Little Succulents.....

Hello dear friends: I love Succulents, these hardy and beautiful little plants are easy to keep and simply adorable. 

The images and sentiment are from a Power Poppy set called "Sassy Succulents, the pattern paper from my stash.

I stamped them with Stazon black ink and colored them with my Prismacolor pencils, I embossed the panel with a Stampin' Up! embossing folder called "Subtle Dynamic Impressions".

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

Both the sentiment and the little Succulent are from the Power Poppy set.

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

"Less is More"

AAA Cards

Black and White Daisy.....

Hello everyone: When someone asks me what is my favorite flower I honestly can't say, I love all flowers, from the regal Rose to the elegant Iris, the happy Daffodil and the always smiling Pansy, Violas and Violets, the "humble" Daisy is so beautiful too, simple and sweet, whether in all white or yellow, orange and pink, Daisies are lovely by themselves or as a complement to any bouquet.

These images are from a retired SU set called "Every Moment" (2010-2011)

I stamped them on a black card base with white ink and colored them with Prismacolor pencils, the sentiment is from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The border is from a retired SU set called "Bordering Blooms", the sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Azalea, the small Daisy from Penny Black.

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

Addicted to CAS

Dragonfly Dreams

Things with Wings

Daisy Chain Challenge

Flowers

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

Hugs.

Maria.

A Second Set of Twofers.....

Hello everyone: Well, I'm happy to see there's still time to sneak in The Twofer Challenge with these cards, both created using an old 

Flourishes set called "Calla Lillies"

And here they are individually.

This is a Bridal Showe Card.

When I was growing up, my sweet maternal Grandma had huge pots of these flowers in the patio and little backyard of her house, these flowers were all white with the bright yellow center, I never saw Calla Lillies in any other color.

I colored these flowers with Prismacolor pencils, the sentiment is from a retired SU set called "Teeny, Tiny Wishes", the filigree die is from Mariane Designs.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The sentiment is from a retired SU set called "Hand-Penned Holidays", the border from SU "Delicate Details".

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Here's my Twofer.

This is a Sympathy card.

Once again I used my Prismacolor pencils, I really love how the white pencil makes the card stock even whiter. I decided to use browns instead of black for my card base and pattern paper, I think it gives this card a softer look. 

The sentiment is very simple, stamped with gray Stazon ink.

I thought about using a few pearls but decided to let the flowers stand-alone.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like

The sentiment and the flower are from the "Calla Lillies" set.

I want to play along with the following challenges.

Twofer Card Challenge

Daisy Chain Challenge "Flowers"

Cupcake Inspirations

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

XO

Maria.

More Christmas in July.....

Hello everyone: The SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge is celebrating their 400th. post!!! WOW!! that is indeed an awesome milestone. The theme for this hot, hot July (well, at least where I am) is CHRISTMAS IN JULY so get your Holiday stamp sets and help us celebrate, and join my teammates and me in our gallery.

This image is from a Power Poppy set called Cozy Cupfuls which was released back in 2015, love this beautifully wrapped gifts and I can almost smell the hot chocolate and little marshmallows in that cute mug.

I stamped the image on Ninah 80lb. card stock with Stazon black ink before I embossed the panel then colored it with Prismacolor pencils, I added a bit of gold ink to the bow and some Rhine Stones for a little bling.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

I stamped the border with the Bordering Blooms stamp set (SU), the sentiment and the corner image are from a retired SU set called "Father Christmas"

I hope you feel inspired to come and join us at the SHOPPING OUR STASH gallery with your Christmas in July creations, we can't wait to see them.

Stop by the blog to check out my teammates' cards for more inspiration, visit their blogs and leave them some sweet comment love.

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

A Place to Start

International Art and Soul

Challenge #62 "Christmas in July"

Crafty Sentiments Designs

Christmas in July

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

I turned it on the horizontal.

Cute and Crafty

Christmas in July. 

Power Poppy July Challenge

Christmas in July.

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

Hugs.

Maria.

Retro Rubber Color Me! Challenge.....

Hello everyone: Aren't those flowers just so beautiful?
The RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE has this gorgeous picture for you to get inspired to come and play along and here's the card I made for this challenge.

Violas, Pansies, Violets are my most favorite small flower, they are hardy, colorful and gorgeous.

The image is from a 2009 Flourishes set called "Sweet Violets".

I stamped it on Strathmore Vellum paper with Stazon black ink and colored it with Prismacolor pencils, the surface of this paper is smooth so it blends the colors easily, the pattern paper is from my stash and the sentiment from the set.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Orchids Rock, released and bought immediately by me in February 2015.

I hope you come to visit our RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE  blog and check out my teammates' creations, please don't forget that the stamps you use on your cards MUST BE OLDER THAN A YEAR, if you can give us the approximate date of their release or how long you've had them, we would love it.

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

XO

Maria.

A Delicious Garden Twofer.....

Hello everyone: The fabulous ladies at the TWOFER CHALLENGE never cease to surprise me, each challenge prompt word has been fun and, well.....challenging too. Here are my cards, together first then, individually.

I wish I had a thumb GREEN enough to grow these amazing Veggies, the most I've grown is a few herbs and a couple of tomato plants that, amazingly enough, gave us some pretty nice tomatoes last year. 

But this gorgeous pile of veggies from a Power Poppy set called "Farmers Market" makes you feel like an expert gardener.

This is a "Get Well" card.

I stamped the image on watercolor paper with Versafine black ink, clear heat embossed it and colored with Sakura Koy watercolors, the pattern papers are from a retired line from Lili of the Valley, the "get well wishes" sentiment is from a retired SU set called "Teeny, Tiny Wishes", the other one from an old flourishes set called "From the Garden".

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 This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The sentiment is from Penny Black, the apples from the same Power Poppy set.

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Here's my Twofer card.

This is a Birthday card.

I stamped this image the same way but this time I did a bit of fussy cutting on the bottom veggies, the "Happy Birthday" sentiment is from SU "Teeny, Tiny Wishes", the "Way to Grow" from the Power Poppy set.

I added a strip of striped paper I save from all the Power Poppy stamp sets I get, I cut it to put the sets on their plastic envelopes, I think it's so colorful and it looks really awesome as an added detail, don't you think?

The little watering can is a button from my stash.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The border is from SU "Bordering Blooms", the sentiment from Penny Black and the little sprig of Chives from Power Poppy "Sage Advice"

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

Twofer Card Challenge

A Place to Start

July Challenge "Anything Goes"

Crafty Friends Challenge

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

XO

Maria.

A Little Pastel Reminder.....

Hello everyone: It's that time again for THE FLOWER CHALLENGE "Pretty Pastels" reminder and I'm here with a new card to inspire you to come and play along.

This image is from a Power Poppy set called Springtime Love, I stamped it on white card stock with Wisteria Wonder ink (I can't believe this ink pad is still juicy enough to stamp with) and colored it with Prismacolor pencils.

The sentiment is from another Power Poppy set called Dynamic Duos: Peonies and Tulips.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The sentiment is called Everything's Even Rosier from Power Poppy, the butterfly is from a 2004 Stampendous set (discontinued)

I hope you stop by THE FLOWER CHALLENGE blog to check out my teammates' gorgeous creations, gather more inspiration and come join us in the gallery, we can't wait to see what you create.

Remember we have a price Bev from UNIKO to give away this month, she's sponsoring us and we are so very grateful.

Please remember that FLOWERS should be the main focus on your cards, you can only enter 6 other challenges, including ours, for more details on our rules, just click on the tab above the post. 

And stop by also by our fabulous Guest Designer Michelle Lupton to check out her gorgeous cards.

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

XO

Maria.