Storing Acrylic Stamps

It is hard to believe that the weekend has come to an end. Today was a beautiful one here in Northern Virginia albiet, it was a bit windy. My son and I spent much of the day outside and when inside, playing board games. In between time, I did manage to capture a few shots of how I am now storing my frequently used acrylic stamps. I had a few frames that I had purchased from Michael's years ago that I had planned to use for some of my layouts I could not bare to lock away into albums. That has been at least five years and they were still empty. So, I thought why not use them for my acrylic stamps and viola, here they are. I have four frames total.

I was able to get several sets of stamps on clearance that were not laser cut. Don't let that scare you off from purchasing. Just use a good pair of scissors (I love the yellow CutterBee ones) and trim off the excess.

There is also a piece of plastic that you will need to remove.
Arrange the stamps with prestamped images or your own stamped images on the paper that came with the frame. I also record the manufacturer, set name and/or ID number on the sheet.

Place the plastic (mine is not glass) cover inside the frame, then the backing sheet of prestamped images and finally the back cover. Take your acrylic stamps and place them over the corresponding image on top of the plastic. Cover with clear acetate sheet that came with the images. Hang and enjoy. When you are ready for a stamp, lift off the acetate cover of that stamp, take the stamp, use it, clean it, and return it. You might find that you use them more, I do.

I am not concerned about light exposure, as I can control it very well in this room. If I plan to work for hours on end (yeah, right) then I would simply tape a piece of craft paper over the frame.

I still have lots of other acrylic stamps stored in CD cases. These on the walls are easier to see at a glance and are frequently used. Here is to hoping that you find new ways to repurpose what you already have and to always Ink in the Name of Love.

Until then.