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Framelits - Packaging Tutorial

ETA : I used the 8.5 X 11 sheets Avery Magnet Sheets that you could put through a printer.

I needed a way to see my framelits in the packaging from SU, without having to lift them out of the paper all the time. Also, I hate peeling it off that tape. I decided to package it the same way I did my Nestabilities when I got them {oh so long ago}.

Here is the finished product :

You can see everything, right there, and it is so easy to get them out!! Here is how I put it all together.

First, I measured the white layer that they came on, and then I cut the magnetic sheet to that size. **Each one is a different size, so measure each one !!** Then peel off the dies, so that you can put them on the magnetic sheet when you are ready. KEEP THAT CARDBOARD PIECE !

Now, add glue to the back of the magnetic sheet, and glue it to the sideof the cardboard piece that has the tape on it. This gives strength to hold them all, and not be flimsy. Then I also glue on the english instructions to the back of the cardboard piece.

All that is left is to add the the framelits on top and to slide it back into the package it came in! Done deal, and now you can see exactly what you need. I saw some folks doing this on Pinterest, as well, so I thought you may want to know how to do it. Hope this helps you all, have fun and happy stamping !!

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Awash With Flowers is going to be a new set available in the new catalog in July!!  Hostesses with more than $460 in sales this month, could earn it for free.  It comes in wood and clear mount versions, and it is a LARGE set - 18 stamps !! 

So large, in fact, that it comes  2 DVD style cases for the unmounted rubber set.  I'm a finagler (is that how you spell it ... is that even a word ??)though, and I also love having extra cases lying around.  For those lucky enough to earn it, here is an idea for you.

When I popped everything out, I put them into one case.  I pulled the sheet from the empty case, and put it into the now full one.  All the stamps fit just fine in one case, and now I can see all the different stamps in the set.  Saving room, and creating room all at the same time ~ gotta love that.  Tootles, have fun and happy stamping!!

 

Mounted Or Unmounted

It's usually the storage that is the issue, so let me show you the old versus the new!

The same amount of stamp cases and the same amount of stamps.  ALL OF THEM STAMPIN' UP, and ALL OF THEM RUBBER!!  One pile is mounted on wood and one on foam.  Which would you pick to fill up your shelves?  I can say for myself that smaller pile is the direction I am going for!!

OH NO !!

This is what my desk looks like at the moment.  The cupboard area on top is just as bare.  There will be no stamping for me today, unless I get my (shrinking - YAY) butt into gear!!  Yes, I have seen your comments about my IKEA finds and whether they were up yet.  The above picture should answer that question...LOL.

BUT - most of it is going up TODAY!!  I even started putting together some stuff last night.  Meet Alex.  He is going to be my new hero for awhile.  See the lovely sliding drawers, just think of all the pretty things they will hold.

P.S. - Ladies, I did this all by myself whilst the hubby was playing games on his computer!! 

Today, though, hubby is MINE, and he will be helping my put up my desk and shelving.  So, pray for speed and good working conditions ... and hopefully I will be stamping tonight.  AHHHHH - I am so excited .  Have fun and happy stamping!!

 

Scrap Organization

I spent about 2 hours the other day going through my scrap bin.  It is the big plastic tub on the floor, and it was FULL.  I put everything into piles of the same colors, and put the scraps of DSP (patterned paper) into a box.  A lot of it also went into the garbage - why do I keep pieces that are smaller than my pinky nail ???

Do you remember THIS POST?  I had wanted to add the scraps in file folders with each color and it took me until now to get that done.  I am busy trying to reorganize my craft room before I go to Calgary this weekend (happy dance for my Copic Certification Class !!).

I am also heading to Ikea for a day to get some storage/organizational products to hopefully help me keep my room a bit cleaner.  I have no place to store stuff now, so everything gets on the floor or the table.  And since I don't have classses in the summer, I have no reason to clean up so it just keeps piling on!  I'll show pictures in another post.

Now, I have to get back to work...LOL

Unmounted Stamp Storage Solution !

I am so in LOVE with the new stamp storage binders from All That Scraps.  Look how many stamps I can fit on one sheet (you get them in sets of 4)!?!  You can see the cute swiss pixies on the top, and they are the stamps being reviewed over at the ATS Blog today.  Head over there, to see what the design team created as eye candy today!

Julie

Copic Storage Answers

Copics are not like Stampin' Up! , or any other water based markers.  I have had a few questions about storing them vertically.  Because they are an alcohol based marker, they don't have to be storing horizontally.  Yes, your SU markers MUST BE laid flat to stay even on both ends, but with Copics - NoWorries, Mate. 

That was a weak reference to my time spent with my ex-fiance in Australia - I only miss the accent and the weather...hehehe.

Well, I am busy going through my camera.  We are actually at our cabin right now, and have been doing a lot of work here.  I have more pictures to post, but that will have to come in another post.  Hopefully, I answered your questions, though. 

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Kitchen tools to the rescue!!  I bought one of the Pampered Chef rotary tool caddies for my Copics, after I realized the one in my kitchen would work perfectly for the job!  It is not even full yet, so I have room to buy more...hehehe.

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More Deets and a Few Questions Answered

First off, the details on THIS  PROJECT.  The size of the book is 8.5 X 5.5.  I just cut the CS in half and then cut the chipboard the same size.  The tabs for dates are made using the round tab punch with baja breeze and chocolate chip CS.  The stamps I used were Calendar, It's A Plan (this one is double sided!!!), and Friends 24-7.  I also used the retired Calendar Cues to mark off dates.

Secondly - A LOT of questions were asked about my cabinet.  It is 7 feet tall x 21 inches wide x 11.5 inches deep.  I made it to keep my 8.5 x 11 CS.  I keep my 12 X 12 CS and chipboard in These Holders.  I am also going through my scrap bin, and will keep the same color scraps (in file folders) with the packages of paper, hoping to use them up before I cut new ones.

In about a month, I am hoping to have some awesome news for you!  I'll keep you posted about that, as well.  Have fun and happy stamping!!

Paper Heroes !!

I have 2 new heroes right now.  Their names are Jack and Gord.  You see, I custom designed a paper cabinet for myself.

Jack, the owner of the shop, and very close friends of ours, is a hero for just saying yes to building it.

Gord, is my hero, because he made it EXACTLY the way I wanted it.  He asked me, if he could swear at me, and call me names while he made it.  When I said, "Do what ever you want (I knew he would anyway), I just don't want to hear it."  He then gave the OK.

You see, I wanted him to groove the shelves into the wood.  Not use clips to prop them up.  I'm sure a company that made these for a living would do that without a hitch, but this company makes kitchen cupboards.  So, he had to groove each self separately.  That is 120 individual small grooves in this cabinet.  They had to be straight and level with each other, AND go right to the front of the cabinet without actually breaking through.

Some may consider it pricey($400), but considering it's custom made, I got it for a steal!  It is 7 feet tall, and 21 inches wide.  I needed it that size, since I only had one spot in my room that it would work.  No, he will not make you one for that price.  Retail would be A LOT higher.

The cupboards on the bottom are still empty (I only got it about 1 hour ago...hehehe), but there are no shelves in them.  I am going to use it for storage of my magazines, books, and whatever else I can cram into there.  The biggest thing was just to get my paper flat.

I can hardly wait to get my room organized.  I will have a tour for your when it is done.  Don't expect it anytime soon.  I have to work on it bit by bit.  Have fun and happy stamping!!

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