Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. Today's post is different from usual since I am going to share how I organize my Blank Page Muse stamps. When I started as a DT member of BPM, it was my first time to work with unmounted red rubber stamps and red rubber stamps that I have to cut apart. Designing for BPM since 2023, let's say I have accumulated a lot of BPM stamps. I was keeping it inside the brown bag packaging it came in. But as my stash continues to grow, I needed a better way to store these stamps. I remember posting this question on one of my BPM posts. I did not get a feedback. Finally, I am able to figure out how to do it. All you need is a hard clear case and some time.
I am organizing the BPM Petals & Flowers Art Rubber Stamp Sheet Set which includes 18 individual stamps. It arrived with some images needing to be cut apart. As you can see on the photo below, it is an unmounted stamp with some tiny stamps included.
For my stamp storage container, I found empty Stampin Up Plastic Clear Containers at my local resell craft store. It is actually the perfect way to organize these kinds of stamps. Searching it online, the containers of this brand might cost a bit. I was just lucky not to pay that much for it. But there are cheaper options at Amazon, of course. The other option is to use a photo storage container. Smaller than the one I used but if you buy the one that comes in a big container, I think that's a good way to organize and have it all in one place.
I measured the clear container and cut a white lightweight cardstock based on this measurement. I cut two pieces. I will be stamping on both. I trimmed a sliver off the sides so I can slip it through the sleeve of the container. I positioned this paper on my stamping tool. I arranged the stamps over it. Luckily, all the stamps on this set fitted the stamping area.
I placed a Glad Press 'N Seal over the stamps. The sticky surface of this material will stick to the stamps temporarily.
I closed the door of the stamping tool and pressed the door to the Press 'N Seal to make this stick to the door.
Some of the stamps will fall off. I just put this back and pressed it back to position.
I inked the stamps. The inking does not have to be perfect. Just ink it enough that it will make an inked impression on the paper.
Normally, I close the door of the stamping tool to the paper to transfer the inked image. This time, I closed the back side of the stamping tool (the paper side) towards the front side (the stamps side). This just prevents any stamp from falling off while closing the stamping tool door. I rubbed my hands over the back door.
To ensure that I inked it well, I flipped the stamping tool. I ran a whiteboard eraser or a stamping press tool over the stamping tool.
I also rubbed my hand over the stamping tool door. I wore a mitten to make the gliding smooth but you don't have to.
As you can see, not all of the stamps got stamped well. It's alright. I am just stamping this so I would know what stamps are inside the case. I re-stamped the images that had poor stamped impression.
I stamped the missed ones using an acrylic block instead of the stamping tool just to make it easier. I always use a washable marker to attach the stamp temporarily to an acrylic block.
As I mentioned above, I stamped the images on two different cardstocks.
Before storing the stamps, I cleaned each one. This is why you need some time when you do this type of stamp organization. I used a double scrubber pad. I spritz a stamp cleaner on one side. This is where I clean the stamp first before going to the other side to remove any excess ink and dry off the stamp.
I slipped the stamped panels to the sleeve, back to back, one facing outside and the other facing inside. I placed a Press 'N Seal on the inside of the stamp container. I matched the stamp with the stamped image on the panel that can be seen through the clear container.
Not perfect matching but enough to make me aware what stamps are inside the container and if I am missing a piece.
I labeled the container with the name of the stamp set for quick reference.
If the stamps keep falling off, you can cover that side of the container with Press 'N Seal. You can also put a double adhesive tape on the back of each stamp instead of using Press 'N Seal. This is what I did with my other stamps. But since this is a large set, I just used Press 'N Seal.
Above is another stamp container with BPM stamps that I organized. Just like with the stamp set above, I stamped these stamps on a white light weight cardstock that was trimmed to size. I adhered the stamps to the inside of the container using double adhesive tape. These stamps are not in a set so I labeled each image stamps. I was able to put a lot of stamps inside the container with some room to add more.
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I hope this is helpful to you. I think that organizing our supplies makes a huge difference in crafting. It lessens the time on looking for a supply that we know we have. It also makes us aware of what supplies we own. If you have any tricks and/or tips on how you organize your rubber stamps, please share it in the the comments. We would love to hear and learn from you.
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