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Weekly Wed. #105 Faux Wood Carving Technique

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Happy Wednesday everyone. A few months ago I featured the Faux Wood Carving Technique at a stamp camp and one on my beloved stampers has reached out with a request to create a video technique. Today is that day, Mary, this one is for you. Enjoy! I hope you create an abundant of beautiful cards.

If you are in the St. Louis area and enjoy stamping with friends we would love to include you in our Stamp Camp group. We gather monthly on the 4th Friday of every month, except in November and December. Click here for a schedule and more information on these in-person classes.

Faux Wood Carving Technique

Step #1

Begin with a 3-1/2 x 4-3/4 piece of Basic White or Very Vanilla cardstock. Using a scoring tool, score along the 3-1/2 inch side at every 1/2″. Sorry my scanned image is so grainy and difficult to see, but you get the idea. Just be sure to score every 1/2″ with the cardstock in portrait postion.

Step #2

Drag a light colored ink pad over the scored cardstock using a light touch. Depending on how juicy your ink pad is and what side of the scored image you choose, will determine the outcome. The ink was applied on the debossed side of the cardstock in the image on the left and the embossed (raised) side in the image on the right. See video for details.

Step #3

Next choose an embossing folder, I am using the Sunflower3-D Embossing Folder. How you position your cardstock in the embossing folder will determine whether the raised image in on the inked side or not. See video for details.

Step #4

Next choose a darker ink to add color by again dragging the ink pad along the embossed or debossed image. I am using Early Espresso for my sample.

Step #5

If you so choose, add a bit more color to your project. Use the same dragging technique. See video for details. I have chosen Lost Lagoon for my sample, but Cloud Cover is also a great choice depending on how muted you want your end color to look.

Step #6

Finally assemble your card and add a greeting.

Project Measurement and Supplies:

  • Cloud Cover card base: 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 scored in half at 4-1/4, 1-1/4 x 3-3/4
  • Early Espresso cardstock layer: 4 x 5 1/4
  • Basic White cardstock layer: 3-5/8 x 4-7/8, 4x 5-1/4 (inside), 1-1/4 x 2-1/2 (greeting)
  • Early Expresso Ink
  • Cloud Cover Ink
  • Crumb Cake Ink
  • Stylish Shapes banners
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals

Stamp Camp Class Cards:

I hope you enjoyed this video technique. Let me know in the comments if you have any questions or please feel free to email me at BlessedByCards@gmail.com. I hope this technique inspires you to create something beautiful to share with others. Happy Stamping!

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

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Weekly Wed. #103 One Sheet Wonder Artisan Gardens Part Two

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Happy Wednesday my crafting friends. I hope you are staying cool during these hot summer months. What better way to pass the heat of the day than crafting. I am back with Part 2 of my One Sheet Wonder series featuring the 12 x 12 paper pack Artisan Sketched Garden. If you missed Part 1, click here!

Here is the paper pack we are using. Choose whatever design speaks to you as all designs will work with my cutting template. Click here to download the cutting template.

Artisan Sketched Garden DSP Item # 167752 $13

A Closer Look at Card #3 and 4

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Weekly WEd #103 Artisan Garden OSW Part 2

I hope you are loving these Black and White cards. Join me on next week for my final video in this One Sheet Wonder series as we add a bit of color to the mix. Until then, Happy Stamping!

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

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Weekly Wednesday #99 Clean & Simple Black & White Cards

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Happy Wednesday everyone. I hope you are having a great week. Last week I was lucky enough to take the train to Chicago to visit my daughter, Breanne, for a little girls time. It was so much fun and if you like coffee, you too would love visiting Breanne because she makes the best iced coffee ever. It was great fun just to hang out, talk, and generally do nothing. Well, almost nothing. I did take my crochet projects with me. After all you have to do something on the train ride, right?

I am back now with another Weekly Wednesday video and I am featuring some clean and simple card using black and white cardstock. These cards are super easy and you can use whatever embossing folders or stamps sets you have to create these. If you want to reproduce the exact card, don’t forget to download your free project sheet.

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

Weekly Wed. #99 Clean/Simple Black& White project sheet

I just love the simplicity of a clean and simple card. And while I did dress my up a little today, sometimes less can be more. Stop back next Monday for another stamping video. Happy Stamping!

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

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Make It Monday #260 Four Fabulous Fern Cards

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Today I am featuring the Ferns & Flora Bundle that is available for purchase through my online store. This great bundle gives you plenty of opportunities to create fun summertime and masculine cards. If you are a fern lover, you will totally appreciate the amazing designs in this bundle. I love how they perfectly coordinate with the dies.

Here is a closer look at our 4 cards!

I think you will agree that this set is perfect for creating masculine birthday cards which can be tricky at times. Have fun with this bundle. If you would like to purchase from me, I totally appreciate that and you can log onto my online store by clicking the Shop w/Me button below. Happy Stamping!

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Make It monday #260 Fern and Flora-4 Cards project sheet

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Weekly Wed. #94 April 2026 Product of the Month-Eyelet Bloom Die

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Hey all there is still time for you to grab the April product of the month. I think you will love this beautiful die. I have a feeling this amazing die will be great for creating all kinds of card. I can see using it for wedding cards , mother’s day cards, and yes, even Christmas cards. I think this die would be gorgeous cropped from some of the glitter paper for Christmas. Pair it with the Words and Wishes set, coming May 5th and you will have a spectacular card creation.

As a reminder all product of the month items are while supplies last. Yes, this amazing die is still available so if you haven’t grabbed yours yet, I highly encourage you to do that before they are gone.

$5 with a $75 online purchase!

A closer look at today’s projects!

Sorry in the video I think I mentioned that this card was a birthday card. My bad, it is a super fun baby card. A shout out of thanks to fellow demonstrator, Rebecca for sharing this design. I copied it from the Stampin’ Up! website and only tweaked it a tiny bit. Rebecca had an image on the onesie that she embossed with white embossing powder. It looked great, but I was too lazy for that. LOL

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Weekly Wed. #94 April 2026 Product of the Month Project Sheet

I hope you enjoyed today’s cards. Have fun creating with this amazing and elegant die. Happy stamping!

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

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Weekly Wednesday #93 Alternative for Paper Pumpkin

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Hey all today I am bringing you two alternative cards for the March 2026 Paper Pumpkin. If you are already a subscriber than you know how wonderful it is to get a crafty kit delivered to your door each month. These sets are way to fun to store away after you have completed the kit cards. So today’s challenge is to use the stamps from this or any of your past Paper Pumpkin kits to create alternative card.

Not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, no problem, just click here to sign up and you will be crafting in no time.

A Closer look at our cards!

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Weekly Wedneday #93 Paper Pumpkin Alternatives-March 2026

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Thanks so much for stopping by. Join me on Monday for another video tutorial! Happy Stamping!

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

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#253 Make It Monday ~ Filled With Sweetness Bundle

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Happy Monday all. I do hope you had a fabulous weekend. I recently met a few friends for a few days of stamping/scrapbooking. It was so much fun. It is always so much better to craft with friends. I borrowed the Filled with Sweetness from one of my stamping friends so I do hope you enjoy today’s creations.

This was a fun set to play with and if I did not already have so many berry sets, I would add it to my wish list. I loved how big the jam jar stamp was and so I created a tag instead of a card!

Here is a closer look at our cards for toeday!

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#253 Filled with Sweetness Bundle

Have fun creating these sweet summertime cards! This bundle has been very popular is currently on backorder, so if you want to add this precious set to your stamping stash, it will be available the week of April 27th. Happy Stamping!

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

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Weekly Wed. #92-Last Chance Product Samples

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Hey all I am back and as promised today I am featuring some card samples using a few of the products on the Last Chance List. And this just in from Stampin’ Up! Double Rewards Offer. Place an order between April 15-17, 2026 and you will earn 2x the rewards for all your purchases.

And now as promised those Last Chance samples. Check out the video below for some ideas to get you started.

Here is a closer look:

#92 Last chance product samples project sheet

I hope you enjoy some of the Last Chance savings and if you already have some of these sets, that is a win, win! Enjoy creating. Don’t forget to download your free project sheet. Happy Stamping!

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

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Make It Monday #249-Notes of Spring

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Hey friends, I am excited to share with you the March product of the month, Notes of Spring. If you don’t have this cute little set, you still have time to place a $75 order before the end of the month. I am sure you will love playing with these sweet little characters. They make great spring and Easter cards!

It is really hard to pick a favorite, but I think I am partial to the stinkin’ cute duckling. It would make a sweet birthday card for all ages. Have fun creating with this cute set. The sky is the limit!

A Closer Look at today’s cards!

I stamped and cut out my cute little duckling, but that is only because I dropped this little guy when I was stamping on my white panel. Not to worry, there are no mistakes in stamping, only creative opportunities, so I just stamped him again and used my handy dandy paper snips to cut him out. Whala, it is fixed! You can just stamp your image directly to the card panel, or stamp and crop him. Either way his is so stinkin’ cute.

I stamped and used my paper snips to crop these little ones on purpose. It was much quicker and easier than masking, but either way will work.

I usually don’t use much of the Sea Foam cardstock, but today, I guess I was in the mood for a little light colored spring. I think it turned out perfectly if I do say so myself. I love the tone on tone look. I did add a but of ink with a sponge dauber to the greeting just for a little darker highlight! Love it~

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#249 Make It monday notes of Spring project Sheet

I hope you have fun playing with this sweet set. If you don’t have it, I would love for you to place a qualifying order with me, just click the Shop with Me button below! Happy Stamping!

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

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Masking Techniques Part One ~Make It Monday #248

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Hello my stamping friends. Due to the storms in St. Louis, this post may be posted a bit later that usual, but Praise the Lord we have power and this post will go out today. I pray that wherever you are the storms missed you as well. On Friday, I hosted a Masking Technique class and while I will not be sharing with you all of the techniques we learned. I am sharing a few masking techniques that I hope you will try. I will share a few more with you on Wednesday in the second part of this 2-part series.

One of the most important things you will need to know about masking, especially if you are creating a scene or staggering images, whatever you stamp first on your cardstock will be the image that is in front. Placing a mask on that image will allow you to stamp over the mask, thus putting the newly stamped image behind the first image you stamped.

Let’s take a closer look!

In this card I stamped the Cajun Craze pot and the leaves in it first (see video) and then the subsequent pots and leaves. I used colored pencils to create a table look and used a blender pen to smooth the lines. If you have not used the blender pens with your colored pencils, you are going to love them. Click here to check out our blender pens.

Blender Pens

The second important thing about masking, is to use high quality masking paper and to trim as close to the design as possible. Click here to check out our Masking Paper. This will minimize the gaps between your stamped images. If you do get a small gap, again the blender pen with a little ink will help hide those gap lines.

Masking Paper

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I hope you enjoyed today’s cards. Stop back on Wednesday for Masking Techniques-Part Two.

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

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