A Prayer for Peace.......

 Hello everyone: As always, I hope you and your families are doing well, keeping each other healthy and safe.

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As we all watch in horror and disbelief the occurrences in Ukraine, I feel so helpless and wish there could be something we can do to help the people who are suffering so much.  We already donated to DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS  and INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS, and we pray, that's all we can do.

I have a card I created with the colors of the Flag of this beautiful Country.

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This is the inside.

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And this is what I used.

Power Poppy "Always Here"

The inside sentiment is from a gift from my dear friend Darnell.

Prismacolor Pencils.

I'm sharing this card at:

Color Hues

Thank you for visiting me today and for your comments, they are very much appreciated.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO

Maria.

Using Scraps for The Flower Challenge #66

 Hello everyone: As always, I hope and pray you and your families are doing well, keeping each other healthy and safe.

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Hello again, from THE FLOWER CHALLENGE.  We have a new theme for you to play with, this time is "SCRAPS".

This challenge will give you the chance to use those pieces of DSP you have somewhere in your craft room so, here's what I created to inspire you to play along.

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This is the inside.

And this is what I used.

Stampin' Up! "Joyful Christmas" (2013-2014)

Penny Black "Love and Joy"

Inside sentiment "Bright with Promise" Stampabilities.

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Thank you for visiting me today, and please stop by 

THE FLOWER CHALLENGE, for more inspiration from my awesome teammates.

Please, stay healthy and safe.

Maria.

House of Haunts.

 Hello everyone: as always, I hope and pray you and your families are doing well, taking care of each other and staying healthy and safe.

Don't you just love this lime green inspiration board FROM THE 2 OLD BATS HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE? 

I created this card with one of my old-time favorites halloween sets from Stampin' up!  

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This is the inside.

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And this is what I used:

Stampin' Up! "House of Haunts"

Kraftin kimmie little ghosts and tombstone.

Clearly besotted "good to be bad" for the little witch.

Stampin' up "tee hee hee" for the inside details.

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Thank you for visiting me today and for your comments, they are very much appreciated.

Now, hop over the 2 OLD BATS HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE blog to get more inspiration from my awesome and spooky teammates.

Please stay healthy and safe.

xo

maria.

Some Tic Tac Toe Fun.......

 Hello everyone: As always, I hope and pray you and your families are doing well, taking care of each other and staying healthy and safe.

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The RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE has one of my favorite themes, a fun and fabulous TIC TAC TOE grid with lots of choices for you to play with.

Here's my card, I chose the diagonal "Embossing, Die Cut or Punch and Birthday".

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This is the inside.

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And this is what I used.

Power Poppy "Party Time" (2016)

Flourishes "S'more Fun" for the banner. (2013)

Stampin' Up! "Confetti Textured Impressions Embossing Folder".

Prismacolor pencils.

I want to play with:

Use Your Stuff #442 "Birthday"

Thank you for stopping by today and for your comments, they are greatly appreciated.

Please remember that you must use stamps that are over a year old, and, if you can tell us the age of them, we would love to know.

Please stay healthy and safe.

XO

Maria.

Spring Is (Almost) In The Air.

 Hello everyone: As always, I hope and pray you and your families are doing well, keeping each other healthy and safe.

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Winter is still here and it will be a while until Spring arrives so, I wanted to gift all of you and myself, with a little preview of what lays ahead.

My teammates over at SHOPPING OUR STASH want to inspire you to use metal charms, foil paper, metallic embossing powders, etc.

My card has these small, 1.5" metal frames I had for years and years, it's a shame I don't use them more often.  I stamped the flowers and cut them out and framed them, the frame kit came with this handheld press to seal the images inside the frame.

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This is the inside.

And this is what I used.

Power Poppy "Poppies" (2015)

Power Poppy "Countryside Bouquet Delux (2014)

Power Poppy "Under Glass" (2017)

Elizabeth Craft Designs "Winter/Spring"(2015)

The little Lady Bug by the sentiment is from Stampin' Up!

Flourishes "Tulips for Friends" (2013)

Thank you for visiting me today and for your comments, they are greatly appreciated.

Now, hop over the SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge blog and check out my teammates' awesome creations, don't forget to visit their personal blogs and leave them some love.

I want to play with:

Inspiration Station Challenge #24

Please stay healthy and safe.

Maria.

Yellow Rose of.....Indiana.

 Hello everyone: As always, I hope and pray you and your families are doing well, keeping each other healthy and safe.

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I just finished this card, seems to be in the nick of time for a challenge I want to play with.

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This is the inside.

I left the inside without a sentiment, I'll stamp one as needed.

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And this is what I used.

Power Poppy "Everything's even Rosier"

Power Poppy "Dynamic Duos: Foxglove & Ranunculus" for the little bee.

Stampin' Up! "Quite Curvy" for the sentiment on the front and the bird inside.

Stampin' Up! "Ornate Border Dies" for the detail inside.

Prismacolor Pencils.

I want to play with"

Freshly Made Sketches

I changed the sketch a little and put my details on the opposite corners, I hope that's ok.

Thank you for visiting me today and for your comments, they are very much appreciated.

Please, stay healthy and safe.

Maria.