Easter-Spring

Happy Easter – Easter Bunny!

Easter-Spring / March 29, 2024

Happy Easter everyone. I hope you all have a blessed weekend and enjoy spending time with family. I thought I would share an Easter card that I sent to a very special friend. This cute little Easter bunny will soon be retiring so if you don’t have him, now is the time to add this cute stamp set and punch to your crafting stash.

Begin with Crumb Cake card base. I then added a layer of Basic White. To create the sky I used a Blending Brush and some Pool Party ink. The Easter Bunny is stamped with Memento Black on a scrap of Crumb Cake. I used a combination of colored pencils and the blender pen to create the bunny fur. I wanted his fur to look soft, so I added the white using an old blender pen and some Craft white ink.

Add grass of your choice. I used a few different stamps from the Ocean Front stamp set to create my grassy border. If you are wondering why I stamped and fussy cut my greeting it is because I totally messed up my first attempt to stamp it directly to the card front. And yes, I waited until I had all my sky and grass completed. Wouldn’t you know it the greeting was just a bit crooked, but it bugged me so I stamped and fussy cut a new greeting. See there really are no mistakes in stamping, only creative opportunities!

I hope you have a Hoppity fun Easter! Happy Stamping!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Spring Stamping With Friends-Favorite Things Friday!

Easter-Spring, Favorite Things Friday, Thank You / March 22, 2024 / Easter, Good Feelings, Something Fancy, spring

Good morning all, not only is it Friday but it is time for another card class at Mother of Good Counsel Home, an assisted living/nursing care center in my neighborhood. It is run by the Franciscan Sisters of the Martyr St. George and it is one of my favorite card classes.

I thought I would share with you the three cards that I created for today’s class. I try to keep things as simple as I can as I typically have 10 residents attend. Some of the products you see are retired, others are not, but hey at least you get the card idea-right?

Card #1

I created the Eggs ahead of time so all the residents had to do was add them to the card front. Sorry my image looks a little dull at the bottom, I must have gotten some excess glue on it. Oh well, homemade, right?

Card #2

This is one of those fracture cards. I thought it would be fun and maybe just a bit too intricate, so I created the front panel ahead of time and all they have to do is stamp the thank you and add the panel to the card front. Easy Peasy!

This is a super easy but totally cool one. It is hard to see in the photo but there is a glitter stripe next to all the colors. I think they will like the extra bling! I hope you pull out your crafting supplies and create a card to bless someone today. Happy Stamping. Don’t forget about the retiring stamp sets, paper, tools, and bling in the mini and annual catalogs. CLICK HERE if you missed that post.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Excellent Eggs Bundle-#151 Make It Monday

Easter-Spring, Make it Monday Videos / March 18, 2024

Wow, Easter is almost upon us, so if you have not added the Excellent Eggs bundle to your stamping stash you will want to after this video. Even if you are not into Easter Eggs, I promise the dies in this bundle are great for creating fun backgrounds. Have fun allowing your imagination to soar. Click here or on the photo below to access my Make It Monday Video #151!

**Make It Monday #151 Excellent Eggs Bundle/Easter Bunny Stamp Set**

Stay tuned to the end of the video and blog post for a bonus section on how to create more fun Easter Egg creations. Don’t forget to download the free project sheet by clicking the button below.

#151 Make it monday excellent eggs bundle Project sheet

A Closer Look

And here is a closer look at some more fun egg creations. Remember you can use scraps of cardstock and Designer Series Paper and we call love projects that utilize our scraps, right? Happy Stamping!

Star of today’s projects!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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More Fun with Excellent Eggs-Favorite Things Friday!

Easter-Spring, Favorite Things Friday / March 15, 2024 / Excellent Eggs, Happy Easter

Hey all I am not sure about you but one of my favorite things is the changing of the seasons and although those who suffer from allergies might not agree with my, spring is a magical time of the year. I love when the wild flowers and day lilies begin to pop up and of course it is almost time for Tulip seasons and I absolutely love tulips!

Sorry no tulip card today, but I am having fun playing with the new Excellent Eggs bundle. I typically do not send Easter cards, but I think I am going to have to this year. By the time I am done playing with this bundle I have a feeling I will have plenty of cards to share with family and friends. I hope some of these cards inspire you to get creative! Happy Spring!

I decided to use a Basic White card base and added a layer of Starry Sky. I really love this color and am very sad that it will be retiring in April. If you want to stock up on the paper and re-inker, now is the time. Monday afternoon the retiring list will go live and then all those retiring In-colors will be gone. They typically sell out super quick!

I colored my Easter Egg with some of our alcohol markers, the Stampin’ Blends! They made creating a bright and festive egg super easy. I used the Starry Sky, Daffodil Delight, and Granny Apple Green blends. I stamped the egg stamp with Starry Sky ink on a panel of Basic White to create the background for my card. Happy Stamping!!!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Excellent Eggs-Hello Spring!

Easter-Spring / March 13, 2024 / Excellent Eggs, Happy Easter, spring

Happy Wednesday! I just love it when we are half way to the weekend and this weekend in St. Louis, the weather is supposed to sunny! What more could a girl ask for. If you are planning on working on your Easter cards then be sure to check out Monday’s Make It Monday video for three fun Easter cards and today I am sharing a Happy Spring card using the new Excellent Egg Bundle in the January – April 2024 mini catalog.

The dies in the bundle are amazing and perfect for creating Easter Egg magic. I began my card with a Basic White card base and added a layer of Lost Lagoon. The Easter Egg was created using Basic White, Lost Lagoon, and Bubble Bath. I stamped the bunny in Early Espresso and used a blender pen to color him with a blend of Early Espresso and Crumb Cake for that special chocolate bunny. Add a little bling and your card is ready to send.

The possibilities with the dies in this bundle are endless but hurry and purchase yours today as it just might be on the retiring list-who knows. Now is the time to place that last order with all of the bundles you want in the January – April 2024 mini catalog. Remember once that retired list goes live on March 18th, all retiring products will be while supplies last. Happy Stamping!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Make It Monday #150 ~ Happy Easter

Easter-Spring, Make it Monday Videos / March 11, 2024 / Easter Lilies

Happy Monday everyone, today I am excited to share with you three Easter cards I created using the Easter Lilies Bundle featured in the January – April 2024 mini catalog. You can order this bundle today, save 10% and get it in time for Easter. But hurry because this bundle is on the low inventory list.

And now the star of today’s video, Easter Lilies! Just click here or the photo below to access today’s Make It Monday video!

Click on the button below to download your free project sheet for Make It Monday #150 Happy Easter w/Easter Lilies!

Project sheet – Make It Monday #150

This bundle has some amazing greetings and if you follow me you will recognize them! Also the January – April mini catalog will be retiring along with the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog at the end of April, so mark your calendars for March 18 and stop back for the retiring product list. But like I said, this bundle is on the low inventory list, so if you want to add this to your stash, do it today. Our host code is ERQFFAAN!

Here is a closer look at today’s card creations!

Don’t forget the retiring list will go live on March 18th so if there is something from the mini or annual catalog that you really want order that now. Once the retired list is published all stamp sets and products will be while supplies last! Happy Stamping!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Fresh As A Daisy ~ Favorite Things Friday!

Easter-Spring, Favorite Things Friday, Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Thank You / January 26, 2024 / Fresh As A Daisy DSP, Perennial Postage Bundle

Hey there my stamping friends. I am back today with another favorite designer series paper pack from the 2023-2024 annual catalog, Fresh As A Daisy. This amazing paper pack with make card making an daisies just happens to be one of my favorite flowers.

I love the softness of the Boho Blossom daisies in this paper and so I started with a Boho Blossom card base. I chose Cajun Craze ink to compliment the background color in this sheet of designer series paper.

I used the dies in the Perennial Postage bundle to crop a Boho Bloom and Basic White layer. The greeting that I stamped with Cajun Craze ink is from the Timeless Arrangements stamp set.

I guess you can already tell that one of my favorite new bundles is the Perennial Postage Bundle. Get a free Sale-a-Bration stamp set or paper pack when you place an order for this bundle or any $50 order. Just click on the images below. Happy Stamping!

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Flowers in the Winter-Painted Lavender!

1 Comment / Easter-Spring, Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Sale-a-Bration / January 10, 2024 / Painted Lavender Bundle, Sale A Bration

I thought since it is really rainy and snowy this week having a pop of spring would be nice. Flowers are always fun, no matter what the season. This summer my husband and I planted some Knock Out Roses, mainly because I don’t have a green thumb and I heard these were virtually indestructible. Well, three out of the five plants began to bloom and this past week even though the temperatures were very cold, one single rose appeared. I think that was my mom giving me a sign from heaven that she is still watching over all of us.

Today I am sharing a card I made with the new Painted Lavender Bundle. I did not actually use any of the dies from the bundle, just the stamps and a greeting from Timeless Arrangements. Cards flowers are the best, because they always look good, cost relatively little investment and are definitely indestructible. LOL

I began with an Orchid Oasis card base and stamped two lavender leaves with Orchid Oasis ink on a 2-3/4 x 3-3/4 piece of Basic White CS, mounted it on a layer of Orchid Oasis, then another Basic White panel and finally to the card front. I stamped some leaves with Old Olive ink, but stamped off first using the second generation as my image. I also stamped some of the grass at the bottom.

The greeting is stamped in Orchid Oasis, mounted on a 5/8 x 2-1/2 panel of Orchid Oasis CS and attached to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. This would also make a fabulous Easter card!

The Painted Lavender Bundle is new in the 2024 January Mini Catalog and very popular as it is already on Low Inventory. Order yours today and add a pack of paper to get a free Sale-A-Bration product of your choice. Happy Stamping!

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Oh Happy Day! Playing in the Rain

Easter-Spring, Just Because Cards / June 6, 2023

I just love that stinkin’ cute turtle from our Playing in the Rain stamp set, not to mention the cloud stamps and dies. Just add a little color with our Stampin’ Blend alcohol markers and this card really comes to life. I used a blending brush and some of the Azure Afternoon ink to create the blue sky. The flowers are colored with a Daffodil Delight Blend marker.

I started with a Basic White card base and added a layer of Azure Afternoon blue to match the sky. The clouds are stamped in Smoky Slate and the turtle, flowers and greeting in Memento Black ink. I used the Crumb Cake and Old Olive Blends to color the turtle. He is so sweet, just look at that face. I created the grass freehand with Old Olive and Granny Apple Green Blends.

I am not sure what the weather is like in your neighborhood, but our forecast here is calling for clear skies and a high of 90. Looks like this is the perfect card for my neighborhood. Happy Stamping!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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An Alphabest “HI”

2 Comments / Easter-Spring, Just Because Cards / May 3, 2023

Here is a fun card using the Alphabest stamp set pictured on page 166 in the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. The coordinating Best Label Punch was used to add a little dimension to this project. This card works best as a square card and you can change up the colors to reflect your favorite palette.

The base of this card was created by dry embossing the card front using the Strips and Splatter Embossing Folder. Once you decide how big you want the card base to be, cut a Basic White pane 1/4-1/2″ smaller depending on how big of a border you want. My square envelopes measure 5¾ x 5¾, so my card base measures 5½ x 5½ and my white panel is 5 x 5.

Stamp in desired colors and punch with the Best Label punch. My card is stamped with Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and Soft Sea Foam. The border for “Hi” is stamped with Memento Black ink. You can use rhinestones, sequins, pearls or whatever bling you have on hand to create a fun look on your card.

I hope this card inspires you to think outside the box and still create something beautiful. Happy Stamping!