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Post by mom on Feb 10, 2018 20:35:52 GMT
...specifically about those dies that do not have matching stamps.
How do you store them? Right now I have them on the inside of my cabinet using sheets of magnets. I am running out of room though so I was thinking of storing them in Avery Elle type pockets. But if I did this, how do you remember what you have?
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Post by woodysbetty on Feb 10, 2018 20:47:26 GMT
I have mine in a cloth basket on magnetic sheets divided by type, background,words, alphas , circles, border, floral, etc.
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Post by grammadee on Feb 10, 2018 20:49:34 GMT
Remembering WHAT I have and WHERE I have put it are constnt challenges for me: and not in a fun way!
Will be watching this thread to see what solutions may be out there.
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Post by mom on Feb 10, 2018 20:54:29 GMT
I have mine in a cloth basket on magnetic sheets divided by type, background,words, alphas , circles, border, floral, etc. Ohh thats an idea! Thanks! |
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Post by BSideCrafter on Feb 10, 2018 21:37:21 GMT
On magnetic sheets in Avery Elle sleeves same as my stamps sorted by theme. Most of my sleeves have multiple sets in a sleeve. As many as I can fit on a 5x7 sheet
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 10, 2018 21:40:43 GMT
If you have small alphabets, you can put them on 5 x7 (or 4 x 6) magnetic sheets and put them into the Iris cases that hold about 100 photos. I put most of my other ides in Avery All envelopes and put them in the Storage Binz containers for the fridge.
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Post by SweetTea on Feb 10, 2018 21:43:15 GMT
What magnetic sheets are you guys using?
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Post by janskylar on Feb 10, 2018 21:44:43 GMT
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Post by midorica on Feb 10, 2018 21:50:18 GMT
What magnetic sheets are you guys using? I get mine from the Dollar Tree. By Craft Medley Essentials, the 5x8 sheets. They're better quality than ones I've found at other dollar stores and aren't too expensive. And at least in Canada, they're cheaper than vent covers, which I know a lot of other crafters like to use. |
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Post by peasquared on Feb 10, 2018 22:10:44 GMT
On magnetic sheets in Avery Elle sleeves same as my stamps sorted by theme. Most of my sleeves have multiple sets in a sleeve. As many as I can fit on a 5x7 sheet I do this too. I put a label at the top that says the brand and type of die. |
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 10, 2018 22:12:25 GMT
I use vent covers and can get three 5 x 7 sheets out of one vent cover and three vent covers come in a pack. The pack is less than $5. So I can get 9 sheets for less than $5.
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Post by streetscrapper on Feb 10, 2018 22:20:32 GMT
I store my dies the same way you do mom. I've almost run out of space so I have started to store some of them in Avery Elle pockets in the fridge bin the way Jennifer McGuire does. Of course I am no where near as organized so I haven't gotten to the part where I label them. But the ones I put in the fridge bin for now are anything to do with Christmas as well as all of my frame dies so for the time being, I know what I've got. However, I am about to embark on a bit of a revamp of my craft room, which may involve removing the doors from my closet and losing the spot where I store my dies! As much as I want to take the doors off, I'm not entirely sure I want to change my method of storing my dies, especially since I am about to change the my stamp storage to the Avery Elle fridge bins. My stamps are currently hung with clip it up type hooks from an Ikea towel rack that is about to break from the weight! I know that the fridge bin storage bag system works for a lot of people so I'm going to give it a try.
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Post by scrapperal on Feb 10, 2018 22:40:45 GMT
When I win the lottery, I am going to buy the Stamp-n-Storage magnetic cards. A friend has them and said they hold up really well. She had some tiny dies on her and they didn't fall off despite a vigorous shake test. But the dies were still easy to get off when we needed to use them. In the meantime, I'm using the Avery Elle/magnetic sheet system. |
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 10, 2018 22:41:00 GMT
...specifically about those dies that do not have matching stamps. How do you store them? Right now I have them on the inside of my cabinet using sheets of magnets. I am running out of room though so I was thinking of storing them in Avery Elle type pockets. But if I did this, how do you remember what you have? I store everything in AE/MFT sleeves. Things like panel dies are organized by type of panel (rectangles, squares, circles, ovals, banners, etc.). Anything that is a shape without a stamp set (words, snowflakes, anchor, coffee cup, flower, etc.) are stored with stamp sets in the same category. I use Evernote to search and track my inventory. There are a couple of tutorials online if you search "Evernote stamp inventory" that I used to get started and it might seem a little overwhelming at first, but it is a great project to do sitting in front of the TV. Evernote allows you to access your inventory on your computer, tablet or phone. I always enter everything on the computer but seem to use my phone more when searching for something. My only tip is to overtag everything. At first I might have tagged a stamp set as "birthday", now I create a new tag for each sentiment and image in the set, along with the brand and name. A snowflake die will get tagged snowflake, winter, Christmas, etc. What I love is when I search "snowflake" every snowflake stamp and die I own will come up so I can scroll through and look at the images. |
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Post by mom on Feb 10, 2018 22:47:49 GMT
...specifically about those dies that do not have matching stamps. How do you store them? Right now I have them on the inside of my cabinet using sheets of magnets. I am running out of room though so I was thinking of storing them in Avery Elle type pockets. But if I did this, how do you remember what you have? I store everything in AE/MFT sleeves. Things like panel dies are organized by type of panel (rectangles, squares, circles, ovals, banners, etc.). Anything that is a shape without a stamp set (words, snowflakes, anchor, coffee cup, flower, etc.) are stored with stamp sets in the same category. I use Evernote to search and track my inventory. There are a couple of tutorials online if you search "Evernote stamp inventory" that I used to get started and it might seem a little overwhelming at first, but it is a great project to do sitting in front of the TV. Evernote allows you to access your inventory on your computer, tablet or phone. I always enter everything on the computer but seem to use my phone more when searching for something. My only tip is to overtag everything. At first I might have tagged a stamp set as "birthday", now I create a new tag for each sentiment and image in the set, along with the brand and name. A snowflake die will get tagged snowflake, winter, Christmas, etc. What I love is when I search "snowflake" every snowflake stamp and die I own will come up so I can scroll through and look at the images. Ok, thanks. I will look that app up. I think I've read some about it before (probably on this board!) |
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Post by mom on Feb 10, 2018 22:49:14 GMT
When I win the lottery, I am going to buy the Stamp-n-Storage magnetic cards. A friend has them and said they hold up really well. She had some tiny dies on her and they didn't fall off despite a vigorous shake test. But the dies were still easy to get off when we needed to use them. In the meantime, I'm using the Avery Elle/magnetic sheet system. ooh like those! Probably out my budget though. |
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Post by freeatlast on Feb 10, 2018 23:31:01 GMT
On magnetic sheets in Avery Elle sleeves same as my stamps sorted by theme. Most of my sleeves have multiple sets in a sleeve. As many as I can fit on a 5x7 sheet I do this too. I put a label at the top that says the brand and type of die. I also do this but I cut off the top of the original packaging (where it would say, for instance, My Favorite Things Dienamics) and glue that to the top of the piece of card stock that I insert into the AE sleeves. This way, if I'm looking for a MFT circle die, it will be pretty obvious which packets hold MFT dies by the logo at the top. I sort by the following categories - rectangles, squares, circles, ovals, banners, tags, words, stars, valentines, nature, alphabets, coverplates, Blueprints and other. ETA: Christmas (how could I forget that one!) |
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Post by BSideCrafter on Feb 10, 2018 23:40:12 GMT
What magnetic sheets are you guys using? I use these from Amazon: amzn.to/2G3V5rrI like the thickness of them. They hold up well and the adhesive is good if I cut a smaller piece to go with a stamp set. (like the stamp/dies in the $4 Lawn Fawn ones) |
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Post by mamakoala on Feb 11, 2018 0:40:55 GMT
i use the artbin magnetic sheets and store them in a bin. i dont' have TONS of die, but as i build up my collection, i am planning to do something like this:  |
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Post by FurryP on Feb 11, 2018 1:22:50 GMT
i use the artbin magnetic sheets and store them in a bin. i dont' have TONS of die, but as i build up my collection, i am planning to do something like this: I think it would be pretty if you stuck the magnet sheets in big picture frames, and then put them up on the wall. But I guess that wouldn't work if you were planning to have as many as that person has. |
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Post by GiantsFan on Feb 11, 2018 2:39:51 GMT
I store my stand-a-lone dies just like my stamps, in AE or MFT stamp pockets but with a magnetic sheet, labeled with the company and name of the die set. I do store like dies together to save space. So all grassy borders are together, all waves together, all clouds together, all "thanks" together - but names are at the top of the stamp pocket.
I also use Evernote. Everything is tagged. Not just set name, but each individual sentiment, and icons like heart, leaf, flower, monster, dog, etc. It was overwhelming at first, but I did a little each evening while watching tv. I even have my stencils, embossing folders, inks (regular, distress and oxides) and Nuvo drops in Evernote.
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Post by GiantsFan on Feb 11, 2018 2:41:59 GMT
What magnetic sheets are you guys using? I use these from Amazon: amzn.to/2G3V5rrI like the thickness of them. They hold up well and the adhesive is good if I cut a smaller piece to go with a stamp set. (like the stamp/dies in the $4 Lawn Fawn ones) I use the same magnetic sheets. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2018 2:43:52 GMT
What magnetic sheets are you guys using? The strongest magnets I have found are Accord Magnetic Vent Covers from Lowes. |
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Post by GiantsFan on Feb 11, 2018 2:52:00 GMT
Ok, thanks. I will look that app up. I think I've read some about it before (probably on this board!) The one tip about Evernote. Use the free version. You can only add 60 MB per month but when you hit that limit (which is actually a LOT!), just take a break until the next month then continue. I think it took me two or three months to get everything in and now I keep it updated whenever I buy anything. I added everything using the app on my tablet and it syncs to my phone EN app no problem. |
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Post by mom on Feb 11, 2018 3:03:01 GMT
Ok, thanks. I will look that app up. I think I've read some about it before (probably on this board!) The one tip about Evernote. Use the free version. You can only add 60 MB per month but when you hit that limit (which is actually a LOT!), just take a break until the next month then continue. I think it took me two or three months to get everything in and now I keep it updated whenever I buy anything. I added everything using the app on my tablet and it syncs to my phone EN app no problem. I am so glad you shared that tip! I had looked at it earlier tonight and didn't want to pay monthly for it. SaveSave |
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Post by chrispeas on Feb 11, 2018 6:38:05 GMT
I keep a list of my dies in Word.
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Post by anniefb on Feb 11, 2018 6:53:31 GMT
I store mine in a regular 3 ring binder in Martha Stewart secure top pockets - stored on magnetic sheets. I keep track of all my stamps and dies using Evernote.
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