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that take advantage of some of the new products on the market. To make your pens
last longer, store them horizontally. The Cropper Hopper Case or Cropper Hopper 12 x
12 Storage Case are perfect for storing your scrapbooking pens for easy access.
Reclaim lost time by getting organized. When you are waiting for the doctor, dentist,
carpool or even during soccer practice, you can put away your photos and sort through your
recently developed photos for the best shots. Just bring your Cropper Hopper Photo Storage
Case with so that you will be organized and ready for your next crop.
Getting Stuck? Reclaim lost time by getting organized. When you are waiting for the
doctor, dentist, carpool or even during soccer practice, you can put away your recently
purchased stickers so that you can find the QUICK! Just bring your Cropper
Hopper Sticker Organizer with you and you can be organized and ready for your next crop.
Use your workshop time to its BEST advantage by getting organized BEFORE the workshop.
When you are waiting for the doctor, dentist, carpool or even during soccer practice, you
can preview the page layouts that you will be doing next to see if you need any supplies-
if you do need supplies, make a list so that you remember what you need. The Cropper
Hopper Class Tote is a great place to store your supplies as you layout pages. Use the
hanging folders to hold the photos and supplies that you'll need to complete the layout as
you assemble everything. When you have everything you need take the Class Tote to your
next crop.
Do you wish that your handwriting looked better? Use bits and pieces of time to
practice your handwriting. When you are watching TV, waiting for the doctor,
dentist, carpool or even during soccer practice, you can get out a handwriting book, some
paper and your scrapbooking pens to practice your lettering. If you use a Cropper
Hopper Case to store your lettering book, paper and your pens, you'll be ready to practice
whenever you have a few minutes.
Do you want to make the most of your "workshop time". Use bits and
pieces of time before the workshop to do some prep work. When you are watching TV,
waiting for the doctor, dentist, carpool or even during soccer practice, you
can crop photos, mat photos and plan your layouts. If you keep your paper trimmer
and circle cutter in a Cropper Hopper Supply Bin inside a Cropper Hopper Class Tote,
you'll be ready to "crop on-the-go".
Do you love punch art, but don't' feel like you have the time? When you are
waiting for the doctor, dentist, carpool or even during soccer practice, you can pre-punch
your shapes and start creating the punch art. If you keep your basic punches, adhesive,
punch art book and paper in a Cropper Hopper Case, you'll be ready to get creative
whenever you have a few minutes. Then assemble your pre-planned pages you the next
workshop you attend.
Vacationing this summer? Do your journalizing as your go. Take acid free/ lignin free
paper and your scrapbooking pens with you on the road. Journal every night before you go
to bed. When you return you can copy your notes onto your scrapbook pages or simply put
the journal notes right into your album. The Cropper Hopper Case or 12 X 12 Storage Case
will hold your supplies and also act as a table for your journalizing.
Got years of photos to sort through? Collect them all in one place first. Be sure to
dig in all of your drawers and old photo albums. Check with relatives for copies of photos
that you might want in your albums. Do not forget to check the framed photos around your
house- do you need to make copies of them before they fade? Take you time to collect all
the photos, it may take a few weeks. After they are all assembled, place them in
alphabetical order. The Cropper Hopper Photo Storage case holds over 2000 of your 4
X 6 photos and will help you get those photos organized so you can start scrapbooking.
Frequent croppers will love the Cropper Hopper Jr. due out this summer and the Crop In
Style or Crop In Style XL for getting their supplies to the crop. for those who
attend regular crops and workshops, keeping your supplies packed at all times will speed
up your preparation time for workshops and make the cost of a scrapbooking
"tote" worthwhile.
Label your supplies before attending a crop. Take a few minutes and place a sticker on
each item, or label with a Sharpie. Some scrapbookers use ribbon to mark the handles of
their scissors.
Highsmith makes some great acid free page keepers that are sized for 8 1/2 by 11 inch
pages or 12 x 12 inch pages. I use them to carry pages in progress and extra paper to
workshops.
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