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Post by kmage on Feb 26, 2024 3:04:58 GMT
I don't know what is wrong with me lol, I threw away the packaging for my spellbinders advent calendar thinking, "I won't need this, I can tell what all these dies are..." HA! Nope, I am looking at them going, "What on earth do these make??" I went to youtube (thank goodness for youtube!) and found unboxing videos that showed the dies and what they make. Now going forward-how are people who got this keeping track of the tiny dies and what they make? Should I go through and cut all the pieces so I know? The dies are all on magnet boards, so it would be a question of where to keep those cut outs and matching them to the correct dies... Just curious how others track these teeny tiny sets.  I don't have an issue with other dies, because I keep them with their packaging (HoneyBee, ect) Thanks! |
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MDscrapaholic
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Feb 26, 2024 4:14:57 GMT
I have mine still in the tiny bags in a plastic box. And now I can't find the box! LOL Seriously, I need a better system to keep track of all this "stuff" I've acquired.
I was also curious how others use and store them. I'm definitely NOT a card designer, so while I could add one or two diecuts to a card I'm making, I probably would not be able to design something using just them. They were a random hodge-podge of things. I probably won't do the calendar again this year, but I'd like to try the stitched ornaments if they offer another one.
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Post by kmage on Feb 26, 2024 4:34:12 GMT
They were a random hodge-podge of things. I probably won't do the calendar again this year, but I'd like to try the stitched ornaments if they offer another one. I agree, I probably won't do it again. I really like everything that came in there (love the whale die) but think I'd rather buy something I really want for 50 bucks rather than get little die sets. But opening was fun! |
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Feb 26, 2024 11:47:45 GMT
Yes, opening it was fun! It would be great if they made them to specifically build a card or two, with instructions! Day by day get the different components and put it all together. I would definitely try that.
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hockeyspaz62
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Post by hockeyspaz62 on Feb 26, 2024 12:01:46 GMT
You should cut out each little piece and glue them down on heavy cardstock, and also make a completed image, glueing it next to the pieces. Label the steps as 1, 2, 3, etc., and place in the storage folder with the die pieces.
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Post by kmage on Feb 26, 2024 13:58:11 GMT
and place in the storage folder with the die pieces. I think that is a good idea and I will probably have to do that, but I store my dies on magnet sheets in a bin for me to flip through, so no storage folder to store with the die pieces. I am rethinking how to match them up... |
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Post by grammadee on Feb 26, 2024 14:50:42 GMT
Dies that are self explanatory and themed I have on large magnetic trays in a wooden box. Die sets for building images I keep on magnetic sheets in page protectors in an album. I had planned to glue the packaging with the image on the back of the magnetic sheet, but in reality I just tuck it in loose. If the packaging doesn't give me all the options--like with the Jaded Blossom gnome die sets--I print off the photos from the item in their on-line store and tuck that into the protector. Sometimes I print off pic's from Pinterest that give interesting twists. I didn't get the Spellbinders Advent calendar, but thanks for this heads up, kmage. I am always thinking I will remember stuff and then immediately forgetting. Someone remind me if I order the 2024 one to save those little tabs (with the number on one side and the image on the other). then tuck it into a baggy with the dies so I can decide later how and where they can best be stored. |
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Post by Embri on Feb 28, 2024 5:24:16 GMT
Trading card protector pages are an inexpensive and readily available option for tiny die storage. I make little folders using clear plastic and magnetic sheet that slips in and holds all those tiny dies in place.
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Post by marg on Feb 28, 2024 13:47:53 GMT
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Post by kmage on Feb 28, 2024 16:45:50 GMT
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Post by justjac on Feb 29, 2024 15:53:50 GMT
Day one of the calendar, I didn't notice the picture on the packaging and I had a hard time figuring out the die parts, so I realized I would need the packaging. I stuffed all the dies in the plastic they came in with their pictures in a zippered pouch.
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I don't have an issue with other dies, because I keep them with their packaging (HoneyBee, ect) Thanks! 
