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

Faux Washi Tape

Washi tape. It's all the rage these days. Lots of companies are releasing fun new tapes this year to coordinate with their scrapbook lines. Do you love washi tape too? Want to achieve this fun look using items you already have? Especially items like fun Market Street Stamps? Head on over to my blog Sweet Paper Treats for some fun ideas for making your own faux washi tape!

Memories & the Paint the Town Color Challenge Winner!

Hi!

Hope everyone had a fabulous Valentine's Day! 

Today we have a super cool and trendy card to share with you created by Stephanie Muzzulin! 

Maps and twine are two trends that are here for the long run and we just can't get enough! Stephanie paired the tag from the new Make A Memory set with some beautiful patterned paper from October Afternoon to create this fab card! I'm loving the map paper in the background!

Check out Stephanie's blog

Handmade Creations by Stephanie

for more information about this card!

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Thanks to all the participants of our latest

  Paint the Town Color Challenge! 

The randomly chosen winner is:

CASSANDRA

Please email 

jorge (at) marketstreetstamps (dot) com

with your full name, mailing address, and your choice of a stamp set (valued up to $15!)! 

Thanks! 

See ya tomorrow!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hello everyone, Julie here to share with you a card using a few different techniques rolled into one. A little stamp resist paired with a watercolor look and some shimmer using pearl ex powders along with some stamp layering. Seeing how there is love in the air today, I've made a Valentine's Day card using the stamp set Birds of a Feather and Mesh. 

First off, let's start with the list of materials you'll need:

* watercolor paper

* solid stamp image

* background stamp

* two of your fave ink colors that are close in color 

* white embossing powder

* versamark

* heat gun

* pearl ex powder (I used micro pearl)

* dry paintbrush

* spray bottle with water in it

* some paper towel (it may get a bit messy)

* large acrylic block

The first thing you need to do is stamp your solid image on the watercolor paper and heat emboss with white powder. It's hard to tell in the photo where it's white on white, but it will show up really well once the ink color is on there.

Using the large acrylic block, randomly stamp your two colors over the surface of the block. I have used Tim Holtz distress inks in worn lipstick and fired brick.

Next take your dry paintbrush and dip it in your pearl ex powder. Shake the powder off the brush onto the inked acrylic block (I ended up flicking the brush with my finger as it just didn't want to let go). Spritz the inked block until the ink starts to move around on the block.

Stamp the acrylic block onto your watercolor paper over the embossed image, wipe up any excess water. If there are to many white spaces for your liking, you can repeat the process or spritz water directly onto the paper to get the ink to spread more. It will look something like this. The pearl ex shimmer doesn't show up well in the photos, but when you tilt it in the light it is really shimmery.

While your main panel is still a bit damp, ink the edges with the ink pad. Take a background stamp, I chose Mesh for this, ink it up with your lighter color and stamp right over the panel. Wipe the excess ink from the embossed image.

For the second background panel, I just stamped the scroll image from Birds of a Feather with the worn lipstick color and inked the edges.

After adhering the watercolor panel to two more panels, I topped it off with a sentiment and a white resin rose. Here is what the final card looks like...

Thanks for stopping by today and hope you have a great Valentine's Day!

Ribbon Carousel/MSS Blog Hop WINNERS!

Thank you SO much to everyone who hopped with us last week for the Ribbon Carousel/Market Street Stamps Blog Hop! We were so happy to showcase the beautiful selection of ribbon RC carries and they made us so proud with their gorgeous MSS creations!! Well done, everyone!

Now for the fun part from us - the WINNERS!

We chose TWO random numbers and here they are:

15.  Donna R  and

57.  FrancineB!

Congratulations, ladies!!!

Please email me {angelica at marketstreetstamps dot com}

and I'll get a $25 Gift Certificate out to each of you! :)

Thank you so much again to Ribbon Carousel and our awesome designers for showcasing each company so well!

Have a great Tuesday everyone!!

xo Angelica

All You Need is Love.....

Good morning!

I'm here today to share this super CUTE card 

created by Amy Kolling! 

Valentine's Day is just around the corner and this is a card that anyone would be happy to receive! 

Amy paired a sentiment from the new Birds of a Feather set with an oldie, but a goodie- the Ocean Fun set!

Stop by Amy's blog

stamp-n-paradise

for more information about her card!

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Did you see the newest 

Market Fresh Kit FARMHOUSE DREAMIN'? 

It's available NOW in the Marketplace  for single purchase OR sign up for subscription to receive a kit on your doorstep automatically each month! 

Check it out!

Have a great Monday! ;)

Farmhouse Dreamin' :: Market Fresh Kits February Reveal!

'Evening, folks! I know you've been waiting, and I'm SO thrilled to unveil this month's 

MARKET FRESH KIT!

Stephanie knows I am always dreamin' of my "future Farmhouse" (it exists in my dreams and my Pinterest board), but this kit was designed with everyone in mind! Pale blues and bright greens play against sunny yellows and cheery reds in this darling kit with a subtle hint of vintage. 

 This kit is absolutely loaded with fun embellishments and tons of paper for lots of cards and pages. Did you spy that doily stamp? It's a whopping 3" x 3" and available ONLY in this kit! 

Lovely as a background for your card designs or as an accent for your pages. 

 Aren't those buttons scrumptious with that natural twine?!

I love how well these colors blend together and how easily you could use just one sheet to pair well with anything else you have in your crafty arsenal already!

Is that a sheet of ephemera I see hiding? Yes please!

If you LOVE the kit, be sure to check and see what our Market Fresh Girls created for you this week. Just head to the blogs of Brenda,  Jinny or Stephanie to see how they were inspired when they started getting crafty with this kit! 

Their projects are also uploaded into our project gallery for quick-glance inspiration.

February's Kit (Farmhouse Dreamin') contains the following:

• 8 sheets of 12" x 12" patterned paper by Lily Bee Design (Office Blue -Memorandum Collection), Cosmo Cricket (Scraps - Odds & Ends Collection), Basic Grey (Farm Fresh Eggs, Home Sweet Home, and Breadbox - Picadilly Collection) and October Afternoon (Attic Trunk, Church Social, and Porch Swing - Farmhouse Collection)
• 3 sheets of 12" x 12"coordinating heavyweight Bazzill Cardstock
• 2 yards of twisted burlap string
• 1 package of Jillibean Soup Bamboo Alpha stickers
• 1 package of Basic Grey Picadilly Petals
• 1 package of October Afternoon Farmhouse Cardstock Stickers
• 1 package of October Afternoon Farmhouse buttons (50 in each package!!)
• 1 package of Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive pearls
• 1 exclusive 3"x 3" clear, peach-tinted photopolymer Doily stamp designed by Angelica Suarez

If this is the first you've heard of our kits, I encourage you to read all the important details here. 

This is a wonderful opportunity to get everything you need for dozens of projects in one convenient shipment along with a 20% discount you can use on any stamps in our shop the months you are a kit member!

I hope you enjoyed this week's inspiration and I would like to take a second to thank all of our wonderful charter Kit Club members! Thank you so, so, SO much for your support and for allowing us to share a little space with you and your crafty time!

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

xo Angelica