Thinking of You :: Stephanie Washburn

Happy New Year's Eve!

 

I don't know about you, but I'm ready to move away from the holiday projects for a little while... haha! I had so much fun working on something that wasn't red and green!

 

It's always great to have cards like this one on hand to send out to friend- I like to keep a little basket with "thinking of you," "hello," "get well," and "missing you" cards in case I never need or want to send them out quickly!

 

I used the bold sentiment from Growth as the focal image of this card. I really love how the MSS background stamps easily dress up card elements, too! Check out how I used Funky Herringbone layered behind the sentiment panel to really draw attention to the sentiment. LOVE this background.

 

 

I'd love for you to stop by my blog

Sweet Steph Card Creations

for more information about this card!

 

Have a happy New Year, everyone! Be safe and have fun tonight! :)



Joy to the World :: Jinny Newlin

 

Good morning!

 

We hope you all had an amazing holiday with your families!

 

We have a beautiful project to share with you today from

 Jinny Newlin!

 

 

Jinny used a combination of a bunch of MSS stamps (Great Big Greetings, Country Christmas, Reason for the Season, & Flurries) to create these awesome tags for special homemade gifts for Christmas this year! Wouldn't you love to receive this beautiful gift!?

 

Run on over to Jinny's blog

Soaring

for more information about this project!

 

 

 

Don't miss out on our big

END OF YEAR CLEARANCE!

 

Run over and pick up something off your wishlist! :)

Celebrate The Season

We are right in the swing of the Holiday spirit, and Stephanie Muzzulin has a gorgeous card to share with you today! 

Stephanie used "Christmas Bells" by Brenda Weaver along with some lovely, monochromatic details to make her image pop!! 

We have TONS of stamps marked down over at the Market Street Stamps shop - be sure to stop in after you visit Stephanie's blog for more inspiration!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Moving into 2013...

Good Morning, Friends! It feels like forever since you've heard from me, and I can tell you, it's been a really tough year. We've gone through such a roller coaster in our household. Job changes, new pressures, routines, trying to manage a business and caring for two little preschoolers is, for lack of a better word - hard! However, we've accepted the challenges God has put in front of us and are excited to see His plan unfold.

We have some changes for Market Street Stamps, some of which will be revealed later this week, but our biggest, most important change is our Design Team. We absolutely adore our team members. Each are so insanely talented, and each has brought such a unique style to our team. As we close the 2012 season, we have decided to move forward with a new DT structure. Our illustrators will continue designing for their respective lines, and we will be asking individual designers and bloggers to guest post for a length of time next year. This will provide more opportunities to those wishing to serve on the team and I think will be a better model for our plans next year. {more to come}

Before I outline the details on that below, I'd like to just list our designers below and thank them for their incredible commitment, time, and creativity that they've lent us for the past year (and some, the last TWO years)! I have grown to adore these women, and feel extremely blessed and fortunate to know them. I know they each have such amazing gifts to offer and will do wonderful things:

Tifany DeGough

Amy Kolling

Stephanie Muzzulin

Jen del Muro

Jinny Newlin

Our new team structure moving forward will be similar to our guest posting we currently do. We will be reaching out to individual bloggers and designers for "featured posts" on their blog. 

If you're interested, here is what we're looking from our featured bloggers:

• An active blog
• Commitment of 2-3 featured posts featuring a tutorial and/or review on our stamps 
• Active in Social Media {Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram}
• Link to your online galleries 

What will you receive?

• Dedicated 48 hrs for your post/project on our blog
• Marketing of your posts on our Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram accounts 
• Free stamps! We will send stamp sets to coordinate your project and/or review with.
• Access to a Designer Facebook group

Please send a short bio, photo, links to your online galleries, and why you'd like to be a featured blogger to angelica {at} marketstreetstamps {dot} com. edit: please use "Featured Blogger 2013" as your subject so it doesn't accidentally get sent to junk mail! Thanks! :)

We will begin scheduling bloggers after the Christmas holiday and look forward to hearing from you!

I'd like to once again, thank our lovely ladies who have served on this team for the year. They've truly left an imprint on my heart with their dedication, faith in MSS, and friendship. xo Angelica

Simple Merry

Hello everyone, Julie here with a simple Christmas card that is perfect for those last minute holiday cards this week. With just some patterned paper, a sentiment and a simple embellishment you can make your Christmas cards in just minutes!

For this card I used the Merry Christmas sentiment from the stamp set Country Christmas and paired it with a layer of patterned paper, a holly rub-on and a small red button for the berry.

Thanks for stopping by and Merry Christmas!

Peace & Joy :: Amy Kolling

Hi everyone!  It's Amy here with a festive 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!

 

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

 



Guest Designer :: Virginia Lu

Hello!

We're here today with another post from our Guest Designer

Virginia Lu!

This girl has ROCKED her Market Street Stamps this month- we're so happy happy to have her as our guest!

I love the sentiment from Great Big Greetings! It is the go-to set for making Hello cards! For my first card today, I mixed the sentiment and embossed them in three different colors (orange, turquoise and pink) over black card stock. The border stamps are perfect to make the design look grounded. I then finished it off with Tim Holtz Distress Stain (Picket Fence). That way you get a chalk board look instantly! If you don’t have the Distress Stain, you can use any white chalk ink (such as Color Box) pad to achieve the chalk board look.

Sentiments play a huge role in card designs! Why not let the sentiment take center stage? Here I committed a little “stamping crime”. The sentiment “I REALLY MISS YOU” was cut up and then stamped with assorted colors. Not only do the colors attract your attention, they really really really convey the sentiment beautifully. And no worry, you can still stamp the sentiment like it is—REALLY! 

Nothing speaks louder than Neon colors! Here is fun one! Virginia will have more details about this card in her blog:  (Yes, Virginia...)

Thank you SO much for being our guest this month, Virginia! You're AMAZING!

And THANK YOU to those of you who participated in our Block Party this month!

You all did an awesome job as usual, and we're excited to announce that 

HEATHER will be our next Guest Designer!

Your rhinestone-accented lightbulb was fantastic!! Please email Jorge (jorge at marketstreetstamps dot com) and he will hook ya up!

Also, our random prize package winner is....

LISA L.!

Please email jorge at marketstreetstamps dot com with you full name and address, and we will get your goodies out to you!

Thanks again have a wonderful day everyone!

Holiday Greetings :: Tifany DeGough

Good Morning!

 

We have even more Christmas inspiration to share with you- this time for designer Tifany DeGough!

 

Check out what she created with a bunch of different sentiment stamps- amazing!

 

 

She combined sentiments from Christmas Bells, Country Christmas, Essential Holiday Elegance, Ornaments, Prancer, AND Shine On to create this fun card!

 

Run over to her blog

Ink Blots by TRD

to learn more about how she created this card!

 

We'll see you back here tomorrow with another post by our Guest Designer, Virginia Lu!

Block Party!!

Welcome to our

Market Street Block Party!

We are SO excited to party with you guys this week!

Our Block Party is one of our most popular contests because of how EASY it is! Just break out some Market Street Stamps and share what you create with them!

And did I mention the FANTASTIC prizes!? Yup! We have some really GREAT prizes!

Here's what you have to do:

• Create a new project with MSS stamps! It can be anything (cards, layouts, altered items, etc.)- be creative and have FUN!
• Link your project below by Sunday, December 9th at 11:59 PM CDT
• Note: Your creations for this contest will not be considered for the Cream of the Crop contest. Each MSS contest or challenge requires a separate, unique entry to be eligible to win!

Here's what you could win!

• One randomly selected participant will win an awesome prize package full of yummy stamps & accessories!
• ONE show stoppin' paper crafter will be asked to join us for a Guest Design spot for the following month! (This months winner will be a Guest Designer for the month of January!)

I know a lot of you would LOVE the opportunity for a Guest Design Team position- here's you shot!

We're super excited to see your creations- don't forget to spread the word, we love seeing each entry!

We'll announce the winners on
Wednesday, December 12th!

Guest Designer :: Virginia Lu

 

We are VERY happy to introduce of Guest Designer for December

Virginia Lu!

 

 

I am Virginia Lu from Ontario, Canada. I could not be more thrilled to be here as the December Guest Designer! I have been an avid card maker since 2008. I am a simple stamper and I like to add a “wow” factor to my cards as it gives the receivers a lasting impression and a sense of delight and charm. My latest favorite products to use are distress inks and alcohol inks. Trying out new techniques and various products help me stretch my creativity. I love the designs and quality of Market Street Stamps . The stamp designs range from fun and whimsical to vintage shabby. They definitely suit any stamper’s style and needs! Thank you, Market Street Stamps, for this opportunity to work with your wonderful stamps!

 

I love Baby Basics from Market Street Stamps. It is a perfect set for making Baby Announcements and Baby Shower-themed cards. The idea is to keep the design clean and simple and you can mass produce them easily. Here are some ideas that I came up with and I hope that you are inspired to try them out.

Washi tape are all the rage! Why not utilize them for instant patterning and colors!? These Target washi tape came in handy for making a baby boy/girl Congratulations cards! You can customize the look by using the smallest stamps to your liking. These two cards took less than 10 minutes to make!

 

The sentiment “heaven sent” is perfect for mulberry paper/handmade paper with the adorable teddy bear image. The minimal copic-coloring of the bears keep the look clean and crisp.

 

Adding textures is a great way to add a special handmade touch to this darling bear image. You can apply this idea to create gift bags, pocket cards...etc. I used felt and twines for the thank-you cards.

 

 

Lastly, if you want to get super creative, you can stamp a design with the clotheslines, pins and rubber ducky from this set. It can be as simple or elaborate as you want it to be.

 

 

I hope you enjoy these fun cards that I made! Big thanks to Market Street Stamps for having me as the December guest designer! It is pure FUN!

 

*****

 

Make sure you stop by Virginia's blog

Yes, Virginia...

for even more about these beautiful cards!

She's amazing!

Peace & Joy :: DoBea Alberts

Good morning!

 

Today we have some holiday inspiration for you from DoBea Alberts! She made this beautiful card and tag set- check it out!

 

 

 

How PERFECT is that large sentiment from Ornaments?! Love how the sentiment takes center stage!

 

 

 

And check out how she colored that little bell! Just beautiful!

 

 

This set is just perfect for your holiday projects- and there's still time to pick it up! Our stamps ship super fast!

 

Make sure you stop by DoBea's blog

Plum Poppy Studio

for more about these projects!

 

Have a great day! :)

November CREAM OF THE CROP!

Hi, everyone!

 We're here to announce the

November Cream of the Crop!

EACH and EVERY month we are blown away by the creativity in our galleries and this month is no exception!

 

There are TONS of places to find MSS inspiration- you can find some here:

{Splicoaststampers} {Flickr}

{Market Street Neighborhood- NING}

Also, if you haven't checked out the "Neighborhood" yet- come on by! We'd love for you to come introduce yourself in the forum!

Click HERE to join us!

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

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

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

NICOLE LAHA

LOVE Nicole's style! Makes me wanna run into my craft room and make something super cool! I have a feeling that I'm not the only one that feels that way! Check out this awesome card I found in our Neighborhood gallery! She made those strawberries from Berry Sweet look so yummy!

 

Make sure you stop by Nicole's blog

She Zig Zags

to see even more amazing cards!

PAM NEZRICK LORIS

 

Pam shared a couple of cards with us on our Facebook page and also on her blog featuring some really cool Christmas cards using non-traditional sets! Check out this fun card she made with the new Ornaments set- she used Woodland and Life is Beautiful to decorate the ornament and I just LOVE the look!

You can check out more from Pam on her blog!

Crazy Stamper

DINA KOWAL

I'd be lying if I didn't say that this next card absolutely blew me away! I LOVE seeing people use Market Street Stamps in a way I haven't seen before and Dina did just that! Check out how Dina used the large teacup from Enjoy Today!

Make sure you stop by Dina's blog- she's an extraordinary artist!

Mama Dini's Stamperia

Ladies- please contact
{jorge 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 December?

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 11:59 PM Central Time on December 28th to share your projects and be in the running for December's Cream of the Crop!

Here are links to places we'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)
• Market Street Neighborhood

We LOVE to see your projects! Thank you so much for sharing with us!!