Hey MBT Fans!!! Are you ready for a fun contest? This month we are bringing you a Pinterest contest, totally inspired by fall, as it is right around the corner and some may be feeling it already. We have done something a bit different this time around, as this contest will be held directly on our Pinterest. Of course my designers have whipped up some gorgeous eye candy to inspire you as well. Please show them some love and check out what they made. Now on to the Inspiration Pic and entry details!
I hope you feel inspired, I know I do! Don't forget, you can join in all the fun here at MB's Treasurista by posting your creations to our Facebook fan page or Craft Community! We'd love to see what you've been creating with MB's Treasurista!
Hey MBT Fans!!! This month we are going to do something different for our challenge. Lets get organized!!! Do you have things in your space that need a better storage solution? Well here is some fun motivation!!! Organize anything in your space and share it with us...before and after! You could win a Clip It Up!!!Of course my designers have gotten a bit organized too. They are the first 4 thumbnails in the linky below. Please show them some love and check out what they did. Now on to entry details and prize.
You can organize anything you want. Must include a before and after pic and brief description of what you did.
Submit Project as a "linky" to the MB's Treasurista Blog Gettin Organized Challenge post or any designers post or you may do a video response to the video in this post via Youtube.
Unlimited Entry submission per contestant
Follow the MBT blog and/or youtube channel
1 Winner will be selected
Projects must be uploaded by June 22nd 11:59pm
Don't forget to check out all the designers projects for storage ideas!
It's Tuesday and you know what that means here at MB's Treasurista, that's right! Another Teach Me Tuesday Tutorial. Today's craft highlights some very unique and imaginative uses of the Magic Stamp? We will also share 2 gorgeous journal pages by Pernilla Svalborg! So we've got journal pages, stamping, the Magic Stamp and a tutorial! Plus we have a winner to announce for this week's blog contest! Could this day get any better?!
And now it's time to announce our contest winner chosen by you...
Lydia
Congratulations, Lydia! Please send me a confirmation email with your shipping address at mbstreasurista@gmail.com, to claim your prize.
Here is what Pernilla has to say about how she created these beautiful journal pages:
Today I have a little bit of art journaling to show you - now, I'm a beginner in art journal and mostly admire others' work rather than do my own, but I'm hoping I'm learning. So far, it's mainly been a bit of paint or spray and some stamping. Since the discovery of modeling paste and The crafter's workshop stencils... What can I tell you, it's a whole new world opening. But I wish for the pages to stay flat and less bulky, so I thought why not try to add depth with my new magic stamp from MB's Treasurista. I had the best time trying to come up with impressions and I really liked the chain and the coins. But how would I incorporate those in some art journaling?
Anyhow, without further due - behold the result:)
Now, I stamped the heck out of the poor background. But I just couldn't help myself:)
I was so please with the result, I got so much seemed going on at the same time and still the page is completely flat!
Ink: Adirondack dye ink in espresso, hazelnut and juniper; archival ink in coffee
Stamp: Magic stamp! Vintage finds, Teresa Collins, Kaisercraft old lamppost and butterflies, Tim Holtz red rubber cling
But, don't forget that Misty will custom make you an order if you can not find what you're looking for. You might be familiar with the Tim Holtz catalog, where you will find both the ink and the red rubber cling stamp sets. But she is also able to get you Kaisercraft - thus basically able to provide you with every product I used to create this art journal page. I'm sure she can even get you an art journal if you don't have one already - LOL!
The
possibilities are endless, you will basically be able to make your own
stamp with what ever you're in the mood for... or what ever material you
have available.
Let me tell you how it works:
Heat - The first thing you must do is to heat the foam. You will see the foam react to the warmth and be more porous.
Press
- after it's heated, gently press it to a surface of your choice. But
it should have some kind of structure to it. Think beads, coins, linen
texture or even cooking rise. You can also try chains or gears, anything
that will leave an impression in the foam. Also remember that the
stamped image will be reversed.
Stamp
- now it works like any foam stamp as usual. Just ink it with your ink
of choice, I used dye ink from adirondack. I found that I liked it
better to rub or brush the ink pad against the stamp rather than to tap
it as I normally do.
Clean
- Just as you would with any normal stamp, just clean it - here I used a
baby wipe. No either you keep it like this and use it again and again
and again or until you wish to make a new stamp.
Heat again - if you reheat the foam, the stamp will return to it's original shape and you can make another impression. That's the magic!
As
it's very inexpensive you could easily afford having a number of your
own personal stamps, but also as it's so versatile, the value for money
is unbelievable :D
So I hope you give it a try, let me know if you have any questions and I will try my best to help you.
Please visit MB's Treasurista to buy your own magic stamp and more.
What beautiful journal pages and great tutorial. We hope you all had a lot of fun on today's blog! We want to thank Pernilla for her amazing work and tutorial! We would also like to thank Lydia and everyone else who played along with us for the contest. We hope that today's creation will inspire you to create and try out the magic stamp for yourself! Please come back and join us tomorrow for more amazing craft inspirations and fun ideas!
We always encourage you to post your creations to our Facebook page or Craft Community! We'd love to see what you've been creating with MB's Treasurista!
Hey MBT Fans. We hope you are having a beautiful Wednesday! We have a French Country project that will put you in the creative mood! Deb Edwards shares this incredible project, and we have a few announcements and reminders! What a great day on the blog!
Take it away Deb.....
Here are some still pictures of my Tag, I hope ya'll like it
Back Side of my Tag
Hi Everyone, Thanks for watching, I created this Tag from products I used from MBTreasurista.... This is one of my DT Projects for this month, I have listed all the products I used, Remember you can use my promo code DEB10 and receive a 10% discount on your entire purchase!!!!!
Just beautiful Deb!!! Make sure to check back as we have some other gorgeous and creative projects to share later this week!!!!
Now on to an exciting announcement and reminder!!!
Are you ready for another exciting Design Team Call? This one is coming from our craft community!!! We proudly present you with the 2013 Creating the Crafty Life Design Team Call. You must be a member of the community so just click HERE to sign up and check out the call event for all the details. Good Luck and have fun :)
We wanted to remind you that you have just under 11 days left to enter our Pin Inspired Creative Contest! Maybe the lucky winner will be you... Here is the fun Graphic 45 Secret Garden prize you could win:
Such a beautiful project from Deb today. Big thanks to her for sharing her creative genius with us! Be sure to check out the Design Team Call and the Pin Inspired Contest!!! We hope this blog just made your Wednesday. Join us tomorrow as Pernilla and Rochelle have fun and creative projects to share!
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Hey MBT Fans!!! Are you ready for a fun contest? This month we are bringing a new Creative Contest that is completely inspired by Pinterest. We have scoured Pinterest and found the perfect pinned photo that speaks to us. We hope that it speaks to you and inspires creativity and fun!!! Of course my designers have whipped up some gorgeous eye candy to inspire you as well. They are the first 4 thumbnails in the linky below. Please show them some love and check out what they made. Now on to the Inspiration Pic, entry details and what i made. I was sooo inspired by the pic that i played along too...:)
Pinterest Pinned Photo
Here is what i created.
I started off with a 8x8 canvas. I wanted to really jump into Mixed Media and oh my i'm sooo in love. I also used this canvas for a swap over at Creating the Crafty Life and had to give it away :( But its going to a great home, to Mariam :) I hope you like my first canvas, first attempt at Mixed Media and my take on the inspiration pic.
