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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

Thanks for stopping by!
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

Free Project Sheet download!

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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