I’ve been slowing organizing and attempting to create a craft space to work in. So far I’ve organized my embossing folders, card stock and stamps. I have purchased a computer armoire and I have slowly started converting it to a craft space to work in. Now I am working on finding ways of storing my framelits and thinlits that is easy to maintain for me. There are many ways to to store them and I’ll be honest Pinterest has many ideas, however I like to choose comfort and ease over style. So far I have found 3 ways to store framelits and thinlits that I know will work for me. I have chosen one that I am happy with. Stay tuned, to see how I store my framelits.
3 Ways to Store Framelits and Thinlits:
- Stampin’ Up! sells framelits and thinlits in a handy plastic pouch attached to card stock. The only thing I find with this method is that they they tend to bend slightly when removing them from the card framelits and thinlits are flimsy metal shapes that if they bend too much they may break or distort so you have to be a little more careful. With this way of storage, you could remove them from the card stock they come on, place them on a magnetic sheet, and put it inside the pouch. This way you have a lesser chance of breakage and distortion.
2. A second method is storing them in the clear mount cases Stampin’ Up! sells (119105). You would place your dies on a magnetic sheet or you can just put the dies in the case without anything. These cases have a handy plastic cover to put the label on the outside of the case to identify the dies. Though this is a good method of storage, I found that this method takes up too much space.
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3. Use the magnetic cards from Stampin’ Storage www.stampinstorage.com. These magnetic cards are designed with these dies in mind. Once on the magnetic card and labelled place them in a basked divided into categories, Christmas shapes etc. This way of storage protects and saves space.
Now I know you have been waiting in anticipation and want to know how I store framelits/thinlits. Are you ready? I store them on a magnetic card that I picked up at my local dollar store. They look exactly like the magnetic cards from Stampin’ Storage. They have different sizes. I purchased the 4×6 ones and the 8×10 ones. The 8×10 are normally cut to size for ones that need more than 4×6. Finally, I place them back in the clear plastic pouch that Stampin’ Up stores them in. The ones that go with a coordinating stamp I normally elastic band them together. The rest I place in a decorative basket.
There you have it 3 quick and easy way to store and organize your framelits/thinlits. But remember chose the one way that works for you and is not a style method. You may need to try a couple before you find the right way.