WWYS #83: Sweet Home

Oh, my goodness!! The stamp sets that I've used for today's cards are so adorable! I'm not much of a squealer but I'm kind of squealing a bit over here! This week our What Will You Stamp Challenge set is Sweet Home. I decided to use the "Yappy Birthday" sentiment and pair it with a stamp from the Bella & Friends set and I am so happy with how this card came out!

I stamped the sentiment in Basic Black Archival ink on Whisper White Paper and used my Wink of Stella dipped in Tempting Turquoise ink (or was it Bermuda Bay?) to color in the background. I stamped the image from Bella & Friends in Basic Black Archival ink on watercolor paper and used my aqua painters to color it in. Then I used dimensionals to pop the sentiment up over the balloon and it fit just perfectly!

Of course I had to make a matching envelope for this sweet card. The cupcake image and "Enjoy" are both from Bella & Friends and were a simple way to finish off this duo. 

Here's a peek at the Sweet Home stamp set. Those fun little sentiments are easy to overlook if you don't look closely and boy am I glad I didn't miss the one I used today!

If you have a few minutes head on over to the What Will You Stamp challenge blog and see what the rest of the design team has cooked up for you today. If you have this set and want to share your own great idea with us please do! We can't wait to see what will you stamp this week!

Have a great day everybody and I'll be back soon with more fun things to share. Always remember that if you have any questions I am here for you! Please leave me a comment or send me an email at mariawillis@hotmail.com and I'll get back to you ASAP. If you are looking to purchase any of the products I have used today just click the links below. Are you thinking about joining me on this fun Stampin' Up! adventure? Now is the time and I can't wait to hear from you!

Sending big, happy smiles out to all of you today!

-Maria

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Fiesta Like There's No Mañana!!

Ohh, my goodness... How many Birthday Fiesta cards can I make?! Don't ask, the answer could be infinite! If you follow my blog at all you already know that I love this quirky stamp set. It makes me smile every single time that I use it. In my books that's a win! So here you go... I hope it makes you smile too!

I watercolored this llampaca in Sahara Sand on Whisper White cardstock with my aquapapainter. I didn't even use watercolor paper so I was happy that it came out so well and with very little to no warping. One of my favorite things about this card is the blanket. I hand colored the stamp with Real Red and Tempting Turquoise Stampin' Write Markers to get the multicolored design. Fun stuff! Did you notice that peek of Real Red Twine? That's new from the Holiday Catalog and it is so vibrant!

When I made this card I used a stamp from this set that I had never used before. See those lines in the background? I used the long thin stamp (I think it's to string banners on) to create a fun criss-crossed background for my card. I also had some fun with the streamers and a Daffodil Delight flower. They were really easy to layer using glue dots.

That's it for today folks! Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing weekend!

-Maria

OSAT Blog Hop: Birthdays Bash!

Hey Everybody! Welcome to my blog and guess what?! It's One Stamp At a Time blog hop day and this month our theme is Birthday Bash!! That means we've got 18 stampers from all over who have made some amazing birthday cards and projects to share with you today! If you are starting the hop here...Welcome to my blog, it's so nice to have you! If you've hopped here from Melissa Davies' blog then thanks for stopping by! After you check out my projects don't forget to click the next button at the bottom of my page to continue the hop and see everyone's amazing projects!

Now, let's get to it! My card and my project are all one big project this month because I made a set of six cards with custom envelopes and a fun little box to package it all up in. I used one of my favorite sets from Stampin' Ups! annual catalog, Birthday Fiesta. This set is wacky-amazing and makes me grin like nothing else! I hope you'll get a kick out of the fun llamapaca and cactus stamps featured on my card set today... Here's a shot of the gift box I made to package my card set in.

And here's what the set looks like when it's nestled in the box with some festive tissue...

I don't know if these are llamas or alpacas so I call them the "llamapacas!" This "Fiesta like there's no mañana" sentiment is one of my favorites! We should all Fiesta like there's no tomorrow a few times in our lives.

The cactus stamp and flowers from this set are so fun! Here I've paired them with the Thoughtful Banners stamp set and coordinating Punch to make these fun little notecards. When the new catalog first came out I thought I could get along without the Thoughtful Banners set. Boy am I glad I rethought that because since I purchased it I have been using it non-stop!

My little cards are not a standard card size so I made six of these colorful, perfectly sized envelopes to go along with my cards (so easy to do with the Envelope Punch Board). This Festive Birthday DSP is so colorful and happy! The envelope on the left looks exactly like a blanket that I got in Mexico when I was in high school!

Here are a couple close ups of my cards so that you can see the details... I used the streamer framelits with this llamapaca card.

And, on this card I used the confetti from the framelits... or, maybe they are small cactus flowers? I dunno, but on this card I'm calling it birthday confetti!

Here's one of my cactus cards...

And, another cactus card but this time with a different sentiment. Did you notice that the sentiments are curved to follow the curve of the banner? One word: Photopolymer! Photopolymer stamps bend and this allows you to shape them just the way you like which of course gives you endless possibilities!

That's it for today. I hope you liked my card set, envelopes and box today. If you have a minute please leave me a comment below and let me know what you thought. Be sure to click the next button below to continue on to Pam Staples' blog! She's always got something fantastic to share!

Have an amazing day and come back soon!

-Maria

BLOG ROLL:

Megan Thompson

Anna Smith

Alisa Tilsner

Rick Adkins

Sara Levin

Renee Ondrajka

Melissa Davies 

Maria Willis: You are Here!

Pam Staples: NEXT ON THE HOP!

Tina Rackley Riddle

Justin Krieger

Dena Rekow

Andrea Tracy-Tucker

Kelly Acheson

Kim Smith

Lori Mueller

Marisa Gunn

Jeanna Bohanan

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-Maria

WWYS #77: Touches of Texture

Hey everybody and thanks for stopping by for another Monday with the What Will You Stamp Challenge Blog. This week we are featuring Timeless Textures. I made a trio of simple but pretty cards in three different colors. I hope you like them!

This one is in Bermuda Bay...

Sweet Sugarplum...

...and Soft Sky...

Here's a close up of the Sweet Sugarplum dragonfly which just happens to be my favorite stamp from this set.

I think the Bermuday Bay wings are my favorite. It's hard to tell but the dragonfly wings all have Clear Wink of Stella on them to make them look iridescent.

I used a 1/2" circle punch to notch out the side of each card. I thought it was a fun detail but it also helps to keep the Linen Thread from slipping.

I used Linen Thread on two of the cards and on the third I switched it up and used some Thick Baker's Twine

I hope you liked my project today!

Here's the whole Timeless Textures set. It's pretty fun and can be used in so many different ways!

Do you have this set? If you do we would love to have you play along with us over at the What Will You Stamp Challenge Blog! Please hop on over and share your own creation with us and be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has to share with you. Thanks for stopping by again this week! I'm so glad to have you!

-Maria

WWYS #75: Foxy Friends

Hey and happy Monday!! Welcome back to another fun week over at the What Will You Stamp Challenge Blog! At the time I am writing this I am running way behind schedule as I get ready to catch a plane! By the time you are reading this I will be well on my way to Belize! Lucky me! So, since I'm running behind, my post today will short and sweet but full of pics. For this week's Foxy Friends challenge I made a fun set of cards for my Aunt in Belize. She's a veterinarian and this set is just perfect to make so many fun animal cards for her. Here's the set I made...

This koala is so adorable it just kills me!

This pesky raccoon sure looks like he's up to something!

I love this sentiment paired with this cute little skunk.

Hey there sweet little kitty!

Last but not least, here's one of the fantastic foxes from the Foxy Friends stamp set!

Here's another look at the whole set. Of course I stamped the insides of every card and the envelopes too... sorry I don't have pictures for you of all that goodness.

Here's a look at the whole Foxy Friends stamp set and don't forget that it pairs with the incredible Fox Builder Punch (which is how I so easily made this set of adorable little animals).

For more Foxy Friends inspiration head on over to the What Will You Stamp Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the design has to share with you today! And now I'm signing off! Gotta go catch that plane!

Thanks for stopping by to check out my blog today! I'll be back soon with more projects to share!

Have an amazing day!

-Maria

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WWYS #74: Pop of Paradise

Happy Monday everybody! Today I have a fun card for you for this week's What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog featuring Pop of Paradise. This flamingo is so fun and since I first laid eyes on it I've been wanting to do this with it.

I stamped the flamingo in Flirty Flamingo ink and then sponged the edges of the stamp with Dapper Denim. Then I spritzed the stamp with water and stamped it onto some Shimmery White cardstock. After it dried I coated the whole flamingo with a layer of glue from my fine tip glue pen so that the flamingo would be shiny! That gorgeous leaf is embossed in copper. The background piece is Old Olive that I distressed with Old Olive and White Craft inks.

I hope you liked my card today. I'd love to see what you will make using this stamp set. Do you have it yet? If not, check it out...

If you have time this week to make a project with this stamp set then head on over to the What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog and submit your project for a chance to be our guest designer! Don't forget to head on over there just to check out what the rest of the design team has made!

The Can You Case It Challenge Blog has a really fun and flexible challenge this week so I'm excited to be able to play along with them! Head on over and check out their blog for some Birthday Card themed inspiration for CYCI#130.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I hope I'll see you back here soon! For now, have an amazing day!

-Maria

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WWYS #72: You're Sublime

Happy Monday! Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I'm so glad you're here! Today I've got a fun card to share with you for this week's What Will You Stamp? Challenge blog. This week's challenge is to use the You're Sublime stamp set. I sadly do not have this set but was able to get this one image from a friend. The whole time I was working on it I kept telling myself, "Don't mess up, don't mess up!" I knew that I only had one shot and if I blew it I would have to bow out of this week's challenge and I really didn't want that (especially after missing last week since I didn't have the stamp set). So, on to my card... here it is...

I used the adorable little camper to make my card. I love camping and, yes, we fancy camp... kind of. We have a trailer but where we camp is totally off the grid. Half the time there isn't even water and the temperatures can be extreme. My husband is a professional off-road dirt bike racer and we camp where he can go ride "extreme" terrain and where my son and I can explore and hike. It's pretty awesome to have a place to go out in the middle of nowhere where we can disconnect and just enjoy this beautiful world we live in. Ok, back to my card! Check out the windows! I gave them a subtle wash with Smoky Slate, then with Clear Wink of Stella and finally I gave them that glassy look with my fine tipped glue pen. Pretty cool! 

I used the new Dapper Denim Ruched Ribbon and some Flirty Flamingo enamel hearts to embellish and I have to say I love the combo of Flirty Flamingo and Dapper Denim! Throw in some Bermuda Bay (camper) and some sponged Pool Party (die cut background and card base) and it's even better! I love how the ruched ribbon looks when it's shredded. It's so shiny and pretty! What do you think?

One last shot of my card... Do you love that background DSP?! I do! It's from the new Serene Scenery Paper Stack. I had a freak out moment when I got my first huge order because this DSP was first on my list of favorites for new paper... and when I did my middle of the night ordering I made a typo and accidentally ordered the Serene Scenery cardstock instead of the DSP.  Horror of horrors. Anyhow, I added it to my next order and it is BEAUTIFUL paper.

Here's the color combo I used today. I love it and will definitely use it again.

Basic Gray

Bermuda Bay

Flirty Flamingo

Dapper Denim

Pool Party

Crumb Cake

Here's what the You're Sublime stamp set looks like. If you haven't seen it before check it out. It's got lots of fun images and punny sentiments. Pretty fun! I can't believe I don't have it yet!

If you have this stamp set I hope you will join us this week by submitting your own creations to the What Will You Stamp? challenge blog. I'm looking forward to seeing What Will You Stamp! 

And, since I mentioned him this week I'll throw in a picture of my husband too. 

Have a great week everybody and thanks so much for stopping by!

-Maria

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