Anniversary & Love-Weddings

Sweet Conversation Hearts!

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Just Because Cards / January 12, 2022

Today’s card was created with one of the new bundles in the January – June mini catalog, Sweet Conversations. It is the perfect set to celebrate love, not just Valentine’s Day, but anniversaries, weddings and more. My card today was created by my daughter Breanne while she was home for the holidays. I love the non-traditional colors and how she used one of the stamps to create her own patterned paper.

Supplies

Highland Heather CS- 5½ x 8½
Basic White CS-4 x 5¼ (optional), 1 x 5½, 4 x 4
Highland Heather Ink
Pear Pizzazz Ink
Blushing Bride Ink
Memento Black Ink
Sweet Conversations Bundle
Dress to Impress Stamp Set
Picture This Dies
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Adhesive/Liquid Glue
Stampin’ Dimensionals

Directions

Score card base in landscape position (aka longer side) at 4¼. Fold and burnish.
Stamp stripes in Pear Pizzazz, Highland Heather and Blushing Bride on strip of Basic White CS and attach to card front.
Stamp greeting from Dressed to Impress in Memento Black ink on card front.
Use the Stampin’ Cut n Emboss machine to crop Basic White circles with the Picture This Dies.
Next stamp heart in Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride and Highland Heather and attach to white circles using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add circles to the card front as shown.

I love Breanne’s card almost as much as I loved crafting with her. Thanks sweetie, you really are the best daughter ever and I’ll love you forever! Can’t wait to craft together again soon!

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

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Artistically Inked in Gold

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Paper Crafting Ideas / June 18, 2021

Todays card features the new Artistically Inked Bundle and the Expressions in Ink Designer Series paper because sometimes you just need a little gold bling!

Cutting Measurements

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

Supplies

Basic Black Cardstock- 5½ x 8½ (card base),
Basic White Cardstock-4 x 5¼ (front panel), 4 x 5¼ (inside)
Expressions of Ink DSP- 3 x 4
Artistically Inked Bundle
Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
Memento Black Ink
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
Liquid Glue

Directions

Score Basic Black cardstock in landscape position at 4¼. Fold & burnish to create card base.
Attach white panel to card front and attach Expressions of Ink DSP panel to the bottom of card.
Stamp greeting in Memento Black ink.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to crop out floral image with a 4 x4 piece of gold foil and attach to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals or liquid glue.

For as elegant as this card looks, it was surprisingly easy. I think it would make a fantastic Wedding or Anniversary card. I hope this inspires you to create something beautiful. All supplies are listed below. Our host code is N26RAJBX and remember, if you place a $25 online order and use the host code I will email you this month’s virtual stamp camp pdf/video instructions. Click here for details!

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

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Art Gallery-Bride and Groom

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature / March 20, 2021

Once upon a time, May and June were the most popular months for weddings. Perhaps that is why my hubby and I decided that October would be a perfect month.

Well, fast forward 32½ years and now October is the most popular month to get married. No I have never been accused of being a trend setter, I just thought I would prefer one of the cooler months!

So in case you are curious here are the other most popular months: #2 September, #3 June, #4 May and coming in at #5, August! Today’s card is perfect for any bride and groom, regardless of their month of choice. It features the new Art Gallery Bundle that is available through June of 2021.

Please note the black line around the card is for easy viewing only and is not part of the actual card.

Begin with a Basic White card base that measures 5½ x 8½. In landscape position, (aka the long side) score at 4¼”. Fold and burnish.
Cut a 3 ½ x 4 ¼” piece of Pretty Peacock cardstock and a 2 ½ x 5” piece of Seaside Spray cardstock and later to the front of the card as shown in the image above.
Stamp the large flower (solid image) in Seaside Spray and the coordinating stamp in Pretty Peacock on a piece of Basic White cardstock and use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to crop the stamped image with the coordinating dies from the Art Gallery Bundle.
Attach the flower to the lower right corner of the card front.
Next crop the bride & groom using the dies from the Well Said Bundle with Seaside Spray cardstock.
Add three Seaside pearls from the Pastel Pearl pictured on page 19 in the 2021January-June mini catalog.

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A Special Anniversary!

Anniversary & Love-Weddings / March 8, 2021

You have to check out the new Butterfly Brilliance Collection. Trust me you will not be disappointed. This collection is available now through May 3rd. Here are just a few card ideas that will help get your creative juices flowing.

You know how whenever you buy a pack of paper there is typically one or two sheets that aren’t your favorite? Well, not this pack I absolutely love every sheet!!!

Seriously, they are all so beautiful and today’s card was created using two sheets from the Butterfly Bijou paper pack. I also used the dies from the Butterfly Brilliance Bundle.

This card will be going to my sister-in-law and her husband in Virginia Beach who will be celebrating a very special anniversary later this month.

Begin with a Mint Macron base that measures 5½ x 8½. In landscape position, (aka the long side) score at 4¼”. Fold and burnish.
Cut a 2 x 4” piece of designer series paper from the Butterfly Bijou paper pack and layer on a 2 1/8 x 4 1/8” piece of the Melon Mambo cardstock. Attach this on the front left side of the Mint Macron card base.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine and the Brilliant Wing Dies to cut a Mint Macron butterfly from the designer series paper pack. Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach this to the upper left side of the card base.
Stamp the Happy Anniversary greeting from Many Mates on some Basic White card scrap and punch it out using the Rectangular Postage Punch.
Cut a 1 ½ x 2 1/8” piece of Melon Mambo cardstock and attach it on an angle to the card front.
Next layer the greeting on top of the Melon Mambo rectangle and finish it off by adding a Matte Black Dot to the greeting.

For the inside, cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Basic White cardstock and stamp a greeting in Memento Black ink. I used the sentiment from the Treasures of Life stamp set.
Attach this panel to the inside of the card.
Use the dies from Brilliant Wings to cut a solid butterfly with Basic Black cardstock and the detailed wings with Mint Macron cardstock. Layer together and add to the inside of the card.

This card was super easy because I did not even have to color the butterflies, the paper did it for me. All I had to do was cut the paper using the Brilliant Wings die.

I hope you have fun creating with this collection. I would love to hear from you and see your butterfly creations.

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A Rococo Rose Valentine!

5 Comments / Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Paper Crafting Ideas / February 13, 2021 / Designer Series Paper, Paper Piecing, Punches

So since tomorrow is Valentine’s Day I thought I would offer one more card for the holiday. Did you know that making this Valentine’s Day card was so much cheaper than buying one at the store? Well, I suppose I could find one at Dollar Tree, but it would not be as fancy and this one is made the love.

I decided to go with non-traditional colors, especially since yesterdays card was filled with red hearts! Today I used the Peony Garden Designer Series Paper, the Tailored Tag punch, the hearts from Kangaroo and Company and of’ course the Heartfelt Bundle.

Begin with a Rococo Rose card base that measures 5 ½ x 8 ½”. In landscape position, (aka along the 8½” side) score at 4 ¼”. Fold in half to create your card.
Cut a 3 ¾ x5” piece of Basic Black cardstock. Use the Tailored Tag punch to punch out some designs from the Peony Garden paper pack and glue them to the black panel leaving even spaces between each design. TIP: I glued the pieces and some of them hung over the edge of the card panel. Once you are finished attaching all the pieces, flip the card to the back and trim off excess. SUGGESTION: I recommend using liquid glue to attach the pieces as it will be more forgiving when trying to create the even borders all around.
Attach the black design panel to another piece of Basic Black cardstock that measures 1/8” smaller than the panel.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to cut the small heart die from the Kangaroo and Company dies in Rococo Rose cardstock. I cut 7 hearts, you may want more, less, or none at all depending on your taste in design.
Uses the Heartfelt Bundle to stamp the greeting on a piece of Rococo Rose cardstock in Memento Black ink and punch it out with the smooth heart punch. Now punch a scalloped heart in black. Attach the two hearts together and add to the front of your cards.
Because I already have a few layers going and I am going to mail this card out, I did not use Stampin’ Dimensionals, but they would look good as well, especially if you are hand-delivering your creation.

For the inside, cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of White cardstock and attach to the inside panel. Stamp the greeting from the Heartfelt Bundle in Rococo Rose ink. Next stamp the dotted heart in Memento Black around the rose heart.

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Heartfelt Happy Valentine’s Day!

Anniversary & Love-Weddings / February 12, 2021 / Hearts, Punches

Well Valentine’s Day is this weekend do you have any special plans? It is suppose to be wicked cold here is St. Louis this weekend and I plan to stay inside and close to the fire. My craft rooms is not too far away from the fireplace so perhaps I will enjoy both.

I have never been too big into celebration Valentine’s Day. When my kids were little we would prepare a special meal, pull out the candle and of’ course they each got a small gift at the table. It was nothing exciting, usually a pair of socks or some Valentine’s candy, but still it was fun to be together.

Now that my kids are older and out of the house, we really don’t celebrate, but perhaps this year, I will make a candlelight dinner for my hubby. Hey throw in a bottle of Champagne, a fire in the fireplace and a Hallmark movie, now that would be a great evening!

Regardless of how you celebration, I wish you much love and happiness until Valentine’s Day rolls around again next year!

The above card was made using the Heartfelt Bundle and was one of the projects we did at stamp camp last month. I hope you have a blessed and warm Valentine’s Day!

Since today is Friday and Valentine’s Day is not until Sunday, perhaps I will bring another fun Valentine’s Day card your way tomorrow.

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Quite Curvy Bundle meets leftover hearts!

4 Comments / Anniversary & Love-Weddings / February 8, 2021 / Quite Curvy Bundle

How do you feel about leftovers? I mean you either love them or hate them, right? As long as it is something I love like pizza, shrimp, chicken kabobs or anything Chinese I am happy OK with leftovers.

However, when it comes to my crafts, I think leftovers are awesome, especially cardstock. I save most of my scraps and have them organized by color. Do you save your scraps? What do you do with your scraps? Leave me a comment about how you feel about your crafting leftovers and if/or how you store your cardstock scraps and you would be the next winner.

Last week, we had a comment challenge about favorite go-to colors and let’s give it up for Sarah C. who will be getting a pack of Stampin’ Dimensionals…..her favorite go-to colors are Cherry Cobbler and Pool Party! Congrats Sarah!!!

This week’s comment challenge is all about leftovers, yup, crafting leftovers, so again leave me a comment on how you feel about your crafting leftovers and if/or how you store your cardstock scraps and you could be the next winner.

This week, I will be giving away a pack of the NEW Resin Hearts Embellishments from the JJ2021 Spring catalog. Please leave your comment before midnight on Saturday 2/14.

And now the card created from leftovers! If you missed the original card post, CLICK HERE!

Begin with a Basic Cherry Cobbler card base that measures 5 ½ x 8 ½”, score at 4 ¼”.
Using the leftover Flower and Field Designer Series Paper, cut or punch a few more hearts from the designer series paper. (This will all depend on the heart shapes of your choice.) Attach this to the leftover curvy piece of Flirty Flamingo cardstock.
On the left side of your card front attach a 2 ¼ x 5 ¼” piece of Basic White cardstock.
To the right side of the card, attach the Flirty Flamingo and Flower and Field DSP panel created from the leftovers.
Using the Stamparatus, stamp the sentiment from the Quite Curvy Bundle along the curve in Cherry Cobbler ink.
Add one of the hearts cut from the Flower and Field Designer Series paper pack and add some gold metallic pearls.

For the inside cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of White cardstock and layer on the inside.
Attach a few more leftover hearts from the Flower and Field Designer Series Paper pack to the top and bottom of the white panel.
Add a sentiment of your choice, or leave it blank as in the sample picture above.

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Flower and Field Curvy Hearts

5 Comments / Anniversary & Love-Weddings / February 5, 2021 / Heartfelt Punch Pack, Quite Curvy Bundle, Stamparatus, Stampin' Cut and Emboss

Today’s card features the same Flower and Field Designer Paper pack as yesterday’s post, and I did use the Happy Thoughts set again, but decided to add some texture using the Quite Curvy Bundle and the Heart Punch pack. CLICK HERE if you missed yesterday’s post.

The Flower and Field paper pack is part of the Sale-a-Brations event and is FREE with a $50 purchase.

Attach a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Basic White to the card front.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine and the Curvy Dies to cut a the curvy layers in Flirty Flaming cardstock (1 ½ x 5 ¼”) & the Flower and Field Designer Series Paper pack (2 ½ x 5 ¼”).
Layer the Flower and Field to the top of the Flirty Flamingo matching the curves. Attach to the 4 x 5 ¼” white layer.
Use the Stampartus to stamp the greeting the Quite Curvy stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink.
To create the hearts, first stamp the smooth heart from Cherry Cobbler cardstock and then punch the negative of that heart with the matching scallop heart punch from the Heart Punch pack. Repeat with Flirty Flamingo cardstock.
Attach to the white layer overlaying some of the curvy layers with liquid glue.

For the inside cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of White cardstock and layer on the inside.
Use the Heart Punch pack to punch a Cherry Cobbler scallop heart and a Flirty Flamingo smooth heart. Layer the two hearts together.
I used a smaller heart to cut from the Flower and Field Designer Series Paper to add a pop of color.

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True Love Meets Blending Brushes

1 Comment / Anniversary & Love-Weddings / February 1, 2021 / Blending Brushes, Tools and Accessories

Today’s card was inspired by a fellow demonstrator and friend, Brian King, who just happens to be my upline. Brian posted a very similar card on his blog stampwithbrian.com, check it out!

I challenged myself to use the New Blending Brushes, which by the way are amazingly soft. The handles are flexible which makes it super easy to blend large and small areas. They come in a three pack and make blending so easy.

Here is the card I created blending our Highland Heather, Costal Cabana and Bumblebee inks on the New True Love Black and White Designer Series paper. It is amazing what a pop of color will do.

Begin with a Costal Cabana card base that measures 5 ½ x 8 ½”, score at 4 ¼”.
Cut a 3 x 4” piece of True Love Designer Series paper and use the New Blending Brushes to add color to the paper. I used Highland Heather, Costal Cabana and Bumblebee ink.
Punch a heart using the Heart Punch Pack from the True Love Designer Series paper pack and attached to the 3 x 4” piece of Designer Series paper in previous step.
Use the Double Oval punch to punch out a Basic Black and Basic White oval. Stamp the sentiment on the white and attach to the black. Attach to the lower right side of the heart.

Cut cardstock layers as follows:
Basic Black: 4 1/8 x 5 3/8
Basic Black 3 ¾ x 5
Costal Cabana: 4 x 5 ¼”
Basic White: 3 ½ x 4 ¼”

Attach cardstock layers as follows:
Largest Basic Black to the Costal Cabana card base
Next size Costal Cabana layer to the Basic Black now on the card base
Smallest Basic Black piece to the Costal Cabana now on the card base
White cardstock to the smallest Basic Black piece now on the card base
Designer Series paper to the Basic White cardstock

Thanks Brian for being my inspiration for today’s post. I hope you will stop back tomorrow for some more crafting and card-making. Don’t forget this is the last month to earn FREE sets from the Sale-A-Bration brochure.

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Kangaroo and Company

Anniversary & Love-Weddings / January 25, 2021 / Hearts, Kangaroo and Company

Did you know that Kangaroos are actually timid and shy by nature? Maybe that is why the New Kangaroo and Company Bundle in the JJ 2021 Spring mini catalog is so cute.

The Mama kangaroo looks so peaceful, but don’t be fooled, this mama kanga may have tiny feet, but she has powerful legs and can travel more than 56km/h and leap more than 9 meters in a single bound, now that is impressive.

Begin with a Real Red card base 5 ½ x 8 ½”. Score in landscape position at 4 ¼”.
On a 3 x 4 ¾” piece of Basic White cardstock, randomly stamp the envelope from the Kangaroo & Company Bundle in Memento Black ink. Stamp a few tiny red hearts and color all the hearts with a Real Red Blend or a Stampin’ Write marker.
Using the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine cut out a few hearts from Real Red cardstock and attach to the white card panel.
Cut a 3 1/8 x 3 7/8” piece of Basic Black cardstock. Layer the white panel on the black and attach to the Real Red card front.
Stamp the mama and the baby kangaroo in Memento Black ink on Crumb Cake cardstock and cut out using the matching Kangaroo dies. NOTE: The slit in mama kangaroo’s pouch is automatically cut with this die.
Stamp the bouquet of hearts in Memento Black ink on Real Red cardstock and cut out with coordinating die and insert these hearts into mama kangaroo’s pouch.
Add the baby kangaroo to the White cardstock panel.

For the inside cut a 4 x 5 ¼” layer of White cardstock and using stamp an envelope at the bottom and some tiny hearts. Color the hearts red with a Stampin’ Blend or Stampin’ Write marker.
Add the greeting in Memento Black ink.

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Sweet Conversation Hearts!

Supplies

Directions

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