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Jul 31 2009

A Glimps Into My World - Unmounted Stamp Storage

Published by zindorf under Tips

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What’s this you see?  A container full of non-Stampin’ Up unmounted stamps?  I know, I know, I know, I am a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and love, love their stamps and other products, but I have this sickness that I just cannot find a cure for, lol.    I find myself looking at and buying unmounted stamps from all kinds of places and sources.   I rarely use them and they are pretty much stashed away most of the time, but I still find myself adding to them, slowly but surely.

Now for the reason I made this post.  I use Innovative Stamp Creations Stamps in my workshops, they are unmounted and the images are so yummy!   I am asked at least once every trip “how do you store your unmounted stamps”.   Well, I have this container that has been around forever and ever and ever.  It has once housed my Acrylic paints, then my Cross Stitch supplies, then my watercolor supplies, then my pastel supplies, it just goes on and on.    Now, of course, it is housing my unmounted stamps.  I believe I purchased this container 20 or so years ago so I have no idea if you can still find one like it.  It is on wheels, has three stacking containers of varying heights and has a lid that I has long since been lost.  The three stacking containers have latches on them so they snap together and it is very, very sturdy.  The above photo is the unit all together and it shows how I put a letter size hanging file frame in the top container with hanging files and I keep my largest baggies in there.   If the stamps did not come in cellophane with a reference sheet I stick the stamps to a transparancy sheet and then store them in baggies and and make a reference sheet to go in the baggie with them.

Below is the middle container, no hanging files, there is enough stamps in there that they all stay upright and I store them in the packaging that they came in by vendor.

UPDATE:  One of my wonderful readers told me you can purchase this container at this link:

http://www.containerstore.com

It is called the Busy Box and retails for $39.95

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The bottom container is the shortest and is great for those small packages that just have one stamp in them.  They are also stored in the packaging that they came in. 

Note:  Every image I own is put on a reference sheet and placed in a binder for easy browsing.  :)

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As I look at all of these great images, plus my hundreds of Stampin’ Up stamps, a voice inside me says “Mickey, there is no possible way you will live long enough to use all the images you have”.  My inner voice calls me by my nickname, lol.  

Than in the next instant that inner voice says “Mickey, let’s go shopping for more”.  I like my inner voice.  :)

May your day today be full of excess.

Until my next post. . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

 dsc09393.jpgGet ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Akron, Ohio

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

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Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Here is a link to my workshop calendar where you can see all of my travel schedule and to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7:  http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Frequently asked questions answers:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/

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Apr 08 2009

A Glimps into my world Part V

Published by zindorf under Tips

I am in the process of moving my Stamping Space from the smallest room in the house to one of the largest.  It will be a really long process.  The new room needs emptied out, painted, new flooring, new furniture bought etc. before I move my stuff.  In the mean time I have been purchasing new organization containers and figuring out how I can scale down some of what I have accumulated prior to making the move.  No sense moving things that I no longer need.  I am making myself get rid of anything that has not been used in a years time.  Think about all of your craft treasures.  Anything you haven’t used in a years time.  Exactly!  Ouch! 

But I must be strong!  Wish me luck, please.

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Yesterday I spent the entire day weeding through my embellishments (brads, ribbon, flowers, fibers, etc ) and sorting them by color into these Forget-Me-Not Keepers from Stampin’ Up.  It looks so much nicer than my old storage.

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I also took my card-stock out of hanging files and put them in Stampin’ Up Paper Holders.  Now that brings a bit of color to my space.

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For more glimps into my little part of the world click here:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/category/tips/

I hope your part of the world is sane and organized today.

Until my next post. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

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Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dayton, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Lynchburg, Virginia

Columbia, Missouri

Portland, Michigan

Here is a link to my workshop calendar where you can see all of my travel schedule and to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7:  http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Here is a link to all of my tutorials:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

Frequently asked questions answers:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/

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Apr 04 2008

A Glimpse Into My World - Part IV

Published by zindorf under Tips, Tools

First of all, I want to say a huge thank you to everyone that comes to visit my little blog.  I’m amazed at how kind and supportive everyone has been with their comments.  This week my blog counter, in the less than 2 months, has reached 40,000 amazing! 

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Here is yet another little glimpse at my craft-room. This is how I store my punches.  They seem rather neglected of late.  I may have to get them out to play soon.

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I use an over the door shoe holder that I purchased from Wal-mart.  Thrifty solution, I think.  I use to have them in drawers and would have to rummage through them to find the one I needed.  Now, thanks to the see through netting on the shoe holder, I can clearly see them.  I do need to reorganize them and put the small punches on the top and the largest on the bottom.  It would be easier to see the smaller ones that way, don’t you think? 

This holder was also a good solution to use for me since I have very little wall space available.  The door is usually open and they are hidden away behind the door.

I would be interested and so would other readers as to how you store your punches.  So, please leave a comment and let us all know.  A link to a photo would even be better if you have it.

Have a super day!

Until tomorrow. . . . . . . . 

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Mar 27 2008

Ribbon - A Glimpse Into My World - Part III

Published by zindorf under Tips, Tools

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There is no rhyme or reason to my ribbon storage, but I find it functional.  Of course, I don’t have the collection of ribbon that some of you have!  You know who you are too, lol.

My ribbon is not sorted by color or kind it just finds itself on these wire racks that I got from Walmart 5 years ago.  They hang from the bottom shelf that my stamps are stored on.  I have four of them.

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I should really sort it by color, but there are cards to be made and a blog to update.  Important stuff!

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I could have at least straighten them up before share with you, lol.  I’m just keeping it real!

Now below is a picture of some of my ribbon by the yard.  I found these holders, also at Walmart, that have these cute little clips to keep the ribbon on them.  I just put a piece of ribbon through the holes and tie it to keep the group together.  Again, no rhyme or reason to color, etc.

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So lets hear from you.  How do you keep your ribbon stored?  Leave a comment or even better yet a link in the comments section so we can check it out!

Have a colorful day!

Until tomorrow. . . . . . .

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Mar 14 2008

My Stampin’ Up Stamp Storage - A glimps into my world, part II

Published by zindorf under Tips

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Ah, a view of my wall of shame, lol.  I’m a stamp junkie, I confess!   I have around 250 Stampin’ Up sets at this time.  I have sold over 100 sets just last month.  Sets that were wonderful, but were definitely not my style.  That’s right I have a style now.  How liberating it is to be able to say that.

I store my stamps on their sides in Alphabetical order on shelves I put up on one wall of my craft-room.  The bottom shelf has wire baskets hanging from them that store my ribbon.

Anyway, storing my stamps on their sides gives me much easier access to them.  I’ve heard that if you store your stamps this way the rubber may slide off of the mount, but I have not had this happen to me.  The shelves are away from any heat source.  There is a window in the room but it is North facing and the sun does not shine directly on them.  I have stored my stamps on their sides for over five years now.

When I get a new set I catalog it in my binder by copying the sticker sheet and place it in a sheet protector in the binder.

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They are put in the binder alphbetically too.  I didn’t want to put them in categories.  I thought that would hurt my creativity to use stamps in unexpected ways.  The binder is very easy to flip through. 

One more thing, I keep an Excel spreadsheet with the stamp set names in Alphabetical order.  I started this when friends would want to come over to stamp and wanted to prepare for a project ahead of time.  I would just e-mail them my stamp list and they could pick a set out to work with.  This list also keeps me in tune to exactly how many sets I have.

I’ve started collecting a large selection of unmounted stamps too, but that is another’s days topic, lol.

I hope your day is filled with abundance!

Until tomorrow, Michelle

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