As kits have gotten bigger, I find I don't mix and match as much as I used to. I just don't need to. When I do, good organization is important. Otherwise, like you said, you spend so much time looking for something that works that it's not worth it.
I'm not a tagger. I have folders with separate types of elements. So for example, I have an alphas folder. Standalone alphas go in there, and I put a preview of favorite alphas from kits (not every kit's alpha, just ones I'm likely to use over and over.) I have similar folders for a whole bunch of things, like ribbons, wordart, fasteners, date elements, and holidays. With all of them (except holidays), it's just favorite things from kits that I know I'll use again. (I keep the original with the kit.) I'd never mix and match if I had to go digging through every kit to find something that might work. It's faster with a folder or tagging system, and if I find something that would work except for color, I recolor it.
Last edited by rach3975; 02-18-2012 at 08:11 PM.
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