You Keep Me Cozy

Good morning!

Today I have a treat to share with you! 

Samantha Casey created this STUNNING card- perfect to make us feel a little warmer during the cold season we're in right now! 

She combined a few sets (Cheep Talk, Night Owls, and Cool Cats) to create this beautiful winter wonderland scene! 

Her coloring is just amazing.... makes me feel cozy, for sure! 

Make sure you stop by Samantha's blog

SAMANTHA CASEY

for more information about this card!

Cool Cats

Cheep Talk

Night Owls

What's happening!

• Stop by at 12:01 EST Friday morning on the CAS-ual Fridays blog as well as the MSS blog to see the results of the CAS-ual Fridays/MSS Block Party challenge!!
• Sneak peeks and information coming your way about the new Market Fresh Kit Club starting Friday, January 6th! 
• We have a new Paint the Town Challenge coming January 11th! 
• January NEW RELEASE will start with sneak peeks on January 23rd! Available for sale January 26th!
• There are still LOTS of stamps on SALE in the Marketplace! Check it out!! SALE

Have a great day!!

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!!

Meet Minnie and Alfie!

Hello All! 

Nicole here!

I am so happy to say hi to ya'll on the Market Street Stamp Blog!

Without knowing it, I am following in Steph's creative footsteps....

 I  too used the Cheep Talk  set this week. 

I just couldn't help myself!

 I don't know about all of you, but I name my stamps. Yeah, I'm weird. 

Whether it's a cute little penguin I named Herbie or these 

adorable birds I named Minne & Alfie.... 

I can't help naming everything. 

Actually, I 'm convinced I worked for Crayola in a past life. :) 

Does anyone else name their stamps???

So, without further yammering, 

Meet Minnie and Alfie

The inside of the card ( of which I totally forgot to photograph ) 

Says,

'Then, suddenly, Minnie realized Alfie was her one true love'

I mean, could this stamp get any cuter? I'm a sucker for 'cute'. 

This card used a whole bunch of Market Street Stamps... 

Loopy Loo Polka Dot Background

Simply Stitched Borders

And I am totally in love with this set... Follow Your Heart....

the hearts are so versatile. I used the smallest heart as Minnie's 

little bow and the different sizes of hearts makes stamping 'love' so easy!

Thanks so much for dropping by! 

Have no fear, 

Nicole and her wackiness will re-appear... 

Stay Tuned!

Cheers, 

Nicole

Cheep Talk LOVE BIRDS!

Hi, there! I'm here today to show you a super-cute stamp set that I fell in love with the second I saw it -- it's called Cheep Talk from Market Street Stamps! I had a ton of fun playing with these little birdies and can't wait any longer to show you what I made so here it is:

Oh my word... too cute! When I first saw this image, the bird on the left screamed out that he was shocked and possibly terrified... made me think of all the guys out there that get that face when their lady tells him she loves him... hehe! What a perfectly sweet Valentine's Day card! The heart I used is from Market Street Stamps Follow Your Heart set. Fits perfectly in that little word bubble!

By the way.... please do not be alarmed if I use this background stamp, Bit of Burlap, on EVERY card I make from now on! LOL! I'm in love.... I can't put it down! And it's sooooo easy because it covers the whole card in ONE STAMP! Go buy it now... I promise - you will never put it down....

Here's a close-up:

I used my Copic markers here and there to color in the branch, leaves, and hearts. The birdies have some paper piecing with PTI's Sweet Symphony Patterned Paper... birdies and music just seem to go hand in hand. The sentiment is from PTI's Love Birds set.

Thanks for taking a look today! I hope you enjoy this card as much as I do!

Stay tuned for a tutorial I'm putting together using these amazing, large background stamps! Even if you don't have an acrylic block big enough! Trust me... I don't have a block even half the size of these stamps! LOL!

Steph