Blessed By Cards w/Renae Novak

Scrap Mania Part Two ~ Weekly Wed. #117

Hey all, so glad you could join me for Part Two of our Scrap Mania series. I am excited to share with you three cards with different techniques on how to utilize your scraps. Today we are creating a card using larger scraps, one using 1″ scraps and a fun card using 1/4″ scrap strips. I hope you enjoy and are inspired to create something beautiful today.

If you missed my post on Monday for part one, CLICK HERE. Also I am sharing with you again those amazing Adhesive Sheets. It will certainly making crafting with thinner strips so much easier. Do check it out and as always, if you need any supplies, simple click on the shop with me button or QR code at the end of this post.

More Fun With Scraps

Free Project Sheet

Scrap Mania Part Two ~ Weekly Wed. #117 Project Sheet

Thanks so much for joining me today. I do hope you enjoyed my cards today. Be sure to leave a comment either here or on my YouTube channel. I love hearing from all of you. Be sure to stop back on Monday for another crafting video tutorial. Happy Stamping!

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Make It Monday #280 Scrap Mania Part One

Leave a Comment / Christmas 2026, Designer Series Paper, Make it Monday Videos, Stamping Techniques / October 19, 2026

Happy Monday all and a happy one it is because today, we are going to go through our designer series paper scrap stash and get crafty with our scraps. This is Part One of a three part series (I hope) that will inspire you to create some beautiful card fronts using scraps you already have. No need to purchase anything. I do have a list of the supplies I am using in the project sheet, but really the idea is to create with what you have. I challenge you to go through your scrap bin and get crafty.

Today we are using larger scraps, but stop back on Wednesday for Part Two for a few card with those smaller strips. If you are not familiar with the Adhesive Sheets from Stampin’ Up! Check out the photo and description below. You will love using these sheets for your little bits and pieces.

If you don’t already have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I would be honored to have you as a customer. If you have never shopped with me before, be sure you choose me as your demonstrator and OPT IN the rewards program. Stampin’ Up! rewards you 10% for every purchase of $20 or more. I would not want you to miss out on that!

From now until the end of the month Stampin’ Up! will be rewarding demonstrators for new customers, perhaps I will be blessed enough to consider you a newbie. Either way, I love sharing what I love to do with you and that is crafting all the time through every season.

Fun With Scraps

Free Project Sheet

Scrap mania Part One MAke It Monday #280 Project Sheet

Thanks so much for joining me today. As always I hope your week is blessed. If you want to try out our adhesive sheets or need any other supplies, just click the shop with me link below or use the QR code. Until next time……Happy Stamping!

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Woven Ribbon Technique ~ Weekly Wed. #116

Leave a Comment / Designer Series Paper, Stamping Techniques, Weekly Wednesday Videos / October 14, 2026

Happy Wednesday all. I am so excited to share another stamping technique with you today. I am calling this the Woven Ribbon Technique. Perhaps is is out on the web under a different name, but I thought given the fact that we are weaving paper that looks like ribbon, I decided Woven Ribbon Technique works.

This technique is not difficult but can be a little tricky when weaving the strips of paper. Of course you can also do this with real ribbon, but working with paper seems to be easier for me. My only tip would be to place a small amount of adhesive on each strip as you layer them. Once you have the look you want, I place a small amount of scotch tape behind the weave. This just makes it easier when transferring it to the card front.

A Closer Look

Today’s Template

Download Project Sheet w/instructions

Woven Ribbon Technique Project sheet – Weekly Wednesday #116

I hope you enjoy creating with this technique. This is great for using small scraps of leftover designer series paper. Gotta love it when we create with scraps. Thanks so much for joining me. I do appreciate your support. Please let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help. Happy Stamping!

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Twisted Ribbon Technique~Make It Monday #279

Leave a Comment / Designer Series Paper, Make it Monday Videos, Stamping Techniques / October 12, 2026

Happy Monday all. I hope you had a blessed weekend. It was kind of crazy around here so my post today is a bit later than usual. Some day are like that! But what really matters is that we still have time to craft and I do hope you enjoy this Twisted Ribbon technique. Although this technique has been around for a bit, I still think sometimes the oldie techniques are worth resurrecting. Enjoy!

There are a few steps to this technique, but once you get the basics down, creating a variety of cards will be a piece of cake. Choose a combination of patterned paper, fondly known in the Stampin’ Up! community as designer series paper and cardstock or just a variety of patterned paper.

Essential Supplies:

IMH opinion of’ course, a silicone mat, a scoring tool and a good pair of paper snips will be your best friends when creating this technique.

A Closer Look:

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Twisted Ribbon Technique Make It monday #279

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a blessed week of creative crafting!

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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2 Easy Gift Card Holders-Weekly Wed. #115

Leave a Comment / Christmas 2026, Weekly Wednesday Videos / October 7, 2026

Hey all, since today is my son’s birthday I thought I would share with you the gift card holder that I am going to give him. No don’t worry this is not a spoiler alert. He does not pay attention to my blog posts. Depending on the cardstock you choose, either one of today’s designs would be a great masculine card for someone special. The holidays are just around the corner, so dig out those patterned papers and give these gift card holders a whirl.

Here is a closer look!

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Weekly Wednesday #115 Project Sheet

I hope you enjoyed today’s projects and that you are inspired to start your Christmas crafting. I am not sure why but once October gets here the fall season seems to fly by so quickly. After all there are only 78 more days until Christmas. Happy Stamping!

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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