January is all about making goals and trying to improve things in our lives. One of my (many) goals this year is organization. I try, but it doesn’t always happen because I’m so messy! Yes. I hate to admit but I can be a slob. It’s time to make a change and 2020 is the year to do just that! Let’s get this ball rolling and get organized!
One step at a time, right? My whole house needs organization but we’re going to focus in on my craft room. Let’s start small….say with how I store my Stampin’ Blends Markers.
I love my Stampin’ Blends Markers and I love my Storage by Stampin’ Up! for my Blends. The Blends fits perfectly and it’s easy to organize whichever way you want in the storage unit. I’ve grouped mine by color family and then alphabetically in each color family.
Now you’re wondering why I’m talking about changing things up and getting organized if I’m using this great little storage unit. Well, it’s because as a demonstrator, I usually have more than one set of markers. This is because if I have a large class or my group is holding a Stamp Camp I sometimes need duplicates.
I found a little plastic drawer unit when I was cleaning out a closet one day and have been using that but there’s no organization to it. If I’m looking for a specific color I have to go through all the markers in the little drawers to find the color I’m looking for. So it was time to get organized.
Even though Stampin’ Up! doesn’t carry wood block stamps any more (except for background stamps), you can still purchase the stamp cases and they are great for storage! Yes! This is what I’m using to store my duplicate Stampin’ Blends!
I’ve used the Full Wide Stamp Cases. You can easily fit 14 markers in a case. I was debating on whether to use my label maker to label the case but decided to make some labels with my computer that slip perfectly into the plastic sleeve cover. And guess what….I’ve saved the file so if you’d like to organize your Stampin’ Blends like this and would like a copy of the file just email me at cindy@stampbystampcreations.com. I’d be happy to share! My labels group the markers by generic color: blue, green, purple, pink, orange, red, yellow and neutral. Of course the beauty of a Word file is that you could keep the size and change the description! I love technology! 🙂
An important thing to keep in mind is that you will want to keep the cases flat as you seen in the above photo so the ink stays evenly distributed in the marker!
I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s organization tip. Please leave a comment below and let me know! Thanks! Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!