Stampin B Gatefold with Flowers

Lois, aka Clownmom, challenged the Stampin B's to make a gatefold card with flowers on it! I love love love flowers so this was a delightful and fun card to make! I am showing 2 shots of my card, one with the belly band on it since that was the only way I could figure out how to keep it closed, and the second of it opened! I used Making Memories *Chillin* paper, and the SU set Easy Elegance for the long stemmed flowers on the inside. The sentiment is from a very old SU set, I cannot remember its name.... I added some stickles to my flowers and some ribbon, and VOILA! Thanks Lois for a great challenge and thank YOU for looking!!!

Stampin B Pumpkin Challenge

Hi everyone! It is harvest time in StamPford and I challenged the Stampin B's to use a pumpkin on their card. Nothing like keeping it simple, huh??!! I created my pumpkin using 9 oval punched pieces from Making Memories *just Chillin* dp, and the SU set Say It with Scripture. I also used the last of the buttons I made over at SCS for the technique lovers challenge called *faux Buttons*! It is really 5 layers of the smallest nesties heart glue together, than punched with my cropodile, the crystal lacquer added for sheen. Ah the tricks we learn from each other! And that sweet little pumpkin came from my good friend Martha's garden, she is quite the farmer! Well as much as I HATE to say good-bye to summer, I wish you all a happy and healthy fall season. Hugs, nancyruth

Rita Marie Creative Design Boutique 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, September 16. 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 Sept. 17th and posted at 6PM

Hi everyone! I love what I made with the Rita Marie set called FLORAL BREEZE~ I stamped the image in Tim Holtz Shabby Shutters ink on cream linen paper, and I colored the wonderful flowers with prismacolor markers. I paired the image with K and Company paper, and added a handwritten birthday sentiment. Please be sure to visit all the blogs for a chance to win candy, you will see the links on my sidebar! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Faith challenged the Stampin B's to make a card using 2 dies. I used my Sizzix camera die and my Topnote die. I stamped flowers from Funky Flowers by Rita Marie on the Topnote and colored them witIh markers. I embellished my camera with white gel pen and gold half gems and added a green cord wrist strap! The DP is a premade card by K and Company. Smile, coz the Stampin B's love you!!! Hugs to all, Nancyruth

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!

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