Market Fresh Sketch: Sketch Challenge {Market Street Stamps}

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It's time for a new sketch challenge on the Market Street Stamps blog - have you been playing along?


I love this adorable little milk bottle from the For All It's Worth set - my eye immediately was drawn to it when I first saw the set. I think it would be adorable as a paper pieced image, but it is also great for coloring with Copic markers.


I love all the sentiment combos and the circle labels to use with them (or without them). I placed the sentiment off-center for this card so that I could add in the button.


I used the Sweet Lace background stamp and added some pleated ribbon to finish it off.


Thank you for dropping by today...and don't forget to play along in the challenge!

Supplies: 

Cardstock: Discount Cardstock (Posh Sunshine Lemon Dungaree 105#); Georgia Pacific (White);

Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Sweet Lace, For All It's Worth);

Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa); 

Markers: Copic (C3, B21, B23, Y00, Y04, Y08);

Ribbon: Maya Road (Pleated Grosgrain - Yellow);

Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

A Little Hello {Authentique Paper}

{As seen today on the Authentique Paper blog}

I love the 6x6 Bundles from Authentique Paper...they are small, affordable, and have all the great designs from the collection.
As a cardmaker I especially enjoy the smaller print size.


I also enjoy making mini cards. I love all things small and I also am not good with words...so small cards = less space to write.

I used one sheet from the Blissful 6x6 Bundle to create these two mini cards:


These came together very quickly - just cut the 6x6 sheet down to 3x6, score to create two 3x3 cards, add a stamp, and then add a great pop of color with these:


There are plenty of letters for creating any sentiment you choose.
Easy and quick!

Thanks for stopping by today!


Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Blissful 6x6 Bundle);
Stickers: Authentique Paper (Blissful Petite Type Square);
Stamps: Unity (Born An Original - Authentique Itty Bitty);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Color Challenge {Authentique Paper}

{As seen today on the Authentique Paper blog}


Authentique Paper is having their first ever color challenge (starting today) - and here's the card I created using the color palette:


Here's the color palette:


Be sure to head on over to the blog to get yourself in on the challenge!

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Splendid 6x6 Bundle, Splendid Icons, Blissful 6x6 Bundle, Blissful Icons, Uncommon 6x6 Bundle, Uncommon Icons);
Embellishments: Maya Road (Kraft Mini Ticket); Tim Holtz (Mini Safety Pin); Pearls;
String: May Arts (String - SM10);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Rejected

If you haven't heard of the Reject Blog Hop...it's time to check it out!

This is one of my cards that was a reject from the recent Paper Crafts call.
(I only made a couple of cards for this call...and ALL of my cards were rejects this time around, actually...but I am saving one special one for later.)



Thanks for stopping by today!
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{I'm almost to 300 followers and I think I feel a giveaway coming on!}

Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White);
Stamps: Unity (Family Is Forever - Authentique Itty Bitty);
Ink: Tsukineko (Midnight Black, Red Magic, Mango Madness, Thatched Straw, Key Lime, Aegean Blue, Purple Hydrangea);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Splendid {Authentique Paper}

{As seen today on the Authentique Paper blog}

I love the 6x6 Bundles from Authentique Paper for creating cards, but even if I cover the front of a standard A2 card, I still have small scrap strips left over.

I don't want to throw away those beautiful scraps, so I save them to use for cards like these:


Using a few coordinating strips as a base gives a great start to any card (and is an easy way to make a quick coordinating card set).


You can create a simple look by adding a simple stamped sentiment, or you can add layers of embellishments to create a vintage look.


For this card set I layered on doilies, vintage playing cards, buttons, twine, string, and twill ribbons.


What do you do with your scraps?

Thanks for coming by today!

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Splendid 6x6 Bundle);
Cardstock: Kraft Outlet (Kraft);
Twine: The Twinery (Honeydew);
String: May Arts (SM10);
Ribbons: May Arts (382-34-27); (Pink Twill);
Other: (Buttons); (Vintage Cards); (Paper Doily);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Explore. {Market Street Stamps}

{As seen today on the Market Street Stamps blog}

I have an absolute love/hate relationship with the red/teal color combo - it catches my eye...but for some reason my brain cannot comprehend how it goes together.
No matter what my brain thinks, sometimes I just can't help but use it for papercrafting...it inspires me!

This card started out when I was doing some simple coloring on a sheet of stamped images. I wanted to play with the idea of coloring this cute little camper with only two Copic markers. {Generally I use more than one shade of each color, but this was created with only two markers...one red and one teal.}

After I had my camper colored I needed to cut it out since it was surrounded by other stamped images, and after playing with layout options for the image and card I decided on this clean and simple design. 

So...what do you think about the red/teal color combo?
Love it? 

Hate it? 

A little of both?

Let me know what you think by leaving a comment...and thank you for stopping by today!


Supplies: 
Cardstock: Discount Cardstock (Posh Red Pepper Linen 80#);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Gone Campin);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black);
Markers: Copic (R27, BG15, E57);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Paint The Town: Color Challenge {Market Street Stamps}

{As seen today on the Market Street Stamps blog}

It's time for a new challenge on the Market Street Stamps blog and this is the card I created for the challenge:



I used the new Autumn Greetings set for the sentiment and the cute pumpkin image. The background was created by using the Punched Tin background stamp.
Everything was stamped on some patterned paper from the Basic Grey Basics Manila paper pad.


The pumpkin image was colored with Copic markers and carefully cut out. After it was cut out I added a bit of Distress Ink to the edges.


The cardstock was originally a very bright yellow, but I toned it down a bit with some Distress Inks so the color would be closer to the yellow used in the challenge color palette.


Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: 
Cardstock: Discount Cardstock (Posh Sunshine Lemon Dungaree 105#); Georgia Pacific (White);
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey (Basics Manila 6x6 Pad);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Punched Tin, Autumn Greetings);
Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa); Ranger (Mustard Seed, Scattered Straw);
Markers: Copic (E25, E57, Y32, YR12, YG03, YG25, YR68);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Tutorial {Authentique Paper}

{As seen today on the Authentique Paper blog}

Starting today, you can stop by the Authentique Paper blog the first four Sundays of each month and find a fabulous tutorial from one of the Authentique Paper Design Team members.

Today I will be showing you how to create a notepad cover for a 5x8 notepad from just a single 12x12 sheet of Authentique's beautiful paper.

Start by scoring your 12x12 sheet at 5", 5.25", 10.25", and 10.5".
Rotate your paper a quarter turn and score at 1", 1.25", and 9.25".

{I like to score on the side of the paper that will be the inside of the cover.}

Cut along the score marks as shown below.

{Score marks are red lines and cut marks are black lines.}

You will be left with this:

{I like to pre-fold at the score lines to make assembly easier.}

Insert the notepad and glue in place. Glue along the left edge of the bottom flap to create the pocket.

{I trimmed off a bit of the inside corner of the pocket flap to create the angle.}

To create the closure, use two of the circle die cuts from the Icons sheet, add a bit of string and add a small amount of adhesive in the center of each die cut to hold in place.

Punch a hole in the center of each circle and set an eyelet.

{Now you can close the cover just by wrapping the string around the die cuts in a figure eight.}

To make the notepad itself a bit more personalized, I added stamped images and sentiments every few pages.

I took some of the paper that was cut away from the original 12x12 sheet of paper and made a small coordinating card - now it's a fun little gift set!

{Wouldn't it be fun to tuck these in a backpack to surprise your little one as they head back to school?}

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper ("Original" from the Uncommon Collection);
Die Cuts: Authentique Paper ("Icons" from the Uncommon Collection);
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company ("Share Your Smile" - Authentique Itty Bitty);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black);
String: May Arts (SM09);
Other: (Eyelets - Silver);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board); We R Memory Keepers (Crop-A-Dile II - Big Bite);

Card, Sketch, & a Challenge {Authentique Paper}

{As seen today on the Authentique Paper blog}

Authentique Paper is having their first ever sketch challenge (starting today) - and here's the card I created using the card sketch:


Here's the card sketch:


Be sure to head on over to the blog to see the coordinating layout sketch and get yourself in on the challenge!

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Blissful 6x6 Bundle, Blissful Icons);
Tools: Tim Holtz (Tiny Attacher); Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

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