Sweet and Simple :: Michele and Amy

Good Morning Everyone!!
Today we have not one, but TWO gorgeous cards to share with you.

First up, Michele's beautiful blue and kraft combination is stamped with our Woodgrain background and accented by a stamped tag with a flourish and sentiment from "Faith in You".
I love that ribbon, too!

Next up, Amy's pretty-in-pink card is monochromatic style!
I love the way she took the same color and stamped two different patterns (Mesh and Grace) to create her lovely greeting! She also used Simple Salutations for her sentiment.

Be sure to visit Amy and Michele's blog for MSS-inspired projects and more!
We're back on the blog tomorrow with a HOP for Operation Write Home.

You don't want to miss it - we'll have a link up, a coupon, and a prize, too!!!

Have a wonderful Thursday!
xo Angelica

make your own embellishments with Market Street Stamps!

Hey everyone! It's Brenda here with today's tutorial.

Who doesn't love to save a few bucks? Especially when you can make your own fabulous embellishments with the fun images from Market Street Stamps.

Several months ago I came across this tutorial and thought it was fabulous! So I got to thinking how fun it would be to make my own using Market Street Stamps. But I didn't have any wooden circles, so instead I'm using chipboard circles. And I didn't like the way the distress inks looked on the chipboard, so I'm using spray inks instead. So, even though I was greatly inspired by the tutorial I just linked up, I'm sharing my own revised version of it here.

Here's what you'll need. Some chipboard circles (or other shapes if you prefer), white paint (unless your chipboard is already white), spray inks in various colors, water spray bottle, stamps and ink, clear crystal lacquer (I'm using crystal effects from Stampin' Up!).

First, paint your chipboard if it's not already white. Let it dry completely.

Then drop splotches of ink over the painted chipboard. I used 2 colors and I dropped it by removing the lid and letting it slide off the tube.

Give it a quick spray with water to blend the colors together a little. Don't worry if it looks ugly. It'll look better as it dries. This one is using teal and orange ink.

Here's another one using red and gold ink.

Once it's completely dry, stamp your images on top. I used black ink so it would show up well over the ink.

Finally, top it off with the crystal lacquer. Then wait, and wait, and wait (ever so patiently) until it's completely and truly dry. Have son come by and stick his finger into one to test it for sure, and then fill in the hole his finger left behind. Then wait some more until your patch job dries. ;)

And now you've got your own, one-of-a-kind embellishment to add to your projects. it's a bit hard to see in the photos, but in real life , but with all their dimension they look a lot like the flair embellishments that are really popular right now.

Here are a few more I made.

And here's a card I made using one of these sweet little embellishments. Fun, right? I think so.

I have another card to share that I made using one of these embellishments. You can see it on my blog, so hop on over!

Thanks so much for stopping by on the Market Street Stamps blog today and joining me for this little tutorial. I hope you have fun with it!

Wonderful Woodgrain

Hello! It's Julia and I'm excited to be here at Market Street for my first MS blog post.

I'm a huge background stamp fan as there are so many wonderful possibilities and techniques to do with them. Have you checked out the Market Street Stamps backgrounds? Every single one is either at home in my scrap room or on my wishlist.
























One of my favorite Market Street Backgrounds is Woodgrain. It's so versatile! I've never paper pieced a background stamp before but as soon as I saw this stamp, I just had to give it a whirl. The beautiful wavy lines were so fun to cut and I love how it turned out.
















To create this paper pieced design, you need three coordinating colors of cardstock and some sharp scissors. Stamp the image once on each color of cardstock. I used the lightest color as the card base and then carefully cut out layers of the mid-tone and darker cardstocks.

Lastly, the sentiment and circle stamp are from the So Happy stamp set.


Take the time to look at your background stamps in new ways. I hope this project gets you thinking!

Sending Good Vibes

Hi, everyone! Steph here! So nice to see you today! I have a card I'd like to share with you! Here it is:

So- here's the play-by-play: I used this weeks sketch from Card Patterns as a starting point and then chose my color combination. I decided to make this one a little rustic- cream, kraft, chocolate brown, red, and teal. One of my FAVORITE color combinations of all time- love it!

I stamped the new Woodgrain background stamp with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. Then, I took my blending tool and added some color around the edges.

The sentiment is of course from the beautiful Hippie Chic set- I reach for that set all the time for these beautiful sentiments.

The patterned paper is from Echo Park's For The Record line- I don't buy a lot of patterned paper, people, but I have this line.... that says a lot!

REMEMBER!! There's still time to show us what you're making with your Market Street Stamps!!

Link or upload your projects to any of the below places for your chance to be showcased and win a $20 Market Street Stamps Gift Certificate!

Facebook Page 

Twitter Mention (@marketststamps)

Flickr Gallery

Splitcoast Stampers Gallery

You have until midnight May 27th to get your projects in for consideration for May's Cream of the Crop!!  

Thanks for stopping by today!

April Release - Sneak Peek Day Three!

Hello and welcome to the third and FINAL sneak peek for April! Today we are showcasing another super versatile background - 

WOODGRAIN!

I just love the whimsy feel to it, don't you? 

Hmm, Father's Day, BBQ invites,
a nice background for a camping photo...

This stamp is PERFECT for all of the above!

As with the rest of the backgrounds being showcased, 

this stamp will retail for 
$12.50 but will be 15% off thru May 2nd

or 25% off if you buy it in the April bundle 
(includes all 7 backgrounds and a sentiment set)

And finally, more cards with the sentiments you've been seeing all week during our sneak peeks - 

SIMPLE JOYS!

I designed this set to be interchangeable - the sentiment designs are limitless, and our designers have creatively mixed and matched beyond anything I ever envisioned! 

This set has a total of 31 stamps and 

will retail for $19.50 but will be 15% off thru May 2nd or 

25% off if you buy it with the April Bundle!

So, let's check out the Design Team's inspiration, shall we?

Don't forget to leave a comment on this post if you would love the chance to get your hands on 

WOODGRAIN OR SIMPLE JOYS 

{one comment enters you to win either of these sets}

and be sure to check out 

Sneak Peek 1 and Sneak Peek 2 
for even MORE chances to win!

Good luck, see you back here tomorrow for the
FULL APRIL REVEAL
and the WINNERS!

TRACY

ANGELICA

STEPHANIE

NICOLE

NICOLE