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!!

Enjoy Today- Stephanie Muzzulin

Hi!

Today I have a pretty little card to share with you from Stephanie Muzzulin! Stephanie created a beautiful card- perfect for reminding us to enjoy the day! Just right for today- the first day of SPRING!

She used the Sweet Lace background and the sentiment from Enjoy Today.

 

 

Run over to Stephanie's blog

Handmade Creations by Stephanie 

for more about this card!

Have a beautiful first day of spring!!

Guest Designer : Tami Mayberry

Happy Friday!

Today we have a special treat for you! The super talented Tami Mayberry is here today (and again next week! yay!) to share a few cards with us! 

Tami loves Market Street Stamps and we LOVE Tami- we love her so much this is her second time Guest Designing for us! Can't get enough!

 

Tami created two BEAUTIFUL cards to share with us today!

The first card we have to share with you is this beauty:

Oooooohhh la la! Doesn't this card make you feel like your walking down the streets in Paris.... I LOVE how Tami paired Hippie Chic with Vintage Wallpaper on this rustic and elegant card! I never would have thought to pair the two, but the result is amazing! That deep red keeps your eye moving all around the card- taking it all in and ending with that beautiful sentiment. Just perfect!

The next one is equally as stunning:

 

The colors, that big, beautiful bow..... swwwwooooonnnnn! Haha! I love every last bit of this one! Tami used the Enjoy Today stamp set for the fabulous card!

Make sure you stop by Tami's blog

TAMI MAYBERRY

and leave her some love! Trust me, you're going to want to stick around and browse awhile!

Have a great day!

Love Kitty

Hey everyone!
We're here today to share not one, but TWO fabulous projects with you from our amazing Design Team!

First, I have a beautiful scrapbook layout from Julie!

Julie used the January Market Fresh Kit- LOVE BIRDS and the stamp set Simply Stitched Borders. It's been a while since she's scrapbooked so she LOVES how the kits provide the perfect base to get your mojo going. AND- we still have some LOVE BIRDS kits available- hurry and grab em up before they're gone!

 

Run over to Julie's blog
J.Day Designs
to see the full layout!


AND- I have a sweet card from Michele today, too!



LOVE the colors Michele chose for this card- makes me want to sit back with a cup of tea!

She used the Enjoy Today stamp set:



Make sure you run over to Michele's blog
Studio MSG
for more information about her card!

Now that you're full of inspiration- GO MAKE SOMETHING!
Have a great day!

Enjoy Today

Market Street has really come out with some of the best background stamps in the industry. The fact that they cover a full A2 card, you can see through them so that you know exactly where you are stamping, and the quality only adds to their appeal.

Here is a card I made using the new Vintage Wallpaper and Enjoy Today. I really am in love with all things vintage, but mostly with a clean feel to them.

Here I used Distress Inks to blend the background, and then took some Glimmer Mist and sprayed it and dropped some drips from the bottle onto it.

The die was also blended with the same colors as the background, then I punched two small holes in order to pass the ribbon through, and finished it up with some metal flowers.

Get Whale Soon

It is time again to show another card I have made using Market Street Stamps! I decided to create a card that would bring a smile to someones face who is not feeling well. I believe that smiles and laughter really can make a person feel better! For this card I used, Hearts a Plenty, Enjoy Today, and Ocean Fun.

Enjoy Today Treat Bag

Admittedly, I waited until the last minute for Valentine's Day gifts this year. It's justified, there's so much going on!

I gifted some small Valentine's Day toys to my friend's son in this Treat Bag Cover, the SCS tutorial is here. I did have to modify it a touch to accommodate my cello bag size, but it was no trouble to do.

I stamped Perfectly Pretty Grid onto stone cardstock using Brilliance Graphite Black ink, super black, love it! Next, I punch a heart from the same color and used Brilliance Rocket Red to stamp A Bit of Burlap for more interest and texture. The sentiment from Enjoy Today was stamped on a die cut and adhered with pop dots and decorated with a button tied with twine.

I didn't want anything too girly since it's for a boy, I think this is masculine enough to pass even with ribbon and bows. It probably won't matter once he sees what's inside anyway! LOL

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy

Hi there Market Street Stamps fans!

My name is Tina and I am thrilled beyond words to be the Market Street Stamps February Guest Designer! The stamps are so fun to work with and the designs are so fresh.

I've been stamping for about three years, it all started by being invited to a home party. Needless to say, like many of you, stamping has become an important hobby to me. I enjoy the creative aspect of this craft and the outlet is a necessary one for me.

You can find more of my work at my blog, Wooded Views.

For this card, I used A Bit of Burlap and Enjoy Today. I am a huge fan of background stamps; and if they are sized to cover a standard card size, it's all the better.

I stamped the Bit of Burlap background with Brilliance Graphite Black ink and then matted it with black cardstock. Once the polka dot paper and the scallop matting was adhered, I wrapped some beautiful ribbon around the panel. I used Bow Easy to make the fluffy bow and adhered that to the ribbon strip with a glue dot.

The cup from Enjoy Today was stamped with Tsukineko Memento ink and then colored with copic markers. How delish is that cup and look at the sweet little hearts on the tea bag....too cute!

The last touch was die cutting the image; as you can see, I only used a portion of the image. Once it was matted, I just added some little black pearls.

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Enjoy Today

Hi! It's Tifany from Ink Blots by TRD and today I have stepped out of my box and really mixed it up by using lots of color and multiple patterns in my card.


The stamps I used are from the Enjoy Today set and I also used the Bit of Burlap background stamp - all from Market Street Stamps, of course!

I paper pieced the cup using dimensional adhesive between the layers and I added the white foam using a Snow Writer to add a little texture.


I hope you have an enjoyable day!


Supplies:
Stamps: Bit of Burlap {Market Street Stamps}; Enjoy Today {Market Street Stamps};
Ink: Black Tuxedo {Memento};
Cardstock: White {Georgia Pacific};
Papers: "Flutter" from the "A Walk in the Park" collection {Echo Park}; "Bold Stripes" from the "Life is Good" collection {Echo Park};
Embellishments: Pink Sorbet twine {The Twinery};
Other: Snow Writer
Tools: Paper trimmer {Fiskars}; Scissors {Fiskars}; Scalloped Sentiment border punch {Fiskars}; 1/8" Circle Hand Punch {Fiskars};

Enjoy Today

Hello Market Street Friends!

I sure am having fun as Guest Designer this month. I used the Loopy Loo Polkas to create the background paper and the Enjoy Today stamp set. I love polka dots so I thought the two would look great together stamped in red. I used some red and white bakers twine by Martha Stewart and wrapped it around the background paper. I pleated, scrunched, and inked a strip of patterned paper to create the faux ribbon at the bottom of the card and finished it off with a button and a few punched hearts. I really hope that YOU, Enjoy Today!

Hugs and smiles, Janice