Thank you all for your prayers and support. Losing my mom two years ago was very difficult, but somehow we managed to united our suffering with my Dad has he mourned the lost of his beloved wife of 68 years. And now, how does one say that last final good-bye.

I hope to be back with my Make it Monday and Weekly Wednesday videos later this month because my Dad loved my card creations and always asked about my card classes. Although he was not a techy guy, he did manage to watch a few of my videos (mostly when I pulled them up for him-hahaha), but whether or not he saw my post for the day, he thought I was creative and was always supportive of my dream to be a professional card maker. LOL

Click here or the photo below for an online obituary.

What will I miss about my Dad? The simple answer, everything!!!
The hole in my heart is deep and wide.

• Growing up, I remember playing touch football on the cobble streets of Springfield, Illinois as he whispered the next play while drawing it on his hand. I also remember beating some of the college guys who lived on our street! I was only in second grade, but my dad thought that was great. Maybe he should have been a football coach. Sorry Bears, too late!
• I remember living on Lake Camelot and the excitement of getting up before dawn to go fishing. He didn’t talk much back then so we caught a lot of fish. LOL
• I remember getting in trouble when I was in first grade for playing in the mud, but honestly some mistakes are just worth it.
• I remember the excitement and love on his face when both of my children were born.
• I will miss our talks about family history and things of days gone by.
• I will miss being together and yet saying nothing.
• I will miss your advice from painting, to replanting trees, to trapping groundhogs.
• I will miss our talks about mom, the faith, and what heaven is like.
• I will miss your quiet smile, long sighs, and your gentle laugh.
• I will miss our morning Masses, coffee time, and holding your hand during the “Our Father”.

Dad, I will never forget the pain and sorrow that filled your heart when mom left you to be with Jesus and now my heart feels that same pain, maybe even more now. While my faith will see me through and His grace will always be sufficient, I will never forget you or your love.

It is now time to navigate a new normal, but I know my life will never be the same. Thank you for loving me and for helping me grow. Until we met again, I love you Dad!

Hello my stamping friends. I hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving. There will not be a Make it Monday or a Weekly Wednesday video for the next few weeks. I am sad to say I lost my Dad suddenly on Tuesday, November 26th, so I will be taking some time to grieve with my family. There is so much more to do now than when my Mom passed two years ago.

I hope to be back in the swing of posting again, hopefully on the 16th! Thank you for your understanding. Until then, be blessed!

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

Hey all, happy Wednesday. I thought it would be fun to share with you a super quick video on how to create 3 different banners to spice up you paper crafting greeting. Sometimes just stamping thank you or thinking of you directly to a card is great and others times I just want to step it up a bit, so I hope you enjoy todays video on how to create banners using your Paper Snips.

Paper Snips-A Crafters Best Friend!

Three Greeting Banners

The last banner is a little difficult to see, so be sure to check out the video.

Here are three more possibilities for your next cardmaking adventure. Just use your papers snips to create the banner of your choice. Happy Stamping!

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

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Happy Wednesday. Wow this has been a busy week. So sorry I just ran out of time and so there is not a video today, but I am excited to share a little Petunia Pop with you. I guess some weeks are like that but hey at least it is a short work week with the holiday. I hope your holiday weekend is safe and blessed.

So I began with a Petunia Pop card base. I am really loving this new In-Color. I paired it with some Blackberry Bliss and Old Olive to create this fun card. My flowers and leaves are from the Textured Floral stamp set. I created three 1 x 3″ panels of Petunia Pop and randomly stamped the images on each panel. You could stamp and then cut, either way would work. I already had some scrap cardstock so I cut and then stamped.

I mounted the stamped images on some Blackberry Bliss panels that measure 1-1/4 x 3 -1/4 and attached them across the front of my card base. I then added the greeting from the You are Beautiful stamp set on the bottom of my card. Believe it or not this card came together in less than 10 minutes.

Again, I hope you have a blessed holiday weekend. Be safe and Happy Stamping!

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

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