or drawer (and keep it their!).  If you haven't used it by now, chances are you not going to use it... and you most likely already bought something more current to use in it's place.

Also consider smaller quantities of one product.  For example, if you bought a jar of flowers and there are 175 pieces in the jar.... ask your self are you really going to use all of them?  If not, keep only what you think you will use and sell the rest.  The same goes with brads, buttons, and ribbon.  If you bought a spool of ribbon with 3 or 10 yards on it... keep for example 1 yard instead.

Be sure to go through your stash of 'used' product too.  If you are holding onto stickers, thickers, paper, and other product with hopes that you might use them again one day, you should consider selling these items.  Again, decide on a time frame.  If you haven't used the remaining items in the last 6 mos or 1 year, then add them to your designated bin. 

More tips to come on packaging, labeling, and pricing.

Consignor Tip: #1

We are so excited for the upcoming scrapbook sale (Sept. 17)!  And, with the sale taking place in just over a week, we thought it would be helpful if we write a series of Tips to help you get ready for the sale.  So here is the first tip...

Tip #1: Designate a box, bin, or drawer, and as you start to go through your scrap-stash keep all the items you are going to sell in one spot.  (And here is the hard part)...  Once it has made it's way to this designated box... it should remain in the box and not come back out to join your scrap-stash again!!

If you have a creative crew member who is interested in selling their scrap-stash, we are still accepting consignor registrations!! You can register online at www.scrapagain.com

Labor Day Weekend - Day 3 Inspiration (Mandie)

Keep those trimmers going... It's day 3 of our Labor Day Scrapbook Weekend and Mandie keeps us going with a double layout and a couple of cards!  

We typically think a title needs to go at the top or bottom of a layout, right?... But you will find that Mandie mixes up the placement of her tittles by placing them on the left and even right side sometimes too!  By adding a journaling card on the right and the title on the left, the layout is balanced.   Grounding her matted photos with two strips of paper at the bottom, and only using a few simple embellishments, puts this double layout in the 30 minute our less category!
 

Mandie uses the same design idea, strips of pattern paper or ribbon at the bottom, for the cards too.  Do you have extra tags in your scrap-stash?... if so, try making this card to use up those scraps and get the most out of your supplies. 

A little bit of stiching on the sun makes this card shine!
 

We hope you found time this Labor Day Weekend to scrapbook with us!...  and that you were able to scrap-lifted a few ideas from our Design Team to take some of the 'labor' out of scrapbooking!  It was fun to share all the great layouts and ideas from the Design Team with you.  More Design Team layouts will be coming soon.. we still have all of the September's layouts to share with you too!

Join us for our BIGGEST event of the year. The Saturday, September 17 Scrapbook Crop & Consignment Sale.  Register Now!

Labor Day Weekend - Day 2 Inspiration (Taraleigh)

It's day 2!...  and time to keep those trimmers going with inspiring layouts from Taraleigh!!

Grab those circle punches and create your own embellishment like Taraleigh did!  Just a few circles and some buttons make for budget friendly embellishments.  Journaling doesn't always have to be on a tag.  Taraleigh shows us how journaling around the pictures makes for a matting effect. 

And this is why we love double sided pattern paper! Taraleigh used both sides from 3 different pattern paper (Crate Paper) to create the block of pattern paper below her photos.  Using coordinating paper from one paper line, really takes out the 'work' of trying to find coordinating paper from your scrap-stash.  Taraleigh also shows in this layout that your photos don't always have to be centered to create a GREAT layout.  Try off setting them a bit from center and see how this style can 'work' too!

Thanks Taraleigh for another set of great layouts!
Keep those trimmers going... we will have more layouts tomorrow from Mandie!

Be sure to register now for the September 17 crop to secure your spot... seats are going fast!

Labor Day Weekend - Day 1 Inspiration (Marcie)

Ok, so it has been a busy summer for all of us here at Scrap Again and we thought you could use a little scrappy inspiration over the labor day weekend! For the next 3 days we will be posting layouts for you to scrap-lift this Labor Day Weekend... who ever said that scrapbooking needed to be a 'labor' of love!

Labor Day Weekend Inspiration- Day 1

Marcie has the perfect layouts to kick off the next 3 days and to get those trimmers started!

I love how she used this Crate Paper line to share an all-american visit to the fair as well as show-off her adorable daughter! You can almost hear her laughing in these energetic pictures! I am once again WOW'd by her use of embellishments! Mine are feeling (A LOT) jealous! I know my adhesive is ready to play with buttons and flowers and paper! Let Marcie know what you love about her August layouts!

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend! May you spend it scrappin' hard!

Do you have 'Scrap-Stash'? Being a consignor is easy and fun

Scrap-Stash (skrap stash) n. 1. New or partially used paper crafting products that have been hoarded past a crafters desirability date.  Often feels like a woobie, but once sold, allows the crafter to buy more to replace it. 

Being a consignor is easy

Do you have scrap-stash in your scrapbook room or closet and would like to earn some money for it?  Become a consignor for the SCRAPBOOK SALE on September 17. 

It's as easy as:

1.  Register as a consignor

2.  Package and price product

3.  Drop-off product

4.  Pick up product

5.  Get your check in the mail!

  

 Register Now to get started!

 Receive a discount on your consignor registration fee when you sign up to crop too!

Don't miss your chance to be a consignor!

Scrap Again will host the sale, and you do not need to be present during sale hours.  You will earn VIP shopping status as a registered consignor.  We are accepting scrapbook and paper crafting supplies and tools.  It is important that consignors drop off and pick up any unsold products during designated hours.  For more information see our Frequently Asked Questions

HUGE SCRAPBOOK SALE

Saturday, September 17 

Hampton Inn & Suites

800 Mason Street

Vacaville, CA 95688

Sale Hours

1:00p - 2:00p VIP Shopping

2:00p - 3:00p Registered Croppers

3:00p - 7:00p Open to Public

 Sale Details

Registered consignors earn VIP shopping status

Register now for crop