In the Air

Hello there! Things got a little less warm after the weekend, weather-wise. Kiddos-wise, they got much hotter if you get my meaning! :) Anyway, I don't even know when I made this card. Probably in between one storm and another... But since the air is hot, balloons fly better, isn't it? Especially when there's a Moxie Fab World challenge involved. If you need to know everything, I don't own any balloon related product, paper or stamp. I could paper piece something but I'm lazy those days (that goes with the Summery-like weather we just had...) So, I took one bauble from this Christmas stamp set by myStamp Box and turned it into a hot-air balloon...

The sky piece was made on a piece of watercolor paper, with dye inks and Perfect Pearls powder for the lovely shimmer...

And the sentiment was adhered to a piece of corrugated cardstock that acts as the basket which is attached to the balloon with crochet floss...

I've seen some gorgeous submissions and compared to them my card is sort of "blah". Still, I had fun working on it and hope for more hot weather! See ya!

Hot weekend

Hello! The new Paper Crafts magazine hits the stands and it arrived in my mail box yesterday. I have to say, it's full of amazing projects! It's a HOT issue! As hot as the weekend we're having...

I do not have anything printed in there but I can share one of my rejects with you. A card for Mother's day (I believe in some countries it's already THE day).

Supplies: cardstock: Bazzil Basics and Swiss Dots; stickers AC; pearls HA and amuse; brad Artoz; border punch Fiskars; tissue paper, sewing machine

I know, I know, it's not perfect, far from! But, what I loved most about this card was that home made tissue paper flower - so fun to make (and to offer)! Maybe I'll have a better luck next time?...

Anyway, speaking of hot, the weather continues to be incredible here in Switzerland, it feels like Summer and I'm not kidding! So, we're trying to get advantage of this and today we did something special together. But, I won't reveal everything just yet as I'd love to scrapbook that day. For now I'll just send you a "postcard" from Switzerland so you might feel as you were there, too! Have a nice one!

What's your story?

Hello! How is your week going so far? Mine is sort of... great! The weather is more than fine and I've completed a layout I wanted to for quite a long time! It's going to be this year's album's opener since this story happened on the 2nd of January. And what's the story, you might ask. Well, I guess every child has a favorite plush toy. My daughter had two: one she has to have in her bed for sleeping and a second one who became her best friend. She was carrying this teddy bear everywhere under her arm, it was all stained and grey instead of initial white. On the 2nd of January I was leaving for a short trip and since we had very little time, on our way to the airport we stopped in a restaurant to eat. The teddy disappeared in between the parking lot and the queue, in literally something like 3 to 5 minutes. We looked for it everywhere, my husband went back there and searched for a long time. Nothing. This was also the day when my daughter was not feeling very well so it was a total nightmare! And must tell you that we were all sad and very much affected by the disappearance of "our" Teddy. We wanted to buy a new one but the one presented as the same on the internet doesn't look the same on the picture... So, our daughter has a white bunny instead that she seems to have accepted almost like the Teddy. But still, it's not the same...

Supplies: cardstock Bazzil Basics; patterned papers MME; brad and letter stickers AC; sewing machine

The patterned papers are yet another story. I bought those about a year a half ago and they were still hidden untouched in my stash. But when I took them out, I fell in love with them *again*! So much texture and such beautiful colors! I can see another layout coming soon...

And what's your story today? Would love to hear it! See you soon!

Unbelievable!

Hi there! This weekend was sort of unbelievable. First, the weather. Gorgeous! Warm (over 20°C)!!! We went to a park with kids and their uncle & aunt, it was fun! Then, we enjoyed some calm in the garden and today we could still go out lightly dressed with our guests...

Second, my layout for the Project 12 - February was featured on the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog! Wow!!!

Third, with all we did, I've managed to make a card for Paper Crafts Color Inspiration Challenge. Here it is:

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzil Basics; Stamps: myStamp Box; Inks and Glossy Accents: Ranger Industries; Accents: Hero Arts; Gelly Roll Pen: Sakura

The pennant was stamped with dye ink, then I colored in the dots with Stardust gel pen and covered everything with Glossy Accents.

But I have to admit, after all this I'm unbelievably tired... So, off I go, to bed! See ya!

myStamp Box New Design Team blog hop

It's a WELCOME BLOG HOP today at myStampBOX, and we are thrilled to introduce our new designers to you. If you stumbled upon our blog hop today, be sure to start back at the myStampBOX blog so you don’t miss any of the action!

Come visit all of our returning design members' blogs, and you will be introduced to our new team members one by one. Make sure to leave a comment on each participating blog and a final comment once you return to our home page. Leave your comments by 6 PM EST on Sunday April 3rd for a chance to win free stamps! On the way enjoy our welcoming cards made with our fun myStampBOX stamp.

But first we would like to thank all the wonderful and talented designers that are leaving our team. A BIG thank you goes out to:

Stephanie Ackerman

Maryfrances Fabbri

Cari Locken

Eva Pizzaro

Kristen Swain

Melissa Wright

Thank you for your hard work over the last 6 months. You’ll always be a part of the myStampBOX family. Best wishes from all of us in your next crafty adventure!

Now… let’s find out more about who will be joining the myStampBOX design team. Follow the blog hop and visit each of our returning designer blogs. Each team member will be introducing a new member of our team. At each stop, please leave a comment. When the blog hop is complete, return to the myStampBOX blog and leave one final comment to have a chance to win a myStampBOX stamp set of your very own!

mSB Blog

Agata Pfister

Jaine Drake

Jill Hildebrandt

Jolene Johnston

Allison Cope (coordinator)

We hope you enjoy our little welcoming blog hop! Don’t forget to leave a comment on each one of the design team blogs and the mSB blog for your chance to win! Good luck and happy hopping!

Hi everyone! Let's get introduced to Linda! Take it away, girl!

First of all, I'm so excited to be part of myStamp Box Design Team and really looking forward to get to know every one of you! My name is Linda Abadie. I am 35 years old. My husband and I have been married for 8 years and we have two children, Nicholas (6) and Christopher (3). I started scrapbooking in 2007 when my husband ARMY career took us to the far reaches of the globe. Most of my layouts was inspired by daily activity; either at home with my family or at work, nursing. I enjoy this hobby as it allows me to express and capture special heartfelt moments in my life. Some of my creations have been published in Memory Makers, Somerset Memories, Paper Trends, Card Maker and Card Creations magazine. Many of my friends consider my style as "eclectic", full of bright colors and happy. I love combining mixed media and hybrid scrapbook technique. I really hope that my work can inspire you to create more and let out your creativity be expressed through your layouts and cards...

That's so nice to get to know you, Linda and to have you on the team! Welcome! And here's my card made especially for you! I made it using one of our new stamp sets, Pennants. I love to turn one of them and make a party hat out of it!

Supplies: cardstock Migros; Stamps: myStamp Box; Dye inks: Ranger Industries; Accents: HA; Decorative scissors: Fiskars

Hopefully, you'll like it!

Now... Check out our new design team member and a fun card at Jane's blog! Happy hopping!

Summer envy

Hello again! I'm back with a layout full of stamps and cut pictures! :) Yeah, I know, I'm not objective. But what would you say seeing those two on a hot Summer afternoon with their ice sticks and dressed in nothing but their pampers/undies? And it became a habit... The title says "A small naked" in Polish, a word easily used for small kids.

I stamped and cut out all the clouds from "Wishing you Sunshine" set by myStamp Box. The sun was made on watercolor paper, white embossed, inked with dye inks and sprayed with pearlized water. Love the shimmer!

Supplies: cardstock Bazzil; watercolor paper Canson; stickers AC; stamps myStamp Box; inks Ranger and Tsukineko; embossing powder Artoz; Perfect Pearls powder Ranger; button HA; twine

Now, I had a sketch for that layout made shortly after the pics were taken and it was in my sketch book ever since. But one day I had a totally different idea and here we are! Maybe it was an effect of a very warm month of March? Now I have Summer envies!!! See you tomorrow for the blog hop!

Second thoughts

Hi there! I admit, lately I've been having second thoughts. About envelopes, that is! And all this because of Hero Arts monthly challenge since it's about Birthdays, Layered Backgrounds AND Stamped Envelopes! But who said that those envelopes were to be sent out?! Well, I thought so... And here we come. Please welcome an envelope aka paper lantern. Can you see that there's candle burning inside?...

I took my pictures quite early in the morning and well, they're not perfect...

Here's the inside pic...

Once this one was made, I thought about transforming the envelope into a bag for a small gift. And if you offer a candle, well, that's a two in one shot, if you ask me...

On both envelopes you can see some linen ribbon, found it in a nearby store and am quite happy with it. Very easy to stamp on!

And since I was going for texture on this one, I even braided the handles out of natural twine.

Supplies for both envelopes: stamps and felt flower HA; dye inks and Stickles: Ranger; embossing powder Artoz; watermark ink: Tsukineko; cardstock: Bazzil Basics; butterfly punch: Martha Stewart; border punch: Fiskars; linen ribbon, stapler

Thanks for visiting and see you soon!