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 »

From shame to pride

Hello lovely people! Did it ever happen to you to buy something and never use it? Well, it happened to me, I’ve bought a “decorate it yourself” calendar for 2011 and never did anything with it! What I felt about it was shame… Till I saw that my lovely co-DT member, Els, shared…  |  read more »

Junk Journal

I’ve been thinking for quite some time now about making a journal totally from junk.  Junk mail, envelopes, packaging, just about anything goes and as most of us know there’s alot of very pretty packaging out there.  I have a chest of drawers in my craft room full of it.  In fact I’ve become so…  |  read more »

Blue and Purple – Color Showcase

Here at myStamp BOX we are always up for a good challenge! Our Design Team like to try out new color combinations and for this month we have come up with a beautiful one: blue and/or purple!
Here is what everyone made of it:
by Isolde Pyncket

by Agata Pfister, a simple and elegant card
by Janet Zeppa paired…  |  read more »

Christmas Showcase

It’s time for our annual Christmas card showdown.
We have been busy stamping and scrapping all year and before we take a week off, we are going to show you what we have been creating for our friends and families.
Hoping you will find a last minute inspiration for a card.
by Jolene Johnston
by Jaine Drake
by Els Brigé
by…  |  read more »

10th Day of Christmas: Clearly Christmas

Welcome to day 10 of our 12 Days of Christmas! Today I’m going to show you a clear and easy Christmas decoration to add to your festive home décor!

All you need is: myStamp BOX Let it Snow, StazOn (here: Opaque White and Metallic Silver), clear plastic baubles that can be opened into two halves, transparent…  |  read more »

4th day of Christmas – 4 Santa tags.

Welcome to day 4 of our 12 days of Christmas and for my day I’ve chosen to make four tags featuring the adorable Santa Image from the  Hohoho stamp set.  It may be Christmas but I still managed to sneak in my favourite turquise colour using embossing powder on the snowflakes (Let it Snow ). …  |  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 »

Day 2 of Christmas: Reindeer Food

Welcome to Day 2 in our 12 Days of Christmas here at myStamp Box!
Every year, I try a new recipe to give to my kids’ teachers as part of their Christmas gift – nothing like homemade treats to brighten the holidays!
This year, I found this fun recipe (shared here) for “Reindeer Food” – it’s easy enough…  |  read more »

Twelve Days of Christmas! Day 1

One of the best times of the year is the time leading up to Christmas, when we get to light candles, bake cookies and keep many secrets. As a kid I always have had an advent calendar, made by my grandmother. It was mostly filled with sweets.
Our boys still enjoy their calendars and don’t seem…  |  read more »