Block Party {Market Street Stamps}

The NEW March release stamp sets are now available for purchase from Market Street Stamps!
{And even more exciting...they are debuting at 15-25% off!}


The shipping is super speedy...but while you wait - be sure to join in on the Block Party!
{Be sure to head on over to the Market Street Stamps blog to get all the details about how you can join in on the Block Party...where you can win some fabulous free stamps and have a shot at being a Guest Designer for Market Street Stamps!}

You can create ANYTHING for this challenge...no color requirements, no specific project types...just have fun.


This card uses the exclusive doily stamp from the February Market Fresh Kit and the newley released Market Mini - Blessings In Disguise.

Thanks for stopping by today!


Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White); The Paper Company (Kraft);
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye (Stella & Rose - Mabel 6x6);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Blessings In Disguise, Doily);
Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa, Cantaloupe); Tsukineko (VersaMark);
Embossing Powder: American Crafts (Zing! - Chestnut);
String: May Arts;
Other: Wood Button;
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Standing Frame Album {The Twinery & Nikki Sivils}

Both today and tomorrow designers from The Twinery and Nikki Sivils Design Teams are joining up for a Product Showcase!


This isn't a traditional hop...to get the links for all the participating designers please visit The Twinery's blog and the Nikki Sivils blog.

If you aren't already a follower here, I'd love to have you follow my blog!


For my project I wanted to take a step away from the cards I usually make. I've made a few mini albums recently and have really enjoyed them and I wanted to take it a little farther and change it up a little bit.
I used the Messages Collection Kit from Nikki Sivils and The Twinery's twine in Flax, Caribbean, and Buttercream to create this standing frame mini album.


I love the colors in the Messages Collection Kit. It is a fabulous color palette that is perfect for masculine or fall projects, but can easily be brightened up with a few extra pops of color. (I loved pairing it with The Twinery's Caribbean twine.)


For the majority of my "pages" in this album I cut out the images from the "Organizing Files" paper.
I took the basic design of the card pockets and cut out an additional layer which I adhered to create a usable pocket.
I cut a few inserts from another paper in the kit and tucked them into the pockets - perfect for adding journaling.


In addition to the pocket pages I mixed in a couple of thin acrylic sheets, a doily, and a few die cuts and punched papers from the Messages Collection Kit.
Throughout the album I also added touches of The Twinery's twine in Flax, Caribbean, and Buttercream.
I love the additional texture and dimension that the twine adds...not to mention the great pops of color.


I am so thankful that you stopped by today!

After leaving a comment here, please head on over to The Twinery's blog - you don't want to miss out on this great prize (a Colorful Bunch Sampler Pack):


{Hint: Be sure to leave comments on ALL the blogs in The Twinery/Nikki Sivils Product Showcase (including both company blogs).}


Supplies:
Twine: The Twinery (Flax, Caribbean, Buttercream);
Patterned Paper: Nikki Sivils (Messages Collection Kit);
Die Cuts: Nikki Sivils (Messages Collection Kit);
Frame: IKEA;
Other: (Book Rings);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors, Upper Crest Border Punch, Scalloped Sentiment Border Punch); We R Memory Keepers (Crop-A-Dile);

Blessings In Disguise {Market Street Stamps}

It's time again for the new release sneak peeks from Market Street Stamps and today I get to share with you the newest Market Mini in the Market Street Stamps line...

Blessings In Disguise

I stamped the flourishes from the Blessings In Disguise Market Mini in Desert Sand ink to create a patterned background for the sentiment. The sentiment was then stamped on top in Rich Cocoa ink.


Be sure to head on over to the Market Street Stamps blog to see what the other designers have created!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White); Bazzill (Bling - Sugar Daddy); The Paper Company (Kraft);
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye (Stella & Rose - Hazel 6x6);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Blessings In Disguise);
Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa, Desert Sand);
Ribbon: Vintage Seam Binding (Nut Brown);
Dies: Spellbinders (Standard Circle - Small, Standard Circle - Large);
Other: Pearl;
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Fiskateer Spring Blog Hop

The Introduction:
If you are hopping along with us today: You should have come here from Cindy DeRosier's blog. If you did, you are in the right place! Welcome!
If you aren't already a follower, I'd love to have you follow my blog!

If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you! Please join along in the hop - if you are a Fiskateer you can start at The Fiskateers' blog. If you are not a Fiskateer you can start at KellyStar's blog.

If you would like to become a Fiskateer: Click here.

The Details:
We’ll be hopping all weekend {March 24th and 25th} to welcome spring!
(The blog hop officially ends on Sunday March 25th at 11pm CST.)

You may find some fun giveaways along the way…be sure to check the directions carefully on each blog to participate.

The Project:
Since we are welcoming the arrival of spring I got out some very "springy" papers from my stash and some fun stamps from Market Street Stamps. That cute little chick is hand drawn (by me!) and is perfect for all sorts of spring projects.


I used two Fiskars squeeze punches (Round N Round in Large and Extra Large) to create the layered image. It almost looks to me like the little chick is peeking out of a hole in a tree.
I finished all off with a wood button tied with lace.


Thanks for stopping by today!

The Next Stop:

Sue in CT's blog

Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White);
Patterned Paper: Create Paper (Emma's Shoppe Collection - 6x6); Basic Grey (Basics Manila - 6x6);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Birds of a Feather);
Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa);
Markers: Copic (Y32); ShinHan (R136);
Lace: May Arts;
Other: Wood Button;
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors, Round N Round Squeeze Punch - L, XL); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Challenge Entry For: Moxie Fab World - Tuesday Trigger - I was inspired by the soft pinks and neutrals. Isn't it beautiful?

Canvas Mini Albums

Back in early January when I was creating projects for CHA I decided to create a mini album for each of our kids featuring an overview of the first weeks/months after their birth.
Our kids love to look at pictures and since I've started making mini albums I've seen a bit of extra joy when they pull one off the shelf.
I wanted to create something easy enough to create in triplicate, yet still make them individual for each of our kids.



I started by creating a canvas cover for each album - each with a similar basic idea, just with a bit of difference in the stitching.
Each album is created using a combination of papers that have been cut to 6x6 or cut to 6x12 and folded in half to create a 6x6 pocket.



Each album also carries a few elements throughout, which helps pull it all together (and also made it easy to create in a timely fashion). If each page had been done with it's own theme/scheme as a traditional 12x12 page these albums would surely still be sitting in pieces.



Each album was then punched and bound using my Cinch...love that thing!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
I'd love it if you'd leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Various Collections);
Embellishments: Maya Road; Ranger (Tim Holtz);
Mists: Ranger (Perfect Pearls Mists);
Other: Canvas; Washi Tape;
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors, Rotary Cutter); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Blog Hop {The Twinery & Ribbon Carousel Challenge}

The Introduction:
If you are hopping along with us today: You should have come here from Suzanne Dahlberg's blog. If you did, you are in the right place! Welcome!
If you aren't already a follower, I'd love to have you follow my blog!

If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you! Please join along in the hop - you can start at The Twinery's blog.

The Prizes:
The Twinery is giving away a Colorful Bunch Sampler Pack ($15 retail value).


The Ribbon Carousel Challenge is giving away a $15 Shopping Spree.

The Details:
Leave a comment on each blog along the hop.

Blog comments close on Friday, March 23rd at 11:59pm (EST) and the winners will be announced on The Twinery's blog and the Ribbon Carousel Challenge blog.

The Project:

I am in the process of planning a baby shower for my cousin and I am thinking of doing an eclectic theme with different types of favor bags/boxes for the attendees.


With favor boxes in mind I created this dessert box wrapped with The Twinery's Pink Sorbet Twine and topped it with some "whipped cream" created from the lace in The Ribbon Carousel's March Club Kit and a pink "cherry" button.


The twine from The Twinery is perfect for all sorts of wrapping jobs, and the lace from The Ribbon Carousel was a perfect compliment to top it all off!

Thanks for stopping by today!

The Next Stop:

Jessica Diedrich's blog

Supplies:
Twine: The Twinery (Pink Sorbet);
Lace: Ribbon Carousel (March Club Kit);
Patterned Paper: We R Memory Keepers (Be My Valentine - Sweetness);
Tools: Fiskars (Scissors); Lifestyle Crafts (Dessert Box Die);

Silhouette Canvas

Wow! I can't believe it has been more than a week since I posted last! I've been crafting, but time to post my projects has gotten away from me.


This is a project I created for the Authentique Paper booth at CHA. I used a picture I had taken of my daughter when she was probably 2 or 3 years old and created a template from it for the silhouette image.
{I cut out the silhouette image using my Fiskars craft knife and scissors.}


I misted the canvas first with some Perfect Pearls mist, then added the silhouette cut out, then topped it off with a few trims and pins.
It was a very simple process once I created the template and I love how it turned out.


Thanks for stopping by today!


Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper;
Mist: Ranger (Prefect Pearls Mist - Interference Red);
Ribbon: American Crafts (Rose Ribbon - White);
Seam Binding: Hug Snug (Chalk White);
Pins: Maya Road;
Template: Tifany DeGough (Silhouette);
Canvas: JoAnn;
Tools: Fiskars (Scissors, Craft Knife);

Paint The Town Challenge {Market Street Stamps}

It's time for another Paint the Town challenge at Market Street Stamps!

Here is the color palette:


And here is the card I created using the palette as my inspiration.
I used two Market Street Stamps background stamps (Houndstooth and Paisley) and one of the newly released sets (Home Sweet Home).


If you saw my frame project from Monday, you might notice that today's card has a similar layout. I took the basic layout from the frame and rotated it and used it for my card's front panel.

Be sure to head on over to the Market Street Stamps blog today to see inspiration from the Design Team and get in on the challenge!


Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Houndstooth, Paisley, Home Sweet Home);
Ink: Tsukineko (Thatched Straw); Ranger (Archival - Black); CTMH (Lagoon);
Other: Maya Road (Trinket Pins); Etsy (Vintage Seam Binding - Sapphire);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

God Gives Us What We Need

{As seen today on the Market Street Stamps blog}



For this project I created a little frame that sits on my nightstand - a note to remind me every morning when I wake up and when I go to bed that God gives me everything I need.


I used two Market Street Stamps background stamps for this one (Houndstooth and Paisley) and added the sentiment from Comforting Florals.


It was a quick little project, but will be a sweet little reminder to me for a long time to come.

Thanks for stopping by!


Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Orange Peel - Black); Georgia Pacific (White);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Houndstooth, Paisley, Comforting Florals);
Ink: Memento (Pear Tart); Ranger (Archival - Black);
Other: (Frame);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors, Upper Crest Border Punch);