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Sophie has had so much fun with our robot set, she has not been able to stop stamping! Today we are inviting you to join her in a step by step guide on stamping on shrink plastic!

“I wanted to include a little gift in this card for a little boy’s birthday.”

So first, I inked my stamp, Martin in this instance, and placed it firmly on the shrink plastic. Careful that you do not wobble too much as the image will smudge. Cut out your image and punch a hole at the top. This is for us to place the chains through later. Keep in mind that the entire image will shrink to about 1/10 it’s original size. I also personalised the image by including the name of the recipient on it.

Second, place your image in a container, preferably made of paper to prevent the image from flying off your table when you hold your heat gun over the image. Don’t worry should your image curl initially. Ensure that heat is applied to both sides of the image and soon, this is what you’ll get:

See the great difference in size? I love how the image of Martin remains so clear on the plastic, even though it has shrunk considerably. Attach your key ring chain to the plastic image. We now move on to create the card.

I cut out a circle from the cardstock so that the key ring will dangle through it. Using Mavis and Marshall, I stamped them all over the card to create a background. To get a subtle effect, use inks that are close to the base color of your card. Thereafter, I added a die-cut circle round the hole in the card for emphasis.

Next up, we will include a greeting.

I wanted the greeting to continue on to the inside of the card. So inking only part of the entire greeting, I placed my stamping block on the card before shaping the stamp to follow the curve of the circle. That’s the beauty of cling stamps – malleability! Turn the stamp around and stamp on the card.

The remainder of the greeting was inked and stamped inside the card. I also included a hand-written greeting, which is a preference of mine. Martin once again helped me liven up the inside of the card.

Finally, attach your key ring to the card. I used a little tape so that it can be easily removed by the recipient.

I hope you have fun playing with your stamps and thanks once again in following me in my creative journey with the robots!

Thanks for inviting me over this week, I had a great time with the robot stamp set, I hope I was able to inspire you to use your stamps in different ways!

Sophie

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Hi there! I’m back, this time to share a mini accordion album.

With our baby on the way, the Beloved and I have been thinking of different ways to educate our child and one of the plans we have is for me to create educational resources. So, given that we will be doing loads of travelling, one of the things we would like our child to learn is how to greet in different languages. So here’s a mini accordion album to serve that purpose.

Once you release the attached ribbon, the pages will unfold automatically.

I like the size of the Maverick stamp and to symbolise unity across different cultures, Maverick was stamped in different colors, cut and attached to the album with all the Mavericks holding hands. Each Maverick teaches us how to greet in a different language.

As for the reverse side of the album, there are two empty panels which can be used to housed more Mavericks, or if this album is given away as a gift, that’s where a personal message will be written.

After reading this post, I hope you’ll find some time to create your own mini album too!

Sophie

We challenge you to create your own version of an accordion mini album. Send a link to your project in your comment. I just notice that we have not had a give-away yet this month. So how about there will be one lucky winner of a stamp set among all mini album contestants Send your links by March 21st!

Looking forward to seeing your amazing work! Bettina

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Me! Me!

We have gotten hit hard with snow on the East Coast over the last few weeks so whenever we get a nice day, we get outside if only for a few minutes. I took these photos of my son, Henry, a few weeks ago and when I sat down to scrap the, I just knew I wanted to add some springy elements to it {even though I took this photo in February…shhhh!}.

What better stamp to reach for than the Colorful Companions set? I used my glue pad and added some PK Glitz Pine Forest glitter.

Here is a close-up of the Colorful Companion stamp and the PK Glitz Glitter.

I also used the Just Add Notes set for my date in the upper left hand corner. It is the perfect staple in my stamp collection! I am always reaching for that set, especially when I am journaling or need a date.

Also used on here were Helmar Adhesives.

Have a great day!
Ellen

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Salutations! I’m Sophie from Australia!

My Beloved and I have been living here for eight months now, having relocated from the sunny island of Singapore. I’m happily learning the lifestyle here, creating and waiting for the arrival of our little one. =) I’ve always loved crafting and when I stumbled upon scrapbooking some six years ago, it was a matter of getting my fingers dirty, literally. For me, creating helps me relax, with the added bonus of re-living great times and preserving those moments for the future.

I enjoy intricate cut-out details and working with colors on my creations and I can’t seem to stop journaling on my layouts or including my handwriting on cards! One of the best things about relocating is the need for me to really consider what is essential for the craft and paring down what I have. I love the fact that all my supplies can be found in three drawers and I know exactly what I possess. When not crafting, I enjoy cooking, especially desserts. I guess the creative process never ends!

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I received this robot set of stamps to have fun with. Thanks Bettina for this lovely opportunity! In order for me to remember the robots better, I took the liberty to “baptise” them with a name each, after inking them=) So say hi to:

Here are the four projects that were completed with their aid!

To start us off, we have a celebratory card that Martin graces the front of.

I love the smile on his face and the way he tips his hat is as if he were saying, “I take my hat off to you! Well done!” So, this card was inspired by that grin. While in the process of creating, I was wondering if a ribbon should be included. Given that this is more of a masculine card, the Beloved suggested having some form of a “masculine binding”. So the idea of a wire ribbon was birthed, which fitted neatly with the robots, and the whole mechanic idea.

After this card was completed, I was challenged to have a tag that was more feminine, while still using the robots. So, while mulling over Maverick and the huge heart on his chest, I thought that a tag professing one’s love will be ideal.

To feminise the robot, pinks were used as the main color of this creation, and flowers were included. Of course, wires were once again included, though they were shaped as a heart this time round. The heart on Maverick’s chest was given special prominence by layering it, coating it with embossing powder and adding a layer of glossy accent on the top.

I hope these two creations have inspired out to think out of the box and do have fun with the robots when you create your next card!

Sophie

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March 5th already! and I feel spring is just around the corner, even here in the cold winterland of Oslo, Norway.  The sun gets warmer, and I feel all happy. I’m so looking forward to spring, to flowers and butterflies and warmer days.   So I decided to share some “flowery” inspiration today

I used my “funky circles” stamp set, my favorite embossing powder, and some patterned paper for this project.

I’ll give you a small step-by step on how I made this fun and spring-like greeting-card.

1. gather your favorite mSB stamps, embossing-stamp pad, embossing-powder, white cardstock and a background paper.

2. Stamp with your circles on to the cardstock and add embossing-powder.  Put exess powder back in to the jar

3. heat the stamped images with a heatgun until the embossing powder melts and gets glossy.

4. Cut out all the embossed circles from your cardstock

5. Add all the circles and maybe a chrocheted flower or a doily to a new piece of white cardstock using doublesided tape and 3D-foam to make the circle”flowers” pop.

6. Hand sew stalks to your flowers.

7.  attach the piece of cardstock with the flowers on, on top of your background paper.

I stamped “just for you” and attached to the card with a tiny little mat.

Drawed a black pencil-line around the edge of the white cardstock.

VOILA!

Have fun creating.

~gudrun~