The Perfect Pears.........

Hello everyone: I have a couple of cards I made to participate again in one of my favorite challenges.  The Twofer Challenge is one of a kind out there and I always have loads of fun creating my cards.  The DT comes up with the best themes and the challenge is to create two different cards, for two different occasions using the same stamp.  You really have to get creative and give your imagination a good workout, so here are my cards, it took me the better part of this morning to finish them, here they are together.

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This is my first card.

These luscious pears are from a 2011 Flourishes set called "Pears".

The images were stamped with Memento black ink on Strathmore Bristol paper and colored with Prismacolor pencils.  The sentiment took some doing, I had to take one of the sentiments from a Power Poppy set called Summer Berries and only use the "you are" on it and then, take one of the sentiments on the "Pears" set and tweak it a bit, stamping the word "PEAR" and then, masking the first 3 letters from the word "Perfect" and only use the last 4 letters, to create the word "PEAR-fect", clever, uh?

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This is how the INSIDE of this card looks like.

The sentiment is from the Power Poppy "Summer Berries" set and the little pear from the "Pears" set.

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Here's my Twofer.

I really wanted to use these pears to make a wedding card so, I just used two of the fruits, the one on the left is the "Groom", the one on the right is the "Bride" and I stamped them with gray Stazon ink and also colored them with Prismacolor pencils only, I went very light on the pressure to make it a bit softer.

I used a very old SU embossing folder, (the name escapes me) and to make this panel more Wedding like, I added some pearls to the centers of the flowers.

The sentiment is also a combination of both sentiments on the front.

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This is how the INSIDE of the second card looks like.

The border is from a retired SU set called "Delicate Details", the sentiments are from a SU set called "Beautiful Bouquet", I think these words are just perfect for a newlywed couple who are just starting their life together. 

I put one of the little pears in the corner, I just love it.

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

Twofer Card Challenge

CAS(E) this Sketch

CCC Digi Creations

Thank you for visiting me today.

Hugs.

Maria.

A QUICK NOTE.

I apologize if you are having trouble leaving a comment, I turned OFF the word verification thingy but some of you have told me at times, it appears, I'm so sorry for it but I think it's Blogger being a pain.

I also had to change the "Comment Moderation", I asked at a Blogger forum about the difficulties with comments and they suggested to change it so I get a notification when someone leaves a comment and then I go and publish it.

Anyway, thank you for stopping by.

Hugs again.

Maria.

An Apple a Day...........

Hello everyone: Well, it looks like it's going to be another gray and cold day up here in the Midwest, but well......it's February so I guess it's expected.

I shouldn't complain, we haven't had a whole lot of snow and, so far, it's been a mild winter but, I'm yearning for Spring, I can't wait to see the first signs that it's finally arriving.

So I have a pair of cards to play along with the Twofer Card Challenge, which is one of my most favorites, the fabulous ladies of the Designer Team never cease to amaze me with their fun themes and awesome inspiration, thank you.

Here's a picture of my cards together.

This is my first card.

This delicious image is from a Power Poppy set called Farmers Market.

I stamped it on Strathmore Bristol paper with Versafine black ink, clear heat embossed it and colored it with Windsor&Newton watercolor markers, then fussy cut it.

The pattern papers are from a retired line from Lili of the Valley.

The sentiment on the top is from an old Flourishes set called "From the Garden", (designed by Marcella Hawley)

the sentiment on the bottom is from an old "There She Goes" set called "Wrapped in Joy".

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Short Stacks, the apples are from the "Farmers Market" set.

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This is my Twofer.



I used the same apple stamp from the "Farmers Market" set and colored it with the Windsor&Newton markers, I fussy cut it again.
The sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Tea in the Garden.

This is how the INSIDE of this card looks like.

The sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Daffodils, the mug with aromatic apple-cinnamon tea is from an old Flourishes set called "Apple of my Eye", (designed by Marcella Hawley)

I want to play along with the following challenges.

Twofer Card Challenge

Crafty Sentiment Designs
Use RED challenge.