October 2021

A Peachy Happy Birthday!

2 Comments / Happy Birthday / October 12, 2021

I know it is fall, but the weather has been so warm lately it still feels like summer, at least here in St. Louis. So I figured why not embrace it with a quick and easy birthday card featuring the You’re A Peach Designer Series Paper pack.

This 12 x12 pack of paper is gorgeous! Just see for yourself.

I chose to use the larger peaches on the white background and paired it with a Calypso Coral card base. I added a layer of Old Olive and then used the Stitched So Sweetly Dies to create a double border.

The greeting is stamped in Calypso Coral ink using some of the images from the Biggest Wish stamp set. I created the double border by using two of the Stitched dies that nestle into each other. I cut the Calypso Coral border is as a frame and the white rectangle fits inside of it.

I am finding more and more ways to utilize these great dies and love how they dress up the outside of a card. Be sure to use the Stamparatus to add the greeting in Calypso Coral ink, it makes it so much easier.

I hope you have fun creating! Perhaps today the weather will be a bit cooler. Happy Stamping…..

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

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Stinkin’ Cute Halloween Card-Make It Monday #28

Fall-Halloween-Thanksgiving Cards, Make it Monday Videos / October 11, 2021

Today’s tutorial is a super easy but seriously cute Halloween card. It was created with a Basic Gray card base and some added layers of Pumpkin Pie and Highland Heather cardstock. I used the Frightful Tag Dies as well as the Festive and Bright stamp set.

The Boo! was stamped in Memento Black and is from the Banner Year stamp set, which might be my all time favorite fall stamp set. I also used a few stamps from the Banner Year set on the inside. I hope this inspires you to create some spooky, but fun cards for this Halloween.

Supplies and Instructions

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I don’t typically send a lot of Halloween cards, but the Frightful Tag dies are so stinkin’ cute! And while I really hate spiders, there is something adorable about this simple black spider web. Join me Wednesday for another Weekly Wednesday video and next week for another Make it Monday!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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A Higher Calling-Sunday Wisdom

Sunday Wisdom / October 10, 2021

In today’s gospel Jesus teaches his disciples about the value of surrender and detachment. The rich man has a sincere desire to follow Jesus and have eternal life. Jesus values this, understands him and then calls him to be more, give more and follow completely.

Wealth and material things are not bad, after all Jesus permits them, but then again when our attachment to possession gets in the way of living more like Jesus then there is a problem. After all Matthew the tax collector was very wealthy when Jesus called him to give up his job and follow.

Jesus wants us all to break free of whatever is holding us back from living as disciples of Christ. He wants us to find freedom through detachment and surrender so we can truly focus on loving God and one another.

What is our Lord asking you to let go of today? What distracts you from that high calling of freely living as one of his disciples?

Lord help me to surrender whatever is distracting me from you.

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

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Daisy Garden Sympathy Favorite Things Friday

Get Well & Sympathy / October 8, 2021

Happy Friday! I hope you had a blessed week and are ready to do some crafting this weekend. Today, I thought I would share a card I created with one of my favorite background stamps, Daisy Garden. While sending a sympathy card is never fun, it is important to let the people we care about know we are thinking of them and what better way then sending a hand-made card.

This card was stamped in the white craft ink and heat embossed with some white embossing powder. You can find the powder and heat tool on page 128 in the 2021-2022 annual catalog.

Supplies

Cutting Measurements

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

Basic Black CS- 5½ x 8½, (card base), 4 x 5¼
Basic White CS:4-1/8 x 5-3/8, 4 x 5 ¼,7/8 x 3 ½
Daisy Garden Background Stamp
White Craft Ink
White Embossing Powders
Memento Black Ink
Heat Tool
Stamparatus
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue

Directions

Score card base in landscape position (aka longer side) at 4¼. Fold and burnish to create card.
Use the Stamparatus to stamp the Daily Garden image on Basic Black CS with White Craft ink.
Cover stamped image with white embossing powder and set with heat tool. Attach to Basic White panel (4-1/8 x 5-3/8) and then attach to card front.
On Basic White CS strip, stamp greeting in Memento Black ink and layer to card front.
Add 4 x 5¼ Basic White panel to the inside and decorate as desired.

I love the look of the white on black and think it is perfect for a Sympathy card. Enjoy the weekend. And don’t forget if you are planning to place an order that is less that $150, please use the host code. You don’t want to miss out on collecting those points for your extra shopping perks.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Tidings of Christmas Fun Fold Card-Weekly Wednesday #9

4 Comments / Christmas 2021, Weekly Wednesday Videos / October 6, 2021

Wow, it is Wednesday already. Where does the time go. I think now that it is getting dark earlier, time seems to be going by quicker. Gone are the lazy days of summer, it is now time to think about the holiday seasons, after all there are only 80 days until Christmas.

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To be honest, I am still in the Halloween mode and totally enjoying my decorations. I was amazed today when I stopped by Sam’s all the Halloween decorations are gone and have been replaced with Christmas. I guess if you were waiting to buy that stinkin’ cute spider web, it is too late! Oh well.

Monday I posted a Halloween card and today, it is all about Christmas, but don’t worry, Halloween will be back next week.