Papertrey Ink stamps are becoming an obsession for me. I have gone back to my first love in crafting, creating with stamps. PTI stamps are clear stamps and come with a label with the exact size images and a clear CD case for storage. It is a great system but one that doesn't work for me. I am very visual and need to be able to look through my stamps when deciding which I am going to use. I went on the look for a new method to store these stamps. I keep my wood mounted stamps in clear plastic drawers that I can open to view. I keep all other clear stamps inside photo pockets in 3 ring photo albums. Some fit into a 4 x 6 slot and some take two. This way I can search through my stamps sitting on the floor, on a chairs or at my desk. This works for me. : )
As for my PTI stamps this is what I do:
- I save the PTI gif image of the stamp set.
- I open a Word document and insert the picture.
- I enlarge it until it is the same size as my stamps.
- Print.
- Place a transparency sheet over the printed image.
- Take out my label and sharp scissors.
- Cut out and stick the title to the top right on the transparency.
- Cut and stick the remaining images.
- Adhere to the back.
- Three hole punch and place in a binder.
* I store my binders so that the pages fall down. See below.
Okay this is a bit labour intensive, but it works for me. I am working on die storage but Dawn McVey's system she uses looks like it will work for me. Here is Dawn's
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I see that you posted this several years ago and I was curious about how this system has worked for you. You said that you stored your clear stamps on transparency sheets. Have the stamps become damaged at all? I am trying to figure out if transparency sheets are a safe way to store clear stamps long term. Thanks!
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