you Blow my mind

Welcome to Day 3 of The Alley Way Stamps Peeks! 

I love this guy!  He's from the new set named Castaways.  This set is loaded with adorable sea creatures and great punny sentiments to go along with them. 

I colored this cutie with copics.  I also colored the pearls with the copics to make sure they matched.  The paper is from Bo Bunny. 

Don't forget the hop is still going on, so if you haven't visited yet, I hope you go to TAWS and follow the hop so you can have the chance to win some great prizes...you have until tomorrow!

As always, thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs,

Marcy

SNEAK PEEK BLOG HOP

                         Behind the Alley SNEAK PEEKS!!! 

I can't believe it is almost JUNE already!! WOW!!! Well...

It's Behind the Alley for the next 4 (weekdays) days.. and we are ready to share with you samples and give you a little sneak peek of what June has in store for you.   There are 3  new sets from The Alley Way Stamps that you can buy on June 1st in our shop. You want to come back each week day, for the next 4 days to see more creations from the TAWS DT.. you won't want to miss this..

To get you jazzed up about our new release we have some free stamps to offer! WHOOHOO right! :) 

these are some ways you can enter to win.. please leave a separate comment for each one you do...

1-Comment on The Alley Way Stamps Blog  

2-Comment on the DT girls blogs (below)

3-Comment on the taws posts for the next 4 days

4-Post about it on facebook or your blog

5-Like us on Facebook

( you can pick and choose which ones you want to do.. but the more you comment the better chance you have to win) THREE people will picked to receive one of the new sets! You have until March 31st to leave comments.

Here are the DT blogs to visit

• • Alison Spelman
  • Annette Allen
  • Barb Murphy
  • Laurel Seabrook
  • Lisa Lara
  • Marcy Schwarz (me)

So lets get hoppin.. don't forget to come back to this blog post at TAWS and tell us what you think :)

I love making these little party favor gifties.  The stamps I used are from the new set named

Reel Time. 



Hugs,

Marcy

Sweet Baby Mine

Hi Everyone,

Isn't this one of the cutest babies ya ever saw?  Hee Hee, I think so!  This is my Great Nephew, Evan.

I am working on a board book scrapbook for my niece; his Mom.

I love making these board books.  I buy them for $1.00.  After I cut  the books apart, I sand the pages so that the papers have some "tooth" to grab onto.  I always use gel medium as the adhesive.  I have found through the years that this is the best glue for these books. 

The title is stamped with The Alley Way Stamps set, Mad Gab. 

As I finish the pages, I will post them.

Have a great day and thank you again for stopping by.

Hugs,

Marcy



Welcome Neighbor

Happy Thursday,

This is the first of two posts today.

I made this card using 2 stamp sets from TAWS.  Alison's sentiment sets are so versatile.  You can really make any sentiment that you need by mixing and matching her sets.

For neighbor and new I used this month's new set named Mad Gab.  Welcome is from Jibber Jabber. 



The houses are cut from a sticker made by 3 Birds Designs. 

Our BLOG HOP with Ribbon Caoursel is still going on, so I hope you check out yesterday's post here and follow the HOP...there are some great prizes to be won!

Please check back later for my DYSU challenge post.

Thanks so much.

Hugs,

Marcy

BLOG HOP

We are thrilled to be teaming up with the Ribbon Carousel today for an amazing blog hop packed with tons of talent and inspiration for your enjoyment 

with a pot of gold at the end for the blog hoppers! 

That's right.  I mean prizes! We're talking some GREAT prizes!  

A little about the Ribbon Carousel -

We have partnered with another Woman-Owned-Business, literally in the same county here in WA state, to help manufacture the Ribbon Carousels^©. Sherri is a gem and I am very grateful for all she does. The raw materials are made in the USA.  So the entire product, from design to finish employs and supports people here in the United States.  This was VERY important to me, and I hope it is to you too.  You are getting a product that is of the highest quality, gorgeous, functional and made by two U.S. women-owned businesses.  

Now, lets talk about the prizes!  

One lucky blog hopper will win a ribbon carousel  and another lucky blog hopper will win TWO stamp sets of their choice from The Alley Way Stamps!

There are TWO MORE prizes up for grabs!  We will be giving away a $10 gift certificate on our Facebook page and The Alley Way Stamps will be giving away a stamp set on their Facebook page (winner's choice!)

Here's what you need to do to qualify for the Facebook prizes:

1. Head on over to the Ribbon Carousel's Facebook page, look for the post about this blog hop and say hello there!  Be sure to "like" us if you haven't already!

2.Head on over to The Alley Way Stamps Facebook page and say hello there, too!  Be sure to "like" us, too!

3. Come back to our Facebook page and tell us you've done it!

4. Share the post on our Facebook page about this blog hop with a friend for an extra 

    chance to win!

So if you came to us by Lisa thanks for hoppin with us and make sure to leave a comment here and on both the Ribbon Carousel's Facebook page and Our Facebook page.. :) 

I used the Kitchen Gadgets 2 set from TAWS and the twine is from Ribbon Carousel.

Thanks so much for stopping by today you are off to Danielle's blog now...

Hugs,

Marcy

Monster Bookmark

Happy Tuesday,

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day.  I surely did! 

Isn't this little monster adorable?  I made this cutie into a bookmark for my nephew who loves to read.

The monster is from The Alley Way Stamps set named Monster Madness. 

I got the idea from this tutorial at Splitcoast Stampers.

It's really easy to make one, or many,  of these bookmarks for little gifties or favors. 

 You can see it's magnetized... So clever! 

BIG NEWS

DO YOU STACK UP  is having a DT call. 

If you've always wanted to be the member of a design team, go on over and check it out.  These ladies are fantastic to work with!!

Thanks for stopping by again today.

Hugs,

Marcy

Hello There



Hello There Chickies,

Here is another card I made using The Alley Way Stamps' new releases for May.  The sentiments are from Mad Gab, Kitchen Gadgets 2 the adorable Chickie is from Priceless Joy.

I paper pieced the chick.  These delicious papers are from My Minds Eye  6 x 6 pad named Fine and Dandy Girl.  The flowers are Prima. 

I hope you go on over to TAWS and check out the other great  projects there to inspire you.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Marcy

I heart you!

Happy Monday Everyone,

Isn't this colander just adorable?  I think so.  It's from Kitchen Gadgets 2, one of the new sets debuted last week at The Alley Way Stamps.  The sentiment is from Mad Gab, which is another one of the

new sets at TAWS.

It's hard to tell. but the colander is stamped onto silver card stock.  I used Staz-On so that it wouldn't smudge.  I stamped the hearts, also from Kitchen Gadgets 2, and colored them in with Copic R27.  Then I used red Stickles on some of the hearts to make them pop.  I added some extra bling on the corners with rhinestones.

I will be giving this card to my DH next month for our anniversary. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

Hugs,

Marcy

Magic Time

Hi Everyone,

This week at DYSU, we want to inspire you.  So, take some inspiration from our talented team --

 colors, sketch, themes, style, however your inspiration takes you! 

We have three fabulous sponsors this week:

Little Darlings - $10 Gift Certificate

A Day for Daisies - $16 gift certificate

The Paper Shelter - $20 Gift Certificate

Continuing to use my Christmas Magic sentiment stamp set from TAWS, I made a mini explosion album.  I love these little albums.  I haven't filled it with pictures, because I am going to give it as a gift to a very dear friend of mine.

The cover snow globe was cut from Cricut's Doodle Charms.  That was one of my first cartridges all those years ago...and I still love it!

 

I hope you go on over to DYSU and check out the DT's fabulous projects.  I know you will be inspired to create something and post it on the blog.

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Marcy

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

BLOG HOP

If you came from Lisa's blog, you are in the right place.  If you've just popped in...please start here for a fun hop.

It's Behind the Alley for the next 4 (weekdays) days.. and we are ready to share you samples and give you a little sneak peek of what the April release holds.. There are 3 new sets from The Alley Way Stamps that you can buy on April 1st in our shop. You will want to come back each week day, for the next 4 days to see more creations from the TAWS DT.. you won't want to miss this.

To get you jazzed up about our new release we have some free stamps to offer! WHOOHOO right! :)

These are some ways you can enter to win.. please leave a separate comment for each one you do...

1-Comment on The Alley Way Stamps Blog

2-Comment on the DT girls blogs (below)

3-Comment on the taws posts for the next 4 days

4-Post about it on facebook or your blog

5-Like us on Facebook

Here are our DT blogs:

◦Alison Spelman

◦Annette Allen

◦Barb Murphy

◦Laurel Seabrook

◦Lisa Lara

◦Marcy Schwarz - That's me

 You can pick and choose which ones you want to do.. but the more you comment the better chance you have to win. THREE people will picked to receive one of the new sets! You have until March 31st to leave comments.

I'm super excited to introduce you to one of the new sets named

Bite Size.

You are going to love this set...loaded with yummy little cupcake parts and pieces, party cakes and sweet sentiments.

For my card I used one of the little cupcakes to make a patterned paper.  I love these little images;

 they are so versatile.

I thought the stick pin and charm were the perfect additions to this yummy card!

Thank you so much for hopping by. 

 I hope you follow the directions above so you can win one of the wonderful new stamp sets!

Hugs,

Marcy

BLOG HOP

I hope you've enjoyed the hop so far...I should be the last stop on your creative journey.

It's Behind the Alley for the next 4 (weekdays) days.. and we are ready to share with you samples and give you a little sneak peek of what March release holds.. There are NOT 3, NOT 5, BUT 10 count them 10 new sets from The Alley Way Stamps that you can buy on March 1st in our shop. The Alley Way Stamps being such a new company and all,  wanted to go to CHA, but it wasn't possible.. So we decided to hold our own CHA here with all of you!!! BUT WAIT!! That's not all.. on MARCH 1st we have ANOTHER HUGE Surprise for you :) Don't you just love surprises..? You want to come back each week day, for the next 4 days to see more creations from the TAWS DT.. you won't want to miss this..

To get you jazzed up about our new release we have some free stamps to offer! WHOOHOO right! :) 

these are some ways you can enter to win.. please leave a separate comment for each one you do...

1-Comment on The Alley Way Stamps Blog  

2-Comment on the DT girls blogs (below)

3-Comment on the taws posts for the next 4 days

4-Post about it on facebook or your blog
5-Like us on Facebook

( you can pick and choose which ones you want to do.. but the more you comment the better chance you have to win) THREE people will picked to receive one of the new sets! You have until FEB 29th to leave comments.

Here are the DT blogs to visit

• Alison Spelman
• Annette Allen
• Barb Murphy
• Laurel Seabrook
• Lisa Lara
• Marcy Schwarz

I am super excited to share my project with you today.. :)

  I created this card using the new background stamp named Phraseology.  The stamp actually measures 3 3/4" x 5 1/2".  I just used a small portion for this project.  There are so many words and phrases included on this fun stamp...everytime I look at it, I find more!

I stamped the image onto blue paper and then again onto yellow, since I wanted the sentiment to stand out.  I cut the words out of the yellow paper and used some foam tape to pop it off the card.  I found some eyelet lace and blue rhinestone trim  in my stash that was just perfect for this.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will participate in the hop instructions above, so you have a chance to win some awesome stamp sets!

Hugs,

Marcy

ZOOM!!

Hi Everyone,

I just love this Beetle!  It's from The Alley Way Stamps set Priceless Joy. 

The card is so fun and bright in person...the photo really doesn't so it justice. The hubcaps are flat-back pearls colored with a Copic marker. 

The background  paper is from the Destination Collection from My Little Shoebox. 

 Love their stuff! :)

We are having a BLOG HOP on Friday to introduce the fabby new March images at TAWS.  I hope you will stop by and play along.  There will be great prizes!

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Hugs,

Marcy

Cherish the Small Things

Happy Friday!

For today's card, I used The Alley Ways Stamps sets Background Basics and  

Talk to Me.

I used my Zutter Distress-it-all to distress the edges...I love that tool!  The paper is from My Mind's Eye,

 6 x 6 Designer Pad.  The brads are from my ever growing stash!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Marcy

The Finish Line

It's Friday...YAY! 

 My project for today is the final page of the album I made for my kids' celebrating

their New York Marathon run. 

 I used the fantastic word bubbles from The Alley Way stamp set named

Talk to Me and mixed it with some other sentiments from Crazy Critters. 

These word bubbles are so fun and versatile. I use them on cards and scrapbook pages.  The best part is that the bubbles are separate from the words, so you can mix and match them with any stamp sets you already own.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I always appreciate when you leave some love.

Hugs,

Marcy