An experiment with UTEE

This card was the result of a bit of experimenting with some UTEE.  The heart shape was die cut from some grunge paper and covered with two layers of black UTEE. It was then stamped onto using one of the  My Stamp Box stamps then gold acrylic paint rubbed over.  Because the UTEE layer was quite thick and heavy, the heart started to curl up but that just added to the distressed look. 
It can be seen on the My Stamp Box web site along with the other Design Team  projects.

Creative Inspirations challenge # 54

This is my card for the new Creative Inspirations challenge which is to use a template. The design team were given some templates by this weeks sponsor The Cutting Cafe and I chose this cute teabag holder. It could also be used as a gift card holder as inside there are little pockets .

I can fly.

I've managed to sneak in a journal page this week amid the madness that is half term holidays.  I couldn't let a week go by without adding an entry so a late night of cutting and sticking was just the ticket to get my 'fix'.

This is for Wednesday Stampers 'I Can Fly' prompt and as well as a Tim Holtz die and embossing folder I've used stamps from My Stamp Box and Clear Art Stamps.

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.

Here are the details for our call:

Term is 6 months from April 1st, 2011 to September 30th, 2011.

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.


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 Friday, March 4, 2011 International applicants are welcome to apply.

Send your application to bettina@mystampbox.com

myStampBOX website: http://www.mystampbox.com/


We can’t wait to hear from you!

I like driving in my car.....its not quite a jaguar! (Madness)

I'm quite late this week posting my entry for the Wednesday Stampers challenge and more than a little late with my journal page in my altered book but it's been a truly busy week and next week being half term won't be any less so. 

The Wednesday Stampers theme is transportation and the journal page picked last week by Laurence is Cars. So here I am killing two birds with one stone so to speak.  The car stamp is actually a foam stamp from a childrens set.

ATC swap.

It's just a quickie today as I'm super busy , but I thought I'd share my ATC with you which was part of a swap on the Mini Books group.  The theme was colour and I chose White.

In Distress.

The new challenge theme for Creative Inspirations is " Distressing". 

We were given some digital images to work with from Stitchy Stamps and I jumped at the chance to use this Big Ben image. I thought it would lend itself perfectly to a bit of a distress treatement. I printed it out onto some cheap t-shirt transfer paper and ironed it onto the paper background.  You just have to be a bit careful not to over heat it as it sticks to paper quicker than on fabric and over heating can result in the image being distorted.  Remember to reverse the image before printing especially lettering.

We're being sponsored this time by Stitchy Bear Stamps who are donating a $10 voucher and Simon Says who are also donating a $10 voucher.

Hop on the 'Love Train'.

All Aboard!!! You’re now a passenger on the myStamp BOX Love Train! Let’s travel along the tracks to each of our talented designers and see the sites! We’re going to share all kinds of cool cards and projects on your journey today. We’re also going to giveaway some amazing stamp sets too! If you are just joining in, please visit the myStamp BOX blog to begin your journey.

All aboard… let’s begin our journey right now! Just in case your train de-rails, these are the stops we’re going to make along the way…

Agata Pfister
Cari Locken
Eva Pizarro
Jaine Drake - you are here.
Jill Hildebrand
Jolene Johnston
Maryfrances Fabbri
Melissa Wright
Stephanie Ackermann
Allison Cope
myStamp BOX Blog


To be eligible to be our random stamp winner, you must visit each of the designers blogs listed above and leave on comment on their Love Train post. Once you have visited and commented on each person’s blog you can return to the myStamp BOX blog and leave one final comment to let us know what your favourite stop along your train trip was.

This is my Valentine gift set, plenty of pink, hearts, distressing and of course My Stamp Box stamps. I've made a little box, card and tag.

Thanks for stopping on your journey. Don’t forget to leave a comment below to be eligible for a prize! Now on to the next station…. Your next stop is Jill Hildebrand.

Good luck.

All loved up.

We're getting all loved up for Valentines day on Monday (you can't ignore it) so no whimsy on my journal page this week, it's just a serious bit of collage. I wanted to keep it simple so as not to distract from the background colour and overlay in the middle.

Lots of loved up pages this week too on Wednesday Stampers.

A mixed media canvas.

I had sooo much fun creating this canvas using my stamps from My Stamp Box.  These Funky Flowers are just that - funky enough to add a touch of whimsy to the background and some dimension to the bottom.

To see some more of the project in detail, the project is up on the My Stamp Box blog site for todays show and tell.

Also this  friday 11th Feb. we'll be having a blog hop with lots more projects with a love theme AND a chance to win some stamps of your own. So make a date.

She had hope.

Wow February already, that's just not right!
I almost missed - well actually I did miss the deadline for the new page of my altered book and this time Lena has chosen the prompt. She wanted us to create an opening in our page and so I decided on an arch. Once I'd got the basic shape cut out the rest sort of came together on it's own. That's the second princess I've painted for this page and I can't say I'm overjoyed at this one either!

Lots of texture and paint on this page and a bit more doodling.