Always Tackling Stampin' Supplies

Here I am again, Tackling Stampin' Supplies. It seems like my stash grows and grows and grows. Of course I have no idea how this happens! I love all my supplies, but sometimes I get overwhelmed.  I really like everything to have it's place.

Well, I have been eyeing the IKEA Raskog Kitchen Cart it seems like forever. I finally bought it this weekend and I am so pleased. It works great and can move all around my craft room. So wherever I am working I can just roll it over. And during my Stampin' Up! events I can just roll it out to where we are crafting.

Have you seen this great cart?

 

 

I did get the turquoise because that is my favorite color. It's so bright and cherry. But it does come in a dark gray.  Here's what it looks like now that I have it home and completely loaded! 

 



It works out great and freed up so much of my shelf space for the little items that I really want right there next to me anyway.  What a great deal from IKEA for only $49. Does any else get this excited about organizing their crafting supplies?

Free Shipping on Everything!

Stampin' Up has announced Free Shipping on everything from April 6th - April 8th.  This is the perfect time to check out all the new promotions.

Visit my store online at www.leesagemeny.stampinup.net to order.

Stampin' Up also announced the new colors for 2013 - 2014 Annual catalog. Check the list below to see the exciting new line up! (Free shipping weekend would be a great time to stock up on any retiring color products ...I'm thinking ribbon, paper, accessories oh my!)

 

Another item to think about ordering are the watercolor pencils and crayons. Both are being discontinued. Current stock of both can be ordered until they are gone.

I Love creating with watercolors! Get yours before they are all gone.

 

 

More Tackling of the Stamping Supplies

Two more great stamping supply storage ideas. I love organization, but finding the right thing for me takes some patience.  Here are two ideas I found while browsing the Stampin Up demonstrator website, Stampin Connection, this week.

1. Sorting each color group together in bins.  Each bin would contain the ink pads, reinkers and stampin write markers. Each bin perfectly labeled, of course! Thank you to Geri Leto, Stampin Up demonstrator, for sharing this on Stampin Connection.

I can see the benefit of this being in it's simplicity and low cost. If you know you will be working with subtles you can find them all in one place. this would also be so easy for others who may be stamping with you.

2.  This second idea I have already started. I think I might combine the ideas and just add this to my bins (when I get bins set up).  Stampin' Up sells the empty stamp containers that the clear stamps come in.  You would use one case for each color group.

Thank you Joyce Weiler, stampin Up demonstrator who shared this on the Stampin up website! Such a great idea. This is a such a simple way to transport markers to and from workshops. What a space saver and I would think you could easily look and see if you are missing markers before packing up to go home.

I am sure that there are a million different storage solutions out there. Let me know if you have any others.  So far I end up with everything out everywhere. Maybe that is just part of the process!

***UPDATE***
I have found the links to print out the PDF of the marker inserts!! Stampin' Up sells the clear cases.  Kimberly Barker, Stampin' Up demonstrator,  was kind enough to create these awesome inserts and share them with all of us.  She just asks that no one sells them.

http://api.ning.com/files/cv2zte0kJ94O8*aUIgwHsuECX7ljxYwiaCvjZUKO6wRZMQ9C6SeTX51KAZa6RWXyst5ge-a9Y8srylvBeY-8T3fjaKtwIAnh/StampinMarkerDVDCaseBrights.pdf

http://api.ning.com/files/KS17A2fSkyBBWRlg7S0wNXkkSCheU9TK7L0m8vzofCtnLIiUsDfvsCgo7xvssCvNyxNzOKDbfeRpDaZBnPayNJ17wCeLY9yv/StampinMarkerDVDCaseNeutrals.pdf

http://api.ning.com/files/FxoF5JbBytIRu9HXFabUqBD5nLS-3oJUh*IRf6WxRb2ySL5oU2jOs4qXeCjDXp6ihQKPrAEj8oqkCO8lq7r9W0fkbLj0L4z7/StampinMarkerDVDCaseRegals.pdf

http://api.ning.com/files/468tTf1a-JIiLf*II5sURojjWrjhnSVA92C9ecLwEmx0Os7USPokV-otcKOY8g3Vd9qujymRgipzszxthYMCzyCXrCX9PNQa/StampinMarkerDVDCaseSubtles.pdf

http://api.ning.com/files/ypNasbNKTXdp30uBFi--jjyX6RP7s7Uur4Ww35E*CAyJ8J4xvpXqBsZub-szy1V322wh8-sDj3H1PG9wlSdeHb8nAM8RtUJW/StampinMarkerDVDCaseInColor20112014.pdf


Best way to store markers yet!

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