Vibrant Thanks

Hello everyone: I'm always praying that you and your families are doing well during these sad and troublesome times, please stay healthy and safe.

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My card today is done with a beautiful Summer flower.  Zinnias come in all the colors of the rainbow, mine is yellow.

I'd like to think that this flower is enjoying a gorgeous sunset, and those busy little bees are having one last nectar drink before going home.

The image and the sentiment are from a Power Poppy set called "Vibrant Thanks", unfortunately, is sold out.

The corner die cut is done with a Tim Holtz Alterations Mixed Media Dies.

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This is the INSIDE of the card.

I sponged the top with a honeycomb stencil, the sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Pure Prairie Spirit.

I want to play with the following challenges.

Color My Heart Color Dare

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge

"In the Summer Garden"

Thank you for visiting today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

Hydrangea in Bloom

Hello everyone: As always, I'm hoping from the bottom of my heart that you and your families are doing well, staying healthy and safe.

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This card is entirely made out of scraps, even the image that I found, already stamped and colored, inside the "Best Thoughts" stamp set case from Stampin' Up! (2015-2016), I probably meant to finish it, put it away and forgot it, sheeesh!

I stamped and gold heat embossed the flower and then, colored it with SU markers, I'm really so happy they are still with enough ink to help me color my images.  I cut the top and bottom panels with a scalloped die, I used the Spellbinders Hemstitched Squares, the DSP might be from SU but I'm not sure.

The sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Poppies, the banner is from Spellbinders die set called Ribbon Banners Etched Dies.

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This is the INSIDE of this card.

The sentiment is from the Power Poppy "Poppies" set, I inked it up with markers in each of the colors of the rainbow.

The butterfly is from a Stampendous set called "Butterflies"

I want to play along with the following challenges.

Ellibelle Crafty Wednesday

June Challenge "In the Summer Garden"

(My Hydrangeas have started to bloom, so beautifully.

The Paper Girls Challenge

#202 "Circles"

Thank you for stopping by today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

Pinwheels X 5.......

Hello everyone: I might sound like a broken record (this is for all of you baby boomers who remember the vinyl LP's), but as always, it is my most heartfelt hope that you and your families are doing well in this very difficult times.

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This card was not created using anything from my stash of UFO's (UnFinishedObjects) but I really like the way it turned out.

These fabulous Pinwheels are from an old, retired Flourishes set called "Pinwheels and Popsicles" (2013), the sentiment is also from this set.

I stamped this beautiful Pinwheel 5 times, colored each with Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut them, I always put a piece of painters tape underneath images that have very delicate parts, like the sticks on the pinwheels, to give them a bit more sturdiness as I fussy cut them, it works perfectly.

I don't know if any of you recognize the colorful strip across the panel, well, if you don't, it's from the packages that the Power Poppy stamp sets come in. I love the colors so, I cut it up when I place my new sets on their plastic sleeves, I think it looks really cool on this card.  

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This is the picture of the INSIDE.

The sentiment and balloons are from another Flourishes set from 2010, I think it's called "Celebrate" but I'm not sure, the package is long gone.

I want to play along with the following challenges.

Day of the Month Challenge

"Repeat Day"

Dream Valley Challenges

#228 "All Occasions"

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges

#2025 Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO

Maria.

Happiness is Homemade.......

Hello everyone: As always I hope you and your families are doing well in this trying and difficult times.
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The SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge for the next 10 days is about everything sweet, this is the card I made to inspire you to come and play along.

This super sweet image is from an old Flourishes set called "Fresh Baked" (2012). I stamped these images on Strathmore Bristol paper with Stazon black ink and colored them with SU markers and re-inkers, the markers are old but most of them are still ok to use.
The sentiment is from the same set, the pattern paper is from my stash, the lace border was punched with a Martha Stewart punch.
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Here is the INSIDE of this card.

Both the sentiment and the little spoon are from the same stamp set.

I hope you come and play along with us at SHOPPING OUR STASH, make sure you stop by the challenge to check out my awesome teammates' cards for more inspiration, we can't wait to see what you create.

Stay safe and healthy.
XO
Maria.

Sending Love.......

Hello everyone: I'm always hoping you and your families are doing well, I pray for patience and endurance for all of us in these very difficult times.

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I have this card to share with you created with another stamped image from my pile of UFO's, I'm making a serious dent but I still have a good amount of unfinished images that will make pretty cards.

This mailbox is part of the retired Flourishes set called "Friendly Reminders", the envelope is die-cut with the retired SU set called "Love Notes", the pattern papers and twine are from my stash, I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils.

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This next picture has the little "letter" inside the envelope, pulled out.

The sentiment on it is from a retired 2013 Flourishes set called "Spring Blossoms".

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And this is the INSIDE of this card.

The sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Simply Camelias (on sale now) and I also used the word "and" from the Wild Mushrooms set that's unfortunately, sold out.

I'm playing along with these challenges.

Sunday Stamps

The Paper Shelter

Challenge #432 "Color It!

Thank you for stopping by today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO

Maria.