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I leave the alphas in a folder inside the main kit folder. I like all the previews to be at the top of the screen when I'm looking at the kit so I add a 1 in front of the file name. I noticed a designer had an underscore in front of the preview file name which made it show up first. Either way would work for me. If it's a collab, sometimes I'll add a Z at the beginning of the file names for all the papers so they all show up together at the bottom of the screen. I would LOVE to see all the papers in one group, all the flowers in one group, all the wordart in one group, etc...but not in different folders. lol I want it all on my screen at one time. (Well, still have to scroll.) I know in a kit or two I've added something in front of all the flower file names to get them to show up together. It was either a big bundle or a collab or something to where they were showing up in different areas of the folder.
 
I am not a fan of this either. I really appreciate when designers add something extra to the filename to show it is part of an extra to the kit since I combine all my elements into one file as well.

i.e. - Ru adds designername_kitname_extrabits_element1

instead of just

designername_kitname_element1 in more than one folder

Again - first world problem for sure, but it saves me a lot of renaming file work when I buy the designer's bundle with the extra mixed media if they do this. I love all the extras they create and don't want them overwritten when I combine all the elements.

SeattleSheri said:
This is totally first world problem, but I don't love the extra step of having to rename elements that are different, but are named the same thing (i.e. within a collection the designer has the same name for elements as they do for something they've zipped into a different folder so that when you drag and drop you either have to rename or overwrite). I also have a preference for less folders at download (I personally don't need to differentiate between solid and patterned papers - unless they are sold separately).
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I create a folder for the kit (or collection) and then unzip everything into it. I keep alphas in their own folders (within the kit folder).

I rename everything (okay, maybe I'm a bit ocd with this!). So, everything plant based because "foliage" accordions, or rosettes become "flowers", etc.

Then in a renaming software, I change the names so that the elements are together at the top and the papers are together at the bottom.
designername_kitname__element
designername_kitname_paper

If it's a collab, I add the designer's initials at the end:
ssd_kitname__element_designerinitials
ssd_kitname_paper_designerinitials

This makes it so much easier for me when I scrap! It also makes it easier to find elements when I'm mixing kits.
 
craftytam said:
I rename everything (okay, maybe I'm a bit ocd with this!). So, everything plant based because "foliage" accordions, or rosettes become "flowers", etc.

Then in a renaming software, I change the names so that the elements are together at the top and the papers are together at the bottom.
designername_kitname__element
designername_kitname_paper

If it's a collab, I add the designer's initials at the end:
ssd_kitname__element_designerinitials
ssd_kitname_paper_designerinitials

This makes it so much easier for me when I scrap! It also makes it easier to find elements when I'm mixing kits.
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Tammy, this is brilliant! I can see how adding this to my own workflow would be a big bonus in scrapping productivity. Can you tell me what renaming software you're using?
 
I put the papers and previews into the main folder. All elements go into one element folder within the kit. Most add ons (cards, word strips, alphas etc) go into their own folder, too. Once in a while I'll put word strips or paint in the main element folder rather than in its own. The one exception to my method is megacollabs where every designer does their own preview. Then papers go into a paper folder and only the previews are in the main kit folder.
 
As a very visual person I prefer to have mostly everything from the kit/bundle it in one folder - I need to see everything immediately together. I unzip elements and papers and put them together in the main folder. Than I put there the folder with alpha(s) (when there come some sub-folders with colour variations I prefer to have all of them in one alpha-folder together), folder with journal cards (I like to have them separately) and folder with printables, if there are some. TOUs and previews I put in special folder, except the one prv in the main folder. And - if it comes with it in a bundle - folder with premade clusters/frippery (but I should delete it, I´m not using them).
As I´m not renamig the files, I have sometimes problems with names of the files when putting all the elements and papers together - especially colour variations of alphas (thanks to designers who name every single letter accurately with some abbreviation of colour/material/specification of that alpha) and quite often some element in mixed media packs in bundles have the same name as some element in the main kit - sometimes it happens also with papers in a kit vs extra papers (again - thanks to designers who thinks of this:-)).
 
I create a folder with kit/designer name
Within that folder, I have a folder for elements/papers/cards/alphas/etc....
Once the main folder is created, I make sure the folder icon is the kit/template preview.

I will combine folders if there are more than one for elements or papers but I like keeping my things separate. I scrap on a 27 inch iMac and have a split screen....it is easy to go back and forth between folders within the main folder and then just drag into PS.

I typically delete psd and png files for templates and just keep the tif files and I also delete all the extras.
 
I combine everything into the same folder, cards, extras, etc. I don't like opening multiple folders or switching back and forth. Alphas are the only thing I keep separate, and if they are on one sheet (which I absolutely LOVE) then I don't keep them in a separate folder. I just don't want a bunch of individual letters distracting me from elements and such.
 
I do exactly like Sherri above me said. I am a super visual person and I need to see it all right in front of me! I also use the kit preview as my folder preview so I can scroll through my folders of digi products to see what I have to work with.
 
I usually just add everything to the elements folder. Usually I make sure all the elements are together, then just leave the papers and alphas in their own folders.

Move them to the designers folder.
Then use ACDsee to take the kit preview for theme or season, designer, "need to use" stash if I'm not planning to use right away.
Then I tag the alphas accordingly and if there is some new, interesting greenery, I'll tag that too.
 
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