You and Me

Happy Friday!

Today's post is extra fun because Stephanie Muzzulin used one of my favorite stamps!

"Of the Same Tree" is a chunky tree with lots of solid stamping. 

It's PERFECT for ink techniques and for quick stamping.

I really love the pretty K&Co designer paper she used and the sweet little heart she added for extra flair!

Be sure to visit Stephanie's blog to see the other supplies she used to create this beauty!

Click HERE to shop"Of the Same Tree"!

Oh and HEY!

If you've been in our Neighborhood lately, you'll notice that we changed up our logo a little bit.

Ok, a lot.

I'm digging it and I hope you will too!

We even revamped our site a bit and hope you'll find it easier to navigate and easier on the eyes. ;)

Please bear with us as we rearrange a few things and update content.

Hope you all have a wonderful FRIDAY! Anyone stamping this weekend?

xo Angelica

You & Me

When I first heard about Market Street Stamps there was just a small selection of stamps, but I remember seeing this one and especially being drawn to the cute sentiment.

Can you believe that I've owned this stamp for almost a year and just now am finally making a card from it? When there are so many awesome stamps to choose from (and new releases every month!), sometimes I will forget about some of the "older" sets that I have.

Well...it was finally time to ink up this set...


I kept a traditional "nature" color palette, but I can see so many fun options with this set.
I think I'd like to try some crazy, unnatural color combination.
I also think the tree stamp would be great for a fun technique like stamp kissing.

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Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White);
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Free Bird Series - Comfort);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Of The Same Tree);
Ink: Tsukineko (Midnight Black, Tea Leaves, Spanish Olive, Gingerbread, Jumbo Java);
Ribbons/Fibers: May Arts (Jute/Burlap Cord); May Arts (Twill - Brown);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Bloom Where You Are Planted

Hey everyone, Samantha here... again!! I have another card to share with everyone today using Market Street Stamps. This card is was sort of an experiment, but I am super happy with the results. So the part I experimented with was the tree. I used the Of The Same Tree stamp set for the tree. I inked the top of the tree stamp with two different shades of green in random spots, then stamped it. I then re-inked the stamp and lined it up with the previously stamped image, then stamped on top of it. I repeated this a couple more times to create layers of color on the tree. I did the same technique with the trunk of the tree too, I just used brown ink. After all the pieces were inked, I cut out the top of the tree then attached it to the trunk. I used the Sure Miss You stamp set for the face. The sentiment is from the Homegrown stamp set. The background is the Lost Garden stamp set. I finally accessorized the tree with tiny heart buttons. I hope you enjoy my card!

You and Me...

Hello! My name is Nikki and I am soooo excited to be a guest designer for the month of March!!! For my card I used three different stamp sets. Firstly, I used the Hearts a Plenty stamp to create my background paper. I stamped it with distress embossing ink and then heat embossed it with white powder.

I used a few different techniques on the Of The Same Tree stamp. I stamped the Bit of  Burlap background stamp on kraft cardstock with Colorbox fluid chalk in in Chesnut Roan. I then stamped Of the Same Tree with distress embossing ink and heat embossed it with UTEE. Then I cut the tree trunk out. I stamped the tree again with distress ink in Shabby Shutters and then cut out the top portion. I sprayed it with glimmer mist in Key Lime to add a pretty shimmer. And finally, I used the sakura glaze pen in clear to add shine to the individual leaves. You can see the shine a little bit better here...

I hope you  liked my first project as guest designer! I sure had fun creating it!

Happy Stamping!

♥ Nikki ♥

Shimmer Tree

Adding bling to your project doesn't have to be messy! When I use powdered glitter, I find it EVERYWHERE for days! Here's an easy way to add a subtle shine without making a big'ol mess!

Step 1) Ink your stamp in the colors of your choice using a waterbased ink (Distress Ink works wonders)

Step 2) Spray your stamp with a shimmery paint.

Step 3) Stamp onto your paper!

Step 4) Look at that shimmer!

Here's my finished card! I used: Bit of Burlap, Of the Same Tree, Loopy Loo Polka Dot & Ain't No Sunshine. Thanks so much for stopping by,

Samantha