Zinnias For Your Birthday!!

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

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THE FLOWER CHALLENGE has arrived at the halfway point so here's my reminder card to inspire you to come and play along with us.

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This is the inside.

 And this is what I used.

Flourishes "Zinnias"  (2011)

Power Poppy "Short Stacks" (2015) for the sentiment inside.

The Hexagon die cut is (I think) from Spellbinders.

The numbers on the little tag are from Concord & 9th. "Happy Day"

DSP from my stash (Hobby Lobby)

I used Prismacolor pencils to color my image, for the vase, I used a combination of "Green Apple" (PC-912) and "Light Cerulean Blue" (PC-904)

I want to play with these challenges.

Little Red Wagon Challenge #653

Dare2BArtzy May Challenge "Flowers"

Thank you for visiting me today and for your comments, they always make my day.

Please, hop over to THE FLOWER CHALLENGE to get more inspiration from my fabulous teammates.

Until next time, stay healthy and safe.

Maria.

 

More Scraps for TFC......

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

THE FLOWER CHALLENGE has arrived at the halfway point so I created this card, using scraps from the first card I created for this challenge, to inspire you to come and play along with my teammates and me in our gallery.

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This is the inside.

This is what I used.

Altenew "Beautiful Day"

The Washi tape inside the card is a recycled strip from a card my granddaughter received from a friend to seal the envelope, I just couldn't see it in the garbage, LOL!!

The frame is a leftover from the first card I created for this challenge, I just trimmed the edges to fit it on the card base.

I'm leaving the inside without a sentiment to stamp it later as I need it.

I hope you come and play with us at THE FLOWER CHALLENGE and use your scraps of DSP to create your card and join us in our gallery, we can't wait to see what you create.

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

Stay healthy and safe.

Maria.

 

Red Poppies.......

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

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THE FLOWER CHALLENGE has arrived at the halfway point and here's where my teammates and I give you a bit more inspiration so hopefully, you will play along with us in our gallery.

This is the card I created for our reminder post, this time I picked RED as my monochromatic color using black and gray card stock.

This is the inside.

And this is what I used:

Power Poppy "Poppies" (2015)

Power Poppy "Always Here" (2018)

Prismacolor pencils.

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I hope you come and play along with us over at THE FLOWER CHALLENGE, we can't wait to see what you create.

Thank you for visiting me today.

Please, stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

Oval Elegant Rose.......

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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Well, finally October is here and Autumn has started, this is my most favorite time of the year, mainly because of the glorious colors and cooler temperatures, it's as if Mother Nature is gifting us with one last color blast before Winter arrives.

THE FLOWER CHALLENGE has a new challenge for you to play in October, here's our banner with the theme, which is "Shaped Cards", we hope you help us celebrate our 5th. Birthday, from someone who's been here from the start, I hope for many more years with this wonderful team of talented and fabulous ladies.

   This is the card I created to inspire you to play along.

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This is the inside.

And this is what I used:

The rose image was purchased on Ebay.

The sentiment on the front of the card is from a Power Poppy set called "Dynamic Duos: Foxglove and Ranunculus", at the moment it's sold out.

The sentiment on the inside is from an Altenew set called "Beautiful Day

I stamped the rose on a separate piece of pink card stock with "Spun Sugar" from Tim Holtz, and colored it with Prismacolor pencils, paper stumps and Gamsol.

I fussy cut it and used glue dots to place it on the steam that I had stamped on the scalloped panel. The leaves are from the same Altenew set.

The die I used is from Spellbinders, the scalloped one is from Kaisercraft and it's called "Nesting Scalloped Stitched Ovals".

So I hope you come and join the fun and celebrate with us our 5th. Birthday.

Ok, to thank all of you for being a part of our Flower Challenge, we have not one, not two but ELEVEN fantastic prices so, go check out THE FLOWER CHALLENGE BLOG to see what's up for grabs for you.

Also, I encourage you to READ OUR RULES so your beautiful creation can be in the run for a prize.

When you submit your card to our gallery, we're asking you to write the country you live in next to your name, that way we know who will be assigned to send your prize.  Some of our team members live in Europe and Australia, the rest of us live here in the USA or Canada.

This month we have a fabulous Guest Designer join us in this celebration, her name is Emily Midgett and her Blog is Sixth Street Sundries, I encourage you to visit her blog and check out her amazing stamp designs.

So I hope you come and play along with us and join the party celebrating 5 fabulous years of THE FLOWER CHALLENGE, we can't wait to see what you create.

Thank you for visiting me today.

Please, stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

 

Sweet Peas.

 Hello everyone: I'm always praying that you and your families are doing well, doing whatever it takes to stay healthy and safe.

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The theme for the month of September over at THE FLOWER CHALLENGE is:

This is a beautiful color and we can't wait to see what you create.

I went looking for some pictures of Turquoise things and I found these beautiful stones:

And these beautiful flowers.

And this is the card I created to inspire you to play with us.

This is the inside.

And this is what I used:

Flourishes "Sweet Peas" (2009)

Prismacolor pencils.

So I hope you come and play along with us over at THE FLOWER CHALLENGE, please remember to read our rules, they are simple but important. 

Now, the month of October signals our 5th. Birthday, so I hope you guys come and check out our blog and play along, we're going to have some fun and fabulous surprises for you.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO

Maria.

The Flower Challenge "Pretty Pastels"

 Hello dear blogging friends: Every time I post on my blog, I'm hoping and praying you and your families are doing well, keeping each other safe and wearing your masks.

My  hubby and I got our first Covid-19 shot on Thursday March 18th., and I'm happy to report that, aside from the sore arm where the nurse injected us, we didn't have any adverse effects to the vaccine, we go back for our second shot on April 14th.  We belong to the 60+ age group, he'll be 67 in August and I'll be 70 in September, YIKES!!!!!

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So here I am sharing my card for the latest challenge over at THE FLOWER CHALLENGE, this time we want to see PASTEL colors on your cards.

Here's my card to inspire you to come and play along.

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This is the INSIDE.

And this is what I used.

The image is from Varadashma who generously is sponsoring us this month and she's also donating a $10.00 gift code for one lucky winner.

Prismacolor pencils.

Nestabilities Decorative Elements Ovals 

Papers from my stash.

We also have a fabulous Guest designer to inspire you, her name is Keia and her blog's name is Confessions of a Paperholic, she makes wonderful and colorful cards, check out her blog, you'll love it.

I hope you have a chance to play along with us at THE FLOWER CHALLENGE this time around, don't forget to read our rules so you can have a chance to win our sponsor's fabulous gift.

Thank you for visiting me today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO

Maria.

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Bird of Paradise in Purples.

 Hello everyone: As always, I hope you  and your families are doing well in these difficult times. The Pandemic is not over so please, keep wearing your masks.

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The new theme over at THE FLOWER CHALLENGE is "Shades of PURPLE and I'm really thrilled because this is my most favorite color.

This month we are welcoming the awesome and creative Michele Ferguson, her blog I Card Everyone is a feast for the eyes, I hope you go and visit her, you won't be disappointed.  Welcome, Michele!!💖

Also, this month, we are being sponsored by Beccy's Place and she is generously donating a $10.00 AU gift code voucher for you to go shop at her online store, so go and take a look, there are lots of awesome images to choose from. 

Beccy also provided our team with all the digital stamps we used for this challenge.

We have a fabulous Guest Designer this month, her name is Colleen Balija, please go check out her blog irishrosecreations, her cards are beautiful.

Here's the card I created to invite you to play along.

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This is the INSIDE.

This is what I used.

Beccy's Place beautiful "Bird of Paradise" digital image.

Prismacolor pencils.

The die-cut words "Beautiful" and "Friend" are part of a set my dear friend Sonny Peterson gave me as a gift for Valentine's Day, thank you, Sonny.

SU "Bordering Blooms"

SU "Papillion Potpourri" butterfly stamp and punch.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you hop over THE FLOWER CHALLENGE to get more inspiration from my fabulous teammates.  Don't forget to read our rules, they are few but important.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

 

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A Little Reminder/New stamps.

 Hello everyone: As always, is my hope that you and your families are doing well and are staying safe and healthy, please never forget to wear your masks.

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THE FLOWER CHALLENGE has arrived at its halfway point so my teammates and I want you to go and visit our blog for some fabulous inspiration from the DT.

This is the card I made, I hope you come and play along.

Believe it or not, this image was printed on plain copy paper, I ran out of my Canson Mixed Media paper, this is the only one that can go through the printer.  I should have ordered it or just go to the store but I didn't know if it would be here on time for me to print and color this image and, it's been so darn cold and snowy that I was too lazy to go out, but I was very amazed at how well this paper took my pencils and the Gamsol.  I made up my mind about not buying any more stamp sets, from now on, I will use what I have, which is enough for me to enjoy many more years of card making.  My printer is working again, WOO HOO! 

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This is the INSIDE of my card.

And this is what I used.

Power Poppy Climbing Clematis. digital image.

Prismacolor pencils.

SU "Bordering Blooms" (2014-2015)

Power Poppy "Countryside Bouquet Delux" (2014)

Thank you for stopping by.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

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A Little Reminder.

Hello everybody: As always, I pray you and your families are healthy and safe, please keep wearing your masks and keep your distance.

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So, we arrived at the halfway point for THE FLOWER CHALLENGE "Emboss/Heat or Dry" challenge, here is the card I created to inspire you to play along in our gallery.

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This is the inside.

This is what I used.

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

(Fussy Cut, there's no die for this set)

SU Tufted 3D Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder. 

WOW Pearlescent embossing powder.

Silver greenery from SU "Pretty Pines" Thinlits.

The "Joy" sentiment is from Penny Black's "Love and Joy" die set.

Inside sentiment from Power Poppy "Poinsettia" set.

Mitten from Power Poppy "Merry Littles". 

Hope over to the FLOWER CHALLENGE blog to see my teammates' beautiful projects for more awesome inspiration.

Thank you for visiting.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

 

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Welcome to 2021!!!!!

Hello everyone: Well, finally 2020 is GONE, with it goes all the bad things we've all experienced, the worst of all, among other ones, the pandemic which brought so much pain, fear and uncertainty to the entire world.  I'm praying that 2021 will be better and that soon we will be able to conquer this virus, keep wearing your masks and follow the advice of people who know what they are doing.

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Welcome to THE FLOWER CHALLENGE first challenge of 2021, the theme is "Embossing Heat or Dry".

Here's the card I made to inspire you to play along.

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This is the INSIDE.

This is what I used.

Stampin' Up! "Manhattan Rose" embossing folder.(2010)

Prismacolor pencils.

Leaf from a Hero Arts set called "Beautiful Spring"

The sentiment is from "Go Wild", Power Poppy.

I hope you come and join us in our gallery for the first challenge of 2021.

Here is our cue card, please add it to your blog post.

And here are a few of my favorite cards from 2020.

Thank you for stopping by, please visit THE FLOWER CHALLENGE for more inspiration from my fabulous teammates. 

I'm wishing you Health and Peace, Joy and Love in 2021.

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

Hugs.

Maria.

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Blinging in the Season.

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

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Welcome to THE FLOWER CHALLENGE December theme, this time we would love to see EMBELLISHMENTS!!  Rhine Stones, Pearls, Charms, Enamel Dots...

We can't wait to see all the sparkles on your cards.

Here's the card I made to inspire you to play along.

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This is the INSIDE 

This is what I used.

Power Poppy "Glistening Paperwhites"

Power Poppy "Cozy Cupfuls" (sentiment in front panel)

Power Poppy "Glistening Paperwhites" (sentiment inside)

and corner image.

Power Poppy "Merry Littles" (border inside)

Spellbinders "Resplendent Rectangles"

Rhine Stones.

I hope you come and visit THE FLOWER CHALLENGE and check out my teammates' beautiful creations.

We hope to see you in our gallery soon.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

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