Mondays don’t have to be depressing if you add a little crafting into your agenda and today’s video I will share a fun card that is sure to start you week off right. Be sure to leave a comment below. Don’t forget to download the free pdf instruction sheet. Enjoy!
Jesus continually calls us to act on His word, to be a doer and a healer. Today’s gospel is not a ticket to stop following the rules of our faith, but a call for a deeper understanding of what we believe. When we follow the rules only out of obligation and do not pay attention to what is going on in our hearts, we run the danger of becoming shallow.
If we are only going through the motions our hearts can become bitter and hardened. It is not enough to honor the Lord with our lips, we must respond to His word with love and compassion for everyone. Jesus asks us to look inward, to discover those things that are within us that may be distracting us from his love and mercy.
So today, let us ask the Lord to search our hearts and give us the grace of self-knowledge so we can love one other and build up the Kingdom of heaven here on earth.
Jesus, purify my heart today.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Wow, it is already Friday-yahoo! Despite the hot and humid temperatures here in St. Louis, this week seemed to go flying by. I am happy to share with you one of my favorite things—-FREE stamp sets and designer series paper. Yes folks we are in the midst of our summertime Sale-a-bration event and for every $5 you spend, you earn a FREE stamp set or Designer Series Paper pack.
You are in for a treat today as I am happy to share three of my favorite things! The Stamparatus Positioning Tool 2, Sale-a-Brations FREE paper pack Penguin Playmates and of course, super simple cards.
Cutting Measurements
All Measurement=inches CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side
Supplies
Night of Navy CS-5 ½ x 8 ½ (card base), ½ x 4
Basic White CS- 4 x 5 ¼ (2)
Penguin Playmates DSP-2 ½ x 4, 1/8 x 4
Night of Navy Ink
Just Jade Ink
Stamparatus
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
Order before the end of August, use the current host code: YQD3SJ9Y and earn the August Virtual Stamp Camp free. Project PDF’s will be emailed to you!
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Today’s card features the trees from Evergreen Elegance and the Designer Series paper from Beauty of the Earth. I love how these trees can be used for a variety of cards, not to mention how calming a tree scenery can be.
You could easily change the sentiment to be Thinking of You, With Sympathy or even Happy Birthday for a more manly card.
Cutting Measurements
All Measurement=inches CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side
Supplies
Crumb Cake CS-5 ½ x 8 ½ (card)
Garden Green CS- 4 x 5 ¼
Early Espresso CS- 3 ¾ x 5
Garden Green Ink
Early Espresso Ink
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
This was a super simple card with several layers of cardstock. I stamped the fatter evergreen tree in Garden Green ink and then stamped a second generation stamp without re-inking directly on the Beauty of the Earth DSP. The Merry Christmas from the Evergreen Elegance stamp set is stamped in Early Espresso Ink.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Wow! It is Wednesday already. I hope you are having a blessed week. I am back with another video tutorial where I have featured 4 simple cards using one 6×6 sheet of the Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper. Pictured below is one of those cards. I hope you enjoy the video. Feel free to leave me a comment. Don’t forget to download the FREE PDF cutting guide and instruction sheets.
The Christmas of Tidings paper pack is in the 2021-2022 annual catalog One Sheet Wonder, but sure to use the hostess code when ordering your supplies. If you order $50 or more, you can choose a Sale-a-Bration item for FREE-Yahoo! Be sure to contact me if you have any questions!
Supplies and Directions
CLICK HERE to download supplies and instructions CLICK HERE to download cutting guide template
It certainly is hard to believe that 4 months from today it will be Christmas, especially since it is so hot outside! Hopefully today’s Holiday cards will help get us in the mood for the holidays!
I am excited to share with you 4 fabulous Holiday cards created from just one 6 x 6 piece of Designer Series Paper. I used the Peaceful Prints DSP that is available through September 30th as a Sale-A-Bration Freebie! When you place a $50 order (before Sept. 30th) you can get a pack of this paper free. The Peaceful Prints paper pack comes in 12 x 12 sheets which yields four 6×6 so pieces for you to create a variety of cards. How cool is that!
I hope this video tutorial puts a little happy in your Monday. I have created a pdf of the cutting measurements, as well as a pdf picture tutorial for this project. Enjoy! Feel free to leave me a comment! As always, let me know if you have any questions.
Cutting Measurements
All Measurement=inches CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side
Sale-a-Bration continues through September 30th. When you place a $50, you get a free SAB product, plus the August Virtual Stamp Camp FREE! To qualify for the free Stamp camp, don’t forget to use the current host code: YQD3SJ9Y
“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”. In today’s gospel Simon Peter asks a crucial question, “Lord, to whom shall we go, you have the words of everlasting life.”
True enough, but what is faith? For me, faith is listening to the Lord, believing what I hear and acting on what I believe with love! Sure there are a lot of distractions and even evil goings on in our world, but the one safe way to know we are on the right track is to listen with our hearts and always act with love.
Life gets messy! Bad things happen to good people! What we must always remember is that faith is what sees us through even the darkest of times. So listen with your heart, believe what you hear and act in kindness and love.
I pray you will have a blessed and faith-filled week.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Happy Friday! Today I thought I would share a quick video on two of my favorite things, angels and clean and simple stamping! This card is simple, yet elegant and it goes together so quickly. Of course the Stamparatus will make it even quicker. I hope you enjoy!
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), 3 ¾ x 5, 2½ x 2½ (greeting)
Night of Navy Cardstock- 4 x 5¼, ½ x 2½ strip (optional)
Angels of Peace Stamp Set
Night of Navy Ink
Stamparatus
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
Label Me Fancy Punch
I hope you enjoyed this clean and simple stamping project. If you live in the United States and do not have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I would be happy to assist you will all your crafting desires!
Perhaps you would like to add this set to your list of favorite things! It is featured on page 42 in the mini catalog. Go ahead, create something beautiful and bless someone with your creation!
Yesterday’s blog hop really got me in mood for fall so I thought I would share another card that I created using the Gorgeous Leaves Bundle. I really like the look of Cajun Craze with a splash of Garden Green. Here I also added a bit of Old Olive. Again the Blessed sentiment is from the Festive and Bright Bundle.
I know, I know, I have used this greeting twice in a row and have totally neglected the images from this bundle. Next week, I plan to showcase a card of two using images in Festive and Bright! Stay tuned…….
Card Front
Cutting Measurements
All Measurement=inches CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side
Supplies
Cajun Craze Cardstock-5 ½ x 8 ½ (card), ¾ x 5 ½
Garden Green Cardstock- 4-1/8 x 5-3/8, ½ x 2-7/8
Very Vanilla Cardstock- cut (2) 4 x 5 ¼, 2 x3
Gorgeous Leaves Bundle
Festive and Bright Stamp Set
Garden Green Ink
Old Olive Ink
Cajun Craze Ink
Metallic Gold Pearl
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Directions
Score 8½ x 5½ Cajun Craze cardstock in landscape position at 4¼. Fold & burnish to create card.
Layer the Garden Green panel to the card front.
Stamp the leaves in Garden Green, Old Olive and Cajun Craze randomly on the Very Vanilla panel. Add some dots in Cajun Craze ink and attach to the card front.
Layer the Cajun Craze strip across the lower portion of the card front.
Stamp the Blessed greeting from Festive and Bright in Cajun Craze ink and punch out using the Everyday Label punch.
Add the strip of Garden Green behind the greeting and attach to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Add two Gold Metallic Pearls to the greeting.
Add the second 4 x 5¼ very vanilla panel to the inside and decorate as desired.
Inside Card
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
I am so glad you decided to join me for another Weekly Wednesday video. You are in for a double treat, as today I am also participating in the Inking Royal Leaves and Trees blog hop.
As a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I was able to pre-order the Gorgeous Leave bundle, what a perk! And I am so glad I did because now I have an excuse to show you some of these wonderful intricate leaves. As if I needed an excuse to purchase another set! LOL
So without further delay………. Welcome to InKing Royalty’s August Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are having fun with our stamping favorites – our favorite themes for seasonal cards and projects. This month’s projects feature leaves and trees, so you are likely to find lots of inspiration for Autumn. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
Cutting Measurements
All Measurement=inches CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side
Supplies
Early Espresso Cardstock-5 ½ x 8 ½ (card) Early Espresso Cardstock- 4 x 5 (intricate leaves) Early Espresso Cardstock- ½ x 4 Basic White Cardstock- 4 x 5¼ (inside) Basic White Cardstock- 1¼ x 3¼ (greeting) Basic White Cardstock- 4 x 5 (leaves) Cajun Craze Cardstock-4 x 5¼ Beauty of the Earth DSP- 3 x 4 Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine Pumpkin Pie Ink Old Olive Ink Early Espresso Ink Cajun Craze Ink Multi-purpose Liquid Glue Stampin’ Dimensionals
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop,Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
I hope you will join me next week for another Weekly Wednesday video. If you like these, check out my Make it Monday video series. Come back anytime for daily crafting inspirations!
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
