No Card Today!

Hi all .... No card today just a few pics of a day trip we made on a gorgeous Sunday! Hope you enjoy!

Hubby & Teddie - Boy .... heading towards Stoney Island Beach! It was windy and cold but - oh so worth seeing the beach again! can"t wait til warmer weather comes!

                                                                   
                                                     All tied up!!!

                                                               
                                          foamy water....

                                                               
                                           A "hubcap fence"!

                                          EEEKKKKK! A sea monster!

                                          Church in the wildwood!

                                           Pubnico windmills...

Have a wonderful week ... i will return with some cards this week....
Hugs!
Ruthie                                                            

Itsy-Bitsy Spider.....

Good Morning!
And a nice morning it is!

As I always do in the morning.... I came downstairs to the kitchen - which always seems to explode overnight - made a pot of coffee, began to clean up, start the dishwasher, clean the sink etc, etc. I looked out the kitchen window and saw a magnificent spider's web .... from the railing of the deck to the clothes line. I don't know what it is but I have a fascination with spider webs.

Spiders - don't like 'em! Webs - love 'em. They are such wonderful works of art .... made by a creepy little creature... a creature created by our magnificent God! This guy must have worked all night at this one!

Needless to say - I don't have a card to show you - just a few pics!

Hope you enjoy! Have an awesome day!

...and here is one from the other day...

Blessings!

Ruthie

Anything But a Card ....

NO - I haven't gone crazy and started creating boxes or such!
We have a new addition to our family - another 4-legged "person" has come into our life....
Kev arrived home from the Valley late yesterday with another Border Collie Puppy... along with his chickens!
Teddie is not sure what to make of this guy! Knowing him (Teddie) he will soon put him in his place! LOL!

We are temporarily calling him FRECKLES - unitl we get Madison's approval! :)

Isn't he a cutie???

Gotta love him!

Have a great day! Another beautiful one ... who knows what the weekend will bring to us!

Blessings!

Ruthie

A Tribute to Buster

It is a sad day in the Hamilton household ... early last evening Hubby took his faithful friend and companion (Buster the Border Collie) and went to Argyle to get a load of wood. While there Buster ran into the road and was hit by a car! This morning Hubby has buried him on the hill overlooking the pasture where the cows are -  they were Buster's faithful friends. As well as the pigs! Yesterday morning Hubby and Buster travelled to the Valley and came home with some little pigs ... he said Buster was quite excited to see them ... he probably was remembering his friend from last summer... there is a pic here of them together. Here is our remembrance of Buster....

We will miss you, Buster...

Anything but a Card!

Hi everyone! Hope you're enjoying the long weekend... It's foggy here in South Ohio today ... must be real thick in areas close to the ocean!
I have not made a card for almost a week! But I want you to know that I'm not a slouch! I have been beading instead! I'm planning on having a table at the  Farmer's market selling cards and jewellery - the Market opens on June 5th ... so am trying to get my jewellery supply upgraded!
Here are a few pics....

Blessings,

Ruthie

Some "Doodling"

Hey!
Are you enjoying March Break? I have my daughter and granddaughter with us for the week... no card to show you today BUT - I have a couple doodles!

Here is an Easter Egg!

And here is a "February Flower"...

Thanks for peeking. I'll see you towards the end of the week!

JOY!

Ruthie

2nd post today!

What a surprise! Tulips! Hand delivered!
Thank you, Judy!!!

I LOVE Spring flowers.... these are so special - just had to share them with you all so you could turn your minds to "spring" ...
Blessings!
Ruthie

Thank You! and more!

Good morning!
Towards the end of this post you'll find a card I submited to a color challenge this morning over at "Get Sketchy" - http://getsketchy.blogspot.com/

The other day I made some very simple blank Thank You cards by using 3 punches, one sentiment and white CS. I punched the "squares " from DP using 3 different Stampin' Up! punches and placed them - using dimensionals - on the CS ... stamped the sentiment - ready to write a note in - how cool is that? Here is another simple one!

Sometimes I love to sit and do a card that is full of layers and embellies - I so enjoy seeing the complexity of the card at the end - and having such a sense of satisfaction with it.
Like this one here - using one of my fav colors!




No matter the mood I'm in at the time I can "get lost" in the card making!
Well! I have found a new way to get "lost" - sometimes that's not so hard for me to do the way my mind is lately! LOL! :)
It is in the zentangle!!!!

Here is one from yesterday called "Relaxation"...
Have a blessed Christmas! May you experience Peace and Rest over these coming days!

"PEACE" doodle

Hi again!
I sat down this afternoon to "doodle"!
I am experiencing such peace at this time of year! ... am very thankful for that!
So of course that is where my mind headed!
Here is the beginnning of my "doodle" ... And here is the finished product ... used Stampin'Up! markers to do a little coloring! I have another one to show you but will save that one for later; along with some cards!

Hope you've had a WARM DAY!!!

A Guest; and "Zentangle"

Wow!
This was a COOOOOOOLD one wasn't it?
And windy!!!
It feels good to be inside with the wood keeping me warm!
Here is a Christmas card we received today - clean and simple ... love this angel and babe embossed in gold!
Thanks Gary & Myra!
Have you ever heard of a Zentangle? [zen = relaxation; tangle = doodle] Don't recall how I happened upon this the other day but it has captured my attention ... I love to doodle. I cannot draw - am not an artist ... but "doodle I do"! I watched a few videos about using doodling in scrapbooking and card making, and decided to give this a try. I am making long full-year calendars for people - just a simple thing to add to a gift - can be used as a book mark - instead of covering the back with CS and embellishing I decided to "doodle" on them before I laminate.
I just had a blast doing this one! My first!
You may think I've gone a little around the bend but - hey! that's OK!
Zentangles are an art form and I intend to pursure this over the next few months - I'll keep you informed of my progress - or lack thereof! :)
Here is my first sample ---Hope you enjoyed your peek here today and had a little chuckle in the process! Merry Christmas!