Mojo Monday 395.....

Hello every one: I'm having such fun participating in challenges so, here I am again with a sweet Mojo Monday card for you. With 5 grandchildren, I'm always baking something, specially cookies, it's fun to have them "helping", they enjoy it so much that it's totally worth cleaning up both the kitchen and their faces, just to seen them stand guard by the oven waiting for the timer to ring so they can pounce on the freshly backed batch of cookies. So here is the card I made, using this lovely stamp set from Power Poppy by Marcella Hawley called "Fresh Baked".

I used SU markers and the aqua painter to color this cute apron and the cookies, the DSP is from Lily of the Valley taster packs and the pastel strip of CS is embossed with my brand new SU Delicate Designs Embossing Folder , I just love the beautiful design on both this embossing folders.
To adhere to the Mojo Monday sketch, I snipped this cute little spoon from the stamp set and I added a couple of cookies too, here is a close up

I hope you like this card, it was quick to make and, as always, fun to color. This is the list of the SU markers I used:

Elegant Eggplant, Certainly Celery for the apron and Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Marina Mist for the cookies, I also use Pistachio Pudding to stamp the sentiment.

Thank you so much for visiting and for your sweet comments, they always make my day. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask, I will try to answer you the best way I can.

Here is the Mojo Monday sketch that inspired this card. Till next time, many hugs to you from Maria. 

A new challenge on LiveLoveCards.....Rainbows!!

Hello every one and thank you for visiting: I'm participating in the April Rainbow Challenge over at LiveLoveCards which is the blog of a dear friend, Darlene De Vries, who is one of the most talented crafters I know. Her blog is dedicated to exploring new techniques and products from all kinds of companies, giving us who follow her, a fantastic glimpse of what's new and hot out there in the vast and fabulous card making industry.
This acrylic stamp/die I used is from Sizzix and it's called Welcome Home , I bought it at Hobby Lobby at a clearance sale for very little money, I'm always looking for bargains!!
Ok, here is my card,

I colored the little houses with Prismacolor pencils and baby oil, I've done other cards using this technique, it's fun and easy to do. You do need some paper stumps, I get mine also at Hobby Lobby.
I created the "grass" by tearing some scraps of olive green card stock and then, sponging them a little with SU Mossy Meadow ink pad.
The Rainbow was made with a die set from a Spellbinders circles, I really wanted to represent every color of the rainbow so the last color was snipped after I traced the outline of the last small circle in this set.  I added some Wink of Stella to the Rainbow to make it shimmer, here is a close up.

I hope you like this card, I sure had fun making it. I thank you so much for visiting and leaving me a comment, I read every single one and they always make my day. If you have any questions about this card, please don't hesitate to ask, I will answer you the best way I can.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Hugs from Maria.

Corner Garden and the chic girls, again.....

Hello everyone: Well, I don't know about you but I just love, love the In This Together stamp set from SU, this very chic ladies look lovely no matter what color you give to their fabulous outfits so, once again, I made another card with this fabulous set, this time for the Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge, here is my card.

 I also used another SU stamp set called Corner Garden which is also beautiful, I only used a strip of it to fit my card but the whole image is amazing. Here is a close up of this sweet girlfriends and the pretty flowers from this set.

As you can see, I couldn't help but give their outfits and the cute little puppy, a bit of bling,

I hope you like this card, both this sets are beautiful and a joy to color. This are the SU markers I used for this images, as always, they are just perfect for water coloring.
Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Old Olive, Sahara Sand, Early Espresso, Basic Black and Chocolate Chip.
I also used a bit of my Strawberry Slush and Hello Honey ink pads, since I don't have the markers in those colors.
I used Strawberry Slush and Whisper White CS, a SU tiny pearl and Rhine Stones I colored with alcohol markers.
I want to thank you for visiting my blog and for your sweet comments, I'm no expert but, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask, I will answer them the best way I can.
Before I forget, here is the Pals Paper Arts sketch that inspired this card.  Have a wonderful weekend.

"In This Together" for the Paper Players.....

Hello everyone: This week's challenge with The Paper Players is right up my alley because it calls for water coloring, which is just about my favorite medium.  I chose a brand new Stampin Up! set called In This Together , this delightful set arrived at my house last week and I just LOVE IT!!!
Here is the card I made with one of the images for the challenge.

I chose very soft water coloring, using as always, my Stampin Up! markers and the Aqua Painter. I added a bit of bling to her fabulous coat with some Rhine Stones and one teeny, tiny SU pearl to her pretty purse.  Here is a close up, doesn't she look just so pretty?

I hope you like this card and I thank you so much for visiting my blog. I want you to know I appreciate wholeheartedly your comments and, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me. I'm not an expert, by any stretch of the imagination but I do love this craft.
Here is the banner for the Paper Players

and the list of materials I used to create this card.

Paper: Canson water color paper, Lily of the Valley DSP.

SU Markers: Rich Razzleberry, More Mustard, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Early Espresso, Regal Rose, Elegant Eggplant and Sahara Sand. The brads and Rhine Stones are from my stash and the little pearl on her purse, is from SU.

Thank you again for visiting today, I have another project for another challenge I'm entering, I will post it soon.

Have a wonderful week.

Maria.

Teddy and Train for The Retro Rubber Challenge.....

Hello everyone: This week's Retro Rubber Challenge is all about embellishing with Brads.  I must confess that I don't use them often, even if they are such a great addition to your cards so, I was very happy to see that we have a chance to give this tiny little embellishments their time in the sun.
I was wondering what stamp set I could use to really take advantage of this Challenge so, I went to my retired SU sets and I found the one set that will be perfect to use a bunch of brads.  The set is the adorable "Teddy and Train" and here is my card.

As you can see, this images are just as cute as can be and the little train, with all it's little wagons, is the perfect image to use some brads. Here is a close up so you can see how cute the "wheels" are.

I hope you like this card, I don't have anybody to give it too just now, but it's always great to have some cards like this at hand.
This time I colored the images with my Prismacolor Pencils and Baby Oil using paper stumps, I love the smell of Baby Oil but unfortunately, it wont last.  This is a very easy technique to color your images, all you do is softly apply the color with the pencils and rub it, using a circular motion, with the paper stump dipped in Baby Oil. Don't put to much color on the image, you can always add more to shade it as you go along.  Now, before I forget, here is the Retro Rubber Challenge sketch. 
I hope you enjoyed this card, I want you to know that I appreciate so much your visits and your comments. Thank you very much for stopping by.
Maria.

Power Poppy/Mojo Monday.....

            Hello everyone: I've been absent for a while due to some family stuff going on.  First, my dear hubby was on a 2+ week vacation, that is fine and dandy except for the fact that I really can't concentrate all that much with him wanting me to sit and watch Soccer games, movies, having a late breakfast, etc.  My going to the YMCA was also affected a little, but now, he is back at work and I finally have some free time to do what I love.....swim, bike, run, stamp and, last but definitely not least, blogging. I do miss this a lot so, here I am, participating in 2 fun challenges.....Mojo Monday and the Power Poppy Pop of Pastel Challenge that started on April 3rd.

 So, here is my card, I hope you like it, I thank you so much for visiting and for your comments, I appreciate every word, you always make my day.

 The image is from Power Poppy's Short Stacks stamp set, which is simply amazing and lovely.  I die cut the image using SU Labels Collection dies.  The DSP is from Lily of the Valley and it's called Bonnets and Bowties, I chose this design because of the Tulips on the image, I thought it would look really beautiful. The ribbon and small pieces of Card Stock are from my stash, collected over the years from all over.
I colored my image using my SU markers, I just love how this markers work so fabulously with the Aqua Painters for a beautiful water color look.
This are the markers I used for this image:
Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose and Melon Mambo.
Bashful Blue and Tempting Turquoise.
Certainly Celery and Wild Wasabi.
                                        More Mustard and Sahara Sand.
I also used Baked Brown Sugar and Hello Honey ink pads to color the cup cake.  The butterfly was punched with the Small Butterfly Punch and I made the banners using the Hexagon Punch, this is really easy and they always look perfect.
Again, thank you so much for visiting, till next time.
Maria.

A little green cutie for PPA.....

Hello everyone: This card is my first attempt at a color challenge with the PPA. I thinks this colors are perfect for St. Patrick's Day, which is just around the corner but, I do not own any stamps with images of Leprechauns or clovers, I only have a couple of sentiments that simply say, "Happy St. Patrick's Day"   What I do have is this little baby Dragon that found itself abandoned along with about 20+ more delightful, amazing, gorgeous images of Faeries at a thrift store.  My aunt knows I love stamping and she also knows I love Faeries so, for about $10.00 she bought the whole lot of dirty, stained, un-mounted red rubber stamps and gave them to me.  I couldn't see very well the images, they were dusty and dirty so I grabbed a bucket, filled it with warm soapy water and placed all the stamps in there and left them soaking overnight. The next day, I scrubbed each one of them with a brush and set them to dry on paper towels. There was no label about what stamp company made them so, I kind of looked around with no luck so I just let it go.
About a month ago, I was just browsing on Pinterest and found a card made with one of the images I have so I went to that persons blog and found out that this images are made by a company named Sweet Pea Stamps  It took me a few minutes to find some of my images and I really was blown away by their beauty.
Here is a close up of this sweet little Dragon, with it's feathery wings, shimmering with a bit of Wink of Stella.

And here is the PPA color challenge picture

I hope you enjoyed a bit of whimsy with my card, I appreciate so very much your visit to my blog and your comments. They truly make my day!!
Till next time, keep on stamping.
Maria.