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.

The Tiniest Things!!

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

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The RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE has a fun "Tic, Tac, Toe grid for you to play with for the next 10 days, there are lots of possibilities here so we can't wait to see what you create.

For my card I chose the middle/vertical column, "Birds, Green and Embossing" so, here is my card and I hope you get inspired to come and join us in our gallery.

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This is the inside.

And this is what I used.

Flourishes "Humming Along" (2010)

Prismacolor pencils.

And, for more inspiration, I hope you come and check out the RETRO RUBBER challenge page to see the amazing cards from my talented teammates.

Until next time, stay healthy and safe.

XO

Maria.

Tulips For Friends.

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

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I love Tulips and, every year, these sweet flowers are the first ones to peek out of the frozen ground to say hello to Spring.

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This is the inside.

I leave the inside blank so I can add a sentiment as I need it.
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This is what I used.

Flourishes "Tulips for Friends" (2013).

Stampin' Up! "Subtle" embossing folder. (2020-2021)

Prismacolor pencils.

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I want to play with these challenges.

Can You Handle The Pressure?

"Just Us Girls"

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

Till next time, stay healthy and safe.

Maria.

Grandbabies are Grand!!!!!!

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

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Welcome to THE FLOWER CHALLENGE first challenge in February, this is our mood board to inspire you to play along.

For my card, I picked the theme "New Baby", which is one      Occasion that totally deserves celebrating.

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This is the inside.

                 And this is what I used.

Flourishes "Countryside Bouquet Delux"

Stampin' Up! "Painted Texture" embossing folder.

Flourishes "Baby Love" for the rattle, duckie and sentiments.

The DSP on the inside is from a pad of gorgeous flower papers my dear friend Lisa Poe gifted me with, thank you, Lisa.

Prismacolor pencils.

I hope you come and play with us over at THE FLOWER CHALLENGE, there are lots of occasions to celebrate!!

Thank you for visiting me today and for your comments.

Please stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

Dance Practice.

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

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The SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge theme for the next 10 days is "Musical Notes", so here's my card to inspire you to play along. 

This is the inside.

  And this is what I used.

This digital image is from Mo Manning and it's called "Ballet Practice"

I printed it on Canson Mixed Media paper.

Prismacolor pencils.

Memory Box "Party Music" die (out of stock)

DSP from my stash.

The inside sentiment is from Hampton Art and it's called "Life's Dance"

I hope you come and play along with us at SHOPPING OUR STASH, hop over the challenge blog to see the rest of the team's beautiful creations.

Please stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

 

Autumn Fairy.

Hello everyone: As always, I hope and pray you and your families are well, taking care of each other and staying healthy and safe.

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The RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE design team has a fun Tic, Tac, Toe grid, design by Jan Clothier that I'm sure you'll want to play with, so come on over our challenge page and get inspired by the cards of my talented teammates, we can't wait for you to show us what you created. 

This is Jan's last post with us, it's very sad for us to bid goodby to this amazingly talented crafter, she's going to be sorely missed.

This is the Tic, Tac, Toe grid.

And this is the card I created to inspire you to join us, following the bottom row: "Something That Flies, Die or Punch and a Bow.

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This is the inside.

Several years ago, I think it was back in 2013-2014, my aunt gifted me with a box of plain red rubber stamps she found at a thrift store, there were 25 in total, and all of them are gorgeous, this "Autumn Fairy" is one of them.

I stamped the image on a panel of vanilla card stock and colored it with Prismacolor pencils, I added some gold to the design on her outfit and boots.

I used an old stencil to create the background, my intention was to create the illusion of distance, I hope I achieved that.

The inside sentiment is from an old Flourishes set called "Orchids", (2011) and I only use it when I make Fairy cards, I think the words are perfectly fitted for them.

I used the "Modern Label Punch" for the sentiment. (SU retired)

I hope you come and check out the RETRO RUBBER challenge page and play with us, it would be really nice if we can thank Jan Clothier for all her years with us and to wish her farewell with a big turnout.

Don't forget that we are a challenge that encourages you to use your old stamp sets, those that we bought many years ago and are being a little bit neglected. If you know the year when you purchased those sets, we would love it if you tell us in your post, the stamps you use must be at least ONE YEAR OLD.

Thank you for visiting me today, your comments are greatly appreciated.

Please stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

Take Your selfie to the Beach!!

Hello everyone: As always, I hope and pray you and your families are healthy and safe and that you are taking care of each other, this virus does not forgive, the solution is simple, that's all I will say.

The SHOPPING OUR STASH CHALLENGE theme for the next ten days is "Summer Loving", which means make a card with a Summer theme.

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

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This is the inside.

And this is what I used.

Mo's Digital Pencil "Beach Baby"

Prismacolor pencils.

Both the sentiment in front and inside are from the Power Poppy set

called "Best Day Ever"

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH, we can't wait to see what you create.

Till next time, stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

Seeing Spots.....or Stripes!!!!!

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

It's time for another fun challenge over at THE FLOWER CHALLENGE, the prompt is "SPOTS OR STRIPES".  This is the card I created to inspire you to play along with us in our gallery, I chose stripes for my card.

This is the INSIDE

This is what I used.

Rachel Vass Designs IMAGE 

Prismacolor pencils.

Stampin' Up! "Free as a Bird" for the sentiments

and flowers inside.

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Ribbon Dies 

We hope you visit THE FLOWER CHALLENGE blog to get more inspiration from my amazingly talented teammates and then, join us in our gallery.

Please add our banner to your post.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

Butterfly Smiles.

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

I have a fun and colorful card to share today.

This is the INSIDE

This is what I used.

The sweet image is from my friend Rachel Vass, her digital store is Rachel Vass Designs 

Prismacolor Pencils.

Tim Holtz Alterations Mixed Media dies

Stampin' Up! "Bordering Blooms" (retired 2014-2015)

Thank you for visiting me 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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Butterfly Kisses.

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

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I love the look of images stamped and colored on Kraft card stock so I created this card to share with you today.

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This is the INSIDE. 

And this is what I used.

Stampin' Up! "Fabulous Flouretes" (2011)

Altenew "Birch Land" (2015)

Prismacolor pencils.

I want to play with these challenges.

Color Throwdown

CAS on Friday

"Spring"

Daring Cardmakers

"Plant a Flower Day" 

Thank you for visiting me today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
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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Retro Rubber Challenge # 147.

 Hello everyone: I hope all of you and your families are doing ok, taking care of yourselves and each other.  

Today is Election Day so, I hope that, if you haven't voted yet, you'll do it today, please don't forget to wear your masks.

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The new challenge over at RETRO RUBBER is one of the most popular ones so, I created something that I think you'll like.

These boxes were inspired by two projects by the very talented Julie DiMatteo, her blog "The Paper Pixie" has a video gallery where she shares some of the most adorable and useful boxes for all kinds of celebrations.

This is the first box I created. The wreath and sentiment are from a Power Poppy stamp set called "Wreaths Plain and Fancy (2015), stamped on white card stock with Memento black ink and colored with Prismacolor pencils. I added some gold gel pen to the ribbon and bow.

And here is the LINK TO HER BLOG, this is a super easy box to create and it's a great size to fill with all kinds of goodies.

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This is the second box. The pattern paper is from Lili of the Valley (discontinued), the little present and sentiment are from a Power Poppy set called "Merry Littles", (2014), I colored the gift box with Prismacolor Pencils.

And this is how it looks when it's open, there's room in there for 3 "Merci" chocolates, some of my favorite.

Here's the  LINK TO THIS BOX, it is super easy to make.

So, I hope you come and play along with us at RETRO RUBBER, please remember to use stamps that are older than one year and, if possible, we would love to know how old they are.

Thank you for visiting today.

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

Hugs.

Maria.

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More Masked Little Mice.

 Hello everyone: My prayers go for all of you who are being affected by the terrible fires on the West Coast, I pray for my friends who live in California and Oregon, I'm so sorry for the devastating loss all of you are suffering right now.

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I have another card done with THIS STAMP SET from House Mouse.

 

I think this is one of the best ways to encourage everyone to wear a mask, I mean, these little siblings are doing it, we should too.

The image is stamped on Canson Mixed Media paper with Stazon ink and colored with Prismacolor pencils. The balloons are from Purple Onion.

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Here's the inside.

The sentiment is from the HM set, the little mice footprints from Penny Black  HOMEMADE.

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

"Less is More"

House Mouse Designs

"Anything Goes", option Christmas.

All Sorts Challenge Week #589 

"Incorporate things you love"

I LOVE House Mouse Mice.

Thank you for visiting me today.

Please, stay healthy, safe and, like Monica, wear your masks.

Till next time.

XO
Maria.