rush's art and other curiosities

Saturday, January 9, 2010

off in a new direction...

i finally figured out that our camera has a "macro" setting which allows me to focus in on specific elements. i always wondered how people did that! did i read the directions that came with the camera? nooooooo.... i'm good now...

onto the project...for some time, i have admired the creativity of melissa phillips (of LilyBean's Paperie: http://lilybeanpaperie.typepad.com/lilybeans_paperie/). she has inspired me to experiment, so i have! this has been such a fun project that i decided to make a second. i can see making more, and the ideas are flowing. this project is pretty self-explanatory.

about the flowers: red and green tissue paper and "dimensional magic". sticky fingers!

Thursday, December 31, 2009

beat it to death! card-making at it's finest

stampin' up's tea party dsp:

beat it to death! card-making at it's finest

my girlfriend, katie, has joined in!

Monday, December 21, 2009

do it to death: card-making at it's finest

i made this gift card holder for my daughter, jawnna, and her husband, jerry, and my 7 grandchildren. $100!

i got these free gift cards from "my points". ask me how!

then, i decided to do it to death and made 8 more using the same paper and theme.

paper: cosmo cricket: mr. campy (plus a few plain others)
rubber stamps: "are we there yet?" by inkadinkado (k and company)
alphabet "GO" - magnetic stamps by pixie press
alphabet "get lost" by g studio (clear stamps)
compass - rubber stampede
small and large brads
bit of string
torn map
twill tape

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

more cards...

the top one is one i made for my mom's and step-father's anniversary. usually, they come down to see us on the way to hilton head, but not this year. i miss them.

this card was made for my friend, ken, who used to be our neighbor when we lived in columbus, ohio.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

bridge cards for my mom

my mom usually gets what she wants! she is an avid bridge-player who plays with other avid bridge-players, so this kind of card will come in handy.

this was a joint effort. my girlfriend, katie, and i may have run out of ideas...but, we will find more later, i'll bet!

talk about a "play" on words!!! gag!!!

my new book

now, THIS is more my style....

although it is for my mom, she will be trading it with her book club group members. my mom doesn't especially appreciate this style, but i insisted on doing in MY way this time.

the trade works like this:
a number is chosen for the first person to start. that person chooses a book from under the tree. then, the next number is chosen for the second person. this person either chooses a book from under the tree or takes the book from the first person. when everyone has a book, the first person either keeps or trades the book.

for the last two years, one person has received both books. i wonder what will happen this time.