More Christmas...

Hi everyone!
Today is an absolutely beautiful day! 2 degrees C, sun shining, no wind!
Wooooo Hooooo!!!
I trust you are enjoying the day!
Here are two Christmas cards I made yesterday... clean and simple - using scraps I had on my craft table...

The crunch is on now! Only 27 days left til Christmas! Oh My! I can't believe it!
I did get my Mantle Manger and the Tree up yesterday! I made up my mind that this year I was going very simple! So far so good with that!

Have a wonderful day!
May the SON be shining in your heart!
Ruthie

Christmas Nativity!

Good afternoon!

So much to do and so little time it seems...

here is a simple card I made using a retired Stampin' Up! set...

I have a "thing for nativity scenes" - just couldn't part with this set after it retired!

and I love to color....

have a creative, peaceful day!

Ruthie

NOV. KLUB - finally

Hi everyone!
Guess what was sitting on my desk when I arrived home on Saturday? the attachment for my camera....Dah! I knew I had taken it out of the drawer - it just never got to the camera case!

I had a horrific drive home Saturday... ran into snow in the Valley - major storm; couldn't see anything; then hail and rain and sun! Go figure! and I don't know where the past few days have gone...

Here are the pics from our Klub night last Tuesday ... enjoy!

Hope you are having a great week!

Blessings!

Ruthie

Kreations Klub - November

Hi All!
I am at my daughter's in Lower Sackville (3 hours away from home)... have my computer with me, my camera with - lots of pics from Klub night.... and no cord to attach camera to computer...DAH!
I distinctly remember taking it out of the drawer but guess I was distracted and forgot to pack it .... go figure!!!!

So - no pics from KLUB night til I get back home in a couple days! However, here are the projects we did that night... I always love to see how everyone puts their own spin on each project.... you'll have to wait for that til I get home!

Have a great day!

See you in a few!

Blessings,

Ruthie

Kreations Klub

The Kreations Klub meets tonight ... can't show you any projects until after that!
Here is a card I made a while back when a bunch of gals were together - stampin' and coloring! What is any more fun than that? And what you see here is just the coloring part ... I guess I didn't take a pic of the whole card! Dah!

Have a great day!

Blessings!

Ruthie

Remembrance Day ...

Just Believe!

Hello Fellow Stampers!
A friend dropped in yesterday afternoon and we broke out the set "Just Believe" - I had rec'd it a week ago but just hadn't gotten to it yet! I have done this sponging of scenes before - saw one similar to this in my blog surfing the other day... and here is my rendition.
I love this set! But Hey! I say that about every new set I receive! Ummmm. I wonder if I had to part with all but one set (scary thought) - what would that one be? Don't know. Do you?

Enough rambling... here is the card with a view of the inside as well.

Have a wonderful day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Iridescent Ice Cardinal

Good afternoon!
I see SUNSHINE!
After mega rain and people stranded and roads washed out and bridges destroyed.... the rain has stopped and the sun is shining! Hallelujah!

Just a quick post to share a card I just completed - using Whisper White and Soft Suede. I used VersaMark and Iridescent Ice embossing powder on the Cardinal image... and used a strip of a piece of white CS embossed in the CB ( I brayered the Vintage Wallpaper folder from S. Up! and ran it thru the CB to give this neat wallpaper look.) I debated adding a ribbon of another color and decided against it. I like this with just the 2 colors. Hope you do too!

Thanks for stopping by...
Have a great day! Keep the Son shining in your heart!
Ruthie

Christmas Medallion

HI...

Hope you stayed dry last night! We did but I've heard some news today that some people didn't.... I hope the insurance companies are up to paying out for damage caused by the terrible wind and rain we received!

I had a brainwave this afternoon - I remember seeing a Christmas card somewhere using the Medallion stamp - so I came up with my own version. I love this! So simple!

• stamp the medallion
• stamp the bells and bow with Versa mark
• emboss bells and bow with Gold embossing powder
• cut circle from gold CS
• using popdots raise Embossed image on CS
• adhere to medallion center

and there you have it .... a simple Christmas Card....

Here is another one - using Pacific Point ----

Oh my! My head is spinning at the possibilities of colors one could use!!!!
Happy Stampin' !
See you next week!
Ruthie

Bags and Boxes and such

Good afternoon!
It is a very rainy and windy day here.... If this were snow no one would be moving about! Thankfully it is NOT SNOW!

I did a class last night with a group of Red Hatters! I just love how, as we get older and wiser, we loosen up, care less about what people think, and find joy in everything! I had such a good time with them .... I'm hoping they enjoyed themselves as well!
Here are the projects we did - some were "seasoned stampers" and some not - I gave them instructions for each project so they could do them again at home!

I saw many of these made for hallowe'en on various card sites and decided to adapt it to Christmas... I hope to get a few made to hang on our tree with little treats in them - I will pass them out to our visitors over the Season! So easy to do.... take a 6x6" piece of DP, cut in half on the diagonal and curl into a cone! :)

This one is the "box in a bag" - this one never grows old! We glittered on the snowflakes but you can't see it here.

 And this last one is the traditional 12x12" tall box cut in half - I love this one b/c you can make it whatever height you wish ... we did this one in our October Klub night - if you go there you will see it taller than this one here...:)

Thanks for dropping by today! I trust your day is happy and healthy!
Remember to smile thru the raindrops!