Choosing the Right Spacers for your Ink Pad & Ink Pad Holders

– by Stamp-n-Storage

Do you have various ink pad brands that you are looking to keep in a single Ink Pad Holder? Adding Spacers to your Ink Pad Holder allows you to customize your holder to fit multiple brand sizes of ink pads. However, choosing the right Spacers can be a bit overwhelming. We're here to help explain how to select the right options to fit your ink pads and Ink Pad Holders.

Choose Spacer by Ink Pad

Stampin' Up!® Ink Pads before 2018
Stampin' Up!® Ink Pads after 2018
Distress® Inks & Oxides
4" x 2-3/4" Ink Pads
Close to my Heart Ink Pads® (Current Design)
Close to my Heart Ink Pads® (Old Design)

Choose Spacer by Ink Pad Holder

Standard Ink Pad Holder
Stampin' Ink Pad Holder
Stampin' Ink Pad Holder for Color Families
Combo Holder
Ink Pad & Marker Holder
Ink Pad & Refill Holder
Slim Ink Pad Holder
Distress Ink Pad Holder
Ink Pad Holder for CTMH

Choose Spacer by Ink Pads

Stampin' Up!® Ink Pads before 2018

  • Standard Ink Pad Holder: No Spacers Needed
  • Stampin' Ink Pad Holder: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Stampin' Ink Pad Holder for Color Families: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Combo Holder: No Spacers Needed
  • Ink Pad & Marker Holder: No Spacers Needed
  • Ink Pad & Refill Holder: No Spacers Needed
  • Slim Ink Pad Holder: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Distress Ink Pad Holder: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Ink Pad Holder for CTMH: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer

Stampin' Up!® Ink Pads after 2018

  • Standard Ink Pad Holder: Spacers for Thin SU! Ink Pads
  • Stampin' Ink Pad Holder: No Spacers Needed
  • Stampin' Ink Pad Holder for Color Families: No Spacers Needed
  • Combo Holder: Spacers for Thin SU! Ink Pads (included with Combo purchase)
  • Ink Pad & Marker Holder: Spacers for Thin SU! Ink Pads (included with Ink Pad & Marker Holder purchase)
  • Ink Pad & Refill Holder: Spacers for Thin SU! Ink Pads (included with Ink Pad & Refill Holder purchase)
  • Slim Ink Pad Holder: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Distress Ink Pad Holder: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Ink Pad Holder for CTMH: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer

Distress® Inks & Oxides 

4" x 2-3/4" Ink Pads

Taylored Expressions®, Concord & 9th®, Gina K. Designs®, ColorBox®, Catherine Pooler®, Memento®, Simon Says Stamp®, and more. 

  • Standard Ink Pad Holder: Spacers for Slim Ink Pads
  • Stampin' Ink Pad Holder: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Stampin' Ink Pad Holder for Color Families: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Combo Holder: Spacers for Slim Ink Pads
  • Ink Pad & Marker Holder: Spacers for Slim Ink Pads
  • Ink Pad & Refill Holder: Spacers for Slim Ink Pads
  • Slim Ink Pad Holder: No Spacers Needed
  • Distress Ink Pad Holder: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Ink Pad Holder for CTMH: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer

Close to my Heart® Ink Pads (Current Design)

  • Standard Ink Pad Holder: No Spacers Needed
  • Stampin' Ink Pad Holder: No Spacers Needed (ink pads will stick out 1" from holder)
  • Stampin' Ink Pad Holder for Color Families: No Spacer Needed (ink pads will stick out 1" from holder)
  • Combo Holder: No Spacers Needed
  • Ink Pad & Marker Holder: No Spacers Needed
  • Ink Pad & Refill Holder: No Spacers Needed
  • Slim Ink Pad Holder: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Distress Ink Pad Holder: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Ink Pad Holder for CTMH: No Spacers Needed

Close to my Heart® Ink Pads (Old Design)

Choose Spacer by Ink Pad Holder

Standard Ink Pad Holder

Designed to fit Stampin' Up® pads before 2018.

Spacers needed if used for:

Stampin' Ink Pad Holder

Designed to fit Stampin' Up® pads after 2018.

Spacers needed if used for:

  • Stampin' Up!® Ink Pads previous to 2018: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacers
  • Stampin' Up!® Ink Pads after 2018: No Spacers Needed
  • Distress® Inks & Oxides: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacers
  • Close to my Heart Ink Pads (current design): No Spacers Needed (ink pads will stick out 1" from holder)
  • Close to my Heart Ink Pads (old design): No Spacers Needed
  • 4" x 2-3/4" Ink pads (ex. Taylored Expressions®, Concord & 9th®, Gina K. Designs®, ColorBox®, Catherine Pooler®, Memento®, Simon Says Stamp®) : Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacers

Stampin' Ink Pad Holder for Color Families

Designed to fit Stampin' Up® pads after 2018.

Spacers needed if used for:

  • Stampin' Up!® Ink Pads previous to 2018: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacers
  • Stampin' Up!® Ink Pads after 2018: No Spacers Needed
  • Distress® Inks & Oxides: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacers
  • Close to my Heart Ink Pads (current design): No Spacers Needed (ink pads will stick out 1" from holder)
  • Close to my Heart Ink Pads (old design): No Spacers Needed
  • 4" x 2-3/4" Ink pads (ex. Taylored Expressions®, Concord & 9th®, Gina K. Designs®, ColorBox®, Catherine Pooler®, Memento®, Simon Says Stamp®) : Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacers

Combo Holder

Designed to fit Stampin' Up® pads before 2018.

Spacers needed if used for:

Ink Pad & Marker Holder

Designed to fit Stampin' Up® pads before 2018.

Spacers needed if used for:

Ink Pad & Refill Holder

Designed to fit Stampin' Up® pads before 2018.

Spacers needed if used for:

Slim Ink Pad Holder

Designed to fit ink pads sizes 4" x 2-3/4".

Spacers needed if used for:

  • Stampin' Up!® Ink Pads previous to 2018: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacers
  • Stampin' Up!® Ink Pads after 2018: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Distress® Inks & Oxides: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Close to my Heart Ink Pads (current design): Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Close to my Heart Ink Pads (old design): Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • 4" x 2-3/4" Ink pads (ex. Taylored Expressions®, Concord & 9th®, Gina K. Designs®, ColorBox®, Catherine Pooler®, Memento®, Simon Says Stamp®) : No Spacers Needed

Distress Ink Pad Holder

Designed to fit Distress® Inks & Oxides

Spacers needed if used for:

  • Stampin' Up!® Ink Pads previous to 2018: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacers
  • Stampin' Up!® Ink Pads after 2018: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Distress® Inks & Oxides: No Spacers Needed
  • Close to my Heart Ink Pads (current design): Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Close to my Heart Ink Pads (old design): Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • 4" x 2-3/4" Ink pads (ex. Taylored Expressions®, Concord & 9th®, Gina K. Designs®, ColorBox®, Catherine Pooler®, Memento®, Simon Says Stamp®) : Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer

Ink Pad Holder for CTMH

Designed to fit Close to my Heart® ink pads

Spacers needed if used for:

  • Stampin' Up!® Ink Pads previous to 2018: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacers
  • Stampin' Up!® Ink Pads after 2018: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Distress® Inks & Oxides: Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer
  • Close to my Heart Ink Pads (current design): No Spacers Needed
  • Close to my Heart Ink Pads (old design): Spacers for Thin SU! Ink Pads
  • 4" x 2-3/4" Ink pads (ex. Taylored Expressions®, Concord & 9th®, Gina K. Designs®, ColorBox®, Catherine Pooler®, Memento®, Simon Says Stamp®) : Ink Pads do NOT fit in this holder with or without spacer