Glossy border
Hi everyone!
I’m here to share a layout with you today… And i wanted to show you a fun thing i like to do: glossy tone on tone borders. I love the effect and it’s so easy! All you have to do is stamp the border with versamark and then emboss it with clear embossing powder:
I used the “bits and pieces” stamp set and the “your story” stamp set.
And here are some close-ups:
I hope you like it and i’ll see you soon!
Wednesday challenge: card sketch
December 9, 2009 by Virginie · 3 Comments
For this wednesday, i challenge you to make a card using the sketch i created:
This sketch can be used for any occasion. Here are two examples of cards i made: one is for a birthday and the other one is a Christmas card.
I like to make very colorful cards for birthdays, it’s a way to say “be happy, it’s your birthday!”. I used the “you name it” stamp set. I didn’t follow the sketch exactly as i wanted to put stars instead of the circle.
For this one, i still wanted colors, even though it’s a Chrismas card. I like color! I used the “bits and pieces” stamp set.
I hope you like the sketch and it inpires you to use it to create cards or layouts!
Layouts with Cindy
November 16, 2009 by Bettina · 9 Comments
Blue ‘wonder’ LO
I had SO much fun playing with the “Bits and Pieces” stamp set. This set really fits almost every possible occasion, if you only have room in your stash for a few stamp sets, this is a MUST HAVE.
For my ‘Wonder’ layout, I chose the snowflake stamp (with platinum Dew Drops Ink) and created a background on the verticle strip and also stamped some embellies and used a circle punch on them. I then popped them off the page with a foam dot and added a small bling rhinestone for added dazzle. Addt’l supplies: Papers, Bazzill, kraft, Tinkering Ink, Prima Bling
Note: I also used the “Tall Outlines” set (with black stazon ink) on this LO from my stash. This is LITERALLY my favorite alpha stamp set.
SMART CAR LO
I have to admit, I am a TOTAL chicken when it comes to stamping ON my LO, so I have figured out a few tricks along the way. On my Smart Car layout, I used the ‘watermelon’ stamp as a fun scalloped border stamp (using black Stazon). The trick I used was to stamp a border on ANOTHER piece of kraft cardstock, cut it out VERY near my stamped line and glued it on my kraft base and it looks like I stamped it right on my LO. This allowed my to figure out where I wanted to place it without messing it up.
I want to thank Bettina for this wonderful oppertunity to guest design for My Stamp Box!!
Bye, Cindy
Thank you so much for visiting with us and showing your phantastic designs Cindy! It was great having you over.
Now I would like to announce the winner of the contest from November 1st. Please e-mail you address to bettina@mystampbox.com and I will put the “Passport to Adventure” stamp set in the mail for you. Thanks for playing everyone.
And the winner is: Nadine W. “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”! Congratulations!
Meet Cindy Stevens, our guest designer in November
November 9, 2009 by Bettina · 7 Comments
Hi Everyone, I’m Cindy. I am a SAHM of a beautiful, crazy little boy and wife of 9 years to my amazing & equally crazy husband. We are proud to call Atlantic Canada our home. I have been scrapping for 4 years, starting shortly after my son was born. Not long after THAT, I discovered the LSS and was HOOKED – this hobby fuels my passion to create and shop alike!!
I have been fortunate enough to be published in Scrapbook Trends, ST Cards, Scrapbooks & Cards today & Canadian Scrapbooker.
I am a DIE HARD paper addict and love that I can make so many of my own embellies with a great stamp & ink. I can never have enough of either (although, I am sure my husband wouldn’t agree). I adore scrapping my Hubby & Little Man but once in awhile crave a pink LO and will do a page for my Book Of Me.
I mostly scrap at night when my Little Man goes to sleep, either on my bed or at my scrap table. I am a TOTAL night hawk with an addiction to Chocolate and Diet Coke.
I want to thank Bettina for this wonderful oppertunity to guest design for My Stamp Box!!
Lady Bug card
I used black stazon (I find this ink gives me a nice, crips image) and stamped 3 ladybugs. I used a red sharpie for coloring, matted them on card stock and pop dotted them for dimension. You’ll notice I left it without sentiment. This works great when you need a cute card in a pinch, you just hand write your sentiment with your note inside. I also repeated the ladybug image 3 times. I find 3 of one image really makes a great design detail without being to fussy.
Congrats Grad card
This is another clean & simple one. I again used black stazon and tied the ink in as a design element, deciding to use black ribbon & ink on the edges for a consistent look.
Celebrate Card (balloons)
This was a FUN card to do, I used several of the stamps for this versatile set. I again used the watermelon as a scallop border, colored using red sharpie and hand cut the border out and adhered on my card. I also stamped balloons on coordinating paper, again cut VERY close to the stamped image and used pop-dots on them. I finished by tying thread around the balloon base to make them appear to be floating. I finished again with these wonderful simple sentiments.
Celebrate Card
NEVER underestimate a basic sentiment in a classic, clean font. I can EASILY see that I will be turning to “Bits and Pieces” time & time again.
See you next Monday for scrapbook layouts with “Bits and Pieces”.
Cindy
New Stamp Releases – Chance to win a stamp set
August 1, 2009 by Bettina · 64 Comments
This year we won’t be able to see any of you at CHA, however to celebrate CHA we have released three new beautiful stamp sets: No Place Like Home, perfect for home-related layouts or cards, Color Me – Sentiments, which coordinates with our Color Me Alphabet and Bits and Pieces, which covers a variety of occasions for layouts, cards and tags. We are giving away one of each sets during the month of August. Check below on how to win.
There is a night and day version of each of these cute homes. Hope this inspires you to do some fun cards and layouts.
You can use a sentiment from this set and customize it with your own words from the Color Me Alphabet set.
These little pictures are sweet to use on layouts (make backgrounds by using one stamp repeatedly in different colours), cards and tags as well. This set covers many seasons and occasions.
To win one of the stamp sets, you can leave up to two comments, each entry will win you a ballot. You must do one or both (for 2 entries) 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 my Stamp BOX’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 August 30, the winner will be announced on August 31. Make sure to check the blog and to send in your address, if you win!
Good luck!
Bettina
