Interactive Tags.....

Hi there, everyone: I have a pair of Interactive Tags, my very first of this kind.

It was a bit tricky to create them since I've not done it before but here they are, hope you like them.

The pink one is a Shaker Tag, I just cut two pieces of pink card stock and punched them with the Scalloped Tag Punch, cut a piece of vellum and attached it with score tape to the back piece, put a spoonful of beads and, using more score tape, I made the sandwich, I stamped a couple of the chicks from a Tiddly Inks acrylic set called For the Birds, (they only have it now in digital form.), colored them with Prismacolors and fussy cut them, I stamped the sentiment from the set and a couple of little candles from the Penny Black set called "Cupcakes".

The second tag is done using THIS VIDEO FROM DAWN GRIFFITH on how to create the spinner part. I stamped the sentiment from a Power Poppy set called SHORT STACKS, the cupcake is from Penny Black, the gifts were cut using the Stampin' Up! die set "Celebration Thinlits"

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

Tag You're It!

Cute Card Thursday

Challenge #588 "Birthdays"

Crafty Chicks Challenge

#461 "Anything but a Card" I made tags.

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

Hugs.

Maria.

Full Bloom.....

Hello everyone: I finally was able to finish this card today, it's been hectic this week mainly because my grandchildren are on Summer Break so we go to the Crown Point YMCA brand new Aquatic Center's outdoor pool and spend some fun time basking in the sun, (well, me.....not so much), swimming, having lunch, etc. That pretty much takes most of my day some days, but also, I've been having some Sciatica problems so, I also have been going to doctors appointments, etc. I'm feeling a lot better today after my doctor gave me a Cortisone shot yesterday.

Anywho, here's my card.

This beautiful image is from a Power Poppy set called "Daffodils", I absolutely adore the little snail climbing up the leaf.

I stamped it on Canson watercolor paper with Versafine black ink and clear heat embossed it, then colored it with some of my grandaughter's Windsor & Newton markers that she let me borrow, the colors are intense and with just a little bit, you get bright colors when you apply the wet brush.

I used my old Stampin' Up! Pinkin Hearts corner punch on a piece of pattern paper that perfectly accommodated my flower panel.

The sentiment is from a Spellbinders die set called "Oval Magesty"

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The border is from a retired SU set called "Delicate Borders", the sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called "Short Stacks", the cupcake from a Penny Black set called "Cupcakes".

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

As You Like It Challenge

Favorite Summer or Winter color and why.

My favorite colors of Summer are pinks and purples.

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #99

Favorite color combo, mine is pinks and purples.

Color My Heart Color Dare

I picked Raspberry, Pansy and Willow.

Addicted to Stamps and More

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

Hugs.

Maria.

A Very CAS Wedding Card.....

Hello everyone: I haven't made a Wedding card in a while so I inked up a very old Stampin' Up! set called "Best of Brides and Babies" (2013) to create this card, I love the sweet, delicate lines of this lovely couple.

I added just a bit of color to her bouquet, both their hair and faces and colored his bow tie with a black marker, I thought of coloring his tuxedo black but my black fine tip pen is almost out of ink (I used it to create yesterday's Zentangle card).

I used a die from the Labels Collections Framelits dies to emboss around the image, it's very subtle on the picture but it looks better in person.

I used a card base I had already scored, I figured it would look good framing this very delicate image.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The bells are from the "Best of Brides and Babies" set, the sentiment is from a retired Flourishes set called "Picking Wildflowers", released in June of 2010.

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

Addicted to CAS

Challenge #162 "Wedding"

Make My Monday #99

Begins with the letter B, taking a chance with the BRIDE.

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

Hugs.

Maria.

Zentangle Flower Shop for DD.....

Hello everyone: It's been a while since I made a Zentangle card, for those of you who haven't heard about this fun doodling technique, it's just a relaxing and fun and very easy to learn way to create patterns, that can be, literally, anything that comes to your mind. Perhaps my card will show it better than I'm explaining it.

When I saw the mood board over at the Double D Challenges, the decorated wood eggs (well, they look like they are wood eggs to me) made me think of Zentangle and that's why I created this card.

These flowers are from a retired Stampin' Up! set called "Flower Shop" (2013-2014), I used the flower that has the outlines only so I could fill them up with my doodles. This set has a coordinating punch, which I used to punch out the flowers after I did my doodling.

The leaves are from an Altenew set called "Peony Bouquet", which I also decorated, and the sentiment is from another Altenew set called "Beautiful Day"

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like. 

I used a scrap piece of pattern paper as a border, the sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Springtime Love and I partially stamped and decorated the same flower at the bottom.

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

Double D Challenges

Addicted to Stamps and More

Simply Create Too

Anything Goes/3 or more flowers.

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

Hugs.

Maria.

Audrey Loves Make Up.....and Spots.....

Hello everyone: I had the awesome surprise of being picked as a lucky winner of the "Less is More" challenge #394 "Buds and Petals" with THIS CARD, so the fabulous ladies of the Designer Team asked me to be their Guest Designer for Challenge # 398, One Layer Card, "SPOTS".

So I'm thrilled to share with you this card I made for this challenge, I hope it inspires you to come and play along.

This image is from Stamping Bella and it's called Audrey Loves Makeup, doesn't she looks so elegant?

I stamped the image on a folded piece of watercolor paper with Stazon black ink and colored her dress, hat and purse with a bit of Picked Raspberry distress ink, then I grabbed THIS FALLING SNOW STENCIL and carefully looked for a section where I can cover the dress, purse and hat and, with a sponge dauber, I went over that very lightly with the distress ink. 

I used Prismacolor pencils to add color to her sweet face, arms, legs and hat, I applied a gold gel pen to the details on her purse, her necklace and tiny lipstick, I also added an earring, just to complete her jewelry, I sure hope you can see it.

The sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Sassy Succulents, the spots are from a retired Stampin' Up! set called Gorgeous Grunge.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The sentiment is from the Stamping Bella set, the spots from the Gorgeous Grunge set.

I hope you get inspired to come and play along at the "Less is More" challenge, you might be their next Guest Designer.

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

AAA Card Challenge

The Paper Shelter

Challenge #388 "Strips and/or dots"

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

Hugs.

Maria.

Just Chilax.....

Hello everyone: Don't you just wish you could do exactly what these little mice are doing? Oh my gosh!! what a perfect way to catch some ZZZZZ's!!!

This image is from House Mouse and it's called "Ray of Sunshine".

I looked for it to give you a link but it seems to be discontinued, so sad.

I stamped the image on watercolor paper with Versafine black ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder then, colored it with SU Hello Honey for the flowers and Old Olive for the leaves, Mudpie and Muzzy were colored with a bit of Derwent watercolor pencils.

I sponged the sky with Tumbled Glass ink and the sun with Hello Honey.

I was debating as to where to put the sentiment, which is from an old Flourishes set called "Pinwheels and Popcicles". I didn't want to cover the image and didn't want to stamp it on the panel either so I decided to stamp it on Vellum with Stazon black ink and die cut it with a tag die, I added an enamel dot to hide the glue dot.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The border is stamped with a retired SU set called "Delicate Details", the sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Potted Primroses and my little jumping mouse is "Jumping for Joy" from House Mouse.

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

#293 "Anything Goes/Summer Fun"

2 Crafty Critter Crazies

Challenge #27

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge

#221 "Man/Boys or Rain/Sun"

Sparkles Forum Challenge #117

"No Pattern Paper"

Scrapbook and Card Making Challenge

#78 "Summer"

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

Hugs.

Maria.

Beautiful Bouquet.....

Hello everyone: Well, with my grandkids and my hubby on vacation, it's been hard to get into my crafting mode, so this time I opted to use a card I created a while ago for Brian King's Spring Swap. This card was sent to him and he, in turn, sent it to someone in the USA.  I have not blogged about it until today for the RETRO RUBBER "Anything Goes" Challenge.

This beautiful bundle is called "Beautiful Bouquet" and it's from the 2017-2018 SU catalog, I love the sweet, delicate flowers in it.

As you can see, there is very little stamping, the brick wall is done with a Tim Holtz EF, the sentiment is from a retired SU set called "Itty Bitty Banners" (2013).

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The border is stamped with a retired SU set called "Delicate Details", the sentiment I can't recall right now where is it from, I apologize. The little flower is from the Beautiful Bouquet bundle.

I hope you get inspired to come and play along with my teammates and me at the RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE.

Please don't forget to use stamps that are older than one year to have a chance to be one of our winners.

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

Hugs.

Maria.