April 2021

Hello all of my crafting friends. I do hope your day is filled with sunshine. It is supposed to be sunny today here in St. Louis, but the rain is moving in on Saturday, so of course that will make the ground perfect for planting real sunflowers.

My card today is clean and simple design because sometimes all you need is a little simple stamping to create something beautiful. I love the black and white look and when we add a little color, everything just pops!

• Begin with a 5½ x 8½” piece of Basic Black cardstock. In landscape position, (aka the long side), score at 4 ¼”. Fold and burnish.  This will create a card base.
• Cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Basic White cardstock and stamp the large Sunflower from the Sunflowers bundle in Memento Black ink half off the left edge twice, one at the top and one toward the bottom.
• Stamp another large sunflower on a 4×4 piece of Basic White cardstock and color it with the Daffodil Delight and Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends.
• Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine and the coordinating flower die to and crop out the sunflower.
• Attach the colored sunflower to the left side of the white card panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals and layer it so some of the flower hangs off the left side.
• Use paper snips to trim off excess flower.
• Stamp the greeting in Memento Black ink.
• Cut a 4 x 5 ¼ piece of white cardstock and layer it to the inside panel.  Decorate as desired.

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

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What is your favorite flower? I do love a good daisy and I also love tulips…..I guess both I have two favorites. Today’s cards features the Daisy Lane stamp set that coordinates with both of our Daisy Punches. Enjoy!

• Begin with a 5 ½ x 8 ½ ” piece of Night of Navy cardstock. In landscape position, (aka the long side), score at 4 ¼”.   Fold and burnish.  This will create a card base.
• Cut a 4 x 5¼’ piece of Seaside Spray or Balmy Blue cardstock and attach it to the card base.
• Cut a 3¼ x 3¾” piece of Basic White cardstock and randomly stamp the ferns in Garden Green Ink on the lower left side of the white panel.
• Stamp the large Daisy in Night of Navy ink twice.  Punch out using the Daisy Punch.  Layer the together, off-setting the petals. 
• Stamp the small daisy in Night of Navy ink 4 times and punch out with the Medium Daisy to create two small flowers, off-setting the petals to create a 3-D effect.
• Attach all the daisies over the ferns on the card front.  (see image)
• Stamp “You are Amazing” from the In Bloom bundle in Night of Navy ink and crop it out with the label die.
• Attach to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

These stamps and punches will make creating spring cards a breeze, a warm breeze! LOL They will no doubt enhance your crafting and be a great addition to your supplies. Stop back to tomorrow for more crafting fun!

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

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I had a very nice surprise on Saturday! Yes there was sunshine, but the doorbell rang and it was my daughter. She drove in from Chicago to surprise me for my birthday! What a special treat that was. My son was already home from college and so we had a fun playing games and we all had a drink to toast yet another year older!

Yesterday we hung out in my craft room and made cards together. Well, not my son and husband! LOL This is one of my cards. Tomorrow I will share with you the card my daughter created.

• Begin with a 5¼  x 11” piece of Bumblebee cardstock. In landscape position, (aka the long side), score at 5 ½”.   Fold and burnish.  This will create a tent fold card base.
• Cut a 4 x 5 ¼’ piece of Basic White cardstock and attach to the card front.
• Next cut a 2 ¾ x 4 piece of  Early Espresso cardstock and use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to dry emboss it with the Hammered Metal embossing folder.  Attach to the lower part of the white panel.
• Next cut a narrow strip of Basic Black cardstock and add it across the Early Espresso hiding the seam.
• Stamp the large sunflower from the Celebrate Sunflowers bundle in Memento Black ink onto a piece of Bumblebee cardstock.  Cut it out using the coordinating die from the bundle.
• Cut the Sunflower outline with Basic Black cardstock and use liquid glue to attach it to the sunflower.  Next cut the center of the sunflower with Early Espresso cardstock and attach it to the sunflower with a Stampin’ Dimensional.
• Add the sunflower to the upper portion of the card base. 
• Stamp “hello there” in Memento Black ink on a scrap of Basic White cardstock and punch it out using the Double Oval punch.
• Again use the Double Oval punch to cut the scallop oval from a scrap of Bumblebee cardstock and attach it to the lower portion of the card.

What a fun set to create some springtime cards! I really enjoyed making cards with my daughter and am so blessed she spent the weekend with us. I can’t wait to share her creation with you tomorrow.

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

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