Got Bubbles?

Hey all! Do you have anything fun planned for tonight or are you just staying home for New Year's Eve? I made this CAS card with my Cheers set from Our Craft Lounge. The main panel is up on foam tape and I added a bunch of Stickles....gotta have have lots of sparkle, right?

Whatever your plans are for tonight, enjoy!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Cheers
Paper: White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: YR21, YR24, B000, 0, W1, W3, R22, R35
Accessories: Candy Cane, Gold, Silver and Diamond Stickles; Sewing Machine; Sheer Ribbon; Foam Tape

Hedgehopper

Eeeek! I just LOVE this Hedgehopper stamp....totally makes me smile. It's a wood-mounted stamp from the new 2011 Amour catalog. I haven't made one of these curved mega rectangle cards in a while, but decided it was high time. :) The main panel with the hedgehopper is up on foam tape, and I added a bunch of stardust Stickles to the image. The sentiment is from my Enjoy Life transparent set.

Be sure to stop by the Penny Black blog to see more shaped cards from the DT girls.






SUPPLIES ~
Stamps: 4126K Hedgehopper, 30-032 Enjoy Life
Paper: Vintage Cream
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: 0, R000, R00, R20, R22, R35, R46, R59, B000, E00, E11, E41, E42, E43, W1, W3, W5
Accessories: Ribbon, Curved Mega Rectangle Nestabilities, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Stardust Stickles

As special as you...

I felt like sitting down and coloring up one of my Sarah Kay images. This is a stamp that I've had for a long time, but I never get tired of coloring her. I think she's just so pretty. The cloud and main matted image are both up on foam tape and I added a bunch of Stickles (of course I did...hehe!).

Have a great day!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Stampavie/Sarah Kay Spring is Back, Our Craft Lounge Vintage Roses (sentiment)
Paper: Kraft, Thrift Shop DP, Vintage Cream
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: MFT Cloud Die-namics, Rectangle Nestabilities, Stickles, Saddle Stitch Ribbon, Sewing Machine, Foam Tape

Valentine Mini Cards

(If you're here for Jodi's birthday blog hop, scroll down to the post below this one)

Today on the Penny Black blog, we're featuring some mini cards for Valentine's day. I cut and folded my CS into a standard 4.25" wide x 5.5" high card, and then cut it in half to get two 2-1/8" wide x 5.5" high mini cards.



Penny Black stamps used ~

30-062 Stuck on You
30-009 Clearly in Love
3578D Hug Me...

On the mouse card, the "hug me" sentiment tag is popped up on foam tape. An extra heart was stamped, colored, and popped up on foam tape over the base layer. Stickles were added to the heart and some Spica glitter pen accents were added to the mouse. Here's a close-up shot of the sparkle and dimension (and you can click on it to make it even bigger)...



On the Love card, the main panel is up on foam tape and gold Stickles were added to the dots around the flowers.

Click HERE for a full list of retail stores that carry Penny Black stamps.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Have a good one!

Happy Birthday, Jodi!

Today I was invited to play along in a Birthday Blog Hop for sweet Jodi Collins! This card is for you, girlie! Hope your day is FABULOUS! :) If you've come here from Jami Sibley's blog, you're right on track with the birthday hop. To start at the beginning, head over to see Karen Motz.



I glittered up all the icing on the cake with Stardust Stickles, and popped the (computer generated) sentiment and scalloped circle up on foam tape. Birthday Cake Cocoa is from Sweet 'n Sassy.

Okay, NEXT up in the hop is Dana White! Happy hoppin'!!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Digital Image: Birthday Cake Cocoa
Paper: Pink Pirouette, White, My Mind's Eye Laundry Line DP, October Afternoon Thrift Shop DP
Accessories: Copics, Circle & Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Word Window Punch, Foam Tape, Sewing Machine, Adhesive Candy Dots, Stardust Stickles, Embossing Folder
Card Size: 4.25" Square

Merry Christmas!!

From Cocoa and everyone here in the Marzec household, may you have a VERY Merry Christmas! Enjoy your time with your loved ones!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Digi Image: Cocoa Christmas Tree (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)
Paper: Scarlett Jewel, White, Little Yellow Bicycle DP--Christmas Delight
Accessories: Labels One Nestabilities, Corner Rounder Punch, Oval Punches, Foam Tape, Diamond Stickles, Burgundy Ribbon, Lattice Embossing Folder, Sharpie White Paint Pen
Card Size: 5" Square

Umbrella Love

I saw this card by Pam and it totally inspired me to pull out my Lola Love set from OCL.



An extra umbrella was stamped on the polka dot DP, cut out, and popped up on foam tape over the hearts. I added some shimmer to the lighter colored hearts and letters with my Spica glitter pen. The white rectangle nestie is also up on foam tape.

Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Lola Love
Paper: White, Misc DP from Mike's
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: R22, R46, W3
Accessories: Pink Adhesive Rhinestones, Rectangle & Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities, White Crochet Lace Ribbon, Polka Dot Ribbon, Pink String, Foam Tape, Sewing Machine, Spica Glitter Pen

Be Mine

Hi all! Here's another card I made this past Saturday. I used my Pat the Dog set and paired it up with Lola Love. I put practically everything up on foam tape on this one.....the Be Mine sentiment, the main panel with Pat, the polka dot panel, and the large white panel with the Wavy Dot border. It's a really PUFFY card, lol! Oh, and I added a little bit of stardust Stickles to the heart inside the sentiment.

Have an awesome day!

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Pat the Dog and Lola Love (Our Craft Lounge)
Paper: White, Misc DP from Mike's
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: 0, W1, W3, E41, E42, E43, R22, R35, R59
Accessories: Pure Poppy Ribbon, Pink String, EK Success Wavy Dot Punch, Stardust Stickles, Diamond Embossing Folder (thanks to Carol Longacre for this one), Foam Tape

Snuggle

I had some stamping time yesterday (yay for Saturdays, I say!) so I made this card for Mojo Sketch 169. The red circle behind the sentiment and matted main image are both up on foam tape.

All stamps are from Penny Black. The embossed white heart background paper is also from Penny Black (it's not an embossing folder).

Click HERE for a full list of Penny Black retailers.

Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: 3316F hugs and... (sentiment), 3343H snuggle (mice), 3812J scrolling along (floral/heart background)
Paper: Penny Black ep403 Hearts White, Pure Poppy, White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: R22, R35, BG10, 0, E00, E11, E41, E42, E43, W1, W3
Accessories: Adhesive Red Rhinestones, Pure Poppy Ribbon, Circle & Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Rectangle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Corner Rounder Punch

A message from Spot

Awwww, check out this little guy named Spot...is he cute or what?! Love him! He's a brand new digi that was just released this month at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. I combined him with a sentiment from my Woof You stamp set. The card measures 4" square and I sparkled up the collar with some waterfall Stickles.

Have a great Saturday!....only one week to go 'til Christmas! Oh my!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Digital Image: Spot
Stamps: Woof You (sentiment)
Paper: Kraft, Pink Pirouette, White, Misc DP from Mike's
Accessories: Waterfall Stickles, Sharpie White Paint Pen, Kaiser Craft Pearls, May Arts Plaid Ribbon, Rectangle Nestabilities
Card Size: 4" Square

OCL Sketch #44

Hi all! It's Friday and that means it's time for the weekly OCL Sketch. Here's my card using Pat the Dog. The matted black circle is up on foam tape and Pat was stamped on Cryogen irridescent white for some pretty shimmer.

Have an awesome Friday!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Pat the Dog
Paper: Black, Misc Heart DP from Mike's, Cyogen Irridescent White (Paper Temptress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Silver Pearls, Black Saddle Stitch Ribbon, Silver Cord, Spellbinders Tag and Circle Dies, Foam Tape

Guess what?! :)

....time to spill the beans.....the girls at Penny Black have asked me to stay on as a permanent member of the DT!! Eeeeeeek! I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am about this!! To be invited to design for one of my VERY favorite stamp companies is a dream come true for me. {{big BIG grin}}



This week on the Penny Black blog, we'll be showing ways to take Christmas stamps and use them on non-Christmas cards. It's my turn today and more will be posted in the days to come.

For my card, I used my Best Day Ever transparent set. The main image was stamped on Cryogen irridescent white, I added some machine stitching, and popped the whole panel up on foam tape. The hedgie was colored with Copic markers, lavender Stickles were added to accent the star, and I gave him some white dots on his cheek with a Sharpie white paint pen.

Have an awesome day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Penny Black Best Day Ever transparent set
Paper: Cryogen Irridescent White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: 0, W1, W3, E00, E11, E41, E42, E43, V01, V12, V15, R11
Accessories: Sharpie White Paint Pen, Lavender Stickles, Foam Tape, Sewing Machine, Silk Ribbon

Some just for fun...

...Magnolia stamping!



I colored up this sweet Tilda image a few weeks ago when we had that PA stamping get-together. I added a bunch of Stickles to the image and popped the whole panel up on foam tape.

Have an awesome day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Magnolia Tilda in Spring Rain
Paper: White, My Mind's Eye DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Red/White Baker's Twine, Yellow Ribbon, Lace Ribbon, Sewing Machine, Adhesive Red Rhinestones, Waterfall Stickles, Candy Cane Stickles, Gold Stickles, Sharpie White Paint Pen, Labels Ten Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Snowflake Bear

Good morning! Today I want to share with you a card I made with the new Snowflake Bear digi from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. The main image is up on foam tape. I added fruit punch Stickles to the scarf and diamond Stickles on the snowflakes.

For all sorts of inspiration with these sweet stamps, check out the Sweet 'n Sassy Blog.

Hope you have an awesome day today!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Digital Image: Snowflake Bear
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Kraft, Echo Park Everybody Loves Christmas DP
Accessories: Pink Twine, May Arts Plaid Ribbon, Rectangle Nestabilities, Word Window Punch, Foam Tape, Fruit Punch and Diamond Stickles, Sharpie White Pain Pen, Sewing Machine

OCL Sketch #43

Love this week's OCL sketch, love sweet little Pat the Good Dog....but I'm not so crazy about how my card came out. I think I should have added a pop of color.....oh well. :) The card is 4.25" square, Pat and the bone are up on foam tape, and there are some diamond Stickles around the edges of the bone.

Don't forget, if you participate in the sketch challenge, you'll be entered to win a free OCL stamp set!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Pat the Good Dog
Paper: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, PTI Dark Chocolate DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Kaiser Craft Pearls, Hemp Twine, Rustic Button, Diamond Stickles, Foam Tape, Sewing Machine
Card Size: 4.25" Square

Lavender Snowman

How's this for an adorable snowman? I love that starry hat! The stamp is called Happy Soul and he's from Penny Black. I stamped the snowman on Cryogen irridescent white, colored it with Copics, and added a bunch of Stickles to the snow, the star that's dangling from his arm, and all the stars on his hat. The main panel is popped up on foam tape.

Have a good one!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Penny Black Happy Soul
Paper: Mitten Weather (Cosmo Cricket), Cryogen Irridescent White (Paper Temptress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: 0, V000, V12, V15, YR04, YR21, BG10
Accessories: Plum Pudding Saddle Stitch Ribbon (PTI), Foam Tape, Adhesive Pearls colored with a V15 Copic, Diamond Stickles, Sewing Machine

Penny Black tags and ATC's

Hello! I'm back to show you some more projects I made for my guest spot with Penny Black. First are some Christmas tags I made using stamps from my Christmas Giving cling-mount set....



Next are some mini/ATC-style cards with stamps from my Best Day Ever transparent set. I'm going to write little notes on the back of these and put them in my daughter's lunchbox....

These were all very simple. I stamped the images on Cryogen Irridescent White for some pretty shimmer, colored the image up with Copics, and added some Stickles.

Hope you have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST for Tags~
Stamps: Penny Black Christmas Giving Slapstick Stamps
Paper: Cryogen Irridescent White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics (leaf): R22, R27, R59, Y00, Y11, Y15, YR23, G20, G21, G24, G28
Copics (snowman): 0, E41, W1, W3, W5, BG10, BG11, BG13, YR04, YR21, Y38, R20
Accessories: Gold Stickles (leaf tag), Sharpie White Pain Pen (snowman's cheek)

SUPPLY LIST for ATC's ~
Stamps: Penny Black Best Day Ever Transparent Set
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Kraft, Cryogen White Irridescent (Paper Temptress)
Copics (red and white card): 0, R00, R11, R20, R22, R27, W1, W3, G40, G21, G24, E41, E42, E43
Copics (green and white card): 0, R20, R22, R35, R46, W1, W3, E00, E11, E41, E42, E43, G21, G24, G28, G40
Accessories: Sheer Ribbon (Taylored Expressions), Green Plaid Ribbon (May Arts), Eucalyptus Stickles, Candy Cane Stickles, Diamond Stickles, Rectangle Nestabilities, Square and Scallop Square Nestabilities, Sharpie White Paint Pen

Merry Kissmas

Here's a card I made for last week's MFT Sketch. The main image and punched snowflake are popped up for dimension, the main image is stamped on Cryogen Irridescent White, and I added Diamond Stickles to the snow and tops of the hats.

Have an awesome day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: My Favorite Things Merry Kissmas
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Basic Gray, Echo Park DP, Cryogen Irridescent White (Paper Temptress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: 0, W1, W3, W5, W7, E00, E11, E13, E25, BG10, BG11, BG13, BG49, R000, R00, R20, R22, RV23, Y00, Y38
Accessories: Sharpie White Pain Pen, Diamond Stickles, Martha Steward Snowflake Punch, Sewing Machine, May Arts Crochet Lace Ribbon, Rectangle and Circle Nestabilities, Kaiser Craft Pearls

All Star Soccer

Good morning! I just posted this card over on the Sweet 'n Sassy Digi blog. I used the newly released digis, Cocoa Loves Soccer and Sports Sentiments. The card measures 4.25" square. The main panel and star are up on foam tape. I drew in a bunch of grass with a Copic marker and then accented the grass with eucalyptus Stickles.

Happy Saturday!!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Digi Images: Cocoa Loves Soccer, Sports Sentiments
Paper: Prism Herbal Green Medium, White, Pixilicious DP, My Mind's Eye 29th Street Market DP
Accessories: Eucalyptus Stickles, Sharpie White Paint Pen, ZVA Mini Rhinestones, Rectangle and Star Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Sewing Machine
Card Size: 4.25" Square

OCL Sketch #42

Hi all! I've had this Pat the Good Dog image colored up for a while now...finally got around to making him into a card. The layout is today's sketch #42 on the OCL Blog. I added some glitter pen accents to Pat's white spots, and popped the main scalloped oval and clouds up on foam tape.

Hope you have a good day. Stay warm!





SUPPLY LIST~
Stamps: OCL Pat the Good Dog
Paper: Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream, Togetherness DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, EK Success Wavy Dot Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, MFT Dienamics Clouds, Foam Tape, May Arts Plaid Ribbon, Glitter Pen

More Chef Cocoa

This time I made a card with Chef Cocoa and added in something from Kitchen Sentiments. The circle with Cocoa, sentiment, and matted DP square are all up on foam tape. The layout is Sweet Stop Sketch #84.....and did you see?.....there's a brand spankin' new Crazy 4 Cocoa Challenge Blog! Check it out....EVERYONE who plays along with the first challenge will get a FREE Cocoa Digi!!

Thanks for stopping by!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Digi Images: Chef Cocoa, Kitchen Sentiments (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)
Paper: Kraft, Vintage Cream, Thrift Shop DP
Ink: Copics
Accessories: Sharpie White Pain Pen, Foam Tape, Square & Circle Nestabilities, Canvas/Linen Texture Place, Sewing Machine, Gold Cord, May Arts Lace Ribbon

Sweet 'n Sassy Guest!

Okay, so I had exciting news for you on Monday about my guest spot with Penny Black. Well, I have more news to share today.....I'm honored to be guest designing in December for Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps as well!! Thanks Korin and "Janettie Spaghetti" for inviting me!!

You all know how much I love making recipe cards, right? Well, I also love all the Cocoa images over at Sweet 'n Sassy. I said something one day to Korin about making a Cocoa with a chef hat. Well, O...M...G.....I barely had time to blink and she had sketched one up! I'll tell you, the girl is QUICK! Want to see Chef Cocoa?? Here he is.....



Is he cute or what?! Oh my gosh, AWESOME job, Korin!

I made this 5" x 7" recipe card for Upside Down Apple Pie. I added some clear Spica shimmer to his ears and nose as well as some stardust Stickles to the chef hat. The pearls were colored with my R59 Copic.



Have an awesome day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Digi Stamp: Chef Cocoa (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
Paper: Certainly Celery, Imaginisce Apple Cider DP, Textured Burgundy
Copics: 0, W1, W3, R000, R00, R20, R59, E33, E35
Accessories: Waxed Linen Thread, Sewing Machine, Kaiser Craft Pearls, Stardust Stickles, Clear Spica Glitter Pen, Spellbinders Apple Die