Christy’s Post

Hello all, this is my first post here and I wanted to share this cute little mini album I made with Clearsnap inks and of course a whole slew of MSB stamps.
I started by putting Gesso on the Chipboard album in such a way as not to cover the edges too perfectly.
Then I got to…  |  read more »

October Showcase: Hope, Support and Friendship – win a stamp set!

This months’ showcase theme is all about Friendship, Support and Hope. Our Designers have created some fabulous projects of all kinds with these traits in mind.
We love that you can use many stamps that are not directly topic-related and make them work for a specific project. Stamp are so versatile that way!
Let us know which…  |  read more »

Acrylic Embellishment

Hi all…
This is Linda and today I will share with you a quick way to create an embellishment using acrylic sheet. You need an embossing folder, diecut machine, and some alcohol ink.
Let’s start with stamping your image using staz-on ink as shown below (Colorful Companions stamp set)
Let the ink dry and hand cut the image….  |  read more »

what’s for lunch?

My youngest is entering Grade 2 tomorrow……yes, it’s true.  So I’ve put together a little “Back to School Lunch Kit” for her, all decorated & stamped with some fabulous myStampBOX stamp sets.

I used a combination of orange and watermelon ink to stamp flowers from the Bits and Pieces stamp set around my daughter’s soup thermos.

Next…  |  read more »

Team project by Jaine and Birgit

Birgit and I share a couple of  interests  in common when it comes to crafting. We both like art journaling and like to use  old book pages in our work.  For our team project we decided therefore  to work with these two ideas as our inspiration. Our styles are quite different so I’m hoping you’ll find lots…  |  read more »

Kindergarten Sharing

As August continues to bless us with beautiful blue skies & hot summer days, I am reminded that I only have a few more weeks with my kids before they are back to school.  We still need to do our annual back-to-school shopping trip to the city to pick out those supplies and funky new…  |  read more »

playing with butterflies

My daughter & I have been playing with my Colourful Companions stamp set lately.  It’s a favourite of both of our’s.  With a few creative additions, we whipped up a cute little piece of artwork.
Start with these simple supplies: 

Here are the steps:
1. Cut a piece of cardstock to fit the inside of your frame.  I cut mine…  |  read more »

Lazy Summer Days

Hello! Agata here for some Friday talk! Are you ready for Summer? Maybe you’re already enjoying a nice beach or cottage… I’m sure your camera is in full swing! And how about scrapping those pictures right away? Here’s a tip: take with you in your luggage some basic supplies and some myStamp Box…  |  read more »

White Crayon Tutorial

Hi there!! This is Linda and today I am excited to share this simple white crayon tutorial with all of you. White crayon acts as a resistant on glossy cardstock. At the end of this tutorial, I hope you find some inspiration to create cards utilizing this simple technique.
So, let’s start…
These are the materials you…  |  read more »

Shadow BOX with Gladys Chia

Gladys is back with a wonderful tutorial:
A specimen shadow box! This is such a creative project, I love how it turned out.
And this is how Gladys did it:
Step 1: Gather all the supplies you need – a shadow box, colorful companions from my stamp box, pattern paper from Cosmo cricket togetherness, versafine…  |  read more »