Week Two SCYS: Creating An Ink Catalog

I'm woefully behind in my Studio Spring Cleaning this week.  Life and warmer weather keep getting in the way.  That, and wanting to sleep more than four hours a night...  A number of you have e-mailed to confess that you're falling behind.  No worries!  Take it at your own pace.  Focus on getting yourself a clean primary workspace.  The rest is secondary.  You need a clean place to work and then you can start organizing your inks, papers, stamps, etc.

In that spirit, I'm not even going to try to work on organizing my paper this week.  I'll bump it out a week and give myself time to catch up on my inks.  I have worked my way through my Stampin' Up! and Close To My Heart ink collections.  Everything has been catalogued on index sheets I created myself:

I am more than happy to share my sheets with you to save you the trouble:

Stampin Up! inks by group
Stampin Up! inks by color
CTMH inks by group
CTMH inks by color
(Added 4/10/11) Adirondack inks by color

I saved each index by color (i.e. reds, oranges, yellows) and group (i.e. CTMH Cozy, Stampin' Up! Regals).  I personally index mine by color (see above) so that it is easy to distinguish between the varying shades within each color family.  Others prefer to keep them in their selected groups.  It makes it easier to find complementary colors.

I will add more ink indexes as I do them for myself.  Feel free to change the fonts up and make them your own.  If you do post them on your own blogs/websites, please make sure to credit www.wewillalwayshaveparis.com.

When you print out the index sheets, make sure you print them on good quality smooth cardstock.  You'll need a good stamping surface.  Find a solid stamp that fits in the squares and start stamping away.  I found it handy to work right next to my new stamp cleaning station.  Stamp.  Clean.  Ink with a new color.  Start all over.

Comments

[Amy S]

I finally clear off my work area but that just meant it got piled up somewhere else, LOL. I like the ink index idea. Luckily I don't have as many as you :)

[Sonnet Gal]

LOVE the ink indexing plan...I only use one brand, so that is my goal this weekend. I think my 4 year old daughter will like helping me accomplish that goal this weekend....something fun for her to take part in as I work on organizing my work space.

I really do have an excuse for being behind, though. I teach 12th grade English at our high school and received a $500 grant. Each year we require the seniors to complete a senior scrapbook, and we needed tools to help them accomplish their goal. So.....I have been shopping for $500 worth of scrapbooking supplies!! Do you know how far that goes when you use your coupon links? get tax exempt for being a school? and Hobby Lobby graciously gives schools an additional 10% off? I will send you a picture of my trunk from last night AND I still have $50 on the credit card to spend! :-)

[Miami lasik surgery]

Wow you're so organized and neat , I envy you, I am a disaster in this world everything is messy around me and my life too is, I have to do something quickly cause I'm not going too far in this rhythm.