Earlier this year I treated myself to some Distress Oxide inks and they were so lovely to work with that I asked for money for my birthday, valentines, Easter etc. so that I could buy some more.
I like all my ink pads to be together so I would need to make more storage.
My Stampin’ Up! ink pads are stored in a wooden box with inserts that I made for them. This is the first one I made back in April 2016.
My SU ink pad collection has grown over the last couple of years and I had a few retired In Color ink pads that I had put in a drawer but as I was making new storage I thought I might as well have all the ink pads together. I worked out the size of the holders I would need for the Stampin’ Up! ink pads, Distress Oxide ink pads and Memento/StazOn ink pads. I grabbed some thick white cardstock and started cutting.
After doing all the cutting, I scored all the cardstock then did the folding and burnishing. Once that was all done I cut and notched all the tabs.
I had to leave the holders for a while because I needed to get on with making the wedding stationery but I eventually managed to finish making all of them.
It took quite a while to put all the holders together and then glue them on top of each other but it was worth it. I eventually had all my ink pads together and I was a very, very happy girl.
When the colour revamp happened SU bought out lots of pretty new colours and we had some returning colours including my all-time favourite Blackberry Bliss. This meant I had a lot of retired ink pads and I couldn’t part with them so I moved them to the box on the left and labelled them all with an ‘R’ to remind me they were retired.
I will have to make some more storage for the new ink pads because the new cases are slightly smaller.
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Have yourself some crafting fun.
Dee x
Distress Ink Pad Holders
Both the Distress Ink pads and the Distress Oxide Ink pads measure 3″ x 3″ x 3/4″.
Cardstock: 6-3/4″ x 4-1/2″
Score the long side at 3″ on both sides. Score the short side at 3/4″ on both sides.
Memento and StazOn Ink Pad Holders
Cardstock: 8-1/2″ x 4-1/4″
Score the long side at 3-7/8″ on both sides. Score the short side at 3/4″ on both sides.
Stampin’ Up! ink pad Holders
Cardstock: 9-3/4″ x 5-1/4″
Score the long side at 4-1/2″ on both sides. Score the short side at 3/4″ on both sides.
*When designing a project or when I CASE a project I always use my cheap cardstock to make a prototype before making it with my Stampin’ Up! cardstock. I do check the measurements I add to my blog posts but when typing lots of measurements mistakes can be made. When making any project I recommend making it first with cheap cardstock before using your best cardstock.*
I know this is old but just saw and thought it was pretty cool
You make me cry!!!! Sniff! Sniff! . . . I do not have that many ink pads so my project won’t take long — ha!ha!ha! Congratulations!!! Nice way to keep the material in an orderly manner.
It has taken me about 2 1/2 years to build my collection Marina. xx