You guys are embarrassing me!!! Thanks for the sweet compliments everyone.
I think I use a method similar to Gina Miller’s method that has been posted on quite a few forums. I have a folder for all my Digital Scrapbooking stuff and a separate folder for all my Sweet Shoppe stuff. So I will show you what I do with all my regular stuff
When I download a kit I make a copy of the preview and put it into a
Kit Preview folder and give it a number so I can easily find the corresponding kit in my
“Kit” Folder
(Numbers are missing because I have deleted alot of stuff
)
I also have an
element folder that is quite extensively broken up. So if I download element packs they go into the proper folder and I also make copies of the elements in the kits that I know I will use again and put them in the proper folders as well:
Some of these categories are broken up, like alphas and ribbons and a few others
So obviously since I am making copies of elements from the kits, it takes up more space on your hard drive, but I find it’s worth it because it works well for me. Plus to initially do this it takes forever, but I am pretty much caught up, so it isn’t so bad anymore. I have a “Recent Downloads” folder that all my recent downloads go into until I get a chance to organize them. I was going to get the new ACDSee at one point, but never ended up getting it because this works well for me. I have an older version which I think is corrupted because all of my folder previews are messed up……(as you can tell from my screen shots) and I think it has something to do with it because Explorer and ACDSee kind of run together when you are using them. I have to reinstall ACDSee to see if it will fix this.
For all my Sweet Shoppe Stuff I have the same type organized Elements folder where I put kit elements and element packs, but I have all the kits ordered by designer:
I only made a separate Sweet Shoppe folder since I became a Sugar Babe just because it is easier for assignments and stuff.
Periodically I will go through and delete stuff that I know I probably won’t use again.
I don’t know if this will help anyone, but it is just a method that works for me, and I think it totally helps with scrapping!