Guest Designer :: Kate Cordero

Hi Everyone, it's Kate from Scrappers Creative Corner 

Today is my last Guest Designer post for Market Street Stamps, it's been fun and I so love their stamps especially the Background ones.  So go check out the store, HERE

For my First Card, I used Background Grace Stamp and for the Sentiment Pawprints on our Hearts Stamp Set.  I embossed the Background Stamp with White Zing embossing powder PTI Paper called Hibiscus Burst.

For my 2nd Card, for the Background I used the Doily Set.  I stamped them with different SU! Ink and just added some blings in the middle.  Sentiment is from the Daily Grind Stamp Set.

For my last project, I decided to do a LO. I used the Argyle Background Stamp set and for the words I used the Simple Joys Stamp Set 

Such a big difference from the 1st month of school (So Happy and Excited Face) to end of the School Year (I am so over this Face) LOL!

Have an Awesome Weekend Everyone.

Sweet Trio :: Guest Designer :: Diane Noble

It's Friiiiiday! Whoo hoo!

Today I am thrilled to share a trio of gorgeous, gorgeous projects by the ever-so-talented and genuine Diane Noble.

I am always in awe of our Guest Designers and how generous they are with their time, talent and energy in creating beautiful works of art for our blog. 

Diane is not only one of the nicest, most thoughtful and inspiring people I've met in the Blogosphere, but she does fantastic work. I was so touched by the thoughtfulness and soul Diane has weaved into each project. Just keep reading more below (in Diane's words) and you'll see exactly what I mean! 

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I am a retired educator and I live near Kansas City, Missouri, with my pastor husband.  We have an empty nest now so I’m at a stage in life where I can enjoy my favorite hobby—paper crafting.  I love creating 3-D projects, including mini albums and mixed media art, but my favorite craft is card-making.  

As a pastor’s wife, I have many opportunities to send cards to encourage people and to let them know we are praying for them.  What I enjoy most though is sending cards for no special reason other than to let someone know I was thinking of them.  

My design style varies since I try to fit the style to the images I’m using, but I love the shabby chic look for paper crafting and home décor.  I try to participate in online card design challenges because they help me get out of my box and try new techniques, color schemes or design layouts.  

I’ve had over 120 cards published in crafting magazines, and currently serve on two design teams.  I was also honored to be asked to be a guest designer for Market Street Stamps.  I recently discovered MSS and am already hooked on the fun, whimsical images. 

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Enjoy the Journey Mini Album  

Measuring 4” x 4” this mini album is jam-packed with fun spots for photos or journaling.  It contains 14 pages, including interactive elements, and showcases 24 images from MSS sets.  I love mini albums and try to create ones that could fit anyone’s tastes.  This could record fun trip memories, or could be a mini journal about some significant life experiences.  I want to keep it to record some highlights of my life—important moments and special memories. The last 2 pages will record some of my faith experiences and ways God has answered prayer. (Angelica's note: you will DEFINITELY want to check out the GORGEOUS inside pages on Diane's Blog! They are must-see!)

MSS Sets Used:  

• Bon Voyage
• Cane Background
• Compass
• Home Sweet Home
• Simple Joys
• Vintage Notepad Background

Other Materials Used:

• My Mind’s Eye / Indie Chic “Citron” 6 x 6 designer pack
• Crochet lace, buttons, rhinestones, designer brads, linen thread, craft envelope
• Punches/Dies: 1-3/8” circle punch, Hearts and Brackets die (Stampin’ Up!), Beautiful Wings   embosslit die (SU), Two Tags die (SU), wide oval punch (SU), Martha Stewart edge punch, 
• Zutter Bind-It-All and binding tools
• Copic Markers, Memento Ink (Tuxedo Black, and London Fog) by Tsukineko

Enjoy Special Moments Card

I know so many women who live life at a very hectic pace…young moms who are constantly on the go.  This card invites the recipient to sit, relax and enjoy all of life’s special moments.  If only for the brief moments taken to sit and read the special message inside, I hope to bring encouragement and refreshment with this creation.  These delightfully warm, vibrant patterned papers give a slightly shabby chic ambiance to the card. The card measures 5-1/4” square.  The image has been paper pieced, and for a touch of realism, the tag string is inserted in a tiny hole, and covered with the paper pieced tea portion of the image.  (This card coordinates with the “Enjoy the Journey” mini album).  

(Angelica's note: see more photos on Diane's Blog! simply gorgeous!)

MSS Sets Used:

• Enjoy Today
• Simple Joys

Other Materials Used:

• Crochet lace, mini market tag (office supply store), buttons, hemp twine
• Patterned Paper—My Mind’s Eye / Indie Chic “Citron” 6 x 6 paper pack

Market Street Stamps Storage Bin (Altered Art)

This 6-1/2” x 9” x 4-1/2” cardboard storage bin is perfect for storing all my new Market Street Stamps! I purchased CD jewel cases to hold each stamp set. The stamps cling to the inside of the case.  I cut the labels and the pictures from the stamp set packaging to identify each case of stamps.  This is perfect for my growing collection of my favorite fun, whimsical sets from Market Street Stamps. 

MSS Stamps Used:
• Gone Campin'

Other Materials:

• Stampin’ Up!: cardstock, patterned paper (retired) and ribbons
• Rhinestones 
• Copic markers
• CD Jewel cases from Staples
• Mini cardboard file case 

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Thank you SO much for visiting today and thank you SO much to DIANE for her incredible, incredible projects! PLEASE head over to her blog for lots more photos - they are amazing!!

Have a great weekend, guys!!

I Believe in Love

Feeling the winter blues? Well this card will bring you out of them! 

DoBea created this super sweet card that takes me straight to spring!

Makes me forget how cold it is outside for a minute! HAHA!

DoBea used Mesh, Honeycomb, and Vintage Notepad on to decorate these pretty butterflies! 

The sentiment set Simple Joys is perfect for LOTS of occasions- here she made the sentiment, "I believe in love." Just beautiful!

Make sure you stop by DoBea's blog:

  The Flip Side of Me 

to see more details about this project!

This card also fits in PERFECTLY with our current Paint the Town Color Challenge! This month we have some super FUN colors- you don't want to miss it!

Have a fabulous day! 

-Steph

Geek Love!

Hey Market Street Fans!  It's Meg here with an extra bonus Sunday post.  Who's ready for some geek love?

I've been wanting to make a graph with the Pretty Perfect Grid ever since I got it in my hot little hands.  I started by stamping the grid in gray onto gray cardstock, leaving a bit of a border. Of course, we all know that you should always label your axes, and the two sentiments from Simple Joys were perfect to show my love for the hubby growing over time (to really geek out on you, I wanted it to be an exponential graph, but I think I would have gotten to x = 4 before it went off the card, so I went with the linear equation y = 2/3x + 1).  I thought about just adding some bling for the points, but then remembered this small little heart from Gone Campin' that was the perfect size! 

Then, being the good stamper that I am, I clean off the sentiment stamps and start putting them back on the sheet, when what do I spy?   Yes, there is an actual equation in Simple Joys.  It was like Angelica knew there were geeks out there wanting to make a love graph.

One more note: If you enjoyed this post, thank your math teacher.  Or any teacher.  Maybe get your kids in the spirit of Thanksgiving and have them write thank you letters to their teachers.  Maybe write one yourself to that teacher that inspired you to _____.  Believe me, it will make his or her heart grow-and this time it definitely will be exponentially!

Tutorial: Dry Brushing with Distress Stains

Hi, everyone! Steph here to show you a fun technique that I stumbled upon while playing around with my Distress Stains a little while back. Did you know that Market Street Stamps carries Distress Stains in the Markeplace! Head over and check it out! I LOVE to sit down with my Distress Stains and just PLAY- you never know what you'll come up with!

This time I decided to see what kind of effect I could get with the Distress Stains by "painting" them on cardstock with a dry, firm bristled paint brush. I literally pulled this paint brush out of the kids craft supplies- you don't need any type of special brush- use what ya got!




Here are the supplies I used: Distress Stains (Antique Linen, Faded Jeans, Walnut Stain, and Weathered Wood), a paint brush, craft sheet, and white cardstock.

First, dispense some Distress Stain right onto the craft sheet.

Then, take a dry paint brush and dip it/swirl it in the Distress Stain.

Softly drag the paint brush across the cardstock, creating rustic, nonuniform lines all the way across.

Repeat this process with multiple colors of Distress Stain (I used 4 different colors), layering and overlapping colors until you develop a pattern you like! Have fun with it- add different colors and play around!

Here is the pattern I ended up with. It's very rustic and masculine looking- just what I was looking for!

Next, I inked up part of my Lost Garden background stamp with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I only wanted the background to go across the bottom and right side, so I only inked those parts of the stamp!

Stamp to create a fun layered look!

After stamping! See that bottom right corner- it was screaming for a sentiment from Simple Joys- so that's what I did next!

I played around a bit and decided on the sentiment combination "enjoy the journey." This card would be perfect to send to a friend starting college or starting a new job- so many possibilities!

I stamped and cut out the sentiments "enjoy" and "the" to be adhered with foam dimensional tape. This really helped the sentiment to pop!

Finally, I adhered the entire image panel to an A2 size card base.

Here is the finished card:

I hoped you enjoyed the tutorial today! Have fun with your Distress Stains- don't be afraid to play around with them a little bit! 

I Love this Life

As my introduction week winds down here, I have one last project to show you.
I love really great sentiment stamps, and I have to tell you, Market Street has some awesome ones. I find myself using the Simple Joys set over and over and over again. Not only are there 2 different fonts on this set, but the fonts work so well together, it is so fun mix and match.

On this card I used just the one type, but it totally describes how I am feeling lately. Not to mention the colors are the bomb, if I do say so myself ;)

I hope you are all getting excited to find out who is on the new Design Team. I know I am, as the suspense is killing me. Knowing the wonderful people that Angelica and Stephanie are, tells me it will be a great one!!

June CREAM OF THE CROP!!

Hi!

I'm VERY excited to share our picks for this month's "Cream of the Crop!"

You guys WOWed us again this month, creatively showcasing Market Street Stamps and sharing it for everyone to see!

Before Ishare the winners, we would like to encourage everyone to join in on the fun! It's super easy to enter and you can enter as many times as you want! Show us your best work!

Thank you to ALL the wonderful designers that shared their project with us this month!

So..... here are three projects that caught our eye and stood out- well executed, creative, and inspiring!!

In no particular order, here are the three designers who are the "Cream of the Crop!"

MICHELE GROSS

Michele is an AMAZING designer and she blew us away with this stunning card that she made for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge sponsored my Market Street Stamps earlier in the month. This clean and simple beauty using the Too Many Martinis set is incredibly well executed and definitely packs a lot of punch!

Michele is one super talented lady! Visit her blog Studio MSG for a TON of inspiration!

EMILY LANHAM

Emily created this LOVELY set of notecards, featuring the Believe stamp from the Simple Joys set, for a very important cause. This set of cards were created for the Royal Purple Freedom Blog Hop to raise awareness about domestic violence. The cards went a little farther than that and are now part of this weeks Scrapbook, etc. Photo Faves! Click HERE to vote for Emily's cards- if she wins, she plans to donate the prize money to the Bradley Angel House to help families that are the victims of abuse!!

Stop by Emily's blog to show her some LOVE- Create Serendipity!

KATE CORDERO

This super sweet girl submitted MANY projects this month for our Cream of the Crop contest and it was very hard to only choose one! My favorite project she submitted was this uber cute set of summer note cards using the new Tiki Time and Chillaxin sets! Love the mix of patterned papers and the cool summertime color combos! Great work, Kate!!

 Stop by and visit Kate's blog- Scrapper's Creative Corner! She updates almost EVERY DAY!!

Ladies- please contact me
{steph at marketstreetstamps dot com}

to collect your $20 gift certificate and the code for a blinkie that you can proudly display on your blogs!!

So... who will be the

 "Cream of the Crop"

for July?

 Here's how you can play along!!

The details:

The Cream of the Crop Spotlight is a merit based contest- we're looking for projects that catch our eye, but we also encourage stampers of all skill levels to upload their cards for consideration! We will be looking for projects that are well executed, use Market Street Stamps in a new and fun way, have great use of color, and have amazing overall design. Most importantly, we want to see what you're making!

• Deadline to get your project in will be the last Friday of the month 
• Cream of the Crop Spotlight projects and winners will be announced that weekend!
• Spotlight winners will EACH win a $20 gift certificate to the Market Street Stamps store!
• If you are chosen, in addition to the $20 gift certificate to the Marketplace, your project photos will appear on the MSS blog  (as well as a link to your blog (or gallery if you do not have a blog) !
• You may upload/link as many projects as you like!

You have until midnight on July 29th to share your projects and be in the running for May's Cream of the Crop!

Here are links to places I'll be looking for your projects:

• Market Street Stamps on Facebook
• Market Streets Stamps on Twitter
• Market Street Stamps Flickr group
• Market Street Stamps SCS gallery (keyword: marketstreetstamps)

We LOVE to see your projects! Keep up the great work!!

Celebrate the Moments Card

Hello Market Street friends! It's Erin from Erin Lee Creative again, posting another fun card with my favorite Market Street Stamps. For this card, I used the Simple Joys set and the Vintage Music background stamp. The Simple Joys set is so versatile, you can basically create any sentiment you want, I love it! The Vintage Music background has been one of my favorites, I can always use this one in almost all of my projects.

The vintage image is a cigarette card I picked up in an antique shop while in New Zealand, a true gem. I used Glimmer Mist and Tim Holtz Distress Ink for the card base. I hope you like my card today!

May CREAM OF THE CROP!

 

Hi!

I'm so excited to share our picks for this month's "Cream of the Crop!"

You guys were amazing this month showcasing Market Street Stamps and sharing it with everyone to see! Before I share the winners, I would like to encourage everyone to join in on the fun! It's super easy to enter and you can enter as many times as you want! Show us your best work!

Thank you to ALL the wonderful designers that shared their project with us this month!

So..... here are three projects that caught our eye and stood out- well executed, creative, and inspiring!!

In no particular order, here are the three designers who are the "Cream of the Crop!"

VIJI SIDDHARTH

Viji shared with us this BEAUTIFUL newborn layout. It nearly blew me away! I love the way she used the Hearts A Plenty background stamp to create patterned paper for her page- absolutely stunning! (And the sweet little baby doesn't hurt, either.... haha!)

Stop by Viji's blog and show here some LOVE- Snippitysnap's Scrapalicious World! She's full of scrapbooking inspiration!

JESSICA- THE CREATIVE STAMPER

Jessica shared a couple of projects with us this month on facebook, but this one definitely stood out! She used Simple Joys to finish off this ADORABLE shabby-chic travel journal! LOVE IT!

Make sure you stop by Jessica's blog:The Creative Stamper's Spot and leave her some love! She's got some beautiful projects over there.... stop by and stay awhile!

LAUREL SEABROOK

Love this girl and I've admired her work for a LONG time! So happy to see her beautiful cards using Market Street Stamps!! Here's one that stood out for me- She used the super cute Cheep Talk set- LOVE the combination of patterned papers and that color combo is FAB!

Make sure to stop over to Laurel's blog: Seabrook Designs! She's got amazing style and her blog is great for inspiration!!

Ladies- please contact me
{steph at marketstreetstamps dot com}

to collect your $20 gift certificate and the code for a blinkie that you can proudly display on your blogs!!

So... who will be the

 "Cream of the Crop"

for June?

 Here's how you can play along!!

The details:

The Cream of the Crop Spotlight is a merit based contest- we're looking for projects that catch our eye, but we also encourage stampers of all skill levels to upload their cards for consideration! We will be looking for projects that are well executed, use Market Street Stamps in a new and fun way, have great use of color, and have amazing overall design. Most importantly, we want to see what you're making!

• Deadline to get your project in will be the last Friday of the month 
• Cream of the Crop Spotlight projects and winners will be announced that weekend!
• Spotlight winners will EACH win a $20 gift certificate to the Market Street Stamps store!
• If you are chosen, in addition to the $20 gift certificate to the Marketplace, your project photos will appear on the MSS blog  (as well as a link to your blog (or gallery if you do not have a blog) !
• You may upload/link as many projects as you like!

You have until June 24th to share your projects and be in the running for May's Cream of the Crop!

Here are links to places I'll be looking for your projects:

• Market Street Stamps on Facebook
• Market Streets Stamps on Twitter
• Market Street Stamps Flickr group
• Market Street Stamps SCS gallery (keyword: marketstreetstamps)

We LOVE to see your projects! Keep up the great work!!

April Release - Sneak Peek Day Three!

Hello and welcome to the third and FINAL sneak peek for April! Today we are showcasing another super versatile background - 

WOODGRAIN!

I just love the whimsy feel to it, don't you? 

Hmm, Father's Day, BBQ invites,
a nice background for a camping photo...

This stamp is PERFECT for all of the above!

As with the rest of the backgrounds being showcased, 

this stamp will retail for 
$12.50 but will be 15% off thru May 2nd

or 25% off if you buy it in the April bundle 
(includes all 7 backgrounds and a sentiment set)

And finally, more cards with the sentiments you've been seeing all week during our sneak peeks - 

SIMPLE JOYS!

I designed this set to be interchangeable - the sentiment designs are limitless, and our designers have creatively mixed and matched beyond anything I ever envisioned! 

This set has a total of 31 stamps and 

will retail for $19.50 but will be 15% off thru May 2nd or 

25% off if you buy it with the April Bundle!

So, let's check out the Design Team's inspiration, shall we?

Don't forget to leave a comment on this post if you would love the chance to get your hands on 

WOODGRAIN OR SIMPLE JOYS 

{one comment enters you to win either of these sets}

and be sure to check out 

Sneak Peek 1 and Sneak Peek 2 
for even MORE chances to win!

Good luck, see you back here tomorrow for the
FULL APRIL REVEAL
and the WINNERS!

TRACY

ANGELICA

STEPHANIE

NICOLE

NICOLE