As my collection of Big Shot Dies grows, I was faced with the problem of storing them. I am sure most of you can relate. 🙂
My dies were piled all over and some were in an old ink pad holder, most were stacked here and there.. so I googled Big Shot Die Storage and found several options. I opted for the holders that could stack along the wall as oppsed to a spinning rack.. I just don't have space for that.
I have 7 of the racks stacked side by side on top of my Craft ink pad holder. Each rack holds 10 dies. My Embossing Folders and Texturz plates are stored on top of the racks.
After googling them, I simply opted for the company who offered them the cheapest. In keeping with Stampin' Up!'s new policy I will not post a direct link but you can find them easily on google.
Close up views:
I write on the ends of my dies… I indicate the size of the paper I'll need to cut for each die.
And I make my own labels because I can't read the small print on the labels that come on them. The joys of aging eyeballs.
For my Sizzlits and Embosslits, I store them in the small Stampin" Up! containers that our personalized stamps come in:
UPDATE: Tip from Kim Schneider who credits Kimberly Moynihan and her mom Barb Schafer for this idea… you can use empty CD cases to store 4 sizzlits, or 2 embosslits.. nice idea! Thanks!
and my XL dies are stacked in stacked letter trays… super inexpensive storage solution!
and I suppose you'll want to see the BEFORE shot… ugh… such a mess.
Thanks for tuning in .. have a GREAT holiday weekend!
EDITED TO ADD ON 9/6/09…
Many of you have asked if I would post the minimum sizes of paper for all of my dies.. you can see from the photos that I write that info on each die. Thanks to Sarah Paraday for typing up the list for me.. I've filled in all the sizes… these are MINIMUM sizes of cardstock/DSP you will need for each die:
Top Note – 4-1/4" x 5-1/4"
Petal Card – 4-3/4" square
Scallop #2 – 5" x 5"
Oval Scallop – 5" x 5-1/2"
Scallop – 5" x 5"
Envelope – 4-1/2" x 5-1/4" (see THIS POST for how to make the envelope larger)
Lattice – 3-1/2" square
Scallop Square – 5" x 9" for folded card, 5"x5" for square
Rollodex – 3" x 4-1/4"
Clear Flower – 4-3/4" square
Clear Circle – 4-1/2" square
Two Tags – 5-1/4" x 5"
Butterfly – cut at 10"x 5-1/4" and FOLDED in 1/2
Daisies #2 – 5" x 5-1/4"
Snowflake – 4-1/4" x 4-1/2"
Ovals – 4-1/4" x 5-1/4"
Tags – 5" x 4-1/4"
Circles – 4-1/4" x 5"
Leaves #2 – 4-1/2" x 5-1/4"
Great solution! Just wondering about the ink pad racks–I don’t have the space for a spinning one and have been looking for something like yours (just send me an e-mail–I know you can’t post where you got them)
I love your new storage! Especially the sizzlit & embosslit solution, how clever! I need to do something, too…including something with my overflowing punches!
Your storage looks great Patty! I have been looking for storage too and one day walking through my laundry room I looked at my shoe rack. I have one that has about a dozen cubby holes. They fit the dies perfectly. I didn’t know what to do with my sizzlets though. I have those clear boxes. Now I have a new project to organize them this weekend.
This looks awesome Patty!
Hugs,
Di
hey Patti. Kim Schneider here from New Mexico. (cricket mara’s friend/demo-we met at orlando regionals). One of my downline’s mothers had a FAB idea for storing the sizzlets. 4 of them will fit perfectly in a CD case. The CD case(s) might then fit in your bigz die slots?
WOW WOW WOW!!!! I have to get me one of those! My Big Shot Die is growing too!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks for sharing – especially the labels and cs measurement idea! The white labels just make it so much easier to find things.
I see that you are as addicted to Big Shot dies as I am becoming. Thanks for your suggestions. I have been storing mine in my doctor’s bag but am thinking I need a better solution. I like your’s.
Sue
I have my sizzlits and embosslits dies stored in a clear Ferreo Roche (sp?)chocolates container. Perfect! And the chocolates were yummy, too! :O)
the size of paper needed on the end, wow what a great idea!
thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for posting your storage ideas. I have not outgrown my drawer yet but it won’t be long. I will be using many of these ideas. Thanks.
fabulous idea to write the size of the cardstock needed on there!
Thank you so much Patty for sharing this wonderful info. My husband surprised me with a stamp room when I got back from convention and I need some great ideas for storage. Thanks so much.
Hi! Really cruisin’ the ‘Net looking for sale Stampin Spots but found this – please kindly email as to how/where you got your ink pad storage? I can’t justify paying $60 for the SU ink pad carousel (might as well put it toward a color set of Classic Ink Pads)!
Thank you for sharing storage ideas. I tried the google suggestion but still couldn’t find it! Any other “clues” that I could use to locate your storage units?
Thanks for sharing, Patty! What a time saver!
Hi, Could you email me too and let me know where you got those cool storage units for the dies, my email address is comestampwithme@prodigy.net
Thanks
Kristine
Hi Patty, Gina here from Leadership. Can you email me where you got the ink pad storage from? I think something like that will work perfectly in my stamp room. I don’t have a lot of vertical space but do have quite a bit of horizontal space. Those spinning things are just too tall for my space.