Happy Valentine's Day

 Happy Saturday Friends,

I've got two projects up today.  First, is the newest Unscripted Sketch challenge card.  This is a very versatile sketch.  I can easily see it working for a scrapbook layout.  The DP is from this year's Valentine's stack from DCWV.  I will be sending this card to my Great Nephews (2 & 4 years old). 
 

 Also up is Alison's newest Dollar Digi over at Stretch N Bubbles.  This adorable tree is named Dotted Tree and you can get it for only $1.00 this week...then it goes back to regular price.  

I paper pieced the tree rather than color it in.  I printed the image twice - once each on green and brown.  I did use some copic T1 around the edges to give the image some definition.  The sentiment is from a set by Autumn Leaves named "Sentiment Circles."  The hearts are Rain Dots from Fiskars.  I dotted Glossy Accents on the tree berries and around the scallops for some added dimension
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That's all for today.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Come back tomorrow for a new challenge up over at Gingerloft Stamps.

Hugs,
Marcy

Happy Saturday Everyone,

Today there is a new sketch up over at Unscripted Sketches. This is a very versatile sketch. I made a photo greeting card for my niece and nephew. I will send it to them for Valentine's Day.

The flower was made from old book pages. You know punched with a scalloped circle punch 6 - 7 times. Then scrunched up with a brad in the center. I never get tired of these flowers! I used my Zutter Distrezz-it-All for all the great distressing on the card. I love that tool; it makes distressing so simple.

Well, that's it for me today. My kids are visiting from Florida and we have a lot to do today!!

Have a great one.

Hugs,

Marcy

Again, Happy New Year to everyone. I hope the coming year brings peace, love and prosperity to you all.

Over at Unscripted Sketches we went with the theme Should Old Sketches (Not) Be Forgot! Cute right? All the Dt sisters chose an old sketch and created a new project with it.

Here is the one I did. The image was a freebie from Beccy a while back. She is named Nell on a Bicycle and you can find her here. The background is a stamp from Doodle Factory called Countryside Backdrop.

I used copics to color everything in. Then I added stickles on the mountain top, Nell's blouse and flowers. I put a thick coating of Diamond Glaze on her hat and bicycle. I cut Nell out and popped her off the card for some added depth. The sentiment is from a Cloud Nine acrylic stamp set.


Have a great day!!
Hugs,
Marcy

So Big

Hi Everyone,

Here is this week's Unscripted Sketches project. I am working on an album for my niece. This sketch is such a versatile one that I will probably use it several times for the album. No matter how you turn it -- 90 degrees or upside down, it makes a great layout.

This is short today...gotta go to work! I'll be back tomorrow with a new challenge for Gingerloft stamps.

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

GO GATORS

Happy Saturday,

My "daughter-in-love" is a huge University of Florida Gator fan. Really huge! I don't get the whole football thing...but she does -- and I lover her -- so I made her this card gift set. I designed the box using this week's sketch up over at Unscripted Sketches.

The Image is from Meljins called Fall Ball Teddy Bear. I colored this adorable guy with copics using the Gators colors of blue and orange. I computer generated the "Go Gators." This is a great example of how versatile digital images are. I printed the image in two sizes for this project. You can't do that with rubber!!

Because of all the layers, the card weighs over 1 ounce, so I included 2nd ounce stamps to make it easier for her to mail out.

Here is the sketch. If you have time, go on over and create something using this sketch. It's a very easy one to work with.

Have a great weekend!!

Hugs,

Marcy

BLOG CANDY WINNER

AND THE WINNER OF MY CANDY FROM

THE UNSCRIPTED SKETCH BLOG HOP

IS...

TRINA

CONGRATS TRINA!!

I left you a message on your blog. Please email me your address, so I can send these beauties off to you.

Although my candy has been won, the hop is still on and there are prizes still available throughout the hop. So if you haven't started yet...what are you waiting for?

Unscripted Sketches

Hugs,

Marcy

Yummy Witchy

Happy Saturday Everyone,

Well, we are going back to summer here in New York! We are having some really warm days. I am so looking forward to the Fall that is crisp and requires a sweater. I am tired of sweating!

Anywho...I made this Halloween treat box to put me in the mood for Fall. I followed this week's sketch up at Unscripted Sketches. I love when I can "re-purpose" something and here I was able to do just that! This is a box, by K & Co., that held chipboard letters. I used the letters up over a year ago, but I couldn't throw out the box -- it is so sturdy and has a nice plastic insert in the cover to see what goodies are held inside.

The image is one of the $1.00 clear stamps from Studio G called Soloz. I really like these more than the original $1.00 stamps we have been buying the past few years. These are much larger...more room to color!! Which I did with copics. I gave her eyes and hat a coat of Diamond Glaze and added Stickles to her dress.

I wrapped the bottom of the cover with ribbon; gives it a nice finished look. The swirls are from Sizzix.

Have a super weekend!

Hugs,

Marcy

UH OH!

Happy Saturday,

I was so looking forward to today, until I remembered that I have to work! Just for a couple of hours, though. I have to demo the Cricut cart Little Monsters at work. It really has some adorable images. I made a couple of cute projects using the cart and I will take some pics to post next week.

Today we have a new challenge up over at Unscripted Sketches. This is a nice, easy sketch so it should get your creativity going! The image is from Stretch N' Bubbles. Her name is Viola Snoots. She is part of the Forest Friends Collection. I don't know her actual story, but she looks like a meanie! Hee hee. You can find her here in the store along with the other friends that are a bit more loveable.

I colored her with copics and added Glossy Accents to her hat for a nice shine. I also colored the 3 flowers to match. The sentiment is computer generated and I used my first thought when I saw Viola...Uh Oh, you are in trouble now!

Big News

Tomorrow, Sunday, we are having a blog hop at Stretch N' Bubbles. Alison has outdone herself with her new super cute

"Squared" Christmas images.

Please ckeck out the hop where you can win one of the digis on each Design Team Member's blog!

Have a great day!

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

Unscripted Saturday

Hi All,

Happy Saturday. I hope you are having a nice weekend. We are hoping the heat breaks for tomorrow here in NY.

We are back to posting a regular weekly sketch over at Unscripted Sketches. Here is this week's sketch

I made a relatively simple card this week, as I have been sick and so has my computer. Hee Hee

Anyway, we are both on the mend now (well, I am, I had to get a new computer--too sick to fix---had to "pull the plug"). The sentiment is from Fiskars clear stamps. The beautiful flower and leaf are Prima, of course.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,

Marcy

Girlfriends

Hi All,

There's another Unscripted Sketch up today to get your mojo going. There are all kinds of exciting things happening over at US. The DT is getting ready for a special "Christmas in July" month-long party. Every day in July, there will be something new posted on our blog. Whether it is a spotlight on one of my DT sisters, a new sketch, challenge or game...it will be a blast. So go over now and take a peek at the first BINGO game we have planned.





I used a digi image named "Girlfriends" designed by Alison at Stretch and Bubbles. You can find this adorable image here in Alison's store. I colored these cuties with Copics. The sentiment is a clear stamp from Inkadinkado and the flower is Prima.

I hope you all have a super weekend. I am reorganizing my scraproom...I am happy and scared at the same time. WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH ALL THAT STUFF????

Hugs,
Marcy

Special Thoughts of You

Hi Everyone,

It's Saturday, so it's time for another new sketch up at Unscripted Sketches. This week, I flipped and inverted the image...in other words...you really have to look for the sketch...but it's there!

I cut the flowers with Tim Holtz's flower die for Sizzix. The flourishes are aptly named "Flourishes" by Sizzix, too. The glitter paper is from American Crafts and is sooooo delicious. The dp is from DCWV La Creme stack.


Have a great weekend!


Hugs,\Marcy

Unscripted Saturday

Happy Saturday Everyone,

Today there is another great sketch up over at Unscripted Sketches. As you can see, I turned it around and flipped it. That is the beauty of these sketches, you can really take the same one and turn it into so many different layouts. Go check out the DT projects and you will see what I mean.

I used my favorite Tilda (actually, she is my only Tilda for now, lol). I colored her with copics and popped her off the scallop nestie. The sentiment is from one of those $1.00 Gina K clear stamps...gotta love 'em!





I will post the rest of my purse album tomorrow because I am running off to meet family!!

Hugs,
Marcy

Hey Buddy

Hi All,

It's Saturday, so that means there is a new sketch up at Unscripted Sketches. There are also some new changes unveiled on the blog so go on over and check US out!





This adorable image is from Stretch N' Bubbles. It's named Boy Toys and you can find it here. I colored the image with copics and gave the frog and sling shot a nice coating of Diamond Glaze. The sentiment was computer generated.



I hope you all have a great weekend. Don't forget to check back on Monday when we post our first sketch challenge over at The Cuttlebug Spot!

Hugs,
Marcy

Unscripted Saturday

Hi Everyone,

I hope you have some great plans for the holiday weekend. I have to work today to demo Tim Holtz's Alterations dies. I'll be done by about 4:00 and them I am off until Tuesday! Yippee!!

There's a new sketch up over at Unscripted Sketches. I followed the sketch pretty closely this week. The swirl is cut from the Tim Holtz Sizzix die named Elegant Flourishes. The sentiment is from Fiskars. The Dp was a freebie from one of my stamp magazines and the bottom is punched with an EK Success border punch. My fav new technique is making flowers from scallop punches. I used pages from an old book to punch the petals for this beauty. The leaves are Primas.



I hope you all have a super weekend and take the time to remember why we celebrate Memorial Day!

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

Unscripted Saturday

Hi All,

It's Saturday, so we have another great sketch up over at Unscripted Sketches. This is my nephew. I love him dearly, and although he is quite capable, he doesn't really love to fix things around the house. So we were very excited when we guilted him into hanging some pictures in his new house. I took photos of this because it is a rare sight. He was a good sport while we teased him!



Here is the sketch.



All the headlines were designed and cut with SCAL. The tools are charms from a great embellie special at AC Moore. There were 6 tools in the package for $1.00! I will probably use the rest for Father's Day Cards.

If you have a chance, go on over and check out the great projects the DT created this week.

I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day. Enjoy your family!!

Hugs,
Marcy

NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY

Hi Everyone,

I hope your week went well and you have a nice weekend planned. Today is National Scrapbooking Day. My family laughs that I get yet another day that I have free reign to treat myself to scrappy gifts. I LOVE IT!!

It is also Saturday, so that means there is another great sketch up over at Unscripted Sketches. This week we are celebrating scrapbooking, so the sketch is perfect for a layout.

This little cutie is my great-nephew Ethan. He is just one year old and loves the Itsy Bitsy Spider. It's just so adorable how his chubby little fingers come together as soon as someone starts to sing the song.



I cut the spider from Paper Doll Dress Up. The paper is from the clearance table at Michaels. It is a pack of 8 sheets at cost me 25 cents!!! I just love a bargain...don't you? Hee hee. I am trying to use up some of my stash, so I found I had just the right letters left on a Thickers sheet to spell his name. I love when that happens.

Here is the sketch:



So, enjoy National Scrapbooking Day! Please stop by US and check out the great projects.

Hugs,
Marcy

PS I also entered this for My Pink Stamper's NSD challenge.

Unscripted Saturday

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying your Saturday. Over at Unscripted Sketches we have another great sketch challenge to inspire you.





The digi image is named Dotty Bird from Stretch N' Bubbles and can be found here. This card demonstrates perfectly why digital stamps are so, so versatile. Dotty is a single image. I opened the image in Microsoft Digital Imaging software. I copied and pasted it 3 more times. at varied sizes, for the "little peeps" following their Mama. Then I colored them with copics. The sentiment was computer generated. The flower embellie on the side cost me $1 at Michaels.

Have a great weekend.

Hugs,
Marcy