Paper definitely goes behind the stencil so you can see the design way easier

I not only store stencils in binders, but stamps and dies as well. The dies are on magnetic sheets and the stencils are on laminated cereal boxes. I tape the printed acetate from stamp sets to a cereal box and then laminate the whole thing. I use a thicker magnetic sheet so it slides in and out of the page protectors easily. If you want to use less expensive thinner magnetic sheets, you could always glue the sheet to a cereal box or heavy weight cardstock. I have a couple of practical tips for using binders for storage. I use 6x9 inch binders for most of my wafer thin dies. The weight is easier to handle in smaller binders. I have two of the standard size binders for larger dies that won’t fit in a 6x9 binder. Second tip is how to repair the holes in your page protectors. The holes eventually tear from the weight. Not that much of a problem with stencils. A torn hole can be repaired with packing tape. Tape over the hole and then use a hole punch to reestablish the hole. Third tip is specific to stencils. If you use stencil adhesive like Pixie Spray store your stencil with a release paper backing. Wax and baking paper also work. Otherwise the stencils stick to the page protectors. Final tip is using a Fuse or wood burner to customize pockets in your page protectors. You can DIY pockets or use page protectors meant for baseball cards or coins. I love binders for storage. Binders are easy to store on shelves and super easy to label. And binders are inexpensive too, especially when purchased in bulk.

I bought the same book, but mine came with a cover and 70 pages. It was down a little further beyond yours. I just love it. The only thing I did different was I use the second page to put a sample of the stencil and layering stencils❤

The multi color paper as backing cards and Divider Tabs, to make the stencil design easier to see and sorted.

Paper probably go behind the stencil.

I've been storing my stencils like this for years. I bought a regular school binder and sheet protectors, stencil the design on a sheet of paper, and file everything. Because my design is on a sheet of paper I know exactly which stencil it is and where to return it to. The paper acts as a divider so I can store front to back. Because the sheet protectors are for 8 1/2" x 11" paper, they easily hold larger stencils. The binder was $3 and sheet protectors were given to me so it cost me next to nothing and works great.

I used a regular 3 ring binder with index tab sheets, and paper protectors all from Dollar Tree.use a piece of colored behind stencil to show what stencil looks like😊

I just ordered this and haven’t even finished the video. This is PERFECT! Your leaving Stampin Up video popped up in my feed and I’m now subscribed. I love the fact that you use other products. I’m a “hobby” SU demonstrator, but I don’t use SU products exclusively. I’m pretty sure you’re going to cost me money, (you already have, lol), but I’m looking forward to watching you create.

I’ve been using heavy duty sheet protectors in binders for years to store my stencils. I have my stencils categorized by flower/rose, bird/peacock, background/trellis etc. Paper behind the stencil helps me to more easily see the pattern. If you like layering stencils you might want to check out Jean Hansen designs - she’s been a layered stencil designer for decades. Enjoy the magic of stenciling😊

I love storage ideas too. Thanks for this video. I did keep my stencils like this in one 6x6 book and then another letter-size book. But flipping the pages in the book became a thing. So I pulled them out of both binders and stuck them in the same order in a bin.All upright. Now I can just flip through the bin and see them all.

The front pocket could fit dies or stamps that go with the stencils stored in the back pocket.

Wendy, are you going to demonstrate for Altenew? I them and Honey Bee and Pink Fresh. I am so glad that you will be expanding your talents to other companies. There are so many great crafting communities.

I just saw a video about those stencils today. It was really neat. The papers are used for the stencils. The stencils are for making cake and food decorations. You take the sugar candy cream and pull it through the stencil on the papers with a plastic card. Take off the stencil and let them air dry. Once they are fully dried, they pop off the papers and you can store the confetti candies in a jar to use later. I'm not sure where you get the mix for the candy toppings. But it was fun to watch them make it. Now you too know what the stencils are for. And the papers. 😊 You're cute. Two pockets! Shut your mouth. Sounds like something I would say.😅

The paper is a backer for the stencils so you can see each stencil easily. It is also to provide stiffness to the pocket. I use card stock, not lightweight paper. Technically, each stencil (design) should go on one side of the pocket, not numerous stencils in each pocket. Hope that makes sense :) Happy creating!

they sell this exact thing on temu, which is likely from the same seller as the amazon one. with dies and stamps on amazon, most are the exact same as temu. amazon is just a bit more expensive. and sometimes you can get it faster... i have a couple of these binders... funny thing, i coordinated the colored paper that goes behind the stencil with the 'type' of stencil. my colors are all pastels. pink for baby, etc... lol i am smiling that you are having the best time with this! its contagious! lol happy crafting!

I wish there was similar storage for embossing folders

The paper is a backing of the stencils

I went through all my stencils , stenciled on a white standard size paper wrote down what matching set it goes with and made a flip book in a standard binder then when I do a project I grab the flip book and flip through it then I can go to stencil box and get it . I divided them by seasons and themes. Helpful tip if you put stamps in a box, container I put the cheap drawer liner from Dollar Tree the one with the wholes in it on the inside box of the container to the pockets/packaging do not slide . Makes it east flip through them ! Thank you for sharing this binder idea love the double sided pockets that would great for all my

I’ve been using binders for ages but these little 6.25 ones will be soooo much easier to handle! Love it thanks!

Oh I am getting several of these for my stencils and coordinating dies and stamps thanks for the share ❤

I have the same binder system only from Temu. I love it too! I took things a few steps further though. Each stencil pocket (front and back) gets a number printed on a label. I use Word to do this and use Avery 2311 labels. In an Excel spreadsheet I have the number and a series of columns recording the following: - STENCIL # (0001, 0002 etc) - THEME (one or two words - this is a SORT order - BORDER, BACKGROUND, ABSTRACT, PLANTS, INSECTS etc) - DETAIL LEVEL (relates to the detail level of the stencil - TINY, SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE ) - SHAPES (curves, geometric, letters, numbers, organic, abstract) - ELEMENTS (lists individual elements in the stencil -- a background stencil might have Bricks, Butterflies, Flowers, Numbers, Leaves) - SIZE (mine are pretty much 6x6 but some are smaller) - SOURCE (I create my own stencils too) - LAYER LEVEL (I'm a recreational collage artist and I do a lot of gel printing long hauls - the stencils need to be arranged in a particular way -- this identifies the layer level where I would put this stencil) - COMMENTS (If I use three stencils together, I'll make notes for each stencil) - LINK -- each stencil is scanned and saved with the STENCIL # as the name. A second tab breaks the stencil into ELEMENTS with one row per ELEMENT. One stencil may have several elements -- BUTTERFLIES, BRICKS etc. One row per ELEMENT with the STENCIL # repeating for that row. The LINK is also repeated from the first tab. I can easily find all my Butterflies and then sort by whatever order suits me. What this lets me do is find all my background stencils that have butterflies, flowers and bricks. I can sort by layer level. I can look at the stencil using the link. Once I figure out which stencils I want, I remove the numbered pages from the binder. Use the stencils, clean or dry and then put them back in the pocket and back into the binder. When I'm contemplating buying another stencil, I can easily look up and see if I already have it or something similar. When I scan, I put a black paper behind the stencil so I get a strong contrast to see the stencil detail. I can flip through the stencil images far faster if I just want to look and with more detail than I have when using the binder. If I find something that might be interesting, I copy/paste to a folder and continue to work up a collection. I also scan all my art work and record the art number (it's also numbered) against the STENCIL # entry. This is a lot of work up front and not for everyone! I worked with litigation databases for many many years so I'm really good at classifying things! I have 300 6x6 stencils so I find it's more efficient when I'm trying to find stencils of a type to use the spreadsheet rather than the binders. I catalogued all my stamps this way too. I have 180 stamp "packs". That's 1,655 individual stamps. In the case of stamps, all the sentiments are listed on a separate tab so I can quickly find sentiments with a particular word or that are in a particular category like BIRTHDAY, CHRISTMAS, GET WELL, CATS etc.

Just ordered one. Thanks so much for the recommendation!

Fabulous! Thanks for posting this video. I ordered one and can't wait to get it!

Thank you for sharing this.

Absolutely love this the thin papers I put in the sleeves so the stencils show through. I ordered it as soon as I saw your video. Thank you

Taylored expressions has a product like this in blue. Great idea. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Wendy for sharing this awesome idea ❤

I do the same thing with regular page protectors (stronger plastic) bought at thrift stores. The larger size accommodates more stencil sizes and makes it easier to get the stencils in and out. And binders are super cheap at Goodwill. I like the idea of text-weight paper instead of cardstock in the pockets. Thanks! 😊

thank you so much for finding this folder it's fantastic I've just ordered myself 1 ❤🎉😊

I have some stencils with dies. This will work perfectly! So excited! Thanks for sharing this magical product!

I was thinking for those layering stencils, i would put them in one pocket and the paper in the second pocket. Then they would slide out easier. You definitely got enough pocket pages that the layering stencils can have their own page. Thanks for sharing!

Taylored Expressions also has the same option in sturdy teal and sleeves.

I just organized mine similar and feel the same joy flipping through now❤

Very cool, Wendy. Thank you for the information. Have a great rest of your day.

Brilliant storage solution, thank you for sharing!

I use 8x8 photo albums and put black paper behind them. Works great

I use a variety of sheet protectors in standard binders, but was looking for something a little different for my Dash brand mini appliance manuals/recipe books which are 5-1/2 x 5-1/2, this set will be perfect for them, so glad I saw your video. Thanks.

Awesome!! Definitely need that!! Thanks for sharing this video

That's really cool. If I have stamps, stencils, dies, etc. that go together, I keep them all together. I would lose something or forget it had other components if I didn't.

Thanks for sharing this with us. I too find joy in organizing. Not sure why but I love everything neat and tity so I can find what Im looking for! Totally ordering these

I got mine last week. It worked out great. I wish I could find a larger one for the larger stencils I have. It was worth the price and I filled up 3/4 of the pages already.

😱 Love this!!!

I have four of these, love them. Yes the paper is to put behind each stencil to see it better.

Yay, I just ordered this for my Lavinia Stamps because I ran out of storage for them, and they come as single stamps. So excited!!!!

Wendy, Girl, thank you so much for this video, I got mine on Friday, and I’m 16 pages away from it being a full binder of 6 x 6 stencils. WOO!, do I love stencils. I like the fact, that now I can see them, and will use them, more often. Your AWESOME!!!

Thank you so much for sharing this stencil idea and the link! I think you could use paper size for the larger stencil's in a 8x10 note book! Love, Love, Love! 💖💖💖 Crafty Hugs!

Great idea, it is a brilliant idea.

I have stencils here there and everywhere. I may have to get this binder and sleeves. Amazing.

Just purchased! Tfs.

Great idea! I'm going to get a binder with sleeves so I have more room for the stencils. That way I'll have 8.5"x11".

That's so cool and nifty ❤

You could probably use these for embossing folders too.

I use 12x12 binders and sheet protectors . I insert a color paper in between them so that I can see them. For small stencils I use regular sheet protectors and insert them between the larger sheet protectors. I use the card board from paper pads and orgsnize the srencils by theme

I just bought it!! I’ve been looking for something like this!!

I like these binders. I brought on TEMU. They are different sizes. You have to buy the pockets separately. I use for my died and stamps. I have to buy more. The pockets are thicker and a variety of sizes. Just got a bookshelve. Getting rid of boxes. Yeah

I have the same one and love it!

Purchased this last July. I love it. I put a price of paper in to allow the design to show better.

I use these. Have 3 so far!! I need to do some purging next.

Wendy the paper is to put in between the stencils, so you can easily see the stencil design from both sides. I have two of them and I love them, so much easier now to find the stencil I want.

thank you for sharing this i have bought one and I know i will know use them so much more.

I ordered one from Amazon and it should arrive in the next week!

TY, I ordered a couple.

I have 2 of these,,,love them. I use a different color paper for each brand

I purchased mine onTemu for my Avila Rosa quilt patterns. I keep them alphabetically and check if I have it so I do not buy a duplicate. Temu has different sizes.

The top pocket could hold a completed stencil sample, the back pocket would hold the stencils themselves. Heck, I could make several of each stencil so they would be ready for card creation! Very cool! Are the hole punches the same distance as for a 3 ring binder?

If you put the coloured paper behind the stencils it will be easier to see what they are.

I use sheet protectors in a 3 ring binder. This would be great for my little stencils.

OMG, stop!!! You're going to make me spend money!!! I love this product. I love how there are so many pockets to store my stencils. Thank you for showin g me this.

Love this Wendy! Unfortunately it’s currently sold out, but I will be checking back!😊

I already do this for my larger stencils in an A4 binder. I need this for my 6x6 because my A4 binder is rammed full 😛

I bought them! My card making is so much easier! Thanks!

The little plastic pieces you threw away were all the leaf masks. Should have saved them for silhouettes. Great storage idea though. thanks!

Taylored Expressions has a very similar stencil storage system in teal.

Love how excited she is to share it!! Seems like a great find. Too bad the price has gone up so much……showing for $40!! Video remembered $15. Would be good if there were refill pages. I am really glad I found the video though - thanks for posting!

This is definitely very cool! I checked it out on Amazon 🇨🇦 & depending on which set / quantity it appears to be around $17 to $30 CAD. I noticed they have a taller version, too, Wendy, so that might work for your other stencils. I think this is a versatile storage option for other crafting items, too, like lightweight 6 x 6 inch paper, self-made swatches for paint or markers, etc, adhesive sheets or masking sheets, & probably more! I can so relate to the joy of finding or making the perfect storage solution for my craft room. Thank you for sharing this as well as your excitement for it!

its been two months so you might have figured this out... if you take the paper out of the sleeve with the stencil, it's easier to get the stencil back in. the stencils with a lot of cut out area that catch on everything when trying to get them in.... if the paper goes in with it at the same time, it helps the stencil from catching/paper from catching on each other...

I bought this same product on Temu. Was $14.95 for 1 folder, 50 plastic holders. 50 colored papers. You can also buy the items separately as you need them.

I found this about 3 months ago by accident and it's amazing!

I just ordered this and those colored pages are to use as a backing

Incredible..... i need 2

I have bigger and BIG stencils. I use harmonica folders and a A3 folder

The falling leaves stencil that came with all the leaves cut out. Wouldn’t those leaves be useful for masking if you wanted to do different colors more easily? I hope you can still retrieve them if you decide that they might be useful.

Why not just use plastic paper protector sheets?Place in a cheap plastic binder. They could be double sided as well just by slipping in a colored piece of copy paper - one stencil on one side, one stencil on the other? These could also hold embossing folders.

Hello, I’m a beginner at all of this crafting. I came up on your channel and thought you have shown a great idea to keep all of your stencils. Can I ask what do you use them all for?

do you have any ideas on storing embossing folders, it is hard to keep them from warping

It’s a great idea, but my stencils are all different sizes, glad you found it though.

I like the item of each book is a diiffient subject or item.

I make pretty inexpensive pockets from cheap laminating folders (yes, you do need to shop around to find the cheapest ones). You just put one inside another only inside out so that the two pieces fuse together but leave one side open. They are super sturdy and uniform in size, and larger than the small book How do you manage the variety of sizes? Thank you!

Will this work for embossing folders?

It looks like a wonderful solution. My challenge with stencil storage/organization is that I have an assortment of stencil sizes and many that don't fit in a book this size. I keep watching stencil storage videos but most of them don't address the different sizes of stencils.

Will the embossing folders fit in this?

I bot this & i love it❤

Great storage solution for you. I do have a question though, as a SU demonstrator, are you allowed to use and demo products from other companies? Thanks and Bless you.

Years ago I purchased a 12x12 photo album and placed 12x12 paper in the pages so that I could store my stencils and easily see what I have.

Organizer by type rather than mfg. I have tabs for florals, geometric, circles, etc.

What would you said to pick for the back up?

I use Kaisercraft album and pages.

I wonder if Amazon has got a longer booklet?

I just bought this and can hardly wait to get it! I will put paper behind each stencil so I can see the design.

I would information as the background and the name at the bootom an slide stenlie in the back and slide backing in.