Read!!

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

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During the Flourishes years, I collected about 40 sets of stamps, all beautiful, and I can't honestly say I have a favorite.  This image is from one that has books in it so I picked it to enter a couple of challenges.

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This is the inside.

And this is what I used.

Flourishes "From the Desk of......"

Flourishes "Bees and Blooms" for the sentiment in front.

Flourishes "Gerbera Daisies" for the sentiment inside.

Prismacolor pencils.

I want to play with:

CAS Colors and Sketches

Paperminutes #739 "Read"

Thank you for visiting me today and for your comments, I read them all and appreciate them so very much.

Until next time, stay healthy and safe.

Maria.

Homemade Just For You.

 Hello everyone: Every time I post something, I feel really lucky I have this craft to keep me busy.  My hubby and I have been confined to our home for a year now, venturing out just to get groceries and postage stamps.

I hope that you and your families are keeping healthy and safe, the only thing I can do is remind you to always wear your masks. 

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I have a really cute card to share with you today.

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This is the INSIDE.

This is what I used.

Flourishes "Fresh Baked" (2012)

Prismacolor pencils.

The pattern paper on the apron is from Lili of the Valley.

Stamped and fussy cut.

I want to play with these challenges.

The Paper Players

A Place To Start

Rectangle

Through The Craft Room Door

Anything Goes.

Thank you for visiting me today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

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RR sketch

Hello everyone: I every day I hope that you and your families are doing well, this pandemic is not over yet so, keep wearing your masks and keeping your distances, we need to be patient and responsible if we want to go back to NORMAL. 

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Welcome to a new challenge over at RETRO RUBBER, this sketch was designed by our teammate Claire, and this is the card I made to inspire you to come and play along with us in our gallery.

Have you ever seen a blue and orange phone?? LOL!! I haven't and that's probably why I decided to color this sweet old model phone this way.

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This is the INSIDE 

This is what I used.

Flourishes "Call Me" (2012)

All the DSP is from my stash except for the blue flower strip

that came from the wrapping that Marcella (Power Poppy) uses

to wrap our stamp sets when she ships them to us.

I used Prismacolor pencils to color my image.

The die-cut flowers are from a SU die set called "Botanical Builder" (retired)

This year I will leave my cards without a sentiment inside, sometimes my family asks for a particular card and if it's not for a birthday or Mom's Day, etc. it's hard to change the sentiments without messing up the card.

I'm playing with the following challenges.

Unicorn Challenges

Challenge #62 "Use Flowers"

Always Fun Challenges

Challenge #201 "Anything Goes"

Make the Cards Challenge

Use Your Stuff

"It's my Favorite" 

For this card, the phone is my favorite, wish they were still around.

I hope you hop over the RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE BLOG for more inspiration from my awesome teammates and then, join us in the gallery.

Stay healthy and safe and don't forget to wear your masks.

Hugs.

Maria.

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Star Studded!!!!!

 Hello everyone: As always, I pray you and your families are doing well in these very difficult times. Please don't forget to wear your masks.

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I'm coming in with only a few hours to spare to join the ladies at The Twofer Challenge, who have a fun theme for us to play with.  The theme is STARS, so Here are my Twofers together.

Card #1

The inside.

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Card #2

The inside.

This is what I used.

Card #1

The star dies are from Poppy Stamps.

 I used the swirls from a Flourishes set called 

"Witching You a Happy Halloween"

The "Filigree Frame" from Stampin' Up! (retired)

The sentiments both inside and on the front are from 

a Power Poppy set called "Glistening Paperwhites"

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Card #2

The star dies are from Poppy Stamps.

Sentiments on the front and the little girl waving the flag are from

a Flourishes set called "Patriotism on Parade" (2009)

The die with the swirls on the front is from another Flourishes

set called "Very Sweet Frames" (2013)

The sentiment inside is from a Stampin' Up! set called 

"Perfectly Penned" (2011-2012)

DSP from "My Paper Studio"

I'm playing with the TWOFER CARD CHALLENGE

Thank you for visiting.

Stay healthy and safe and please, don't forget to wear your masks

when you go out into public spaces.

Hugs.
Maria.

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Pine Cone Greetings.

 Hello everyone: I keep praying and hoping that you and your families are healthy and keeping each other safe, please don't forget to wear your masks if you are out in public places, this saves lives.

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I have one more Holiday card to add to my stash.

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This is the INSIDE 

This is what I used.

Flourishes "Naturally Merry" (retired 2012)

Power Poppy "Simple Joys" 2016

Flourishes "Seasonal Wreaths" (retired 2009)

Inkadinkado for the corner image. (2015)

Prismacolor pencils.

I want to play with these challenges.

Double D Challenges

Sweet Stamping

Use a favorite stamp.

Christmas Card Throwdown

Crafter's Castle

Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

#516

Thank you for visiting me today.

Stay healthy and safe and please, don't forget to wear your maks.

Hugs,

Maria.

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TWO OLD BATS REMINDER.

Hello everyone: As always, I pray you and your families are doing well, keeping safe and staying healthy, and PLEASE don't forget to wear your masks.

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Well, here I am again with my reminder post for TOW OLD BATS HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE. I hope you are having as much fun as I am making Halloween cards.

This is our mood board, just so much fun.

 

This is the card I made to inspire you to come and play along.

And this is the INSIDE 

This is what I used:

Flourishes "Witching You a Happy Halloween" (2010)

Stampin' Up! "Tee Hee Hee" (2014)

Prismacolor pencils.

I hope you stop by the TWO OLD BATS HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE to get more inspiration from my awesome teammates and then, join us in our gallery.

Thank you for visiting me today.

Please stay healthy and safe and don't forget to wear your masks!!

XO
Maria.

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Simpy Violets.

Hello dear blogging friends: I hope you and your families are doing well, staying healthy and safe in these very difficult times we're living at the moment.

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Violets and Violas are some of my favorite little flowers, they always seem to be smiling, their colors are beautiful but I love the purple ones the most.

I decided today to get another image from my box of "UFO's" (Un-finished Objects) and create a card with it.

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This is the INSIDE, I left it without a sentiment because more often than not, I need a different sentiment for the cards my family asks me to provide.

This card can very well be a "Birthday" card or a "Get Well" card.

This is what I used to create this card.

"Violets" from Flourishes (2009)

"Crackle Paint" Stampin' Up! 

"Curly Cute" Stampin' Up! (2010-2011)

Prismacolor Pencils.

I want to play with the following challenges.

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

Inspire.Create.Challenges

Thank you for stopping by.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO

Maria.

Just Chill.......

Hello everyone: I'm always praying and hoping you and your families are doing well, taking care of yourselves and each other. 

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We are in the middle of Summer and one of the things I enjoy more when it's hot outside is a nice, big scoop of Ice Cream, Strawberry is my favorite.

I'm sharing this card with you and a few challenges too.

These yummy ice cream cones are from a 2013 Flourishes stamp set called "Pinwheels and Popsicles". I stamped the images on white card stock with Stazon black ink, colored them with Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut them, I gave the plump cherries twine steams.

The canopy was punched with a retired SU punch called "Word Window", the embossing folder is called "Confetti", the sentiment is from the Flourishes set.

I added some enamel dots and sequences for a little bling.

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This is the INSIDE of the card.

The sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called "Short Stacks", the little gift bag from a Flourishes set called "Christmas Borders" (2009).

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

Day of the Month Card Club #17

"Ice Cream Day"

As You Like It

Summer or Autumn

I love Autumn for the magnificent colors and crisp days.

But Summer is fun too, now that we are sheltering in place, 

Ice Cream is our reward.

Krafty Chicks Challenge

All Occasions

Daring Cardmakers

The Three Musketeers

The Power of Three.

Festive Friday Challenge

I picked "Pink, Ice Cream Image and Summer Fun" 

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

"Summer"

Thank you for visiting me today.

Stay healthy and safe.

Hugs.

Maria.

Sweet Memories.......

Hello everyone: Every day I pray that you and your families are doing well in these difficult times, please take care of yourselves and each other.

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When my brothers, my sister and me were growing up, we had the blessing of having our maternal grandma moving in to live with us. When she arrived at our house and from that day forward, we all enjoyed her amazing baking and cooking, which had a big influence in my life, but also, her sweet disposition, her warmth and caring ways, her positive attitude and infinite patience, which was always present, especially when she was teaching me to sew, to knit and crochet, skills that I have now thanks to her. Those were beautiful years, with no Internet, hardly any TV either, we kids spent our days in school, playing outside, reading and being spoiled by our grammy. 

This beautiful image reminds me of her bedroom, where I learned to sew, crochet and knit, wonderful memories of those years enjoying the abundant love of my sweet, amazing grandma.

I stamped the image from an old Flourishes set called "Stitched for You" on white card stock and colored it with Prismacolor pencils, I added a little Rhine Stone to the sewing basket for the loop on the lid that holds it closed. I can't remember where the flower die cut came from, it kind of looks like a Memory Box die.

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This is the INSIDE of the card.

The lace border is from a Martha Stewart punch, the sentiment is from unknown origins, the stamp set is super old and I'm afraid I threw away the package.

The spool is from THIS STAMP SET from Stampabilities.

I want to play along with the following challenges.

Crazy 4 Challenges

 

Cute Card Thursday

#643 "Stitching"

Inkspirational #217

Thank you for visiting me today.

Stay healthy and safe.

Hugs.

Maria.

Another Summer Twofer......

Hello everyone, as always, I hope you and your families are doing well in these difficult times. Please keep each other safe and healthy.

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THE FLOWER CHALLENGE has arrived at the midpoint in our July SUMMER/WINTER challenge.
Summer officially starts on June 20th. and is over on September 22nd. so here are a couple of cards made with flowers for the month of August and September, which is, by the way, my birth month, just saying😉
I'll list all the "ingredients" I used to create them at the end of this post.

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Here's the first card.

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This is the INSIDE of the first card.

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The second card.

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This is the INSIDE of the second card.

This is what I used to create both cards.

First Card.

Flourishes "A Year in Flowers" (2010)

Power Poppy "In Praise of Sunflowers"

Power Poppy "Sweet Memories" (Retired😭)

Pearlescent watercolors.

Prismacolor pencils.

Gina Marie Designs Enamel Dots.

Stampin' Up! "Filigree" embossing folder. (Retired)

Pattern papers and card stock from my stash. 

Second Card.

Flourishes "A Year in Flowers" (2010)

Spellbinders Nestabilities "Floral Oval Etched Dies"

Prismacolor pencils.

Cherry Lynn "Corner Lace Deco Dies"

Stampin' Up! "Tufted Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder"

Gina Marie Enamel Dots.

Pattern paper and card stock from my stash.

I hope you come along and play with my teammates and me at 

THE FLOWER CHALLENGE, we can't wait to see what you create.

Thank you for stopping by.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.