I just finished typing the information for stamps number S37-S66! now what?
Save it!!!
Why should you save each file?
But why save So if 5-7 years from now I decide I want to change the labels, or add more information or one falls off and gets eaten by the vacuum cleaner., or I get sick of my storage pockets and want to use something else.....I don't want to retype.
Where should you save it?
You have options: the Avery online or on your computer.
I saved it on their online space. It's free and I can access it from any computer...key point since....
I break computers every few years. I don't know how...one day they work, then the next they don't. Many times they can't be fixed so I end up with a new one. This time around we decided I should get a Mac and I have been very happy (knock on wood).
Name the file:
Name it something you will find in 5 years should you need it. Naming it "labels" is NOT enough. Better to write "Avery 8257 - S33-S67 stamp labels". That way I know exactly what is on that file, and should I need to print again I can tell which type of label I used, an Avery 8257.
Prin them!!!!
Click Print! A new window pops up, click on preview.
Make sure you have it at 100% scale.
Click Print and wait!
Make sure you feed it straight!!
Do NOT use the regular paper tray - or you will be cleaning 30 labels from your rollers!!
Use the little one that is on the front of your printer used for thick or specialty paper. Open both the front and the back so the paper has a way out...or again you will be pealing labels off the printer for a few days!!
Here is a super short video to get you there!
For now...this is the last post on organization.
I am sure more will come in the future.
If you missed the first two I will link them here:
Step 4: CRUCIAL STEP: Enter the product number : 8257. So you get the right template!
Step 5: Choose the design you want printed on your table. I chose the blank one.
Step 6: Once you have the right template...its time to get to work.
On the right side you have options to choose to edit one at a time or edit all.
Choose EDIT ALL to start with, so that you can get all the font and size all set, and
even among all of the labels.
Step 7: Do you have your stamp list?
Start typing or copy and paste from your stamp list.
By now you know what you want written on your stamp labels.
I chose to add 4 pieces of information:
Stamp number & manufacturer = S-02 Stampin' Up
Stamp set's name & number of stamps in the set = Wild about you (8)
* Video tip: In the video I show you how to mark your stamp list so you don't loose your place and end up creating 3 labels for the same stamp set. hint: Bold the excel list after you have copied each name over to the Avery template!! It takes a second to do and it's worth it.
Step 8: By having the EDIT ALL chosen, what I just typed will populate to every cell.
Don't panic, that is okay!
You will now edit the font type and font size. I chose Georgia and 12.
Now all of my 30 labels read the same and have the same font and font size and are
centered just the way I want it! Do you have 30 of the same stamp set...nether do I.
So now we need to work on each label individually!
Step 9: Change to EDIT ONE, click on the next cell and start working on S-03, then S-04,
then S-05......S-1,000,001 No judging from me :)
Step 10: You have typed in all 30 stamp names. Now save and print - that is the next blog post!!!
And although I have yet to organize any closets in my home,
my craft room is looking good!
Today I want to share my adding labels to my stamp sets.
In this blog post and in the corresponding You Tube Video (linked below)
I answer the following questions:
1. Why?
2. What I used?
3. What information I added?
4. Where to place the labels?
1. Why do I need to add labels to my stamp sets?
Reason 1:
I want to locate the stamp information quickly. I find myself making more cards, videos, and blog posts and not having stamp set information readily available. As you know I store my stamps in Stamp Storage Pockets, and I don't usually save original packaging.
Reason 2:
How many times have you finished creating and thought you were missing a stamp, but weren't sure? This happens to me a lot. Maybe you don't have a picture of the stamp set in the storage pocket. Maybe that tiny, little heart got stuck to your ATG gun.
Or one of your kids called you while you were putting things away....
Having this information in the label helps me keep all my stamp sets together!
Now I know if I start with 10 stamps and 10 stamps made it back in the storage pocket.
If I only have 9...let the search party begin!
I have lost stamps and dies before....it is not a happy moment.
BTW: my lost stamp and die are still lost!
Labeling might not help you if you loose things,
but it will help you realize you lost something sooner.
While you are still at your desk or work station.
2. What I used?
There are many ways to create labels. I used AVERY 8257 Return address labels.
I have over 200+ stamp sets, plus dies, embossing folders, stencils...
So I needed something economical and that I could do quickly.
My plan was to do all of them in one weekend. If you are like me, and a project is longer than one weekend it may or may not get finished. :) I see you nodding your head!
Besides the Avery 8257 labels, I needed a computer, and a printer. I followed the Avery 8257 template online, so I had to download that as well. I also created an account at Avery, since I do not want to save all of these labels to my own computer and I could save them to their site for free.
If you are like me, I break a computer every few years :) my husband thinks its a mystery.
If I save them to my MAC and I loose my computer they are all gone.
If I save them in AVERY's site they are there forever.
I may never need them, but I have them if I do!
The last thing I needed was a list of my stamps.
I am pretty organized already, so I have a list of my stamps with stamp number, stamp name, etc. on my computer. I printed it to have it handy, but found I was able to grab the information right from my computer and save time on re typing all of that stuff!!
I keep my Stamp List on Excel.
3. What information I added? I chose to add four things: The Stamp Number* Manufacturer's name Stamp set's name Number of stamps within the stamp set & If a stamp set has a coordinating set of dies, I added that as well. Including: the die set number and the number of dies in the set. S stands for stamps and F stands for framelit dies.
*The Stamp Number: This is how I catalog my stamps, each stamp set has a number and it gets added to my stamp catalog. I keep a digital copy of my huge catalog on my iPhone - always with me. I never buy two of anything anymore! My catalog follows Tiffany Spaulding's The Scraprack Organization system. She offers free webinar and it amazing! Other important details: Font: Georgia Size: 12 Centered I chose to use only 2 lines of text instead of 3. I felt with 3 it was too crowded. In the video I show you how a 12 Font and 14 compare. I also show you a label with 3 lines and compare it to the 2 line label. 4. Where to place the labels? I placed them on the top right corner of my stamp storage pocket.
Example of where I placed the labels: Top right corner of pocket.
I thought I knew where I wanted them before I started, then I changed my mind. Here is my thought process...Everyone I saw on YouTube has their labels on the top left corner of their pockets, and I liked that. However, my storage system is comprised of cubbies. Which means I can't see the left side of my stamps sets, I can only see the right side. And that is how I chose! Here some pictures of my cubbies! I got these cubbies a while back at Staples.
My stamp storage: cubbies.
A closer look at one of the cubbies. You can see the stamps with the new labels.
