Love U Mini Album

Today I wanted to share with you the cover of a mini album I created. I haven't added any pictures to the inside of the book yet, but I had a lot of fun doing the cover.

For this album I cut my own covers from chipboard, then covered it with a vintage ledger paper and some various embellishments. The houndstooth on the bottom is fabric (FabRips from American Crafts) - it's the first time I've used FabRips and I love how easy it is to work with! It's already sticky on the back, so the pleating was simple to do. I cut some various patterned papers for the pages inside and bound it all together with my Cinch. 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies: 
Embellishments: Vintage (Mini Playing Card, Sunshine Candy Co. Paper); Recollections (Peach Flower); Seam Binding; American Crafts (FabRips); Studio Calico (Wood Veneer Hearts, Grid Label); Maya Road (Envelope);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Believing Butterfly); 
Ink: Ranger (Archival - Jet Black);
Other: Canvas; Chipboard;
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); We R Memory Keepers (Cinch Binding Tool, Cinch Binding Wires);

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.
{The sentiment is from the Market Street Stamps Hippie Chic set.}


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: The Paper Company (Kraft);
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee (Christy Tomlinson - She Art 6x6);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Hippie Chic);
Ink: Ranger (Archival - Jet Black);
Ribbon: Vintage Seam Binding (Soft Yellow);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

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);

Vintage Valentine {May Arts}

I created this container for the recent Vintage Valentine Challenge from May Arts. I used all four ribbons on my container - three were tied in bows which were then layered to create one big bow on the front and the remaining pink ribbon was then rolled to create the three little roses.


The paper is from Authentique Paper's new (not yet released) Delightful collection and I added in a few of the new cardstock stickers as well - the scallop border strip and the "Lovely" ticket.

I added in a few vintage mini playing cards to complete the look.

Thanks for stopping by - and please go vote (for me...if you'd like!) on the challenge entries.

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Delightful Collection);
Stickers: Authentique Paper (Delightful Collection);
Ribbon: May Arts;
Other: Vintage Mini Playing Cards;
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Blog Hop {Market Street Stamps and Ribbon Carousel}

If you are hopping along with Market Street Stamps and Ribbon Carousel today - 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 find out more on either the Market Street Stamps blog or the Ribbon Carousel blog.

Be sure to join in on the fun as Market Street Stamps is giving away TWO $25 gift certificates and Ribbon Carousel is giving away a newly released ribbon carousel.


For my card I started by stamping the peacock image (drawn by me!) from the Birds of a Feather set from Market Street Stamps in Tuxedo Black ink. I added a bit of color with my Copic markers and then cut it to a simple tag shape. I then tied off the top of the tag with a little bow of The Twinery's Pink Sorbet twine.

For the base of my card, I combined my patterned papers with some Pink Salmon Vintage Seam Binding and added a button threaded with The Twinery's Buttercream twine.


If you are the "sketchy" type, here is the sketch I created and used for my card:


Be sure to head back to the Market Street Stamps blog or the Ribbon Carousel blog to find the list of all the other stops on the hop!

Thanks for stopping by today!


Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White);
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Splendid 6x6); Crate Paper (Emma's Shoppe 6x6);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Birds of a Feather);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black);
Ribbon: Ribbon Carousel (Vintage Seam Binding - Pink Salmon);
Twine: The Twinery (Pink Sorbet, Buttercream);
Markers: Copic (Y08, RV04);
Other: (Button - Yellow);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors, 1/8" Circle Hand Punch); We R Memory Keepers (Corner Chomper - Deco); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

I've got the blues... {Market Street Stamps}

{As seen today on the Market Street Stamps blog}



Okay...no - I am not depressed, but I DO seem to have a case of the blues.

A little background about me: I grew up in a house that was completely decked out in various shades of what I call "Country Kitchen Blue". Thanks to being surrounded by it for so many years I now cringe when I even think about the color blue.

But for some reason - I think due to my love for teals and aquas - blue has started to slip back into my life.
{Only on paper. Don't expect to see me decorating my house in blue anytime soon. Or ever.}


I have seen some beautiful projects created with the new Flurries background stamped in white...but I thought I would add a bit of color to it. This background stamp (like all the others from Market Street Stamps) stamps beautifully. There are so many great ways to use this stamp!
I wanted to let it shine on this card so I used an almost A2-sized panel to let it take center stage.
{The background stamps from Market Street Stamps will completely cover the front of an A2-sized card, but I trimmed a bit off to have the kraft border show.}


I added a sentiment from the Essential Holiday Elegance set and topped it all off with a white button and some Denim twine.
This card would be easy to create in multiples, but has a big impact thanks to the beautiful Flurries background.

I hope you'll stick with me just a little bit longer as I share another blue(-ish) card with you:


This one uses one of the cute sentiments from the Chillaxin' set and is finished off with some cute little paper ties.
{I don't even know anyone who actually wears ties on a regular basis anymore, but they sure do look cute on a card!}


Thanks for coming by today!

Joy Of The Season Card Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White); The Paper Company (Kraft);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Flurries, Essential Holiday Elegance);
Ink: CTMH;
Twine: The Twinery (Denim);
Other: (White Button);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Family Ties Card Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White); Core'dinations (Aqueduct);
Patterned Paper: Echo Park (Little Boy collection - Awesome Dots);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Chillaxin');
Ink: Tsukineko (Red Magic);
Other: (Vintage Book Page);
Tie Pattern: Tifany DeGough;
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); We R Memory Keepers (Corner Chomper - Stub); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Hello There

My whole family has been sick and it has really hit us hard for a few days...but I still wanted to say:


Oh, and if you haven't seen this yet...I hope you'll check it out - something pretty exciting (if I do say so myself).



Thanks for visiting today!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Kraft Outlet (Ivory, Kraft); Bazzill (Cool Cantaloupe);
Chipboard: Kraft Outlet;
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Vintage Wallpaper, Slow Movin'); Hero Arts (Frame);
Ink: Tsukineko (Night Sky);
Tape: Pink Paislee (Teal Grid);
Cord: Darice (Paper Jewelry Cord);
Flower: Maya Road (Cream Resin Flower);
Vintage: Etsy (Blue Flocked Ribbon);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Birdie Tag

I had some left over stamped cardstock from a tag I created previously and had a little bit of kraft cardstock from creating my recipe page, so I decided to make two tags.
Here is the first tag:


Check back later today for the second tag!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Kraft Outlet (lunch bag kraft); Core'dinations (aqueduct);
Stamps: Unity Stamp Co. (A Thing of Beauty: Itty Bitty, Tea Time Pattern, frame from Be Mine: I Adore You);
Ink (Chalk): Tsukineko (Jumbo Java, Turquoise Gem);
Dies: Spellbinders (Nested Bird);
Embellishment: Tim Holtz (Mini Pin)
Other: Vintage seam binding; vintage fabric;

UNIQUE

Head on over to the Market Street Stamps blog today to learn more about this card (and see how I finished off the BACK of the card):


{And don't forget to grab some great stamps and supplies from the Market Street Stamps MARKETplace!}

Supplies:
Stamps: Market Street Stamps {Zebra Print, "Unique" from Hippie Chic}
Ink: Tsukineko {Purple Hydrangea, Aegean Blue, Spanish Olive}
Cardstock: Bazzill {Palo Verde, French Vanilla, Bouquet}
Dies: Spellbinders {Labels One, Labels Eight}
Tools: Fiskars {scissors, trimmer}; Tim Holtz {Tiny Attacher, Tiny Staples}
Other: blue flocked vintage ribbon

Pretty Kitty

Supplies:
Whitman: Vintage Animal Rummy Playing Card "Pretty Kitty"
Prima: Artful Collage Flower
Queen & Co Rhinestones: Nightfall
Maya Road Chipboard from Journaling Scroll keychain
Kraft Outlet: 5x7 card
Georgia Pacific: White Cardstock
Merischino Twine: The Twinery
Pink Paislee: Houndstooth Artisan Tape
Unity Stamp: Vintage Ledger
Distress Ink: Scattered Straw
Distress Ink: Black Soot
Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black