Masculine Sympathy Card

Jojot challenged us to make a masculine sympathy card. Hmm, a double dog dare if you ask me, sympathy cards are difficult and a masculine one at that? Well I gave it some thought and figured I would make what I call a four square card. I used DP by SEI, it is actually Christmas paper but I thought the browns and pine cones work nicely for the challenge. I stamped branches from Best Blossoms in chocolate and then sponged with old olive. My sentiment is from the dollar stamps at M's, it had a flower on it which I did not use. Black ribbon as the austere embellishment and done! Thanks Joanne for a great challenge and thank YOU for looking!!!

Blog Hop Winner!!!

Congrats to LINDA STEVENS, the Creative Design Boutique Blog Candy Winner! Talk about fun! Thank you all for participating, and remember, we will be having a blog hop on the first Wednesday of every month, so mark your calendar!

Linda, please email: mjh7433109@aol.com with your address so that we can get your prize to you!

Don't forget, September 2 is our next Blog Hop with your chance to win

Butterflies and Bouquet, Blog Hop

Hi! Are you ready? It's time for Creative Design Boutique's Blog Hop! And, there's BLOG CANDY!!!

Make sure you visit ALL of these blogs on Wednesday, August 5 2009, leave comments on ALL 6 of the Creative Design Team Blog Posts, and a winner's name will be chosen from those posts on Thursday August 6 and posted at 6PM. You will find the links to the other blogs in my sidebar.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like my card! I used the set Flutterby Delight, and it is so much fun to work with! I inked them up in black and clear embossed, then painted them with reinkers. My bouquet is punch art made with lots of punched flowers and leaves as well as skinny srips of paper for the stems. Thanks for stopping by and good luck on the candy!!

beautiful bouquet

Stampin B Challenge, Long Card, No stamping

Vicky challenged us to make a long card with no stamping! I relied on my Sizzix embossing folders as well as chalk inks. The paper is by K and Company, and I love the lacy edges the scallops give! Thanks for stopping by!!!

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!