A Most Productive Weekend

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This is the end result - a rainbow of Sticky Notes covers, scored, ready to use. I went through my paper racks Saturday morning and pulled out 3 sheets of every color. There are some colors of which I pulled more than 3 because either I knew I'd use it a lot (white, red) or because I had a lot of it available (yellow). I pull paper in increments of 3 because that's what my paper cutter cuts easily and effortlessly.

I knew this was going to be a lengthy process so I wanted to sit down on the job. I pulled two end tables from the living room to set my Dahle trimmer on. Perfect! Not only could I sit down, I could see the TV. :-) I now use my old Fiskars paper trimmer with a scoring blade, for scoring only.

First I cut the 8-1/2" x 11" sheets down to 7" x 11". Then I score each one twice, 3-1/4" from each side. Then I cut those sheets into 4 strips: 3-1/4", 3-1/4", 3-1/4" + a leftover strip.

I initially tried being neat & organized about it, then decided it was more efficient to just let the cut papers drop into a pile on the floor, to be sorted out later. I was like a carpenter with a table saw!

This is the pile of leftovers. After I was done I sorted them into the appropriate scrap drawer. Some colors have two drawers (light and dark, for instance).

I cannot adequately express how much I love paper and color!

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