July 2021

Bitter Sweet

Just Because Cards / July 31, 2021

Saying good-bye can be bitter sweet. Yesterday we closed on my mother-in-law’s house in Perryopolis, PA. It was sad because we have a lot of great memories from our visits with her, but we are excited for the new young couple who will be moving in.

We are also blessed to still have mom with us because when we imaged selling her house we pictured her with the Lord, so for now, we plan to make many more memories with her. So sorry, but since Perryopolis is about a 10 hour drive, I did not create a card today.

Stop back on Monday for a Make it Monday tutorial!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Fancy Hand-Penned Thank You

Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Thank You / July 30, 2021

I hope you have been enjoying the Hand-Penned Petals bundle and Designer Series Paper as much as I have.

You still have a few more days to get this amazing paper pack 15% off. Also if you want to earn the July Virtual Stamp Camp free, just place a $25 order using the host code: QAYK3PKS before midnight July 31^st.

Cutting Measurements

All Measurement=inches CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side

Supplies

Garden Green Cardstock- 8½ x 5½ (card base)
Cinnamon Cider Cardstock- 4-1/8 x 5-3/8, 3 x 5¾
Hand-Penned DSP- 4 x 5¼
Basic White Cardstock- 2½ x 3½, 3 ½ x 3½, 4 x 5¼ (inside)
Mint Macaron Cardstock- 2½ x 5¼
Hand-Penned Petals
Stitched So Sweetly Dies
Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder
Mint Macaron Ink
Garden Green Ink
Cinnamon Cider Ink
Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
Stampin’ Dimensionals

Directions

Score Garden Green cardstock in landscape position at 4¼. Fold and burnish to create card.
Layer Cinnamon Cider and Hand-Penned DSP panels to card front.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to dry emboss Mint Macaron with Tasteful Textile Folder.
Crop two scalloped die edges in Cinnamon Cider cardstock and cut to measure 5 ½. Attach on both sides of the Mint Macaron panel and layer to the center of the card front.
Use the Stampin’ Cut n Emboss machine to crop white rectangle from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.
Stamp greeting in Memento Black ink and attach to card front.
Stamp Hand-Penned flower in Memento Black Ink and stamp coordinating colors with stamps from bundle.
Crop the large flower using coordinating dies and attach to card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Attach 4 x 5¼ white panel to the inside and decorate the inside panel as desired.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Oh Baby! Throw Back Thursday

4 Comments / Welcome Baby! / July 29, 2021 / All For Baby Bundle

We got some exciting news! My brother and sister in law that their only daughter is going to be a Mommy. How sweet is that? Congratulations Ally and Todd. Ally and Todd were married last October and they make the cutest couple.

I have a lot of baby stamps in my crafting collection and cannot wait to add the All For Baby Bundle on page 25 of the 2021-2022 annual catalog. Now I have a good excuse, right?

The card I created for Ally and Todd (hopefully they have received it in the mail by now) was created with a retired but favorite set, Something for Baby. We are so excited for Ally and Todd and cannot wait to celebrate the precious addition to our family.

**Something For Baby Retired Stamp Set**

Just for kicks and because after all it is Throw Back Thursday, I made a another baby card with the retired stamp set Moon Baby. No, I did not send Ally and Todd a second card. This one is clearly for a little girl, so for now, I hope you enjoy it. This would be super simple to create with any sweet baby set.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Celebrate Color and Contour with Gorgeous Grape

2 Comments / Just Because Cards / July 28, 2021 / Color and Contour, Create with Friends, Heat Embossing

If you have ever moved or helped someone move then you know how quickly things accumulate. Recently we had to sell my mother-in-laws home and while she is no longer able to live alone, she is still with us. Praise God for that. I love to rearrange and am constantly re-organizing my crafting area, but that does not necessarily mean I purge. Maybe that is why I can’t always find things. LOL

My card today is a celebration of all the wonderful memories we have shared with Mom over the years. I began with a Gorgeous Grape card base and used the Color and Contour Bundle.

Cutting Measurements

All Measurement=inches CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side

Supplies

Gorgeous Grape Cardstock- 8½ x 5½ (card base), 4 x 5¼, 2-7/8 x 7/8
Basic Black Cardstock- 4 x 5¼
Basic White Cardstock- 3-3/8 x 4¾ , 4x 5¼
Color and Contour Bundle
Create With Friends Stamp Set
Black Embossing Powder
VersaMark Ink
Heat Tool
Stazon Jet Black Ink
Water Painters
Gorgeous Grape Ink
Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive

Directions

Score Gorgeous Grape cardstock in landscape position at 4¼. Fold and burnish to create card.
Layer the black panel to card front.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine and the Color and Contour dies to crop a fancy Gorgeous Grape rectangle and layer on card front.
Randomly stamp the open flower with Stazon Jet Black ink on smaller white panel.
Use Water Painters and Gorgeous Grape ink to add color to one flower.
Stamp greeting on Gorgeous Grape strip with VersaMark, apply embossing powder and use the heat tool to set.
Decorate the inside panel as desired.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Thank You with Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper

2 Comments / Paper Crafting Ideas, Thank You / July 27, 2021 / Biggest Wish, Hand-Penned

My husband and I took a road trip to Perryopolis, PA and we stayed at an adorable Airbnb in Urbana Ohio. It was Monument Square Suites if you want to look it up. Not only was the suite perfectly cleaned and elegantly decorated, it was walking distance to some local shops and restaurants. The front and back of the home had the most amazing flowers and greenery. I am always grateful to people who have a talent for growing things.

My card today is the extent of my green thumb. We all have different gifts and talents. Mine just lies in paper crafting and not potted soil. LOL The Hand-Penned Bundle and Designer Series paper pair perfectly with water coloring and is the focus of my card today.

Supplies

Mint Macaron Cardstock-8½ x 5½ (card base), 4 x 4
Basic White Cardstock- 4 x 5¼, 4¼ x 5½
Hand-Penned DSP- 3 x 4, 2 x 2
Hand-Penned Bundle
Biggest Wish Stamp Set
Paper Snips
Highland Heather Ink
Blushing Bride Ink
Mint Macaron Ink
Stazon Jet Black Ink
Memento Black Ink
Water Painters
Acrylic Block D
Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
Stampin’ Dimensionals

Directions

Score Mint Macaron cardstock in landscape position at 4¼ . Fold and burnish to create card.
Attach 3 x 4 DSP panel to bottom of 4 x 5¼ white panel and attach to card front.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to crop a Mint Macaron scalloped circle and a smooth white circle. Layer circles together and attach to white panel on card front.
Stamp the floral image from Hand-Penned Bundle on white cardstock using Stazon Jet Black Ink.
Use Water Painters and inks to color floral image as shown.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to crop floral image with coordinating die and attach to white circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Use Paper Snips to fussy cut some flowers from Hand-Penned DSP and attach to card front.
Use the Stamparatus to stamp greeting from Biggest Wish in Memento Black ink.
Decorate the inside panel as desired.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Glue Box Holder-Make It Monday #17

Make it Monday Videos / July 26, 2021

Today’s make it Monday video is a tutorial on how to create a Glue Box Holder for your Multi-purpose Liquid Glue. I love my glue and this box is not only cute, but functional. It allows me to store my glue upside down, making it ready to use any time I feel the need to craft, which is most of the time. LOL

Good news, bad news! The bad news is the Designer Series Paper that I used is this video is retired. The good news is that many of our amazing Designer Series Paper packs are on sale now 15% off.

Cutting Measurements

All Measurement=inches CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side

Supplies

Basic White Thick Cardstock: 5½ x 8¼
Designer Series Paper: 2 x 3” cut 4 and 2 x 2” cut 2
Scrap Cardstock-color to match DSP: 2 x 3 for scallop and more cardstock if die cut embellishments are used
1 ¼” Circle Punch
Scallop Circle Punch-optional
Die Cut Embellishments-optional
Tear and Tape or Liquid Glue
Stampin’ Write Markers to Match DSP-optional

Directions

In landscape position, score the 8½” side of the thick cardstock at 2, 4, 6, and 8”. Rotate to portrait position and score at 1 ¼ and 4 ¼”. Fold and burnish all score lines with a bone folder.
To the end with a ¼” score, remove the two end rectangles leaving the middle section as a tab. Miter the tab ends. Place a piece of tear and tape along the top of this mitered section.
On the opposite end of the mitered tab, punch a hole using the 1 ¼” circle punch from the center panel.
With the cardstock in landscape position, cut along the 2, 4, 6, and 8” score lines, stopping at the horizontal score line. (refer to video). These will become the tabs that close the box.
Next you will glue the 2 x 3” panels of DSP to the middle panels of the thick cardstock. Note for the section with the hole: Position a 2 x 3 panels of DSP under the circle opening and use a pencil to draw a circle on the opposite side of the paper that you want to show. Punch this circle with the 1 ¼” punch and glue it to the white cardstock panel with a hole. (refer to video)
Lay the box facedown so the DSP in on the table. The tear and tape mitered section should be on your right with the tape facing you. Remove the tape and bring the left side of the box over to meet the tape. Secure with a bone folder.
Attach the 2×2 piece of DSP to both ends and decorate the box as desired.
To create the scalloped decoration, first punch cardstock with the 1¼ circle punch and then punch around that same circle with the scallop punch. (refer to video)

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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What Is Your Soul Thirsting For?-Sunday Wisdom

Sunday Wisdom / July 25, 2021

Today’s gospel is so familiar, we hear it a lot and while it appears that Jesus is taking care of the hunger needs His people are experiencing, Jesus wants to give us so much more.

Yes, He always takes care of our physical needs, but He wants to nourish our souls as well. What is your soul thirsting for? As we look deeper into today’s gospel reading we find that Our Lord and Savior is offering His Love and Mercy to us and is willing to be with us every step of the way.

Jesus is the one who sets up tiny miracles in our everyday lives. He also prepares us to receive these miracles and when we spend time in prayer He gathers us close to him and sometimes we can see His hand in our lives.

So, what is your soul thirsting for?

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Feel Better Wild Roses

1 Comment / Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Get Well & Sympathy / July 24, 2021

Today’s card features the Wild Roses Background stamp pictured on page 118 of the annual 2021-2022 catalog. I began with a Rich Razzelberry card base and added some color using the Stampin’ Blending Brushes. I only used two colors, Rich Razzelberry and Crushed Currry.

Cutting Measurements

All Measurement=inches CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side

Supplies

Rich Razzelberry Cardstock- 5½ x 8½ (card base), ¼ x 4-1/8, 1½ x 2½
Basis White Cardstock- 5½ x 8½, 1¼ x 2¼
Crushed Curry Cardstock- 4-1/8 x 5-3/8, 3/8 x 4-1/8
Memento Black Ink
Rich Razzelberry Ink
Crushed Curry Ink
Stampin’ Blending Brushed
Stamparatus
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue

Directions

Score the Rich Razzelberry cardstock in landscape position at 4¼. Fold and burnish to create card base.
Use the Stamparatus to stamp background image in Memento Black ink.
Use the Stampin’ Blending Brushes to create an array of color using Rich Razzelberry and Crushed Curry ink.
I began with Rich Razzelberry to creating a dark section and continued with that same color adding less ink and using a lighter touch.
Cut this panel of color you created to measure 4 x 5¼.
Assemble card as shown in the image.
Add a 4 x 5 ¼ white panel to the inside and decorate as desired

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Thanks with Hand-Penned Petals

Paper Crafting Ideas, Thank You / July 23, 2021 / Hand Penned DSP

The Hand-Penned is a great bundle that showcases a watercolor look. It has coordinating paper that just happens to be on sale now through August 2nd- 15% off. You read that correctly only $9.78 for a pack of this amazing paper.

My card today begins with a Basic White card, but when you add the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper pack, a bit of color with the Stampin’ Blend Alcohol markers and a few silver peals, it is anything but basic.

Cutting Measurements

All Measurement=inches CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side

Supplies

Basic White Cardstock- 5½ x 8½ (card base), 3x 3¾
Highland Heather Cardstock- 4-1/8 x 5-3/8
Hand-Penned DSP- 3 x 4
Hand-Penned Petal Bundle
Tasteful Label Dies
Memento Black Ink
Highland Heather Stampin’ Blend Combo
Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend Combo
Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blend Combo
Silver Metallica Pearls
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue

The Hand-Penned Bundle is on page 105 in the 2021-2022 annual catalog and the DSP is on page 131. I hope you will check it out and create something beautiful today! Feel free to post your creations #blessedbycards on my business facebook page-click here.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Evergreen Elegance

2 Comments / Christmas 2021 / July 22, 2021

Yesterday my upline, Brian King, had a Christmas Blog hop. If you missed it, click here! After creating those adorable snow playmates, I just could not help myself, so here is another Christmas in July card. This time, the bundle I used Evergreen Elegance is in the annual catalog on page 91, so you can purchase it now and get a head start of your holiday cards!

Cutting Measurements

All Measurement=inches CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side

Supplies

Shaded Spruce Cardstock- 5½ x 8½ (card base)
Basic White Cardstock- 4 x 5¼
Evergreen Elegance Bundle
Shaded Spruce Ink
So Saffron Ink
Bumblebee Ink
Smoky Slate Ink
Balmy Blue Ink
Blending Brushes
Stamparatus
Water Painters
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive

Directions

Score the Shaded Spruce cardstock in landscape position at 4¼. Fold and burnish to create card base.
On the Basic White panel, stamp the trees in Shaded Spruce ink and stamp off a second time for a lighter image. Randomly stamp the small star in So Saffron ink.
Use the Water Painters and Smoky Slate ink to create shadows beneath the trees.
Use the Blending Brushes and Balmy Blue ink to create the clouds and sky.
Use the Stamparatus to stamp greeting and attach to card front.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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

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

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

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