Sympathy -

Hi Stampers!
Happy Labor Day!
For some of you that means getting back to a routine of lunches, school busses, homework, and such. For me it means ..... none of that! :) I can continue on my "retirement routine" - gotta love that!

I have a sympathy card for you today ... using DSP and the Summer Solstice stamp set... A dear lady whom I've known all my life has gone to be with the Lord. She certainly was "no ordinary person"! What a blessing she was to everyone who knew her. I was very fortunate to know her when I was a child ... in her Sunday School classes, then CGIT; running across her path as a nurse; and in later years we actually worked together in Nursing Education! Here is the card I have made for her family ....

Thanks for stopping by!
HUGS!
Ruthie

More Sympathy -

Good ---- well! I guess it is Afternoon now!
Where did the morning go?

Yesterday - in the midst of making the cards I needed to make - I had to run to town to do some errands; and my Stampin' Up! preview order arrived... So for these 2 sympathy cards I used a new In Color ... "Pool Party" - when I first saw it I wasn't impressed b/c I like deep, vibrant colors - and this one is so soft... however, when paired with colors like Elegant Eggplant and Black it is great! I love the other new In Colors!!! And - I will be using this one again, for sure.

Take a peek - here are the cards I made - The stamped image is from Fabulous Florets (summer mini) - I heat embossed it with Wild Wasabi...
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What do you think? Do the Wild Wasabi, Eggplant etc ... work with Pool Party? I can't wait to see what other people do with this color...

Thanks for stopping by today - over the next few days I will have some sneak peeks of  "stuff" from the new catty!
Enjoy your day - stay wise; stay safe; be crafty! :)

HUGS!
Ruthie

Praying for you....

Hi Everyone...
A quick post today... a sympathy card I made the other day thinking I wouldn't need it right away. One never knows when one will lose a loved one - a friends mom passed away unexpectedly this week - this will be for her and the family.

This just reminds me once again how precious life is - and how quickly things can change for us. How important it is to tell those we love that we love them, appreciate them, are proud of them! To never let the sun go down on our anger; to put our grudges away- give them to God and let Him soften our hearts; to not let that root of bitterness begin to grow; to resolve conflict. To be selfless in our relationships rather than selfish; to be the one to make the moves that need to be made for this to happen. 'Nuff said! :)

Here is the card:

Blessings on you - have a wonderful Sunday.
HUGS!
Ruthie

Sympathy X 2...

Good Morning!!!

I thought you might get a chuckle out of this ...The other day I awoke to sunshine after the snow!

Here are the some of hubby's pigs rooting around in the snow... these are just some medium sized ones -

I don't have a pic of the big fella!

It seems that I've needed a few sympathy cards lately... I used the Medallion stamp and made a simple card front. Then I added a different embellishment just to show how you can change it up a little.

This first one has one of the 'Big Designer Buttons' in the center of the Medallion stamp;

This second one has a stamped flower with a filigree and glitter brad in it placed in the center of the Medallion stamp.

Thanks for stopping by today...
Kreations Klub meets tonight so I'll have some pics for you within the next couple days.

Just to give you advance warning... I will be away all next week so will be absent from blogger land - probably til the beginning of March...
Have a great day - stay safe!
HUGS!!!
Ruthie

With Sympathy

Hi all!
Just a short post tonight... a couple sympathy cards I needed to make this week -

Hope you are having a great weekend!
See you next week!
In HIM,
Ruthie

Sympathy Card

Good Morning Everyone!
It's another humid, sticky day! But hey! It's summer!!! Yea! I'll take whatever comes our way! And try not to complain about any of it! Don't know why we bother to complain anyway - it solves nothing and there is not one single thing we can do about the weather... it is what it is! So today, I'm rejoicing in our Lord and letting HIS JOY fill my heart! Trust you're doing the same :)

My friend and I had a "stampin' marathon" of sorts over the past couple days! So I have lots of cards to show you this next week or so. We used all Stampin' Up! card stock new and retired; SUp! inks and markers; other DP. My July order has not arrived yet - can't wait to get my hands on some NEW DSP!

My girl and her girl are coming to visit for a week ... they will be here on Monday - so there will be very little stampin' done ... of course Madi loves to make cards (she's 7) so we'll have to make a few for Daddy and her friends! :)

Here is a Sympathy card I made for a gal whose dad passed away recently. It's hard to lose a parent and my heart goes out to her.

Have a wonderful day today! Stay tuned.... there will be more to come!