Market Street Stamps: Virginia Lu

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Guest Designer :: Virginia Lu

Hello!

We're here today with another post from our Guest Designer

This girl has ROCKED her Market Street Stamps this month- we're so happy happy to have her as our guest!

I love the sentiment from Great Big Greetings! It is the go-to set for making Hello cards! For my first card today, I mixed the sentiment and embossed them in three different colors (orange, turquoise and pink) over black card stock. The border stamps are perfect to make the design look grounded. I then finished it off with Tim Holtz Distress Stain (Picket Fence). That way you get a chalk board look instantly! If you don’t have the Distress Stain, you can use any white chalk ink (such as Color Box) pad to achieve the chalk board look.

Sentiments play a huge role in card designs! Why not let the sentiment take center stage? Here I committed a little “stamping crime”. The sentiment “I REALLY MISS YOU” was cut up and then stamped with assorted colors. Not only do the colors attract your attention, they really really really convey the sentiment beautifully. And no worry, you can still stamp the sentiment like it is—REALLY!

Nothing speaks louder than Neon colors! Here is fun one! Virginia will have more details about this card in her blog: (Yes, Virginia...)

Thank you SO much for being our guest this month, Virginia! You're AMAZING!

And THANK YOU to those of you who participated in our Block Party this month!

You all did an awesome job as usual, and we're excited to announce that

HEATHER will be our next Guest Designer!

Your rhinestone-accented lightbulb was fantastic!! Please email Jorge (jorge at marketstreetstamps dot com) and he will hook ya up!

Also, our random prize package winner is....

LISA L.!

Please email jorge at marketstreetstamps dot com with you full name and address, and we will get your goodies out to you!

Thanks again have a wonderful day everyone!

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Guest Designer :: Virginia Lu

We are VERY happy to introduce of Guest Designer for December

Virginia Lu!

I am Virginia Lu from Ontario, Canada. I could not be more thrilled to be here as the December Guest Designer! I have been an avid card maker since 2008. I am a simple stamper and I like to add a “wow” factor to my cards as it gives the receivers a lasting impression and a sense of delight and charm. My latest favorite products to use are distress inks and alcohol inks. Trying out new techniques and various products help me stretch my creativity. I love the designs and quality of Market Street Stamps . The stamp designs range from fun and whimsical to vintage shabby. They definitely suit any stamper’s style and needs! Thank you, Market Street Stamps, for this opportunity to work with your wonderful stamps!

I love Baby Basics from Market Street Stamps. It is a perfect set for making Baby Announcements and Baby Shower-themed cards. The idea is to keep the design clean and simple and you can mass produce them easily. Here are some ideas that I came up with and I hope that you are inspired to try them out.

Washi tape are all the rage! Why not utilize them for instant patterning and colors!? These Target washi tape came in handy for making a baby boy/girl Congratulations cards! You can customize the look by using the smallest stamps to your liking. These two cards took less than 10 minutes to make!

The sentiment “heaven sent” is perfect for mulberry paper/handmade paper with the adorable teddy bear image. The minimal copic-coloring of the bears keep the look clean and crisp.

Adding textures is a great way to add a special handmade touch to this darling bear image. You can apply this idea to create gift bags, pocket cards...etc. I used felt and twines for the thank-you cards.

Lastly, if you want to get super creative, you can stamp a design with the clotheslines, pins and rubber ducky from this set. It can be as simple or elaborate as you want it to be.