STAMPIN' UP! BLENDABILITIES HOLDER!

Last week I had some play time with my demo friend, Nancy.  We made a little something to hold the new Blendabilities from Stampin' Up!  This one is our second attempt, but it meets all of our storage needs.

As you can see, attached to the top of the box are holders for the Blendabilities Color Lifter, the Momento Ink Pad and the Ink Refill.  You can slide the box your Blendabilities come in right into a cubby/slot.

Or, you can take your Blendabilities out of their box an store them individually in a cubby/slot.

Or you can do a little of both, if you would like.  AND you can slide a whole cubby/slot right out with your Blendabilities in it.

Notice how that top cubby/slot is twice as wide as the rest of them?  That is the cubby/slot that is designated for the Skin Tone Blendabilities, which come 6 in a pack.  You can hold 7 sets of Blendabilities plus your Skin Tone Blendabilities in this container.  If you are lucky enough to have all the Blendabilities Stampin' Up! offers, you can make another container, skip the top pieces and attach it to the bottom of this one.  Everything you need to create your beautiful water-colored image is all in one spot and very portable.

I will be working on a pattern/template for you and can hopefully put it altogether with a little video by next Monday, so be sure to stop back by and see how easy this is to make!

NEW FRAMELIT STORAGE AREA!

I have been super busy lately, but have not meant to be neglecting my blog and sharing creative ideas with all of you faithful blog readers.  My sister was visiting last week, and I took some time away from my computer to just be with her.  We had a wonderful visit and it was very productive too.  I had a couple classes/groups last week that kept me busy AND there was a ton going on at Stampin' Up!.  My first priority was to get you caught up with the Stampin' Up! sales and updates.  Then I started feeling a little "punk".  Not getting the flu, but definitely not feeling 100% (sniffles, throat tickle, achey, tired...).  Doubled up on supplements and laying low trying to not get a full-blown cold!!  So, sleeping lots and resting lots.

Most of you who have visited the Rubber Room and/or know me through this Blog or Stampin' Up! know that I am extremely organized.  I credit my organization to my ability to get as much done as I do.  Organizaton helps me keep it all straight and moving in the right direction!  Last week I started a little "organization" makeover, if you will.  Since Stampin' Up! introduced their new-style punches, I have slowly been replacing my old-style punches.  I had a great space for my old-style punches, but it was starting to look a little "empty".  I had lots of the skinny-style stamp cases (the ones that hold the clear-mount stamps) that were decorated with beautiful DSP, and there was a magnet on the inside to put my framelits in.  I wanted to be able to see my framelits.  I firmly believe, if you don't see it, you don't use it.  I don't want to waste my creative time looking in drawers for stuff.  Some of you may remember the corkboard that I put little round magnets on for my framelits.

I have since outgrown my little board.  To cut to the chase here, this is my new framelit storage spot. 

As you can see, there will be lots of "expansion room" as more and more punches are retired and/or replaced.  I purchased a role of magnet (the black strips behind the framelits), and just stuck it to the wood.My framelits love their new home, and I love them being out where I can see all of them!

STAMP STORAGE CASES!

This past weekend at Ronda's Creative Convention we decorated and embellished one of Stampin' Up's! Wood-Mount Stamp Storage Cases, and I love it!

For this Storage Case we used More Merry Messages, the Festive Flurry Bundle (stamp set with coordinating framelits), a Pearl Jewel, some Linnen Thread, the Season of Style Designer Series Paper from the Holiday Mini Catalog and the Ovals Collection Framelits for the Big Shot.

This makes a wonderful "package" to put handmade cards in.  I will be doing a version of this (along with handmade cards to tuck inside) at an upcoming 3D Thursday in the Rubber Room.  Watch my calendar and newsletter for dates!

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MY NEW FRAMELIT STORAGE IDEA!

I have been working on a Rubber Room "facelift" and trying to give it a more open feel. So I've been re-organizing and getting rid of stuff and moving stuff.... I decided to use my corkboard for framelit storage, as opposed to holding notes above my desk. Here is what I came up with; and I really like it.

Here is my corkboard filled with framelits:

Here is a closeup of my corkboard with framelits:

Here is a peak at my new "Big Shot/Cuttlebug" station with the corkboard hanging directly above it. All the framelits are in quick reach of the Big Shot and so convenient!

This was super easy to make. I had some little round magnets hanging out waiting to be put to use, so I used them. I attached them to the corkboard with glue dots (so they can easily be moved and repositioned; but they were strong enough not to fall off when the framelit was attached). Then I used the smallest flower on the Boho Blossoms Punch and punched out lots of little flowers using the Brights Color Collection Designer Series DSP. I used some Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue to attach the flowers to the front of the magnets, and then just placed my framelits on the beautiful little flower-topped magnets.

Here is a photo of the magnets I used:

CARDSTOCK STORAGE!

I store all of my cardstock in one tall file cabinet. Each color of cardstock iS kept in a cello bag that is labeled with the cardstock color, order number and color group. Then I have a one-gallon zipper bag that contains all of my scraps for that color cardstock. The zipper bag has a label on it also that contains the color, color group and order number. These two bags go into a hanging file folder that is labelled with the name of the cardstock, color group and cardstock order number, then there is a little punch of cardstock on the end of the label.

ORGANIZATION AND STORAGE

It seems many of my customers have made the New Year's Resolution to get organized! I have gotten lots of requests for organization and storage tips, so over the next couple weeks I will be shareing some ideas with you. This is a photo of how I store my punches. I try to avoid putting them in drawers and bins, because I find that if I can't see them, I don't use them. With this system they are always where I can see them, I can get to them easily and they are organized. My smaller punches are on the stand to the right. As you can also see, I hang my hand-held punches at the top of the punch rack. The pieces the punches are hanging on is a metal yard stick, and I keep the yardstick from being flush on the wood with the hooks you use to hang cups on in your cupboard. My friend Lisa helped me build this~~she is such an awesome "handi-woman"!