storage for clear stamps.

I have quite a collection of clear stamps going here in the 'ol studio.

And I love them.

I love that I can see where I'm stamping (I am a hopelessly messy stamper). I love that they lie flat and take up less room than my wood mounted stamps (which I have very few of nowadays as I gave away and sold most of my collection on ebay). And I love that there are so many cool designs out there right now.

But there has been one big problem.

Storage.

Now they are flat but once you get several sets in a bin, drawer or basket it doesn't take long before it is a huge mess. And not all companies have equal packaging. I won't name names. ;)

But I love my clear stamps.

So I have been searching and searching for the perfect solution.

And then I saw Donna's blog on creating her own binder to store her stamps.

Totally cool and totally Donna.

But I didn't want to go to the trouble of making my own binder. I am lazy.

I grabbed several cute binders from my local Wal-Mart, sheet protectors and transparencies and got to work and check out my new system.

art warehouse stamps are all in one binder.

ki memories clear stamps are in another

this binder has Heidi Swapp, fontwerks, cherry arte, sassafrass, etc. (I even put the red rubber unmounted stamps in here).

and then I have one more binder with technique tuesday stamps.

I'm working on the last binder which will hold my Autumn Leaves clear stamps. That will give me 5 binders total. Not too bad.

This takes up way less room and I can't tell you how much easier it is to find just what I'm looking for. I have used my stamps tons this week.

So, so happy. :)

Tonight is date night. We're going out to a shrimp peel with 3 other couples tonight. yummers. Looking forward to an evening out. And my hubby called and told me that his mom asked for the kiddos tomorrow night so it looks like we will get 2 evenings out this weekend! whoohoo!

Have a good one!

Comments

[Wendy Sue]

VERY nice system!! And can I tell you how incredibly lucky you are that your kids have grandparents who ASK to take your kids for an evening? Sheesh, I am SOOOOO jealous!!!! Have fun on your dates with your husband! :o)

[Tanya Summers]

What a great idea! I love the binders and your idea of transparencies inside the page protectors - how clever! TFS, Tanya

[Anso]

Supercute binders!! :)

Can I ask one thing please...you mention transparencies - I assume you put your stamps onto these. But how do you get them sturdy enough please? Don't they just flip-flap-about when you have the binder upright from the weight of the stamps? Or maybe you can buy thicker transparencies than the ones I'm used to. Anyway, great storage solution!! :)

[Kylie Tout]

Awssome Idean and I love love love the folders nothing that snazzy Down Under - so Jealous :0)