JustRite Thinking of You-Sympathy Card & Stamp Set Storage

For today's card I am using the Thinking of You stamp set from JustRite Stampers. This set includes six borders and centers with some beautiful images to color too. The Thinking of You stamp set fits the 2-1/4'' x 3-1/16'' Oval Wood Stamper. Here is the card I designed using one of the centers and borders from this set.Here is a close up of the stamp so you can see all the details in the images.I started out by stamping the sentiment/image using brown ink onto ivory cardstock. Then I used the Classic Oval Lg S4-110 die template from Spellbinders to make the oval diecut. After I had the diecut made I colored the leaves in the vine and the border around the oval with a Copic marker and then I inked the edges with brown ink. Then for the mat in the background I made two diecuts using the Fleur De Lis Pendants S4-204 die template from Spellbinders. I inked the edges of the designer paper with brown ink and added some pearls.

Supplies~
Paper~7gypsies-Gypsy Market Designer Paper, The paper Company-Ivory, Brown, Deep Red
Stamps~JustRite-Thinking of You Stamp Set, 2-1/4 x 3-1/16'' Oval Wood Stamper
Ink~Tsukineko-Memento Rich Cocoa, Ranger-Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Other~Spellbinders-Wizard, Classic Oval Lg S4-110, Fleur De Lis Pendants S4-204, Copic- Sketch Marker-YG95, Creative Impressions-Bits of Bling Pearls, Foam Dots, Beacon-Gem-Tac Adhesives, Cotton Balls

Another thing I wanted to share with you today is how I store my JustRite Stamps. I have had several questions and many emails about storage.

Ok, are you ready? It's a really fancy system. LOL!! No, I am just kidding--there is nothing fancy about this but it's something that works for me. Like I said, nothing fancy here. *wink* After the JustRite packaging was changed I tried several different ways for storage and the baggies just seem to work the best and take up very little storage space. I label each of the bags with the Name of the Stamp Set, Number of Borders and Centers and the Diameter so at a very quick glance I will know which size wood stamper they will work with. I store all of the stamp sets in a decorative box. I also keep all of the inserts for the stamp sets and I store all of my wood stampers in a basket. HTH! ;)

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a Wonderful Wednesday!!

Smiles!
Heidi

Keeping My Spellbinders Dies Organzied

I have received several emails from people asking how I store my Spellbinders dies. I know some people keep them in the containers they are sold in, others have filing systems and some keep them in various containers. I wanted to find a way for storing them so at a quick glance I could pick out the one I wanted. I also wanted to see an example of what the die cuts looked like once they were cut, embossed and stenciled. I decided to use CD cases to store the dies. Here is what I have come up with that works wonderfully for me.I get a pack of CD's from Walmart and take the guts out (the part that holds the CD), they snap out very easy. Then I add magnets with an adhesive backing which hold the dies in place. Like I said I also wanted to see the die cut so this is what I did for the front of the CD case.I cut a piece of black CS to fit on the inside of the case and then once I had all of the pieces cut, embossed and stenciled I glued them down to the black CS. I also added labels with the name and number of the dies. Another helpful thing I added to the label was MSS=Matching Stamp Set for the dies that have coordinating stamp sets.

I know this can take a little time to do but it is well worth it! This might also be helpful if you decide to store your dies the same way. First cut and emboss everything leaving the CS inside the die like this--->Once you have everything cut then do your inking. This will save you so much time!!Here is how I store the CD cases. These container will hold 25 CS's very nicely and you can stack them.I hope this is helpful and has maybe given you some ideas for storing your Spellbinders dies. Thank you so much for stopping by!! I hope you have a wonderful Spring day and I hope you have some sunshine in your part of the world.

Smiles!
Heidi