Owl Family Christmas.....

Hello everyone: After a long "Staycation" for Spring Break, with hubby and grandkids off, today is the first time I come into my craft room to create this cute little card, hope you like it, I will link it up to a few challenges at the end of this post. Here is my card.

I saw this image from Wild Rose Studios on Pinterest and I had to have it. I stamped it on to a pieced of  Strathmore water color paper with Versafine black ink and clear heat embossed it, then colored it with SU markers and the aqua painter. The ribbon, pattern paper and card stock are from my stash.

The sentiment from a Power Poppy set called Wreaths Plain and Fancy.

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

The sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Poinsettia and the little Christmas Tree from another Power Poppy set called Merry Littles 

I'm entering this card onto the following challenges.

Merry Monday "Twigs/Branches"

Catch the Bug Challenge

Christmas Cards Challenges #9 Optional Theme "Mittens"

Crafting When We Can Challenge #141 "Animals"

The Ribbon Girl "April Card Challenge" Anything Goes.

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.

Come for Coffee.....

Hello everyone: 3D cards are fun to make but, since I really don't make them often, I totally need to check out a bunch of videos on the subject to kind of refresh my memory, I'm a very visual person, I need to SEE stuff being made, specially if I have to make "stuff". This week over at SHOPPING OUR STASH, we want to see you make STEP CARDS.  There are a lot of videos out there and other places have really good still pictures with measurements and everything but, I need a video so, among the bunch I watched, I found THIS ONE BY BEATE JOHNS that is short and to the point. On the top of the page, before you scroll down for the video, there are pictures and measurements for the card she's making, which is awesome and small enough to mail.  So here is my card using Beate's directions, that I hope will inspire you to join my teammates and I in the SHOPPING OUR STASH gallery.

The old fashioned telephone is from a retired Flourishes set called "Call Me", I picked this particular image because that little cup with the Pansies looks a lot like the cups on this awesome set from Cornish Heritage Farms called "The Cafe".

I stamped all the images onto Strathmore mixed media paper with Stazon black ink and colored them with Stampin' Up! markers, an aqua painter and Prismacolor pencils. The pattern paper is from a discontinued line from Lili of the Valley.

After I stamped and colored the cake, coffee cups, coffee pot and creamer and sugar bow, I fussy cut them and glued them to the panels.

I went and created a little panel for the inside, just to write a little note. Here is a picture of this card a bit sideways, just so you can appreciate the step design, also a picture of the panel inside.

 I hope to see you in the gallery, for more inspiration, hop over to the SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge blog and check out my teammates' creations.

I'm linking this card to a couple of challenges.

Stamps&Fun=Creativity challenge #298 "From the Kitchen"

Crafting from the Heart challenge #152 "Always Anything Goes"

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.

It's a Sketch!!!!!

Hello everyone: We have a new challenge for you to play with over at RETRO RUBBER, this time is a fun sketch. There are lots of possibilities, so come on over and play, we can't wait to see what you create.  Please remember to use your OVER ONE YEAR OLD STAMPS, please tell us their age and also, limit your challenges entries to 10, including ours.

Here is a card I created to inspire you and, for more inspiration, hope over the RETRO RUBBER challenge blog and check out my teammates creations.

Here is my card.

This card was made with two very old stamp sets. The beautiful Dragon Fly is from a retired Stampin' Up! set called "Nature's Nest" that dates back to 2009-2010 Catalog. The Sweet Pea flower is from a retired Flourishes stamp set called "Sweet Peas", this one dates to 2012, same year I bought it. 

I stamped my images onto a panel of Strathmore multi media paper with Stazon black ink and colored them with Prismacolor pencils and paper stumps dipped in baby oil.

I wanted to make sure the Dragon Fly was colored as close to the real thing so I Google it and found out that this amazing jewels come in all kinds of gorgeous colors, I kind of used this picture to color mine.

How gorgeous is this winged jewel? 

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

The sentiment and the vines are from the same set.

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.

Come for Tea.....

Hello everyone: The other day, my almost 19 year old granddaughter Vanessa, gifted me with some gorgeous rubber stamps she found at the craft store, she said they were in the sale section and, as soon as she saw them, she thought of me and how much I would like them. Well, she was right, they are all so beautiful, I told her they are the kind of images I love. There's 5 individual stamps and one set of 3, this is the set I used for today's card, I will link it to a few challenges at the end of this post.

I stamped the gorgeous tea pot with Dove Gray Stazon ink, I just added a bit of silver gel pen and colored it with my Wink of Stella for added shimmer. The cups and saucers were stamped with black Stazon ink and colored lightly with SU markers and an aqua painter.

The sentiment is from a set from Cornish Heritage Farms (discontinued) called "The Cafe", the pattern paper is from a retired line from Lili of the Valley and the little charm from my stash.

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

The sentiment and the tea bags image are from a retired Flourishes set called "Grab a Cup"

I'm linking this card to the following challenges.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #395

In The Pink challenge #115 Photo inspiration.

CRAFT ROCKET CHALLENGES Challenge #35 "Make it Feminine"

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #43 "Pretty in Pink"

Aud Sentiments Challenge #176 "Any Sentiment except for Birthday"

C.R.A.F.T Challenge #408 "Add a Charm"

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. 

Teeny, Tiny.....

Hello everyone: Well, yesterday I had a hard time dealing with the PC in my craft room, it was just doing all kinds of weird stuff, non of which I understood, making me totally crazy, I hate not knowing what's wrong and how to fix it.  My daughter Adriana, who lives next door, came to try to help me, she fiddled with it for a while but she couldn't figure out what to do either so, I decided to take it to the shop, this guys are awesome but, as you can see, this old gal is fine now, so there was no need to disconnect it to take it anywhere, I honestly do not know what happened or how it got fixed, all I know is that I'm totally happy that it's working again.
So, here is a card that I just finished and I will link it up to The Paper Players, who gave me the idea and inspiration plus a few more challenges at the end of this post.

This sweet image of baby booties is from All Night Media by Susan Branch. I stamped it onto a die cut piece of Strathmore mixed media paper with Stazon black ink and colored it with Antique Linen distress ink, the shoelaces are colored with a Prismacolor pencil.

The little sentiment is from a retired Flourishes set called "Hello Baby", ribbon from my stash.

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

The sentiment is from a stash of baby stamps, the little baby booties from a retired SU set called "Baby Bundle", it has some of the most adorable little images for baby cards.

I'm linking this card to the following challenges.

The Paper Players

Addicted to Stamps and More

Cards und More Challenge #180 "Kids/Children"

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.

Sweet clothes line.....

Hello everyone: First let me apologize for not having my water mark on my card, my PC is misbehaving, ughhh!! I don't like not knowing what's wrong, I'm going to take it to the shop later today, I'm sure this guys will debug it, or clean it, or medicate it and she will be as good as new, hopefully soon.

Now, the card I'm sharing with you today was inspired by Jenni Murray, who is the Muse for the Muse Challenge #208.  This is her card that inspired mine. I will link my card to a few more challenges at the end of this post.



Here is my card.

As soon as I saw Jenni's card, my mind flew to this adorable image from a retired Flourishes set called "Hello Baby".   I stamped it with Stazon black ink onto a panel of Strathmore mixed media paper and colored it with SU markers and an aqua painter. I sponged the sky and grass with Tumbled Glass and Peel paint, the sentiment is from the set.

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

The sentiment is also from the same set.

I will link up my card onto the following challenges.

Muse Challenge #208 

Cute as a Button Challenge #32 "Spring"

Ooh La La Creations Challenge #224 "Spring is in the Air"

StampArtPapel #93 "Anything Goes"

Penny Black and More March "Anything Goes"

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.

Wilderness Awaits.....

Hello everyone: It's time for another challenge over at SHOPPING OUR STASH, in this challenge we would love to see you make a card that has Friends from the Forest, you know? wild birds, foxes, bears, deer, fish, etc. Here is the card I made with one of my favorite Stampin' Up! sets called "The Wilderness Awaits".

This amazing set came out in the 2015-2016 catalog and, as soon as I saw it, I wanted it immediately. This is a gorgeous set for Masculine cards, all of the images are perfect for the guys.

I stamped my fox onto a die cut piece of Strathmore mixed media paper with Stazon black ink and colored it with SU markers, an aqua painter and Prismacolor pencils for shadows and highlights.

The little wild flowers and the tall grasses in the back are from a set from Art Impressions.

The leaves are from a retired SU set called "Gently Falling" from the 2011-2012 Holiday Mini,which I've neglected for about a year, (for shame!!!😟), I love the realistic look of this stamps.

The background was embossed with the retired SU "Woodland" Textured Embossing Folder.

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

The Sentiment is from a retired Flourishes set called "Around the Harbor", the leaf from "Gently Falling".

So there you go, hope you can go and dig some old and neglected stamps from your stash and join us in the gallery.

Don't forget to go take a peek at my teammates blogs HERE to see what they have created for your inspiration, then leave some comment love.

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.