Are you a Paper Pumpkin subscriber? If so, you know what a Stampin’ Spot is. They are the small square ink pads that you get in your kit every month. Stampin’ Up! has also featured a few Stampin’ Spots in recent catalogs. The duo pictured below is featured in the Experience Creativity Beginners Brochure. This is a great publication for new stampers and it features some products that aren’t available in the Annual Catalog.
Stampin’ Spots are great. They are 1 3/8″ x 1 3/8″. They are the perfect size to take when traveling or on the go and I absolutely love using them with my Stamparatus so that I don’t get ink all over the plates!
What do you do though if you are a Paper Pumpkin subscriber and want to use Stampin’ Spots on your projects? No worries….Stampin’ Up! has you covered! In the Annual Catalog you can find Uninked Stampin’ Spots! Just purchase the ink refills of your choice and ink up the Uninked Stampin’ Spots! When inking up the uninked spots you don’t have to saturate the entire spot. You can just add enough ink to go down about 1/4″ or so.
( #141822 $9 for 5 spots)
So, how do you tell what color the Stampin’ Spots are if you ink the uninked ones? I actually punch a 1″ circle of the same color cardstock and write the color name on the circle then attach it to the BOTTOM of the spot. Why the bottom you ask? I put the name on the bottom of both my Paper Pumpkin Stampin’ Spots and the spots I’ve created myself. The reason is that you want to store them upside down so that the ink is at the top of the Stampin’ Spot when you go to use it. I also punch a circle of card stock for the top of the spots that I create too so when I’m using them and they’re sitting on my desk I know what color to use.
I store my Stampin’ Spots UPSIDE DOWN in a Full Wide Stamp Case (#127551 $7 for 4 cases). As you can see in the above photo I don’t quite have all of the Brights colors in Stampin’ Spots but I can create them as needed as long as I have ink refills and the Uninked Stampin’ Spots on hand!
Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of this tip! Have a great day. Take care and Happy Stamping!