So... I carried on with the stamp organizing, consolidating project today... ALL of my Stampin'Up! stamps are now housed in their new DVD-style cases, with Sailor 2-in-1 glue on the back, ready to use on acrylic blocks. Here's the really, really exciting part:
This is a picture of three shelves on a five-shelf DVD rack. There are 27 DVD-style cases on it, and inside are twelve (12) background stamps, sixteen (16) jumbo wheels, twenty-six (26) standard wheels, and one hundred forty-one (141) stamp sets! I may have missed one or two somewhere in there, but you get the idea! All that red rubber bliss in 27 cases total! Can you say "STOKED"?! Don't believe me? Here's my index:
In other happy news, here's what I did with my new I {Love} Love jumbo wheels:
The top row is the intact wheel (although unmounted) that I intend to use for borders and backgrounds. The bottom row is the second wheel cut into 19 separate stamps! I now have 8 "Love" stamps, 2 "I love you" stamps, 1 "Hugs & Kisses", 1 "Love you lots", 1 "Heart to heart", 2 "xoxoxo", 2 rows of hearts and 2 individual hearts! Since each wheel is only $8.50, I got a BARGAIN, I'm thinkin'!
Lastly, here's my little review/plug for Sailor 2-in-1 glue markers (select supplies>adhesives, then scroll down). This is NOT Sailor:
I believe I tried out Zig 2-way glue to see if it would work, and this was the result, sadly. The stamps that had this sad stuff on it got cleaned up (this just rolled right off with my thumb) and re-coated with Sailor, which leaves no residue on the carrier sheet, but sticks beautifully to it and/or the acrylic block for use and storage.
And there you have it - my progress so far! I ordered 32 cases, and already had 8, for a total of 40, and got 2 more with a couple of the new stamps sets I ordered, so I have enough to house my other unmounted rubber from other companies, too! I'm still deciding if I'm going to do this with the photopolymer (clear) stamps, as well - they're already fairly compact... I'll report back on that when I make up my other mind, k?
Okey-dokey - gotta jet for now! Thanks for stopping by, and maybe some of this is useful for you! If you have any questions, just email me - I'd love to hear from you! 'Bye!
This ROCKS!!! I love your cut apart wheel!!!
Posted by: Shantaie | February 18, 2010 at 03:24 AM
I'm impressed! Look how beautifully those DVD cases fit in that stand! It's really coming together for you girl .. oh, and maybe I'll get another wheel and let "you" cut it apart for me, your very handy with a pair of scissors!
Posted by: Sherry D | February 18, 2010 at 07:26 AM
i am in the process of unmounting all my stamps also... how in the world did you get so many stamps into so few cases?? i am doubling up and putting similar sets together, but i am having nowhere near that kind of consolidation! suggestions please!! i love the idea of having a whole wheel and one chopped - great bargain!!
Posted by: maurita wilkerson | February 26, 2010 at 05:59 AM
Wow! This is great! I love what you did with the wheel (now I need to order two myself LOL)
I use Aleene's Tack It-Over-and-Over with my unmounted rubber; have you tried that and if so, how does it compare to the Sailor?
Posted by: Linda | February 26, 2010 at 08:19 PM