Organizational {Friday} Kits!

So, how many kits do you subscribe to? Do you have trouble deciding how to store them? How about the contents of each kit? Does the store/company provide you with a list of contents? Well, let's look at what I do with my kits.

I am going to use my most recent kit purchase as an example. This amazing June 2009 kit comes from Heidi at Freehand Scraps. Heidi keeps a beautiful content list on the website. Here is what the June 2009 list looks like along with the content list from the site: Here is a list of everything you'll receive:
Patterned Paper/Cardstock:
•1 sheet My Mind's Eye in "Bohemian Vines"
•1 sheet My Mind's Eye in "Vines Paper"
•1 sheet Crate Paper in "Grove"
•1 sheet Crate Paper in "Meadow"
•1 sheet Crate Paper in "Slate"
•1 sheet Crate Paper die cut in "Stuffed"
•1 sheet Pink Paisley in "Fascinating"
•1 sheet Fancy Pants in "Turquois Grid"
•1 sheet American Crafts cardstock in "Caramel"
•1 sheet American Crafts cardstock in "Mint"

Fabric & Trims:
•1 piece of orange and white dots fabric
•1/2 yard green flower trim by Prima
•1/2 yard grey dots trim by Prima

Embellishments:
•1 alphabet by Crate Paper
•1 package Crate Paper "little sprout" rub-ons
•1 canvas house by Prima (patterns will vary)
•2 sheets Fancy Pants "Mixed Media 8x8 book" (patterns will vary)
•1 exclusive handmade Etsy tree (colors will vary)
•1 canvas embroidered tag "Home" by Prima
•1 canvas embroidered tag "Family" by Prima
•2-3 chipboard frames/shapes by Maya Road

Content Lists
What an awesome content list! One thing I have found with kits is that I never know the manufacturer(s) for all of the contents included. Now if you submit your work to magazines, you really need to have this information. When I designed for Inspire Me Card Kits, I posted a picture and a content list for each kit on the store message board for everyone to reference. It was a HUGE help to many people. Well, unfortunately now that Dannie closed the store when she moved, I don't have the information anymore. So for future kits, I wanted something a little more permanent. Now what I do is copy and paste the information from the kit website into a Microsoft Word document. I then print it out and put it in the ziploc bag along with the kit itself. That way I have the kit name, month, and content listing together with the kit. It is SO easy and wonderful to reference, and I always have it available. Here you can see my kit with the content sheet right on top.Storing Kits
To store my kits, I write the name and month of the kit on the bag itself. I then store them in alphabetical order in a Cropper Hopper paper holder. With the Freehand Scraps kits, I do not have to write the kit name on the bag because Heidi includes a company tag on the bag. Such a wonderful idea.

Breaking Apart Kits
I do not break apart my kits for many, many months. I save so many scraps that I still like to keep it all together. Now, once I know I am completely done with a kit, I then break it apart and put the remaining contents away with all of my other paper crafting goodies. Some kits I am able to break apart quickly, and others may sit for 6 months or more until I am completely done with it.

I hope this is helpful to you! Feel free to share how you organize your kits. We can all learn from each other. Happy organizing!