Just Because Cards

Happy Monday! I am coming to you today from Chicago. I have been spending some quality time with my daughter and what’s not to love about that, plus, Chicago is great. I love just hanging out and doing nothing, well, maybe a little crafting. If you ever visit be sure to check out Black Dog Gelato on Damen Ave. It is sooooo good! The flavors are always changing, but espresso chip is my favorite!

Now doesn’t that just make your mouth water! Oh so good! Plus we can walk there and back, so calories don’t count!!!!!

A Closer Look

I am going to continue enjoying some quality time with my daughter, so there will not be a Weekly Wednesday video post or a Friday card. I hope you get to spend some quality time with family this summer and of course make time for crafting! Maybe you will use the Bright Borders stamp set and Label punch to create some gift tags for those summer birthdays, either way-Happy Stamping! Join me next week for another Make It Monday!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

Sorry all for the lack of postings, it has been a rough couple of weeks. The thing about grief and mourning the loss of someone important in your life is that you never know when or how it is going to sneak up on you. And when it does, well, creativity seems to go out the window. I know, I know, crafting is therapy, and I do believe it is, I am not so sure about blogging. I guess you would have to be the judge of that. LOL

I do apologize for the lack of inspiration this week. In my prayer reflections I am realizing that I never fully mourned the passing of my Dad before my niece Haley became so ill. When she passed it was so quick and while we will never understand the sufferings of the human heart, I sometimes think the body can go numb and we just go through the motions. Not much room I’m afraid for creativity to flow. I guess I need to wait in patient hope.

For those of you who have lost a loved one you know what I am talking about and I am so sorry you know that. For those of you who have never lost a loved one or a parent, Praise God! I do hope to be back with more crafting inspiration next week. But as for now I will have to surrender my heart and my business to the Lord, with the full understanding that I don’t have to do this alone.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

Happy Friday everyone. I thought I would pop on with a super fast silhouette card for our Five Minute Friday series. I started with the 3-7/8 x 5-1/8 piece of Pool Party designer series paper from the Shades & Hues paper pack. I backed it with a Basic Black panel that measures 4 x 5 1/4 and mounted it on a Pool Party card base.

I stamped the flower from Gallery Blooms with Memento Black ink for the silhouette look. The greeting, also stamped with Memento Black ink, is from The Right Words stamp set. Add a little black bling and you are all set. I love the softness of the paper pack and am really sorry to see it on the “Last Chance” list. It is on clearance and still available. Just click the image below to shop with me before supplies are gone. Happy Stamping!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

Happy Friday all. Let’s create another five minute card with the online exclusive, You Are Remarkable. You will love how easy this two step stamp set is and how quickly you can create fantastic cards. Check out this stamp set below.

And Now For Today’s Cards

I started with a Basic White card base and added a 4 x 5- 1/4″ panel of Petunia Pop. I stamped the flower outline with Memento Black ink and stamped the coordinating leaves with Old Olive ink and flower with Petunia Pop. I then tore the Basic White panel on right side of the flower and attached it to the Petunia Pop panel. I stamped the dots and the greeting with Memento Black ink. Add your favorite bling, in my case I added some black. I did cheat and used a Black Sharpie to add some faux bling.

I hope you have fun creating with this stamp set. Happy Stamping!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

Thank you to all who have been praying for my niece Hayley.

It is with great sadness that we had to say good-bye to our sweet angel, yesterday. Hayley was a lover of all animals and lover of life, with so much joy and energy. She put up a good fight and now we are asking our God of mercy wrap her and her family in his loving arms and surround them with the Holy Spirit. Hayley, you were and will continue to be a beacon of joy for all of us. May your soul find rest! Until we meet again, we love you!

May God bless all you prayer warriors, I so appreciate the prayers for my niece. She is a fighter and while she is still in a coma and doctors do not believe she will ever wake up or breathe on her own, doctors can be wrong. So we are waiting in hopeful trust. My heart is breaking for my brother, his wife, and their family. This has certainly been a Lenten cross and we are so thankful for all the prayers. Sorry I did not have time to create a video post for today.

Please continue to pray for this beautiful soul as this weekend she will need to be taken off the ventilator. Keep fighting Hayley, I know you are going to prove the doctors wrong. We love you sweetie.

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