Lemon Yellow.

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

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I have a bright and cheery card to share today, I've decided to reach in my "unfinished" box, where I put images and panels that, for one reason or another, I'm not happy with at the time.

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This is the inside.

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And this is what I used.

Penny Black "Homemade"

Penny Black "Hugs"

Prismacolor pencils.

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I want to play with:

Colorful Options

                             Little Red Wagon

Projects with any kind of fruit.

Thank you for visiting me today and for your comments, I read them all and they are greatly appreciated.

Please take care and stay healthy and safe.

Maria.

Vibrant Thanks

Hello everyone: I'm always praying that you and your families are doing well during these sad and troublesome times, please stay healthy and safe.

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My card today is done with a beautiful Summer flower.  Zinnias come in all the colors of the rainbow, mine is yellow.

I'd like to think that this flower is enjoying a gorgeous sunset, and those busy little bees are having one last nectar drink before going home.

The image and the sentiment are from a Power Poppy set called "Vibrant Thanks", unfortunately, is sold out.

The corner die cut is done with a Tim Holtz Alterations Mixed Media Dies.

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This is the INSIDE of the card.

I sponged the top with a honeycomb stencil, the sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Pure Prairie Spirit.

I want to play with the following challenges.

Color My Heart Color Dare

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge

"In the Summer Garden"

Thank you for visiting today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

Mellow Yellow.....

Hello everyone: I have a card to share with you that I made for one of my dear Triathlon friends for his little one year old grandniece. He often writes to me with this requests and I'm always super happy to grant his wishes. He was an amazing inspiration and source of comfort and advice when I was training for my very first Iron Man Triathlon back in 2006. Jim is a veteran Triathlete, with many, many Iron Man Triathlons under his belt and he was just the best adviser and supporter I could ever have asked for. But I digress.....(I tend to go on and on about this amazing sport I love so much).

Anywho, his little grandniece is celebrating her first birthday in 2 weeks so I got a letter this morning asking for a cute card for little Esther, and this is what I made.  I'm happy I found some challenges I'm linking it to. 

As many of you know, I adore the House Mouse Siblings and this one is Monica "Jumping for Joy". Super simple card to make, I had the balloons already cut, the image was just quickly stamped onto a die cut panel of Strathmore mixed media paper with Stazon black ink and colored with a couple of Prismacolor pencils. The sentiment is from SU "Teeny, Tiny Wishes" that was the perfect size for a little banner. This card took me 15 min. to finish and that is because I was looking for this die cut panels and balloons I had and I couldn't find, sheeesh!!

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Here is a picture of the finished inside of my card.

The sentiment and balloon are from a Hero Arts set.

I'm linking this card to the following challenges.

Just Add Ink Challenge #358, "Just Add Stitching" my panels are die cut with a cross stitch die.

Hanna and Friends Challenge #272 "Glitter" one of the balloons was cut with silver glitter paper.

Seize the Birthday "Anything Goes"

Stamps and Stencils "Fabric and Fibres" The balloons are attached with embroidery thread.

Through The Purple Haze Challenge #124 "Glitter", one of the balloons was cut with silver glitter paper.

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

Until next time, happy stamping.

Hugs from Maria.