God trusts you more than you will ever know and today’s gospel reading reminds us that everything we own and everything we are belongs to God. God has given us all many and very different gifts. It is up to us to use those gifts to honor and glorify God. Our parable today reminds us that God is always in control and while he is not physically on earth with us today as he was with his apostles, if we allow him, He will walk each step of our journey with us.
Don’t waste your gifts and don’t waste precious time. Invite God into your life! We all have different gifts, one is not more important than the other, but what is important is to use your gifts to better the Kingdom of God on earth so we will be prepared to spend eternity in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Mark your calendars and get ready for the final sale of 2023 with sales up to 60% off items in the 2023 Holiday Mini Catalog. NOTE: This sale runs November 21, 2023 thru January 3, 2024 but all products will be while supplies last. If there is something on your list that will be retiring, order early while your desired product is still in stock. Download the carry over and last chance product pdf below and start making your list!
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Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
This time of year in my neighborhood not only are the leaves falling but also the acorns and our Fruitful Blessings Bundle is the perfect set to showcase fall. I began with an Early Espresso card base. I stamped the single leaves with Crumb Cake ink onto a panel of Crumb Cake cardstock and added it to the card front.
The leaves and the acorns were all colored with our Watercolor Pencils. I used a Blender Pen to soften the lines and attach them to a panel of Very Vanilla and Early Espresso with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is stamped with Early Espresso ink and cropped with the die from Autumn Leaves Bundle, another great bundle for the fall.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
On Monday I posted a video on how to create a background using a watercoloring technique and today I am sharing a card that I created using that technique. I used Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, and Poppy Parade re-inkers to create my background. It is amazing how changing out the colors gets a different background every time.
I began with a Basic Black card base and added a layer of Highland Heather and then another layer of Basic Black before adding the watercolor layer. The greeting is from the Wanted to Say Dies and is cropped using Basic Black and Highland Heather cardstock.
Since it is cold and flu season I thought it might be a good idea to stock up on my get well soon cards. I hope you stay healthy! Happy Stamping.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Mark your calendar for this Pop Up Seasonal Sale!Three Days Only! Supplies may be limited and offer is only while supplies last!!
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This is a great time to stock up on your cardstock or purchase some of the new colors from our color refresh. Order your favorite bling and enjoy the discount!!!! Happy Stamping!
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
A few Sundays ago my friend Laura Rossmann taught a watercolor class in my home. What a great technique and it was so much fun to see all the colorful backgrounds everyone created. Laura inspired me to use this technique to create a few watercolor backgrounds of my own and I thought I would share them with you in this week’s Make It Monday tutorial. Thanks Laura, you are a great teacher!
I used our Thick Very Vanilla cardstock, a Daffodil Delight spot, a Garden Green spot, and a Blueberry Bushel spot to create the background for my first two cards. You can do all colors at once or individually. Be sure to let your cardstock dry complete between colors and before you stamp and assemble your final panels. I added a few silver pearls to my first card.
For my third card I again used our Thick Very Vanilla cardstock, a Daffodil Delight spot, a Gorgeous Grape spot and a Balmy Blue spot. Your final project really does depend on the color combo that you choose and also where you place your paper on the the color palette you create. It is so fun to see how the final project turns out once it dries completely.
I used the Night Divine stamp set on all three cards and I stamped the greetings with Night of Navy and Memento Black ink. Again be sure that your project is completely dry before stamping and assembling your final project. I decided to add a few very small pearls to my last card but you could also use some colored gems.
Laura’s class inspired me and I hope my cards today inspire you to play around with this technique and create something unique and beautiful. Happy Stamping!
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Happy Friday! Today I am hosting my in-person stamps, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. Being with my stamping friends really is one of my favorite things. I thought I would give you a sneak peek of one of our cards that I created using the new Walk in the Forest Designer Series Paper and the greeting from Beary Cute Bundle. I really do love the font on this Merry Christmas stamp and the size seems to be just perfect for most of my holiday greeting cards!
After cutting the supplies for this card I decided to challenge myself to use the scraps from the Blue dotted designer series paper to create another card. Here is a closer look at that card.
I hope you like it and that it inspires you to create cards using your left over designer series paper scraps. Happy Stamping!
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Hello my stamping friends! It is Wednesday and the weather is unseasonably warm. I do believe the predicted high for St. Louis is 82! With weather so warm it is hard to get into the holiday decorating spirit, but I am not having an issue crating holiday cards. LOL
If you have not checked out the new Fragrant Forest Background stamp on page 27 in the Holiday catalog, what are you waiting for? Hahahaha….no seriously it is a great stamp.
For my card today I combined the Fragrant Forest with the Graceful Deer background set. Of course I had to fussy cut my deer so that he would be peeking through the trees. I stamped the trees with Shaded Spruce ink, the deer with Pecan Pie, and the greeting with Night of Navy.
The greeting is from the Night Divine stamp set. I decided to add a few rhinestones for a bit of sparkle, because at Christmas everyone loves sparkle! Right? I hope this card inspires you to create something beautiful to share with your friends, neighbors, and co-workers. Happy Stamping!
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
It is time again for another Make it Monday tutorial and today I am excited to share with you the Night Divine stamp set and the O Holy Night Designer Series Paper pack featured in the 2023 Holiday Mini Catalog.
The font in this set is so elegant and absolutely gorgeous. I hope this inspires you to begin creating your Holiday greeting cards because it is never to early to start creating all things Christmas! Happy Stamping!
YAY it’s the weekend! Well at least for me because I don’t work on Fridays and that truly is one of my favorite things. Today I thought I would round out the week with one last card using our Beary Cute Bundle. Although I am not using those adorable polar bears today, I did create a winter scene the accent stamp for the trees.
My card base is Garden Green and I used our Garden Green ink for the trees and the greeting. But before I added my snow bank and trees I embossed a Basic White panel with the Snowflake Sky embossing folder featured in the Holiday Mini catalog.
