I'm on a mission to get my stamps all organized. No easy task! lol I had long ago out grown my system for storing my MFT stamps. Lucky for me, MFT has just come out with a new Stamp Storage Carousel. I am loving this new storage option. I am planning on buying two of them next month but I needed to get my stamps organized before they arrive.
I am very OCD when it comes to the way things are organized! lol I like everything to be all matchy matchy. The problem with this is some of my MFT stamps are in MFT packaging, and some are not. I really wanted them all to be packaged the same way so they would all look fabulous in my new carousels! I came up with a solution that I am really happy with! It will probably take me the next month to complete everything but if it looks good I'll be a happy girl!
MFT is selling both the small and large clear bags for hanging stamps on the carousel. She seems to be out of them at the moment but I am sure they will be back shortly! For the smaller bags, I cut a piece of card stock at 4" x 4 1/2". I stamped all the images from the stamp set onto the card stock. I printed out the names of the stamp set of Whisper White card stock and I punched them out with an oval punch.
I slid the stamp set behind the card stock. This way when I am flipping through my stamps I will be able to clearly see each image and sentiment. The bags come with a long strip of sticky to seal them. I HATE these sticky strips! It's not that they don't work, they work too well! I always seem to get them stuck to card stock or paper that is sitting out on my desk. Yes, I am a messy stamper! lol I didn't want to use the sticky strips so I used a small sticker instead. You only need a tiny sticker to hold it closed. Now my bags stay neatly closed and I don't have to worry about that sticky strip getting stuck to everything that I don't want it stuck to!
For the larger stamp sets I cut card stock to 4" x 7 1/2". I think for some of the even larger ones I will have to cut the card stock a bit longer. I'll let you know when I get there! I used a different color of card stock for each type of stamp. So far I have finished the Pure Innocence, Flopsey and the Sentiment stamps. I did the PI Girls in Certainly Celery, Tweeny Tween in Almost Amethyst, Boy & His Dog in Bashful Blue, Flopsey in Blush Blossom, and the Sentiments in Apricot Appeal. I've just started on the Who's That Girl line. I imagine it will take me at least a week to finish up those sets, I seem to have a few! LOL
This last photo shows what they look like sitting in a photo box patiently awaiting their new home. Won't they look fabulous when they are hung in the carousel?
If you would like more info on the new Stamp Sorage Carousel you can find it HERE. If you would like to purchase one you can find it HERE. I'll keep you updated on my progress over the next few weeks and of course I'll show you the finished product when my stamps are all happy in their new home!
