Brandon’s Card

Well here I am again and this time it’s card for my grandson who is turning 18.  I really have a hard time doing guy cards as you can’t get all frilly and use lots of flowers and things.   So this is my answer for a grandson that likes to hunt.    I used the SU moose stamp and then put my stamp-a-ma-jig to work by adding the cattails on either side.   Then I decided to add a sky and clouds so that meant I needed to mask the moose, once that was done out came the stipple brush and Bashful Blue SU ink pad.  Couldn’t put a pretty bow on it so got out the trusty raffia                            

As you can see it’s not a real exciting card but what else can you do for and 18 year old boy.
                            
With this close up of the moose you can tell there really isn’t a whole lot you can do with it either.
                       
Thought I’d share my latest quilt with you since it has a moose on it along with some other animals.  When I bought the fabric there wasn’t a pattern that went with it so this is my own design.
                           
In this picture of the moose you can even see some of quilting that’s on it which are large pine cones.
This will be my last post for a while as I will be busy making a Memory Book for this same grandson who will graduating from high school. 
To top all this off we are preparing to get things ready for the arrival of a litter of Australian Shepherd pups the middle of April.  Once they arrive I will be totally busy for weeks to come until we find wonderful homes for them.

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A Tote for Janie

I wanted to share this tote that I made for my very good friend Janie.  Ever since she saw the bags that Paula made she has wanted a "Tilda Bag".   So I decided to experiment to see if I  could make a "Tilda Bag" (Tote) and it seemed to work.  Once I had the image on the right kind of fabric I was off and running with the idea.   The tote or bag is one I've made quite a few times but decided to make the front pocket different by using the Tilda image instead. 

I told Janie I had something for her but she didn't know what it was.  I work part-time at our local quilt

shop so when I knew Janie would be in town I had her stop by the shop and surprised her with the tote.   Some her favorite colors are pinks and greens so as you can see I used them in the bag as well as on the Tilda image.   She is planning a trip to New Mexico to see her granddaughter and meet her great grandson when he makes his appearance in this world.  I believe she plans on using the tote on her trip.                                                                                                                                                        

Guess now I need to think about making myself one.   Paula also made some darling zipper pulls using Shrinky Dink so I guess the next thing is to give that a try but I'm not sure how that might turn out.     



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You Are A Winner

This cutie was made for one of my granddaughters  for her birthday.  She is an artist and doing really well which makes her a winner in any ones book especially mine.

A lot of you seemed to enjoy the quilt on my previous post so thought I’d share another one that has the same colors as this card.

St. Patrick's Day

As you can probably tell I made this card for St. Patrick's which is just around the corner.  Yes, here is another purple card so you will have the bare with me I couldn't do it all in green you know.

I must confess I colored this Tilda and the Stone wall sometime ago and put them away use another day, well today in another day so here they are.  I decided not to put any flowers on this card, thought they would take away from the shamrocks so you might think the card is a little plain.                        

I used my Cricut to cut out the shamrocks, I also used a Cheery Lynn Doily die a long with a regular paper doily that you can by at Michael's.  The sentiment is cut out using a Nestie die, the floral piece behind Tilda I did some stitching on just to give it another look, then I added the satin ribbon and bow plus some bling on the shamrocks.                                                                                                           

Here is one of my many quilts. We had the opportunity to take a trip to Ireland and Scotland in 2010 so when I saw this fabric with shamrocks on it I had to get it and make a quilt to help us remember our marvelous trip.  It was a once in a life time for us and I don't ever want to forget it.  Both sides of our family are traced back to these two countries so it really made the trip special.  I had a friend do the quilting on it and she quilted shamrocks all over it, can't get much more Irish than that.

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Janie's Birthday

This card was made for my very special friend which I'll see later today.  She has been such a help in making me addicted to Tilda's, cards and all the supplies that you need!  Without her I wouldn't have a blog and I wouldn't attempt to enter a challenge.  Thank you Janie for being my friend!!!

It's Janie's birthday today so I wasn't sure if I should enter this before she gets the card or not but decide why not - she will have the real thing.

I sure hope she likes it.

Love the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

This sentiments says it all.  As time goes by and with Janie's help I hope to get better at this because I sure love making cards and using all the great things I have.  Hope your weekend is a great one.

My plans are to enter this in the Just Magnolia "Use a Doily"

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How does your garden grow

This card was a fun card to make.  Love this little Tilda with seeds and used a SU stamp of a tractor and wagon in the background.  My good friend Janie had the corn stalk punch that she let me use.  Added a little fence behind to make a break between the grass and where she planting the seeds.  Add the swirl and the sentiment using a Nestie. 

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Love

Here is the Valentine I made for my husband this year.  As you can tell I like the color purple.  I colored Tilda with heart chain with my copics, then used a Nestie to cut her out.  Once that was done I used a Silver Leaf pen around the edge, behind her I used a Marianne die along with a Cheery Lynn doily die.  The sentiment was cut out using a Nestie heart die.  I added a small tag with the sentiment Love, some purple ribbon and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The challenge I'm entering is
Just Magnolia "Make a Tag".

Tennis Anyone

This was a fun card to make since there are a lot of tennis players in our family.  I not only used the Edwin stamp but I put my Cricut to work as well.  The sentiment is from Magnolia and it's on a Nestie label.   The floweres are from Wild Orchid Crafts   and added some dew drops to finish the card.      

A Birthday Wish

This card was made for my daughter-in-law on her birthday.  I used this sweet little Tilda with her standing among the flowers.  The Doohickey grass die added some demension, used a Nestie for the Happy Birthday and the beautiful swirl behind the Tilda stamp.  Added some puffy clouds, flowers from Wild Orchid, along with pretty pink ribbon.                                                                                

Hugs, Ruth Ann

A Spring Day

I love this Tilda with a Straw Hat so I had to put her walking on a path lined with tulips.  As you will notice as time goes by that I love the color purple and have to really try hard to use other colors.  I hope to get better at this writing bit as time goes by.  This will be my last post for several days, going on a road trip to Seattle.