Florals In Bloom OSW-Make It Monday #213

Happy Monday everyone. While it may be too hot for the flowers to be in bloom in your neighborhood, we can always count on Stampin’ Up! for amazing flower designer series paper. The Florals In Bloom paper pack does not disappoint. It is colorful and makes me think of a sunny spring day. So I thought why not do a 6 x 6 One Sheet Wonder (OSW). This is a 12 x 12 paper pack so you will need to cut the paper of your choice down just a bit. The good news is that you get four- 6×6 pieces out of one sheet. And today, we are making 3 cards out of one 6 x 6 section, so let’s get started.

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Cutting Template 6 x 6 OSW

A Closer Look

Florals In Bloom DSP

Card #1: Using one piece of 3 x 4 DSP

Card # 2: Using second piece of 3 x 4 DSP

Card #3: Using 2 x 5 1/2 piece of DSP

I hope you have a fabulous Monday! Have fun creating with this super easy OSW template. As always if you have any questions contact me or leave me a comment below. If you need any of the items we used today or other things for your crafting, just click the Shop with Me button below. I so appreciate your support in keeping me in business. Join me each Monday and Wednesday for more crafting tutorials. Happy Stamping!

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

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Florals In Bloom-Five Minute Friday

It’s a five minute birthday kind of Friday. I am using the new Florals in Bloom designer series paper pack to create a fast and fabulous card. I began with a Melon Mambo card base and added a 5-3/*8 x 4-1/8 panel of Basic White. My designer series paper measures 4 x 5-1/4 and in attached to the Basic white and then the card front.

I added a strip of Melon Mambo (1/2 x 4-1/4) to create a faux ribbon look. The greeting is from Unbounded Love and stamped with Melon Mambo ink. I used the Heartfelt Hexagon punch to crop the greeting and added it to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add a little bling and your five minute card is complete. Again, this is the Florals in Bloom designer series paper pack and it is gorgeous. Have fun creating this card layout. Happy Stamping!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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5 Stamping Hacks ~Weekly Wednesday #59

Have you ever been frustrated when stamping and you get a smudge of ink around your image. Or, perhaps when you stamp a delicate greeting it looks a little blurry. Well don’t worry, it is probably not your eyes and in today’s video I will share with you five stamping hacks to make your crafting experience more fun and successful.

Project Supplies

Impressions Abloom stamp set
Grow In Love stamp set
With you In Mind stamp set
Coneflower Celebration stamp set
Blending Brush
Blackberry Bliss Ink
Garden Green Ink
Pool Party Ink
Early Espresso Ink

I hope you enjoyed today’s hacks and have a chance to try them out soon. Let me know if you have any questions. Happy Stamping!

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

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Gift and Note Card Holders~Make It Monday#212

Happy Monday everyone. Did you know that Christmas is less than 6 months away. With the weather in full sun and humidity here in St. Louis, it is hard to think about Christmas, but today’s video is all about gift and note card holders. I am featuring a LAST CHANCE product, Grow In Love! I am using the envelope die from the bundle to create fun holiday gift and note card holders. They are so sweet, I am sure you are going to love them. Even better, they don’t have to be for the holidays! You can use them for birthday gifts, wedding gifts, Mother and Father’s day gifts or that special thank you gift!

Here is a closer look at theses sweet gift and note card holders!

I hope you enjoy creating these gift and note card holders. Any 6 x 6 designer series paper will work for this project. So if it is too early to start thinking about Christmas, I get it. And if you are like my dear friend, Sr. Bernard and myself, then it is never too early to start crafting for Christmas. It is probably a little early for the countdown, but never for the creating! LOL Happy Stamping!

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You Are Remarkable ~ Five Minute Friday

Happy 4th of July! I hope you are all enjoying your freedom. I know I am so I wanted to give a shout out to all our military friends for keeping us save. We so appreciate you! If you have plans with your family this weekend, then you are in luck because today’s five minute card is super quick giving you plenty of time to get those hamburgers on the grill.

I am using the online exclusive, You Are Remarkable, stamp set. This card is super easy and them most time consuming part is the background that I created using the tiny, but interesting, image in this set. Here is a time saving tip: You don’t need to stamp the entire background. Since you are placing the flower image over the background, you only need to stamp around the edges. I made a light mark using a pencil on the four corners of my image for the front, that way I did not have to waste my time stamping images that aren’t going to show.

I used Basic Beige ink to stamp the borders of my card front. The Basic White fancy border was cut using the second to the largest die from Textured Notes dies. I stamped my flower image and greeting with Pecan Pie on a Basic White that measures 3 x 4-1/2. I used a blending brush and some Crumb Cake ink to add a little dimension around all the edges and then stamped the dotted image in crumb cake ink, stamping off to get a lighter image around the blended border. Add a few butterflies for your bling and you have a beautiful card to share with someone who needs a little love.

I hope you enjoy creating with this set. Because it is a two step set, no coloring is required. I used Darling Duckling for the flower and Old Olive for the leaves. Happy Fourth of July and Happy Stamping!

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

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Emboss Resist ~ Weekly Wed. #58

Hey all I thought we would bring back an oldie but a goodie technique, Emboss Resist. If you have never seen this technique you are going to love it. It is so super easy. All you need is a stamp set, blending brushes, some ink pads, including VersaMark, and of course your embossing powder and heating tool. I bet you have all of these stamping supplies in your craft space, if not, just click the Shop w/Me button at the end of this post and you will find everything you need to make these cards in my online store. So what are we waiting for, let’s get crafting!

Supplies you will need:

Heating Tool
Embossing Powder, clear or white
VeraMark Ink
Embossing Buddy

Blending Brushes
Stamp set of choice: I used Gallery Blooms, Grow with Love, Natural Botancials, Grateful Blessings, and Impressions Abloom.
Cardstock and inks of choice: I used the following Stampin’ Up! colors.
Card #1: Peach Pie cardbase (5-1/2 x 8-1/2), Garden Green 4-1/8 x 5-3/8, Basic White 4 x 5 1/4(2) for stamping and inside.
Inks:Peach Pie, Garden Green Memento Black
Card #2: Basic White cardbase (5-1/2 x 8-1/2) Night of Navy 4 x 5 1/4, Lemon Lolly 3-7/8 x 5-1/8, Basic White for stamping 3-3/4 x 5
Inks: Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight, Lemon Lolly
Card #3: Cajun Craze cardbase (5-1/2 x 8-1/2), strip 1/4 x 4, Petal Pink 4 x 5 1/4, Basic White for stamping: 3 3/4 x 5, 4 x 5-1/4 (inside)
Inks: Darling Ducking, Petal Pink, Cajun Craze

Here is a closer look at our cards for today’s class:

Grateful Blessings Stamp Set , Natural Botanicals Stamp Set
Grateful Blessings Stamp Set and Impressions Abloom Bundle
Grateful Blessing Stamp Set and Gallery Blooms Bundle

I hope you give this technique a try. Let me know in the comments if you have any questions! Happy Stamping!

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

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Layering Fun w/Florals In Bloom DSP

Happy Monday friends, I am back in St. Louis and today’s cards are all about layering. Clothing designers are not the only ones who know how to make layering look good. Crafter can be creative with layering as well. We will be layering solid cardstock as well as the new designer series paper, Florals in Bloom. I hope you have fun creating with layers.

Just click the button below to download your free project sheet.!

Here is a closer look!

Coordinating your solid layers with your designer series paper can bring a whole new dimension to your card crafting. You can create these cards using your favorite designer series papers and even your scraps. If you can’t live without this paper pack I can see why, just click the Shop w/Me button below. There are lots of paper packs to choose from! Happy Stamping!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Bright Borders #210 Make It Monday

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

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Fun Fact Friday with Mosaic Art

Did you know that Barcelona’s Sagrada Família is scheduled for completion in 2026. The final, central spire, measuring in at 566 feet, will make the cathedral the tallest church building on Earth. All spires, as well as the building’s interior and exterior, are covered with mosaic artwork. Who knew???

My card today is not a grand mosaic, but it is the Mosaic Tile Technique for stampers. While a true mosaic art piece is made up of lots of little piece fit together to create an image or design, I mimicked it by using 1 -1/4 x 1-1/4″ Basic white squares to create my own mosaic tile card. I hope you will give this technique a try.

Mosaic Tile Technique

Start with a Basic White panel, mine measures 3-3/4 x 5. Stamp and color your images or feel free to use a piece of our amazing designer series paper, either one will look great. I stamped on my white with the flowers and dotted accents from You Are Remarkable. I used Petunia Pop and Garden Green to add color with the solid images.

After you are finished with all the stamping and coloring, cut your cardstock in portrait position into 1-1/4″ strips. Two cuts will get you three strips. I guess technically you can cut in the landscape position at 1-1/4″, then you will need to make three cuts. Either way, when you have your strips, very carefully and keeping them together, cut at 1-1/4″ again until you have 12 squares aka tiles. You can use washi tape or prepositional tape to keep them together, just be super careful when you are removing the tape, you don’t want to damage any of your tiles.

Cut a 4 x 5-1/4 piece of Basic Black cardstock and begin placing your tiles making sure you have even borders. I like to work in a top and bottom corner to start off. Once you have your first row with spacing down it is easy to keep adding tiles. I also like to use the Tombow liquid glue as it gives you a little more wiggle room to position tiles before it dries.

Then all you have to do is decide on a greeting and add it to your card front. I stamped my Happy Birthday from The Right Words and used Stampin’ Dimensional to attach them to my card front. This is a really fun card, but notice how I did not add this to our Five Minute Friday series. I just takes a little bit more time to be sure all your tiles are straight. That really is the hardest part. I hope you enjoyed today’s card. Happy Stamping!

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

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Cheers and Sips Bundle~Weekly Wed. #57

Happy Wednesday…..anyone up for a cocktail???? Well then grab your drink and join me for a fun Cheers and Sips Bundle presentation. Now through the end of June you can purchase any suite and get a second suite at 50% off. Or you can purchase any bundle within a suite and get a second bundle in a different suite at half off. It is a great deal. All the products within the suites are buy one get one 50% off. So grab that cocktail, make your list, and let’s get crafting. CLICK HERE to see all the suite opportunities!

I started a piece of Basis White cardstock, my heat tool, some Versa Mark ink, and my white embossing powder. Depending on what you want on your cheers and sip card, stamp images in Versa Mark ink and then white embossing powder. This will give you the foundation for all your stamping. Now you are ready to add some color. I choose Daffodil Delight, Summer Splash, and Flirty Flaming.

I played around with a combination of sponge daubers, blend markers and blending brushes. The blending brushes were super easy for the larger glasses while the sponge daubers were great for the tiny fruit. Be sure to wipe off the excess color with a soft towel so your embossed edges are well defined.

I did use a bit of black embossing powder for the greeting because I really wanted it to pop. I used paper snips to create my banner and I was pleased at how it turned out. Of course the Summer Splash cocktail made me long for a real something fun, but it has been many of moons since my bartending days, so I am not even sure what that would be called. Summer Splash sounds fun, maybe some gin and a little blue curacao. Just sayin’.

Either way I hope you enjoy today’s video, Happy Stamping!

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

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