We now have two of our most popular sentiment stamp sets, Word Jumble and Occasions, in both German and Dutch! Check out the myStampBOX store for these and other great stamp sets available now. Happy stamping!

First of all I made these soft vintage looking polaroid frames for my pictures. I mounted the stamp onto my acrylic block, but instead of applying ink directly onto the stamp, I used a foam ink applicator to do so. Just like you would rub your ink applicator around the edges of a piece of paper to make it look distressed, I rubbed it to the edges of my stamp. Stamping it off onto some white cardstock gives a subtle impression. What’s the benefit of using this technique against just distressing onto the paper: the finer details of the stamp (here the two fine lines of the polaroid frame) don’t get lost in the distressing.

I stamped the tape strips of the set onto a piece of kraft wrapping paper and wrinkled it up for extra texture.

The text stamps of the set are also fun to use and very versatile.
Hope you all enjoyed looking a bit more into my layout with this fabulous new stamp set.

First up today is a set called Cherry Blossom. I love that there are individual elements to create your own flowers as well as two sizes of vases. Here’s what our designers made:

by Agata Pfister

by Els Brigé

And here’s a look at our final new stamp set called Striped Stems. There are lots of ways to color and paper piece these images.

Here’s a look at a card featuring this new stamp set:

by Jolene Johnston

Thanks for joining us for our new stamp set reveal this week. Don’t forget to leave a comment with your thoughts about our new stamps for a chance to win a free set for yourself. Check back on Monday, February 6th for our list of winners and an exciting my Stamp BOX announcement!

]]> http://mystampbox.com/2012/02/new-from-cha-cherry-blossom-striped-stems/feed/ 22 http://mystampbox.com/2012/01/new-from-cha-lovely-houses-pixel-perfect/ http://mystampbox.com/2012/01/new-from-cha-lovely-houses-pixel-perfect/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:00:16 +0000 Jolene http://mystampbox.com/?p=10819 read more »]]> Welcome to our second day of Winter CHA new stamp designs. During the show we’ll be sharing our new stamp sets here on the blog and highlighting projects made by our design team. Be sure to leave a comment on each post – we’ll be choosing one winner for each stamp set we debut. Tell us what you love about the sets, and you’ll be entered for a chance to win. Winners will be announced here on the blog on Monday, February 6th. Good luck!

Today’s first set is called Lovely Houses. This set has three whimsical houses with cute details such as landscaping, heart “smoke” and even the traditional picket fence. Here are some designer examples using these stamps:

by Jaine Drake

by Jolene Johnston

Our second set is totally unique – Pixel Perfect. This set has lots of possibilities for faux work. It’s got sassy sayings and the coolest “tape” to add to your projects.

Check out this designer example. It almost looks digital!

by Els Brigé

Be sure to join us tomorrow for our final day of new stamp set peeks. Don’t forget to leave a comment with your thoughts about our new stamps. We’ll enter your name for a chance to win one of our newest stamp sets. Good luck!

Today we have two sets that will warm you from the inside out! First up is Enjoy Your Latte.

This set has a few fun sentiments and everything you need to build the perfect cup ‘o joe. The stain ring and coffee bean stamps create awesome backgrounds! Here’s a project made with this set:

by Jolene Johnston

We also have something for you tea lovers out there! Check out this new stamp set called Special Teas. There are clever bits of sentiment that you can put together – now that’s some creativi-TEA!

Here are a few designer samples:

by Isolde Pyncket

by Jaine Drake

Thanks for joining us today. Leave a comment sharing your thoughts on our new coffee and tea stamps for a chance to win one set. Good luck!

During the show we’ll be sharing our new stamp sets here on the blog and highlighting projects made by our design team. Be sure to leave a comment on each post – we’ll be choosing one winner for each stamp set we debut. Tell us what you love about the sets, and you’ll be entered for a chance to win. Winners will be announced here on the blog on Monday, February 6th. Good luck!

Our first new set is called Warm Tweets. These little guys just crack me up! The birds have lots of character and personality and are perfect for coloring with Copics or watercolor pencils. The clever little sentiments are a great addition to this set. Here’s what our designers made:

both by Janet Zeppa

by Jolene Johnston

We’re continuing with our cute critter theme today, so here’s our next set called Holiday Monkey.

Our little sock monkey pal comes with lots of accessories to dress him (or her!) up. These images are fun to color or paper piece. Here are a few designer examples:

both by Els Brigé

by Janet Zeppa

Thanks for joining us today. Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a free stamp set. Come back tomorrow for new designs!

Don’t you just love those myStampBOX Itty Bittys?! I know I do! That’s why I decided to show you a few cards I created with this fun and versatile set of small square stamps!

Itty Bitty images are perfect for colouring with your favourite markers or (watercolour) pencils:

And some of the Itty Bittys, like the woodgrain, can be used to create a patchwork background like this one:

The ‘Thanks Friend’ sentiment is part of the myStampBOX Funky Flowers set.

But my favourite Itty Bitty just might be the one with the small dots…

The ‘Thinking of you’ word jumble is part of the myStampBOX Happy Word Jumble set.

So tell me… Which Itty Bitty is your favourite?

Wishing you a wonderful and creative weekend!

1. These are the colors I used: Worn Lipstick, Picket Fence, and Barn Door. I’m ready for Valentine’s Day!

2. I squeezed the bottles to create puddles of stain on my nonstick craft sheet, making sure that the applicator tips didn’t touch the colors of stain that were already on the sheet. *NOTE: You can do this technique by using Distress Ink stamp pads as well. The key to the marbleizing technique, however, is the white stain. Simply rub the stamp pads onto the craft sheet next to the white stain and continue as shown.

3. I took a piece of kraft cardstock and ran it through the puddles, allowing the colors to mix and blend on the cardstock. This was how it looked after absorbing the first round of stain. I decided that I wanted more coverage, so I wiped my sheet clean and added more stain puddles.

4. In order to help the cardstock absorb the stain more quickly and help the colors blend, I gently spritzed the cardstock with water. My water had a small amount of Perfect Pearls in it which added a lovely shimmer to the background. I continued adding layers of stain until I was happy with the background and dried the cardstock with my heat tool.

Here’s the finished card. I stamped gently onto the marbleized background using Barn Door ink with the heart from Back to the Basics. The bold swirl paper is from our product partner Canvas Corp.

I went digging through my stamps to see what I could put together to create a unique sentiment. I stamped the square from Bold Blocks and added the sassy handwritten phrase from Sigh Gush Gasp. A little extra glitter gel pen on the sentiment and some Scrappers Spools from Karen Foster Design were the final touches. I can’t wait to try new color combinations with this marbelizing technique. Be sure to share your projects if you give it a try!

photo source.

Hi All!
Wendy here to share up a beautiful Color Challenge for you!

I find a lot of inspiration in color, patterns, and beautiful quotes….over at Pinterest.  This color challenge I picked up over there with some beautiful palettes & images linked up in this post.  I live near the beach (only 30 min+ to be exact) so the color of the ocean is just so soothing & relaxing. I also love purple and lilacs are one loveliest of flowers (in my opinion) along with orchids (I likey like too) and roses….ok, yep, I love flowers. (wink wink)

Here are a few more pics that inspired me for this challenge -

photo source.

photo source.

So, using this inspiration & some fabulous myStampBOX stamps, here’s my color challenge project share -

“Go. Go. Go. See”

12×12 Layout

Now for some details…

A few months back, Canvas Corp so generously blog hopped with us on the myStampBOX design team.  Unfortunately, I was out of town on vacation to NYC and couldn’t do the hop but was itching to use these super cool mini canvas shapes on a project – i.e. hearts, circles, ATCs – so many possibilities!!  So, I used these with some Ranger Distress Stain + water to create the effect on these canvas shapes.  I just love the watercolor & splotchy effect to them.  Also, I used the myStampBOX set, Seal It, on the corner of the canvas heart.  I stamped it using Staz-On black ink.  The peek of embossed metal tin you see I embossed with my Big Shot Sizzix machine + embossing template + metal tin foil.

On a side note, these photos are inspired from my travels – NOLA (New Orleans), Italy (Torino), and Florida (Destin)….love travel and to “go go go see” the world…near & far.

Here I also used the Ranger Distress Stain + water again along with a heat tool and some parts of this I just allowed to air dry.  Such a beautiful & dreamy effect.  Stamped up with Seal It and Road Trip stamps.  Also, I accented with some coordinating bling, brads, and clear dewdrops.

Using some large chipboard letters (deep in my stash – ha!) along with some different colors of mist in blue & purple for the effect on this page.  Stamped (“you are here”) above the mini photo with the set Road Trip.  I repeated the “go go” with the alpha set, Rough Copy.  Such a fun alpha set you can leave as outlined or color/fill in.

Here are a few more close up pics…

Supply List -

myStampBOX Stamps

Road Trip

Rough Copy

Seal It

Others – Cardstock – DCWV, Paper – Advantus (Tim Holtz-Idealogy), Canvas Mini Shapes – Canvas Corp, Letter Stickers – American Crafts, Distress Ink, Distress Stain, Archival Ink – Ranger, Ink – Tsukineko, Mini Clothes Pins – Stampin’ Up!, Tags – Avery, 7 Gypsies, Metal Foil – Ranger, Mist – Clearsnap – Smooch Spritz (Majestic), Tattered Angels – Glimmer Mist (Purple Pansy), Studio Calico (Mister Huey Bonny Blue), Baker’s Twine – The Twinery, Cork Letter Stickers – Prima, Stickers – Creative Imaginations (Wildberry), Punch – Fiskars, Clear Dewdrops – The Robin’s Nest, Rubons – Making Memories, Brads – Basic Grey, Pearls & Bling – Basic Grey, Kaisercraft, Staples & Stapler – Advantus (Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher), Mini Paper Clip – Advantus (Tim Holtz).

Hope you enjoyed my Color Challenge project share!

I dress the bookmark with the butterfly image from Colorful Companions Stamp Set and Wishing You Sunshine Stamp Set for the sentiment on the bottom part of the bookmark. I added pink lace and pearls to finish.

Here is the final product and I hope you feel inspired to create one for yourself. Happy Stamping!

Other Materials:

Crate Paper Patterned Paper

Martha Stewart Paper Punch

Queen & Co Pearls

Joann Lace

Ranger Ink

I started by die-cutting two different sizes of hearts out of a larger piece of copy paper. You could use post-it notes too, as long as your paper is not too thick. Be sure to keep the punched out hearts as well, we will use both.

I placed one of the templates onto the card and adhered it with temporary adhesive.

I used stamps from the Funky Flowers and from the Repeat after Me set onto my card. Here you see me using one of the zipper stamps from the Repeat after Me set to stamp inside the heart.

When the heart had dried, I covered it. And then placed the template for the smaller heart partly over that one.

After stamping, uncovering shows a red heart, which appears to be tucked under the large orange one. You continue the rest of the card the exact same way. Just keep in mind that the heart that you’re stamping first, is the one that will show completely. The second one will be partly behind it.

To cover an entire heart with a long and smaller stamp likes those from the Repeat after Me set, I simply stamp in the middle of the heart first and then build my way up and down the heart.

I finished up the card with a sentiment from Programmed Robots.

I hope you liked my little tutorial and will give this masking technique a try.

Up until this week, anyways!  Brrrrr… temperatures have dropped and already, I can’t wait until summer!

So, to warm up our spirits and brighten up our days until it arrives, I have a bright and cheery colour challenge to share with you!

Doesn’t that make you feel warm and fuzzy?

Here’s a layout created with this colour palette:

I stamped images on patterned papers, using black ink and the Colorful Companions and Wishing You Sunshine stamps sets.

Hope this colour challenge inspired (and warms!) you, too!

For the stars on either corner of the photo I used the Back to the Basics set  with black embossing powder.

For the cute banner I used the Pennants stamp set on patterned paper and then cut them out. The little stars that you see between each pennant are also from the the Pennant set.

The word “Ball” was stamped with the Colour Me alpha stamp set. I love that I can custom colour my title.

I hope you enjoyed the layout that I shared with you today.

Do you love to run your fingers over a project and feel the textures?  Touch is just as important a sense as sight and a project with a 3d embellishment on it just begs to be stroked. 

Stamps can be wonderful for adding texture by adding embossing powders, stamping into something like clay or UTEE but have you considered making an embellishment in papier maché using your favourite stamps?

The steps are very easy and require nothing more than some craft glue, water and tissue paper.

I started by putting a little linseed oil onto the surface of my stamp to ensure the papier maché comes away cleanly afterwards but you could use olive oil or any kind of greasy substrate.

Mix a little PVA glue with water and lay the first layer of tissue onto the stamp.  With a stiff brush and the glue/water mixture, push the tissue down into all the recesses of the stamp.  It’s important to take the time to make sure all the little grooves and crevices of the stamp are covered. 

Keep adding layers in the same way (I added 4 layers of two ply tissue).  Leave it to dry overnight.  It needs to dry out completely and will take time. 

Once it’s totally dry you can gently pull it away from the stamp.  Wash your stamp with warm soapy water to get rid of any glue residue.  Cut around the image and add some colour.  I used spray ink and used my finger to wipe over some gold acrylic paint to highlight the raised parts.  Don’t over saturate it with paint as it might make it go soft again and you’ll loose the image. 

Now you can add it to your project. 

I fell in love with the colours and wanted to create a layout with it. This is the result.

I used the stamp set Itty Bittys for the little dots next to the picture

So, my challenge for you is: let this print inspire you to create a layout, card, … Don’t forget to let us know what you created. We always love to see your work.

So, I thought it fitting to share a couple of “vacation” layouts with you today.

Journey to Atlantis:  “Disney-inspired”

I used one of my favourite stamp sets from mSB: Seal It!  This set is great for making little embellishments that just complete a layout.  I love taking the stamp and stamping “off the page”, like in the photo below.

Bound for Hawaii: “hot destination-inspired”

In this vacation layout, I used the Mini Letters stamp set for my “Hawaii” title, and the Pennants stamp set to embellish a triangle tag banner from Canvas Corp. (one of myStampBox’s Partner Companies).

Hope you are inspired to create your own “vacation” layouts this month and in the months to come.

keep stampin’ & scrappin’,

I used one of my favorite stamp sets, Neighborhoods, and my favorite stamp from this set. I guess this stamp makes me think about my own neighborhood, with the school building and the bus. I just love it! I’ve already made a Halloween card and Christmas card with it. Time for a New Year card. I thought about how my neighborhood looks when the clock strikes midnight on the 31st of December. And I remembered the fireworks! Immediately another favorite stamp set came to my mind, Funky Flowers. Some of the blooms look just like fireworks! OK, here’s how I proceeded.

1) First, I stamped the sentiment on my card base using Summer Alpha and Lots of Numbers sets.

2) Second, on a piece of black cardstock I stamped at the bottom the row of houses and white embossed it. Then on the top portion I stamped some blooms using white ink.

3) The third step consisted in stamping and embossing more blooms on top of white stamping. You know, just like fireworks , some fading and some just blooming.

4) And finally, I’ve assembled everything and my card was finished. Just in time to wish you a Happy, inspired and a very stampy Year!

Here are two more projects for you to enjoy from our Design Team:

bye bye 2011 by Isolde Pyncket

New Year’s Card by Jaine Drake

We hope you will have a wonderfully creative 2012!

Happy Stamping!

Love,

by Jolene Johnston

by Els Brigé

by Wendy Morris

by Marsha Valk

Have a wonderful, happy and healthy 2012! We are looking forward to an inspired and creative year.

Happy Stamping,

Love,

We have been busy stamping and scrapping all year and before we take a week off, we are going to show you what we have been creating for our friends and families.

Hoping you will find a last minute inspiration for a card.

by Jolene Johnston

by Jaine Drake

by Els Brigé

by Agata Pfister

gift card holder by Sue Sykes

card and details by Wendy Morris

cards by Linda Abadie

by Marsha Valk

by Janet Zeppa

by Isolde Pyncket

We wish you and your families a peaceful and very merry Christmas and a happy and crafty 2012. Keep stamping!

Best wishes from the myStamp BOX team,