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Amazing You with Color and Contour

2 Comments / Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Just Because Cards /

I just love playing with the Color and Contour Bundle in the annual 2021-2022 catalog. It is pictured on page 98. I started today’s card with a Basic White card base and layered it up with some Basic Black and Polished Pink cardstock.

I love this bundle and decided to go for all black stamping. I used the blending brushes to soften a piece of white cardstock with Polished Pink and Soft Succulent ink. I added a few dotted spatters with Memento Black and Polished Pink.

Cutting Measurements

All Measurement=inches  CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper  Landscape Position=Long side   Portrait Position=short side

Supplies

  • Basic White Cardstock- 5½ x 8½ (card), 3¾ x 5  
  • Basic Black Cardstock- 4-1/8 x 5-3/8
  • Polished Pink Cardstock- 4 x 5¼
  • Color and Contour Bundle
  • Memento Black Ink
  • Polished Pink Ink
  • Soft Succulent
  • Stampin’ Blending Brushes
  • Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue

I hope you have fun playing with the Blending Brushes, they really help to create a soft background setting for any card. They come in a three pack, so you can dedicate one for light, medium and dark colors! Give them a try, you will not be disappointed!!!!

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

Color & Contour Bundle
158356 $50.25
Blending Brushes
153611 $12
Basic White
159276 $9.75
Basic Black
121045 $8.75
Polished Pink
155710 $8.75
Polished Pink
155712
Soft Succulent
155778 $7.50
Stampin’ Seal
152813 $8
Memento Black
132708 $6
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Nuts About Squirrels or Not!

Just Because Cards /

I am super excited to share this cute squirrel set with you. I think baby squirrels are super cut, but boy are they annoying. I know they will chew through just about anything when they are hungry. I have have a plastic storage unit for my patio cushions to prove that one.

They are super curious critters too. Did you know that adult squirrels can consume about one and a half pounds of seeds and nuts each week, which is roughly the equivalent of their own body weight. No wonder my Dad has to fill his bird feeders so often. The Gray Squirrel stocks its winter pantry by burying up to 10,000 nuts each fall. Now, that is a lot of work!

My card today was much less involved. I began with a Crumb Cake card base and added a layer of Cajun Craze followed by another layer of Crumb Cake and topped it off with a panel of Basic White.

Sadly there is not a die or punch for this set, so I fussy cut these little critters.

Cutting Measurements

All Measurement=inches  CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper  Landscape Position=Long side   Portrait Position=short side

Supplies

  • Crumb Cake Cardstock – 5 ½ x 5 ½, 3 ¾ x 5
  • Cajun Craze Cardstock -4 x 5 ¼
  • Basic White Cardstock- 3 ½ x 4 ¾, 4 x 5 ¼ (inside)
  • Nuts About Squirrels Stamp Set
  • Memento Black Ink
  • Crumb Cake Ink
  • Soft Suede Ink
  • Stamparatus
  • Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/ Liquid Glue

I will definitely be reaching for this stamp set for more fun fall cards. If you like little critters or if you need a fun card to cheer someone up, this set is for you! Don’t forget to use the current host code so you can earn more free products!

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

Nuts About Squirrels
156475 $17
Stamparatus
146276 $49
Memento Black Ink
132708 $6
Basic White CS
159276 $9.75
Cajun Craze CS
119684 $8.75
Crumb Cake CS
120953 $8.75
Crumb Cake Ink
147116 $7.50
Soft Suede Ink
147115 $7.50
Paper Snips
103579 $10
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
152813 $8
Add All to Cart
Liquid Glue
110755 $4

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It’s Time to Sale-a-Brate!

Sales and Announcements /

Stampin’ Up!’s July-December 2021 Mini Catalog

The launch of the new mini catalog is underway! Click on the catalog images in the sidebar to download your free copy!   Yesterday I was having some technical difficulties, so I hope it is all resolved today!

The July – December mini catalog is divided into suites of products, bundles and plenty of stand alone stamps and amazing embellishments  Be sure to check out the catalog at a glance on pages 72-75.  I love this section because no matter how many times I look through my catalog, I always seem to miss something. Trust me there is  something here for everyone!

Sale-a-Bration Fall Is Here!

The FALL SALE-A-BRATION is going on now through September 30th.  Now you can earn fun stuff while shopping for those favorite Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas bundles. Here are just a few ways you can take advantage of this fall event.

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Earn FREE stuff! Make a list and of course check it twice, because for every $50 you spend during this celebration event you can earn a FREE product for this special SAB (Sale-a-bration) catalog!  All sales count, annual catalog, mini catalog, clearance items…well, you get the idea.

Be a Host Host a catalog party with your friends! Check out these samples made from host only sets.

SHOP BIG All qualifying purchases of $300 purchases are be eligible to get this host only set FREE.

Sale-a-Brate!

JOIN MY TEAM! Become part of my Stampin’ Up! family and save even more.  Today through September 30th you can sign up for only $99 and get an additional bundle free.

  • Choose $125 worth of free product
  • Get an additional bundle free
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  • Free Shipping
  • 20% discount on all your stamping toys
  • Private Facebook community for daily inspirations and just plain fun!
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Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Angels of Peace-Good People Kind Hearts

2 Comments / Christmas 2021 /

We arrived safely home from our travels and it is back to work. And while work can be fun, it is not as exciting as the roll out of a new mini catalog. Yep! Today is the first day for the new July – December mini catalog. I know that is super confusing, since it is August, but I am sure you are familiar with shipping issues and delayed postal deliveries! Trust me this was worth the wait!

Here is a card I created using the Angels of Peace, a new set in the July-December mini catalog. It is pictured on page 42. I used the Ornate Layers Dies to border the angel with Very Vanilla cardstock. I cut a 2¼ x 3¾ piece of Very Vanilla to fit inside the frame and punched the greeting using the Label Me Fancy punch.

I stamped the angel in Memento Black ink and colored her with the pastel chalks. This was the first time I played with the new pastels and I love them. I used a combination of Q-tips and the Blender Pens to create color. The pastels pair perfectly with this angel set, giving it a soft glow of color.

Cutting Measurements

All Measurement=inches  CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper  Landscape Position=Long side   Portrait Position=short side

Supplies

Night of Navy Cardstock- 5½ x 8½ (card)
Very Vanilla Cardstock- 5½ x 8½
Angels of Peace Stamp Set
Ornate Layers Dies
Label Me Fancy Punch
Pastel Chalks
Night of Navy Ink
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue

If you love creating, want lots of things from the catalog or if you just want to make some new friends, now is the time to join my team. and get an extra bundle free!

FREE BUNDLE

Sign up now during Sale-A-Bration and choose an additional bundle to add to your starter kit. CLICK HERE for 5 reasons to join my team today!

Ornate Layers
152726 $37
Night of Navy
100867 $8.75
Night of Navy
147110 $7.50
Very Vanilla
101650 $9.75
Pastel Chalks
154585 $9
Label Me Fancy
151297 $18
Blender Pens
102845 $12
Stampin’ Seal
152813 $8
Stampin’ Dimensionals
104430 $4
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13 Tips for Stamparatus-Make it Monday #18

Make it Monday Videos /

It’s a baker’s dozen full of tips for using the Stamparatus! I hope you find some of these tips helpful!

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Supplies

  • Stamparatus
  • Silicone Craft Sheet
  • Biggest Wish Stamp Set
  • Many Messages Stamp Set
  • Messages Dies
  • Real Red Ink
  • Memento Black Ink
  • Real Red Cardstock
  • Basic Black Cardstock
  • Basic White Cardstock

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

Stamparatus
146276 $49
Silicone Craft Sheet
127853 $6
Biggest Wish
155052 $17
Many Messages
154510 $22
Messages Dies
154422 $32
Real Red Ink
147084 $7.50
Real Red CS
102482 $8.75
Memento Black Ink
132708 $6
Basic Black CS
121045 $8.75
Basic White CS
159276 $9.75
Stampin’ Seal
152813 $8
Add All to Cart

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Bitter Sweet

Just Because Cards /

Saying good-bye can be bitter sweet.  Yesterday we closed on my mother-in-law’s house in Perryopolis, PA.  It was sad because we have a lot of great memories from our visits with her, but we are excited for the new young couple who will be moving in. 

We are also blessed to still have mom with us because when we imaged selling her house we pictured her with the Lord, so for now, we plan to make many more memories with her. So sorry, but since Perryopolis is about a 10 hour drive, I did not create a card today.

Stop back on Monday for a Make it Monday tutorial!

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

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Fancy Hand-Penned Thank You

Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Thank You /

I hope you have been enjoying the Hand-Penned Petals bundle and Designer Series Paper as much as I have. 

You still have a few more days to get this amazing paper pack 15% off.  Also if you want to earn the July Virtual Stamp Camp free, just place a $25 order using the host code: QAYK3PKS before midnight July 31st.

Cutting Measurements

All Measurement=inches  CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper  Landscape Position=Long side   Portrait Position=short side

Supplies

  • Garden Green Cardstock- 8½ x 5½ (card base)
  • Cinnamon Cider Cardstock- 4-1/8 x 5-3/8, 3 x 5¾
  • Hand-Penned DSP- 4 x 5¼  
  • Basic White Cardstock- 2½ x 3½, 3 ½ x 3½, 4 x 5¼ (inside)
  • Mint Macaron Cardstock- 2½ x 5¼
  • Hand-Penned Petals
  • Stitched So Sweetly Dies
  • Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder
  • Mint Macaron Ink
  • Garden Green Ink
  • Cinnamon Cider Ink
  • Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
  • Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals

Directions

  • Score Garden Green cardstock in landscape position at 4¼. Fold and burnish to create card.
  • Layer Cinnamon Cider and Hand-Penned DSP panels to card front.
  • Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to dry emboss Mint Macaron with Tasteful Textile Folder.
  • Crop two scalloped die edges in Cinnamon Cider cardstock and cut to measure 5 ½. Attach on both sides of the Mint Macaron panel and layer to the center of the card front.
  • Use the Stampin’ Cut n Emboss machine to crop white rectangle from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.
  • Stamp greeting in Memento Black ink and attach to card front.
  • Stamp Hand-Penned flower in Memento Black Ink and stamp coordinating colors with stamps from bundle.
  • Crop the large flower using coordinating dies and attach to card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Attach 4 x 5¼ white panel to the inside and decorate the inside panel as desired.

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

Hand-Penned Bundle
155492 $46.75
Stitched So Sweetly
151690 $32
Tasteful Textile Folder
152718 $9
Garden Green
102584 $8.75
Cinnamon Cider
153078 $8.75
Mint Macaron
138337 $8.75
Mint Macaron
147106 $7.50
Cinnamon Cider
153114 $7.50
Garden Green
147089 $7.50
Memento Black
132708 $6

Stampin’ Dimensionals
104430 $4
Stampin’ Seal
152813 $8
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss
149653 $120
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Oh Baby! Throw Back Thursday

4 Comments / Welcome Baby! / /

We got some exciting news! My brother and sister in law that their only daughter is going to be a Mommy. How sweet is that? Congratulations Ally and Todd. Ally and Todd were married last October and they make the cutest couple.

I have a lot of baby stamps in my crafting collection and cannot wait to add the All For Baby Bundle on page 25 of the 2021-2022 annual catalog. Now I have a good excuse, right?

The card I created for Ally and Todd (hopefully they have received it in the mail by now) was created with a retired but favorite set, Something for Baby. We are so excited for Ally and Todd and cannot wait to celebrate the precious addition to our family.

Something For Baby Retired Stamp Set

Just for kicks and because after all it is Throw Back Thursday, I made a another baby card with the retired stamp set Moon Baby. No, I did not send Ally and Todd a second card. This one is clearly for a little girl, so for now, I hope you enjoy it. This would be super simple to create with any sweet baby set.

Moon Baby retired stamp set

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

All For Baby Bundle
158360 $38.50

Stampin’ Cut n Emboss
149653 $120
Mint Macaron Cardstock
138337 $8.75
Basic White Cardstock
159276 $9.75
Blushing Bride Cardstock
131198 $8.75
Memento Black Ink
132708 $6
Stampin’ Seal
152813 $8
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Celebrate Color and Contour with Gorgeous Grape

2 Comments / Just Because Cards / / , ,

If you have ever moved or helped someone move then you know how quickly things accumulate. Recently we had to sell my mother-in-laws home and while she is no longer able to live alone, she is still with us.  Praise God for that. I love to rearrange and am constantly re-organizing my crafting area, but that does not necessarily mean I purge. Maybe that is why I can’t always find things. LOL

My card today is a celebration of all the wonderful memories we have shared with Mom over the years.  I began with a Gorgeous Grape card base and used the Color and Contour Bundle.

Cutting Measurements

All Measurement=inches  CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper  Landscape Position=Long side   Portrait Position=short side

Supplies

  • Gorgeous Grape Cardstock- 8½ x 5½ (card base), 4 x 5¼, 2-7/8 x 7/8
  • Basic Black Cardstock- 4 x 5¼
  • Basic White Cardstock- 3-3/8 x 4¾ , 4x 5¼
  • Color and Contour Bundle
  • Create With Friends Stamp Set
  • Black Embossing Powder
  • VersaMark Ink
  • Heat Tool
  • Stazon Jet Black Ink
  • Water Painters
  • Gorgeous Grape Ink
  • Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
  • Stampin’ Seal Adhesive

Directions

  • Score Gorgeous Grape cardstock in landscape position at 4¼. Fold and burnish to create card.
  • Layer the black panel to card front.
  • Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine and the Color and Contour dies to crop a fancy Gorgeous Grape rectangle and layer on card front.
  • Randomly stamp the open flower with Stazon Jet Black ink on smaller white panel.
  • Use Water Painters and Gorgeous Grape ink to add color to one flower.
  • Stamp greeting on Gorgeous Grape strip with VersaMark, apply embossing powder and use the heat tool to set.
  • Decorate the inside panel as desired.

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

Color & Contour Bundle
158356 $50.25
Create w/Friends
156058 $17
Gorgeous Grape
146987 $8.75
Gorgeous Grape
147099 $7.50
Cut n Emboss
149653 $120
Basic White
159276 $9.75
Stazon Black Ink
101406 $10
VersaMark Ink
102283 $9.50
Heat Tool
129053 $30
Embossing Powder
155554 $18
Water Painters
151298 $12
Basic Black
121045 $8.75
Stampin’ Seal
152813 $8
Add All to Cart

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Thank You with Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper

2 Comments / Paper Crafting Ideas, Thank You / / ,

My husband and I took a road trip to Perryopolis, PA and we stayed at an adorable Airbnb in Urbana Ohio. It was Monument Square Suites if you want to look it up. Not only was the suite perfectly cleaned and elegantly decorated, it was walking distance to some local shops and restaurants. The front and back of the home had the most amazing flowers and greenery.  I am always grateful to people who have a talent for growing things.

My card today is the extent of my green thumb.  We all have different gifts and talents. Mine just lies in paper crafting and not potted soil. LOL The Hand-Penned Bundle and Designer Series paper pair perfectly with water coloring and is the focus of my card today.

Supplies

  • Mint Macaron Cardstock-8½ x 5½ (card base), 4 x 4
  • Basic White Cardstock- 4 x 5¼, 4¼ x 5½
  • Hand-Penned DSP- 3 x 4, 2 x 2 
  • Hand-Penned Bundle
  • Biggest Wish Stamp Set
  • Paper Snips
  • Highland Heather Ink
  • Blushing Bride Ink
  • Mint Macaron Ink
  • Stazon Jet Black Ink
  • Memento Black Ink
  • Water Painters
  • Acrylic Block D
  • Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
  • Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals

Directions

  • Score Mint Macaron cardstock in landscape position at 4¼ . Fold and burnish to create card.
  • Attach 3 x 4 DSP panel to bottom of 4 x 5¼ white panel and attach to card front.   
  • Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to crop a Mint Macaron scalloped circle and a smooth white circle. Layer circles together and attach to white panel on card front.
  • Stamp the floral image from Hand-Penned Bundle on white cardstock using Stazon Jet Black Ink.
  • Use Water Painters and inks to color floral image as shown.
  • Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to crop floral image with coordinating die and attach to white circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Use Paper Snips to fussy cut some flowers from Hand-Penned DSP and attach to card front.
  • Use the Stamparatus to stamp greeting from Biggest Wish in Memento Black ink.
  • Decorate the inside panel as desired.

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

Hand-Penned Bundle
155492 $46.75
Hand-Penned DSP
155499 SALE $9.78
Layering Circles
151770 $35
Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
149653 $120
Stazon Black Ink
101406 $10
Water Painters
151298 $12
Biggest Wish Stamp Set
155052 $17
Mint Macaron Cardstock
138337 $8.75
Mint Macaron Ink
147106 $7.50
Highland Heather Ink
147103 $7.50
Add All to Cart
Blushing Bride Ink
147100 $7.50

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