projectSTUDIO | 6x6 paper pad storage

Until I was invited to join the My Mind's Eye Design Team, I had only a handful of 6x6 paper pads and storage of them wasn't given a thought. I don't know why I didn't have more at the time, because I've found that they're great starting points for card designs and mini album pages, not only for their size, but because their patterns are scaled down.

Remember when I showed you my washi tape storage solutions? I even have room for that wild mess of book binder rings in the back of this basket, that is until more 6x6 paper pads arrive on my doorstep!

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things i love about you | a mini album collection

What began as a gift for Gordon has become a best selling tem for the shop! Surprisingly, all of the mini books that I've made for him and also put in the shop {at a later date} are popular gift giving items. I attribute that to the fact that it's just hard to find something for a guy that's somewhat sweet, but not too sweet.

It all began with the 10 Things I Love About You and has blossomed into a collection of six different mini albums. If you visit the listings, you'll see that many of the mini albums offer wording variations so that you can somewhat personalize them. If you want to go even further, you can add your Sweetie's name to the cover and even add the option of changing the color. All the details are in the shop listings.

In order as you see them in the photo above:

10 Things We Love About Dad

10 Things We Love About Mom

52 Things I Love About You

write one thing each week beginning this year to gift for your anniversary next year

or, just come up with 52 awesome reasons they rock your world!

10 Things I Love About You

40 Things I Love About You

great for a 40th birthday gift and even a 40th anniversary gift!

16 Things We Love About You

for your Sweet 16

I've had adult children purchase these for their Mom's birthday gifts. I've had spouses of military members deployed all over the world gift these in care packages. Brides have given this mini album to their husband on their wedding day as they begin their own story together. 

And, sometimes, it's just nice to give this to someone in your life that needs to be reminded how beautiful they've made your life just by being in it.

And, just in case you don't follow me on Facebook, I announced there that until Father's Day when you purchase this print, you have your choice of any color shown in the 4th photo of the listing. Usually, it comes in just navy and seafoam green, so this might be one way for you to celebrate the wonderful Dad's in your life.

SPECIAL NOTE  |  Don't forget to enter this awesome giveaway for a set of social media buttons from my friend Eeny at Eeny's Design Studio. She's just opened shop and has great talent, great prices and a great big heart. Entry deadline is tonight.

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projectSTUDIO | stamps

Stamping is not my crafting obsession, but I do own my fair share of stamps. In this installment of projectSTUDIO, I thought I would share how I store my stamps in my tool chests.

My favorite way to use stamps is in mini albums and journals and even stamping on patterned paper to make my own embellishments and journaling spots for layouts. I seem to get a better impression with the old-fashioned red rubber stamps with a wood handle, probably because I'm a smoosher and the smooshing style does not partner well with acrylic stamps. But that's another story.

For a large number of my rubber stamps, I rely on my recycled gift boxes idea. You'll see that I stack a layer of stamps in what was the lid of a sturdy gift box {red box seen at left} and the bottom of the box {white} fits nicely inside the lid with another layer of rubber stamps. The right side shows how the bottom fits inside the red lid, making a home made two-tier organization system.

As I could never get the acrylic stamp sets I own to fit back into the packaging as nicely as it should, I wondered if they would fit inside the glassine bags I stock in my shop. And they did. And it makes me so happy to not have to wrestle with the original packaging, which always seemed to stick on me. You can see that there is plenty of room to slide the stamp sets inside the bags {below} with room to spare. 

The stamp sets even stand up nicely inside the glassine bags stacked inside my recycled shoe box container, along with some other smaller acrylic stamps that are a perfect fit for the smaller glassine bags I stock.

The clear acrylic containers you see standing up with more rubber stamps are from Stampin' Up.

And for the stamps I tend to use all the time, I keep them out in the open so I don't have to hunt for them on a daily basis. They're stored in a two-tiered pedestal just above the drawers that hold all my stamping supplies.

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