Today I am sharing with you three cards I created using the designer series paper, Friends of the Ocean. This paper pack and the coordinating bundle are on the Last Chance List. Be sure to check it out along with all the other retiring products.
I love the bright colors in the paper, especially during this rainy season. I hope you have a great time creating with this paper pack. Don’t forget to check out the coordinating stamps and dies on the Last Chance List before they are gone. Happy Stampin’!
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Nobody likes to suffer and yet if you are human there is no way to get through this life without suffering. Thank you Adam and Eve! But the story does not have to end here. Jesus turned things around and God has given us Mary, the new Eve who said yes to all of God’s divine plans. We too must say yes Lord, your will be done.
Jesus takes suffering and purifies it, redeems it, and redeems us. And if we enter our suffering united with Jesus on the Cross, we find a renewed strength, a renewed sense of hope. Yes, at times we are like Mary desolate at the foot of the Cross hoping for mercy and wondering what is God’s divine plan in our lives. This is where trust enters in and transforms us, allowing us to surrender always to His Divine Will. I did not say it would be easy, but if we keep our eyes fixed on our redeemer on the Cross, we will find the strength to carry our individual cross, no matter how heavy it may seem.
So this week and for the rest of Lent, let us seek the Lord and renew our hope. From Psalm 105: Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice, turn to the Lord and his strength, and constantly seek his face.
In your mercy, please continue to pray for my niece Hayley, who is battling stage 4 brain cancer last month and has been in a coma since March 13th. Yesterday, she was taking off the ventilator and is breathing on her own. Doctors told my brother she would never breathe on her own as there was too much damage to her brain. God has shown them otherwise. God in your infinite mercy, we claim a full and complete healing through the intercession of Sr. Clare Crockett-All or Nothing! Jesus we trust in you, take care of everything.
Hayley Mattern keep fighting! We love you!
Sr. Clare Crockett, in union with the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, please grant Hayley a compete and totally healing!
Thank you all for praying with me, my brother, and his family!
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Happy Friday everyone. I hope you had a great week. It is time again for another quick five minute card. Now you might look at this card and think there is no way this is a five minute card, but truly it does not take long to assemble.
The Crafting with You stamp set and dies are on the Last Chance list. I have not been able to find a complete list online for the annual catalog, so I created my own. This list is for the stamps dies, punches, and embossing folders. Keep in mind that all of the In-color ink pads and re-inkers will be retiring, so place your order today as all products on the Last Chance List will be while supplies last. Click here for my 2024-2025 Annual Catalog list. I believe all the retiring products from the mini catalog are on the website under LAST CHANCE PRODUCT, click here.
And now for today’s card!
Supplies
Boho Blue Card Base-5-1/2 x 8-1/2
Timeless Plaid DSP- 2 x 5 1/2
Crumb Cake CS-3 x 4
Basic White CS-5 1/2 x 8 1/2 (for stamping accessories)
Boho Blue Ink
Old Olive Ink
Basic Gray Ink
Crafting with You stamp set
Crafting with You dies
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss Machine
Liquid Glue
Stampin’ Dimensionals
I hope you enjoy creating this fun card for today’s project. Happy Stamping!
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
May God bless all you prayer warriors, I so appreciate the prayers for my niece. She is a fighter and while she is still in a coma and doctors do not believe she will ever wake up or breathe on her own, doctors can be wrong. So we are waiting in hopeful trust. My heart is breaking for my brother, his wife, and their family. This has certainly been a Lenten cross and we are so thankful for all the prayers. Sorry I did not have time to create a video post for today.
Please continue to pray for this beautiful soul as this weekend she will need to be taken off the ventilator. Keep fighting Hayley, I know you are going to prove the doctors wrong. We love you sweetie.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
