Unmounted Rubber Stamp Storage!

I thought I would share how I store my un-mounted red rubber stamps with you today! I bought a pretty colored extra large 3-ring binder! After I cut my stamps (that weren't cut yet) I kind of arranged them on the page to see how they would fit. Next I stamped each one onto some very generic/cheap white cardstock. Next, I ran it through my laminator and punched holes for the binder. Then I "stuck" my stamps on the back of the page! I love to keep them nice and tidy like this!! I think I need to make a nice cover for my binder now!!

Wood Stamp Storage

I found these 2 drawer sets on the clearance shelf at Office Max for $5 EACH!! Deal!! They hold my wood stamps perfectly!! Before I found these I wasn't sure how I was going to store my wooden stamps. But I knew I had to think of something, b/c everything has to be neat and orderly! And everything must be in it's place! Tidy tidy!! =) I didn't panic, I knew I would find something if I was patient! I love it when things work out like that!! Except now if I buy another wood stamp I'll be in pickle! Oh dear!!

Studio Pics!

It's always an evolving project... my organizing and such! But here is what things are looking like right now! David built me some small shelves to go into some small spaces where there was wall space! All of my art supplies make great accents for the deers and turkey that are hanging on the wall!!

This was the leftover drawer that I took out of my copic storage cubbies. I had to use it for something! I keep random ribbon is these glass jars. David is now building me a shelf for all of my ribbon rolls! Can't wait!



You can see the turkey wing hangind down in the top corner! This little shelves have really come in handy! I like to be able to see all of my tools out in the open instead of being tucked away in a storage box. It's much more convenient too!



I keep more ink pads on these little shelves below the deer! I did a quick color reference for my little versamark chalk inks. Fun!



You can also see those black ink pads on the second shelf. Those are Ranger distress inks. They don't have a side label so I stamped a little leaf in each color for a quick reference so you can see your colors when stacked! They should really consider adjusting their packaging for this reason!! ;-)



You can also see next to the little chalk ink diagram a little paper covered tin can. That was a tuna can that I covered in paper and nailed to the side of that shelf. It holds my little finger daubers and sponges! Pretty darn convenient if you ask me!



To hold all of my tiny ribbon rolls, I used this kitchen appliance. It was made to hold onions, or small fruits in a nice way on your countertop! Well, I didn't use it so much so I "converted" it to a ribbon holder!! I love finding useful ways of using useless things!! Do you have any great inventions like this? I would love to see/hear about them! The stack of index cards you see is how I catalog all of my stamps. The ones in the baskets below have not been done yet!!!! I would recommend starting this kind of project as soon as you begin collecting stamps!! B/c now it has gotten away from me and is a dreaded project!



Here is where I store all of my clear stamp sets!! By the way, these are in no particular order. Hmmmmm.... still need MORE!! Coming soon I'll show how I store my red rubber cling stamps! Stay tuned!!

My Memento Ink library!

I made this sheet as a color guide to view all of my memento ink colors! It just makes a nice quick reference for choosing colors. Plus, I love this little fawn stamp by sassafrass lass!

Copic Color Wheel Tags!

Okay, so I've become obsessed with Copic markers! I have my hand color chart, but I needed a way to hold a color up to my paper to match them up! So I started with a Marvy Uchida tag punch (the Large Blue one). Punched out a ton of tags (plus extra for future copics!!) On the tag I used the chisel tip and drew 3 lines and a colored in spot. The first line is 1 layer of color, 2nd line is 2 layers of color, and the 3rd is 3 layers of color. Then below that I just colored in a blotch to see full saturation. I wrote in the color # and the name, punched a hole and started filling up my large book binder ring! PS. I saw an example of this fantastic idea over at Purple Onion!

A brand old cabinet for crafty stuff!

Another piece to paint! I spotted this cabinet in some of David's old stuff. It will be perfect for some craft supplies I thought! So I picked out some pretty paper and paint to match and painted away! For the handles, I used wire and beads. I looped the wire out so your finger could fit to grab hold. I also used some hot glue to secure the end beads on top of the screws. This doesn't hold everything but it's a great help and pretty too!!

My Art/Craft Studio

Just thought I'd share a few pics of my "work" area! I try to keep it organized and clean. I love having my counter space right in front of the window. It faces North so I never have any direct light shining in so that works out really good! I have a great view overlooking the front drive, my garden shed and the barn. Lots of inspiration to let the creativity flow!