Elegant Pine Cone.....

Hello everyone: I've been fighting a cold for a few days, I'm better now but it was awful, ughhh!! I tried to ignore it and kept going to work out but I finally decided to just stay home and rest.

So, I have here a Christmas card made with a really pretty image from Stampendous called Pine Cone Decoration.

The image is stamped on a 4.25x5.5 folded piece of Ninah Desert Storm card stock with Stazon black ink and colored with Prismacolor pencils. The sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Glistening Paperwhites.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The sentiment and the pine branch on the corner are from the Paperwhites set, the pine border from "Merry Littles".

I want to play along with the following challenges.

"Less is More"

Art Impressions Challenge

#269 "Holiday Cards"

Christmas at Sweet Stampin'

Anything Christmas Goes.

Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #443 One Layer Wonder.


Thank you for stopping by, your comments always make my day.
Hugs.
Maria.

Audrey Loves Make Up.....and Spots.....

Hello everyone: I had the awesome surprise of being picked as a lucky winner of the "Less is More" challenge #394 "Buds and Petals" with THIS CARD, so the fabulous ladies of the Designer Team asked me to be their Guest Designer for Challenge # 398, One Layer Card, "SPOTS".

So I'm thrilled to share with you this card I made for this challenge, I hope it inspires you to come and play along.

This image is from Stamping Bella and it's called Audrey Loves Makeup, doesn't she looks so elegant?

I stamped the image on a folded piece of watercolor paper with Stazon black ink and colored her dress, hat and purse with a bit of Picked Raspberry distress ink, then I grabbed THIS FALLING SNOW STENCIL and carefully looked for a section where I can cover the dress, purse and hat and, with a sponge dauber, I went over that very lightly with the distress ink. 

I used Prismacolor pencils to add color to her sweet face, arms, legs and hat, I applied a gold gel pen to the details on her purse, her necklace and tiny lipstick, I also added an earring, just to complete her jewelry, I sure hope you can see it.

The sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Sassy Succulents, the spots are from a retired Stampin' Up! set called Gorgeous Grunge.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The sentiment is from the Stamping Bella set, the spots from the Gorgeous Grunge set.

I hope you get inspired to come and play along at the "Less is More" challenge, you might be their next Guest Designer.

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

AAA Card Challenge

The Paper Shelter

Challenge #388 "Strips and/or dots"

Thank you for stopping by, your comments always make my day.

Hugs.

Maria.

VIOLETS FOR THE FLOWER CHALLENGE OLC.....

Hello everyone: It's the half way on THE FLOWER CHALLENGE "One Layer Card" challenge so here I am with another card to inspire you to come and play along.

This image is from a very old and retired Flourishes set called "Sweet Violets". I stamped it on a folded watercolor card base with Versafine black ink, clear heat embossed it and colored it with Sakura Koy watercolors.  I wanted to frame the image with something so I grabbed a SU embossing folder called "Filigree", this kind of ground my little flowers.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The border is done with a SU set called "Delicate Details", the sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called SAGE ADVICE.

I hope you join my teammates and I at THE FLOWER CHALLENGE gallery and also check out the fabulous and beautiful inspiration cards from the rest of the Design Team, we can't wait to see what you create.

Please include our logo on your post when you upload your card, make sure the main image is a flower, you can participate in 6 challenges including ours.

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

Creative Craft Cottage Challenge #110 "No pattern papers"

Tiddly Inks Challenge #216 "Clean and Simple"

Thank you for stopping by, I always read every single comment you so kindly leave on my posts, I want you to know I appreciate them more than words can express.

Until next time, happy stamping.

Hugs from Maria.

A Beautiful Day OLC.....

Hello dear blogging friends: It's time for a new challenge over at THE FLOWER CHALLENGE and this time it's a ONE LAYER CARD.
I've been having a lot of fun coloring with my Prismacolor pencils and I love the way they look on Kraft card stock so, I cut a card base with it and stamped my images. I did a bit of masking to be able to accommodate my flowers on the edge of the panel.  I hope this card inspires you to come and join my teammates and me in the gallery.

This images are from an Altenew set called BEAUTIFUL DAY, stamped several times with Antique Linen Distress Ink and colored with Prismacolor pencils. I went over the stamens with a brown thin marker, 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 Power Poppy set called POTTED PRIMROSES, the border is from a retired SU set called "Delicate Details", the corner flowers from the Altenew set.

I hope you have a bit of time to come and play along with us at THE FLOWER CHALLENGE, my teammates and I can't wait to see what you create.

Please read our rules, they are few but important,  include our logo on your post when you link up your card to the gallery, you can only link your card to 6 other challenges, make sure FLOWERS are the main focus on your creations.

Thank you for stopping by, I always read every single comment you so kindly leave on my posts, I want you to know I appreciate them more than words can express.

Until next time, happy stamping.

Hugs from Maria.