Love Bites!!!!!!😶‍🌫️

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

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hello and welcome to another "SHOPPING OUR STASH" challenge. 

the theme is "frightfully delightful", and this is the card I created to inspire you to play along with us.

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this is the inside.

and this is what i used.

kraftin' kimmie "I'm batty for you"

the inside sentiment is from "inkadinkado"

prismacolor pencils.

please hop over to the SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge blog for more inspiration from my awesome teammates.

thank you for stopping by and for your comments, they always make me smile.

stay healthy and safe.

maria.

Shells and Memories.

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

The SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge has a new theme for you to play with, we want to see you use your blending tools and inks to create your cards, so this is going to be fun and a great chance for you to practice using this beautiful technique.

I hardly ever use blending on my cards but I have to tell you, I had a lot of fun doing it this time.

Here's my card and I hope it inspires you to come and play along.

Creating this card took me on a memory lane trip back to when our grandkids were little and we took them on Spring Break Vacations to the beaches of Mexico and Florida.  Sitting on a launch chair, watching them run around on the sand with their buckets picking up little shells, and then, dashing over to us to show their little treasures are truly sweet memories that we will hold on to forever.

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This is the inside.

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And this is what I used.

Flourishes "Seaside Life" (2009)

Stampin' Up! "Up, Up and Away" (2011-2012)

Prismacolor pencils for the shells.

Tim Holtz Distress inks for the blending.

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I want to play with the following challenges.

Daring Cardmakers 

I picked the shells, the colors and the blending sky.

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

Please stay healthy and safe.

Maria.

PS. I apologize for the comment section being so far down my post, I have no idea why it's like that.  If any of you have experienced this problem and figured out a solution, I would appreciate it so much if you would share it with me. 

Thank you.

Gnome Matter What!!!!!!

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

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Welcome to another SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge, this time around we want to see "GNOMES", so I hope you come and play along with us in our gallery. 

Here's my card.

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This is the inside.

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This is what I used.

Stamping Bella "Gnomes have feelings too"

Penny Black "Critter Party"

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

I hope you go and check out the SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge page to get more inspiration from my awesome teammates.

Please stay healthy and safe.

Maria.

Will You Be Mine??

 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.

Well, Valentine's Day is in a couple of weeks so, my teammates over at SHOPPING OUR STASH want you to get busy and create some sweet Valentines for family and friends, here's my card to inspire you to play along.

The theme for this challenge is "My Heart Beets for You" so, you can either use actual Beets or create a Valentine.

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This is the inside.

And this is what I used.

The little piggy is from a very old Stampendous stamp.

The sentiment in front and inside are from my stash of "unknown" stamps.

The DSP is from Lily of the Valley. (discontinued)

So we hope you find some time to create some Valentines and come join my teammates and me in the SHOPPING OUR STASH gallery.

Thank you for visiting me today.

Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

Pick a Sketch for SOS.

Hello everyone: I'm always hoping and praying you and your families are doing well, keeping each other safe and healthy.

The SHOPPING OUR STASH for the next 10 days is all about the sketches over at www.craftwithsara.com/card-sketches , so pick one and play along.

This is the sketch I picked.

It might be a little busy for what I'm used to but I'm giving it a try.

Here is the card I created with it.

This is the inside of my card.

And this is what I used.

Stampin' Up! "Take it to Heart" (2012 Mini)

Flourishes "Grab a Cup" for the front sentiment, (2010)

Stampin' Up! "Free as a Bird" for the little flowers on the side. (2019-2020)

Stampin' Up! "Handpenned Holidays" (2011-2012)

Prismacolor pencils.

Gina Marie Enamel Dots.

DSP from my stash.

Thank you for visiting me today and for leaving me a comment, I sure love reading your words.

Till next time, stay healthy and safe.

XO

Maria.

Under the Sea.....

 Hello everyone: I hope you and your families are doing well, keeping each other safe and wearing your masks. 

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Welcome to another challenge over at SHOPPING OUR STASH, the theme for the next 10 days is "Gnome about it", you can use a Gnome or any other Magical Creature, I chose this sweet Mermaid because I don't have any Gnomes, this is something I need to fix ASAP.

This is the INSIDE

And this is what I used.

The Mermaid is from Stampendous

The embossing folder is from Cuttlebug.

The bubbles are from Memory Box

The "pebbles" on the ocean floor are stamped

with SU "Gorgeous Grunge" (retired)

The enamel dots are from Gina Marie Designs.

The sentiment in front is from Power Poppy "Best Day Ever"

The sentiment inside is from Power Poppy "Sassy Succulents"

The banner is from Spellbinders Shapablilities

I used Prismacolor pencils and shimmer watercolor paints.

I hope you'll hop over the SHOPPING OUR STASH Challenge blog and check out my teammates' awesome inspirational cards and then, come and play along with us in our gallery.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

From our Family to Yours.

Hello everyone: I always hope and pray you and your families are doing well in these difficult times, take care of each other and always remember to wear your masks and keep your distances.

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Welcome to another SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge, this time the theme is FAMILY and right now, due to the COVID-19 virus, we haven't been able to get together with ours since this mess started, I have no words for how much I miss my family reunions for birthdays, Mom's Day, and all the other Holidays that have come and go without seeing them, we miss them so very much.

Here's the card I created to inspire you to come and play along in our gallery.

This is the INSIDE

And this is what I used.

Wild Rose "Owls on a Branch" (2015.

SU "Holiday Home" (2014 Holiday Mini) for the sentiment.

Power Poppy "Merry Littles"

Power Poppy "Poinsettia"

MFT "Wonky Stitched Rectangle Frames"

SU "Filigree" Embossing Folder.

Prismacolor Pencils.

I'm playing with these challenges.

Christmas 24

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Challenge #116 "Winged Things"

Merry Little Christmas Challenge "Anything Christmas Goes"

Thank you for visiting, please hop over the SHOPPING OUR STASH blog to check out my teammates' beautiful cards and join us in our gallery.

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

Hugs.

Maria.

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