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How Strong Are You? Sunday Wisdom

Sunday Wisdom / August 21, 2022

In today’s gospel, Jesus refers to the strong who will be able to enter the narrow gate. How strong are you and how do we build up our strength? Jesus did not give us a routine exercise to follow, but he did give us the church. We must continue to exercise our trust in the Lord and have faith that we are given all we need, not always what we want, but what we need to grow in love.

We need God’s sanctifying grace to grow stronger spiritually, and to grow in holiness. We need to recognize that we are not alone. God is love and he is not going anywhere, regardless of how many times we turn our backs on Him. He is not going to go love some and not others. He does not change His mind about loving us because we made a bad choice.

This is great news for us and brings us hope. God loves the good and the bad. His sun shines on everyone and so we continue to build up our strength by loving others and growing in our relationship through prayer. When we trust that God gives us all that we need, we grow in humility and recognize our need for His mercy. As we open our hearts we can then recognize that God has many more graces waiting for us; graces that will continue to build up our strength.

So go ahead, flex those trust muscles and begin building up strength to enter that narrow gate. Jesus, have mercy on me. Jesus, I trust in you. God Bless you all!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Back To School-InKing Royal Blog Hop

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s August Blog Hop! Can you believe it’s already time for schools to start back up?! The return to school after summer vacation is a really big deal for students, teachers, school workers and the parents who are left home alone. To honor this big event, we have created projects with a back to school theme. 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 created today’s blog hop card using the Cheerful Basket Bundle, Garden Birdhouses and Forever Fern stamp sets. Begin with a Basic White card base and add a layer of Daffodil Delight. Use the basket dies to crop a Crumb Cake basket and color it with Crumb Cake Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Stamp and crop the crafting/school tools and color with coordinating Stampin’ Blend markers and add basket to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greetings are from Garden Birdhouses and Forever Fern stamp sets. Whether you are a student or a teacher, I hope you have a fabulous year.

Project Measurements

Basic White CS- 5½ x 8½ (card base)
Basic White CS- 1½ x 3 ¾
Daffodil Delight CS- 4 x 5¼
Crumb Cake CS-3 x 3
Cheerful Basket Bundle
Forever Fern Stamp Set
Garden Birdhouses Stamp Set
Memento Black Ink
Stylish Shapes Dies
Stampin’ Blends Maker Combos: Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate, Highland Heather, Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive or Liquid Glue

I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop with Robin Myren at Songbird Designs. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:

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Two More Fabulous Cards-Boughs of Holly DSP

Christmas 2022 / August 16, 2022 / Boughs of Holly

As promised, here are the two last cards from yesterday’s Make It Monday tutorial. If you missed this weeks video tutorial, CLICK HERE. Both of my cards today were created using the Boughs of Holly Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack. See button below today’s projects for a free pdf instruction sheet.

Isn’t this paper gorgeous! Seriously, this card took less than 5 minutes to create. And here is my second card for today. I know you will love how easy it is to create with our amazing paper packs. These gems do all the work for you!

free pdf Instruction sheet

I hope you have fun with this paper pack and get those holiday creative juices going. It is never too early to start creating for Christmas!!!

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Make It Monday #70 boughs of Holly

Christmas 2022, Make it Monday Videos / August 15, 2022 / Designer Series Paper

Happy Monday! I know you are going to love how easy it is to create holiday cards using the Boughs of Holly Designer Series Paper Pack. Let this amazing paper pack do all the work for you. Create 5 different card designs. Three with the tree pattern and two with the poinsettias. I really love this paper pack and it will certainly make creating cards for this holiday season a snap.

Make it monday #70 instructions

Stop back tomorrow for more card creating with this amazing paper pack. Only a two weeks left to earn a FREE stamp set. Every $50 purchase earns you free product. SALE-a-bration ends August 31t. Our host code is FERKHP24

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Wonderful World-SAB-Favorite Things Friday!

Favorite Things Friday, Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Sale-a-Bration / August 12, 2022 / Sale-A-Bration

Only 19 more days left to celebrate SALE-A-BRATIONS with a free product. My card today features the Wonderful World stamp set. Check out this amazing set on page 14.

I began with a Basic White card base and added a layer of my favorite pinks, Polished Pink. Polished Pink is part of the 2021-2023 In-Colors. The second layer of white is stamped with one of the flowers from the set. The greetings which is also from this set is stamped in Memento Black Ink.

I used the Stamparatus to stamp the flower in Polished Pink and Old Olive. This amazing positioning tool makes it super easy to add multiple colors. The pink pearls are from the Pastel Pearls. The white stamped panel is attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals. This is a super simple design that took just a few minutes to create.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

Project Measurements and Supplies

Basic White CS- 5½ x 8½, (card base), 2-7/8 x 4½
Polished Pink CS-2-7/8 x 5-3/8
Polished Pink Ink
Old Olive Ink
Memento Black Ink
Wonderful World Stamp Set
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Pastel Pearls
Stampartaus

Wonderful World Bundle
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Pumpkin Patch with Rustic Harvest DSP

Fall-Halloween-Thanksgiving Cards, Paper Crafting Ideas / August 11, 2022 / Rustic Harvest DSP

Well, I seems to be stuck on the Fall theme this week and that is a great place to be stuck. Check out the festive fall stamps sets in the holiday mini catalog. I guess I am looking forward to putting out all those fall and Halloween decorations. Today’s card features the greeting from the Hello Harvest Bundle, the pumpkin paper from Rustic Harvest, and the Stylish Shapes Dies.

I began with a Cajun Craze card base, added a layer of Basic White and then two 3 x 4 panels, one cut from the pumpkin paper in this pack and the other from Cajun Craze cardstock.

I stamped the greeting with Cajun Craze ink and cut the banner looking die from Stylish Shapes Dies for my greeting. If you missed these dies, they are in the 2022-2023 annual catalog and will be the perfect go to shapes for your next card creation. Here is a closer look at the dies and the paper pack.

Project Measurements and Supplies

Cajun Craze CS-5½ x 8½, 3 x 4
Basic White CS-4 x 5¼ (2), white scrap for greeting
Rustic Harvest DSP-3 x 4
Cajun Craze Ink
Hello Harvest Bundle
Stylish Shape Dies
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive

Add these amazing dies to your next order and you are only $20 away from a FREE SAB product. Don’t forget our host code: FERKHP24.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Leaf Fall Harvest

Fall-Halloween-Thanksgiving Cards / August 10, 2022

I know that is it back to school time and that just makes me think of fall. Also, fall is my favorite time of the year. Here in the Midwest we have the treat of changing seasons. I think many of us will be welcoming fall after a very hot summer!

Today’s card features the new Leaf Fall embossing folder and the Hello Harvest bundle. I began with a Very Vanilla card base and added another layer of Very Vanilla that I embossed with this gorgeous new folder. I stamped the pumpkin from the bundle and colored it with the Stampin’ Blends Pumpkin Pie Combo.

I stamped the Hello in Early Espresso on a scrap of Very Vanilla and used my paper snips to fussy cut around it. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach the pumpkin and the mini Stampin’ Dimensionals for the greeting. This was a super quick card that does not require a lot of product, yet it looks festive.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

Project Measurements and Supplies

Very Vanilla CS- 5½ x 8½, (card base)
Very Vanilla CS- 3 ¾ x 5, 2 x 3 & scrap for greeting
Early Espresso Ink
Stampin’ Blend Combo-Pumpkin Pie
Stampin’ Blend Combo-Crumb Cakes
Paper Snips
Stampin’ Dimensionals reg. and mini
Hello Harvest Bundle Stampin’
Cut n Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue

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Autumn Wishes – Rustic Harvest

Fall-Halloween-Thanksgiving Cards / August 9, 2022

I hope you have had a chance to check out the gorgeous paper in the Rustic Harvest paper pack featured in the July – December Holiday catalog. It is the perfect pack for creating cards for the fall. I love the colors and the fun fall patterns. For today’s card I used a 3-7/8 x 4-3/8 piece of the floral paper and added a panel of Daffodil Delight and then a layer of Merry Merlot.

My card base is also Merry Merlot and although I probably did not need the extra layer of Merry Merlot, I like how it turned out. I cut the butterfly from the paper using my paper snips and added it in the center of the flower. The greeting is heat embossed with white embossing powder.

It is still SALE-a-bration (SAB) time, so if you are going to add any of these supplies to your list, you might as well make it a $50 order and get something FREE from the SAB catalog. Our host code is FERKHP24.

Project Measurements and Supplies

Merry Merlot CS- 5½ x 8½, (card base)
Rustic Harvest DSP- 3-7/8 x 4-3/8
Daffodil Delight CS- 4 x 4½
Merry Merlot CS-4 -1/8 x 4-5/8
Heat Tool
Basic White Embossing Powder
Versa Mark Ink
Embossing Buddy
Fond of Autumn Stamp Set
Paper Snips
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue
Stampin’ Dimensionals

I am pleased with how this card turned out, but I think if I create this card again I will use Stampin’ Dimensionals to add that last layer to the card front, just to give it a bit more depth.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Lights Aglow-Make it Monday #69

2 Comments / Christmas 2022, Make it Monday Videos / August 8, 2022

Today I am excited to share with you a One Sheet Wonder to create 4 Fabulous cards with the new Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper pack. You won’t want to miss this gorgeous pack of paper that is sure to put a little sparkle in your Holiday Season. I know it might be a bit early to think about Christmas, but I just could not help myself! This paper pack is so much fun!

Make It MOnday #69 Instruction Sheet

Cutting Template

Thanks for joining me for another Make It Monday tutorial. I hope you enjoy creating these 4 fun cards. Let me know in the comments if you would like to see more One Sheet Wonders in the future. Remember, holiday greeting cards make the best gifts, so let’s get inspired to create something beautiful to share.

SALE-A-BRATION (SAB) ends this month, so if you want to order something free from the SAB mini catalog, don’t delay, sale ends August 31st.

OUR HOST CODE IS: FERKHP24

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Wonderful World – Favorite Things Friday!

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Favorite Things Friday, Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Sale-a-Bration / August 5, 2022 / Wonderful World

Yahoo! It is Friday and time for another Favorite Things Friday post. Today I thought I would share a card that I created using the FREE SALE-a-bration bundle, Wonderful World. This bundle include a stamp set and a pack of gorgeous paper. Today I am only featuring the set, but check out this amazing SALE-a-bration product that is FREE with a $100 order. OUR HOST CODE IS: FERKHP24

I began with a Basic White card base and added several layers, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and that amazing Gingham Cottage Designer Series Paper. The Happy Anniversary is from the Celebrate You set and stamped with Melon Mambo Ink. I used the Stamparatus so that I could ink the flower in Melon Mambo and the leaves in Old Olive. I really do love the versatility of our Stamparatus!

You really don’t have to do much to this set, because these gorgeous flowers make a statement with minimal effort. SALE-a-bration ends on August 31st, so don’t delay, add this amazing bundle to your cart today. OUR HOST CODE IS: FERKHP24 #blessedbycards

Project Measurements and Supplies

Basic White CS- 5½ x 8½ (card base), 3 x 4, ¾ x 3¼
Melon Mambo CS-4 x 5¼, 3-1/8 x 4-1/8
Daffodil Delight CS-3¼ x 4¼
Gingham Cottage DSP–3-7/8 x 5-1/8
Wonderful World Bundle-FREE SAB Product
Celebrate You Stamp Set
Melon Mambo Ink
Old Olive Ink
Stampin’ Adhesive or Liquid Glue
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Stamparatus
Paper Snips

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Two More Fabulous Cards-Boughs of Holly DSP

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Make It Monday #70 boughs of Holly

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Wonderful World-SAB-Favorite Things Friday!

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Pumpkin Patch with Rustic Harvest DSP

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Leaf Fall Harvest

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Autumn Wishes – Rustic Harvest

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Lights Aglow-Make it Monday #69

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Wonderful World – Favorite Things Friday!

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