Happy Spring! The weather here in St. Louis was absolutely gorgeous this weekend. And now it is time for another Make it Monday. Today’s card features a brand new bundle, Color and Contour, which will be available for purchase tomorrow Tuesday May 4th. Until then, enjoy today’s Make it Monday tutorial. Just click on the image below! Youtube link: https://youtu.be/3xqx0msV-Do
Supplies
Basic White Cardstock- 5½ x 8½” (card base) Score in landscape position at 4 1/4”
Basic White Cardstock- 2 ½ x 8 ½ (flowers)
Basic Black Cardstock-Cut two 2×2” squares
Color and Contour Bundle
Stamparatus
Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
Costal Cabana and Bermuda Bay Ink
Fresh Freesia and Gorgeous Grape Ink
Pale Papaya and Memento Black Ink
Stampin’ Seal or Liquid Glue
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
I don’t know about you, but I do not have much of a green thumb. I love crafting and making cards is therapy for me, but a master gardener I am not. I like flowers and gardening and although I am not great at it, I do know that in order for anything to bear fruit, the branches must be pruned.
This is also true with our spiritual lives. We must be pruned to bear great fruit. Jesus said, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. ~John 15:5
Pruning can be difficult and we don’t always understand suffering, but the one who created us does and works all things for our good. All we need to do is trust. We can receive strength and life from Jesus because He blesses our efforts and makes us fruitful, but we need to stay connected to Him. We cannot do it alone.
So let us attach ourselves firmly to Jesus through prayer, prune anything that separates us from God and let go of whatever is blocking us from connecting to Jesus, the true vine. Then we will receive life more abundantly.
Today my card features an “old” retiring set and the “new” Designer Series Paper pack, Hand-Penned, plus a “new” punch bundle, Flowers of Friendship. The 2021-2022 AC (annual catalog) will go live on May 4.
Wow, it is hard to believe we are already heading toward 2022! There have been so many changes in our world, some good, some not so good, but at least we can still create beautiful hand-stamped cards that will bring sunshine to others.
Supplies
Pale Papaya Cardstock (new In-Color)- 5½ x 8½” (card base)
Misty Moonlight Cardstock-2½ x 5½, 1½ x 2½
Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper (new)- 2¼ x 5½
Basic White Cardstock- 1½ x 2¼ ” (greeting), 4 x 5¼ (inside-optional)
Framed For You Stamp Set (retiring
Flowers of Friendship (new punch bundle)
Double Oval Punch
Misty Moonlight Ink
Blushing Bride Stampin’ Blends
Pastel Pearls
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Directions
Score Pale Papaya cardstock in landscape position (aka longer side) at 4¼. Fold & burnish.
Attach the strip of designer series paper to strip of Misty Moonlight cardstock. Attach to card front leaving a small border along left side.
Use the Double Oval Scallop punch to crop a scallop circle in Misty Moonlight cardstock.
Stamp greeting from Framed For You in Misty Moonlight ink on white cardstock & crop a smooth oval. Layer the ovals together.
Attach the layered ovals with greeting to card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Randomly add three pastel pearls to card front.
Optional: 4 x 5¼” white cardstock to decorate inside as desired.
All the supplies used in today’s cards are listed below, except those new products that will not be available until May 4! Our Host Code is: AUNW3AKX
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Count down, only a few days away. I could be counting the days until my son graduates from college, but no instead, I am counting down the days until the launch of the new catalog. I am sure my son is counting down the days until graduation. LOL
New Catalog Debut: Tuesday May 4th
I will have a pdf version of the new catalog posted on the home page of my blog on Tuesday. If you need a hard copy, please contact me. Also beginning May 4, Stampin’ Up! will offer two amazing specials as part of the CONNECT, CRAFT & COLLECT PROMOTION. If you are like me and love connecting with others, crafting to create beautiful things and of’ course collecting crafting supplies-you will have to check this out!
Everyone can be a winner with Stampin Up! May 4-June 14, we will all have an opportunity to get an additional $25 of free product for orders over $250. Yahoo! So get out that wish list, start planning to host your own party, catalog show or virtual stamp camp and let’s earn you some free products! I would love to help you connect, create and collect. Contact meanytime for more information.
And if that is not awesome enough, beginning May 4 thru June 14, you can join my team and save even more! During this special promotional time the $99 starter kit will include an additional $30 in products! That’s $155 in products of your choice! How cool is that? Click here for more info!
As a member of my team you will become invited to an exclusive Facebook page where you can get and share ideas. Of course there it the 20% DISCOUNT on all your purchases! There is NO OBLIGATION to sell to others, just fun and crafting!
Grow a business or be a hobbyist, the choice is yours! Contact me today, I would be happy to talk and share what I love with you!
If you already know you love it all, what are you waiting for? Oh yes, of course, May 4th…….To get the additional $30 in free product you have to wait until May 4th and then CLICK HERE TO JOIN! I love sharing the Stampin’ Up! experience and all are welcome so contact me anytime!
AND NOW to interrupt this amazing special with today’s card featuring items in the Sand & Sea collection with the Sailing Home stamp set!
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Sadly the Snail Mail set will be retiring at the end of June. You still have time to add this sweet collection to your stamping supplies! This is such a fun set and you have to admit those little snails are too cute!!! Our host code is: WP3RWEW3
There is still time to earn the April Virtual Stamp Camp free, just place a $25 order and use the host code above before midnight on April 30th. Stamp camp project instructions will be emailed directly to the address provided on your online order. Happy Stamping and Happy Shopping!!!!
Supplies
Just Jade Cardstock- 5½ x 8½”
Real Red Cardstock-4 x 5¼
Snail Mail Designer Paper- 3½ x 4½, plus snails and presents cut from paper
Basic White Cardstock-2 x 2 ½” (greeting), 4 x 5¼ (inside)
Best Year Yet Stamp Set
Sweet Ice Cream Stamp Set
Real Red and Memento Black Ink
Directions
Score Just Jade Cardstock in landscape position (aka longer side) at 4¼. Fold and burnish to create card base.
Attach Real Red panel to card front
Attach the 3½ x 4 ½” piece of designer paper to the red panel.
Use paper snips to cut three big snails, two small snails and 5 presents from the designer series paper.
Attach the snails to the outside and one to the inside as shown.
Stamp the greeting from Best Year in Memento Black ink on some basic white cardstock and cut out with the Postage Stamp Punch.
Add three red rhinestones as shown.
Attach white panel to the inside and stamp Happy Birthday in Real Red ink.
Add a big snail and a present to the lower left corner.
As promised in my post yesterday, here is another sneak peek at one of the new bundles that will be featured in the new catalog and available for purchase on May 4th. This is the Beauty of Friendship Bundle. The trees are spectacular. I featured a spring/summer time tree, but you could easily turn this into a fall or winter scene.
The new catalog will also feature 5 new In-Colors. I am using two of them today and they both coordinate well with Cinnamon Cider, which is a current In-Color. Yay! The new colors that I used are Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen. The cardstock is also Evening Evergreen.
Supplies
Evening Evergreen Card Base- 5½ x 8½”
Cinnamon Cider Cardstock-4 x 5¼
Basic White Cardstock- 3¾ x 5, 4 x 5¼ (inside)
Beauty of Friendship Bundle-new
High Tide Stamp Set
Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, Misty Moonlight, and Cinnamon Cider Ink
Directions
Score Evening Evergreen cardstock along 8½ “side at 4 ¼” to create card base
Attach Cinnamon Cider panel to card front
Stamp the tree in Cinnamon Cider ink, the leaves in Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent in on the white cardstock.
Stamp the greeting in Evening Evergreen and the birds from High Tide in Misty Moonlight ink.
Under the tree and along the bottom of the cards stamp the grass image in Soft Succulent ink.
Attach the white panel to the card front
Add a white layer on the inside of the card and decorate as desired.
We are in the last week of the 2020-2021 annual catalog and here is a sneak peek at some of the gorgeous paper coming in the NEW 2021-2022 Annual catalog.
Items in the new catalog will be available for purchase beginning May 4th. There is still time to get some of those retiring products, but don’t delay, time is running out!
Supplies
Misty Moonlight Cardstock- 5 ½ x 8 ½” (card base), 2½ x ½
Hand-Penned 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper -4 x 5 ¼
Basic White Cardstock- 1½ x 2½ (greeting), 4 x 5¼ (inside)
Butterfly Brilliance Bundle
Fancy Phrases Stamp Set
Onate Layers Dies
Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
Misty Moonlight Ink
Directions
Score white cardstock along 8½ “side at 4 ¼” for card base
Attach Hand-Penned Designer Series paper panel to card front.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine and the Ornate Layers Dies to cut the fancy rectangle in Misty Moonlight and attach to the center front of card.
Stamp greeting in Misty Moonlight ink on white cardstock and cut out with the Label Me Fancy punch. Attach greeting to the center of the Misty Moonlight ornate layer.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card. Stamp back tomorrow for another sneak peek from the upcoming catalog. Our Host Code is: WP3RWEW3
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Hello my crafting friends! I hope you are having a fabulous day. It is time for another Make it Monday tutorial. Click on the image below and view today’s Make it Monday Fun Fold card or find it on my YouTube Channel: Renae Novak
We are in the last week of our annual catalog and the April Shopping Bonus. There is still time for you to shop and earn, the April Stamp Camp pdf instructions for all projects. To earn the Virtual April Stamp Camp just place a $25 order before midnight on the 30th of April and use the current host code.
Place a $35 order (using the current host code) and get the April Stamp Camp plus the pdf instructions for the 11 One Sheet Wonder cards featured in the Make it Monday tutorial on April 12th. CLICK HEREif you missed that special offer.
And now, today’s video-click on the image below.
Supplies Tasteful Touches Stamp Set Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper Pear Pizzazz Cardstock Shaded Spruce Cardstock Basic White Cardstock Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine Stitched So Sweetly Dies Shaded Spruce Ink Metallic Pearls-Gold
Measurements Card Base Pear Pizzazz: 4¼ x 5½” Cut up to fold on both side of card front 1¼” from each side Forever Greenery DSP: 2 ½ x 4”, 2 strips to match ¾ x 4, 2 strips to coordinate ¾ x4” Shaded Spruce Cardstock: 4 strips 1 x 4”, 1¼ x 5½”, 2 ¾ x 4
Today is Good Shepherd Sunday and we are reminded that we need to take time to know His voice. To really know the Shepherd’s voice we need to listen with our hearts. When is the last time you took the opportunity to come aside and rest awhile so you could listen for the Shepherd’s calling?
Jesus offers all of us unconditional love and support, but He also wants us to return that gift of love by serving others, by taking the time to be a little more kind and to love one another. In a crazy world with so much violence all around, we need not be discouraged because Jesus is our gateway to salvation.
So go ahead and run to Him. Do not worry about what you lack, let Him shepherd you. Trust in His love and find peace.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Well I thought it was spring….that was until we got snow this week. Here in St. Louis, you just never know about the weather. I was just starting to get used to having the windows open at night and hearing the birds early each morning. They are actually very good alarm clocks! Oh well, now I have the heat on, but at least you can enjoy this springtime card.
This is actually one of the cards I featured last month at my March Stamp Camp. If you live in the St. Louis area and want to join us for our monthly card class we would love to have you. Class cost is only $15 or FREE with a $25 order, soCLICK HERE for my calendar of events.
Don’t live in the St. Louis area, no problem, join in the monthly stamping fun virtually. Place a $25 order and use the current host code and I will email you the project instructions and video link. Our host code is: WP3RWEW3
This month you also have an opportunity to earn the Make it Monday One Sheet Wonder cards instructions. We made 11 cards from one sheet of designer series paper. If you missed that post, justCLICK HERE
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
