Spring Blog Hop with Faber-Castell and myStamp BOX

Welcome to Spring! Welcome to our joint blog hop!
Today is the day to see our fabulous products merge and see ways on how to use Faber-Castells beautiful lines with our clear stamps. Our wonderful designers are inviting you to get inspired by their imaginative creativity.
The Blog Hop starts at the Faber-Castell blog, please begin your…  |  read more »

Altered cotton reel

A very very long time ago I visited a craft fair in Wiesbaden Germany and on a ribbon stall they were selling giant wooden cotton reels.  My friend and I just looked at each other and said simultaniously, “we have to get one of those”.  I had absolutely no idea what I would do with…  |  read more »

Tape Challenge

Here’s something I learned a couple of weeks ago, while working on an article about old(er) stash: Don’t save your precious stash for that ’special project’. Because you know what? You will put it in a safe place, pet it every now and then and eventually… forget all about it. Or, even worse: it will…  |  read more »

heading south?

When the cold Canadian-month of January comes around, my family tends to head south……..waaaaaaaay south.  We’ve holidayed in many parts of the world, and this year will be no exception.  We’re heading back to Costa Rica in a week.
So, I thought it fitting to share a couple of “vacation” layouts with you today.
Journey to Atlantis: …  |  read more »

Christmas Mini Canvas Ornaments

Here are two quick ornaments featuring one inch canvases from Canvas Corp and stamps from myStampBOX. The ornament on the left was heat embossed using stamps from Winter Flakes. Red Adirondack spray ink, Stickles, and green gems completed the ornament.
The ornament on the right was left its original canvas color. I stamped the edge…  |  read more »

i {heart} ornaments….and my kids

On the 3rd Day of Christmas, a stamper showed me…………..

3 GREAT KIDS……….
……..and 3 SIMPLE SNOWFLAKES.
- ornament created from mini canvas hearts by Canvas Corp.
- snowflake stamps by mSB (Let it Snow!), covered with glitter!!!
- kids photos printed on canvas paper, then machine stitched onto the canvas hearts.
(and here are some more images)

Come back tomorrow to see what’s up for…  |  read more »

Blog Hop with Canvas Corp.

Welcome to the Canvas Corp and myStamp BOX “Partner Blog Hop”!
If you have just happened upon our event now, please begin your journey on the Canvas Corp Blog blog here (http://canvascorp.com and click on the BLOG tab). You can then follow along and visit all participating designers blogs until you end your journey here at…  |  read more »

Lip-smackin’ good

Hey Stampers!!
Jill, here, with some fabulous inspiration coming from…….what else……..FOOD!!!!
I know…..we all love it…..we crave it…….we consume it; we buy it; we even hide it on occassion – not me though.   
So what better inspiration to use?!?
The first layout I created this month was inspired by a “food” photo.  It’s a photo taken in Disney…  |  read more »

Blooms, Blues and Boxes!

Happy Tuesday everyone!
This month I wanted to challenge myself to share something outside of the box (no pun intended!) for me!  I have the hardest time altering items.  I’m not certain why but I guess it’s because I thoroughly enjoy creating layouts and cards.
So I was browsing through my local scrapbook store and came across…  |  read more »

Gift Wrapping Kit

Hi everyone, welcome to another 12 Days of Christmas here at the myStampBOX blog! Today I’ll show you a gift wrapping kit made with several Christmas stamps.
Here’s the kit closed. I made the box with kraft paper and the lid with acetate. I used different embellishments and twine to close it and give it a…  |  read more »