Goodbye

Happy Tuesday Everyone,

Well, today is bittersweet for me.  This will be my last post as a design team member at Priscillastyles.  I had a great time with the DT gals and Priscilla is a very talented woman.  Not only does she design wonderful digital stamps, but she owns and directs CDAC, which is huge!

My card is for today's sketch challenge at MMSC.  Here are your choices of sketches

I used the plain sketch to showcase this great masculine digi stamp called Vintage Auto.

I computer generated the sentiment.  Everything else on the card was in my stash.

A big goodbye to my pals over at Priscillastyles.  I will still be visiting and joining the challenges!

Hugs,

Marcy

Happy Anniversary

Hi Everyone,

Happy Tuesday to you all.  Wowzer the weather here in NY has been crazy!  On Sunday, we had over 11 inches of rain here on Long Island.  Even Monday was so ugly out and still raining.  Today should be
 nicer...I hope.

There is a new sketch challenge up at MMSC today. I used Priscillastyles image Man with Flowers. I used lots of yummy velvet ribbon and rich, textured  fabric to give my card a romantic feel.  Of course, the roses add to the whole love theme.
 This image is colored with copics.  The sentiment was computer generated.

Here are the sketch choices:

I hope you go over and check out the challenge at MMSC.  You can win a great prize, too if you enter a project.

Have a great day.

Hugs,

Marcy

MMSC Challenge

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend!  Summer is really here and I love it!

Today we have a new sketch challenge up at MMSC.    I used Priscilla's beautiful image of Grapes. 

I colored it with copics.  I used a lot of inking and distressing for that vintage look that I like so much.  The swirls are from Sizzix. 

Here are the sketches you can choose from.  I used the simple sketch. 

 I hope you take the time to go over and check out all the beautiful projects the DT created this week.

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Marcy

Happy Father's Day

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a wonderful Father's Day.  We surely enjoyed.

There is a new challenge up at MMSC.  I used one of Priscillastyles' newest images named  Vintage Auto.  Whenever I see one of these old jalopies, I always think of yellow.  I'm not sure why, but I do.

 Since it was for a man, I didn't use many embellishments; only some brads in each corner.  To give it a little more texture, I pierced the pattern paper.  I colored the image with copics.

Here are your choices of sketches for this week.

I cut the image out with my Nestabilities die, Labels 10.

Go on over and check out the DT creations. 

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Marcy

Happy Birthday

Hey Eveyone,

Today for my MMSC submission, I used Priscilla's Sunflower digi image.  I have used this image many times before since I love it and it's so versatile.

The diamond fold card tutorial  is from Splitcoast Stampers here.  I colored the image with copics. 

Here are the sketches for the challenge.  As always, feel free to use either one.  Check out the DT's projects here.

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Marcy

Happy Father's Day

Hi Everyone,

I hope you had a super Mom's Day.  I sure did.  I was surrounded by my family

with good food and laughs.  I can't ask for more than that!

There is a new challenge up at MMSC .  I used this lovely Royal Wedding

 inspired crown image by Priscilla.  Isn't it wonderful?  I used the King's Crown for a Father's Day card

for my nephew.  Gregory has always proclaimed himself KING. 

I am not sure why, but we always went along with it and now give him

 King themed cards and gifts.  He will love this.

I printed the image twice - once in the lavendar

 cardstock and once on white. 

I have loads and loads of rhinestones in my stash, so it was

easy to find ones that fit the image.

  The crown was colored with copics. I used the Fleurde Lisa embossing 

folder from Cuttlebug for the background paper.

Here are the sketches for you to follow.  As always, you can choose plain or fancy. I went with plain because I was creating a masculine card. 

Please go over and check out the DT creations.

    

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Marcy

Sunflower Smiles

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  Sunflowers are my absolute favorite flower.  

Since, it's time for a new sketch challenge over at MMSC,  I decided to use this gorgeous

 sunflower by Priscillastyles. 

  I colored the flowers with copics.  The flourishes are from Sizzix. 

 I purposefully didn't put a sentiment on the front because sometimes,

 I just want to use my cards for notes.

This is a very versatile sketch.  I went with the plain version, but you are welcome to use either one for your project.   Go on over and check out the inspiring projects the DT designed

using these sketches.

Have a great day!

Hugs,

Marcy

Moments

Happy Tuesday Everyone,

It's time for a new challenge up at MMSC. 

When I saw this new image, Wash Basin and Water Pitcher, I just had to smile.  My Mom had a pitcher and basin just like this one in her bedroom.  It was an antique when I was a kid, so you can imagine how old it was!  It had lots of crazing and cracks all over it.  Mom had a floral arrangement in hers.  When she gave me the set, I tried to take the flowers out and...guess what???  That's right, I broke it.  OHHHH, I was so angry with myself!!

Anyway, when I saw this image, I new exactly what I wanted to do with it.  It's nice when my mind's eye can direct my artistic endeavors...it goes so smoothly.

I colored the image with Copics then I cut it out.  I covered the whole thing with Diamond Glaze and let it dry.  When it was completely dry, I bent it and cracked the finish.  Then I covered the whole image with Distress Ink in Vintage Photo.  The ink seeps into the cracks and folds you make in the paper so when you wipe off the excess ink it remains in those cracks.  It's a very simple way to make any image look vintage.

 The DP is from DCWV - La Creme.  This is one of my fav stacks.  You can't tell from the pic, but the paper is flocked and just adds to the delicious texture of the whole card.

Please go over and check out the fun new images at Priscillastyles. The sketches and design team projects are always inspiring. Use the sketch and you can win some great prizes!

Have a great day.

Hugs,

Marcy

Slots of Love!!

SLOTS OF LOVE ON YOUR DAY!

I love this image!!  In fact...it was designed for me by Priscilla at Priscillastyles!!

  Priscilla named her Slot Mama...but she is me! And many of my friends, too!!  LOL

I made this for a special new challenge up at Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge (MMSC). 

Today is the debut of the new Priscillastyles Design Team.  Some of us are remaining on the team and we are delighted to welcome some new very talented gals.

Please go over to MMSC and see the introduction post and say hi to the newbies!

Mama is colored with copics.  I used stickles for the winning light on top.  The coins in the tray are colored with Spica Gold glitter pen.  Because I love the "one arm bandits" so much, I have a lot of fun casino charms hanging around in my stash.  I think that red slot machine and casino chip are perfect embellies for this card.

Here are the copics I used.

Here are your choices for the sketch challenge.

Go on over and take a look at the DT projects for inspiration.  Follow the sketch for your project and you can win a super prize!

Hugs,

Marcy

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge

Hi Friends,

Today there is a new sketch up at Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge (MMSC).  I used Priscilla's fabulous new image Potting Flowers for my card.

I printed the image twice - once on white and once on the pattern paper.  I cut the gloves out of the pattern image.  After coloring the image with copics, I glued the pattern gloves onto the colored image.  I stickled the flower centers for some glitz.    The sentiment was computer generated.  All the flowers are from Prima.

I added a little raffia bow for a finishing touch.

You are welcome to use either sketch, plain or fancy, for your project.  Take a look at the design team's projects for some wonderful inspiration.

Have a great day!

Hugs,

Marcy

You Color My World

There is a new challenge up at Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge.  I loved this image when I first saw it.  It is called Floral Trio and is available for only $2.00 at Priscillastyles Store.  I always try and demonstrate  how versatile digi stamps are...and this image really shows it. 

The image is of the three flowers.  I imported it into MS Word then copied and pasted it several times.  I made two blocks of images ( 6 flowers across and 4 rows down) along with one separate image and printed them out.  Then I used copics to color the separate image.  Then I used Nestabilities to cut out the  scalloped oval from the block of images. 

I matted the colored image and popped it off the oval.  I trimmed the second block of images to a squared 4 flowers by 4 flowers.  Then I mounted the matted oval onto the second block of images. It's hard to see in the photos, but I did color all the black and white images with Cool Grays to give them some depth.   The sentiment was computer generated.

These are the sketches for the challenge; you can go fancy or plain.  So, go on over to MMSC and check out what the talented DT did with this week's sketch.  You will surely be inspired.

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Marcy

Happy Easter

Happy Tuesday Everyone,

I know Easter is far off, but Priscilla just finished drawing this adorable digi bunny and I had to use it right away!  He is named Stuffed Bunny and can be found here at Priscillastyles.  I followed the sketch for this week's new challenge up at MMSC. 

As always, you have a choice of a "fancy" or "plain" version to choose from.  Usually, I go with the fancy one, but this week I went with the plain sketch.    I colored bunny with copics then added stickles to his ears, bow and feet.  The glittered flower embellies  are chip board and were in my stash, but I cut off the package top, so I don't know who made them.  I do think they go great with the dp.

Here are the sketches.  I hope you go over to MMSC and check out all the beautiful projects my DT sisters created this week.  If you design and upload a card, you can win some great prizes, too.

Have an awesome day!

Hugs,

Marcy