Personally Yours

Organizing Stampin' Up! Clear Blocks

I'm always looking for new ways to organize and manage my stamping supplies and today I am sharing a new idea for organizing your Stampin' Up! Clear Blocks.

I used to keep my blocks in a Stampin' Up! blue tin on my desk, but the tin has a lid and it was a little cumbersome getting the blocks in and out. I am usually switching from a big block to a small one and if I kept the tin open, it covered my punches on the wall. It was not working to my liking.

So I came up with a new, more efficient way to keep the blocks handy. I found this great desk organizers at Staples and it's perfect. I have duplicate block sizes and this tray holds all 18 blocks. The best part is it takes up less room on my craft table. Love it!

Mesh tray measures 2 1/2" H x 9 1/2" W x 7 1/2" D with 6 compartments

Black Wire Mesh Deep Draw Organizaer from Staples (with smaller removable insert tray)

Flowering Flourishes Thank You Cards

I whipped up these quick and easy Thank You cards for a friend. I used Stampin' Up! Flowering Flourishes stamp set and I made a set in Night of Navy, Eggplant Envy and Lost Lagoon (featured). Simple and pretty.

Christmas Decoration from Regional Meeting

This is a sample featured at a regional meeting a few years ago. I love the way this demonstrator did the J O Y I especially like the little snowman peaking out here and there...very clever and cute. I wish I knew her name to give her the credit.

Converting Wood Mounted Stamps - Continued

Last week I posted step-by-step instructions on how to convert your wood mounted stamps to clear mounted stamps. Today I am sharing how I made the sleeves for the newly converted stamp sets. You will find the link to download your own form at the bottom of the post. I really love the way they turned out.

Completed conversions from wood mounted to clear mounted

Sample of forms/sleeves printed. Add stamp name, # of stamps and stamp image (copied from google)

Trim sleeve to fit in the clear case - cut lines are indicated on form

Trimmed sleeve

Side view

Back view

Below is the link to download your own "Blank Clear Mount Insert" sleeve. The file includes fillable fields. In other words, the form is black and you will need to add: NAME of the stamp set, NUMBER of stamps in the set and a copy of the STAMP IMAGE. I googled the name of the stamp set and got multiple images... copy and paste to the front.

Click to download Blank Clear Mount Insert Sleeve

Technique Tuesday: Paper Piecing

Paper Piecing is such a great technique that makes any card or project look so special and elegant. Love the way it comes out on this flower.

Triangle Tree Card

Saw this on Pinterest and SplitcoastStampers and had to try it. I changed it a little bit to work with my measurements and design. This card fits in a standard sized envelope. I used Stampin' Up! Festival of Trees stamp set (Item # 135059) and All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper (Item #135823). Both items are from the Holiday Catalog.