Peace & Joy

Hi everyone!  I'm here with a festive Market Street Stamps card using a fabulous set for paper piecing.........Ornaments by DoBea Alberts.  I love this set....it's HUGE and I like the size of the ornaments.  The hand-drawn look is just so fun.

 

 I didn't mention the sentiments in this set too.  Big that they can be the center of attention on your card or a beautiful compliment to your focal point.  Here I've used the sentiment, Peace & Joy, and heat embossed it in gold. 



What do you think of the tiny twine bow?  This is some awesome twine!  It's from the Twinery and it's perfect for those holiday cards!  I made the gold strips the focus and added gold embossing and gold pearls.  LOVE!  (Thanks Jen!)

 

Well, I hope you all are enjoying this holiday season!  Have a wonderful day!

  

 

{Peace & Joy}

Stamps:  Ornaments (Market Street Stamps)

Paper:  Ripe Avocado (PTI), Festive Collection (Authentique)

Ink:  True Black (PTI), Versamark

Misc:  Gold Embossing Powder, Gold Twisted Twine (The Twinery), Gold Pearls, Foam Adhesive

Market Street Stamps: Block Party!

 

Hi everyone!  I'd like to invite you over to the Market Street Stamps blog for this month's Block Party!  It's your chance at being a guest designer for the next month!

 

 

 

I've made a card using the sunburst image and sentiment from Shine On by Stephanie Washburn.  I love this set.....so many possibilities with it!!  It's so hard to tell that there is glitter and shine all over this card.....believe me, it's there.  :)

 

 

 We'd love to see your Market Street Stamps designs this month! 

Go check out the Market Street Stamps blog for all the details on the contest!!

 

 

{Shine On}

Stamps:  Shine On (Market Street Stamps)

Paper:  Rustic White (PTI)

Ink:  Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz (PTI), Versamark

Misc:  Holographic Embossing Powder, Raspberry Fizz Buttons (PTI), Foam Tape

Dies:  Fishtail Flags Stax (MFT)

 

 

Bright Christmas

 

Hi everyone!  Yay for weekends!  I have an easy quick VERY mailable card for your holidays!

I've used a new stamp set from Market Street Stamps illustrated by the talented Stephanie Washburn.  It's called Shine On. 

 

I knew I wanted to have "colored" lights but didn't want to spend the time to color all the bulbs in so I used a technique I've shown before......stamping with the reverse side of your stamp!  I first stamped my string of lights 4 times to "connect" them across my card.  After stamping my lights on the string, I applied a piece of double sided tape to my clear block and turned my light stamp over to begin stamping my lights.  I did stamp off one time with each color before stamping my card......gives the lights a softer look.  When stamping this way, it gives the look of a glow to the lights!  I love how this turned out........so very CAS.

 

 

I've added some glitter to the lights "heart" center (which is just a fantastic detail Stephanie did).  My white panel is popped up on foam adhesive but you could certainly leave that out to make it even more mailable! 

 

That's it for today....Hope you have a very enjoyable weekend!  I hope to get some crafty time in later today so I'll have some goodies to share on the blog this week!

 

 

{I'm dreaming of a bright Christmas}

Stamps:  Shine On (Market Street Stamps)

Paper:  SS White, Pure Poppy (PTI)

Ink:  True Black, New Leaf, Enchanted Evening, Harvest Gold, Pure Poppy (PTI), Orangerie Palette

Misc:  Foam Adhesive, Prisma Glitter, Glue Pen

MSS Block Party Time!

It's Market Street Stamps BLOCK PARTY time!!! 

This is the time to use those Market Street Stamps for a chance at some prizes!  The big prize is a Guest Design Team spot for next month!  The other prize will be a random pick and will win a prize package of stamps and goodies!

Now, there's been a new "little" release this week and if you have been keeping up, the illustrators have released some fabulous new stamps this month!  Remember, all the new releases are 15% off through November 11th!

For the holidays, I am going to try making tags for my gifts this year.......yes a far cry from all the fancy wrapping and bows that I used to do ages ago (way before kiddos).  But this way, I still get to include paper crafting into my holiday which I have missed!  I've used some images from the Country Christmas stamp set for my tags.

We would LOVE for you to come to our Block Party this month!  Check out the details over on the Market Street Stamps blog!

{from our house to yours}

Stamps:  Country Christmas (Market Street Stamps)

Paper:  SS White and Pure Poppy DP (PTI)

Ink:  Kraft, Harvest Gold, True Black (PTI)

Dies:  Tag Sale (PTI)

Misc:  Button, Twine, Copics, Black Satin Ribbon

Market Street Stamps Blog Hop Day 2!



Hello and Welcome to Day 2 of the November Release from Market Street Stamps! This month there are SEVEN new stamp sets from some of your favorite MSS illustrators and they are already available!! We are celebrating this release with a Blog Hop so if you are following the Hop, you should have arrived from Tifany DeGough's blog. If not, please start at the Market Street Stamps blog where you can find a full Blog Hop list.

All of the new sets are 15% off through Sunday, November 11th!



Again today, I went traditional....this time using Country Christmas.  I just couldn't stray from these colors.  Here I've stamped the little pine bough several times at the top of my card.  Then I stamped the ornament "string".  I decided to paper piece the ornaments with pattern paper.  Both ornaments are using Echo Park papers.  I've went in and added some glitter to give it a little shine!

 

All the stamps I've used here are from Country Christmas!  Didn't Julie Day do a FABULOUS job illustrating this set?  You would not believe how many images she packs into her sets!  This set is just overflowing with primitive country images!  My sentiment is selectively stamped and then pieced together with another stamp.  Then look at the stitches stamp at the bottom.....she's designed it evenly spaced to be able to stamp another color in between!!!  LOVE!

 

 

 

Would you like to win one of the sets showcased on the Blog Hop? You need to check out the details over at the Market Street Stamps blog for the giveaway! You're next stop is over at Stephanie Muzzulin's blog.  We will be back on Friday for the usual Block Party......remember it's time to use those MSS!!!  See ya then!



{Blessing from our house to yours}

Stamps:  Country Christmas (Market Street Stamps)

Paper:  Pure Poppy, Simply Chartreuse, Vintage Cream (PTI)

Pattern paper:  Echo Park

Ink:  Ripe Avocado, True Black, Pure Poppy (PTI)

Dies:  Cirlce Spellbinders

Misc:  Rustic Button Twine (PTI), Foam Adhesive, Prisma Glitter

Market Street Stamps Blog Hop Day 1!

Hello and Welcome to the November Release from Market Street Stamps!  This month there are SEVEN  new stamp sets from some of your favorite MSS illustrators and they are already available!!  We are celebrating this release with a Blog Hop so if you are following the Hop, you should have arrived from Julie Day's blog.  If not, please start at the Market Street Stamps blog where you can find a full list of participants.

All of the new sets are 15% off through Sunday, November 11th!

I've used the fabulous new Mini Holiday Backgrounds for a very traditional CAS card.  I stamped my holly background in green.....adding dots of "red holly" with a R29 Copic.  Several beautiful scripty holiday words (from another new set) were stamped randomly on the base cardstock and one on a small tag that is grounded by red/white twine by Martha Stewart.

Here is a close up detail shot.......

 Ok, so I know lots of you are fans of MSS background stamps like I am.  These new "minis" are just perfect size for making it more of a focal point!

Would you like to win one of the sets showcased on the Blog Hop?  You need to check out the details over at the Market Street Stamps blog for the giveaway!  You're next stop is over at Stephanie Muzzulin's blog.  I'll see you back here tomorrow at 8am CDT for inspiraton with more new stamp sets!





{Joy}

Stamps:  Mini Holiday Backgrounds and Christmas Bells (Market Street Stamps)

Paper:  SS White, Pure Poppy (PTI)

Ink:  Pure Poppy (PTI), Jardin Moss (Palette ink), Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Dies:  Linen IP and Tiny Tags dies (PTI)

Misc:  Twine (MS), Foam Adhesive, Copic R29

Market Street Stamps November Release!

 

 

Hello friends!  I'm here today with to share some of the newest stamps from Market Street Stamps!
There are some brilliant new Holiday sets in this release!  The stamp illustrators that are featured this month have done a fantastic job.......Stephanie, Julie, Brenda, and Dobea!  Congrats girls on your releases!

 

We're doing things a little different this month.  The stamps are all available NOW in the Marketplace!  Guess what??  All new release stamps are 15% off!  We'll be back tomorrow with a fun Design Team Blog Hop.  Join us for a Design Team Blog Hop Tuesday and Wednesday at 8AM CST starting on the Market Street Stamps blog!

Here's a few of the new sets available now!

 

 

 

Come back tomorrow for inspiration during the Blog Hop where some of these sets will be showcased and a chance to WIN some new goodies!  Check out the Market Street Stamps blog for details on a very special announcement coming soon!

 



Happy Halloween

Hi everyone!  I'm here today with a Halloween one layer card.....using Fall-o-Ween by Julie Day from Market Street Stamps.  I could not wait to get my hands on this set.  This set is jam packed with images for both Halloween and Thanksgiving! 

Creating this little scene was soo simple with these images.  I love how Julie even captured jack-o-lanterns with this set!  Look at that cute little face!  For my pumpkin, I did cut the stem off my stamp so it was more easy to ink up in green. *gasp*

I wanted to share the little wood fencing that is also included in this set.  Here I've used just the tips of the posts and stamped them once and then again in between the previous posts.  I love how it looks!

I'm playing along with the colourQ challenge since it uses these colors!  I wanted to point out the banner in this inspiration photo.....isn't it just so fun??  I'm definitely going to have to try one of those..........hmmm, maybe I need to look for Halloween material after the season!



 Thanks so much for joining me here today! I'm going to link this up over at The Pink Elephant for their Halloween Challenge!

 

{Happy Halloween}
Stamps:  Fall-o-Ween (Julie Day for Market Street Stamps)
Paper:  SS White, True Black (PTI)
Ink:  Plum Pudding, True Black, Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate (PTI), Orangerie Palette

Market Street Stamps Block Party!

 

Hi everyone!  Did any of you enjoy WCMD yesterday?  Well, I did but LATE!  LOL  Today, I wanted to share my card for the current Market Street Stamps Block Party!  There is plenty of time to create a card for your chance to win a Guest Design spot next month or some fun stamping goodies! 

 

 

I was in need of a baby girl card so I used the cutest set by Julie Day Designs called Baby Basics.  There are so many little sentiments and images included in this set.  I just love this paper by Simple Stories.....Baby Steps. 

 

 

 

 My card uses the current sketch over at Retro Sketches.  I love the paper strips in the sketch and the rounded corners. 

 

 

{Congrats on your sweet baby}

Stamps:  Baby Basics (Market Street Stamps)

Paper:  SS White, Sweet Blush (PTI)

Pattern Paper:  Baby Steps (Simple Stories)

Ink:  Rich Cocoa (Memento), Blush (AMuse)

Misc:  Harvest Gold Buttons (PTI), Twine (The Twinery), Copics, Foam Adhesive

 

MSS Block Party!

It's Market Street Stamps Block Party time! Can you believe school is in session already? For my kids, it's already been 4 weeks.  They are enjoying school and seeing their friends again after the busy summer!  So I know I will be needing several school themed cards this year, I decided to use the new sets Teacher Notes and ABC Background both of which were designed by the sweet Stephanie Washburn of Sweet Steph Designs!

 

 



 This month's Block Party has started and anything goes!  We just want to see those Market Street Stamps!

I had fun with this week's Retro Sketches for my card.  Thanks girls for a great sketch!

 

{A+ great job}

Stamps:  Teacher Notes, ABC Background (MSS)

Paper:  True Black, SS White, Pure Poppy (PTI), Cork Sheets (Quartet)

Ink:  True Black, Fresh Snow (PTI)

Misc:  Pure Poppy Button (PTI), Marachino Twine (The Twinery)

Nuts about You

 

Hi everyone!  It's Monday and I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  We went to Worlds of Fun with my brother and nephews yesterday.  Love the great rides plus we had so much fun! 

 

Today I have a sweet little card using one of the newest releases from Market Street Stamps!  Illustrator, Julie Day, did an incredible job with this set!  It's called Nuts about Nature. 

 

 

I know it's short and sweet but I've got lots to get done!   As always, thank you for stopping in to see my little blog!

 

{i'm NUTS about you!}

Stamps:  Nuts about Nature (Julie Day for Market Street Stamps)

Paper:  Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Rustic Cream (PTI)

Ink:  Dark Chocolate (PTI)

Dies:  Strawberry Patch Dies (PTI), Linen IP (PTI)

 

Market Street Stamps August Release

Hello everyone!  I'm back with more new stamps.....this time from Market Street Stamps!  This month features a big release because several of the DT have become stamp illustrators and their lines debut this month!  Huge CONGRATS goes out to my fellow teamies......Steph, Julie, and Brenda!  Your stamps are wonderful and I wish you HUGE success with your new lines!  And I didn't forget Angelica.....Your designs are sweet too!  :)

Today I get to show off Brenda's new stamp set, Dreamcatcher.  I can tell you that this is such a fun and versatile set.  I have nothing like it in my stash!  For my first card, I've used the border stamp included in the set and stamped it repeatedly using Tuxedo Black Memento ink.  I've chosen some colors of Copics and colored away!  Adding in the long sentiment stamp on a diecut banner finishes it off. 

My second card uses the wave of stars.......my favorite image from this set!  I did a bit of rockin' and rollin' for the stars to get the rainbow look.

Don't forget to go visit the Market Street Stamps blog for your chance at winning a set of stamps from this fabulous release!  All the new stamps will be available for purchase starting Thursday, August 16, at 7am CDT.  Thanks so much for stopping by today!



{All our dreams.....}

Stamps:  Dreamcatcher (MSS)

Paper:  Melon Berry, SS White (PTI)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), True Black (PTI)

Dies:  Fishtail Flags (MFT)

Misc:  Copics (Y35, R22, BG18)

{DREAMS}

Stamps:  Dreamcatcher (MSS)

Paper:  SS White (PTI)

Ink:  Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, True Black (PTI), Chartreuse, Reflection Blue, Orangerie, Violete (Palette Inks)

Misc:  Buttons (PTI)

MSS Paint the Town #17

It's better late than never right?  Well, apparently I left this post in draft form and never scheduled it.  So here I am a bit late with the newest Paint the Town Challenge from

MARKET STREET STAMPS! 

Just look at these peaceful colors.....tan, wheat, buttery yellow, and mystic blue.  Here's my take on these beautiful colors.

Now, go create a project using Market Street Stamps for your chance at winning.  One randomly selected participant will win a stamp set of choice ($15 or less)!  Enjoy your day!

{Happy Anniversary}

Stamps:  Grace Background, Simple Salutations (Market Street Stamps)

Paper:  Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Rustic Cream (PTI)
Ink:  Blue (SU), Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Misc:  Cream Button twine and Button (PTI)
Dies:  Edger Dies (PTI), Double Ended Banner Die (Lil' Inker Designs)

Two Step Stamping

Hi everyone!  I have a quick little tutorial for you today! 
When you look at your clear stamps, do you really look at them?  What I mean is....do you think about turning them over and stamping with the "WRONG" side?  Well, I wanted to share just how you can do this!  I used this technique on THIS Market Street Stamps card that was chosen for the Top 20 of the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol contest this summer!

Firstly, you need to choose a clear stamp that has an outline that is the same as the image.  To clarify, look at the back of the stamp to see if it would make the perfect outline for the actual stamp itself.  I chose to work with the Two Step Butterfly stamp that is only $5 and available in the MSS store.  The butterfly I used is the SOLID image (top image in the photo).  Here are my supplies:

Let's see, I do believe some neon is in.....now I don't have neon inks but I think this represents neon in what I remember wearing back "when" those neon shoestrings and tops were "in"!  LOL  So here, I've chosen inks that have a lighter shade and a coordinating darker shade.

Your first step is to place a small piece of double sided tape on one side of your clear block and place your stamp on the block so the back side is out.  Yes go ahead.....do it.  Ink up your lighter shade of color and stamp your image.  Clean your stamp and remove to now place on the other side of your block.  Now place your stamp the "normal" way on the block and ink up with the darker coordinating shade of color.  Now, centering the actual stamp is soo easy because you have the outline there as a guide!  When done, it gives the most perfect outline to your image!

Here are all 3 butterflies stamped first with the back of the stamp and then again with the normal side of the stamp.

Now for the finished card.........I love the results and it makes for very mailable card since there is no layering!

  So I challenge you to go look through your stamps and see what stamp(s) you have that may work for this technique because it is FUN!  Thank you all for stopping by today.....have a great one!

{Happy Birthday}

Stamps:  Two Step Butterfly, Simple Salutations (Market Street Stamps)

Paper:  SS White, True Black (PTI)

Ink:  Shell, Bubblegum, Sky, Ocean, Lemon Whip, Papaya (AMuse), True Black (PTI)

Dies:  Small Scallop Border (PTI)