Yes, it’s November. Halloween is just over, the candy cupboard is well stocked and we are enjoying our Fall with its pretty leaves and windy walks. Finally more time indoors for games and – naturally – lots of crafts.
I’d like to show some cards that I made when I played with the “Border Lines” set the other day. I call this series of cards “one thing leads to another”, because I started with one card and that inspired me to do the next and so on…
I started with one stamp that is a long skinny border and stamped it repeatedly onto a white card. Then I added a few buttons and this gave me the idea to use buttons as “flower heads”.
Here are the buttons used as flower heads, I added leaves (some are popped up with pop dots) and stitched a frame around the composition. This inspired me to do a “proper” flower:
This card uses the same stitched frame, but also the stem is stitched and only the petals and leaves are stamped.
For this last card I used the arrow stamp for the stem and added petals. A button marks the centre and a scrap piece of paper adds more volume to the flower. Hope you like the cards and my creative process throughout this series.
NOW – over to our new stamp set for November: “Passport to Adventure”. It has lots of fun travel and passport related stamps. Perfect for the documentation of your travels or for a card to wish someone a great trip.
To win the stamp set, you can leave up to two comments, each entry will win you a ballot. You can do one or both of the following:
1. leave a comment, please include your first name and last initial, plus your city/country
2. on a second comment post a link to the place where you have posted about myStampBOX’s blog (on your own blog or in a forum), again you need to include your name and last initial, plus your city/country – Good Luck!
This contest is open until November 14, the winner will be announced on Monday, November 16. Don’t forget to check in if you have been lucky!
Make sure you don’t miss our guest designer Cindy who will visit next Monday! She will bring some fun projects with her.
Love your cards, Bettina!! And the new stamp-set is awesome!!
What fun, fresh ideas for the the borderline set! Best of luck in the contest, ladies. Great stamps up for grabs.
Love those cards with the stitched flowers and the borderlines. The new stamp set is ultra-cute – great for minialbums!!
Cathy
This cards are wonderful and the stamp set too. All the best from Germany Myriam
Cute cards! and super give-away – great stamp set!!
Great stamp set, would be perfect for my travel album!!!! Please add me!!!!!
I love love love how you were “led” from one idea to another! Inspiration is a lovely thing
Michelle from Mason, MI, USA
Awesome new set!!! Lynda L. Washington state
What a great giveaway!
Grace B
Manila, Phil
Very cute set! I can imagine using that many different ways!
Heather G
Temple, PA
What a great stamp set! Thanks for the chance.
I love your blog you have the most gorgeous projects.
What a super cute stamp set and I LOVE the examples used
oops forgot my state…Hiram, Georgia
I love these stamps! My travel journal and scrapbook will be full of these if I win! Thanks for the chance to win!
San Francisco, California, USA
LOVE these cards!
Adorable stamps!!
Ellen sent me:)
Cute stamp set!
http://1ashjoy.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-stamp-box.html#links
and this is the link to my post, and I’m in Bloomsburg PA
WOW – I love these stamps. Thanks for a chance to win!
Great cards! I love that travel-theme stamp set.
hugs from ON. Canada
Heidi G
Sooo cute! Thanks for the chance to win.
Greetings from
Berlin, Germany!
Awesome cards. I love that idea for using up buttons. Great stamp set as well. Fall River, MA
I love the cards. thanks for the inspiration. I’m going to try to make something similar this weekend. Also, the stamps are awesome. Please enter me in the contest. Thanks!
Oh love the cards. The button flowers are soo cute!! That stamp set is amazing too. It speaks to me because I love to travel so much.
Just found your blog & I’ve bookmarked it for future visiting.
What a LOVELY set of cards and the stamp set is GREAT as well!!!!
Dale Anne in SW Saskatchewan, Canada
What cute things just ready to brighten a cold, winter day! anchorage, ak
Terrific! I just ADORE these travel themed designs- can think of many applications for their use
Melissa C.
Bracebridge, ON, CANADA
http://lovinmycrazylife-melissasue.blogspot.com/2009/11/giveaways-i-would-love-to-win-and.html
Bracebridge, ON, Canada
Great idea with the cards. Put my name into the pot for the giveaway.
Lafayette, LA USA
The new borderline stamp cards are great, I always enjoy using buttons!
Would love to win your giveaway.
Cle Elum, WA USA
Great giveaway… I am thinking Bon Voyage gifts.
Bethany B
California, USA
Wow – I love these stamps and would love to win since I have two cruises to scrapbook sitting on my desk right now.
Melinda W.
Clay, AL – USA
I just used MSB stamps for the first time and LOVE THEMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The packaging rocks!
love the stamp set! thanks for the generous giveaway!
Sarah G,
Ra’anana, Israel
Great cards, I really like all the stitching!
Really love that stamp set! Francine C, Lyon France
Such clever flower cards! That stamp set would be so fun to try out!
Traci S
Newberg, OR
What fun. I Love to make my own cards for each of the Holidays and Birthdays, etc. Stamping gives just the right touch. The stamp set would be fun to try for those members in my family that like to travel.
What a fun set!
Ruth C.
San Diego, CA
I am working with multimedia and cards and yours are an inspiration. Thanks for the sharing.
Mary Ellen
San Diego
Loved the button cards. The travel stamp set is jsut perfect and so timely. The theme this year for my sororitiy Beta Sigma Phi is “Share Our Passport to Adventure” and these stamps are just perfect for scrapbooks and cards for all our travel themed events.
DianneK
Monaca, PA
I LOVE that stamp set and will be perfect for my last two trips! I can also use that passport stamp for a luggage tag. Thanks for the opportunity to win a cool prize. Princess of Memphis, TN/USA
The cards are so cute! and a giveaway!
Billie K
Elgin, TX
Just found this site and I love it! Your stamps are awesome!
Abbi NH
These cards are adorable. And I love the stamps that were shown. I would love these as we do travel quite a bit. Or have this year, anyway. We are scheduled to go on our 3rd Cruise of the year, next month. I can see these all over my scrapbook pages. I think I have filled up 4 of the 12X12 albums and an 8X8 a 4X4 and a couple of 8.5X11 ones. I also love making my own greeting card, Christmas cards and any other occassion cards. I try to send cards to some shut-ins every week.
Debbie J
I would love to win stamps!
Grace W.
NY
I blogged!
http://sugarrosies.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-stamp-box-giveaway.html
Grace W.
NY
Great stamps and very creative ideas!
Posted this at my blog to double my chances of winning your super duper cool stamps!
http://www.beckyteich.blogspot.com
Becky T. from Mukwonago, WI USA