Hello! It's friday again :) Time for a new episode of Behind the scenes! I know some of you are already looking forward to these weekly interviews and I want to thank all of you for your great response and all your sweet comments.
As you probably know by now we always start with announcing last weeks winner.
Today we have a very lucky winner of 3 complete collections from 7 Dots Studio:
Congratulations Anne! Please e-mail me (info@birgitkoopsen.nl) your address and you will soon receive this great giveaway!
And now on to today's manufacturer! I'm happy to introduce to you myStamp BOX! I've been on the MSB DT for a 6 months term and loved working with their lovely stamps. I also love the storage solution they have. All sets come in transparent plastic cases (like a CD case) and are perfect to store and find the stamps you need in a second!
Please meet:
Thank you, Birgit, for inviting us to your "behind the scenes" blog.
Our company, myStamp BOX was founded 4 years ago. We are based in Toronto, Canada. Being the owner I am involved in all of the aspects like designing, producing, marketing, accounting, etc.
I have been living in Canada for 15 years together with
my husband and two high school aged sons. My family is part of a fantastic
neighbourhood and community. I enjoy being crafty and mainly create with
stamps, paper, ink or my sewing machine. When I am not creating I need to get active through many sports, such as tennis, swimming,
running, (ice) hockey or fitness. In the Summer we enjoy family time around our cottage at the Baltic, on the
German coast.
I am the main designer for the stamp lines. Some stamp sets have been created by other designers, such as Karen Ellis from The Art House Studio.
As you may know, myStamp BOX is a manufacturer of clear stamps. There are many kinds of clear stamps in a wide range of price and quality. Generally you get the quality you pay for, just like any other product. Our stamps are made from a material called Photopolymer, created in a process that involves exposure to UV light. They are manufactured in the US and in Canada and are of better quality than the acrylic kind. Photopolymer printing plates were developed for the printing industry and ink up very smoothly, like red rubber stamps. Acrylic stamps have generally a larger rim around the stamps' base and ink often pools on them in little droplets.
Products:
Stamps - our stamps come in a broad range of themed sets, each set is packaged in a clear storage box with an index. The sets range between 4-12 stamps and cover such themes as nature, holiday, as well as backgrounds, shapes and journaling.
The stamps are our main and my favourite product. They are easy to use, applicable to a variety of techniques and craft types, like card making, scrapbooking and mixed media. You can even stamp on dishes, fabric, candles and cookie dough!
We also carry chipboard albums in shapes that coordinate with our stamps, such as camera, suitcase, etc.
Embossing powders in basic colours are our latest addition and complement our product line.
Our products can be found in many craft and scrapbooking
stores as well as in our online store.
We have an international Design Team that we choose every six months. We try to accommodate a range of different personalities and crafting styles to be able to inspire our fans with new projects through our blog and Facebook page. From time to time we invite guest designers to create with our products. Contact us, if you think you would be a good match for us.
I think scrapbooking and mixed media will keep being a popular craft sector. Stamps are incredibly versatile and perfect for all types of media and applications. Mini albums will continue to be popular and crafters will, inspired by the multitude of stamping and mixed media techniques, create many embellishments from scratch. I think embossing is enjoying a newfound popularity as well. We will be seeing many old and new ways how to use this great product.
Have a look at our stamp sets (they are generally 4x5" in size). And check out how they would fit into your creative portfolio...
you can find us here:
Here are 3 suggestions from the blog for some fun stamping... tutorial/inspiration style
And, of course we have a giveaway today!
A set of clear stamps: Wishing you Sunshine and a cloud chipboard album:
And here are some project created with this giveaway:
And here is what you have to do to be able to win this giveaway:
First visit the myStamp BOX website, then come back here and tell me what is your favorite stamp set. Comments close on Thursday, February 14 at midnight (GMT+1). The winner will be announced in the next Behind the Scenes on Friday, February 15.
Next week's manufacturer is Canvas Corp! Don't miss it! :)
Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!
I had the pleasure of meeting the owner of MyStampBox at ScrapFest in Kitchener ON last spring and she is so sweet. I like many of the stamp designs and I'd say there are quite a lot from the journaling line that appeal to me, expecially Bold Blocks, Pixel Perfect, and Fleurishing Punctuation.
Posted by: Ann Jobes | February 08, 2013 at 07:08 PM
het is moeilijk om een keuze te maken zoveel leuke stempels...
ik zal er een paar noemen...
Friday Night Stencil
TIMELINES
REPEAT AFTER ME
ROYAL FLUSH
Tall Outlines -double box en zo kan ik nog eventjes doorgaan :-)
Posted by: Marie-Anne Raeman | February 08, 2013 at 07:49 PM
er staan er een paar op die heel gaaf zijn, maar ik zou kiezen voor de Programmed Robots, omdat ook mijn zoon het wel gezellig vindt om samen met zijn mama te freubelen en er voor die mannetjes soms wat weinig leuke stempels zijn. Dus Programmed Robots vind ik een leuke set.
Posted by: Jessica | February 09, 2013 at 03:24 PM
My favorite stamp set is Just Add Notes. But i really liked more stamps i saw on their website ;-)).
Posted by: alice | February 09, 2013 at 03:26 PM
I think it was a toss up between Lovely Houses and the tea set. The tea set gets points for being so unique compared to other tea cups and bags. But Lovely Houses is my winner. The design of the stamp lends itself to a variety of styles, from coloring and paper cutting to stamping in compound. It's as versatile as it is pretty.
Posted by: Carole Huxel | February 11, 2013 at 04:58 AM
How hard to choose!!! I like all of them, Pennants and Lovely houses will be so much fun to work with. Wishing you sunshine is my favorite off all, because i really wish al lot of sun for everyone right now. I need the spring to start.
Posted by: Anneke | February 12, 2013 at 10:17 AM
Het is ècht niet mogelijk om maar 1 favoriet te kiezen hoor, maar als het dan toch 'moet': She Says- He Says. Of nee, ik ga voor Itty Bitties. Of zal ik toch maar kiezen voor Symbols? Maar de Funky Circles zijn óók zo leuk.....
Help!!! Ik kan ècht niet kiezen!!!
XXXJenneke
Posted by: Jenneke | February 12, 2013 at 10:44 AM
I think my favorite set is lovely houses. But there are for sure others that are great.
Posted by: lacyquilter | February 12, 2013 at 03:00 PM
So many to choose from! I liked the houses, clouds and backgrounds. As my favourite set I would choose Funky Flowers because I think it is very versatile set.
Posted by: taru76 | February 14, 2013 at 11:51 AM
I like most of the sets, for instant all the backgrounds were fine, but most I liked the set Road Trip just now.
Posted by: Leenamummi | February 14, 2013 at 07:13 PM