Tulips and Dragonflies, plus little boy blue.

 Hello everyone: I hope and pray that you and your families are doing well, taking care of each other and still wearing your masks.

I found a few beautiful images on Pinterest the other day, from coloring book pages, have you heard or seen these pages? The sketches are amazing but they don't have the name of the artist, I wish I knew who drew this one so I could give that artist their due credit. 

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This is the INSIDE.

And this is what I used.

I printed the image on white card stock and colored it with Prismacolor pencils.

The inside sentiment and small tulip are from an old 

Flourishes set called "Tulips for Friends", by Marcella Hawley.

I want to play with these challenges.

Just Us Girls

A Place To Start

Rectangle.

Thank you for visiting me today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

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A Robin's Mother's Day..............

Hello everyone: I hope all of you are doing well, I keep hoping that soon things will go back to a new "normal" for us, although I feel for all of the thousands of people who have lost loved ones or are sick themselves with this virus.
I also want to thank all of the caring doctors and nurses around the world who are taking care of everyone who's affected, God Bless You!!!!!
I'm thanking also the workers at grocery stores, the post office, pharmacies, gas stations, etc., we are eternally grateful for your selfless service.
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Now, my teammates and I at SHOPPING OUR STASH have a new challenge for you for the next 10 days, with Mother's Day approaching, we want to see cards for Moms, here is mine and I hope it inspires you to play along.

This card was created with 4 different Stampin' Up! sets, I really love it when I can combine my stamps on my cards, I really SHOPPED MY STASH to find each of these sets, they are part of my most cherished ones.

Thank goodness for the MISTI, it helped me position each image to create this sweet, little Spring/Mother's Day scene.

The nest is from a 2009-2010 SU set called "Nature's Nest"

The Robin, the little eggs on the inside of my card  and foliage are from a 2011 SU set called "Nature Walk"

The sentiment is from a 2009-2010 SU set called "Teeny Tiny Wishes"

The butterflies are from a 2012-2013 SU set called "Papillon Potpourri"

Each image is stamped by applying the marker to the rubber stamp on the MISTI using different colors, (Check out this video by Virginia Lu) it's a great way to give your images a watercolored look. 

I added some shading with my Prismacolor pencils.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

 

The sentiment is from a 2012 Stampabilities greetings set called "Card Phrases"

I hope you hop over the SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge blog and check out my teammates' creations, get inspired and come join us in our gallery.

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

Artsystamper Challenge

#14 "Springtime"

Double Trouble Paper Crafting Challenge

#55 "Spring Things"

Thank you for stopping by today.

Stay healthy, safe and keep on crafting.

Sending lots of love and cyber hugs.

Maria.😷

No Winter Lasts Forever............

No Spring Skips Its Turn.........

Hello dear friends: I Hope all of you are doing well, especially managing the mandatory confinement, that's really hard for me but, I count my blessings because my family and friends are ok and that's what's important.

The SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge for the next 10 days encourages you to focus your imagination on Spring/Passover/Easter so we hope you get inspired to come and play along with us.

This image is from an Inkadinkado stamp I bought about 5 years ago and I can't believe I've used it maybe twice?? I love it, besides the flowers blooming and trees showing off their new greenery, Robin's nests are a sure sign that Spring has arrived, love the soft blue color of the eggs, simply lovely.

I just stamped the image on Strathmore Bristol paper and colored it with Prismacolor pencils, I added some enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs and some gold paint to the Butterfly wings.

The pattern paper is from a retired line from Lili of the Valley, the corner details are from Cherry Lynn.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

Love, love this sentiment from Elizabeth Craft Designs and it's called "Winter-Spring".

I hope you come along and play with us over at SHOPPING OUR STASH, stop by the blog to check out my teammates' awesome creations.

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

Artsystamper digital challenges.

Crafting Happiness challenge

Dream Valley Challenges

#223 "Things with Wings"

Thank you for visiting me today, stay healthy and safe and keep on crafting.

Hugs (from a distance).

Maria.

Fabulous Florets for SOS #335.....

Hello everyone: I hope your Holidays were amazing, spent in the company of dear family and friends. I wish for all of you Health and Joy, Peace and Prosperity for this 2018.

Well, we at SHOPPING OUR STASH have a brand new challenge for you to kick in the New Year of card making fun, we want you to use WATER COLORS in your cards.  This challenge is one that is close to my heart since I love water coloring, it's my most favorite medium to add color to all of my cards.

This card is made with an old favorite set from Stampin Up! called "Fabulous Florets", this little blooms are so beautiful and fun to color.

I wanted to give the NO LINE COLORING technique a good try this year, so I stamped the images with Tim Holtz "Tumbled Glass" Distress Ink and used my aqua painter and a few SU markers.

I added a few Rhine Stones and the sentiment from the set.

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I always finish the inside of my cards to save time when I mail them.

The sentiment is from Elizabeth Craft Designs and it just sends a message of hope for all of us who are enduring this deep freeze, there is still a lot of Winter still to come so, lets be patient and wait for those first signs of Spring very soon.

I hope you find a bit of time to make a card and share it with us at the SHOPPING OUR STASH gallery, we can't wait to see what you create.

Stop by the challenge blog page to see what my teammates have made for your inspiration.

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

Until next time, happy stamping,

Hugs from Maria.