Cupcake Freebie

Got something super special for you today...

Alison over at The Alley Way Stamps is giving away this adorable

cupcake and sentiment digis for FREE. 

I printed the image onto different pattern papers in order to paper piece the cupcake. 

Using Microsoft Word, I imported the sentiment and pasted it three times to make the bottom border.

Some Stardust Stickles adds some beautiful glitter to the cupcake pattern and candle.

Go on over here to download your free digi!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Marcy

Hey everyone!

Welcome to a new challenge at Do You Stack Up?! This week is all about RIBBONS!!   
 We all have yards and yards of those yummy things in our stash.  So let’s take them out and give them some good use.

 

For this week we have four
 great sponsors:

Crafty Sentiments  Winner's choice of 4 images 

The StampingBoutique   Winner's choice of 5 images 

Dearie Dolls   Winner's choice of 4 images 

The Ribbon Reel

I used the adorable image, Mousey Valentine, from Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps.
  I think she is just adorable. 







After coloring her with Copics, I cut the image out using my Nestabilities Scalloped Ovals.  I distressed and inked all the edges of the card.  Wanting it to be really girlie, I added loads of flowers, ribbon, lace and bling.  I hope you like it as much as I do.


I have another post above this one announcing The Alley Way Stamps (TAWS)
Blog Hop.  I hope you hop along with us for some fun and prizes.


Thanks for stopping by today.
Hugs,
Marcy

Deck The Halls

Hi Everyone,

There is another great Unscripted Sketch up today. Some of my DT sisters found it a little hard to use. I thought it was one of the easier ones. LOL you never know what gets your mojo going!!

This image is Alison's newest $1.00 digi available for this week in Stretch N' Bubbles store here. It is named Star Ornament. Alison only keeps these $1.00 digis available for a short time, so get it while you can!

I paper pieced the image by printing it 3 times; once each on cream, green and burgundy CS. After piecing, I colored all the circles in with a Liquid Gold paint pen. I used Martha Stewart's gold glitter which is really, really glitzy (I love it!). The small snowflakes on the side were cut from Snowflake Frameabilities. The sentiment is from one of Studio G's $1.00 stamps.

Have a great weekend everyone. If you are in the northeast like me...
STAY WARM!!

Hugs,
Marcy

Thank You

Hi All,

I am so loving this card I made for Card Patterns sketch # 86. The pattern made a perfect backdrop for my digi image "Cone Flowers." I cannot remember where I got the image. Most times when you downoad a freebie, the artist does not include their name in the tag title. I try to stay on top of that before I save the image, but sometimes it gets away from me and I forget. Well this is one of those times that I would like to credit the artist,but can't.

This is the first image I've colored since I took Suzanne's classes last week. I've been so busy at work, I haven't had time to sit and think about all that I have learned. But in coloring this image, I felt like much of what Suzanne said was falling into place. Anyway...I had a wonderful time in the classes and learned so much useful information.

The image is colored for the CMC Copic Colored Challenge Group the challenge this time is "Sheer"

Have a great day everyone.

Hugs,
Marcy

How Sweet You Are

Blog Candy still up for grabs...see Saturday's post.

Happy Monday All,

How yummy does this pie look? Good enough to eat, right? LOL This card makes me feel all cozy and homey.
The image is named Bird Pie and is available at Stretch N' Bubbles here.

I used this week's sketch up at 2 Sketches 4 You, although I am late for submitting, I still like the sketch. I also submitted to Fab & Funky Challenge for Yummy...can't get closer than this for yummy!!


The sentiment is from a Studio G stamp from last spring. The oven mitts are from Jolee's and the flourishes are from Sizzix.

Tonight I will select a winner for the stamps and announce it on Tuesday's post

Have a great day.

Hugs,
Marcy

Relatively Red

Happy, Happy Wednesday,

It's the middle of the work week...Yay!! Two more days and it's the weekend!

I made this page for my niece's scrapbook. This is her baby son Ethan, my son Scott and the kids' Great Aunt Ninny (silly name I know) who is 91 years old! All three have the same color hair, which is funny since Aunt Ninny dyes her hair red. Ethan is the only redhead in his immediate family and Scott only has a red beard. Very weird, but funny. It just called for a layout to prove it's all relative!

The image is from Mo's Digital Pencil. I used Accent Essentials for the background and Doodletype for the titles.

Have super day everyone!

Hugs,

Marcy

Happy Saturday All,

I am happy the weekend is here! My kids are visiting us from Florida this week. It's been fun having some quality time with them. Today we are having a family & friend party at our house to celebrate their visit. I just love when we have everyone over...so much good fun, good food and good laughs.

Saturday also means there is another great challenge up over at Unscripted Sketches. This beautiful elephant is named Ting and was designed by Alison at Stretch N' Bubbles. Ting is another of the great Asian influenced digis in the Zen collection at SNB. You can find Ting here.

I colored Ting with copics. I used a few different Stickles colors -Starry Night, Diamond, Golden Rod and Star Dust. The trim is orange ribbon with hot pink and orange sequins. I found it in my stash. I cannot remember when or why I bought it, but it works so well with this motif.

Well, I have to go start getting ready for my guests. Have a great day and I'll see you Monday with a new Cuttlebug Spot challenge. Thank you so much for stopping by and leavinga comment. I really appreciate it!!

Hugs,

Marcy

Find Peace

Hi Everyone,

Isn't this image darling? It's from Alison at Stretch N' Bubbles. I am just loving Alison's Zen collection. This beautiful girl is titled "A Blessing" and can be found her here in Alison's store.

I followed this week's sketch #152 at Mojo Monday. I colored her with copics. I used Nesties Labels 10 and Cuttlebug folder Birds & Swirls. The sentiment was cut out with Nesties Fancy Labels. I added some sparkle Stickles for a little glitz.

Have a great day, all!

Hugs,

Marcy

You Light Up My Day

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I missed Saturday's Unscripted Sketches post. You know, sometimes life just gets in the way of crafting.

Anyway, things are better now, so here it is. Isn't this lightening bug just adorable? His name is Spark and you can find him here in the store at Stretch N' Bubbles.
I colored him with copics and covered his body, nose and antennae with a nice thick coat of Diamond Glaze.



This is the sketch from Unscripted Sketches.



Also up today is the new challenge over at The Cuttlebug Spot. This week is also "Christmas in July" which seems to be a pretty popular theme on all the challenge blogs. Please go over and check out all the beautiful creations my DT sisters made this week. Hopefully, it will get you thinking about your holiday crafting earlier rather than later!




I embossed the background paper with the Cuttlebug folder named Snowflakes and then sanded the paper. The image is from Inger Harding. Check out her blog for some super adorable digi stamps--she generously gives away many freebies, too!

That's all for today. Have a great one.

Hugs,
Marcy

Unscripted Sketch Spotlight

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for stopping by today for the Unscripted Sketches Spotlight on ME - hee hee. We are continuing with our Christmas in July celebration every day this month.

Although we do not celebrate Christmas, we do share the joys of the season.
My family celebrates Hanukkah. We always get together to eat latkes (potato pancakes) and exchange gifts for the children. Somehow, in our family, when you have a child, you are no longer entitled to Hanukkah presents! Only the kids get the gifts...EIGHT NIGHTS OF GIFTS!!

We always send cards to family and friends. Last year I bought this adorable digi image, Hanukkah Owl from Pink Cat Studio. I loved him when I saw him for the first time. I colored him with copics and added a thick coat of Diamond Glaze on the dreidle for some nice shine.



Also up today is a new challenge at The Cuttlebug Spot. It just so happens this challenge is also a sketch. I used this super cute digi image from Alison at Stretch N' Bubbles. You can find the Strawberry Cupcake here in the SNB store. I colored the cupcake with copics. I added some Diamond Stickles to make the frosting yummy looking and put a nice thick coat of Diamond Glaze on the strawberry.






Here is the sketch:



Wow, I think this is the longest post I ever made. Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you visit Unscripted Sketches and The Cuttlebug Spot I would just love it if you left me a comment.

Hugs,
Marcy

Thinking of You

Hi All,

Today is Saturday, so of course, there is a wonderful new sketch up over at Unscripted Sketches. Please go over and take a look at the other great projects created by the DT.





I used this lovely digi stamp designed by Alison at Stretch N' Bubbles. Her name is Sophie and you can find her here in the SNB store. I colored her with copics. It's hard to tell, but the papers are glittered, so it has a nice sparkle. I added some pearls to follow the sketch and a great new Prima flower with the delicious crystals.

I hope you all have a great weekend. We are off to Albany to watch our niece graduate college. We are so proud of all her accomplishments.

Hugs.
Marcy

Thinking 0f You

Happy Monday All,

I hope you had a great weekend. Today I made a card with a new image from Alison at Stretch N' Bubbles. His name is Lloyd Bird. I think, by his name, he must be a boy bird but his feathers look like a mini skirt, so I made him a girl bird. LOL You can find Lloyd here."

I used the colors from this week's challenge over at Copics Colour Challenge. I just happen to have these colors, so it makes it a lot easier to join the challenge. I know I can choose colors that are close, but I do love when the colors are chosen for me!

The sentiment is one of Gina K's new seasonal $1.00 stamps. I always buy them as soon as they come into the store! The label is Nestabilities "Fancy Tags" and the flat back pearls are from Queen & Co, also $1.00 at the store! I pieced the green card stock with my handy dandy paper piercer and Stampin Up's Mat pack.

Have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow.

Hugs,
Marcy

Weird Bird

Happy Wednesday All,

We are having another sketch challenge over at Stretch N' Bubbles. This is a wonderfully easy sketch to use. I can see it making a great scrapbook page, too. The image is a freebie called Weird Bird by Alison at SNB.





Again this demonstrates how versatile digital images are. When you go to download the image here, you will see that the bird has the weird hair and is facing left. I copied the image into Microsoft Digital Image software twice. I turned one image around to face the other way and erased her hair. Now I had two birds, the same, but with differences...much like us! LOL



I colored these girls with copics and added some stickles for a little glitz and glam. The flat back pearls were white, but I colored them with copic YR18 to match the punched border from EK Success.

Have a great day.

Hugs,
Marcy

You Make Me Smile!

Hi and Happy Wednesday,

Today is our second sketch challenge over at the Stretch N' Bubbles challenge blog. Also, because it is Wednesday, Alison is giving away this adorable image named Andrew Alligator (although I prefer to think of him has a crocodile!! Hee hee) here.



Below is the sketch. I turned it on its side and it was perfect for the image. I colored this adorable guy with copics and popped him off the card with dimensionals. The papers are from an old stack from Cricut. The sentiment was computer generated.



I didn't forget that in celebrating our first sketch challenge last week, we had a blog hop. I want to thank everyone that stopped by and left such lovely comments. It always means so much to get feedback from your fellow crafters.

And the winner of the Sea Turtle image I used on my card is..........#9...itsabrt said,
"I love your card Marcy! Have a fantastic day! Beth"
CONGRATS BETH. SEND ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND ALISON WILL SEND YOU THE SEA TURTLE IMAGE.

AND DON'T FORGET, EVERYONE, TO CHECK BACK AT THE CHALLENGE BLOG TO SEE IF YOU WON THE BIG WEEKLY PRIZE FROM ALISON.
I hope you will play along with the challenge this week. Don't forget you can go over and snag this cutie here!

Have a great day!
Hugs,
Marcy

Stretch N' Bubbles BLOG HOP

Hi Everyone,

Today is a special Wednesday over at Stretch N' Bubbles...We are having our first Sketch Challenge Blog Hop. If you came here from Jane's blog then you are in the right place. If you stumbled upon the hop by accident, please go over to the SNB blog and start there. Be sure to leave comments on all the DTs posts along the way to be eligible for some great prizes!

Stretch N' Bubbles is also excited to announce their new Weekly Sketch Challenge. Each week there will be a new sketch designed by Alison for you to play along with. You can use ANY SNB image (if you don't have any, you can pick up a new freebie every Wednesday). You can combine that image and the SNB sketch with any other challenge of your choice. Just post your entry to the SNB Sketch Challenge Blog and you're in the running for a weekly top three award. A random winner will be chosen each week as well and that person will win any SNB image of their choice!!


Here is the Sketch:



As you can see, I took some liberty with the sketch, but it looks pretty close, I think. I printed the image of Sea Turtle (you can find him here) using Microsoft Digital Image program -- very easy -- just copy, paste and line them up the way you want. I printed it twice so I would have the additional turtle to cut out and pop up as the "special" one. I colored all these cuties with copics and added some stickles to the special one. The sentiment was computer generated.

Be sure to leave a comment on this post. I will choose a winner on April 14 and that person will win the adorable Sea Turtle image I used on my card. Leave comments on the other DT's blogs, and you have a chance to win their images, too. Once you make it through the whole hop you will be in the running for the whole blog hop winner which means you get to select any 4 images of your choice from SNB.

Your next stop on the hop is Katheryn. After you've visited all the DTs blogs, and left comments, we'd love for you to play along with our first ever sketch challenge.

Have a great day.
Hugs,
Marcy

FREEBIE DIGI

Hi Everyone,

Well another day of snow and we've gotten through it. I really, really hope we are done with the snow for the year.

Today is Wednesday, so of course, that means Alison is giving away another great digital stamp for free over at Stretch N" Bubbles. This cutie is named Toothy Tina. Isn't she an adorable little monster??? Go on over and snag Tina. Don't forget to leave Alison a little love in her love thank!

I colored her with copics and popped her off the card. The sentiment is computer generated.



Have a great day.
Hugs,
Marcy

Altered Frame & Birthday Digi

Happy Monday to you all. I've got two projects to share with you today.
First up is the challenge at The Cuttlebug Spot to create an altered frame. I made this with two 8" x 10" canvases. I painted them then hinged them together. I covered the left side with an old favorite from Basic Grey. I left the right side open as the frame/shadow box. I used old photos of our family and added some fun "knick knacks" for decoration. I used the Cuttlebug folder "Morrocan Screen" then adhered the cardstock to the frame for added texture.



The cover type was cut from various cartridges.



Here is a close-up of the frame.



Also up today is a new digi stamp designed by Alison over at Stretch N' Bubbles. This stamp is appropriately titled "Cake and Candles." I colored the image with Copics and used a gold glitter Spica pen for the candles. I added glitter on top of the cake (which is hard to see in the pic) for some glitz. A couple of Prima flowers, some rhinestones and a pretty bow finish up the card.



Have a great day everyone!!

Hugs,

Marcy

CUPCAKE!!

Hi All,
Isn't this the yummiest cupcake you ever saw? It's a free digi stamp from Alison at Stretch 'N Bubbles. Alison reached the 200 follower mark, and to celebrate she made this adorable digi for everyone.
Go on over and snag it. It's a perfect way to experiment with digital stamps if you haven't dipped your toes in yet. SNAG IT HERE.



I followed the sketch from Mojo Monday for this one. I colored the image with my copics and added pink stickles for some glitz on that delicious frosting. The sentiment is computer generated and cut out with an EK Success paper shaper 2" scalloped circle. I purposely popped it off the card in only the center so the edges will curl downward.Just as I attached the cupcake frosting only in the center so the edges would curl up off the paper..I think it's a nice effect.

Well, that's it for today. I have to get ready for my son and daughter-in-love who are visiting this weekend from Florida...we are very excited to have them home...even if it is for just a short time!!

Hugs,
Marcy

Monsters

Hi All,

Finally, it is getting a little less frigid here in NY. Today, the wind died down some so the real feel temp was in the low 30's...that's warm compared to what we have been feeling. It is going to warm up a little over the weekend until Sunday when it is supposed to snow again!!! OK no more complaining. I know, it could be a lot worse.

On to crafting...
Today is free digi day over at Stretch N' Bubbles. This little guy is named Herman Monster. Isn't he just adorable. Go check out what the talented DT did with him. Go on over and pick Herman up for free. He'll be there for a limited time, so go snag him!



I colored him with copics and used Glossy Accents to shine up his antennas.

Have a great day,
Hugs,
Marcy