Stamp Organization Acrylic

Instructions

STEP 1:

Step #1 – Create an Index of Stamp Themes A-Z Before you start sorting and organizing it’s important to have a basic outline of the categories of stamps you own. Think of them in 3 major groups: Letters, Numbers, and Punctuations Marks – Basically Alphabet Sets Seasons and Holidays – Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter Themes A-Z – Different for every stamper The first and second categories are easy, the first consists mostly of Alphabet Stamp Sets and the Second is exactly as it is labeled, Holidays and Seasons. In most cases you’ll have the holidays mixed right in with the seasonal stamps. The third category though requires a bit of thought and creating an Index will make it easier to categorize them. You’ll find that many of your stamps will fit in multiple categories. Your Themes A-Z Index might look something like this: Baby, Beach, Birthday, Boys, Camping, Cooking, Family, Girls, Patterns, Shapes, Sports, Travel, Words

STEP 2:

Step 2 – Label sheets of 12x12 cardstock with the name of each category. You’ll most likely need more than one labeled sheet for some categories, but you can start with just one and then add more as you need them. You can also use 8 ½ x 11 paper, I prefer 12x12 because you can get more images on each page.

STEP 3:

Step 3 – Get your ScrapRack Pocket pages numbered. The easiest way to number your pocket pages is to use File Folder labels from the office supply store. I cut the labels in half. I found that most stamps fit into one of 3 ScrapRack Pages, the Dream Dozen (12) for smaller stamps, the Perfect Six (6) for medium sized stamp sets, the Fabulous Four (4) – Ideal for CTMH stamp sets. I assigned numbers to each pocket using the number of pockets on a page as the first digit(s) of the number. This is important because you want to fill all the pockets in numerical order. The subject matter of the stamp is NOT important, just the size. This will allow you the best and most economical use of your storage pages. You can also “double-up” that is, label both sides of the pocket front and back so you can put 2 stamps in each pocket. This does create a heavier page, but it is more economical. Insert your stamps into the numbered pocket pages based on size. Add to ScrapRack.