Rolodex Scrapbooking

Recently my sister and I travelled to California and had the opportunity to visit the Frank Garcia’s Studio. He is the Prima Marketing Creative Director and an amazing designer. There were two samples that caught my eye as something interesting and I had not seen in person, Rolodex scrapbooks. One used the Heidi Swapp Rolodex and the other used a Tim Holtz wood tray.

A traditional Rolodex once used to hold important phone numbers and addresses and sometimes business cards. Once a must have office tool now has been reimagined as a scrapbooking tool. Unfortunately, the Heidi Swapp Rolodex has been discontinued, but you may be able to find an older office supply one around. I am using a Tim Holtz wood tray and 1/4 “ dowel rod for my sample. There are dies available to cut the cards or you can make your own. I have a collection of 3X4 journaling card from several paper collections that I plan on using. You can add in loaded envelopes with left over ephemera, shaker cards and more. The possibilities are endless!

The Rolodex is easy to have on a desk at work to scroll through and have a new picture or inspirational saying up each day.  A sample on Pinterest showed using one as a calendar. The tray sample at Frank’s studio was made by a team member and she wanted to use up leftovers from class kits, the cards theme and colors did not necessarily match and it was super cute. A great way to use up those scraps laying around.