My scrappin' life

I survived my first Live with Prima :)

Yesteray evening I did my very first Live with Prima show and although I was a little nervous when we started and techniques messesd with us a little half way the show I think it went pretty well :)

If you haven't seen it you can watch the recorder version here: For the love of masks

Something else I want to share with you today is a card I made a little while ago for MyStamp Box. The theme was fall and that looks so appropriate right now, when I look outside...

First I stamped the leaves on white cardstock with Versamark and then embossed them with clear embossing powder. After that I sprayed the card with glimmer mist. The text on the button was stamped with Stazon. Stamp sets used are: Abundant Blossoms and Seal it!

Thanks again for stopping by! Happy scrapping and have a great day!

My Stamp BOX show and tell + a give-away :)

Last friday was my turn on the MyStamp BOX blog for a show and tell post. Here is what I did:

Probably, just like me, you have drawers and boxes full of embellishements. All of them bought because they are so pretty and maybe one day you can use them, right?! And a lot of them you will use, that's for sure. But sometimes with all these piles of lovely embellies you still can't find the right ones to fitt your layout or project. Of course you can search the internet for the right one and order it online, hoping it will arrive the next day so you can finish your project... You can also decide to make your own unique embellishments to fitt your layout perfectly, just like I did.

This is a set of buttons I created using chipboard, scraps of paper, stamps and bottle of multi coat. You can use whatever scraps of paper you have that go with your project, creating a perfect match. And the nicest thing of all... the will be unique. Nobody will have them same :)

So, to start with I added Adhesive Sheets to the back of a variety of paper scraps and then punched out a bunch of circles in different sizes from the paper scraps as well as from chipboard.

 

Then I peeled off the back of the sticker circles I created and applied them to the chipboard circles.

 

After that I stamped on all the circles with a variety of stamps using Stazon ink.

After that I covered them with two layers of multi coat to give them a shiny finish.

Finally I used a real button as a guide to draw the place where the holes should go and then used my crop-a-dile to created the holes.

And ready!

Stamp sets used: Bottlecaps, Seal it!, Abundant Blossoms, Passport to Adventure.

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial and inspired you to create your own lovely embellishments.

Now, do you like these but don't you have the time or the tools to create them yourself? I will give away a set of 25 buttons to one person who leaves a comment on this post. I will announce the winner on Tuesday september 9th. so make sure to check back to see if you're the lucky one!!

Thank you for stopping by! Happy stamping!
 
 

Art journal pages for MyStamp BOX

This month on the MyStamp BOX blog DT-members are pairing up, decide on a theme together and both create something with that theme in mind. It was Jaine Drake and my turn today and we decided to use Art Journaling and book paper as our theme.

Here are the pages I created with the wonderful MyStamp BOX stamp sets:

For “Heaven” I used Colorful Companions, Abundant blossoms, Bottlecaps, Backgrounds and He loves me. The background was made with acrylic paint. I also used acrylic paint to stamp the butterflies and the flowers. I used Stazon to stamp the bottlecap stamp and the little swirl from the He loves me set. Again I colored in the little dots of the bottlecap stamp with Letraset markers. The little circles and the words “heaven” where cut from bookpaper. The angel wing is a rubon from Hambly. The little white dots on both pages where made with the back of my brush dipped in acrylic paint.

For “the sky is the limit” I used Colorful Companions, Bottlecaps, Repeat after me and Backgrounds. For the background I used Gesso and Tattered Angels Glimmer Chalkboard. I stamped with Stazon and colored in the little dots of the bottelcap stamp with Letraset markers and then I put little punched out paper circles on top. The stars where made using sequin waste.

Make sure to check out the MyStamp BOX blog to see Jaines wonderful pages!! And of course the MyStamp BOX store for all those amazing stamp sets!
 

MyStamp BOX Design Team Call!!!

 
 
ATTENTION all stampers and myStamp BOX fans!

We are looking for new Designers to join our team. If you are enthusiastic about our stamps, love to stamp, are a good team player, and know a thing or two about blogging, you are the right match for us! We are interested in designers with a variety of styles who can creatively showcase myStamp BOX designs in their layouts, cards, altered art and other projects. No previous design team experience is necessary. International applicants are welcome to apply.

Our Term is 6 months from October 1st, 2011 to March 31th, 2012.
Team requirements:
* 4 projects per month
* 1 blog entry per month including good quality photos of a project and instructions/tutorial
* Upload all projects to the myStamp BOX website gallery and other online galleries
* Submit at least 2 projects per term for submission to print magazines of your choice
* Occasionally help with additional design opportunities – new stamp sets, classes, etc.
* make myStamp BOX the only stamping company you design for during this term
Team benefits:
*bio and picture on the website, with links to your blog
*a starter kit of stamp sets and additional stamp sets throughout your term
*other free scrapbooking supplies from product partners as they become available
*30% discount on purchased myStampBox stamps during your term
Please include in your application:
*personal information (your name, address)
*a short paragraph about yourself and why you think you’d be a good fit for myStamp BOX.
*link to your blog and gallery
*3-5 examples of your work showcasing your stamping ability and style

This call ends Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Send your application to bettina@mystampbox.com
myStampBOX website:  www.mystampbox.com
We can’t wait to hear from you!

Chipboard + MyStamp BOX stamps = earrings

Today on the MyStamp BOX blog it's my turn to share a step-by-step tutorial. For this occassion I created these chipboard earrings. Not into earrings? You can also make just one, hang it on a leather string and you have a funky necklace!

 

 

Check out the the MyStamp BOX blog if you like to know how I made these!

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

MyStamp BOX sketch challenge

This week we have a sketch challenge on the MyStamp BOX blog!

MyStamp BOX provides 2 sketches, 1 layout and one card, which the Design Team used for their examples.

This is the card I made using "Wishing you sunshine":

 

Check out the MyStamp BOX blog for some amazing projects of the Design Team and to join in the fun!!

MyStamp BOX wrapping paper challenge

Yesterday was my turn on the MyStamp BOX blog to present a challenge. My challenge this week is to create your own wrapping paper using your stamps. Even if your gift is ready made bought you can add a personal touch by making your own wrapping paper.

I will share 3 examples I made using "He loves me", "Repeat after me" "Danke fur alles", "Seal it!" and "Wishing you sunshine"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All you have to do is take some plain colored paper, repeat a pettern, add some ribbon and tags and you're done!

Happy stamping!

 

myStamp BOX blog hop! Great prizes to win!

Welcome to the myStamp BOX “Mystery Box Hop”!

 

If you have just happened upon our event today, please begin your journey on the myStamp BOX blog here.
All of our wonderful myStamp BOX designers are joining us today to show off some inspirational BOX creativity!

Bettina Von Gross, myStamp BOX

Jill Hildebrand, From the farm

Sue Sykes, Kewl-beans

Jaine Drake, Confesions of a craftaholic

Janet Zeppa, Janet's Joy

Birgit Koopsen, My scrappin' Life (you are right here! :D)

Linda Abadie, The craft of caring

Jolene Johnston, Savor the memories

Agata Pfister , Under construction

Rebecca Keppel, My cluttered corner

Marsha Valk , Marsha.

Allison Cope, Your memories with Ally

myStamp BOX Blog

We are giving away an amazing prize package from the myStamp BOX shop for our event this weekend and all you have to do is COMMENT along your journey to WIN.

We have given three of our lovely designers a mystery prize box and you could WIN the prize inside just by leaving a COMMENT on EVERY designer’s blog. Our Mystery Box Hop winner will be announced on the myStamp BOX blog on Monday so all comments are due by Sunday June 26th at 11:59pm EST. Good Luck!

And here is what I did with my MYSTERY BOX…

 

 

The stamping on my box is on the embellishments. I stamped a pattern on the originaly white Prima paper flowers using  Danke für alles and He loves me using Olive Stazon. After stmaping the flowers I colored them with Glimmer Mist. The white fabric leaves were stampes with the burlap stamp from the Repeat after me set. I also used that stamp to create the pattern on the wooden flourishes which I embossed first with distress embossing powder.

 

I filled my box with home made cookies, including the receipy so the lucky receiver can make them herself too! :)

 

Now it’s time to HOP along and find out what the next talented designer has created with their MYSTERY BOX. Your next designer is Linda Abadie  Don’t forget to leave a comment below for a chance to WIN one of our MYSTERY BOX giveaways!

Have agorgeous day!

 

myStamp BOX blog hop coming up! and Scrapbook Adhesives give-aways!

For my dutch readers: Ik heb nog een paar plaatsjes beschibaar voor de Photoframe workshop op zaterdag 25 juni a.s. Voor meer informatie kijk hier of e-mail: info@birgitkoopsen.nl!

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myStamp BOX has a fun blog hop coming up starting june 23th. There will be some great prizes to winn!!

 

Don't miss it! :D

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For the rest of the month SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™ is teaming up with Vintage Street Market for a fun filled blog hop. With their fun vintage style and our adhesives both of our teams are eager to share with you some fun projects.

For an added bonus, we are going to do a giveaway here on the SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™ blog. Just leave a comment on any of our blog posts (at the SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™ blog!!) from today till June 30th, 2011 and we will pick a random winner. Prize will be some Vintage Street Market goodies and a fun set of SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™ products. You can comment as much as you’d like!

Have fun and enjoy what our design teams have in store for YOU!

Just add notes! A little myStamp BOX project

Hi everyone!

This is a fun little project I did for the myStamp BOX blog this week. A couple of bookmarks I made for my little girl.

She has to read many books in school and when she is done she has to write a report on every book.

This way she can not only keep track on where in the book she is but she can also make notes while she is reading of things she thinks are important to remember and mention in her report at the end.

I just cut some strips of the cute Prima Jack & Jill collection papers, punched borders at the bottom and cut them as a tag on the top. I stamped along the edges with the zigzag stitch of the “Repeat after me”-set. The other stamps all come from the “Just add notes”-set.

Finally I made a hole at the top and slide some ribbon through. Super easy but fun! My daughter loves them!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Happy stamping!