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No, Amber is not lacking in anything, just like she said. The super good news is that she'll let you play with her toys, and she shares a lot of any "extra" she ends up with. She's probably sent more stuff to others who could use it than most of us ever buy for ourselves...
I have 32 A2 size or bigger and a few smaller ones. I buy more occasionally (when I see a card that uses one that I love) but don't have any in my sights right now. I don't use them that often, but I love to have them for when I need them. The right EF can add a lot to a card.
my problem is I can never avoid "a good deal" - I have purchased many in my collection for only $1 or $2. So, haven't counted yet, but probably around 100.
I love these threads, it is so interesting to see what we all accumulate, lol. I was curious (as was hubby as I was reading some of the answers) so I went and counted. I have 42 A2's, 10 borders and 16 small. This does not count the small ones that go with Cuttlebug dies that I purchased at Big Lots several years ago when the sets were $2 a piece. Funny thing is I rarely use any of those but do use my other folders occasionally. This was a great experience as it reminded me what I have and also that during my purge last year, I didn't touch these. I certainly have a few I will probably never use, tried them and didn't like them. One of those, they are on sale and it's a good deal purchases, before I really knew my card making style. Thanks for a great thread! Will have to go through them and offer them on the pay it forward thread. Rachael
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I haven't done a count but I have alot and I have stopped purchasing any. Unless I find a super great deal on some of course! Can never seem to pass up a deal! I have been looking for a way to 'index' them so that I can see at a glance what I have and maybe use them more often.
I was going to say a shoebox full, but you made me count.
49 regular
6 border packages, for a total of 12 folders
10 plates
About half halve been used. The rest are still sealed in original packaging. ��
The box is full. I either need to get another box, or purge before buying more.
I spent the day working on my disaster of a craft room. (Found 2 bags of stuff from my LSS that closed about 4 years ago.)
Anyway, I uncovered 6 more embossing folders.
That puts me at 55 regular folders.
They are now where they belong....standing up in a shoebox with the others, and ready to be used.
I've now found three duplicates. My sister will reap the benefit of that.
Amalia, I have tried a couple of methods for indexing mine.When I get a new folder, I emboss a sheet of scrap cardstock with it, then trim it down to the folder size. When I only had a few, I punched a hole in one corner, and hung them up from a ring. That started to get unwieldy, so I stuck them all onto some cheap thin cardstock, and now have them in an A4 ring binder, sorted by either manufacturer- such as Tim Holtz- or by theme- Christmas/ all over/ floral/frames, etc.
It's easier to flip through now to see what I have, I can compare what I'm working with to see if it 'works', and I can see what size the finished piece will come out, and whether I will need to try & repeat the pattern across my cardstock.
Since I don't have that many, I keep mine in dividers by theme in a basket. It is easy to go to the particular type I want to use on a card and flip through the possibilities. Less work than making a sample of each, looking through that and then getting out the folder I need. I recently purged, so the process is even easier.
I have way too many - 196 A2 and larger; 11 borders and 17 very small embossing folders. I finally used lots of them on my Thanksgiving cards and some on my Christmas cards. I need to go through them and purge and only keep the ones I really love. I bought so many when I got my first die cut machine and the Sizzix embossing folders came 2 to a set so I got a bunch of folders that I wasn't crazy about.
I have about as many as you easily and only use a few of them. need to purge badly.
I counted, seems I have more than I realized; 72. Some I never use anymore, but most get used at least now and then. Of course, there are favorite go-to patterns that get used a lot. Embossed backgrounds make such a quick and easy "wow" on cards!
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Here's the new wire bin I found at Wal-Mart. I was due for new storage!
Embossing folders are to the left and framelits to the right.
I bought that wire bin a few weeks ago because I loved the color, love the wire, and it was cheap! I think $1.98! I didn't even know what to use it for. This was perfect!
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Dear Allistamps,
Don't you just love it when you find storage that is just right? My choice is baskets. That's why when I found these below that were straight sided and just the right size for my dies and stencils, which I store in the new SU boxes and for my embossing folders that I just store as is, behind separaters by themes. On top of that, Murphy was not watching, as the 3 of them fit perfectly (I mean perfectly) on my shelf.
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Dear Allistamps,
Don't you just love it when you find storage that is just right? My choice is baskets. That's why when I found these below that were straight sided and just the right size for my dies and stencils, which I store in the new SU boxes and for my embossing folders that I just store as is, behind separaters by themes. On top of that, Murphy was not watching, as the 3 of them fit perfectly (I mean perfectly) on my shelf.
They do fit perfectly!
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At a rough count, I have about 65 A2, a couple 5x7, maybe a dozen border ones, and maybe a dozen of the small ones. I have samples of each embossed on a 1/4 sheet of cardstock with a ring through one corner as shazsilverwolf described. As I went through to count them, I looked with an eye to maybe purge some, but I was still seeing the merit of keeping each of them, for use "sometime." I don't buy them nearly as often as I used to. When I first started with my Cuttlebug, I would buy a new folder as often as I could get to Joann's with a coupon. I just couldn't wait for them to come out with new designs. Now, because I don't use them real often, I am more choosy when I do buy them. Since looking through them, I have some ideas for using the ones I just reacquainted myself with.
At a rough count, I have about 65 A2, a couple 5x7, maybe a dozen border ones, and maybe a dozen of the small ones. I have samples of each embossed on a 1/4 sheet of cardstock with a ring through one corner as shazsilverwolf described. As I went through to count them, I looked with an eye to maybe purge some, but I was still seeing the merit of keeping each of them, for use "sometime." I don't buy them nearly as often as I used to. When I first started with my Cuttlebug, I would buy a new folder as often as I could get to Joann's with a coupon. I just couldn't wait for them to come out with new designs. Now, because I don't use them real often, I am more choosy when I do buy them. Since looking through them, I have some ideas for using the ones I just reacquainted myself with.
I love shopping from my own stash. I always find something "forgotten" when I do a good reorganizing!
I am going to guess about 200 all told. I am not counting the ones I duplicated so gave away.
I emboss them, punch a corner hole and keep them on a ring. i write the name and mfg on them. I have 4 ring bundles by topic. I like to handle them. Some emboss deeper than others. Sometimes I might want to use pieces of more than one design. They are also in the storage box (plastic shoe box) by topic. Since I keep my big shot on my work table it is fast to do.
I prefer 5 x 7s for BG ones for the size flexibility-A2. A6, A7.
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Dear Allistamps,
Don't you just love it when you find storage that is just right? My choice is baskets. That's why when I found these below that were straight sided and just the right size for my dies and stencils, which I store in the new SU boxes and for my embossing folders that I just store as is, behind separaters by themes. On top of that, Murphy was not watching, as the 3 of them fit perfectly (I mean perfectly) on my shelf.
What a good idea to store dies in the SU boxes! I'm going to do that if they still sell the empty boxes! Thanks!
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I have 30 full sized folders. I do have my favorites, Cuttlebug Swiss dots and and one from their Decorative Tiles set, also Elizabeth Crafts has a leafy vine folder I use a lot.
Embossing folders are easy to add to your stash because they are so small and easy to store! However, I have not bought any lately, but like those ones that have the striking very deep impressions (can't remember who sells them.)
