November 2022

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas-Sweet Candy Canes

Christmas 2022 / November 30, 2022

Are you a candy cane person? I think you either love them or not. Although it just so happens in the last 10 years or so, maybe more, candy canes come in all kinds of flavors. I personally love peppermint anything, so I am fine with the traditional candy cane. Today, my card features the Sweet Candy Cane Bundle with traditional red peppermint and green spearmint candy canes.

Project Measurements

Basic White CS-5½ x 8½, (card base),
Garden Green CS-4 x 5¼
Basic White CS-4 x 5, 1-3/8 x 2¾
Sweetest Christmas DSP-3 ¾ x 5
Real Red CS-1-5/8 x 3
Sweet Candy Cane Bundle
Jingle, Jingle, Jingle Stamp Set
Christmas to Remember Stamp Set
Real Red Ink
Garden Green Ink
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue
Paper Snips

Project Directions

Score card base in landscape position (aka longer side) at 4¼. Fold and burnish to create card.
Attach Garden Green Panel and Candy Cane DSP to card front.
Stamp greeting on small white panel and attach to Real Red rectangle CS and then to card front.
On remaining white panel stamp candy canes in red and green and ornament from Jingle, Jingle, Jingle. 4. Use the Stampin’ Cut n Emboss machine to crop candy canes & fussy cut ornament using Paper Snips.
Attach the candy canes to card front and the ornament to the greeting panel.
Decorate the inside as desired.

I love how this card turned out and even if you are not a candy cane person, I think you will agree it is stinkin’ cute. I absolutely love the added ornament from the Jingle, Jingle, Jingle stamp set.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Boughs of Holly-Season’s Greetings

Christmas 2022 / November 29, 2022

Good morning all, I hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving holiday last week. I was blessed to be able to spend quality time with family and of course begin decorating for Christmas. Did you know that one of the most popular Christmas flowers is the poinsettia? Of course you did. I think a lot of churches decorate with them this time of year.

My card today is full of Christmas poinsettias from the Boughs of Holly Designer Series Paper pack featured in the July- December 2022 holiday catalog.

Project Measurements

Garden Green CS-5½ x 8½, (card base)
Basic White CS-4 x 5¼ (2)
Boughs of Holly DSP-2¼ x 5¼, poinsettias
Brightest Glow Stamp Set
Garden Green Ink
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue
Paper Snips

Project Directions

Score card base in landscape position (aka longer side) at 4¼. Fold and burnish to create card.
Stamp greeting on top of Basic White panel. Attach DSP to lower portion of white panel and then attac to card front.
Use Paper Snips to fussy cut poinsettias from the Boughs of Holly DSP and attach to card front>
Layer Basic White CS to inside and decorate as desired.

I hope you enjoy this super simple Christmas card and are inspired to create something beautiful today.

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

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Trees For Sale ~ Make It Monday #85

Can you believe there are only 28 days until Christmas! Do you have your Christmas tree yet? Growing up we had a real tree for many years and then sometime between 3rd and 5th grade, my parents switched to artificial. You would think I would remember exactly when since it was my job to vacuum up the fallen needles.

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For all my years of marriage, my husband and I have never had a real tree. I guess neither one of us want the vacuuming job. LOL We typically put up our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving! I would love to hear if you put up a real or artificial tree and when?

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Decorated With Happiness Meets Celebrate With Tags! Favorite Things Friday!

2 Comments / Christmas 2022, Favorite Things Friday / November 25, 2022

Black Friday-Favorite Things Friday or Not?

When my daughter was in late grade school and all through high school we loved the thrill of Black Friday. Each year we would travel to Bloomington/Normal IL to see my cousins for Thanksgiving and spend the night so we could hit the stores super early on Black Friday. One of our favorite things to do Thanksgiving evening in the hotel was to thumb through the many ads in the newspaper and plan or shopping spree. Well I am sad to say those days are over.

Not because we got tired of shopping on Black Friday, but because each year there were fewer flyers in the newspaper and one by one all the stores at Eastland Mall closed. Now Black Friday starts way before Thanksgiving and shopping online is just not as exciting.

So instead of shopping, we craft and today I am happy to share a card I created using the Decorated with Happiness Bundle and the Celebrate with Tags Bundle.

So whether you are shopping, crafting, decorating for Christmas or eating Thanksgiving leftovers, enjoy this time with family and have a blessed weekend!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Tis The Season For Sweet Candy Canes

Christmas 2022 / November 23, 2022

Nothing says Christmas like a candy cane and of course the Christmas movie, Elf. After all it was Buddy the Elf who said, “We elves try to stick to the four main food groups, candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup.”

Project Measurements

Basic White CS-5½ x 8½, (card base), 2 x 3
Real Red CS- ½ x 5½, 2¼ x 3¼
Sweetest Candy Cane Bundle
Christmas to Remember
Real Red Ink
Shaded Spruce Ink
Red Rhinestone Jewels
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue

Did you know that according to the National Confectioners Association, alwaysatreat.com, candy canes are the No. 1-selling non-chocolate candy during the month of December. About 90 percent of these red and white striped treats are sold between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Who knew, right?

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Jingle Jingle Jingle All The Way!

1 Comment / Christmas 2022 / November 22, 2022

Jingle, Jingle, Jingle, all the way! I am really loving this adorable set and all the sweet little stamps that come with it. Today I used the little ornament, but there is also a candy cane, a star, a Santa hat and a string of holiday lights. This is the perfect holiday set to get us in the mood for Christmas.

Project Measurements

Basic White CS-5½ x 8½, (card base), 3¾ x5
Cherry Cobbler CS- 4×5¼
Mossy Meadow CS- 3-7/8 x 5-1/8
Jingle Jingle Jingle Stamp Set
Cherry Cobbler Ink
Mossy Meadow Ink
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue

The holidays are fast approaching, which means that it is finally time to start planning for the perfect homemade Christmas Card to send to family and friends. In the next few weeks I hope to share many Christmas card ideas. So stop back tomorrow for more Christmas inspiration.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Decorated With Happiness ~ Make It Monday #84

Christmas 2022, Make it Monday Videos / November 21, 2022

Well it is time again for another Make it Monday video and I created three cards for you using the Decorated with Happiness Bundle featured in the July-December 2022 holiday catalog. These sets are available through the end of December.

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Did you know the modern-day mold-blown colored glass Christmas ornament was invented in the small German town of Lauscha in the mid-16th century. Who knew!

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Christ the King-Sunday Wisdom

2 Comments / Sunday Wisdom / November 20, 2022

Today we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. Yes, Jesus is the King of my universe, how about yours?

I find today’s gospel filled with hope. Why? Because I say Jesus is King of my universe, but my actions don’t always show it. Oh my desire to do good and be Christ to others is there, but in my human brokenness, I stumble, fall, and fail.

Rejoice, because Jesus knows the human struggle and pain. He affirmed that on the cross when He died for you and me. He understands when we suffer and the good news is Jesus also promised He would never leave us. He never promised an easy life, but in the struggle, in the pain, we find him at our side, faithful and ready to shower us with His forgiveness and mercy!

So if you are struggling today, lay your burdens at the foot of the cross and allow the King of Glory to enter into your heart and heals all your wounds.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Merry Christmas! Favorite Things Friday

Christmas 2022, Favorite Things Friday / November 18, 2022

One of my favorite things about being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is hosting in-person stamping events. Each month I host an afternoon and evening in-person stamp camp class. I love the friends I have created by hosting these events. It truly is one of my favorite things, spending time with friends and stamping of’ course.

Today’s card is just one we will be making today at camp. It features the Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper, Evening Evergreen CS and the Brightest Glow stamp set. I accented the DSP with the Gold Specialty Paper featured in the 2022-2023 annual catalog. I love how elegant this card turned out.

The only thing better than hosting a stamp camp class with friends is hosting camp at the same time as our Seasonal Sale. Don’t forget the Seasonal Sale ends today. If you missed the details click here.

If you live in the St. Louis area, click here to access my online calendar of events. We would love to have you join us!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Inking Royalty Blog Hop-Thanks!

18 Comments / Blog Hop, Thank You / November 16, 2022 / Fond of Autumn, Hello Harvest, Leaf Fall

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s November Blog Hop! November is a time of gratitude and thanksgiving, and we’ve made projects that say “thanks!” to special people in our lives. We are excited to share our creations and hope you love them! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.

I used the color combinations, Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow and Crushed Curry inspired by Brian King. Thanks Brian, you really are the King of color combos! I choose the Fond of Autumn Bundle, because I really do love Fall. The Crushed Curry panel is dry embossed using the new Leaf Fall 3-D embossing folder and the leaf arrangement is colored with Stampin’ Blend Markers.

I used the Stampin’ Cut n Emboss machine to crop to array of leaf images and arranged them together. TIP: I did use my Paper Snips to cut away some of the images on one of the fall florals so they would fit together and accent the acorns. The greeting is from Very Best Occasions and is cropped with the banner from Stylish Shapes Dies.

With Thanksgiving being only 8 days away, there is so much to be thankful for and today’s blog hop is a perfect way to celebrate gratitude! So I thought I would share one more “Thanks” card with you. This is the card I created for my November card class for the residents at Mother of Good Counsel Nursing. I am so thankful to these men and women who challenge themselves monthly to be creative.

I used the Hello Harvest Bundle and again the Leaf Fall embossing folder. Although this greeting is fantastic, it is retired. I love pulling out some oldie but goodie retired stamps for my friends the nursing home.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group and you don’t want to miss it