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 »

off the wall // recycled artwork

How do you get from this……………

to this…….?

You use some fabulous myStampBOX stamp sets, that’s how!!!!!!
Here’s a list of favourites that I used for this project:
Lovely Houses, Enjoy your latte!, Repeat After Me, Striped Stems, symbols, Sigh Gush Gasp, Snapshot, What’s your number?,  Border Lines, Itty Bittys, Neighborhoods, Floating Leaves & Colorful Companions.

Now I just have…  |  read more »

A Charm-ing Tutorial!

Hello, all!  Sue Sykes here today and I’m going to share a tutorial that will be fun for kids, young and old (or not-so-old, in our cases, right?)
When I opened my package from Bettina, containing the new CHA stamp set, Holiday Monkey, I was so excited to see the large Sock Monkey stamp!!  I knew…  |  read more »

Marbleized Stain Backgrounds

Today I’m sharing a technique for making marbleized backgrounds using Distress Stains by Tim Holtz. I received a few of these for Christmas, and especially wanted to try the new white Picket Fence stain.

1. These are the colors I used: Worn Lipstick, Picket Fence, and Barn Door. I’m ready for Valentine’s Day!

2. I squeezed the…  |  read more »

i believe in you

I want to share a step-by-step with you today featuring a card I recently created.
I know, I know…………you’re thinking, “a card created by Jill”?  I realize that cards aren’t really in my comfort zone (I’m more of a layout-girl), but I promise you that you will not be disappointed.  This card is as easy as…  |  read more »

Challenge Day: Krafty Kicks

Back in the day, kraft was simply the color of unloved grocery sacks. Now it’s the hottest neutral in the scrap world! Today my card features the color “kraft” in all its glory.
I started with a piece of paper from Tim Holtz’s Resist Kraft Stash notepad and clear-embossed the dots using the myStampBOX Backgrounds set…  |  read more »

Baby, Be Mine

Hiya mSB fans!! Wendy here & super excited to team up with my “partner-in-crime“, Marsha, on this team challenge theme, “Baby, Be Mine”!
So, I’m a HUGE fan of mini books and with the stash of mSB stamps, seriously just amazingggg coolness, I decided to create up this mini, “Our Love Soars”.  I wanted to go…  |  read more »

Stamping a Scalloped Border

Sometimes a border is more fun stamped than punched. Even if you don’t have a border stamp you can use a single circular shaped stamp to make a fun scalloped border. Here are the basic supplies you will need:

(ink, a MyStampBox circle stamp from the Border Lines collection, an acrylic block and paper). First ink…  |  read more »

Cute Stamps on a Masculine card

I don’t know about you, but I am drawn to cute stamps with cute images. There is nothing wrong with cute stamps, but every once in a while, I do have to make a more masculine looking card and then I am at a loss! So my challenge to you is to find ways to…  |  read more »

National Scrapbooking Day!

Once a year it’s here – National Scrapbooking Day. Although we think that every day is Scrapbooking (or cardmaking) day
However this weekend we are celebrating NSD and are sharing some of our beautiful layouts with you. And since celebrations are (mostly) nothing without presents, we are giving out a stamp set to  one…  |  read more »