Ruby's Rainbow...Anything Goes

Good morning!  It's time for a new challenge from the ladies at Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight Helen P. has chosen our challenge and it is Anything But a Card...sounds fun!

Instead of papercrafts, I took a different route...beading!  A friend of mine used to own a bead shop and I really became interested in creating jewelry...bracelets, necklaces, earrings.  Such fun to play with/arrange the beads until you create something you like.  This piece is made of oxidized silver, seed beads and stone beads.

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details...we do hope you will play along!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #99

Hello there! I thought this week's CAS sketch would be perfect for the baby card I needed to make. I toyed with adding ribbon or a felt flower, but it just didn't look right.... I stuck with the simplicity of the alphabet beads. The image is colored with pencils and I paper pieced his jammies; the cardbase is dry embossed. Super simple! Image: Stamping Bella Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Black Marker Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Marina Mist Embellie: Alphabet Beads (Hobby Lobby) Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, DMC Floss I went to check out the details on the Midnight Madness blog and for some reason, I can't gain access to their site. I get a pop-up that states operation aborted...does anybody know anything about this or how to fix it? I had the company we obtain our virus protection though run a scan and they said the computer was clean. This is happening to a lot of the blogs that I frequent; not all at once, just gradually. It's so very frustrating! Thanks for stopping by today! Angela

TMS#85

Good Tuesday morning! We have another fun sketch from Melissa at the

Tuesday Morning Sketches blog, so let's get to it!

As I was looking for DP to use with the sketch, I couldn't really find any that was "just right", so I opted to go with plain cardstock. I have always liked the combo of pink/orange, so I decided to run with that.... Although the ribbons weren't hard to do, they took a lot of time...and glue dots! As I was finishing the card, I realized that I could have woven cardstock instead...I may have to try that.... The chick is colored with pencils and accented with a bit of glitter. I added some alphabet beads to finish it off. I may have to save this card for my daughter; she would get a kick out of "Superchick"!

Image: Stampendous Calendar Chick

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Pretty in Pink

Embellies: SU! Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon (narrow), PTI Orange Zest Grosgrain Ribbon (wide), Doodlebug Glitter, Alphabet Beads

Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, DMC Floss

This week is a judged challenge, so I would love to see you play along. Check out the sketch and creations from the Design Team at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog. Who knows, play along you might just win a fun prize?!

Thanks for stopping by; have a great day!

Angela

Baby Emerson

Hello! A friend of mine asked me to make a card for her new neice, Emerson. She likes the names spelled with beads, so I just duplicated a card I had made before. I just switched out the ribbon for some beads. I hope she likes the quirky color combo!

Image/Sentiment: Verve "Practically Perfect"
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie, My Mind's Eye DP
Embellies: Beads from Hobby Lobby, Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Pink Smoothie"
Extras: Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, DMC Floss, EK Success 3D Dots

Speaking of babies.... Do any of you know of any good babysitting books? Since DD is 12, she would like to start babysitting. A friend from work just had her second baby and she is interested in a sitter. Her kids are 3 months and 1 1/2 years! Wow, she is a busy mom for sure!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Angela