Today we want to challenge you to create your own patterns and use only solid card stock. We hope you will find some inspiration below!

Agata Pfister used stamps from the “Itty Bittys” set to create this clean and simple graphic pattern. The sentiment is from the same set.

Allison Cope used the X from “Rough Copy” to create  the pattern on the teal background. It’s a very subtle and beautiful effect. The outline houses from “No place like Home” are perfect for the house pattern on the white card stock. The sentiment comes from “Whatever!”.

Stephanie Ackermann used several sentiments from “Mention It!” to create this fun background for her Thank You card.

Eva Pizarro created a background from hexagons taken from the “Hive of Live” set. These stamps fit together perfectly, forming a dense pattern on the kraft paper.

Cari Locken used the flower stems and circles from the “Funky Flowers” set for this beautiful graphic pattern. The sentiment comes from the “Seal It!” stamp set.

Look at your stamps in a new way, you can use many of them for unique patterns and share your patterns with us, if you like!

Happy patterning!

I think my favorite scrapbooking supply is paper, specially patterned paper. I love the colors, the designs and I love to cut it to create my own embellishments. Today I wanted to challenge you to create a project using only cardstock, no patterned paper,  embellishments , alphas, etc… only cardstock!

It was really hard for me to use only cardstock for my LO but my myStampBOX stamps helped me so much!! This is the LO I created:

I wanted to make something simple and to use different cardstocks for my background. I chose 4 different Core’dinations cardstock and in each one I created a different backgruond with white embossing powder and my stamps.

I used my Deck the Halls and Funky Flowers sets to create the background and the Hive of Life set to create the embellishments, I then added them with my Zap Dots for Helmar and they added the perfect touch!

For the title I used the same technique with my Rough Copy Alpha set.

When I finished this LO I realized that cardstock and stamps offer so much versatilty! sometimes I feel a little overwhelmed with all those embellishments, alphas, stickers, etc… It was nice to come back to basics. Now it’s you turn, we’d love to see what you can do with only cardstock and your stamps, please leave a comment here if you try it out!

Bye!

I used a Clear Scraps mini album and various other Clear Scraps shapes to form the base of this project.  The journaling for the album was done with three different myStamp BOX sets:  Mini Alpha,  Just Add Notes and Hive of Life.  To stick everything in place, I used a variety of Helmar adhesives, namely V2 Vellum Adhesive, Premium Craft Glue (trim) and Quick Fix Adhesive Runner.

When I create albums using acrylic, I like to allow parts of the previous page to show through onto the next.  In essence, I make each page build upon the previous to create the whole.  Here is a snapshot of how the album is laid out:

If you look closely at the pages along the top, you will see how each one builds upon the one before.  Once I have completed a thought, if you will, the next page will cover the previous bit and start a new thought.  The pages across the bottom are laid out similarly.

Looking more closely at the journaling, you will see the Mini Alpha set in use here.

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To add date details, I used the Memories seal from the Just Add Notes set:

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The Hive of Life set is also great for adding  a little touch of journaling.

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Make sure you check out all the different journaling options available through myStamp BOX and try using stamps to journal on your next project.

For a more detailed look at working with acrylic, check out my blog.

Happy Stamping, Tracey 

Anyway, a while ago I found these pages in a German magazine: lots of shoes and purses, in all kinds of colors. While the other pages, with lots of super chic shoes in black, brown and white, were definitely interesting (and the shoes probably more versatile… grin), the first two pages, with shoes in bold, popping colors, made me gasp. Pure color delight!

So, my challenge for you today… let this spread inspire you.

This is what I came up with:

This LO is all about the colors. I started out with red CS for the background. I heat embossed the magenta circles (from the BOO stamp set), the green hexagon (Hive of Life) and the turquoise flower petals (He loves me). I then layered three different pattern papers as well as two different overlays, and then added the picture, which is also heat-embossed with teal embossing powder around the edges. Last, but not least, I added a skull die-cut out of teal vellum on top of which I layered the title.

So, have at it.  I cannot wait to see what you come up with.