It’s my grandnephew Evan’s birthday soon and even though I haven’t bought him a gift yet I knew that I would probably need a gift bag. I had some plain white gift bags in my stash so I grabbed my stamps and some paper and started creating.

Here is the finished bag.

I used the Mini Pennants collection to make the cute banner at the top. I just stamped right onto patterned paper. I also used the Royal Flush alpha set to personalize the bag with Evans name.

I also used the Small Greetings collection to give the bag that added special touch! This set can be used for so many things!

I love that I didn’t run out and buy a gift bag. This one is definitely so much more special!

Normally when I make a project and I want to include a bow I pull out my ribbons. Well not this time. This time I made a bow from patterned paper and I love how it turned out!!

Here is my card:

So my challenge to you today is to create a project with a paper bow on it and of course include some stamping too.

The ornament on the right was left its original canvas color. I stamped the edge of the oak left from Floating Leaves using Peeled Paint Distress ink all around the edges. I think it’s a great substitute for holly! The sentiment in the center is from Small Greetings. A little more Stickles and some gold trim were all it needed to complete the look.

These ornaments were fun and easy to make. Happy holiday stamping!

The album I made to showcase today is made using some simple tags.  I designed these tags using my die cutting machine software and then cut out patterned paper covers.

The Facts About You

For each tag, I used a different kind of patterned paper but all from the same collection by My Mind’s Eye called “Alphabet Soup“.  By using the same line of paper, my mini album appears unified.

stamp sets used: Bold Blocks, Funky Circles, Mini Pennants, Splash Me a Little! alphabets, Mini Alphas

I chose to feature my furbaby, Teaco.  She’s my scrappin’ buddy most nights!

stamp sets used: Bold Blocks

Look at that tongue!!!

stamp sets used: Snapshot

See how all the colours just flow from page to page…

stamp sets used: Oval Office, Repeat After Me,  You Name It

Remember, you can make anything with stamps… even a little faux stitched banner…

stamp sets used: Whatever!,  Repeat After Me

That crazy cat!!!!

stamp sets used: Whatever!

And my final tag…

stamp sets used: Review Time, Small Greetings

The moment I finished my little tag album, look who showed up??!!…

She thought it would be the most appropriate place to be with me while I worked!

I hope you’ve been inspired by my simple little tag album today. Why not try one yourself!

Happy stampping!

Janet: My grandnephew Evan had a Super Hero theme for his birthday party so I made him a cute card with a caped crusader on it. I used the star stamp from the Pennants set to make the background on the card. My tip is to not forget about the envelope. I used the same star stamp and decorated both the front and back of it therefore making it a cohesive set.

Bettina: Similar to Janet I like to use more than the front of my cards for stamping. I often stamp the card before folding it so that part of the design spills onto the back. The flower cards are both done this way. On the bottom card I added stamped and cut paper petals as well. I love to used large stamps and stamp them closer to the edges so that only part of the image shows. This makes them look even larger.

Some sentiment stamps are fairly long. These are ideal for bending into different shapes. In this card I curved the stamp to make use of the white space and to add more dynamic. You can use any long and narrow stamps this way, borders, stitches… Try a curve, wave or even a circle…

I hope you found some useful ideas in our stamping tip series!

Let us know which ones work for you!

Happy Stamping,

Today I want to show you a gift I made for a friend. It’s a little box filled with sugar candies.

It was so much fun to use my myStampBOX stamps to embellish it!

I added some ribbon to close the box and for my tag I used a sentiment found in the Small Greetings set. To make the border I used my Just Add Notes stamp, I covered the image in the middle and stamped only the borders with the same ink as the sentiment.

To embellish the box I stamped a heart with the Back to Basics set. I then cut it out with my scallop scissors to add a little border. And to finish it I added a butterfly from my Colorful Companions Set. I used chalk ink, I love it because it gives a velvet look!

What do you think??? It was so much fun and you can easily do some of these to give as gifts!

Have a fabulous day!

Eva

I started with kraft cardstock and added only one sheet of dark brown patterned paper for some depth. For texture I added dry embossing, twine and lots of layered Spellbinders cuts. The stamped star layer uses the Review Time set of myStampBOX stamps. The sentiment is from Small Greetings.

The fun star embellishment was made from an ornament in the Deck the Halls set of myStampBOX stamps.  I love that you can make custom embellishments using stamps! To create this look, stamp a shape with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and cut out the image. Apply a generous coating of Antique Linen Distress Stickles and allow to dry. Then apply a coat of Ranger’s Crackle Accents and allow to dry. The finished embellishment has a crackled, shiny appearance with the sparkle of the Stickles captured inside.

Enjoy making a monochromatic stamped project – be sure to link back here with your results. Happy stamping!

Supplies: Deck the Halls, Review Time, Small Greetings, Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Vintage Photo, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Inks: Chestnut Roan and Amber Clay, Ranger Distress Stickles: Antique Linen, Ranger Crackle Accents, Spellbinders Die: Deckle Rectangles, Cuttlebug embossing folder, The Paper Studio cardstock, Bo Bunny paper, Tim Holtz Memo Pin, We R Memori Keepers Corner Chomper, pop dots, twine

Hi everyone, welcome to another 12 Days of Christmas here at the myStampBOX blog! Today I’ll show you a gift wrapping kit made with several Christmas stamps.

Here’s the kit closed. I made the box with kraft paper and the lid with acetate. I used different embellishments and twine to close it and give it a festive look.

And here’s the inside of the kit!

Inside the kit you will find:

Gift bows: I made these from strips of cardstock previously stamped with the stars of the Deck the Halls set.

Christmas tags: I stamped gift boxes and Christmas tree decorations from the Merry Mr. Snowman, I coloured them and added some bling. I made the tags using the Deck the Halls and the Small Greetings stamps sets and some coordinations cardstock for the back.

Christmas ribbons: To embellish the ribbons I simply stamped with Staz on ink Christmas sentiments from the Merry Mr. Snowman and the Lines of Life sets.

I hope you like this little project!

Happy holidays to everyone!

Today I’d like to share some fun autumn related projects I have made to both put in my scrapbooks, give as gifts and also to hang on my walls.

I started off by celebrating the first day of my son going to Kindergarten for the full day.  I captured him all dressed and ready for school on his first full day of school and thought it would make a great layout to share with you!

Ready 4 School

For this layout, I used some non-school themed stamps to add those special touches.  I used some of the postage stamp canceling images from the Road Trip stamp set and the school related stamp set from Neighborhoods, of course!

Here are a few closeups…

Next I wanted to create a fun card caddy to give to my son’s teacher around Thanksgiving; which is next week here in Canada.  So I found a 6×6x1 acetate container to use as my card caddy and then I decorated the front…

Autumn Card Caddy

For the front, I used some autumn inspired papers from Imaginisce as the starting point for my colour palette of light orange, rich red, dark brown and a pop of dusty blue.  I stamped the tree with coloured leaves from the Tree For All Seasons set and than added a fun tag using the Itty Bittys (the wood grain stamp) and Small Greetings for the sentiment.

I created one card to put inside my caddy too!  I used the pretty little leafy branch from the Floating Leaves set to decorate the front oval.  Doesn’t it look great with that similarly patterned paper?

And here’s the back of the little card caddy… using the simple leaf shape from the Floating Leaves set again.

Next I wanted to create something autumn related for my door.  So I grabbed some fabric and created a stuffed fabric ring and wrapped it with some soft satin brown ribbon and tied it at the bottom.

Fall Wreath

To decorate my wreath, I stamped a variety of leaves from the Floating Leaves stamp set onto the autumn patterned papers and then cut them all out.  I adhered each leaf using the amazing Professional Acid Free Glue from Helmar Adhesives, one of our extremely generous partner companies.   Each leaf is securely attached but flexes with the fabric.  I’m so impressed by this great glue!

And the final autumn inspired project that I have created to share with you today is a fun welcome sign to hang on my door as the happy haunting season begins for Halloween in a few weeks.

Batty Welcome Banner

I started off my using some black embossing powder and heat embossing the entire surface of that super cute bat chipboard piece by our newest partner company, Magistical Memories.  A few sprays of glittery mist to add some sparkle didn’t hurt either!

I strung a bunch of Halloween colour inspired banner pieces from our newest stamp set here at myStampBOX, Pennants (soon to be released!).  I added some fun Halloween themed stamps from our BOO! set to the tops of some of the banner pieces to add to the holiday theme.

I then used my Funky Alphabet stamp set and created a fun “welcome” statement to hang below my glittery bat.  The title appears to float below because I used some of my “recycled” stamp backer acetate pieces from all of my myStampBOX stamp sets and adhered the hand cut letters using Helmar’s fabulous Scrap Dots and black foam adhesive circles called Zapdots to it and then attached it off of the back of the chipboard bat.

I coloured the inside of all of my funky alphabet letters using some coordinating Copic marker colours to match my pennant pieces.

Thank you for joining me today on my autumn inspired journey.  I hope that just one of these fun projects inspires you get out your myStampBOX stamps and create something fun today!

Happy stamping everyone!

I thought I’d try to make stamped felt embellishments. I proceeded in this way and you can follow!

1) Stamp images on some scrap paper and cut them out leaving some space around. You don’t have to worry about intricate cutting.

2) Fix your stencil to some fine felt with a pin. Cut around.

3) Cut two times from felt and once from a stuffing material.

4) Make a sandwich and fix it with a pin. Hand sew all around with shell scalloping stitch. At the end, knot the two ends of the thread and enter them underneath in the felt.

5) Stamp the corresponding image with Staz’On ink.

Congrats! You’ve completed your first felt embellishment! You can use those as a pin – just sew a safety pin underneath and you can wear it. Or fix it to a hair band. Or… I’m sure you’ll find some creative use for them. As for me, I attached it to a pot of apricot preserves I made earlier this Summer.

I also made a small tag that goes on the top of this pot using a stem from Funky Flowers and a sentiment from Small Greetings sets.

I dedicate this red maple leaf to Bettina and Allyson who both are Canadians. And other leaves I dedicate to you all, Fall lovers like me…

That’s why I’ve decided to dedicate my post today to this adorable set. Use a single balloon or group them together for a cluster of balloons; the choice is yours. What is guaranteed to happen is a one of a kind design that is sure to delight.

Clear Scraps and Helmar were generous and sponsored the my Stamp BOX design team this month and I’m so glad they did. Until now, I haven’t had the chance to play with any of their product and let me tell you, they are great.

Clear Scraps has so many cute little shapes and sizes to play with, I’m sure they have something for everyone. I had fun this month not only stamping the acrylic pieces but also embossing them. The Helmar adhesives were fantastic as well. I especially love the Quickfix Adhesive Runners. They are super easy to use and very strong!

Happy Stamping!
Cherie

On the card below, I stamped the word “heartfelt” on the green ribbon using the Many, Many Thanks Set. The dragonfly stamp is from the Garden Sketches set.

On this card I used the mini flower from the Funky Flowers set and stamped it in two different colours on the ribbon. This is a great way to create unique, one of a kind ribbon. The butterfly and greeting are from my two favourite sets; Colorful Companions and Small Greetings.

On my final card, I stamped the greeting from the Neighborhoods set on the twill and placed it under the scenery stamp.

So next time you’re creating, try pulling out some of your ribbon and stamping on it. I think you will be happy you did!

Happy Stamping!
Cherie

I hope you have enjoyed our first month with many fabulous projects and detailed tutorials from our very talented design team. For this month we have planned more tutorials and got some beautiful projects to show and inspire. On April 15th you can meet this months’ guest designer Lori Roop on this blog and on April 25th she will have a tutorial for you.

We have several new stamp sets in the store: Border Lines, Oval Office, Sigh-Gush-Gasp. We also carry a variety of German stamps and are adding frequently to the selection: Kicher-Seufz, Versiegeltes

For April we have another draw for a stamp set that will go to a lucky winner at the end of the month. It’s called “Border Lines” and is perfect for quirky cards, tags and layouts. For the tags below I stamped directly onto cardboard with StazOn ink and “coloured” the white squares by glueing mini card stock bits on the designs. I added some faux stitching and sentiments from “Small Greetings”. Very simple and effective. I hope you will enjoy working with this set.

To win the Border Lines stamp set, you can leave up to two comments, each entry will win you a ballot, but you can only win one time. You must do one or both 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 April 30, the winner will be announced on May 1st.

The winners of the March 1 contest have posted the following comments:

Congratulations and thanks to all participants for your wonderful responses and good wishes. The lucky winners please e-mail  your detailed address to bettina@mystampbox.com and I will get the stamp set in the mail for you.

Love,

Bettina

my Stamp BOX Many, Many Thanks and Abundant Blossoms

my Stamp BOX Floating Leaves and Small Greetings

my Stamp BOX Funky Flowers

Happy Stamping!
Cherie

So this week I grabbed a few simple items and created a simple gift for my neighbour for St. Patrick’s Day next week as a thank you for helping us out with snow removal this winter.

I grabbed my Olive Green Staz-On ink and my “Seal It!” heart shaped stamp and created the stamped shamrock box.

A tip when using a 3 dimensional flexible box, use an acrylic block inside to help hold the box’s 3 dimensional shape.  This allows you to stamp on the surface without disassembling the box.

The gridlines on the acrylic box also helped me keep the stamped images in line with one another.

Finish decorating your little box with some stamped ribbon and a little message in the middle, add some yummy green treats and then made an accompanying card and you have a simple gift for someone special…. all made with recycling in mind!

Thanks A Bunch Green Gift Set

by Allison Cope

supplies: stamps; myStamp BOX (Seal It!, small greetings),  ribbon;  Rusty Pickle,  ink; Staz-On, Copic Sketch,  tools; Spellbinder’s Nestabilities,  cardstock; Die Cuts with a View.

So the next time you think about throwing out your product packaging, take another look at it and maybe you too, can make something for someone special!  Happy reusing, recycling and altering!

Allison

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For this card, I stamped a buttefly in the upper right corner of the T and then stamped “thanks friend”  from the Funky Flowers set. I used the Many Many Thanks set (which I can’t stop using because it’s awesome) to create the sentiment in the lower right corner.

For this card, I took a raw chipboard arrow and coloured it green. I then took the itty bitty circle stamp from Funky Flowers and randomly stamped a pattern. The “Thanks a Bunch” stamp is from the Small Greetings set.

For this card, I used the “Small Greetings” set, and the “Happy Birthday” set. I love that the birthday set has “non birthday” images as well. The flower can be used for a variety of occasions making it so much more versatile.

I used the same two stamp sets to create this fun card, which could also be used as a party invitation! I added some dimensional adhesive to make it really “pop”.

Don’t miss our contest this month! Check out the post on March 1st for details of how you can win….