Monday, March 31, 2014

Fusion 7 - Serene Silhouettes

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Spring is here and we are truly thankful for that. Has the Spring for you too? Today I took some time to work on my craft corner. I really needed that time as the last two weeks have been hard due to illness. The Fusion challenge has a clean look that spoke to me. I went with the Serene Silhouettes as this is one of those stamp sets that I can use no matter what. I decided not to use a sentiment as I saw this as a card versatile and I can use it for several occasions. What would you use this card for? Thank you for visiting today.

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Miriam Castanho Bollinger

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Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Modern Medley

Ink: Crushed Curry

Stamp: Serene Silhouettes

Accessories: Chevron Ribbon, Oval Collections Framelit, Big Shot, Basic Pearl Jewels.

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Saturday, March 29, 2014

PPA 197 - Vintage Verses

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I am hoping that, wherever you are, the weather is better than in Wisconsin. It has been so cold and dreary here. To curb that, I go to my craft corner and delight myself with my wonderful Stampin' Up! toys. Do you do the same? Today's card is an entry for the Pals Paper Art challenge. I did use the Vintage Verses, a stamp set that is retired, but I like it so much that I decided that it was the perfect complement to the sketch. The image was heat embossed using Gold powder and then cut using the Window Frame collection. Did you like it? I hope to hear your thoughts and any question you may have. Thank you for visiting and please do come back soon.

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Miriam Castanho Bollinger

Ingredients (Click product for more details and quick & easy shopping):

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Gold Fancy Foil Vellum, Modern Medley

Ink: Versamark, 

Stamp: Vintage Verses (ret.)

Accessories: Heat Tool, Gold Embossin' Powder, Window Frame Collection, Big Shot, Seam Binding Ribbon.

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

DSC 075 - Stippled Blossoms

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A fast week this has been but a very wonderful one. My mother is visiting with us for the month and we are happy to have her here. This week's challenge at Dostamper Stars is a color challenge that brought us some much needed bright color. The Stippled Blossoms stamp set is beautiful and I want to showcase it along with s sentiment from the Delightful Dozen set. I hope you will enjoy this card and take a moment to share your thoughts and questions. Thank you for visiting today.

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Miriam Castanho Bollinger


Ingredients (Click product for more details and quick & easy shopping):

Paper: Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Gumball Green, Daffodil Delight

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, 

Stamp: Stippled Blossoms, Delightful Dozen

Accessories: 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Stitched Ribbon, Fancy Fan TIEF, Big Shot, Modern Label Punch

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Mojo Monday 338 - My Mother

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I am not sure how we came about the end of March already. Do you feel that the time is simply flying away before your eyes? I do. Nonetheless, we are enjoying that the winter is coming to a close and soon we hope to see flowers blooming and see a lively summer again. With that hope I entered this card today on the Mojo Monday challenge. I used the My Mother stamp set to celebrate all mothers who, after all, bring life forth. I added the butterflies using the Papillon Potpourri and the Bitty Butterfly punch. This card is to celebrate all mothers, life, and all the good that are in them.

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Miriam Castanho Bollinger


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Paper: Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Basic Black, Sweet Sorbet

Ink: Summer Starfruit, Versamark, 

Stamp: My Mother, Papillon Potpourri

Accessories: Heat Tool, Gold Embossin' Powder, Bitty Butterfly punch, Big Shot, Circle Collections framelit.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

SSSC 212 - Morning Meadow

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Despite of a long, weary week, we had a Sunday worthy of celebration as our daughter had her Festival Concert. It was beautiful and we had a great time. I did have some time in the morning to check out some of my favorite challenge sites and loved the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. I decided that I could spare a moment to put a card together for the challenge and I loved how the Morning Meadow stamp set gave me all the components to make this card. I like its elegant and crisp lines. This card can easily be replicated with any stamp set. Did you like it? Will you share your thoughts with me? I appreciate you visiting today. Please come back soon.

Happy Stamping!

Miriam Castanho Bollinger



Ingredients (Click product for more details and quick & easy shopping):

Paper: Soft Sky Whisper White, Regals Collection DSP stack, Elegant Eggplant,

Ink: Perfect Plum

Stamp: Morning Meadow

Accessories: Basix Pearls Jewels

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Monday, March 24, 2014

PPA 196 - Lots of Thanks

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PPA196

I am finally getting back to some sense of normalcy in our house as we are all recovering from some sort of cold or another. This allowed me to play some more and to prepare a quick card to enter the Pals Paper Arts. I am very thankful and had to prepare lots of Thank you cards, so as I was in the swing if things I made another one using also the Lots of Thanks and Thoughts & Prayers stamp set which I truly adore. I hope this card will make you think of something that you are thankful for and I hope you will be happy about it. If you can, take a moment to leave me a comment; I always love to hear from you. Thank you for visiting today and please do come back.

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Miriam Castanho Bollinger


Ingredients (Click product for more details and quick & easy shopping):

Paper: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Regals Collection Stack

Ink: Night of Navy

Stamp: Lots of Thanks, Thoughts & Prayers

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Sunday, March 23, 2014

FMS 128 & CQC 233- Flower Shop

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This has been a very long and busy week. I hardly had much time to play along with any of my favorite challenges, but finally last night I was able to prepare a card for the beautiful Freshly Made Sketch and get my Flower Shop stamp set some much needed use. The color scheme from the ColourQ challenge was perfect and fresh. I want to see some bloom in my garden, so I have been calling Spring in all the ways I can. The new Arrows TIEF add a touch to the card and complements the sketch. The background on the Whisper White is from the Creative Elements stamp set. I hope you enjoyed today's card and please come back soon. Thank you for visiting today.

Happy Stamping,

Miriam Castanho Bollinger

Ingredients (Click product for more details and quick & easy shopping):

Paper: Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Island Indigo


Ink: Old Olive, Island Indigo, Calypso Coral


Stamp: Flower Shop, Petite Petals, Creative Elements


Accessories: Big Shot, Arrows TIEF, Pansy punch, Petite Petals Punch


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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Dostamper Stars Challenge 074 - Blessed Easter

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This has been a hard week at the house as I have 3 out of 4 people sick. I was hoping to get some tutorials done for you, but unfortunately I was not able to. However, I was able to complete a card to enter the Dostamper Stars Challenge this week. I will need several Thank You cards so I decided to use the colors from the challenges to make a Thank you card.The tulips from the Blessed Easter stamp came handy as I am missing seeing the tulips as they have not even started picking from the frozen ground. The sentiment came from the Lots of Thanks stamp set. Do you like it? What are you thankful for this week? Thanks for visiting today and please come back again soon.

Happy Stamping,

Miriam Castanho Bollinger


Ingredients (Click product for more details and quick & easy shopping):

Paper: Naturals White, Primrose Petals, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Eastern Elegance, Regals Collection Stack

Ink: StazOn, Primrose Petals, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight

Stamp: Blessed Easter, Lots of Thanks

Accessories: Circle Collections Framelit, Banner Framelit, Big Shot


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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

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Monday, March 17, 2014

Paper Players 187 & SSSC211 - Flower Shop

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Spring colors challenge? Sign me up! I am in a desperate need of spring color and summer warmth. The Paper Players challenge came right on time and I am happy to oblige. I combined that with the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge and this card was a delight to put together. I made a good use of the Flower Shop stamp set, add a bit of touch with the Petite Petals, and the greetings from Perfectly Penned to to it all up! I thank you for visiting today and please feel free to leave me a word.

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Miriam Castanho Bollinger


Ingredients (Click product for more details and quick & easy shopping):

Paper: Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding, So Saffron, Whisper White

Ink: Strawberry Slush, Versamark

Stamp: Flower Shop, Petite Petals, Perfectly Penned

Accessories: Pansy Punch, Petite Petals punch, Heat Tool, White Embossin' Powder

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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Pals Paper Art 195 & Freshly Made Sketches 127 - Chalk Talk

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I am happy to say that we are finally catching a break on our weather and Spring appears to be just around the corner. We are enjoying beautiful days, now we just need it to warm up. The colourful bright sunny days is a reflection of the Pals Paper Art color combo challenge. I decided to combine that with the simple and elegant Freshly Made Sketches challenge to prepare a Thank you card using the Chalk Talk stamp set and framelit. The Pleasant Poppies stamp was added just to one side of the background layer. I masked the edges of the part I did not want inked, removed the tape and stamped the inked part into the Wild Wasabi background for a subtle effect. I hope you enjoy it and please take a moment to share your thoughts. Thanks for visiting today. Come back soon!

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Miriam Castanho Bollinger



Ingredients (Click product for more details and quick & easy shopping):

Paper: So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Rose Red, Regals Collection DSP stack

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Rose Red

Stamp: Chalk Talk, Pleasant Poppies

Accessories: Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Chalk Talk Framelit, Boho Blossoms punch

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Saturday, March 15, 2014

Quick Update

Greetings everyone,

I am working on a new template for my blog as well as other projects, ideas, tutorials, etc. I have been busy and just want to give you a heads up as I will not post any projects today or tomorrow as I am ready to make the transition to the new template. Stay tuned and watch it go live soon.

Thanks for your support and patience.

Have a fantastic weekend. Happy Stamping!

Miriam Castanho Bollinger


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Thursday, March 13, 2014

Dostamper Stars 073 - Lovely as a tree

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It is Thursday , so it is Dostamper Stars challenge! I love these challenges as each week we have the opportunity to experiment our creativity with color, sketch, or inspiration. For this week's sketch challenge I picked up my oh so loved Lovely as a tree stamp set which was heat embossed to showcase it beauty. I know that Father's day is a long way out, but the sentiment from the Delightful Dozen stamp set just jumped at me. I hope you enjoy this project and will visit again. Thanks for stopping by today!

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Miriam Castanho Bollinger


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Paper : Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade (ret.)

Ink: Versamark

Stamp: Lovely as a Tree, Delightful Dozen

Accessories: Decorative Label punch, Chevron Ribbon, Heat tool, Embossin' Powder

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

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