Mojo Monday 397.....

Hello everyone: I finally got around to post this card for Mojo Monday 397, I got a bit delayed by "stuff", to long to explain, mainly I've been doing some reorganizing and cleaning up my craft room, (among other things), in a few days, you will see why.
Ok, this is the card I made for this challenge and, once again, I use two of my most favorite, current SU sets, In This Together and Corner Garden.

The pretty girls and gorgeous flowers on this stamp sets are so beautiful, versatile and fun to color.  Corner Garden is a big stamp, you can use it whole or in parts.  I love adding a bit of bling to the girls outfits, like I did here.

I hope you like this card, as always, I used Stampin Up! write markers and the Aqua Painter, my constant companions for water coloring.
Thank you for visiting my blog, I appreciate your comments so very much, if you have a question about this card, please don't hesitate to ask me, I'll be more than happy to answer it to the best of my ability.
Till next time, happy stamping.
Maria.

Supply list:
SU ink pads in Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey and Costal Cabana.
SU markers in More Mustard, Old Olive and Baja Breeze.
Stazon Jet Black ink.
Stampin Up! In This Together, Corner Garden and Petite Petals stamp sets.
Stampin Up! Petite Petals Punch and Scallop Trim Border punch (retired).
Stampin Up! Hello Honey and Costal Cabana card stock.
Ribbon and bling from my stash.

A really special day!!!!!

Hello everyone: Well, as I said, today is a very special day for me as I have the honor to be invited as the guest stamper for The Retro Rubber Blog May Flowers Challenge.
I feel so excited and happy, this is an unexpected and delightful surprise and I hope the card I made for this challenge lives up to the privilege of this invitation.
Here is my card.

When I learned that this weeks theme was May Flowers, I immediately thought of Tulips, they are the first flowers that bravely start peeking out of the frozen ground and right now, they are in full bloom.
As always, I used my Stampin Up! write markers and my aqua painters to color this image, I just love how the inks blend so beautifully when you water color with them.
Here is a close up of this beautiful blooms, I added a bit of Wink of Stella shimmer to each.

I hope you like and enjoy this card as much as I did creating it. Here is the Retro Rubber banner that inspired this card.I want to thank all of you at The Retro Rubber blog for choosing my Teddy and Train card as a winner of the last challenge and for your sweet invitation to be your guest stamper for this one.
I look forward to seeing all the lovely creations that will be submitted in the next week.
Thank you also, for visiting my blog and for your comments, I appreciate them more than words can say.
Till next time, have a wonderful week.
Maria.
Supply list:
Stampin Up! markers: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron, Old Olive, Cajun Craze and Chocolate Chip.
Stampin Up! ink pad in Hello Honey.
Stampin Up! Window Frames Collection 
Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Square Dies and Spellbinders Tranquil Moments die set.
Canson Water Color paper.
The image and sentiment is from retired Flourishes "Tulips for Friends"

Loads of Love for The Paper Players.....

Hello everyone: Sunday is the day that The Paper Players have a new challenge and today's is Transportation. When I read this post, the Stampin Up! (sadly retired) Loads of Love immediately popped in my head. This is a fabulous and fun set that can be used for any time of the year.
So, as I settled into my craft room to see what I could come up with, I thought about making a simple little scene with this cute truck, which can be filled with any of the fabulous accessories the set comes with.
Well, somehow this project kind of took a life of it's own and, 4 hours later when I finally finished, this is what I came up with.

I just love all the accessories this sets has so I wanted to use all of them but, in the end, I created a fun little scene, where this sweet couple is moving somewhere, taking along their trio of furry friends and some of their belongings. Here is a close up of each section so you can see my fussy cutting and all the little details.

I have said in the past that I really don't like fussy cutting but I must confess that this time, I had a lot of fun. I couldn't believe I even stamped and cut out the cute couple and their doggies,

their comfy chairs, lamps and plants and some boxes with maybe some dishes, linens, books, pictures, etc. Just the bare necessities to move to their new home.

This bunch of boxes are actually Presents but I just colored them brown to resemble real boxes, the presents with bows were covered with tiny pieces of water color paper I colored with SU Crumb Cake marker and glued over the original image.
The background line of trees was stamped with SU Lovely as a Tree using SU Mossy Meadow ink pad then, I just brushed all the tree bases and grass with the aqua painter.
I sponged the sky with Tempting Turquoise, the fence done with a paper punch but it's so old I really can't remember where it came from.
The little birds are from another retired SU set "Up, Up & Away".
Here's The Paper Players logo that inspired this card. I hope you like this card. I used a whole lot of SU write markers to color all of this images but, you can choose what ever colors you'd like to use. My card base measures 9 1/8" x 3 3/4", I just cut it after I finished the main panel.
Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. Your comments are immensely appreciated and, if you have any questions about this card, please do not hesitate to ask me, I will be more than happy to answer it.
Have a fabulous day!!
Maria.

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.