Merry Christmas!
I hope you all have a blessed Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Enjoy this time with family!
Christmas 2023
Trees, Trees, Trees! InKing Royalty Blog Hop
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s December Blog Hop! Trees are such a central image in card making (Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter, trees are gorgeous), so we have designed projects with trees to share with you today. 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 know the trees in my project are retired, but they are such great trees. This is also a great set to showcase the watercolor background. Last month I featured a video and some cards I created using this background technique. CLICK HERE if you missed that!
I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Brian King at Stamp With Brian! Merry Christmas to all my amazingly talented stamping friends!
Thanks for stopping by!
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:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
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Deck The Halls ~ Make It Monday #140
I do hope you have all of your holiday shopping finished as we are now only 6 days away from Christmas. I thought a Deck The Halls Make it Monday would be the perfect series to get in those last minute holiday cards. Enjoy these sweet and quick cards for your final holiday preparations. Enjoy!
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I believe some of this paper is already sold out, but not to worry, any fun holiday paper will do. Have fun going through your stash to find the perfect paper. I post a new video each Monday as part of my Make it Monday Tutorials. Subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss any future video tutorial. Download the free project sheet for each video that features pictures, measurements and directions.
A Closer Look
Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae
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Snowflakes-Favorite Things Friday
In many cultures snowflakes symbolize uniqueness. Sound perfectly logical since each snowflake is different. Snowflakes are actually made of ice crystals. Ice crystals are simply water droplets that freeze on contact with dust particles in the atmosphere. These ice crystals develop into intricate, beautiful shapes and we call them snowflakes. Did you know that the shapes depend on how cold the sub-freezing air is and how much humidity or moisture is present in the air where they form.
Well, today’s holiday card features the Snowflake Sky embossing folder (#162026 $11). I absolutely love the look of the snowflakes and just for fun I embossed on a panel of designer series paper instead of cardstock. I think it gives it a much softer look.
My card base is Cherry Cobbler and my greeting from Night Divine is stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink. I did fussy cut the greeting, but other than that, this was a super simple card. I hope you will create some beautiful holiday cards with this unique embossing folder. Happy Stamping!
Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae
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Christmas Classics – Happy Holidays
Here is another holiday card using the Joy of Noel bundle and the Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper. I began with a Shaded Spruce card base and added a layer of DSP to the card front. The green holly border is also cut using a panel of Shaded Spruce cardstock. The greeting is stamped with Shaded Spruce ink on a panel of white and cropped using the coordinating die from the bundle.
Did you know that traditionally the Holly tree symbolizes peace and goodwill. Due to its resistance to lightning, it is associated with the Celtic and Norse gods of thunder, Taranis and Thor. According to ancient history it was planted near dwellings to protect people from lightning strikes. I think it is just beautiful and makes me think of Christmas! Happy Stamping!
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Until next time, be blessed, Renae
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Joy of Noel – Make It Monday #139
I am amazed at how quickly Monday’s roll around but creating these videos really is one of the highlights of my week. Sometimes the ideas come super easy and other times, yes, I have to admit I am on the struggle bus and that’s okay because we cannot always predict when our creative juices will flow. So when they do, create, create, create!
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I really hope these cards put you in the holiday spirit…..time is running out so get creating and get those cards in the mail!!! Don’t forget to click the button below for your free project sheet with all the supplies and measurement for today’s cards! Happy Stamping!
A Closer Look
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Until next time, be blessed, Renae
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Make It Monday # 138 – Handcrafted Element Dies
It’s time again for another Make It Monday tutorial and today I have three card that I created with the Handcrafted Element Dies. These dies are currently on the Last Chance and on sale for $34.20 list and will be retiring soon. Click here to order yours while supplies last. To access the Make it Monday #138 video click here or the image below.
A Closer Look
The ornament of this first card was cut using our Gold Foil sheets and the greeting is heat embossed with some Basic White Embossing powder. I love how it makes the greeting pop and is so festive for the season.
The first two cards were created using the snowflake sky embossing folder and the first layer. The first card was with Night of Navy and the second with Petal Pink cardstock. I love the totally different look. I like them both.
My last card was created with a Highland Heather card base. For the die cut element I first created a watercolor background and mounted it on a piece of Very Vanilla. Click here for watercolor background video. I added a bit of Highland Heather ink around the edges and stamped my image in Gorgeous Grape. Feel free to add the bling/embellishment of your choice. Happy Stamping!
Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae
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Night Divine Stars – Favorite Things Friday
The days are definitely getting shorter and one of the most wonderful things about a clear cold winter’s night is the beauty of all the stars. The O Holy Night Designer Series Paper pack pairs perfectly with the Night Divine stamp set to create a starry night card just in time for the holidays!
I began with a Basic White card base and let the designer series paper do all the work. I added a layer of the starry paper to the card front and stamped the greeting from Night Divine with Night of Navy ink on a 2-1/4 x 2-1/4 piece of Basic White cardstock. I added the greeting to a 2-3/8 x 2-3/8 panel of Night of Navy CS and attached it to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
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Until next time, be blessed, Renae
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Joy and Peace!
Tis the season for joy and peace. I hope you all had a relaxing Thanksgiving holiday. Although we are still in November, there are only 27 days until Christmas! Don’t forget that going on right now is our Last Chance sale…..and so Black Friday continues. LOL
Our card today features the Handcrafted Elements Dies and the Night Divine stamp set. I began with a Blueberry Bushel card base and added a layer of Basic White. The ornament die was cropped with soft shimmer specialty paper and the greeting from the Night Divine stamp set is heat embossed with white embossing powder.
The Night Divine stamp set is on the Last Chance list. Get yours today while supplies last.
Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae
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Peace On Earth ~ Make It Monday #137
Peace on Earth, wouldn’t that be nice. We can always pray and hope for that but for now, I am bringing you three Peace on Earth cards that I created using the Classic Christmas Bundle. I hope these cards will lift your spirits and fill you with holiday cheer.
A Closer Look
Card #1 was created with Classic Christmas Stamp set and the Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper.
Card #2 was created using the Snowflake Sky embossing folder along with the Handcrafted Elements Dies. The Gold Foil cardstock really makes this ornament stand out. I heat embossed the greeting with Basis White Embossing powder.
Card # 3 was created using the Watercolor Background Technique that I featured in the Make It Monday #135 video a few weeks ago, click here if you missed that episode. I used only used one of the ornament dies on this card so the watercolor technique would shine through.
I hope you enjoy these cards. Be sure to check out my Make it Monday video #135 if you missed the watercolor background technique. I am really loving how this looks with our Christmas dies and stamped. Happy Stamping!
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Until next time, be blessed, Renae
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