Tri Shutter card in Neutrals

Two views of my Tri Shutter card made with the Rita Marie stamps which can be found at Creative Designs Boutique! I used neutral colors and the set Words to love By. Here is a link to the tri shutter cut, go to post 12. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=442774

The latest from Nancyruth

more punch art

Punchy Saturday

I had fun making punch art today for the Splitcoast challenge. Our inspiration was a site with darling baby shoes! Mr. Owl is simply a topnote die folded in half, with nestability eyes abd a triangle beak! Easy peasy, add the ggogles and some ribbon and VOILA! The frog is made with oval and round nestabilities of varying sizes, and can you guess what I made his toes with? A flower punch! This was a TOTAL CASE of a card by Stampingeorge over at SCS so if anuone is looki g and wnats to case, please give HER credit! Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!!!

Sketch Challenge 233 And another tote

I did 2 very different cards for the sketch challenge today. The blue one I made this morning, and the bright one this afternoon. I love playing around with the same sketch and mixing it up, there is no end to the differnt looks we can achieve... I also wanted you to see another tote I made that is winging its way down to Florida as we speak! Along with some bubble gum for a very smart 9 year old who got ALL A'S for the school year! WOWZERS! I am being taken out to dinner by my Stepmom for my BD, my dear Brother Matt will be there too! Gotta go get *pretty*! Till my next post, Nancyruth

Casing Sumtoy

Yesterday's challenge over at SCS was to case a card from the featured stamoer sumtoy. I chose this card of Roseanne's because I adore flowers, especially roses!

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1282101?cat=500&ppuser=90220

I made two cards for the case. The first one features an iron gate that I cased from AngellaDCrockett, using both the Martha Stewart Picket fence Punch AND the EK Suceess Punch Fluer de Lis. The second card I kept lighter, and that is my favorite of the two. I used stickles on both cards and love the sparkle that they have! Thanks for looking!!!

Some More TopNote Purses

As you get to know me, or if you already do, you will know I love to create something over and over in many ways, to see just how many looks I can get. Of course in any creative endeavor the sky is the limit, so I have to tell myself to stop! This was true with my topnote purses and I had so much fun creating different looks with this technique which I found over at SCS. The link to Butternutsage's tutorial will help you to create your own purses!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QwGdLYiZoU


Anyway, I am kinda thrilled with how these came out and hope you enjoy them too!
The blue faux crocodile bag was made by running ballet blue cardstock through my cuttelbug, stippled with Itty Bitty Backgrounds in brilliant blue, then clear embossed. I do forget how vibrant the clear EP makes things... I had in mind a lighter blue when I started! So I was a little startled by the color. LOL!!I had so much fun decorating this, like so many of my projects it took on a life of its own! The clutch bag on the right is made using one topnot cut in half, the paper I used is Que sera sera by K and Company, as well as some scraps from the blue purse! The white one is made with white cardstock (doh) run through the swiss dots folder, and clear embossed to give a patent leather look.

Till my next post, Nancyruth

Momma Is Bragging!

One of the highlights of my trip to California was to get to spend Mothers" day with my beautiful children! On the left is my son Aaron and his lovely girlfriend Gaelen! And on the right beautiful Sarah with her awesome fiance Spenser! Oh it was a glorious day!!!

It Has Been a Long Time

....since I posted, I am back in blogger-land and want to share some new creations with you!! I am a member of the Stampin' B design team and it is so much fun to be a part of such creative and fun women! This week Vicky hosted the challenge to use a monogram on your card, and she also sent us each a Studio G stamp set! Here are my project!To the left is a Topenote Die Purse I made! I used tha faux leather technique found on Utube by Butternutsage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QwGdLYiZoU What fun!!!


My second photo is of a card I made using all things dear to me, flowers, bling and the color pink! I hope you enjoy my creations and please leave a comment!

Brown Bag sailors

For the way to use stacked embellishment challenge! I layered 2 ribbons, a ribbon slide and an altered metal word. I colored the word friend with my blue prismacolor marker. The *handles* are made from top notes cut from a sample of Papetrey DP, which you can get at the site. This is also for Papertrey's * In the Bag* challenge, here is a link. http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/ The little blue ship is a cuttlekids die. Thanks for looking!

For the sketch challenge of todayI have been cramming for a test at the government center and have not stamped since Friday! That is the longest I have gone without stamping!! And though you have no way of knowing this I am touch typing this!!! *hunt and peck* is still much faster for me but I must give that up! Thanks for looking!stamps *cats meow* H and M Stampshttp://www.handmstamps.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=20&products_id=65paper I made my owm BG paper with stamps from the set in other words the border was created by using the little stamps from the set in a row and then coloring them in!ribbon and markersthanks for looking

TOP NOTE BLOG CANDY!

I am LOVING my tope note die from SU! Here are three examples of recent cards made for the Splitcoast challenges! Leave a comment saying which card is your favorite and you will be entered into a mini blog candy drawing for 12 top note die cuts in white! There is so much you can do with them. Tell your friends as I will not draw a name unless I get at leasst 12 comments!

Have a fabulous Friday! My plans are to go to wally's Worls right at 7 a.m., get to water areobics at 930, and then come home and try to figure out a plan for employment! I ahve some tolls, now is the time to use them. Hugs to you all, Nancyruth

Sketch and Color challenges!

*Wed, Jan 21, 2009 @ 7:52 AM
Cute as can be. Great combo of challenges too. B/c of your adorable cards, I finally purchased this set and can't wait to make Valentine cards for the grandkids.------------------------------KarenThe love of family is priceless. ~ UnknownThanks for visiting my gallery.He speaks to me and says, "Be still, and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10*

I love getting comments like these and it makes me feel proud to be on a design team knowing that I am increaing sales for the company! I love how this card came out, just posted it with some other goodies to the gals at Artful Inkables, they are looking for new DT members and my time will soon be up with heather and the gang at H and M stamps! I have been so enjoying being on the gteam and would like to spread my stamping wingas even farther so i am applying to other comapnies as the opportunities arise.

Here is the recipe for the card

Stamps, My Favorite Valentine from H and M Stampshttp://www.handmstamps.com/index.php...products_id=77

Basic Grey sultry Paper and DCWV Stack BG

Top Note Die from SU, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, and gold paint pen.

The butterfly is a K and Co. sticker from last years Valentine's collection

I have the cuttlebug die that I make my corners with in the bottom right hand side of the photo as many of you were inquiring as to how I made the scrolls. thanks for looking!

Kerry Donovan-Casey is giving away really cool stuff!

check out Kerry's beautiful blog and help celbrate her blogaversary! http://threecloversdesigns.blogspot.com/ Hugs to all, Nancyruth

Saturday Morning

Good Saturday Morning to all. I wake up with a knot in my stomach as this is the last day of working at the lighting store, it is closing tomorrow. I am faced with a job search, finding health benefits, and applying for unemplyment until I get a new job. I know I am not alone and am very fortunate not to be living hand to mouth like so many others. But I am still a little scared, and must keep my chin up and do the footwork and hope that I can find employment during this bad economic time. There, I said it, now I feel a bit better.

I am posting the valentines I made for the Limited Supply challenge at SCS, which was to make a flat and EASILY reproducable valentine. I had so much fun making these using K and Co. Sweet Talk paper and my top note die. The one with the angel is for the sketch challenge. Can you guess that I love the color pink? Thanks for looking and stop by again soon!

Another sketch!

Well I am just loving this sketch that Roxi gave us yesterday, ans I think

this card is SOOOOOOO sweet it makes my teeth hurt! I used the set Calling All Angels, from H and M stamps, and love the tiny scrabble letters from Jolee's. Anyway since I was evacuated out of Michael's yesterday(yes, there was some kind of electrical fire I think) I am going to skate down my driveway to the garage and try again to find the new Martha Stewart Valentine's day punches. Wish me luck!!!

World on a string

*I've got the world on a string

Sitting on a rainbow

Got the string around my

finger

What a world what a lifeOoh I am in love
I've got this song that I sing

I can make the rain go

Anytime I move my finger

Lucky me can't you seeI am in love
Life is a beautiful thing

As long as I've got a hold of that string

I'd be a silly so-and-so

If I should ever let go
I got the world on a string

Sitting on a rainbow

Got the string around my finger

Lucky me can't you seeI am in love*

No I am not in love but I have my ipod on and keep listening to this song over and over agin, sung by the wonderful Celine Dionne, what a set of pipes on her!

Anyway I hope you like this card I made for the sketch challenge over at SCS, I LOVE pink and I LOVE flowers, and spring is one day closer than it was yesterday, so all is well in my little world!!

I am going to skate down my driveway and get in my car and do a few errands, and of course I adore the comments that you leave here at my blog. Hugs, nancyruth

Blog Candy!

Patti won the blog candy, thanks so much everyone for your insightful comments
regarding goals for the new year! I enjoyed reading them all. I will be posting more cards soon, hope everyone is having a Happy Monday! Thanks to you all for particpating! Hugs, Nancyruth

Huge Sale at H and M Stamps and BLOG CANDY FROM ME

I know my blogging has been erratic at best, however you must know about the sale Heather is having over at H and M Stamps. It is January 6th and 7th and some sets will be as low as 3$!!! Heather wants to clear out the old to make way for the beautfiul new sets she has coming.... http://www.handmstamps.com/ Go and put that into your calendar so you will not miss out! https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsRMMmf2R2WvpdrCpwGg1SpM3prKejOHmWifkl4NZuvGdk_VaP4PQmFaoePyZnzME3KD-MBy6E0yW7VAMhu4qGbmBGsgeGeE5hyphenhyphenKF9V_oQtEiKXZ__RdG-GciHA9D8J1wZFft6G13-6DS/s1600-h/hm+garage+sale

The photo is of me and my DD sarah Frances, my BABY who is 28YO! That is hard to believe, but she was born in 1980 so it must be true! Isnt she a beauty! I got to spoil her for 2 weeks as she was here from Santa Rosa Ca. She went home yesterday minutes before our snowstorm and I cried quite bit when the airport shuttle came for her at 6:20 a.m.

Now as far as the BLOG CANDY, leave a comment here about ONE goal you have for the new year, and you will be entered to win some goodies from m y stash. My goal is to find a new job THAT I LOVE! Thanks for stopping by, and Happy New Year!!!

Color Challenge

This is for a couple of newlyweds I know. I used the H and M Stamp set called *Our Love*, and I love the images and sentiments in the set. I colored with prismacolor markers. I added half pearls from Michaels to the centers, to keep with the theme of elegance. The corners are punched with the EK Sucess corner punch called TRumpet Floer. I embellished with primas thaT I colored with my markers too. I love the color challenge that Emily gave us of black, vanilla and sahara sand, and though I did not have the EXACT colors I came darned close. Thanks for looking and sorry I have not been commenting much or joining in the naughtiness as I have been working almost 24/7 liquidating the store in which I work. YIKES, I will be UNEMPLOYED soon and then have lots of time to clean my stamp room and gallery gaze. Hugs, NR!

december blog hop, nancyruth, Generations of Stitches

Hi everyone! I have been very busy at work, helping my cousin close his business. I have worked there for 4 and a half years and it is a very busy and very sad time. I know we will all find new opportunites and new ways to make our livings. I never knew there were so many laws and rules concerning closing a store! So I have been working 6 days a week preparing for the liquidation sale. Yikes, I guess you could say we will go out with a bang. Anyway, to the stamping part of my post, enough personal stuff.....

I made this bag out of a coffee bean bag that Mothermark sent me some time ago. I cut off the top where the wires are and added eyelets and yellow gingham ribbon for the handles. The panels are cut from fabriano watercolor paper and stamped with the giraffes from *generations of stitches*, one of my favorites of H and M's wonderful stamp sets. I used a combo of my watercolor crayons and my prismacolor markers to color the giraffes, and the background is a watercolor wash. I made the medallion out of two nestied layers and added yellow satin ribbon fringe to mimic the giraffes' manes. The finish touch is the yellow daisies from the Wrights factory outlet. if you are ever in Sturbridge Massachusetts you MUST go there, the have tons of ribbons and trims and anything fiber that you can imagine! Anyway, I hope you like my *wrap it up* submission for our blog hop, and thanks so much for stopping by!

now hop on over to the other DT menmbers and look at their brilliant creations! Hugs to you!

Carolina Buchting
Cindy Lawrence
Dawn Easton
Debbie Corbari
Emma Fewkes
Heather Rolin
Julia Aston
Julie Lacey
Kimberly Crawford
Nancy Levine
Neva McMullen
Shannon Erskine
Suzanne Dean
Tracy Dorton

Happy Birthday Heather!

THIS CARD IS FOR HEATHER ROLIN<>

I used the set Generation of Stitches and DCWV paper stack called Pet stack. I also uded the border punch medallion technique, and colored little Teddy with prismacolor markers. Thanks for lookinG!

Now Hop on over to the other DT members to see what they have cooked up to surprise Heather~

Carolina Buchting
Cindy Lawrence
Dawn Easton
Debbie Corbari
Emma Fewkes

Julia Aston
Julie Lacey
Kimberly Crawford

Neva McMullen
Shannon Erskine
Suzanne Dean
Tracy Dorton

Triple challenge

For the sketch and color challenges at H and M stamps as well as the IC155 challenge at SCS. I was ispired by the *mid century modern* couch in one of the photos from the show Mad Men. here is a link to the challenge.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=12145658#post12145658

Have a happy Saturday everyone! Thanks for visiting my blog!

Triangle Medallion Cards for Technique Lover's challenge

Well Here are 2 cards for the TLC over at scs on Monday. I wracked my brains trying to figure out the way to link the little triangles together abnd ended up using Terrifically Tacky Tape to hold the medallions together, but who can really tell. I used some of my new designer papers for the cards. The musical blue card has paper from My Mind's Eye, na d the gree is called FALALA, by Making Memories! So many toys, so little time. Thanks for stopping by!

Fluffles Hoilday and Color Challenge

Something quirky is happening to my computer at work, it does not allow me to get to SCS! I can get onto any other site in the cyber world but NOT SCS! Is my computer at work trying to tell me something? LOL!

Anyway I made this card for the color challenge of Kraft Red and Black! Isn't that tangled kitty the cutest! I colored the image with my prisma color markers and added gold paint pen around the edge of the circle, as well as Faith Dots! Thanks so much for looking!

Rose garden By Thomas Kincade

I am very proud of this card, I so often rush at my work and get *so-so* results. This one I took my time with and I feel rewarded by not rushing. I colored the beautiful image with prismacolor pencils and baby oil, and went for the boldest brightest colors I could get. I refered to the label on the stamp to help me with my colors, and realized that being timid was not the way to go. I really pressed on those pencils! I then put 4 layers of UTEE on it, then popped it in the freezer and cracked it. I must say the thick glaze really deepens the colors and I was thrilled with the results. I am so grateful to SCS and all my stamping friends who have taught me so very much about this craft! Especially Dawn L who always encourages me and reassured me my card would not smell like a baby's bottom or be greasy by using the baby oil. Thanks for looking!

1. Well here are some pictures from Casey and Cesca's wedding in Denver. They afre me and my BFF Kimberly, mother of the groom. We could not have had more fun! And the foot photo is of my, Kim's and Mary's(kim's stunning daughter) dressed up feet! I was trying to be artistic but not sure it worked... Oh it seems like ages ago that we were in Denver. And despite what Cindy(Mothermark) may have rumored over at SCS I DID NOT misbehave and end up in jail! Ah the meories of such a beautfiul weekend will live with me always!

Comfy Valentine Sketch

this card is for the November 1 sketch challenge. I used the darling set *Comfy Valentine* which can be purchased here. http://www.handmstamps.com/index.php The pajamas are paper pieced and there are 14 layers on this card! WOW!

November !st Blog hop

How to participate in this blog hop and what you can win !!There will be one winner chosen for each category from all the DT's blogs

1. Upload a project here using H&M Stamps for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to H&M Stamps

2. Upload a project here using other companies stamps for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to H&M Stamps

3. Leave a comment here explaining your favorite Holiday Treat/Memory/Gift, etc. for a chance to win 10 yards of ribbon from H&M Stamps.All entries/comments due by Friday 11/7/08

I used the stamps from Peaceful Decor to create toppers forthese holiday goodie bags. I colored them with prismacolormarkers, twinkling H2O's and stickles, after stamping with staz on on border punch medallions. Here is a link to the punch medallion tutorial. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/scallopedgemedallion/ I played around with sizes and found Icould use many different border punches to get unique results. Thanks so much, Nancyruth Here are links to the other bloggers who are in on the hop!

Carolina Buchting


Debbie Corbari
Emma Fewkes
Heather Rolin
Janette Olen
Julia Aston
Julie Lacey

Neva McMullen

Shannon Erskine

Tracy Dorton

Thank You Neva!!!!

I NEVER even noticed these little boxes above here where i post at my blog, and my friend and fellow H and M Stamps DT memeber Neva showed me how to put in pictures so they are not at the side!

Blog Candy winner

I did not think i would have the pleasure of sharing my goodies because as of this morning I only had 8 comments on my post, but then i had the bright idea to put this on the blog comment thread at SCS. It got to 12 in the afternoon, and i have picked a winner! http://andrew.hedges.name/experiments/random/



Number 11 was picked by random number generator! Amanda, come on down and get your prize! No, email me your address and i will send your goodies on monday! Thanks everyone for playing and I see by your posts we all have so very much to be grateful for! Hugs to all, and lots of love, nancyruth

Catch up with new cards... And BLOG CANDY! (If I get at least 12 comments on this post)

I have been sick with bronchitis, I did got to work yesterday but came home early, and stayed home today as well. I am so grateful for my good health and seem to taKE it for granted till times such as now. Boy it will be good to be able to take a DEEEEP breath without coughing, to breathe through my nose, and to taste food again. (not that I have not been eating mind you, I just have not really been able to TASTE it....) So it is these down times that remind me to continue to take care of myself and to be so grateful for good health....
Now, onto the FUN stuff! I have lots of cards that have not yet been posted, and will leave a description in each ones caption. If you have any questions please feel free to ask, I am always here at the computer.
I am going to have a little give away here, in order to win you MUst leave one comment on this post telling me what YOU are grateful for. The blog candy will be some choice goodies from my most ample and overabundant statshes!! I will NOT give away the candy unless there are 12 or more comments, so spread the word! I guess this is a little test to see if I have any reader, I know I have those followers who signed on and I thank you for following my blog. I will pick a winner on Saturday if I reach the 12 posts, if not thanks to those of you who commented!

I've been tagged

Vicky Gould tagged me over 2 weeks ago and I am finally playing! Thanks for tagging me Vicky! Here are 7 random facts about me:

1. My best friend Kimberly lives in Maine and we have known each other since seventh grade! We have only seen eACH other in person at most 15 times over the past 35 years, yet our friendship is such a remarkable bond! we met last wekend in denver to celebrate her son Casey's wedding to Francesca, and had a terrific time exploring the city!

2. I LOVE SWIMMING!!! If I do not get enough swimming in I have dreams about the ocean....

3. I am not a very religious person. I am Jewish but do not belong to a temple at this time in my life. Though not religious, I do believe I am very spiritual.

4. I love shopping, and my friends and sister and Mom are thrilled when they get to go shopping with me because I am such a good scout in a store. meaning i will run back and forth to the dressing room with whatever you need, or if it is home furnishings I have a good eye for what might look nice in your home....

5. I am a Gemini and do have 2 personalities. luckily my *evil* twin Naomi does not come out to play much!! *wink, wink*

6. My garden has been sorely neglected over the years and this fall thesze huge weeds have sprung up with hundreds of white flowers on each one.... I think I am in real botanical trouble on this one.
My Mom's side of the family are Conncecticut farmers, I think that gene missed me....

7. I love stamping, crafting, making jewelry, flower arranging. yes I am the craftiest one in my circle of friends. BUT I have NEVER balanced my checkbook! Are you still my friend? BWAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

e of the family are Conncecticut farmers, I think that gene missed me....

Okay I admit that I am slow! But I sure am nice!

Now I know what this blog hop is and I want you all to join in the fun.

I made this goodie box from a halloween themed chines take out box. do you see the spiders on it? It is for the FIRST Blog Hop, at H and M Stamps! I am posting pictures of my blog candy. You have to leave a comment on this post and you will have a chance to win my loot. The stamp is called *Teacher Percy*, and he is jsut the cutest thing! You will also win a set of chipboard letters in a school colored theme as well as a package of Soft Spoken stickers. Thanks for playing along!

Blog hop

I am embarrassed to say I am not sure what a blog hop is but we are having one! So i will go to my other team members blogs to figure this out! I made this card for the sketch challenge for today, and I LOVE all the white space in it! The set is called Miracle from Above, and is about pregnacny and parenthood. What a thrilling and busy time it was in my life to have babies. Oh yes, the memories are very sweet. I hope you like my card and will leave a comment!

Away we go, Back from 5 weeks that vanished.

Since I was chosen to be on the H and M Stamps Desing team I have been running with the wonderful stamp sets that I am in possesion of! Oh the fun I am having with these sets! I have not blogged in over a month and am going to post many pictures along with this newsy chat. I am loving my alcohol markers and that is what I have used to color most of these cards, and will give a description below each one. Thanks for stopping by and a personal goal of mine is to post at least 3 times a week. Probably not every day, but I will certainly not let 5 weeks go by! Where does the time go? Next week I am going to Denver for a wedding and with any luck I may get to meet our very own *Mothermark*. Wouldnt that be fun?? I have sent Cindy my itenerary and and keeping my fingers croseed that I may get to meet my wonderful cyber-friend. And if any of YOU are in MY neck of the woods, please do not be shy about trying to arrange a get-together. so here's to my cyber friends and the wonderul stamping community! Happy Thursday to all!

watermarked Daisy

I am checking to see how my new watermark looks.
Isn't daisy the cutest??

No Stamping Today!

I am fed up with being chubby and rather than stamping
I went to an early bird weight watcher's meeting today and signed
up. I grabbed my camera on my way to work and I am very glad of it.
Our favorite 4 legged customer, accompanied by her owners Helene and
Andy, stopped by the store today! Her name is Daisy and she posed for
a picture for me. She weighs all of 5 pounds and is just the sweetest
and smartest little thing! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs, Nancyruth

Snowman in August

This is for Jeanne's challenge to make a card using a snowman in some fashion. I had to root around the basement to find these stamps, along with a very nice red shirt I forgot I had. So Double thanks go to Jeanne for helping me find my stamps AND my shirt!! I used my nestabilities and my stickles and watercolored with the retired in colors, a fun card to make. I hope you all stay cool today! Hugs, Nancyruth

GinaK Tee Shirt card

I got my new Ginak stamps today. When I saw what everyone was doing with this set I knew it was a MUST HAVE for me. Shipping was fast and there was even a little bag ofMandM,s in my order, in bold bright colors and they said *thank you* on them!! How sweet is that? Thanks Gina!! So I used the kissing method to get the image from riot of petals onto my stamp, and then colored it in with my prismacolor markers. Oh yes, I am going to have a good time with this set!!! Thanks so much for dropping by my blog!!

Getting Ready for the Beach!!!

YEAH BABY! My Sis and I are going to hit the beach in 2 weeks, and we both LOVE LOVE LOVE the ocean, so it will be a wonderful time. debby will come from Louisville and off we will go!!

another color challenge card...

yep, another for Em's great combo of teal, olive and eggplanT!!

Happy Again

I am happy agian since my sister and I have planned a much needed trip to the beach in Rhose Island. We both adore being at the ocean and I am looking foreward to spending 3 days with my big sis. I am posting 2 cards using the color challenge of today which is teal olive and eggplant. I enjoyed working with these colors. what do YOU think>???

Are you out there///

I am linking a picture of this week's sketch challenge at SCS. I struggled with these sketches for the LONGEST time till I finally had the good sense to follow roxi's sizes that she puts in her card description. DOH! Hope you lie it and please leave me a comment if you have stopped by. Hugs, NR

Monday morning musings

Having fun with this discontinued set I picked up in the BST forum. That is how we baby boomers dressed in the late fities/early sixties. Yep, socks were white, sneakers usually red or blue, and we got to go outside to play! It was a fine time to be a child.... thanks for looking!!

Cheers To You

Our challenge today was to go to our spice rack and use something spicy in our card. Well I went right onto my deck and picked fresh herbs to use! I love having fresh herbs and they add so much flavor to my simple cooking. I seemed to be hooked on the set called Garden Silhouettes, especially the stamp I used on this card. When we were little my sister and i would' go out and pick wildflowers for our Mom. Queen Anne's lace and daisies were abundant and favorites of ours. It is sad to think there are so few places for wildflowers to grow now...... Anyway I thought the tiny dill flowers looked much like the stamp I used in my card. What do YOU think??

I am a watermark wizard...

Well not really however I am happy that it only took about 10 minutes to create this watermark for my photography... The sky is the limit! It is POURING here in StamPford, I am very happy about that as it has not rained for at least a week and boy we need it!!

Wedding cake Inspiraton

Oh what a wonderful challenge stef, thanks so much! I chose the blue cake shown here as my inspiration http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/fo...d=121583047 0I used the cricut celebrations cartridge to cut out 3 cakes in 3 different sizes to build this twinkling creation. I watercolored them with twinkling H20's and then embellished with liquid pearls, stickles, and branches that were cut from garden silhouettes. Perfect challenge for me stef as i was asked to make a wedding card for my friend cappi! I hope she loves it, I must say i am pleased with the outcome. I used the Martha Stewart lace paper from my stash for the background, and the sentiment from *Lifetime of happiness*. Thanks for looking

Sisters swimming and shopping

My sister Debby came for a visit from Louisville and we had the pleasure of spending wednesday together. After we spent several hours at the beach, walking, swimming and picnicing, we went shopping for the summer clearance sales! That is a FAVORITE summer activity, and this card is in the spirit of all the pretty dresses we saw. To my delight eyelet is very *in* in the fashion world, so I created this dress from paint chip slices and Martha stewart eyelet paper. The belt buckle is hodgepodge colored with a blue sharpie, Thanks faith, and the background is cuttled and then colored with almost amethyst. I used my nesties for the little sentiment panel. Thanks Jeanne for such a great challenge!