Mediterranean Moments.

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

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I have a card today made with one really beautiful SU stamp set called "Mediterranean Moments", all 4 images are sweet, this one, with a narrow street with hanging plants and colorful buildings really make me nostalgic about those small Mexican towns on the Pacific coast where my hubby and I used to get lost in the beauty of their simple everyday life.

This is the inside.

And this is what I used.

SU "Mediterranean Moments"

Watercolor pencils.

I left the inside without a sentiment, I found out it's better to wait till I need the card to stamp one.

I want to play with these challenges.

Double D Challenges: "Buildings"

Thank you for stopping by today, I appreciate your visit and your sweet comments.

Until next time, take care and stay healthy and safe.

XO

Maria.

PS. That steel mesh on my window was placed to protect the glass from being smashed by golf balls.  The grass you see in the distance is the tee (is this what it's called?) on hole #5.  That particular window is by my work desk and it's been broken twice, very expensive to replace since it's a double tempered glass.  The golfers are not responsible for one red cent and they are not obligated to pay, only once we've been offered by the person who broke our window, to pay half, which was more than we expected, and we happily agreed.  

The golf association here in my subdivision should impose a fee on anybody who wants to golf here, whether you live here or not, but nothing has happened so far, it's really very upsetting.

Thank you for letting me vent.💖 

Christmas Candles.

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

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I hope your Easter Celebration was wonderful, and that you enjoyed the company of family and friends sitting around the table sharing love and making memories.

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I'm adding one more card to my Christmas stash, I have a good amount but, you know how it is, especially when you have some last minute requests.

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This is the inside.

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This is what I used.

Flourishes "Christmas Candles" (2011)

Canson 140lb. Watercolor paper.

Windsor & Newton watercolor markers.

WOW Gold embossing powder.

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I want to play with:

Addicted to CAS #218

Perfectly CAS Challenge #26 "Gold"

Thank you for stopping by and for leaving me your lovely comments, I read them all and I very much appreciate them.

Stay healthy and safe.

Maria.

Hydrangea in Bloom.......

Hello everyone: I'm making a lot of progress using my very old stamp sets, this one is called "Best Thoughts" it's from way back in 2015-2016 and it was a SU Host set I found on eBay.

I can't wait until my Hydrangea bushes start blooming, the color of the flowers is just like the one on this image, a little pink a little purple and a whole lot of beauty.  I stamped this flower on a die-cut piece of Strathmore Bristol card stock with Versafine black ink and clear heat embossed it, the butterfly and the sentiment are from this set.  I don't remember where the beautiful washi tape came from but I love it.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Tea in the Garden, the butterfly is from an old Flourishes set called "Gerbera Daisies".

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

Freshly Made Sketches

Aud Sentiments Challenges

#248 Anything Goes+a Sentiment

Thank you for stopping by today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO

Maria.

A Little Reminder......

Hi there everyone: I'm here once again with my reminder post for the current THE FLOWER CHALLENGE which is "Spots or Stripes", if you haven't joined

 us in our gallery yet, I hope this card inspires you to do so, also, don't forget to drop by the challenge post to check out my teammates' awesome cards.

This month we are being sponsored by Top Flight Stamps who are kindly giving our winner an E-card worth $25.00 so go browse their web store and check out the awesome things they offer.

Moreover, one of The Flower Challenge DT members is also on the Top Flight Stamps DT and she is giving all of you a 10% off coupon, you just use her name

ERICKASTRANGE when you purchase at the store, awesome!!!!!!

Anyway, this image is from a Power Poppy set called POINSETTIA, stamped on watercolor paper with Versamark ink and gold heat embossed then, colored with SU markers, these markers are pretty old but they still work fabulously.

The Sentiment is from another Power Poppy set called MERRY LITTLES, the pattern paper is from my stash. I hope you can see the striped embossed panel on the right, I took a few pics and this one is the best one.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The sentiment is from another Power Poppy set called GLISTENING PAPERWHITES, the little candle is from the Merry Littles set.

Please remember to add our Cue Card when you enter your card in THE FLOWER CHALLENGE challenge, your main image should be FLOWERS, you can only enter 6 other challenges including ours and please take a few minutes to read our rules, they are few but important if you want to have a chance to win the prize.

Our Guest Designer is Tracy, from Who is Tracy? stop by her blog and check out all of her fabulous and beautiful creations.

I also hope you stop by my teammates' blogs to see how they created their beautiful cards.

Have a wonderful weekend.

XO
Maria.

Blooming Pumpkin.......

Hello everyone: My teammates and I at SHOPPING OUR STASH want to get you in the mood for Autumn, Pumpkin Pie, crisp, clear days with gorgeous colors on the trees, Thanksgiving, etc. so we invite you to come and play along with us over the challenge blog and share your cards featuring Pumpkins or anything that spells Autumn for you.

Well, the name of this challenge blog is SHOPPING OUR STASH and oh boy!! I totally did this to create this card.

I have a box with a whole bunch of nameless red rubber stamps, this one seems to have been attached to a woodblock that I most likely peeled off and discarded back when wasn't thinking of blogging at all. I regret doing this but woodblock stamps take up a lot of space, maybe that's the reason I did it.

I'm going to create more cards with using the stamps in this box, I think they all deserve to be inked up.

I stamped the image with Versafine black ink and clear heat embossed it, then colored with SU re-inkers.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like. 

The sentiment is from an old Flourishes set called "Tulips for Friends", the flower from a retired 2006 SU set called "Reason to Smile", brought back in 2012 for a limited time.

I hope you get inspired to come and play with us at the SHOPPING OUR STASH gallery, we can't wait to see what you create.

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

XO

Maria.