Just after the Stampin' Up! convention this year I met up with my girls who went this year for some coffee and they got to show off some of their swaps and projects. It was tons of fun to talk about the things they learned at convention.
While I was there I snapped a few quick pictures of some of their swaps so I could remember the ideas. One of my favorite ideas they received as a swap was this fun way to organize your Stampin' Sponges.
You'll have to forgive me for the picture quality on these - I was taking quick snap shots and we didn't have fabulous light :) but at least you'll get the idea! I don't know who this swap came from but whoever it was thanks for sharing this fun idea!!
To keep track of which color was used for each sponge:
- Cut the big Stampin' Sponge into pieces (I think to cut mine into 4 pieces)
- Use the Round Tab Punch to punch out a piece of card stock the same color as the ink you're going to use.
- Attach the Tab to the sponge using Glue Dots or a Staple.
- Decorate the Tab (A cut out SU logo was used for this one but you could easily stamp and punch out decorations to make it pretty)
That's it you're ready to sponge - the tab makes a nice handle which will help to keep your fingers clean (a nice bonus) and you'll remember exactly which color you used on your sponge - no more mixing colors up!!
The Stampin' Sponges are $3.50 per package of three. If you cut the sponges into 4 segments you'll get 12 colors out of one package! and even more if you like to work with a smaller sponge - that's a GREAT deal!! Go check them out in the SU Store.
I saw this on Michelle Zindorf's blog a few months ago (but she credits someone else with the idea). As soon as I saw it I had one of those "now why didn't I think of that?" moments! I've been using my sponges like it ever since. The only thing I do differently is that I cut my SU! sponge into 8 wedges. I find that they are so dense the smaller size works really well, and I get more bang for my buck.
Posted by: Jen Mitchell | August 17, 2010 at 08:15 PM