Home Sweet Home Gift Set :: Guest Designer :: Diane Noble

Hello & Happy Friday! Today we are sharing our last guest post for June - from the talented, sweet Diane Noble. She has created a GORGEOUS, gorgeous, gorgeous gift set using Home Sweet Home, Neighborhood, and Simple Salutations! Be sure to visit her blog to check out her tutorial that will be FREE until July 6th! You also might want to check out Diane's first guest post this month, here!

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Gift sets containing homemade cards make great gifts. They are special because you took the time to make it, and personalize the contents. Even more gift sets are practical.  This gift box contains four cards, four envelopes, four printed inside sentiments (optional) and four blank inside greeting panels.  The outer book-style box measures 5-3/4” x 6” and contains two inside storage pockets.  A full tutorial for making the box and cards is posted on my blog.

Here’s an inside view of the open gift box. The right pocket contains the cards and envelopes and the left pocket contains the blank inside panels and printed inside greetings. Giving the recipient the option of a pre-printed sentiment or a blank panel is appreciated. 

 

Here are the pictures of the four cards included in the set:

Here are the four cards:

A HUGE thank-you to Diane for sharing her creative talents with us this month, be sure to catch more on her blog, Diane's Designs for MORE inspiration! Enjoy your weekend!

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!!

Inspiration Week :: Scor-Pal & Market Street Stamps :: Day 4

Hello There!

I'm so glad to see how much you're enjoying our inspiration week with Scor-Pal! We've had a blast creating for this week, and today's projects show no exception.

Today, we'll be taking a look at the lovely work of

Stephanie Washburn & Amy Kolling!

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Don't forget to pop by the Scor-Pal blog after you're finished here!

Both teams have done a phenomenal job!

Stephanie Washburn

Stephanie created an awesome card that could be used for a female friend or it could be masculine, too! I just LOVE the pattern she created with her Scor-Buddy and all the fun inking she did to make the creases POP! Stephanie used Daily Grind for her coffee cup and sentiment, and the tag is from Make a Memory.

(*Tifany's project will be up tomorrow, oops, my fault!)

Amy Kolling

Amy's note card set is absolutely stunning! The red and kraft combo is classic, and who wouldn't love a gift like this? Amy used both Neighborhood and Home Sweet Home. Don't miss her blog - she has a wonderful photo tutorial for you today so you can create this same project!

Thank you so much for visiting today, don't forget to visit both our designer's blogs as well as the Scor-Pal Blog for more photos, additional projects and more!

See you back here tomorrow!

xo Angelica

Guest Designer :: Jacquie Peifer :: Part 2!

Hi Market Street friends!!  

How are you this FINE Friday?! 

 Jacquie/Javablustamper here to share one last creation with you, as your March Guest Designer!  It was such an honor to create for you this month!  In my first project I shared a Krafty Kard and I colored that Krafty image, along with some distressing!!  Well, this one is NOT a whole lot different, as I am STILL stuck on those  things!!  Copics, Kraft and Market Street Stamps!  Ahhh......what a combo, huh?  The only thing that changed THIS time?  I decided to use some colored cardstock too!  I used the brand NEW set HOME SWEET HOME and a GREAT "go to" background, A BIT OF BURLAP!  That Home Sweet Home set won't be SO brand new for long though!!  Market Street has some MORE new ones  coming your way SOON!!  Be on the look out!!  

Ok, so....instead of coloring on the Kraft?  I tried coloring on the patterned paper!!  I wasn't too sure what to expect, BUT, I was pleasantly surprised!!  I think it really adds some dimension to this cute little abode!!  I even decorated the inside of my card!  I used a die cut that matched the patterned paper I chose! 

 If you are looking for MORE info?  You can find all the DETAILS on my blog, HERE!  Thank you for visiting with me today!  I really enjoyed sharing with you!  Have an AWESOME day!

 

Fun and Collage-y + A WINNER!

Good morning!

Hope you're having a great day so far!

I'm here today with a scrappy card from Brenda Weaver! Her style is so unique and she amazes me with these beautifully layered cards! 

Brenda used the little house from Neighborhood on this one- this set is only $5! The versatility of this small set makes it worth much, much more!

 

Make sure you go visit Brenda's blog

Sweet Paper Treats

to see her whole card- she used a couple more MSS sets on this one, too!

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I also have a winner to share!
A BIG thank you to all the participants of our
March Paint the Town Color Challenge!



The randomly chosen winner  is
TED!


Ted made this card using Cheep Talk:



Please email
jorge (at) marketstreetstamps (dot) com
with your full name, mailing address, and your choice of a stamp set (valued $15 or less!) !

Thanks!

See ya tomorrow!

Hi ! Happy Monday!

Steph here! Hope you're all doing well!

I have had the most fun with the stamps from this latest release- they really get my creative juices flowin' and I just keep turning to them time and time again! And today I'm sharing a card where I have combined elements from the Home Sweet Home set with the super cute digi that was available for the Block Partiers over the weekend!

Here's the card:

Ca-ute, right! I was going for a cute little chicken sitting on a fence on the farm! I put my own little twist on the house from Home Sweet Home by transforming it into a funky, colorful barn! Here's a little about how I created it!

First, I stamped the house on a sheet of cardstock. Then, I cut up a few scraps that I have leftover from my Farmhouse Dreamin' kit (still available for single purchase in the Marketplace!! Get yours now! You'll love it!) and got the Mod Podge out for some artsy fun! Does anyone else love using Mod Podge only so you can pick it off your fingers when you're finished? LOL!

I cut the top off of the house to make it more "barn" shaped. 

Then I got busy! I added a thin layer of Mod Podge to the house and then started layering little pieces of pattern paper to cover the whole image. I added another layer of Mod Podge over top to seal all the papers together and create a smooth surface.

This part is really important! Don't forget to let your Mod Podge dry! It only takes about 10-15 minutes so you can choose to do something responsible like laundry or dishes, or you can be like me and catch up on your Words With Friends. Very important step, people! When it's dry, trim the scraps around all of the edges of the barn to create straight, clean edges!

To finish it off, I added some other elements from Home Sweet Home! The "barn doors" are actually two of the large WINDOW from the smaller house image! And the "barn window" is another window from the set! So cute! The white outline piece around the top was just hand cut from some scrap cardstock- I needed a little brightness at the top of the "barn" to pull it together.

This "mosaic" technique is a great way to add some brightness to your project AND use up some scraps! And it's SO much fun!

Have a great day! 

February Sneak Peek :: Home Sweet Home

Whenever I visit new places, I never leave without visiting a few of the local neighborhoods. 

I love learning, and being inspired by different cultures and community activities. 

The crafting community has always been very good to me, welcoming our stamp company with open arms when we launched, and without your support, I know we would not be where we are today. THANK YOU!!!

So are you ready to see our NEW sets?? 

We have FOUR brand-new releases this month that our team is anxious to show you!

The sets are perfect for any occasion and I love that we now officially have a "Neighborhood" set! ;)

The set we're sneaking tonight is a generously sized 5.5" x 8.5" set FULL of elements designed by Samantha Casey. This is one of my NEW all-time FAVORITES in our line.

Just WAIT 'til you see all the sentiments we packed into this set - you can use it for everything!

If you haven't joined us for a release week yet, here's the low down:

• We'll show you Sneak Peek images from our sets Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Sneak peeks are scheduled for 7 pm CST.
• On Thursday, our sets will be revealed and all the sets will go on sale at 7 pm Central Time. 
• For ONE WHOLE WEEK after that, new sets are 15% off individually or 25% off if you buy that month's bundle (all sets in the release). Pretty sweet, huh?

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

Each month, we give away one of each set showcased to one LUCKY commenter!

• Earn ONE entry for each comment you leave across ALL of our designers' blogs tonight. {p.s. if, for any reason, a designer does not have a new release post up don't worry!! Winners will be chosen only amongst posts that are published. :)}
• Earn TWO entries for following us on Facebook OR Twitter(be sure to let us know if you do in a separate comment on this post)
• Earn THREE bonus entries for sharing this giveaway on your Facebook page OR Twitter account (be sure to let us know if you do in a separate comment on this post)!
• You have through Wednesday, February 22nd to enter to win each set. One lucky lady (or fella) will win "Home Sweet Home"!  

DESIGN TEAM SAMPLES

Julie Day: Julie created a wonderful welcoming card! The birds holding that flag are TOO cute! Love the bright color scheme, too!

Jen del Muro: Jen's gorgeous home-spun card is a mix of paper piecing and coloring and the big heart embellishment on the front of the tree is just the perfect touch!!

Samantha Casey: Samantha's card is as adorable as the house itself! I love the bright funky colors the "Queen of Scenes" used to create this fun greeting.

Amy Kolling: Amy's beautiful house (in pale sage and tan tones) looks so lovely paired with the romantic pattern paper and bit of white trim.

Stephanie Washburn: Steph used layers to create an interesting backdrop to her pretty, pretty house. And look, even the puppy (from a coordinating set we'll be peeking this week) is sneaking a look from behind the window! 

Stephanie Muzzulin: Stephanie's soft tone-on-tone houses are perfectly balanced with the sweet journaling card and twine wrapped-button. Love the hints of red in the brown and accent of  green!


Thank you SO much for coming by, we appreciate you taking a second to stop over and check out our releases!! Don't forget to come back tomorrow -same time & place - to see our sneak peeks for "Riding By" and "Neighborhood"! - Angelica & the MSS Crew