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Measure of Love

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Once a month I volunteer my time and my crafting supplies by teaching a card class at a local nursing home. It is a lot of fun and I am always amazed at how the residents love creating hand-stamped cards. They have a hard time cutting and punching things so I try to have most things prepared, but the Stamparatus has been my favorite tool to use with them because it is so easy for them to feel success. I have a few men in the group which is super fun!

I would say the most difficult thing about working with this group is coming up with really simple cards. I have about 10 regulars and I am slowly stretching them out of their comfort zone. We actually used embellishments last month and this month I am introducing Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Here is the card I created for my sweet stamping friends.

I began with a 5¼ x 8 piece of Basic White cardstock and folded it in half. If you want to score before folding, score in landscape position at 4″ in. I mounted it on a 4¼ x 5½ panel of Real Red cardstock to create a backing for the card. My nursing home friends prefer white cards, so I added the back because we all need a splash of color.

I randomly stamped the red hearts at the top of my card and added the torn Garden Green cardstock to the bottom. The square Real Red measures 2¼ x 2½ and the white-2 x2¼ . It is hard to tell in the photo, but I did stamp and fussy cut the bowl. I thought it would be easier if they stamped the cherries and then added the bowl on top of them. I did stamp and pre-cut all the bowls for them.

The Happy Birthday is from Biggest Wish and I loaded that on the Stamparatus, so they could stamp as many times as they wanted giving a nice dark black greeting, plus they really love the how easy the Stamparatus makes it for them, especially those who are suffering from arthritis or recovering from a stroke.

Project Supplies and Measurements

  • Basic White CS- 5½ x 8 (card base)
  • Basic White CS-2¼ x 2½, 1 x 1  
  • Real Red CS- 4¼ x 5½
  • Garden Green CS-4 x 5½
  • Measure of Love Stamp Set
  • Biggest Wish Stamp Set
  • Real Red Ink
  • Garden Green Ink
  • Memento Black Ink
  • Stampartus
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals
  • Stampin’ Seal Adhesive or Liquid Glue

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

Measure of Love
154997 $17
Real Red CS
102482 $8.75
Real Red Ink
147084 $7.50
Garden Green CS
102584 $8.75
Garden Green Ink
147089 $7.50
Memento Black Ink
132708 $6
Stamparatus
146276 $49
Paper Snips
103579 $10
Stampin’ Dimensionals
104430 $4
Liquid Glue
110755 $4
Basic White CS
159276 $9.75
Biggest Wish
155052 $17
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Three Ways to Use Your Punches! Make it Monday #49

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Hello my friends, I am excited to share with you our Make it Monday video tutorial on how to get the most out of your Stampin’ Up! punches. This week I will share with you three techniques and three cards using the Everyday Label punch and the Fancy Me Label punch from the 2021-2022 annual catalog! Enjoy!

Make It Monday #49 Free pdf Download

make it monday #49 instruction sheet

Join me next week for another Make It Monday video tutorial!

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

Sweet Ice Cream
158224 $18
Flowering Rain Boots Bundle
157691 $49.50
Dahlia Days Bundle
157802 $55.75
Boughs & Blossoms Bundle
157712 $34
Inspired Thoughts
155536 $19
Label Me Fancy
151297 $18
Everyday Label Punch 144668 $18
Just Jade & Gold Ribbon
155815 $6
Matte Black Dots
154284 $7
Brushed Brass Butterflies
158136 $10
Just Jade CS
153079 $8.75
Real Red CS
102482 $8.75
Basic Gray CS
121044 $8.75
In-Color DSP
155230 $11.50
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Sweet Ice Cream Angled Card-Favorite Things Friday

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Gotta love Fridays! Today I am featuring the Sweet Ice Cream set and the angled card design using some of our popular designer series papers in the Friendly Hello Bundle. If you missed this weeks Make it Monday tutorial, it is all about angled cards. CLICK HERE to see that video.

I began today’s card with a Fresh Freesia card base and the Fresh Freesia patterned paper in the Friendly Hello Bundle. There are still a few more days left to get this paper pack for FREE! CLICK HERE TO SHOP NOW

Project Supplies and Measurements

  • Fresh Freesia CS- 5½ x 8½ (card base)
  • Basic Black CS- ¾ x 5½
  • Friendly Hello DSP- 4¼ x 4¼ ( cut diagonally-not corner to corner)
  • Crumb Cake CS- 1 x 4
  • Basic White CS- 4 x 5
  • Sweet Ice Cream stamp set
  • Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch
  • Soft Suede Ink
  • Fresh Freesia Ink
  • Memento Black Ink
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals (optional)
  • Stampin’ Seal Adhesive or Liquid Glue

For directions on how to cut the designer series paper, plus four other angled card designs, check out my Make it Monday #47 video. I hope you enjoy creating angled cards as much as I have. It is such a great way to utilize our designer series paper. I love that one 4¼ x 4¼ square creates two cards!

Happy Stamping!

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

Sweet Ice Cream
158224 $17
Ice Cream Builder Punch 154241 $18
Friendly Hello Bundle
Free w/$100 order
Fresh Freesia CS
155613 $8.75
Fresh Freesia Ink
155611 $7.50
Soft Suede Ink
147115 $7.50
Crumb Cake CS
120953 $8.75
Memento Black Ink
132708 $6
Basic White CS
159276 $9.75
Basic Black CS
121045 $8.75
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive 152813 $8
Stampin’ Dimensionals 104430
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Birthday Blog Hop

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Welcome to InKing Royalty’s February Blog Hop! This is a great time of year to build your stash of handmade birthday cards, so we are sharing birthday-themed projects 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.

My cards for this month’s blog hop feature the Artistically Inked Bundle in the 2021-2022 annual catalog. I had so much fun creating with this bundle, I couldn’t stop myself, so today, I am sharing all three cards with you.

I wanted to create a birthday card using the Gold and Rose Metallic Specialty Paper. You will find this hidden gem on page 135 in the 2021-2022 annual catalog.

Card #1

Begin with a Very Vanilla card base. Add a 4-1/8 x 5- 3/8″ piece of Basic Black cardstock to the card front and a 4 x 5¼ piece of Gold Metallic CS. I used the Stamparatus to add the greeting in Memento Black Ink to a 3¼ x 4½ piece of Very Vanilla CS. The flower is stamped in one of our new In-colors, Polished Pink. I cropped the leaves and the center of the flower from the Gold Metallic CS.

For my second card I used the left over Gold Metallic CS to crop the leaves and create a strip across the middle of the card front.

Card #2

I stamped and cropped two flowers in Very Vanilla CS and layered them together with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The bottom section of the card front was created by stamping the marble stamp image and Polished Pink ink on Very Vanilla CS.

My final card is simply stamping. I began with a Gorgeous Grape card based and stamped a variety of floral images at the top and bottom of a Basic White card panel in Gorgeous Grape Ink, Fresh Freesia, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight inks. I added the Happy Birthday greeting from Sweet Ice Cream in Memento Black Ink.

Card #3
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Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!

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:
  1. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
  2. Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
  3. Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
  4. Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly
  5. Sheryl Abernathy at Elegant Sentiments
  6. Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
  7. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
  8. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
  9. Lisa Graham at Lisa’s Little Ink Spots
  10. Joanne Wittington at The Inky Dragon
  11. Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
  12. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
  13. Marilyn Jones at Stamp with MJ
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    Here are the supplies I used for today’s cards!

    Artistically Inked Bundle
    155456 $53
    Rose/Gold Metallic
    156844 $5
    Polished Pink Ink
    155712 $7.50
    Very Vanilla CS
    101650 $9.75
    Basic Black CS
    121045 $8.75
    Gorgeous Grape CS
    146987 $8.75
    Gorgeous Grape Ink
    147099 $7.50
    Old Olive Ink
    147090 $7.50
    Fresh Freesia
    155611 $7.50
    Daffodil Delight Ink
    147094 $7.50
    Stampin’ Cut n Emboss 149653 $120
    Basic White CS
    159276 $9.75
    Stampin’ Dimensionals
    104430 $4
    Stampin’ Adhesive
    152813 $8
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Plentiful Plants-Happy Birthday

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Today’s card was created for my daughter’s roommate, who absolutely loves plants. This is a perfect card for anyone who has a green thumb! I love plants and a well groomed yard, but I am just not good at growing things, so these plants are perfect for me.

I began with a Crumb Cake card base and added a layer of Cajun Craze that I dry embossed with the Brick and Mortar embossing folder. I stamped a few of the pots with Cajun Craze ink and a few with Shaded Spruce. I decided to add a mixture of stamped greenery and Designer Series paper images.

I used Very Vanilla for the hanging pot and added Happy Birthday in Memento Black. This is a really great bundle and while it looks really involved it did not take long to put together. You can choose your plants to be all designer series paper, all stamped images or a combo as I did in the image above. Either way, I am sure your green thumb friends will love it.

Project Supplies and Measurements

  • Crumb Cake CS- 5½ x 8½ (card base)
  • Cajun Craze CS-2 x 5½
  • Basic White CS-5½ 8½ (for planters)  
  • Very Vanilla CS-1½ x 3
  • Shaded Spruce CS- 1 x 3
  • Bloom Where You’re Planted Designer Series Paper
  • Plentiful Plants Bundle
  • Cajun Craze Ink
  • Shaded Spruce Ink
  • Memento Black Ink
  • Stampin’ Cut n Emboss Machine
  • Brick and Mortar Embossing Folder
  • Stampin’ Seal Adhesive or Liquid Glue

My daughter and her roommate live in Chicago and they just got hit with a ton of snow, so I am hoping this fun card filled with lots of summery greenery will be a ray of sunshine for both of them.

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

Plentiful Plants Bundle
155688 $47.50
Brick and Mortar
149643 $10
Cajun Craze Ink
147085 $7.50
Cajun Craze CS
119684 $8.75
Very Vanilla CS
101650 $9.75
Bloom Where You’re Planted DSP
155696 $11.50
Basic White CS
159276 $9.75
Shaded Spruce CS
146981 $8.75
Shaded Spruce Ink
147088 $7.50
Memento Black Ink
132708 $6
Crumb Cake CS
120953 $8.75
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss
149653 $120
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
152813 $8
Paper Snips
103579 $10
Add All to Cart

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