January 2022

Paper Piecing -Make it Monday #44

Today I am excited to share with you a super simple paper piecing block style card using the Sale-a-bration Daffodil Afternoon Designer Series Paper! You can get this paper free with a $50 order from my online store! Happy Shopping

Order today and when you include our current host code: 4CW6QDVV I will email you the PDF project sheet for all the projects created our January Stamp Camp.

If you want to take advantage of Sale-a-Bration, order soon as Sale-A-Bration ends on February 28, 2022!

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

Supplies

Flirty Flamingo
141416 $8.75
Special Moments
158081 Free w/$100 order
Daffodil Afternoon DSP
158127 Free w/$50 order
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss
149653 $120
Evening Evergreen Ink
155576 $7.50
HIppo and Friends Dies
153585 $36
Flowers and Leaves Punch
155373 $18
Pastel Pearls
154571 $6.50
Take Your Pick
144107 $10
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
152813 $8

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Real Love-Sunday Wisdom

In our world today success seems to be the primary goal. We set goal for ourselves and when we fail to attain them, wonder what is wrong with us. And yet we hear in today’s readings the only real goal is love. The questions we should be asking ourselves is how well do we love and are we loved by others?

After all loving and being loved is the only accomplishment we can take with us to our life in heaven. Sure working and being successful at our job is good, but love is the greater good.  Good news we can do both!.

The Presence of God’s eternal love is something Mother Teresa knew well. Her example of ordinary and extraordinary acts of kindness changed the world. How can we be that light for others?  How can our ordinary acts of kindness change the lives of those we will meet today?

To live in real love is to think of others first. It is to live in the present, not dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. Living in real love is not easy, but it is rewarding because love without sacrificing is empty love .However, in order to live in real love we have to love by God’s standard and not our own and that can be hard.  

Jesus is our supreme example of how to continue to move forward in love despite opposition and rejection. Sure sometimes we fail to recognize Jesus in our lives, but He is there, always with us, always protecting us. Our lives are for but a moment, so take some time in prayer today and allow Jesus to rekindle your fire of love for others.

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

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Happy Birthday-Wildflower Path

Hey my stamping friends I am so sorry I forgot to post yesterday. It has been a crazy week with a big project at work and I kinda forgot it was Friday! YIKES! I guess because I was working and typically I am off on Fridays!

The end of the month is always Stamp Camp time, so I thought I would share with you a card we created for this month’s class. There is still time for you to get the January Stamp Camp Virtually!

All you have to do is place an online order through my store minimum a $25 (before shipping/handling/tax) and use the current host code 4CW6QDVV. I will email you a pdf instruction sheet for all of the projects we create at stamp camp which includes supplies, measurements, instructions and photos! It is still Sale-A-Bration, so if you bump up that order to $50 you will get the January Stamp Camp Class projects and a FREE Sale-A-Bration product!

Here is just one of the cards for January!

Supplies

  • Soft Succulent CS- 5½ x 8½ (card base)
  • Cherry Cobbler CS-1-5/8 x5-5/8,1¼ x 3¾
  • Basic White CS-1½ x 5 -1/8, 1 x 3½ , 4 x 5¼  
  • Wildflower Path Stamp Set
  • Cherry Cobbler Ink
  • Soft Succulent Ink
  • Stampin’ Seal Adhesive or Liquid Glue

Hurry time is running out! You only have until midnight on January 31st to get this month’s class projects emailed to you. Our current host code is: code is: 4CW6QDVV Happy Stamping!

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

Wildflower Path
157735 $22
Soft Succulent CS
155776 $8.75
Soft Succulent Ink
155778 $7.50
Cherry Cobbler CS
119685 $8.75
Cherry Cobbler Ink
147083 $7.50
Stamparatus
146276 $49
Basic White CS
159276 $9.75
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
152813 $8

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Clean and Simple-Friendly Hello

Hello my stamping friends I hope you are having a fabulous day. I am here again with another clean and simple card you can create in about 5 minutes. I am using the Friendly Hello Bundle#158075 that is in the Sale-a-Bration catalog and is FREE with a $100 purchase. All the products I used for this card are listed at the end of this post. Please use the host code: C77FJQM2 when ordering.

I started with a Crumb Cake card base and stamped the leaves in Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Merry Merlot. The greeting is stamped with Memento Black ink and the splatter image in Crumb Cake.

Supplies

  • Crumb Cake CS- 5 ½ x 8½
  • Merry Merlot Ink
  • Early Espresso Ink
  • Crumb Cake Ink
  • Memento Black Ink
  • Friendly Hello Stamp Set #158075
  • Brushed Metallic Dots
  • Stampin’ Seal Adhesive

For that perfect finishing touch I added a few of the Brushed Metallic Dots. This is a super fun clean and simple card. I hope you have fun creating!

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

Friendly Hello Bundle
158075 FREE w/$100 purchase
Crumb Cake CS
120953 $8.75
Crumb Cake Ink
147116 $7.50
Merry Merlot Ink
147112 $7.50
Early Espresso Ink
147114 $7.50
Memento Black Ink
132708 $6
Brushed Metallic Dots
156506 $9

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Dutch Door Fun Fold-Flowers of Friendship

Last week I was involved in a fun team meeting that included a Mystery Stamping fun fold card so I thought I would share that with you today. If you are not familiar with Mystery Stamping it is a fun virtual event where a leader give mystery clues for each step of the card making process. It is a lot of fun and of course always interesting to see everyone’s final creation.

Supplies

  • Soft Succulent CS- 5½ x 8½, (card base)
  • Petal Pink CS- 3 ¾ x 5
  • Evening Evergreen CS- 4 x 5¼,1¼ x 3¼   
  • Basic White CS-2 ¼ x 4, 1-1/8 x 3-1/8
  • Friendly Hello DSP-2 ¾ x 4
  • Flowers of Friendship Stamp Set
  • Flowing Flowers Stamp Set
  • Evening Evergreen Ink
  • Soft Succulent/Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends
  • Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals
  • Matte Black Dots

I used the designer series paper from the Sale-a-brations-Friendly Hello Bundle. This bundle is FREE w/$100 purchase. Don’t forget the host code when ordering: C77FJQM2 Happy Stamping!!!

I would be happy to host a Mystery Stamping Class so if you are interested, just leave me a comment below or send me an email!

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

Flowers of Friendship Bundle
155590 $35
Flowing Flowers
157880 $25
Evening Evergreen CS
155574 $8.75
Evening Evergreen Ink
155576 $7.50
Petal Pink CS
146985 $7.50
Petal Pink Blends
154893 $9
Soft Succulent CS
155776 $8.75
Soft Succulent Blends
155521 $9
Matte Black Dots
154284 $7
Basic White CS
159276 $9.75
Stampin’ Dimensionals
104430

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Wildflower Birthday-Make It Monday #43

Wow, so hard to believe it is already Monday again. Where does the time go? It seems like weekend fly by more quickly than ever. This weekend was particularly quick as I spent most of the weekend in the backyard with my hubby and son splitting wood. Yes, you read that correctly, I got my lumberjack on and helped split wood on Saturday and Sunday.

We had a few trees taken down this summer and decided to keep the wood for our fireplace. Of course we might still be in the backyard if my brother did not come over to help us! Thanks bro!

My card today has nothing to do with being a lumberjack, fireplaces or even winter. I decided to share a bit of spring with you to hopefully get you in the mood for warmer weather! Today’s video tutorial features a new set from the January – June 2022 winter catalog, Wildflower Path.

Wildflower Path Stamp Set

I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial. Happy Stamping! Please use the following host code when ordering: C77FJQM2

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

Wildflower Path
157735 $22
Gorgeous Grape CS
146987 $8.75
Gorgeous Grape Ink
147099 $7.50
Granny Apple Green CS
146990 $8.75
Granny Apple Green Ink
147095 $7.50
Garden Green Ink
147089 $7.50
Memento Black Ink
132708 $6
Basic White CS
159276 $9.75
Highland Heather Ink
147103 $7.50
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
152813 $8

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Turtle Friends Bundle-Favorite Things Friday!

If you have seen some of my more recent posts then you might be if love with the Awesome Otters Sale-a-bration set. They are so adorable.

Another adorable friends set is the Turtle Friends stamp set in the 2021-2022 annual catalog. You will find this sweet set on page 56. And even better it is a bundle, so you can save 10%.

Don’t forget to apply the host code when ordering: C77FJQM2. Thanks for shopping with me! Have a blessed day!

Turtle Friends Bundle # 155819 $30.50

Supplies

  • Garden Green CS- 5 ½ x 8½,  2-7/8 x3-1/8
  • Basic White CS-2 ¾ x 3
  • Granny Apple Green CS-3 ½  x 4,
  • Turtle Friends Bundle
  • Hammered Metal  Embossing Folder
  • Stampin’ Blend Combo Markers- Granny Apple Green, Blackberry Bliss  and Crumb Cake

I began with a Garden Green card base and used the Hammered Metal embossing folder to add some texture to the card front. I stamped the turtle outline and the shell with Garden Green ink and used some Stampin’ Blend Markers to add color. The ground shadows were created with the Crumb Cake Blend Combo.

The greeting is stamped in Memento Black ink on the Granny Apple Green cardstock and layered to the Garden Green and Basic White panels. Clean, simple and quick is always a favorite. This sweet card was super easy and quick card which makes it the perfect go-to card for birthday favorites!

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

Turtle Friends Bundle
155819 $30.50
Hammered Metal Embossing Folder 150646 $9
Garden Green CS
102584 $8.75
Granny Apple Green
146990 $8.75
Memento Black
132708 $6
Basic White CS
159276 $9.75
Blackberry Bliss Blend Combo 154877 $9
Granny Apple Green 154885 $9
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss Machine
149653 $120
Crumb Cake
154882 $9
Garden Green Ink
147089 $7.50

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Earn 2 Free Sets-Join My Team

Join my team anytime before February 28th and get 2 additional stamp sets free with your $99 Starter Kit! The kit contains $125 in product of your choice, FREE business supplies and FREE shipping! What a great winter time deal!

So whether you want to build a crafting business of your own, or join as a hobbyist to get a nice discount on all your stamping toys, now is a great time to join.

In addition to all the amazing products you will receive, you will be invited to join a private Facebook group to share ideas with fellow team members and be invited to exclusive demonstrator only events. As always if you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Happy Stamping!

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

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Let’s Sale-A-Brate! InKing Royal Blog Hop

January-February 2022

Welcome to our first InKing Royalty Blog Hop for 2022. Our January Blog Hop features everyone’s favorite time of the year-Sale-a-Brations! We are having so much fun with these new products and are excited to share some of that fun with you today. This month’s projects feature papers or stamp sets (or both!) from Stampin’ Up!’s January – February 2022 Sale-a-Bration brochure. 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. Thank you for hopping along with us. 

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I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Candy Ford at Stamp Candy There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!

For those of you who may be unfamiliar, whenever you purchase $50 from my online store, or if you have your own demonstrator, through his/her store, you will be able to choose a FREE SALE-A-BRATION product from the 2022 brochure. Just CLICK HERE or on the side bar for a free PDF download of that brochure! Happy Stamping-stay warm and be safe!

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

If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:

Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
  1. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
  2. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
  3. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
  4. Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
  5. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
  6. Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
  7. Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
  8. Joanne Whittington at The Inky Dragon
  9. Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
  10. Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly
  11. Marilyn Jones at Stamp with MJ
  12. Sheryl Abernathy at Elegant Sentiments
  13. Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
Awesome Otters
158087 FREE SAB
Special Moments
158081 FREE SAB
Layering Circles
151770 $35
Picture This Dies
155559 $34
Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends
154882 $9
Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends
154830 $9
Basic White CS
159276 $9.75
Memento Black Ink 132708 $6
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss 149653
$120
Stampin’ Dimensionals
104430 $4
Stampin’ Seal
152813 $8

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Flowing Flower Birthday

Today’s card features the Flowing Flower stamp set in the January – June 2022 mini catalog. It is one of those amazing distinctive ink sets. I just love the details on these images.

I began my card with a Blackberry Bliss card base and added another layer of Blackberry Bliss that I dry embossed by running it through the Stampin’ Cut n Emboss machine using the Tasteful Textures embossing folder.

The greeting is from Flowing Flower, stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink, cropped with the Layering Circle dies and mounted on Blackberry Bliss and Crushed Curry cardstock and then attached to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The ribbon across the upper half of the card was from my retired ribbon stash, so if you do not have that, you can just add a strip of Crushed Curry cardstock instead

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

Flowing Flower
157880 $25
Layering Circle
151770 $35
Tasteful Textiles Folder
152718 $9
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss
149653 $120
Blackberry Bliss Ink
147092 $7.50
Blackberry Bliss CS
133675 $8.75
Crushed Curry CS
131119 $8.75
Stampin’ Adhesive
152813 $8
Stampin’ Dimensionals
104430 $4

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