Butterfly Wishes.

 Hello everyone: I hope you and your families are doing well, keeping each other healthy and safe.

I have a nice collection of Butterfly dies, this card was created with one of my favorite images.

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This is the INSIDE

This is what I used.

The butterfly is from Cherry Lynn.

"Quilt Top" embossing folder, from SU (retired)

"Ornate Borders" dies from SU (retired)

"Hemstitch Squares" from Spellbinders.

The sentiment on the front is from Power Poppy "Dynamic Duos, Peonies and Tulips"

The sentiment inside is from Power Poppy "Always Here"

I want to play with these challenges.

Fab Friday

Stamps & Fun

Gold/Silver.

Creatalicious Challenge

Anything Goes/optional for a woman.

Thank you so much for visiting me today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

Cupcake Twofers.

 Hello everyone: I hope and pray you and your families are well, keeping each other healthy and safe.

Well, it took me a bit of thinking to come up with these cards for The Twofer Challenge but finally, here they are.

Twofer #1

I saw THIS CARD ON PINTEREST and I knew right away I needed to CASE it, it was just perfect for this challenge.

Unfortunately, as you can see from the picture, there is no name, no watermark, no blog name, or anything that I can use to give credit and thank the original creator so, if any of you recognize the original card and you know who created please let me know, I always like to give thanks to the crafters who inspire me.

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This is the INSIDE.

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Twofer #2

This card was inspired by a song my grandchildren loved when they were at my house watching Sesame Street, do you guys remember The Ladybug Picnic? I sure do, it's been in my head since I started creating this card, LOL!!

This is the INSIDE.

Just so you know, I fussy cut all the cupcakes😊

And this is what I used.

Card #1

All the cupcakes are from a Penny Black stamp set called "Cupcakes" 

DSP from a retired Lili of the Valley line.

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from a 2013 SU set called

"Itty Bitty Banners"

My Twofer.

I used the same cupcakes, but I created a little Picnic for my Ladybugs.

I used a 2008 Stampin' Up! set called "A Flower for All Seasons"

but I only used the stamp with the little Ladybug climbing up the

flower pot with the Sunflowers, my MISTI came in really handy to stamp

the row of Ladybugs.

The smiley sun and clouds are from a Sizzix Bundle called "Welcome Home" 

It's a little pricey now, I bought it a very long time ago, I promise you I didn't pay this much for it.

The sentiments both in front and inside are from a Power Poppy set

called "Best Day Ever".

I want to play with

The Twofer Card Challenge

Thank you for visiting me today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

Orange Peonies.

 Hello everyone: I hope and pray you and your families are doing well, taking care of each other and still wearing your masks.

I have this card to share today, I really love this Altenew set. 

I wanted to make sure that there were actually orange peonies so, here is a picture of them, just so beautiful.

I love the bud.

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This is the INSIDE.

This is what I used.

"Peony Bouquet" from Altenew.

"Poppies" from Power Poppy, for the sentiment in front.

"Everything is Even Rosier" from Power Poppy, for the sentiment inside.

Prismacolor pencils.

Tim Holtz "Spiced Marmalade" for the strip on the side.

I want to play with these challenges.

Perfectly CAS Challenge #15

"Repeat Stamping"

Freshly Made Sketches.

Sketch by Judy.

Thank you for visiting me today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

A Little Reminder, the Regal Rose.

Hello everyone: I hope and pray you and your families are doing well, staying healthy and safe.  Keep taking care of yourselves and each other.

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THE FLOWER CHALLENGE has come to the half way point so I'm here with a reminder for this month's theme, which is "Use Your Favorite Flower".  Like you, I love all flowers but I can't help having some favorites.  For my first card I chose The Humble Violet, for my second card I chose the Regal Rose, here is my card.

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This is the INSIDE.

And this is what I used.

The Rose image is from a very old Stampin' Up! wood mounted stamp dating back to 1998 and it was gifted to me by my friend Lisa Poe, one of my card swapping friends in 2016, this is the CARD I MADE with this gorgeous image.

The sentiment in front is from an Altenew set called Beautiful Day

I used my MISTI to stamp each word on the little tag.

The lace is from my stash.

The inside sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called "Always Here"

Thank you for visiting me today, I hope you come to THE FLOWER CHALLENGE blog page to get more inspired by my awesome teammates and our Gest Designer for the month of May Bozena, please stop by her blog Art Card Box and check out her beautiful creations.

Thank you for visiting me today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

Halloween Fun!!

 Hello everyone: As always, I hope and pray all of you are doing well, keeping each other healthy and safe.

The 2 OLD BATS HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE has arrived at the half way point so, my teammates and I have some fun cards to inspire you and encourage you to play along so we hope to see you in our gallery.

This is the card I created, hope you like it.

This is the INSIDE 

And this is what I used.

The Pumpkins are from Stampendous, but I think they are retired.

The sentiment in front is from a Flourishes set called

"Witching you a Happy Halloween" (2010)

The bats inside are from Stampin' Up! "Googly Ghouls" (2012)

The witch is from a Martha Stewart punch.

Thank you for visiting me today, I hope you come and play along with us at 

2 OLD BATS HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE.  It's so much fun to make Halloween cards all year round and, think about it, you will have a nice stash to send out when October rolls around.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.

S'mores Anyone?

Hello everyone: I hope and pray you and your families are doing well, things are starting to get better as more and more people are getting vaccinated but, we're not out of the woods yet so, keep taking care of each other and keep wearing your masks.

Well, it's been a while since we went camping, but I remember those camping trips with our daughters when they were young and then, with our grandkids.  One of the highlights of the day was making S'mores by the fire in the evenings, this image reminds me of that.

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This is the INSIDE.

And this is what I used.

Flourishes "S'more Fun" (2013)

The sentiment on the front and the banner inside are from the same set.

The sentiment inside is from "Grab a Cup" (Flourishes 2010)

The little flowers on the corner are from "Picking Wild Flowers"

(Flourishes 2013)

Prismacolor pencils.

I want to play with:

CASology

Paper Minutes #691

"Create a Scene"

Thank you for visiting me today.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO

Maria.

Water Lilies and Koi.

 Hello everyone: I hope all of you Moms out there had a wonderful Mother's Day last Sunday.  In these difficult times, we've all learned to adjust to all these rules and regulations that have been created for our safety and that of our loved ones, there still a long way to go so all we can do is to keep the faith and trust in God and Science. My family is getting vaccinated, my daughters have had their two shots, my grandchildren are waiting for their second one, all is fine with all of us, I hope and pray it's the same for you and your families.

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Hello and welcome to another SHOPPING OUR STASH. The theme for the next 10 days is "FISHES", so we hope to see your wonderful creations in our gallery.

This is my card, I hope it inspires you to come and play along.

This is the INSIDE.

This is what I used.

 "All the Good Thigs" (2018-2019) from Stampin' Up!

 "Water Lilies" (2009) from Flourishes.

"Rising Bubbles" from Designs by Ryn.

Distress Inks from Tim Holtz.

Please hop over the SHOPPING OUR STASH challenge blog for more inspiration from my fabulous teammates, we hope to see you in our gallery.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO
Maria.