Card Number Two

This card is Scaredy Cat from Designed 2 Delight. What a cutie. I colored him in with colored pencils. Something I don't do very often. I like the way it turned out. I also tried a new to me technique with a border punch and making the trim around him. It is a trial by fire technique but with nice results. The paper came from a stack I bought at JoAnne Fabric's a couple of years ago but I love the colors. It's nice weight cardstock too...makes me happy. The buttons are some I just had laying around and of course DMC floss. Simple card, but fun...love that!

That's all for this time. I will let you know if there comes anything noteworthy from my first challenge. Thanks for stopping by. Until next time...take care.

Time For Something New

 So this week I joined CDAC (Crafter's Digital art Center) Progressive Challenge. In joining you get free digital stamps from some top companies in the business. The stamps then are to be used to make a card or up to three cards per image for the challenge. They give you two weeks for each challenge, which is sweet considering a lot of challenges only give a week. Well, anyway I came in kind of late...3 or 4 days to do my cards...doable just short on time. After joining they send you the stamps via e-mail...they didn't have my e-mail...they had Matt's. He was not looking for them...I didn't tell him to look for them. Not thinking about the account having his and not mine I e-mailed asking about them. They explained what happened and I just got the stamps today. No big deal except they needed to be in by midnight tonight! So with that said, don't judge the cards too harshly...just sayin'.

This one is Frankie Stein from Bonibleaux Designs. Isn't he a doll? He was fun to color using my copics. The pumpkin and Halloween are buttons from Hobby Lobby's Paper Studio bags...love those! And the paper was from Target's $1 area last year. I don't think the picture does Frankie or the paper justice. I am working on the photography still so bear with me.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check my second post for another challenge card. 

Still Working On It

This is a card that I made for a challenge. But, alas, I was too late for said challenge. Such is life when you cannot figure out how to take photos of your cards yourself. It may be time to learn! This card was a fun one to make. Lots of different techniques: embossing, punching, paper piecing of sorts and I used reinkers to color floss for the thread! That was fun and messy!This was all Stampin Up products as it was for a challenge that required that...but my how things have changed...you will have to wait and see what I mean. Either until I learn how to take the pictures to look right or my photographer decides to have pity and take them for me...hehe.

Anyway, for now, this is what I have. Take care.

Ruth

Too Long

 

 I can't believe how long it has been since my last post. I have been trying some new things and will have photos posted soon. I hope.

 

This card is one of my all time favorites. It's one i look at and I am amazed that these little hands actually created it. Yeah, ME!

 

Anyway, it was for a good friend for her birthday. And she liked it too. Good thing!

A Nice "Mistake"

I started this card for a sketch challenge. But to be honest by the time I finished it, it really didn't fit the sketch anymore. So I think my non-sketch following card "mistake" turned out to be a pretty nice card anyway. Mistakes aren't always a bad thing.
I used Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso ink. Very Vanilla and Early Espresso cardstock and Cherry Cobbler DSP. Notably Ornate and Word Play stamp sets along with Ribbon border and Boho Blossom punches were also used. All products from Stampin' Up.

Yummy Birthday!

Unity stamps can be a lot of fun! This ice cream cone was perfect for a birthday card for my cousins little girl. I used Blushing Bride,  Chocolate Chip and crumb Cake with my blender pen to color the image. The paper is from the hostess dsp that is retired. The ribbon is Blushing Bride. and the sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

The idea for this little card came to me at 3AM and I couldn't get back to sleep until it was done. I really had fun with this card. It could certainly be made with more masculine colors for the guy ice cream enthusiast, don't you think?

Two for One

This first card I made for my mother-in-law for her birthday. I liked the way it turned out so much that I made a general card using the same sketch. I'm happy with the way they both turned out. I think I will be using this sketch again. 

 The dictionary paper was taken from the dictionary my grandpa actually carried to school with him. He gave it to me happily to use on my cards. His way of figuring was that somebody would be using it for good. What a deal!

The images on both cards are from Dover Publishers CD that I purchased ages ago and finally putting to good use. The flowers are Prima purchased in bulk. And the tags are just from Wal-Mart. All in all not a bad deal.