Ruthie's Greetings

Hey Everyone, I hope that you are enjoying your weekend :-). Valentine's Day is around the corner, and I know that many of you (and your children) like to create your own Valentine's Day Cards. Below, you will find the DIY instructions to create the "Mommy Love" handmade card :-) It's very simple. I hope that you enjoy creating it! Materials- 1. Your Favorite Scrapbooking Paper- preferably with hearts ( Scapbook paper in the picture is from Stickers Inc. 2. Inch Ruler 3. Cream-colored card stock- 5in x 7 in. folded in half 4. Hole Puncher 5. Scissors 6. Elmer's Glue Stick 7. Image Tree (by EK Success) "Loopy Letters, Upper ABC" Rubber Stamps 8. Red and Green Ink Pad- I use the Washable Ink Pad by Melissa & Doug (R) 9. Small square piece of pea-green colored Card Stock 10. Double-sided tape or adhesive pen 1. Measure and cut your 5 in x 7 in cream colored card stock.  2. Measure & cut...

"Mama's Present" handmade Christmas card Here is the  completed "Mama's Present" Ruthie's Greetings Character Card. It has the Matthew 2:11 verse at the bottom which says, "And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, ad worshipped him: and when they had opened there treasures, they presented unto him gifts;gold, and frankincense, and myrrh".  I really enjoyed  creating this card. It brings us back to the reason why we celebrate Christmas. Through the years, the Christmas holiday has become sooo commercial that many of us have forgotten why we celebrate it. I wrote a blog post, a few posts ago about how Christmas colors became Christmas Colors . The article cited in my post talks about red, green, yellow, silver/white. Now, I have noticed that the colors of pink and other colors have been used for decorations. This is one of  the results of the Christmas holiday has become more com...