Basket of Blooms.........

Hello everyone: I'm a bit late with this post, I was doing other stuff around the house, mainly laundry and preparing some meals to freeze for later but, here's this card created with yet another NBUS stamp, I can't believe I haven't inked it up until now, shame on me!!

This is a stamp set called "Basket of Blooms" from the 2018 Sale-a-bration catalog, I just love this image so much. I stamped it on Strathmore Bristol Smooth and die cut the circle, I colored with SU markers and re-inkers.

The golden pattern paper is from Hobby Lobby, the sentiment is from the set.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The sentiment is from a retired SU set called "Whimsical Words"

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge.

Color Throwdown.


Creative Fingers Challenge #182


Daring Cardmakers/Floral Focus


Thank you for visiting me today.
Hugs.
Maria.

Tweet Tidings.......

Hello everyone: I pray and hope all of you are staying healthy and safe, we all need to be extra patient while we adjust to this new "normal", our carefree days are gone for now, but with God's help and working together, we can conquer this disease and hopefully, learn some valuable lessons.

I have another card created with a new, uninked (till now) stamp set from Power Poppy called Tweet Tidings, these little Chickadees are just adorable, I love watching them come to the feeders rain or shine.

I stamped this little bird on Strathmore Bristol paper with Versafine black ink and colored with SU markers, I added some stickles to the snow on the branch for a bit of shine, the sentiment and musical notes are from the set, the pattern papers are from a retired line from Lili of the Valley. 

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

All of the images are from the same Power Poppy set.

I want to play along with the following challenges.

Creative Confetti Challenge

I CASed THIS BEAUTY from Julie Koerber

but only used one little Chickadee.

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #549

Anything Goes/Christmas Animals.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs.

Maria.

Poppies........

Hello everyone: I have several stamp sets that are brand, spanking new that are begging for some ink, this one from Power Poppy is one of them.

This stamp set is called Poppies and the images are beautiful.

I stamped this one on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper with Versafine ink and clear heat embossed it then, colored it with SU markers, the sentiment is from a set that has no name, it's old, so I probably disposed of the package a long time ago.  I struggled a bit with adding some embellishments, the card I CASE'd, from Stacy Morgan is this one below, I had a problem with the bow, my ribbon was not very pliable and I should have cut my image a bit smaller so I could add a bit of a border at the bottom, that's why I added the ribbon on the side.  

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The border is from a retired SU set called "Delicate Details", the sentiment and flower are from the "Poppies" stamp set.

I want to play with the following challenges.

Power Poppy "Hues to Use"

Double D Challenges

Inspire.Create Challenges

I turned the sketch on the Vertical.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Hugs.

Maria.

More Forest Beauties..........

Hello everyone: I have another card made with the Power Poppy set called Woodland Treasures and that's what they are, little views of what you might encounter when you're taking a walk through the forests.

I stamped the image on a piece of Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper with Versafine ink and clear heat embossed it, then I colored with SU markers, I lightly sponged the panel with Distress Inks. 

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

 

I stamped a leaf border using one of the stamps on a retired SU set called "Fabulous Flourettes" (2011 Mini), the sentiment is from an old Flourishes set called "Around the Arbor" (2010) and the little mushrooms are from a Power Poppy set called Natural Beauties.

I want to play along with the following challenges.

Power Poppy Sketch Challenge




Thank you for stopping by.
Hugs.
Maria.

Celebrate Your Day!!!!!!!

Hello everyone: I know for a fact we all need Birthday cards so it's better to have a good stash ready to go on a moment's notice.  The SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge's theme for this next 10 days is BIRTHDAYS so we all hope you come along and play with us in our gallery.

This image is from a Power Poppy set called Tea in the Garden, the DSP is from my stash and the little gift from a set by "There She Goes" called "All Wrapped Up!" I stamped the cake with Versafine black ink, clear heat embossed it and colored it with SU markers. The little gift is colored with Prismacolor pencils.

I die cut the balloons using colored vellum.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

 

The sentiment is from an old SU set called "Whimsical Words" from the 2010 Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration catalog.

I hope you go and check out my teammates' awesome cards over at the SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge for more inspiration.

I would like to play with the following challenges.

Send a Smile For Kids
Cards for boys or Anything Goes for kids.


Crafty Friends Challenge


Creations in Pink
Anything Goes in Mainly Pink.

Thank you for visiting me today.
Hugs.
Maria.

Woodland Treasures...........

Hello everyone: I hope you, dear friends, are all doing well, and I also hope that this situation the entire World is going through will be resolved soon, but, in the meantime, we need to keep busy and what better way to do that than to come to the safety of our craft rooms to create.  In my efforts to use the stamp sets that I haven't inked up yet, I present you with this card that truly made me forget for a while, the worry and uncertainty we're experiencing right now.

The image is from a Power Poppy set called Woodland Carpet. 

I stamped it on a piece of Strathmore Bristol paper with Versafine black in and clear heat embossed it, then, colored it with some watercolors and Prismacolor pencils.  The wood panel was stamped with a retired SU background stamp called "Hardwood", the pattern paper is from my stash.

The sentiment is from the set.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The sentiment is from an old Flourishes set called "Pears" (2011), the little branch, from the Woodland Carpet set.

I would like to play with the following challenges.

Power Poppy March Challenge

I rotated the sketch on the horizontal.

Catch The Bug Challenge

Things with Wings.

Inkspirational Challenge #208

Thank you for visiting me today.

Hugs.

Maria.

A Little Rosy Reminder.........

Hello everyone: THE FLOWER CHALLENGE is at its halfway point so I'm here to share another beautiful image from our talented teammate Rachel Vass from Rachel Vass Designs, I hope you go and check out her Etsy shop to see all the other wonderful images she has there.
She is sponsoring us and has agreed to give 2 digital images to one lucky winner this time around.

I printed this image called "Sketchy Rose Spray" on plain white card stock and colored it with my Prismacolor pencils, I added gold paint to the centers of the flowers and pink enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs, a bit of ribbon from my stash and a sentiment from a Power Poppy set called "Farmers Market, the bow is made with metallic thread.

The pattern paper is from Lili of the Valley, the die-cut frame from Spellbinders Decorative Labels 8. 

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Everything's Even Rosier.

The little rose in the corner from another Power Poppy set called Go Wild, I just inked up this rose from one of the images.

I hope you go visit THE FLOWER CHALLENGE blog and play along with us in our gallery.  Remember to read our rules so you can be sure to be able to win the gift of 2 digital images from Rachel Vass Designs.

Thank you for stopping by. 

Hugs.

Maria.