Whoooo Do I Love?

YOU!

As soon as I saw this sentiment from the TAWS set Chatterbox, I knew I had to pair it up with this owl from Cricut's Wild Card cartridge. 

Isn't he just adorable?? 

Here is the whole Chatterbox set.  It's so versatile!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I always appreciate it so much!

Hugs,

Marcy



Scaredy Cat!

Happy Friday!!

Isn't this scareD cat just too, too cute?  I love him.  He is this week's dollar digi from Stretch N Bubbles.

Alison changes the dollar digi every Friday...sometimes earlier.  So if you love this guy, go on over

and grab him up!

I colored him with copic greys.  The fence and spooky tree are cuts from Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up.  I find I go back to that cart so often for great prop cuts.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I really appreciate your comments.

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

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.

FREE DIGI WEDNESDAY

Hi Everyone,

It's Wednesday, so that means there is an adorable free digi image waiting for you over at Stretch N' Bubbles. This week is also our sketch challenge #4 at the SNB Challenge Blog.

Kitty Cat is the freebie and here's how I used him.





I printed Kitty onto cardstock and cut him onto the "Nestie-Like" label background using a fabulous free SVG from Penny Duncan. You must check out her site!! If you own a cricut or other cutting machine you will be awed at her creativity and generosity.

I colored Kitty with copics and added some Prima embellies, which have just come into the store...needless to say, I am very excited since I get a nice discount working at ACM. Kitty's buddy, the birdie in the cage, is cut from Song Bird.



So, for some fun and creativity...go on over and snag Kitty, then create a card or layout and enter it in the SNB challenge. THERE ARE COOL PRIZES, TOO!!

Gotta go to work now. Have a great day.

Huga,
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

Cutest Robot Ever!!

Hi Everyone,

Isn't this the cutest robot you ever saw? He is a digi image and you can find him over at Stretch 'N Bubbles...his name is Phil. LOL!
I followed this week's sketch up at Mojo Monday and used the colors from the challenge over at SPCC.
I colored Phil with copics. I used Glossy Accents on parts of him for some shine and popped him off the cog which I cut with my Cricut - Accent Essentials. The three skittles on top were clear and I colored them with copics to match...I love that trick! The sentiment is computer generated.







Have a great night, all.
Hugs,
Marcy

New Challenge Blog

This may not be a new challenge blog... but I just found it. It's named The Play Date Cafe. It's a different kind of blog. Rather than a sketch to inspire you they use color ads or photos to get your mojo going. This week is a really nice color combo. I was inspired immediately to make this layout of my Niece and Great Nephew.

Here is the ad they posted as the color challenge:

Here is my take on the challenge. I really like the color combo. The hearts and titles are cut on SCAL, of course.

Have a great day.

Hugs,

Marcy

Happy Saturday

Hi All,

This has to be a quick post today, I have to go to work and make sure all the demos scheduled at the store are organized and running smoothly. Today at AC Moore we have yarn, Wilton Gingerbread House, candy making, kids coloring and Cookie Exchange demos all running simultaneously.

Today is Saturday and another great sketch is posted over at Unscripted Sketches.

Here it is:

And here's mine...This is my Great Nephew Shane, again. Isn't he just beautiful?? The monkey in the title is a stamp from my new fave, Doodle Factory and colored with copics. The title is cut from SCAL. The paper is from DCWV.


Off to work. Have a great day.
Hugs,
Marcy

Bad Weather Day

Hi All,

I am off from work on Thursdays. It's the day I do a lot of my errands, but today was such a miserable day, I didn't even go out. It's raining and the chill is the kind that goes right down into your bones. So, I played instead.

I made this card for the sketch challenge at Mojo Monday I used one of my new stamp sets from Doodle Factory (I love 'em) and colored the squirrel with copics. I cut the scallop with SCAL and the circle using Plantin. I always cut circles with the Cricut...no matter what, I cannot get a good smooth cut with scissors and since I can get virtually any size I need cut, I always use my Cricut.

I hope you all have a great day.

Hugs,

Marcy

Long Island Stamp Show

Hi All,

Short and sweet today cause I am headed off to the Long Island Stamp Show. It comes every year on this Saturday and I loooooove it. It's my chance to see all the goodies up close, see new techniques and spend lots of $ on stuff I love...DH gave me money for my upcoming birthday just to spend here. I'll report on anything I might see that is new and exciting.

It's Saturday, so it's another new sketch over at Unscripted Sketches. Go on over and check them out and if you have the time create something and link!!!

Here is the sketch

Here is mine:

The titles were cut with SCAL and the duck on Cricut with NA. This adorable guy is my 10 month old great nephew, Ethan...isn't he delicious??

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Marcy

Unscripted Sketches #24

Hi Guys,

It's Saturday...you know what that means...a new challenge at Unscripted Sketches. This week was an easy one for me. As soon as I saw the sketch the idea popped into my head. So many circles, all the same...one had to be special...and that's how this card happened.

Sometimes it is so easy to use a sketch, sometimes I really have to put my thinking cap on to make it work. That's the beauty of these sketches and the whole idea behind challenges...isn't it???

I cut all the pumpkins from Stretch Your Imagination. The paper is an old stack from last year's Martha Stewart Halloween Collection. (Still trying to use paper from my ginormous stash.)

I did want to make the card smaller, but I found you cannot cut these pumpkins smaller than 2" or the swirly eyes will absolutely not cut out properly; they just rip, rip, rip. So, I just made the card bigger to fit the pumpkins.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my version:

Have a great weekend, all!

Hugs,

Marcy

Unscripted Scketches #23

Hi all,

It's Saturday, so that means we have a new sketch over at Unscripted Sketches. I had a lot of fun with this one. I've had this 3D title around for a long time, but haven't had an opportuntiy to use it. Well, when I got this photo of Ethan, I knew it was time to find it.


Here is the sketch:

And here is my take on the sketch:

The scalloped mat and stars were cut with SCAL. Go on over to US and check out the wonderful projects these talented gals whipped up.

Hugs,

Marcy

Beautiful Boys

These are my beautiful great nephews. My heart melts when I am with them. Unfortunately, they live in Florida and I live in New York, so in between visits I have to get my fill by scrapping them.

Since I do all the scrapbooking for my neice, at least I get to see new photographs more often than not. Although...sometimes I do have to "shame" her into sending me new photos by saying, "If I don't get the pics...you won't get the pages!" That usually gets her moving to send me the latest photos.

Anyhow, I am also preparing for another Cricut Class I am teaching at AC Moore in September. Many times I get the same students that come back more than once, so I like to have some new layouts to show them. I made this page using only Home Decor. Even the title is from the cart.

Have a great day,

Marcy

UNSCRIPTED SKETCHES

I AM SO EXCITED. I have been invited to become a design team member at Unscripted Sketches http://unscriptedsketches.com/ . It is a wonderfully talented group of gals from all walks of life who celebrate the joy of creativity. Some are passionate scrapbookers, some prefer card making--but all are wonderful paper crafters!

Each Saturday there is a new sketch posted. You are inspired to use the sketch any way you choose; for any type of project. You can Flip it, Rotate it…create a card or a scrapbook page with the sketch. There is no right or wrong way, as long as you are using the Unscripted Sketch as the basis for your creation.

I really look forward to getting to know my design team sisters. I've listed their blogs on the left, so when you get a chance take a look at their work. Each is so different from the last. I guarantee you will be inspired!


Over at The Cuttlebug Spot, we were challenged to create a project using the word HOT somewhere on it. I made this card for my 26 year old nephew who is HOT. We tease him all the time because he is a babe magnet...and knows it. So the card has a special meaning for us.


I used Martha's Drippy Goo punch again for the melting ices. I added loads of Glossy Accents to make the ices look all shiny. The ice pop came from Doodlecharms. I added some chalk to give the popsicle sticks some dimension.


Go on over and check out the other designs...very cool! Hee Hee


Hugs,
Marcy

Baptism Card

I made this card for a friend of mine who's beautiful little girl was baptized today.
The butterfly card base was cut from a dingbat that I opened up into SCAL. (I just cannot get over how much I love those free dingbats.) I used the cuttlebug to give the butterfly a little more texture and then added Stickles for some glitz. I popped the cross and added some satin ribbon. I really like how it came out and my friend made a special call to tell me how much she loved the card. I was delighted she appreciated it.
Have a great night and I'll see you tomorrow.

Hugs,

Marcy

More Drippy Goo!

I really see so many different ways to use this punch.

I reminds me of water dripping, so I used it on this quick layout of my nephews in the bath. They are so cute, you just want to squeeze them!!

The photo does not really do this layout justice. You can't see that I used Glossy Accents on the title. It makes it look all shiny... like tiles. I used New Arrival for the title and embellies. I used loads of stickles on the ducks and bubbles. I also used a Fiskars border punch (but I can't remember the name of it, hee hee).

Tomorrow I will post the latest Cuttlebug Spot challenge.

Have a great night,

Marcy

My Kids Wedding Album Continued...AND...Blog Hop

Hi All,

We are having a blog hop over at The Cuttlebug Spot today. Our challenge is to take any of the techniques we've used so far and use it in our project. So....in continuing with my kid's wedding album, I used the "embossed sanding" technique for one of my pages. Of course, my black paper had a white core, or else I wouldn't be able to sand the color off.

Scroll down a few posts to see the cover and first pages.

Your next stop on the Blog Hop is over at Amyee's. Her work is outstanding, as are all the DT sisters. Amyee's projects are always so fresh. Have fun over there and continue on till you end up back at The Cuttlebug Spot.

Thanks for stopping by. Leave a little love if you have the chance. I do really appreciate your comments.

4th of July Challenge

Hi All,

I made this for the challenge at The Cuttlebug Spot this week. We could make anything that shows our patriotism.

I cut the card from Wild Card, Liberty from Stand and Cheer and the stars were some really old sizzix dies.

The image is another dingbat from Laurie's Country. I am loving the dingbats, you download them for free and can make them to any size you need. I used MCPT to color the image and stickles to add bling.