Hearts a Plenty LOVE!

Hi! 

It's FRRRRIIIDDDDAAAYYYY!

Haha!

Want to start your weekend off right? Check out this card by the super talented Amy Kolling!!

SO pretty and FUN! I love how Amy pieced those different cardstock pieces together to create this cute rainbow effect! 

She used the Hearts a Plenty background stamp! LOVE this background- perfect for Valentine's Day!

Make sure you stop by Amy's blog:

Stamp-n-Paradise

to see more details on this project!!

Guess what.......

We'll be back on Monday with some SNEAK PEEKS of the brand new stamp sets being released this month! YAY! Can't wait to show you what we've been working on! 

Have a great weekend!

-Steph

Background Fun

Hi there!  Michele here bringing a little inky fun to your Tuesday.

Do you love background stamps as much as I do?

The backgounds here at Market Street Stamps are fabulous because not only do you get a perfectly crisp image, but you can cover an entire card front with one inking-just gotta love that!

Now, just because they are big stamps,
doesn't mean a little can't go a long way.

I love to use portions of backgrounds just like I did here.

I used just a bit of Vintage Music and Hearts A Plenty to make fun borders that compliment the ribbon strip and add to the cool vibe of my Hippie Chic card.  

I inked up just one stripe of the sweet little Hearts A Plenty border and layered it over a strip of Vintage Music that I dressed up with a border punch.  Really simple!

By stamping the guitar directly on the card front in red ink and then layering another fussy cut guitar over it, I was able to get a little dimension AND make sure the little heart shaped tuners were red to coordinate with the carefully inked 'heart' in the sentiment.  

If you're loving that Vintage Music background as much as I do, you have the chance to win it and more by playing along with our Paint The Town Color Challenge!  There are still a few more days to play along and we'd love to see your creation!  All the details are HeRe :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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!!

Rainbow Love

With all of the spring rain storms we've had passing through lately, I've been hoping to see a rainbow or two peeking through the clouds. But since I haven't been lucky enough to see any, I thought I would make a rainbow inspired card instead!

I used one of my favorite background sets Hearts a Plenty and several different ink colors to create the rainbow effect. I only used the left-hand row of the background stamp and inked it, stamped, then repeated to achieve this look. That way there was no masking required!

Here is the list of inks I used in case anyone is interested, starting from the left:

• Versamagic Reg Magic
• Palette Orangerie
• Palette Paris Lights
• Palette Viridian Leaf
• Palette Reflection Blue
• Palette French Lilac

I used the little love sentiment from Hippie Chic stamped in Palette New Canvas ink. The tiny heart was accented with my Sakura red star Gelly Roll pen. I finished my card off with a bit of red sparkle twine and a clear acrylic heart.

This just makes me smile looking at it. I hope it brings a smile to your face, too!

Tonal Love

Hey there! It's Tracy back with another card featuring Market Street Stamps. This one is perfect for Valentine's Day or really any time you want to say "I love you" to that special someone.

I was inspired by fellow DT member Stephanie who made this adorable card for the blog hop.

My layout comes from Clean & Simple Stamping's Fall-to Layout #125. I used shades of pink cardstock for the focal piece. Then stamped the newly released Hearts a Plenty background onto that with Versamark ink.

I mounted the focal panel up on dimensionals to really make it pop. Then underneath it I stamped the love portion of the sentiment from Joyful Snowman repeatedly across the bottom in Palette Charcoal ink.

To finish my card off, I took my Copic Spica clear glitter pen and colored in some random hearts to add some sparkle and shimmer.

I hope you like it!