Forging Ahead!!! Here are some more previews of Studio Stampalooza!
This was an Ikea CD stand, purchased at deeeeeep discount! Wish I had a few more to match! I loved the way Stampin’ Up displayed background stamps on a picture in one of the Stampin’ Success Mags, so they all have escaped from their little clamshell cases and reside HERE!
I have started a system of printing PTouch labels with the year the stamp is introduced and if it was in one of the mini or SAB cattys. I’m also doing a label with the price of the stamp, so when.that.time.comes…. (ahem!) I will not have to spend HOURS researching the orig. price!
Here is the AWESOME paper storage system for cardstock. I struggled with this until I found some baskets at Michaels that fit perfectly. The dividers are from Staples, and my little PTouch labels (OMG I should by STOCK in PTouch!) have all the paper sorted alphabetically. That is the ONLY way I can find the colors. The color families might be nice if you can REMEMBER them, but my brain is old and EVERYTHING is sorted alphabetically in my studio. I also keep the paper in its cellophane wrapper, JUST to make sure I have the right color. Guessing is a slippery slope around here. Found a bit of pinkish paper last week to make a label on a card, then decided it was also going to be the card base color. hmmmm. pink pirouette? no. blushing bride? no. GACK! it turned out to be MAUVE MIST!! sooooo retired! (Well it is a lovely color anyway!)
You know I have also found that the light WILL fade the color on the card stock, so keeping the plastic wrapper on, I hope, will prevent that from happening before I use the paper up.
Just so’s you know, these are all the current colors, I keep the retired colors separate. I am too much of a magpie to offload the retired supplies at new catty time, especially since I am lucky enough to have lots of storage space in my studio. Once all is organized, however, this.may.change. Believe it or not, I do think one can have TOO MUCH PAPER!!! It is heavy and, with me, out of sight is out of mind, so when it is retired, it tends not to get used, and I continue to buy MORE. So this may be the first area to DESTASH! Yes, I really think I CAN let it GO!
Well, until next time, Keep Calm and Find Yourself a Rubber Stamp!
