tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post9032021294459406810..comments2024-03-28T03:23:23.959-04:00Comments on Simplicity by Lateblossom: I Need Thank You Notes and to Get Some Things off My ChestSusan Raihalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-76941939423504794122012-06-30T08:57:08.605-04:002012-06-30T08:57:08.605-04:00Ditto to everything you said about stamp storage! ...Ditto to everything you said about stamp storage! <br /><br />And I love the orange one.Jen W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11427755487464927638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-19259138191333905532012-06-28T21:51:35.893-04:002012-06-28T21:51:35.893-04:00Love the butterflies...
Packaging? I switched bef...Love the butterflies...<br /><br />Packaging? I switched before PTI did. I was using CD's, but they were a total PITA! I'm now using the mini binders that hold the 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" pages. I bought some of the clear sheets you use with a binding machine, cut them in half, added my stamps and inserted them into mini page protectors.<br /><br />No way was I gonna try to remove the PTI index labels from the CD cases. On their old site, I pulled up images of each set I owned, resized them to fit half sheets, printed and inserted them in the page protectors. I am loving this system for several reasons: it will hold the longer background images; two of the $5 sets will fit on one page; the binders will hold about 12-14 sets; and I can lay the open binder on my desk, something I couldn't do with regular sized binders. The spines are labeled so I can tell at a glance which binder I need. And finally, to satisfy my inner neatnik, the binders are identical (Staples' white Better Binders)and they look great on my shelf.uncbballfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896542039583642083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-23169272810771635022012-06-28T16:21:59.230-04:002012-06-28T16:21:59.230-04:00Totally with you about storage - have experienced ...Totally with you about storage - have experienced all that you mention...a real pain.<br />Like the hexy card...great idea - I shall just use my spellbinders hexy.<br />Great post enjoyed the read.<br />How are the boys doing? My son has been entertaining one of our RAF guys who is seconded to your USAF and he and family are 'home' for the holidays...and off to France to visit Granny and Granda I expect.Joyce across the Pondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15265043471522130388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-74649548393192877542012-06-28T14:11:17.467-04:002012-06-28T14:11:17.467-04:00Hey Susan,
Love the orange card today. I too am ...Hey Susan,<br /><br />Love the orange card today. I too am ocd about my stamp storage and have more than one system going right now. ACK!!!<br /><br />Have you found a baby set that works for you? I am still looking and waiting...but losing patience fast.<br />SusieHshubernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-38543532787088074702012-06-28T07:32:02.215-04:002012-06-28T07:32:02.215-04:00I love both cards but I'm obsessed with butter...I love both cards but I'm obsessed with butterflies so the orange one speaks to me. :)<br /><br />I was so torn about how I was going to organize my clear stamps once PTI switched. Invest in more CD cases or DVD cases? The thought of all that money wasted pained me. I was lucky enough to see another stamper's organization and just fell in love with it. (Well, after I obsessively analyzed it to death.) I now use 3 ring binders and page protectors by Martha Stewart. There are 2 sizes that I use. One fits the $5 sets perfectly, four to a page. And the other fits one $24 set to a page. I bought some clear acetate and was able to salvage most of my PTI labels from the CD cases. Just peeled them off and stuck them onto the acetate. I was able to use my ATG to adhere the ones that lost the stickiness. Now when I get a new set of PTI stamps all I have to do is stick the index sticker onto the acetate it comes on, then slip it into the page protector. Viola, so easy. AND the binders fit nicely on my bookshelf so that hubby has NO idea how many stamp sets I actually do have. ;)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09139820193128606564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-42058640041855479042012-06-27T14:20:40.228-04:002012-06-27T14:20:40.228-04:00Both of your cards are very nie! I particulary lik...Both of your cards are very nie! I particulary like the seashell card. Re clear stamp storage. Just when I thought I had a good solution, which was to use the clear DVD cases (like SU or Best Buy sells), I found out they may contain chemicals which will damage acrylic or photopolymer stamps I'm still trying to find out if that is the case, or not. It would be very expensive for me to switch them over to another storage method. Arrrggghhh!Gabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040333894048257419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-7721607984040361272012-06-27T13:12:07.254-04:002012-06-27T13:12:07.254-04:00for those dark memento colors, try stamping off on...for those dark memento colors, try stamping off once or twice for a more muted shade--you'd be surprised how that will increase your color possibilities! You can even make a color chart doing this so that you will know what the colors look like when they are stamped off a time or two. Try it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-9178634544311070172012-06-27T13:01:25.826-04:002012-06-27T13:01:25.826-04:00Thanks for your comments about the new Memento ink...Thanks for your comments about the new Memento ink colors. I have all the old colors, but didn't know that Michaels had any of the new ones yet. I was too busy looking at (and buying) the Tim Holtz Distress Markers and the Faber-Castell Gelatos that were new to Midhaels the last time I was there! I'll have to check those out next time I'm craft shopping. But, that may be a while because of the terrible fire threatening Colorado Springs. <br /><br />As for clear stamp storage... it IS a pain. And I've never even ordered from PTI or any of the other companies who used the CD cases. I never cared for that idea when I would see so many on the Internet show how they changed all their clear stamps over to that type of storage. I own mostly Hero Arts, Inkadinkado and Stampendous clear stamps with a few Fiskars, TCP and other lesser known brands thrown into the mix. I use the photo boxes from Michaels to store mine. It's not perfect but I sort of "file" the packages standing up on their sides so I can flip through them pretty easily. Of course, as you mentioned, the Hero Arts packages don't cooperate well with this method since they are often short and fat and not tall and thin like most of the other packages so they are often relegated to a different photo box which really messes up my organization by theme. But, it's not only Hero Arts that have packages that don't fit my storage plan. So, over all, I'm not happy with my clear stamp storage method but can't really figure out any better way to do it. I have SO MANY that there's no way I'm going to take them out of their original packaging and move them into something I would have to purchase. It would cost a fortune and I'd rather use that money to purchase more stamping supplies to have FUN with! <br /><br />Now there are also so many companies putting out the cling stamps and depending on the size and shape of the package, that adds another "fly to the storage ointment". So far, they are stored right along with my clear stamps. And then there's the wood mounted stamps that I have way too many of... I really need to stamp more and shop less! And thinking about the possibility of evacuation, I may lose it all anyway.Colorado Crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595373334246443398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-36226163551234850182012-06-27T10:13:09.077-04:002012-06-27T10:13:09.077-04:00I'm with the majority this morning...loving th...I'm with the majority this morning...loving the orange card. :)<br /><br />Mind if I join the convo re: PTI storage? I'm a tad bit OCD, and I like everything uniform, including my stamp storage. I liked PTI's cd storage boxes, but did experience some of the little stamps slipping out. I fixed that by purchasing the cd cases PTI sold, they are better/different than the freebie included with a set in that they don't have the "gap" along the spine. I would use the better cases when a stamp set had little bits, and the freebie set for sets with larger stamps. All was well, until now.<br /><br />Solely due to PTI's packaging change, I've swithed to using Tim Holtz's clear sleeves. I totally borrowed the idea from here: http://jskinney.blogspot.com/2010/08/clear-stamp-storage.html . I'm in the process of switching everything over now. <br /><br />May I add another comment about PTI's packaging change? It probably wasn't a good business idea to "take" something from the customers that used to be free...the stamp storage...and then not be able to offer another solution. Just my two cents. :)<br /><br />Sign me, still getting used to the new PTI...*heavy sigh*<br /><br />Tina<br />tinab158 at hotmail dot comtinab158https://www.blogger.com/profile/09762494818657147628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-56295404154584124232012-06-27T08:13:33.396-04:002012-06-27T08:13:33.396-04:00Love the orange card; as much for the type of stam...Love the orange card; as much for the type of stamps and their placement as for the color. I like the colors of the seashell card; but that whroled shell on the right doesn't seem to fit for me. I don't know if it's the shape or size.<br /><br />I so agree with you about packaging. It seems like I just figure our a system that is ocd and somebody throws a wrench in the monkey works.<br /><br />My stamp storage is pretty hit or miss right now. I don't have a LOT; so it works. But, I keep buying and it will eventually become an issue.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555524232243452021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-83428353378892676382012-06-27T05:41:13.027-04:002012-06-27T05:41:13.027-04:00Love both cards but particularly the orange. Anywa...Love both cards but particularly the orange. Anyway, on to your rant.<br /><br />I had JUST invested in a tower CD rack for my PTI stamps when the very next week (and that was literally the time frame) they went to CD cases! After all my husband's wonderful efforts to get my craft room exactly as I wanted it, I could hardly ask him to change the size of the shelves, could I? It maybe a great idea to them but for those of us with sets from years previous - not good. <br /><br />Completely with you on the little stamps falling out and sticking together. And thank you for the heads up on the Memento inks. I have just bought Grey Flannel as I love London Fog so much. Was very tempted by the orange and I will revisit your medium brown.Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692056925159395126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-65653603975598255932012-06-26T23:27:04.975-04:002012-06-26T23:27:04.975-04:00Love both cards, and refuse to state a preference....Love both cards, and refuse to state a preference. I hear you on the clear stamp storage issue, but I have to say that I switched over to Tim Holtz for everything clear that has come through my doors in the last couple of months, since PTI made the switch, and I really love that system. The folders are cheaper than DVD cases, and about 75 sets will fit in a fabric lined basket that I bought at Target for about $12.00. I am not switching any of the older sets out of CD cases, because I'm too cheap, but I do like that I can keep my Waltzingmouse, Hero Arts, etc clear stamps in the same basket, separated by dividers. To me, an issue more serious than the PTI switch is the fact that Hero Arts continues to sell so many of their great new stamps as wooden stamps, and they have cling, and they have clear. I don't understand why. Oh, and you will love the new longer PTI background strips. They are worth the change. Just sayin'Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00628064051832366762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-2095142118845389272012-06-26T23:10:17.332-04:002012-06-26T23:10:17.332-04:00Love both cards but the shells are my fave not due...Love both cards but the shells are my fave not due to color but because hey, seashells! I think of the darker colors as creative alternatives to black, but I agree about the markers. And at least we now have the fabulous teal zeal, which fills a huge gap.Lynne Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07182345021266611074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-54934020800864024842012-06-26T17:03:27.761-04:002012-06-26T17:03:27.761-04:00Here is what I do for storage. I bought a cheap $2...Here is what I do for storage. I bought a cheap $2 old-school cassette tape holder from the thrift store. I keep all my clear stamps in their original store packaging, with the thin chipboard piece and the plastic resealable cover. Then I just stand them up in rows, wedged into my cassette tape holder. Not lovely, but effective! Unity is the only brand I've found so far that doesn't fit, because their packages are really wide.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218125933265361488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-69796431806403030952012-06-26T15:26:51.292-04:002012-06-26T15:26:51.292-04:00Okay, ladies, I can't beLIEVE I'm the only...Okay, ladies, I can't beLIEVE I'm the only one liking the first card better than the orange one! Susan, I think you should put that first card right into an envelope and mail it to me!Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-40834078510494810552012-06-26T15:09:32.243-04:002012-06-26T15:09:32.243-04:00(Orange card is my favorite of the two!)
I though...(Orange card is my favorite of the two!)<br /><br />I thought when you said no packaging that maybe PTI had finally given up on the excessive outer plastic box...oh well.<br /><br />I'm not sure what I'm going to do with PTI stamps if I purchase again. Maybe buy some empty CD cases somewhere. I put the waxy paper from the label stickers between the stamps to keep them from sticking together. <br /><br />My storage system is a mish-mash (I mainly own PTI, Stampin up and CTMH), wish it wasn't but I've given up. I do prefer the Close To My Heart envelopes that another poster mentioned.Judenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-44954986087875632102012-06-26T14:24:22.261-04:002012-06-26T14:24:22.261-04:00First, your cards: love the LO on both...prefer th...First, your cards: love the LO on both...prefer the orange one.<br /><br />Second, I hear you on the stamp storage! I currently have SU wood-mounted sets in those plastic boxes, trays of individual wood stamps, CD cases for PTI sets, DVD cases for *new* SU sets, & a couple of bins for Hero Arts, etc. clear stamps. It is driving me nuts, & I'm not even OCD! I wish there were a better way...*sigh*Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04215205674430912886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-48462338308470329082012-06-26T12:40:34.320-04:002012-06-26T12:40:34.320-04:00Great cards really love the orange color. I know w...Great cards really love the orange color. I know what you mean about the stamps. I decided to try a new system of categorizing and organizing them in a cropper hopper case. What a task. I started 3 months ago and still not done...lol GOOD LUCK!Deanna https://www.blogger.com/profile/05435596595216060585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-56403927742364709572012-06-26T12:23:54.882-04:002012-06-26T12:23:54.882-04:00i know what you mean, i lost the tiny flower from ...i know what you mean, i lost the tiny flower from my "love lives here" set. i still look for it and it's been quite awhile since it disappeared. as for the memento aqua, sea breeze is sort of an aqua.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-363205720796093382012-06-26T10:55:43.142-04:002012-06-26T10:55:43.142-04:00I totally agree with the others about the PTI syst...I totally agree with the others about the PTI system changing from CD cases to DVD cases. A Muse uses the DVD cases too and it is just too much package for a few stamps! <br /><br />I bought two cute painted cheese boxes at an antiques fair and they fit the jewel cases perfectly. I don't want to switch systems either.Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685803820759245439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-49683845778907180652012-06-26T10:42:22.953-04:002012-06-26T10:42:22.953-04:00I think the contrast of the orange and brown is wh...I think the contrast of the orange and brown is what makes it so great. The same brown and sand shades make the plum look muddy. It might look more rich with shades of lavender or gray text.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the new Memento inks. My Dew Drops are on their way and I'm excited so excited to try them. I had hoped for more medium and light shades, but maybe they'll consider adding a few more next year.<br /><br />I've given up on uniform storage for my stamps. I leave most in their clear envelopes and store them upright in CD/DVD storage boxes. I tried one PTI set in a CD case before giving up and putting them on carrier sheets in clear envelopes. If money were no object, I would replace all of the clear envelopes with Tim Holtz storage folders, but I just can't bring myself to spend all that time and money on organization instead of creating. Maybe I'm not OCD enough.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07293495793918300205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-5721473781963148712012-06-26T10:38:52.007-04:002012-06-26T10:38:52.007-04:00Love these perfect thank you notes! I'm always...Love these perfect thank you notes! I'm always running low on thank you's too and have to consciously make myself renew my card stash every now and then! As for the clear stamp storage situation...I'm still looking for that ideal solution. Nothing seems to work perfectly and, until some brilliant soul creates a miracle, I'm trying to just not think about it too much! :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14656609228924894451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-20883694740939797872012-06-26T10:37:50.817-04:002012-06-26T10:37:50.817-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14656609228924894451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-90185848527468002302012-06-26T10:31:27.006-04:002012-06-26T10:31:27.006-04:00I just LOVE the layout and look of today's car...I just LOVE the layout and look of today's cards. I like the orange, but LOVE the shell card (what color ink?) best. I also love that you showed us the versatility of this layout. By changing the stamps and occasion, you can use this beautifully for anything!!! Now, about your rant, all I can say is I hate change. I did take the leap and unmount all my wood stamps, and I love the MUCH smaller space they take, but it has its problems, too. I continually have to re-tack the stamps to stick to the blocks, and I constantly find them in a pile in the CD cases. I've tried to rearrange the sets, too, putting all the sentiments together, and again I love it but that has its problems, too. All I can say is nothing works perfectly 100% of the time. But eek! - after your post I'm scared to order PTI and see how they've changed their storage....Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-24706531844490552832012-06-26T10:13:31.261-04:002012-06-26T10:13:31.261-04:00ugh. blogger error. let's try this again:
The...ugh. blogger error. let's try this again:<br /><br />The cards are gorgeous, of course, and I only prefer the orange one because I usually prefer orange in any situation. :)<br /><br />And an ocd warning: the new pti background sets are long enough to cover the width of a card plus some (good), but no way are they fitting in a cd case (boo). I wish you organizational luck!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380585998046790218noreply@blogger.com