Inspired by a Friend

I recently reconnected with a dear crafting friend named Lauren and had a ball going through her blog and Etsy shop, both of which are packed with inspiration. Today I’m sharing a card I made based on one of Lauren’s mini album designs.

Lauren’s mini album had a vintage black and white airplane photo with colorful…  |  read more »

No inspiration?

Hi everyone,
It’s my turn again to post on this fantastic blog.
Sometimes I have no inspiration at all when I want to scrap and then I surf around the internet to look at layouts from other people. Or I take part in a secret scrap lift. It’s lots of fun to create a layout…  |  read more »

A bit of colour inspiration

For my post today I thought I’d bring you a little colour inspiration which I’ve put together for you below.
I’ve chosen summery bright colours using the cool blue’s and zingy green accented with a bright cheery pink.  I also love the cushion and the arrangement of the colours on the front so I used this…  |  read more »

Taking inspiration from adverts

Looking through a magazine, you can find inspiration on nearly every page.  It may be the colours, the shapes, the way things are put together or just the typeface used.
Below I’ve shown a couple of adverts which caught my attention in some way and I’ll show you how I used them.

On the advert above, I…  |  read more »

Card sketch

Sketches are a great way to get started on your project – they are even better when you can tweak them a little bit to make the sketch your own.  Here I found a great sketch over at Clean & Simple Stamping Blog.

For my card I used myStamp Box – Backgrounds Stamp, myStamp Box –…  |  read more »

Black, white and one color

I love the classy look of black and white photos but I also wanted a touch of fun so I created a card using black, white and one color – love how the bright blue from Tim Holtz’s Broken China Distress Ink pops against the black and white card stock!  Since I was only using…  |  read more »

Fashion Forward!

Recently I bought a sassy new pair of summer pajamas with fresh colors and a fun print. The t-shirt top has a margarita class design that’s completely outlined in bling. I was inspired by this look and wanted to give it a try with myStamp BOX stamping. Here’s what I made:

I stamped the tiny beverage…  |  read more »

One sheet mini album

I wanted to get back to basics and create a mini album using one sheet of 12 x 12 paper.  There are several different folds out there, I know, but this is the most simple.  I also wanted to create my own background using paint and stamps for no other reason than it’s fun to…  |  read more »

Note Cards

Sometimes it seems like we are scrambling for a quick birthday or thank you card so I decided to make a set of note cards for my son to have quick access to, though he liked them so much he said he was going to keep them – how cute!
The images are colored with Prisma…  |  read more »

Celebrate Earth Day!

All around the world people are celebrating this beautiful orb that is our home – planet Earth! Today our designers are sharing projects that showcase our wonderful myStamp BOX stamps and themes from Mother Nature. Sit back and enjoy! (Then go get some stamps and get inky.)

Thank You card by Carolyn Lontin

Thanks Friend card by…  |  read more »